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Guantanamo

samedi 7 décembre 2019 à 01:00

Ahmed Rabbani, prisoner in Guantanamo for around 15 years based on mistaken identity, hopes that the International Criminal Court will take up his case.

That not much of a hope, but he has no other.

Rape victim set on fire

samedi 7 décembre 2019 à 01:00

An Indian woman was going to a court hearing for the trial of men accused of raping her. Before she could get there, they and some other men grabbed her, set her on fire, and left her for dead. She is still alive and may still be able to testify against them.

Edit: Alas no, she died of her wounds.

School-to-prison

samedi 7 décembre 2019 à 01:00

Ayanna Pressley has filed a bill to close off the school-to-prison pipeline.

Uber loans

samedi 7 décembre 2019 à 01:00

Uber is planning to trap drivers with car loans that will compel them to keep driving for Uber.

5C of global heating in the next 80 years

vendredi 6 décembre 2019 à 01:00

The World Meteorological Organization warns we are on track to 5C of global heating in the next 80 years.

Needless to say, very few of the children born today are likely to reach age 80. I doubt many will reach age 60.