May 18, 2018 - Articles

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronations

 

 

 

http://www.new-utopia.com/

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Keeper killed by Siberian tiger in Zurich zoo

 

First responders tried to revive the woman but she died at the scene

 

Associated Press

Sat 4 Jul 2020 19.19 BST Last modified on Sat 4 Jul 2020 19.25 BST

 

 

 

The tiger male Sayan in the restricted area at the Zoo Zurich after the accident in which a keeper was attacked and fatally injured by the female, Irina

Photograph: Ennio Leanza/AP

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/04/keeper-killed-by-siberian-tiger-in-zurich-zoo

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Judge suspends Dakota Access pipeline over environmental concerns

 

• US district judge sides with Standing Rock Sioux tribe
• More extensive environmental review is required – judge
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Associated Press in Fargo, North Dakota

Tue 7 Jul 2020 00.35 BST

 

 

Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline march out of their main camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, in February 2017

Photograph: Terray Sylvester/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/06/dakota-access-pipeline-environment-oil

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Twins Joined at Head Separated at Vatican Pediatric Hospital

 

By The Associated Press

• July 7, 2020 Updated 4:38 p.m. ET

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/07/world/europe/ap-eu-italy-conjoined-twins.html

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Europe faces deep recession and UK will shrink by 10%, says EC

 

Gloomy forecast comes 10 days before EU leaders meet to discuss €750bn ($845.40B) recovery plan

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Tue 7 Jul 2020 11.09 BST

 

 

Women walk past a closed men’s clothing shop, on which signs read ‘Without government aid we can not reopen’ in Rome. The European commission forecasts that Italy will experience a 11.2% fall in GDP

Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/07/europe-recession-uk-ec-eu-recovery-plan

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Italian mafia bonds sold to global investors

 

Rome | International investors bought bonds backed by the crime proceeds of Italy’s most powerful mafia, according to financial and legal documents seen by the Financial Times

 

Miles Johnson

Jul 8, 2020 – 2.52pm

 

 

 

 

https://www.afr.com/markets/debt-markets/italian-mafia-bonds-sold-to-global-investors-20200708-p55a79

 

Not good.......

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Judge Dismisses GM's Bribery Lawsuit Against Fiat Chrysler

 

A federal judge in Detroit has tossed out General Motors’ lawsuit alleging that rival Fiat Chrysler paid off union leaders to get better contract terms than GM

 

By Associated Press, Wire Service Content July 8, 2020, at 4:56 p.m.

 

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer

 

 

 

FILE - This May 27, 2019, file photo shows the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles world headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. A federal judge in Detroit dismissed General Motors’ lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020, alleging that rival Fiat Chrysler paid off union leaders to get better contract terms than GM. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

 

 

 

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2020-07-08/judge-dismisses-gms-bribery-lawsuit-against-fiat-chrysler

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Coronavirus fears HALT trial in Rome for two American students accused of fatally stabbing an Italian policeman - as death toll in the country climbs to 366

 

• Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth are charged with killing Italian officer Mario Cerciello Rega, 35, who was stabbed to death 11 times in Rome 
• The trial started last month for the July killing of the unarmed police officer 
• A judge halted the trial in Rome for five weeks on Monday so the two American students would not risk exposure to the deadly coronavirus
• The virus has devastated Italy – killing 366, infecting more than 7,500 and causing 16 million to be quarantined 
• During the brief hearing, the judge urged the legal teams to sit one meter apart and not shake hands and kiss, contrary to Italian tradition 
• Both men are also charged with attempted extortion, resisting arrest and injuring Rega's partner, and could face life sentences if convicted 
• Judge Finiti adjourned the hearing until April 17 when the trial will resume 

 

By Nick Fagge For Dailymail.com

Published: 15:05 BST, 9 March 2020 | Updated: 15:45 BST, 9 March 2020 (4 month old article)

 

 

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8091861/Coronavirus-fears-HALT-trial-Rome-two-American-students-killed-Italian-policeman-death.html

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Just watched the movie here on an Italian channel and so I remembered the sad story...I was 14 when it happened...All the papers and TV news were talking about it every single day......

