2023 Articles

[umbertino]

Judge refuses to recuse herself from New Orleans clergy abuse case

 

Judge had been asked to recuse herself over donations she made to church run by archdiocese that employed admitted child abuser

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Thu 6 Jul 2023 14.01 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/06/new-orleans-clergy-abuse-case-judge-recusal

[umbertino]

Eight stuck upside down on US roller coaster for more than three hours

 

Wisconsin officials are investigating the ride failure, which required firefighters to free those trapped ‘near the top of a loop’

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Thu 6 Jul 2023 01.56 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/05/wisconsin-roller-coaster-ride-festival-trapped
 

[umbertino]

UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record

 

After record breaking days on Monday and Tuesday, unofficial analysis shows the world may have seen its hottest seven days in a row

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Fri 7 Jul 2023 04.42 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/07/un-climate-change-hottest-week-world
 

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11 minutes ago, umbertino said:

UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record

 

After record breaking days on Monday and Tuesday, unofficial analysis shows the world may have seen its hottest seven days in a row

 

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Fri 7 Jul 2023 04.42 BST




“Chances are that the month of July will be the warmest ever, and with it the hottest month ever … ‘ever’ meaning since the Eemian [interglacial period], which is indeed some 120,000 years ago,” Dr Karsten Haustein, a research fellow in atmospheric radiation at Leipzig University, said.

 

What kind of equipment was used to measure temps around the world...............120,000 years ago?

 

Lucy.....you have some spraining to do!!!!  

 

11 minutes ago, umbertino said:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/07/un-climate-change-hottest-week-world

 

[umbertino]

Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart given 90 life sentences

 

Police say the shooter drove more than 700 miles from his home to target Hispanic people with an AK-style assault rifle at the store

 

Associated Press

Fri 7 Jul 2023 18.15 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/07/texas-walmart-gunman-90-life-sentences-2019
 

[umbertino]

California governor will not seek to block parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

 

The Charles Manson follower could be free in about two weeks, after spending more than 50 years in prison for two murders

 

Abené Clayton

Sat 8 Jul 2023 04.00 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/08/leslie-van-houten-manson-follower-california-governor-parole
 

[umbertino]

Bill McKibben: Climate Crisis Needs Urgent Action as Earth Records Hottest Temps Ever

 

July 07, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/7/bill_mckibben_climate_crisis_degrowth

[umbertino]

Robots say they won't steal jobs, rebel against humans

 

By Emma Farge

July 7, 202311:33 PM GMT+2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/robots-say-they-wont-steal-jobs-rebel-against-humans-2023-07-07/

 

Scary.......I wonder what might happen let's say 10-15 years from now.......

Edited July 9, 2023 by umbertino

[umbertino]

French policing called into question again after brutal arrest at peaceful march

 

Youssouf Traoré in hospital after being tackled to ground at rally in memory of his brother, as government bans fireworks for Bastille Day

 

Jon Henley in Paris

Sun 9 Jul 2023 18.01 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/france-bans-fireworks-during-bastille-day-over-fears-of-riots

[umbertino]

‘They’re in the air, drinking water, dust, food …’ How to reduce your exposure to microplastics

 

No corner of the planet is free from minuscule fragments of plastic packaging, textiles or utensils. We ask scientists what this means for our health – and what we should do to protect it

 

Amy Fleming

Mon 10 Jul 2023 12.00 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jul/10/air-drinking-water-dust-food-how-to-reduce-exposure-microplastics
 

[umbertino]

US food agency called on to investigate Prime energy drink over caffeine levels

 

Drink backed by YouTube star Logan Paul has the equivalent caffeine of six Coke cans and has prompted bans in the UK

 

Associated Press

Mon 10 Jul 2023 06.00 BST














https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/10/prime-energy-drink-logan-paul-fda-investigation
 

[umbertino]

‘What are we willing to sacrifice?’ A journey down America’s most endangered river

 

The serene beauty of the Colorado River belies an ecosystem that is forever changed. I met the scientists fighting for its future

 

Sun 9 Jul 2023 13.00 BST

by Gabrielle Canon in Lees Ferry, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/09/colorado-river-endangered-climate-crisis-tour

