2023 Articles

[umbertino]

At least one person in Washington state wins $754.6m Powerball jackpot

 

Prize is fifth-largest in Powerball history and the ninth-largest US lottery win ever

 

Ramon Antonio Vargas

Tue 7 Feb 2023 16.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/07/powerball-jackpot-winner-washington-state-winning-numbers

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New York woman found breathing at funeral home after being declared dead

 

The 82-year-old was pronounced dead at a Long Island nursing home, only to be discovered alive and then taken to a hospital

 

Guardian staff and agencies

Mon 6 Feb 2023 20.01 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/06/new-york-woman-declared-dead-alive
 

[umbertino]

Ring discovered around dwarf planet Quaoar confounds theories

 

Astronomers find ring much further away from planet than is normal, leaving them wondering how it remains stable

 

Hannah Devlin Science correspondent

Wed 8 Feb 2023 16.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/08/ring-discovered-around-dwarf-planet-quaoar-confounds-theories
 

[umbertino]

Driver of bus that crashed into Montreal daycare center charged with murder

 

Pierre Ny St-Amand charged with first degree murder after two children died and six were injured in incident

 

AP in Montreal

Thu 9 Feb 2023 14.22 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/09/montreal-daycare-center-murder-charge-driver

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Oldest US cheese shop to close after 130 years: ‘I was hoping this day would never come’

 

Alleva Dairy, on Grand Street in Little Italy in New York City, is set to close after sales plummeted due to the pandemic

 

Gloria Oladipo in New York

Thu 9 Feb 2023 17.03 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/09/alleva-dairy-ny-oldest-cheese-shop-close-little-italy

I love mozzarella di bufala(buffalomozzarella)...Delicious....


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

[umbertino]

California town hopes to put tourists off the scent as another super bloom looms

 

Lake Elsinore was flooded with visitors in 2019 when wildflowers erupted over its landscape; this year, it doesn’t want them

 

Gabrielle Canon and agencies

Wed 8 Feb 2023 21.27 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/08/super-bloom-california-lake-elsinore-tourists
 

[nstoolman1]

5 minutes ago, umbertino said:

California town hopes to put tourists off the scent as another super bloom looms

 

Lake Elsinore was flooded with visitors in 2019 when wildflowers erupted over its landscape; this year, it doesn’t want them

 

 

Gabrielle Canon and agencies

Wed 8 Feb 2023 21.27 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/08/super-bloom-california-lake-elsinore-tourists
 

been happening for years.  

[md11fr8dawg]

On 1/18/2023 at 9:21 AM, umbertino said:

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

Anyone wanna bet on the statement?? Peoples world, sounds kind of commie to me!! I am sure they have irrefutable evidence to this effect. Oh yes as soon as they dig it out of lying arses!!! I call 

[umbertino]

Black holes ‘contain dark energy that drive expansion of universe’

 

International scientists propose black holes as source for dark energy, created when stars collapse

 

Ian Sample Science editor

Wed 15 Feb 2023 17.13 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/15/black-holes-contain-dark-energy-that-drive-expansion-of-universe
 

[umbertino]

‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low

 

Sea ice helps protect glaciers and ice caps that would cause massive sea level rise when lost, scientists warn

 

Damian Carrington Environment editor

Wed 15 Feb 2023 15.06 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/15/antarctic-sea-ice-hits-record-low-climate-crisis
 

[umbertino]

Raquel Welch obituary

 

Star who shot to global fame in the 1960s in One Million Years BC and whose later roles showed her aptitude for comedy

 

Anthony Hayward

Thu 16 Feb 2023 13.07 GMT











Vid & pics

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/16/raquel-welch-obituary
 

[umbertino]

US cancer patient developed ‘uncontrollable’ Irish accent, doctors say

 

Man in his 50s with prostate cancer maintained accent until his death despite having never been to Ireland

 

Richard Luscombe

Thu 16 Feb 2023 14.52 GMT












https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/us-cancer-patient-develops-uncontrollable-irish-accent-doctors-say
 

[umbertino]

Indigenous people are Earth’s greatest champions. Listen to us – and watch biodiversity thrive

 

When discussions take place about environmental protection, we are always ignored. That’s a huge mistake

 

Fri 17 Feb 2023 10.30 GMT

Minnie Degawan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/17/indigenous-people-earth-biodiversity-environmental-protection

 

[umbertino]