 

 

Kidnappers were members of 'Ndrangheta, the powerful Calabria region mafia, the strongest in Italy and in Europe...Unfortunately

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Getty_III

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Ndrangheta

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I guess I don't understand the allure of drugs. I tried my share but never interested enough to get hooked. The money the Gettys had and still turned to drugs.  Most of us today would find more constructive things to do with the money. Guess I'm glad I'm not privileged enough if it leads to those problems. 

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5 hours ago, Sage449 said:

I guess I don't understand the allure of drugs. I tried my share but never interested enough to get hooked. The money the Gettys had and still turned to drugs.  Most of us today would find more constructive things to do with the money. Guess I'm glad I'm not privileged enough if it leads to those problems. 

 

 

From the movie reconstruction it'd appear like  the kidnapped guy grew up with not much love ( if at all) so consequently his disorientation, confusion and desire to "experiment" let's say...

 

The old Getty ...Well....A "peculiar" in the least Individual.....

 

Again....Surely money and wealth are great things ...But it's been clear over and over again they do not buy happiness

 

 

The only male son of FIAT Boss Giovanni  Agnelli ( a life of luxury , easiness, etc) killed himself  years ago

 

The Agnellis used to be the richest family in Italy back then

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edoardo_Agnelli

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/troubled-son-of-former-fiat-chief-agnelli-is-found-dead-on-motorway-1.1116004

Edited July 10, 2020 by umbertino

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The non-running of Pamplona's bulls – in pictures

 

The coronavirus pandemic has brought Spanish bullfighting, long reviled by animal rights campaigners, to a standstill. Dozens of events, including Pamplona’s running of the bulls, have been cancelled. Photographer Jon Nazca explores the evocative locale of the San Fermin festival

 

 

Fri 10 Jul 2020 10.55 BST

Jon Nazca/Reuters

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/jul/10/the-non-running-of-pamplona-bulls-in-pictures

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Serpico on Police Racism: ‘We Have This Virus Among Us’

 

A renowned “good cop” says police abuse and corruption are like the coronavirus, infecting departments throughout the world

 

By Michael Hirsh

June 11, 2020, 6:00 AM

 

 

 

 

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/11/george-floyd-protests-serpico-police-racism-good-cop/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico

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Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows

 

• Andres Guardado was killed on 18 June during a foot pursuit
• All five gunshot wounds were fatal, report said

 

Sam Levin and agencies

Sat 11 Jul 2020 00.11 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/andres-guardado-los-angeles-security-guard-shot-police-autopsy

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Juninho Pernambucano: 'There are thousands of George Floyds in Brazil'

 

The former Lyon midfielder on racism, his country’s unravelling under Jair Bolsonaro and how Brazilians are taught to think only about money

 

Tue 7 Jul 2020 12.32 BST Last modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 08.58 BST

Thiago Rabelo in São Paulo

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/07/juninho-pernambucano-there-are-thousands-of-george-floyds-in-brazil

 

African descent and Mulatto Brazilians all together are slightly superior in numbers than the white pop. in Brazil...Just saying.....

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UK soccer: I'm off!

 

Top referee Anders Frisk quits after death threats from Chelsea supporters - proving once again that it's the loneliest job in football

 

Denis Campbell, sports news correspondent

Sun 13 Mar 2005 01.09 GMT

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/mar/13/football.deniscampbell

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Genocide denial gains ground 25 years after Srebrenica massacre

 

Even as remains continue to be identified, denialism is moving from far-right fringe into mainstream

 

 

Fri 10 Jul 2020 14.35 BST

by Shaun Walker in Srebrenica

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/10/genocide-denial-gains-ground-25-years-after-srebrenica-massacre

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre

 

This one reminds me somehow ( with all the due differences obviously) of the Sabra and Chatila Palestinian camps  in Beirut massacre which occurred in 1982 ....