[umbertino]

US faces deadly floods in north-east and longer heatwaves in south and west

 

Week of dangerous weather to continue across the US, as July warnings about the climate crisis intensify

 

Joanna Walters in New York, Richard Luscombe in Miami and agencies

Tue 11 Jul 2023 12.33 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/10/us-weather-floods-heatwave-climate-crisis-alerts
 

[umbertino]

Northern lights could be visible in more than a dozen US states this week

 

A geomagnetic storm forecast could make aurora borealis more visible at lower latitudes

 

Gloria Oladipo

Tue 11 Jul 2023 10.00 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/11/northern-lights-could-be-visible-dozen-us-states

[umbertino]

AI revolution puts skilled jobs at highest risk, OECD says

 

Law and finance sectors could be among most affected, according to organisation’s employment outlook

 

Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Tue 11 Jul 2023 18.33 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/11/ai-revolution-puts-skilled-jobs-at-highest-risk-oecd-says
 

[umbertino]

Giant sloth pendants indicate humans settled Americas earlier than thought

 

Scientists studied jewelry made from now extinct creatures and theorize that humans arrived in Americas 27,000 years ago

 

Associated Press

Wed 12 Jul 2023 17.53 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/12/sloth-jewelry-human-arrive-americas

[umbertino]

US’s Powerball jackpot soars to its third highest ever at $875m

 

Ticket buyers have chance at prize paid out in yearly increments or a $441.9m lump sum after no one won Wednesday’s drawing

 

Associated Press

Thu 13 Jul 2023 13.40 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/powerball-jackpot-winning-numbers

[umbertino]

Behind the rare criminal conviction of a Catholic cleric in New Orleans

 

Patrick Wattigny is one of the few clerics appearing on a list of more than 70 priests and deacons whom his archdiocese strongly suspects of child molestation to face prosecution

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas in Covington, Louisiana

Thu 13 Jul 2023 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/catholic-cleric-new-orleans-patrick-wattigny-conviction

[umbertino]

Hollywood actors announce strike in first joint action with writers in over 60 years

 

Simultaneous strikes by WGA and Sag-Aftra are expected to halt the majority of Hollywood’s film and TV production

 

Lois Beckett in Los Angeles

Thu 13 Jul 2023 20.38 BST















https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/hollywood-actors-union-recommends-strike-as-talks-deadline-passes
 

[umbertino]

Some anorexia patients want the right to die. A few doctors are willing to listen

 

Experts are divided on whether the illness can be considered terminal, raising fundamental questions over bodily autonomy and treatment

 

Thu 13 Jul 2023 11.00 BST

by Carrie Arnold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/13/anorexia-right-to-die-terminal-mental-health

 

 

[umbertino]

‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival

 

Residents of Arizona’s capital are used to scorching heat, but the summer’s unyielding sizzle is making harder to live there

 

Gabrielle Canon in Phoenix, Arizona

Fri 14 Jul 2023 15.00 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/14/phoenix-heatwave-summer-extreme-weather-arizona
 

[umbertino]

Acropolis closes to protect tourists as Greece faces unprecedented heatwave

 

First-aid workers drafted in to treat visitors suffering effects of 48C – 118F –temperatures at the country’s most visited monument

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Sat 15 Jul 2023 15.10 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/15/acropolis-greece-closed-heatwave-48c
 

[umbertino]

Sustainable smartphones calling? The eco-friendly new design rules to extend the life of your handset

 

EU legislation will herald greener devices, with greater longevity for software and access to user-replaceable parts

 

Samuel Gibbs

Sat 15 Jul 2023 15.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/15/sustainable-smartphones-calling-the-eco-friendly-new-design-rules-to-extend-the-life-of-your-handset

[umbertino]

Key judge orders leak inquiry over New Orleans archdiocese cover-up report

 

Inquiry ordered following Guardian investigation into retired priest who confessed decades ago to child molestation

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans

Sat 15 Jul 2023 13.00 BST












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/15/new-orleans-archdiocese-investigation
 

[umbertino]

Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’

 

Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet

 

Jedidajah Otte

Sat 15 Jul 2023 13.00 BST













https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/15/florida-hurricane-insurance-crisis-climate