Weather tracker: world braces for sudden stratospheric warming event

 

SSW phenomenon is linked to polar vortex, an area of low pressure across the North Pole

 

Fri 17 Feb 2023 09.38 GMT

Matt Andrews (Metdesk)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/17/weather-tracker-world-braces-for-sudden-stratospheric-warming-event

[umbertino]

Gunman kills six, including ex-wife and stepfather, in rural Mississippi

 

Suspect charged with murder after shootings around Arkabutla, in state’s north

 

Guardian staff

Sat 18 Feb 2023 02.56 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/17/mississippi-shooting-tate-county
 

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‘When we rotated it 90 degrees it was obvious’: mystery sketch is rare Michelangelo draft for Sistine Chapel

 

Image of man battling serpents is confirmed as preparation for renaissance artist’s masterpiece

 

Dalya Alberge

Sun 19 Feb 2023 13.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/19/when-we-rotated-it-90-degrees-it-was-obvious-mystery-sketch-is-rare-michelangelo-draft-for-sistine-chapel

[umbertino]

Jimmy Carter, 98, opts for hospice care after string of hospital visits

 

Former president plans ‘to spend his remaining time at home with his family’ and has their support, statement says

 

Edward Helmore

Sat 18 Feb 2023 22.12 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/18/jimmy-carter-hospice-care-health
 

[umbertino]

From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

 

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

 

Sun 19 Feb 2023 11.00 GMT

by Kari Paul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/19/human-composting-industry-deathcare

[umbertino]

US treasure hunter accuses FBI of covering up discovery of civil war gold

 

Dennis Parada sued to force FBI to turn over records of excavation in Pennsylvania, where an 1863 shipment of gold vanished

 

Associated Press in Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Sun 19 Feb 2023 14.11 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/19/treasure-hunter-civil-war-gold-fbi-accused-cover-up

[umbertino]

South Carolina Murdaugh murder saga winds towards its end

 

No confession, no murder weapon, no witnesses – and yet the case against Alex Murdaugh, 54, has been convincingly argued

 

Edward Helmore

Sun 19 Feb 2023 10.00 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/19/alex-murdaugh-south-carolina-murder-case-prosecution-rests
 

[umbertino]

LA bishop shot and killed in Hacienda Heights, authorities say

 

The sheriff's department said detectives are investigating this as a suspicious death though no further details were released

Sunday, February 19, 2023 8:32AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://abc7.com/la-auxiliary-bishop-david-oconnell-archdiocese-of-los-angeles-hacidena-heights-shooting/12839948/

[umbertino]

Richard Belzer, Longtime ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Actor, Dies at 78

The actor was a warm-up comedian on ’Saturday Night Live’ before appearing as Detective Munch on the police procedural

 

By

Ginger Adams Otis

Updated Feb. 20, 2023 8:23 am ET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/richard-belzer-longtime-law-order-svu-actor-dies-at-78-274141f3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Sizemore in critical condition after suffering brain aneurysm

 

Saving Private Ryan actor, 61, in ‘wait-and-see situation’, says manager

 

Jane Clinton and agency

Sun 19 Feb 2023 17.40 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/19/tom-sizemore-in-critical-condition-after-suffering-brain-aneurism
 

[umbertino]

Housekeeper’s husband arrested over murder of Irish bishop in Los Angeles

 

Tributes have been paid to David O’Connell, who was shot on Saturday

 

Coral Murphy Marcos and Rory Carroll

Tue 21 Feb 2023 07.13 GMT










https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/20/los-angeles-police-arrest-suspect-shooting-catholic-bishop-david-o-connell
 

[umbertino]

TechScape: Google and Microsoft are in an AI arms race – who wins could change how we use the internet

 

In this week’s newsletter: The two tech behemoths are betting big that their ‘Bard’ and ‘Bing’ services will revolutionise the way we navigate the net

 

Chris Stokel-Walker

Tue 21 Feb 2023 11.45 GMT















https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/21/techscape-google-bard-microsoft-big-ai-search

 

 

[umbertino]

Almost 40% of domestic tasks could be done by robots ‘within decade’

 

Chores such as shopping likely to have most automation, while caring for young or old least likely to be affected, says report

 

Alexandra Topping

Thu 23 Feb 2023 09.28 GMT











https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/23/almost-40-of-domestic-tasks-could-be-done-by-robots-within-decade