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre

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Johnny Depp tells high court libel case how he lost $650m in earnings

 

Actor tells court he was left owing $100m in taxes after managers ‘stole my money’

 

Ben Quinn

Mon 13 Jul 2020 12.04 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 14.04 BST

 

 

Johnny Depp arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday

Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/13/johnny-depp-tells-high-court-the-sun-libel-case-lost-650m-earnings

 

Holy crap.........I'd guess that hurts big time...But I have no way of knowing......

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First Thing: some of the world's richest people want to pay higher taxes ( plus other news)

 

A group of 83 wealthy individuals want governments to hike their taxes to fund the coronavirus recovery. Plus, Naomi Klein says we can’t go back to the pre-Covid-19 status quo

 

Tim Walker

Mon 13 Jul 2020 11.02 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 11.34 BST

 

 

 

Concertgoers at a socially distanced drive-in music show in Ventura, California, on Sunday

Photograph: Valérie Macon/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/13/first-thing-some-of-the-worlds-richest-people-want-to-pay-higher-taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How will we know the US economy is recovering? Here's what I'm watching

 

Small business owners want to know when – or if – a recovery will take place. I do too – and I have seven key metrics

 

Fri 10 Jul 2020 10.40 BST

Gene Marks

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/10/us-economy-recovery-small-business-gene-marks

 

 

Edited July 13, 2020 by umbertino

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Deutsche Bank to pay $150m fine to settle charges linked to Epstein dealings

 

• Bank admits ‘critical mistake’ in taking on Epstein as client
• Officials condemn company’s ‘significant compliance failures’
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Joanna Walters in New York and agencies

Tue 7 Jul 2020 17.21 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/07/deutsche-bank-jeffrey-epstein-settlement-fine

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Foibe massacres: An Italian-Yugoslavian post-war tragedy

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foibe_massacres

 

 

A sad page of our History

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Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies aged 57 – video obituary

 

The actor Kelly Preston has died aged 57. Preston's career included roles in Mischief, Twins, The Experts, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jerry Maguire and The Cat in the Hat.

John Travolta, her husband, said in an Instagram post that his wife of 28 years, who was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, had died on Sunday.

 

Source: Various

Mon 13 Jul 2020 12.33 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 13.10 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2020/jul/13/kelly-preston-actor-and-wife-of-john-travolta-dies-aged-57-video-obituary

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US unemployment claims up by 1.3m as states back away from reopening plans

 

Number of new filings decreased since April peak but remained above a million each week since forced shutdowns began

Lauren Aratani

Thu 9 Jul 2020 16.45 BST First published on Thu 9 Jul 2020 13.39 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/09/us-unemployment-weekly-numbers-coronavirus-reopenings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USS Bonhomme Richard fire: US warship rocked by explosion in San Diego – video

 

More than 20 people suffered minor injuries on Sunday after an explosion and fire on board a ship at a naval base in San Diego, military officials said.......

 

Source: KGTV

Mon 13 Jul 2020 03.21 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 09.08 BST

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/jul/13/uss-bonhomme-richard-fire-us-warship-rocked-by-explosion-in-san-diego-video

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2020 by umbertino

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Hackers Take Over Apple, Uber, Prominent Crypto Twitter Accounts in Simultaneous Attack

 

Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news organization

 

 

Danny Nelson

CoinDesk•July 15, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hackers-over-prominent-crypto-twitter-195934533.html

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Twitter hack: accounts of prominent figures, including Biden, Musk, Obama, Gates and Kanye compromised

 

Accounts of Uber and Apple also appear to have been hacked as part of scam instructing followers to transfer cryptocurrency

 

Julia Carrie Wong and Kari Paul

Thu 16 Jul 2020 05.12 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jul/15/twitter-elon-musk-joe-biden-hacked-bitcoin