November, 2019

A three-judge panel in the city of Mendoza sentenced the Rev. Nicola Corradi to 42 years in prison and the Rev. Horacio Corbacho to 45 years, for abusing children at the Antonio Provolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in Lujan de Cuyo, a municipality in northwestern Argentina... The court also sentenced gardener Armando Gómez to 18 years in prison. The victims are 10 former students.

Protective films that soften the harsh sunlight, recycling dead corals into structures to promote growth and deploying underwater robots during mass spawning events are just a few ways scientists are looking to conserve the Great Barrier Reef...

China has issued a stark warning following a stunning landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong's first elections since anti-government unrest gripped the city several months ago. Foreign minister Wang Yi emphasized that the city will always be ruled from Beijing, and said that ongoing violence and "attempts to disrupt Hong Kong" would not be tolerated...

The attack took place on Saturday night south of Reynosa, near the Libramiento Sur 2 highway in the rural community of Congregacion Garza, law enforcement sources revealed to Breitbart Texas. Various members of a family named Olivares were traveling in two vehicles as they returned from a confirmation celebration when a group of Gulf Cartel gunmen opened fire.

More than 60 doctors wrote to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to express “serious concerns” about Assange’s fitness to stand trial as he fights extradition to the US on espionage charges. “It is our opinion that Mr. Assange requires urgent expert medical assessment of both his physical and psychological state of health”...

Jose Bryan Guzman, an 18-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, is accused of murdering 19-year-old Marlene Yamileth Portillo-Posada — who he was apparently dating at the time — on August 24 by strangling her to death because Guzman believed Portillo-Posada was cheating on him... A law enforcement source confirmed to Breitbart News that Guzman is an illegal alien who arrived in the U.S. around September 2015 and was given a notice to appear in immigration court by Border Patrol. It is likely that Guzman arrived as an Unaccompanied Alien Child (UAC) and was thus released into the interior of the country.

Libyan forces trying to seize Tripoli shot down a U.S. military drone over the capital by mistake last week, officials said Monday. The U.S. military said it lost the drone Thursday while it was assessing the security situation and monitoring extremist activity.

Wolf's warning hinted that the new secretary, among other tactics, intends to go after the gangs’ cash flow. While Wolf doesn't think that the issue of TCOs had been ignored previously, he says the fight is going to need more resources from the government. He also noted that issues that his predecessor Kevin McAleenan had pushed, such as the fight against so-called child recycling at the border, were part of that battle against the gangs and cartels.

Students from both schools occupied the midfield of the Yale Bowl during Saturday's halftime protest. Some held banners urging their colleges to act on climate change. Other signs referred to Puerto Rican debt relief and China's treatment of Uighurs.

Luckily, the researchers said there is a solution that does not involve any head shaking. “Presumably, putting a few drops of a liquid with lower surface tension than water, like alcohol or vinegar, in the ear would reduce the surface tension force allowing the water to flow out,” Baskota said...

Between 1968 and 1973, up to 2,000 residents of the Chagos archipelago were forced to move to Mauritius, the Seychelles and UK in order to establish a military base on the main island, Diego Garcia. In the meantime, the UK has leased it to the US until 2036... In May, the UN General Assembly also called on the UK to handover the islands. The deadline for the handover expired on November 22, but the resolution is not binding and the UK seems to have no intention to make such a move in the near future.

A Pentagon spokesman says in a statement Sunday that Esper has lost trust and confidence in Navy Secretary Richard Spencer “regarding his lack of candor” over conversations with the White House involving the handling of the SEAL case. Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman says Spencer submitted his resignation at Esper’s request. Esper has also recommended to Trump a replacement.

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer's letter to the President:

Epstein’s former personal masseuse, Chauntae Davies, who provided the photos, told the Sun of Britain that it is unbelievable that Andrew claims he had no idea what was going on with his sicko pal. She said Epstein would brag about his ties to the royal to reel in new victims.

The Milliyet newspaper, which has close links to the government, said Monday that the military is planning to test the S-400s that are currently deployed at an airbase in the outskirts of the Ankara... U.S. legislators have warned of sanctions if Turkey activates the system.

The descent of Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano into foolishness continues with a series of TV appearances in which the former New York Superior Court judge adopts the Adam Schiff interpretation of the Constitution where you are not allowed to confront your accuser, where being a fact witness does not require you to recuse yourself from running a kangaroo court impeachment inquiry, and where hearsay and presumption determine you are guilty until proven innocent.

Jason Rezaian spent 544 days in an Iranian prison before he was released in January 2016 in exchange for seven Iranians held in the United States. On Friday, a US district court judge ordered damages be paid to Rezaian and his family in compensation for pain and suffering as well as economic losses. The Iranian foreign ministry's spokesman described the journalist's decision to seek damages as "strange".

... he regulator Transport for London said it found a "pattern of failures" that put the safety of passengers in the city at risk... TfL said it found that 14,000 trips had been conducted by unauthorized drivers who were using approved Uber driver accounts to pick up passengers... Uber has 21 days to appeal the decision...