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Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered Jonylah

• June 2, 2013 • Comments Off

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Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and Photos

• March 20, 2013 • Comments Off

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“No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice

• March 17, 2013 • Comments Off

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Rural Montana Had Already Lost Too Many Native Women. Then Selena Disappeared. January 21, 2020
For decades, with little public notice, Native women have gone missing or been found murdered. The search for Selena Not Afraid showed how much things had changed.
Video Reveals Unused Earthquake Aid in Puerto Rico: ‘We Are Outraged’ January 21, 2020
The governor dismissed three members of her cabinet, but some Puerto Ricans still took to the streets in protest.
Amid Tight Security, Virginia Gun Rally Draws Thousands of Supporters January 21, 2020
Some 22,000 people, many of them armed, flooded the streets around the State Capitol to protest gun control proposals from the new Democratic majority.
‘We’ve Got to Change This’: Has Dixie Highway Reached the End of the Road? January 20, 2020
In South Florida, leaders are discussing whether to change the name of Dixie Highway, which some say glorifies the nation’s racist history.

The Guardian, UK

Trump impeachment: Senate prepares to hear opening arguments in trial January 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell unveils resolution to move trial forward with unanticipated speed, consigning key proceedings to late-night hoursAs Donald Trump prepared on Tuesday to address the billionaires in Davos, the US Senate prepared to hear opening arguments in an impeachment trial that could remove Trump from the presidency, if not from his seemingly unassailable […]
Jailed British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert rejected Iran's offer to work as a spy January 20, 2020
Melbourne University academic rebuffed bid to recruit her in exchange for her release, letters revealIran tried to recruit the British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert as a spy for Tehran in exchange for her release, but the overture was furiously rebuffed, letters smuggled out of Evin prison reveal.Moore-Gilbert, a Cambridge-educated academic special […]
Coronavirus: shares in Asia Pacific fall sharply as fears mount January 21, 2020
Memories of 2003’s Sars outbreak cause jitters on financial markets, with Hong Kong worst hit, as death toll rises to fourShares have fallen across Asia Pacific amid mounting concerns about a new strain of coronavirus in China that has left at least four people dead and spread to four countries.With the economic damage done by the devastating 2003 Sars virus […]
Davos 2020: Greta Thunberg demands urgent action on climate emergency – Day One live January 21, 2020
Rolling coverage of the first day of the World Economic Forum, including Donald Trump’s special address and Greta Thunberg’s panel sessionLatest: Young activists are speaking at Davos now 8.29am GMT Salvador Gómez-Colón, who organized Light and Hope for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, chides the media for paying too much attention to inconsequential stori […]
Parents of Irish girl found dead in Malaysia sue resort owner January 21, 2020
Family of 15-year-old Nora Anne Quoirin have asked authorities to conduct inquestThe parents of an Irish girl who was found dead after going missing from a Malaysian nature resort last year have sued the resort owner for alleged negligence and asked the authorities in Kuala Lumpur to conduct an inquest.Nora Anne Quoirin, 15, who had learning difficulties, di […]
US case against Huawei's Meng Wanzhou is 'fiction', say lawyers January 21, 2020
Extradition hearing begins in Canada as defence team rejects allegations that executive tried to get around Iran sanctionsThe accusations of sanctions busting against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou have been dismissed by her lawyers as “fiction” at the start of a legal hearing in Canada in which she is fighting extradition to the United States.Meng Wanzhou, t […]
Angola vows to force return of Isabel dos Santos by 'all possible means' January 20, 2020
Pledge comes as former ruler’s daughter denounces Luanda Leaks investigationCommunity bulldozed at site of Isabel dos Santos ‘masterplan’The Angolan government has vowed to use “all possible means” to force the return of Isabel dos Santos following the Luanda Leaks investigation into how the ex-president’s daughter accrued her $2bn fortune.Angola’s prosecuto […]
Isis founding member confirmed by spies as group's new leader January 20, 2020
Officials piece together profile of Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-SalbiThe new leader of Islamic State has been confirmed as Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, according to officials from two intelligence services. He is one of the terror group’s founding members and has led the enslavement of Iraq’s Yazidi minority and has overseen opera […]

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New China virus: Fourth person dies as human-to-human transfer confirmed January 21, 2020
Authorities say two cases of infection in Guangdong were a result of human-to-human transmission.
Trump impeachment trial set to open in US Senate January 21, 2020
What we can expect in the trial starting on Tuesday, from the key players to unusual rules in place.
Trump impeachment trial: Five possible twists ahead January 21, 2020
Many believe President Trump will be acquitted in the end. But could it yet diverge from the script?
Sri Lanka civil war: Rajapaksa says thousands missing are dead January 20, 2020
The president acknowledges the fate of more than 20,000 who disappeared during the civil war.
Hundreds of US-bound migrants stopped from entering Mexico January 21, 2020
US-bound migrants who waded across a river are forced back and rounded up by the security forces.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari 'floors' Anthony Joshua January 20, 2020
Photos of the boxer prostrating before the Nigerian leader have had a mixed response online.
Fake German doctor who coaxed women to electrocute themselves jailed January 20, 2020
A German man who convinced young women and girls to shock themselves on camera is given 11 years.
Sri Lanka: 'Too many twins' hinder world record attempt January 20, 2020
An event vying to be the world's largest gathering of twins hit problems thanks to a huge turnout.