2023 Articles

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‘Extreme event’: warm January weather breaks records across Europe

 

At least eight countries experience record high temperatures of ‘almost unheard of’ heat, say meteorologists

 

Damien Gayle

Mon 2 Jan 2023 17.48 GMTLast modified on Mon 2 Jan 2023 21.48 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/02/extreme-event-warm-january-weather-breaks-records-europe

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Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes

 

Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow

 

Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Wed 4 Jan 2023 13.10 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/04/warmest-january-ever-forces-ski-slopes-across-europe-to-close
 

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Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies

 

Finance workers’ union says number of bank heists has fallen off as use of cash has decreased in recent years

 

Agence France-Presse in Copenhagen

Tue 3 Jan 2023 16.09 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/danish-bank-workers-celebrate-full-year-without-robberies
 

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Edward Norton is direct descendant of Pocahontas, records confirm

 

The TV show Finding Your Roots found the Oscar-nominated actor is the 12th great-grandson of the 17th-century Native American

 

Adrian Horton

Thu 5 Jan 2023 16.58 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/05/edward-norton-descendant-pocahontas-genealogical-records

 

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Utah shooting: Eight relatives including five children found dead in home

 

A family of eight - including five children - have been found shot dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, in the US state of Utah

 

By Antoinette Radford

BBC News

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64172722

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Extreme weather left 474 people dead and cost $165bn in the US last year

 

Record costs and the increasing frequency of threatening events underscore the escalating danger of the climate crisis

 

Oliver Milman

Tue 10 Jan 2023 16.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/extreme-weather-climate-crisis-us-deaths-financial-damage

 

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Twelve European countries broke temperature records in 2022

 

Continent records hottest ever summer as analysis shows temperatures rising twice as fast as global average

 

Niels de Hoog and Ashley Kirk

Tue 10 Jan 2023 13.20 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/twelve-european-countries-broke-temperature-records-in-2022
 

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The $1.1bn US jackpot: everything you need to know about the mega drawing

 

Why have there been so many $1bn jackpots recently? And how much do you actually win?

 

 

Lauren Aratani

Tue 10 Jan 2023 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/10/billion-dollar-us-jackpot-drawing-explainer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California ticket holder scoops $2bn jackpot in biggest lottery payout ever

 

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Winner of $2.04bn Powerball prize – $400m greater than previous record – not identified by name

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans and Jonathan Yerushalmy

Tue 8 Nov 2022 16.53 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/08/powerball-drawing-winning-numbers-largest-jackpot
 

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Adam Rich, Child Star on ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 54

 

Mr. Rich played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son who was known for his glossy pageboy haircut, in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough” in the 1970s and ’80s

 

By Christine Chung

Published Jan. 8, 2023Updated Jan. 9, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/arts/television/adam-rich-dead.html

 

 

Used to watch "Eight is enough"...Here in Italy it's still aired....Sorry about  Nicholas' departure.....

 

 

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Paris attack: knife-wielding man injures six people at Gare du Nord

 

Man said to have attacked passersby during early-morning rush-hour before armed police wounded and arrested him

 

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Wed 11 Jan 2023 09.52 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/11/paris-gare-du-nord-knife-wielding-man-injures-people
 

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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54

 

Presley was rushed to hospital on Thursday night after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest

 

Sian Cain

Fri 13 Jan 2023 06.34 GMT








Vid

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/13/lisa-marie-presley-singer-and-daughter-of-elvis-dies-aged-54
 

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At least seven people dead as tornadoes slam US south

 

First responders search for possibly trapped survivors or further victims in Georgia and Alabama after storm eased Thursday night

 

Guardian staff and agency

Fri 13 Jan 2023 14.23 GMT








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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/13/tornadoes-georgia-alabama-south-death-toll
 

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Tesla cuts prices by up to a fifth in US and Europe as EV price war starts

 

Price of cheapest Model 3 saloon car dropped by £5,500 to £42,990 to combat slowing demand as carmaker shares drop

 

Jasper Jolly

Fri 13 Jan 2023 13.57 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/13/tesla-prices-us-europe-slowing-demand-elon-musk

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Mega Millions: ticket holder in Maine wins $1.35bn jackpot

 

Prize was second largest in Mega Millions history and the fourth time the game has had a billion-dollar win

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Sat 14 Jan 2023 14.56 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/14/mega-millions-winner-maine

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Nepal plane crash with 72 onboard leaves at least 68 dead

 

Foreign nationals from Australia, France, Ireland and India among the passengers onboard

 

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies

Sun 15 Jan 2023 10.39 GMT










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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/15/nepal-plane-crash-with-72-onboard-leaves-at-least-16-dead
 

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Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested

 

Cosa Nostra ‘godfather’ arrested at a private clinic in Palermo after going on run for 30 years

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

Mon 16 Jan 2023 09.51 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/italy-most-wanted-mafia-boss-matteo-messina-denaro-arrested
 

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Baltimore man tried four times for same killing sees all charges dropped

 

Keith Davis, 31, shot by police, was repeatedly charged over shooting at Pimlico race track in June 2015

 

Maya Yang

Mon 16 Jan 2023 13.45 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/16/keith-davis-baltimore-man-trial-four-times-charges-dropped-
 

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Matteo Messina Denaro: how fast-living mafioso evaded police for 30 years

 

Sicilian mobster who boasted ‘I filled a cemetery by myself’ managed to stay hidden without going far from home

 

Clare Longrigg

Mon 16 Jan 2023 19.56 GMT









https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/matteo-messina-denaro-how-fast-living-mafioso-evaded-police-for-30-years


I do hope he decides to tell everything about homicides, terrorist acts, the cahoots between Cosa Nostra and politicians, cahoots between CS and secret service etc......But I'm afraid it won't happen unfortunately....The other big boss ( Toto' Riina, arrested in Jan 1993 never said anything)
 

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Giovanni Falcone

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paolo Borsellino

 

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

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First Thing: China population falls for first time in more than 60 years

 

Shift marks start of a long period of population decline as China wrestles with demographic time bomb. Plus, Adidas denies revolutionary plan over Cambodia working conditions

 

Nicola Slawson

Tue 17 Jan 2023 11.07 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/17/first-thing-china-population-falls-for-first-time-in-more-than-60-years
 

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11 hours ago, umbertino said:

First Thing: China population falls for first time in more than 60 years

 

Shift marks start of a long period of population decline as China wrestles with demographic time bomb. Plus, Adidas denies revolutionary plan over Cambodia working conditions

 

 

Nicola Slawson

Tue 17 Jan 2023 11.07 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/17/first-thing-china-population-falls-for-first-time-in-more-than-60-years
 

covid did wonders...what a way to depopulate

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Outlook? Terrifying: TV weather presenters on the hell and horror of the climate crisis

 

What is it like to have a front row seat for the worst show in the world? Four meteorologists describe how they are explaining the reality to viewers – and coping with it themselves

 

Sam Wollaston

Wed 18 Jan 2023 06.00 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/outlook-terrifying-tv-weather-presenters-on-the-hell-and-horror-of-the-climate-crisis
 

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How did gas stoves ignite a culture war in the US?

 

I recently moved from a gas stove to an induction range, and I love it. Other Americans probably will, too

 

Wed 18 Jan 2023 11.20 GMT

Jill Filipovic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/18/how-did-gas-stoves-ignite-a-culture-war-in-the-us

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Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

 

January 17, 2023 10:59 AM CST By Associated Press

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/study-two-thirds-of-glaciers-on-track-to-disappear-by-2100/

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