Gun culture, flooding, crime 

CHARGED - The Acorn

COURT PROCEEDINGS—Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announces the arraignment for Loay Alnaji on manslaughter charges at a news conference Nov. 17. Pictured is the victim, Paul Kessler. RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers

theacorn.com     Nov 23, 2023

Hamas war on Israeli women: World silent on Oct. 7 mass sexual ...

In one of the most jarring videos that have emerged from the current war, the 22-year-old German-Israeli Shani Louk is seen partially naked as she is paraded in the streets of Gaza City by Hamas terrorists in the back of a pickup truck. Her long, black tresses are covered in blood from a significant head injury she sustained, presumably while trying to flee from her captors who raided the Supernova music festival she had participated in on the fateful, dark morning of October 7.In the video, Gazans can be seen running after the truck in cheers, repeating the “Allahu akbar” cries chanted by the terrorists; they surround the vehicle, and then some of them spit on Louk’s ...

Jerusalem Post     Nov 25, 2023

Hate Crime: 2 US women charged with assault, tearing down hostage posters

Mehwish Omer, 26, and Stephanie Gonzalex, 25, were charged with assault as a hate crime, criminal mischief and attempted robbery and assault as a hate crime.

Jerusalem Post     Nov 28, 2023

Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health - Phys.org

Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health.org

Phys     Nov 26, 2023

New Flood Evacuation Tool helps with preparedness, evacuation ... - Clemson News

With eight major river basins, South Carolina is prone to catastrophic floods. Flooded roads and homes have become a familiar sight in many parts of the state.

news.clemson.edu     Nov 29, 2023

Human Rights Watch is an Israel-hating organization at its very core - opinion

HRW has targeted Israel with repeated and false accusations of “deliberately killing civilians,” committing war crimes, collective punishment, and disproportionate responses.

Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Nov 24, 2023

FBI campaigns to increase hate crime reporting in Oregon - Oregon Public Broadcasting

The FBI wants Oregonians to report hate crimes and bias incidents, which law enforcement and researchers say occur far more often than they get reported.

opb.org     Nov 27, 2023

Hastings misses flooding compensation by three days - BBC.com

Hastings misses flooding compensation by three days.com

BBC     Nov 23, 2023

In Possible Hate Crime, 3 Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont

Common Dreams     Nov 26, 2023

This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother Nature - Vancouver Is Awesome

This is the safest location in B.C. to avoid Mother NatureVancouver Is Awesome

vancouverisawesome.com     Nov 23, 2023

There is an epidemic of transnational crime. We need a global response

The Covid pandemic accelerated enormous societal changes – and nowhere is that more true than transnational organized crimeThis week in Vienna, at the annual global meeting of police leaders from around the world, whether in huddled groups in quiet corridors or on the main stage, every law enforcement officer will be talking about one thing: the explosive growth of transnational organized crime.What every police force knows, but the rest of the world has yet to realize, is that there has been an epidemic of transnational organized crime and at such a scale that it is now a global security crisis.Jürgen Stock is the secretary general of Interpol

The Guardian (Opinion)     Nov 27, 2023

Impact of Long-Term Floods on Spatial Dynamics of Myrmica scabrinodis, a Host Ant of a Highly Threatened Scarce Large Blue (Phengaris teleius)

science

Extensively used wet meadows with high species diversity are under threat in Europe by anthropogenic pressure. The increasing frequency of prolonged flooding is emerging as an additional threat to this fragile environment. In our study, we investigated how prolonged flooding affects the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics (through mortality and recolonization process) of the host ant species Myrmica scabrinodis, which is essential for the survival of the endangered Scarce large blue

NCBI     Nov 24, 2023

The Nation Publishes Gaza Genocide Article Killed by Harvard Law Review

Common Dreams     Nov 23, 2023

Kenya floods: Seven feared dead after crossing flooded river in Makueni County

The group was returning home after meeting the First Lady in Nairobi when they were swept away.

bbc.co.uk     Nov 24, 2023

Iran's Khamenei warns in Hebrew that war in Gaza won't go unanswered

Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened to expand the conflict to additional fronts through their proxies in recent weeks.

Jerusalem Post     Nov 24, 2023