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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Sydney Opera House

One of the most beautiful buildings ever… Recall seeing it from the harbor when it was under construction.

Senioren um die Welt

Wohl jeder kennt die markante Architektur des weltberühmten Opernhauses von Sydney, das zu den bemerkenswertesten Bauwerken des 20. Jahrhunderts zählt. Das Sydney Opera House fasziniert vor allem durch seine raffinierte Dachkonstronstruktion und die einzigartige Lage direkt am Port Jackson. Der futuristische Bau zählt zu den spektakulärsten architektonischen Zeugnissen des modernen Australiens.


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Marii Freire

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

É importante que antes da violência física, a mulher saiba identificar os sinais da violência psicológica e sexual. É necessário que, ao invés de manter o silêncio, ela saiba se posicionar diante de uma situação de abuso por parte do agressor.

Marii Freire

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem & criação: Marii Freire

Santarém, Pá 2 de junho de 2022

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Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison | OPA | Department of Justice

Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a federal jury in April 2019 following a 14-day trial. Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion, and of sex trafficking three minors by force, fraud or coercion. According to evidence presented at trial and court documents, Jones and his codefendants – Dkyle Bridges and Kristian Jones – ran a prostitution enterprise in which girls and young women were sex trafficked throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and elsewhere. Bridges was the violent ringleader who used force and threats to cause the victims to engage in commercial sex acts. Kristian and Anthony Jones helped Bridges run the ring, including by providing security and reserving hotel rooms. The investigation began in November 2016 when local police rescued minors who had been advertised for prostitution on Backpage.com, and subsequent investigation uncovered additional victims.

Jones was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to the victims.

Bridges was sentenced in March 2021 to 35 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $53,000 in restitution to the victims. Kristian Jones was sentenced in June 2021 to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to the victims.

 

Source: Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison | OPA | Department of Justice

‘Absolutely massive’ impact of climate change on the Alps visible from space! – Study Finds

Researchers from the University of Lausanne and the University of Basel used satellite data to show that vegetation above the tree line has increased in nearly 80 percent of the mountains famous for ski holidays. Snow cover is also decreasing, but only slightly so far.

Source: ‘Absolutely massive’ impact of climate change on the Alps visible from space! – Study Finds

California rejects sweeping pesticide program | Pesticide Action Network

PAN joined 10 other public health, conservation and food-safety organizations, as well as the City of Berkeley, to sue the state over this program. The court ruling found CDFA “significantly” understated the amount of pesticide it uses. CDFA also failed to provide protections for waterways, bees, and other pollinators  and the agency didn’t properly inform the public about the risks of spraying.

Source: California rejects sweeping pesticide program | Pesticide Action Network

House Democrats’ sweeping gun control package, explained – Vox

As the Senate tries to find a compromise on gun control legislation, the House is moving ahead with its own package on the issue, starting with an emergency markup this week.

Although lawmakers are currently on recess, the House Judiciary Committee returned Thursday for an urgent session focused on multiple bills intended to address the age limit for purchasing guns, the sale of large-capacity magazines, and firearm storage. Following the markup, these bills could be ready for a floor vote as soon as next week.

This legislation — which will inevitably be blocked in the Senate — is an acknowledgment of the importance of this issue, and a way for Democrats to show voters that they are trying to take action in the wake of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New YorkUvalde, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

As part of this week’s markup, Democrats considered eight bills, which they’ve dubbed the Protect Our Kids Package. This legislation is in addition to votes the House will take on a federal red-flag law sponsored by Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), which enables law enforcement to confiscate weapons from an individual who’s seen as a threat to themselves or others, as well as a markup it will conduct on an assault weapons ban. House Democrats also previously voted on two bills that would strengthen background checks for guns.

 

Source: House Democrats’ sweeping gun control package, explained – Vox

Monkeypox: Nigeria bans bushmeat to prevent virus spread – BBC News

Six cases have been detected in the country this month bringing to 21 the number of confirmed infections this year, the authorities said.

Experts say it is possible that the virus can be caught by eating meat from an infected animal. But this is not the most common transmission route.

Monkeypox, a mild viral infection, is endemic in Nigeria.

It occurs mostly in remote areas, near tropical rainforests.

The country has had sporadic cases since an outbreak in 2017. The virus was found mainly in the south of the country but, since 2020, it has spread to central, eastern and northern areas, the World Health Organization says.

Out of the 21 confirmed cases this year, there has been one reported death of a person who had underlying conditions. But earlier this week the health authorities said “there has been no evidence of any new or unusual transmission of the virus, nor changes in its clinical manifestation documented”.

 

Source: Monkeypox: Nigeria bans bushmeat to prevent virus spread – BBC News

Paxlovid reduces COVID risk in vaxxed and unvaxxed seniors – study – The Jerusalem Post

Pfizer Inc’s PFE.N antiviral treatment Paxlovid reduces COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients 65 years and older, according to a new study in Israel conducted during the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The treatment, however, was not found to prevent severe illness among younger adults, according to research from Clalit Health Services, Israel’s largest healthcare provider.

Use of Pfizer’s pills, authorized to treat newly infected, at-risk people in order to prevent severe illness, has soared in the United States along with a spike infections. Biden administration officials have pushed for wide use of Paxlovid, which the government purchased and provides free.

Source: Paxlovid reduces COVID risk in vaxxed and unvaxxed seniors – study – The Jerusalem Post

Gun battle at Rialto park during school trip leaves 1 dead – Los Angeles Times (Me: easy access to guns = guns replace fists and everyone at risk)

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting Wednesday at Fergusson Park in Rialto where dozens of elementary school students were on a field trip, authorities said.

Rialto police received a call shortly before 1 p.m. about a shooting in the 2300 block of west Sunrise Drive, officials said in a release.

When officers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds. Both were taken to local trauma centers. One of them — Daniel Dexter, 22 — was declared dead at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, according to a spokesperson with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

The other man, identified only as an 18-year-old, is in critical condition, Rialto police spokesperson Natalie Aguirre said Thursday.

The shooting stemmed from an argument between two groups of basketball players that escalated to an exchange of gunfire, authorities said. At the same time, a group of 79 students from Edward Fitzgerald Elementary School, also of Rialto, was on a field trip at the park.

 

Source: Gun battle at Rialto park during school trip leaves 1 dead – Los Angeles Times