#Antonio Cantone

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The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene earlier this evening, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800th anniversary.

The scene in St. Peter’s Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manger, but also St. Francis of Assisi, who organized the first Nativity scene in a cave in the Italian village of Greccio on Christmas Eve in 1223.

Cardinal Fernando Végez Alzaga, the president of the Governate of the Vatican City State, presided over the December 9 inauguration ceremony.

More than a thousand people gathered in the square for the event, which included moments of catechesis, an explanation of how the scene was put together and the signing of seasonal hymns.

The Vatican’s Greccio-inspired Nativity scene does not include live animals and people, as St. Francis’ original did, but it does feature life-size terracotta figures, crafted by renowned Neapolitan sculptor Antonio Cantone.

At the center of the scene is the now-empty manger, where a figure of the Newborn Savior will be placed on Christmas Eve.

On one side of manger, a statue of Mary kneels, flanked by a rendition of St. Joseph, while on the other side, a statue of St. Francis of Assisi stands in a pose of wonder.

In addition to the figures of Mary, Joseph, St. Francis, and the traditional ox and donkey, the 13th-century mayor of Greccio who helped organize the first Nativity scene, Giovanni Velita, is featured in statue form, along with his wife, Alticama.

Three Franciscan friars, whom St. Francis had tasked with setting up the first Nativity scene as a place where local faithful could come and contemplate the poverty of the Incarnate Lord, are also depicted.

The backdrop of the scene is a replica of the fresco that decorates the Chapel of the Nativity in Greccio, which is built into the grotto where St. Francis set up the first Nativity scene.

On one half of the fresco, the saint is shown kneeling in adoration of the Christ Child; on the other side, Mary is depicted feeding the Newborn Savior, while the figures of Joseph, the ox and the donkey look on.

Underneath the fresco, a Franciscan friar is depicted celebrating Mass in the grotto.

The friar elevates the Body of Christ directly behind the manger.

In another fitting tribute to the Nativity scene’s origins, this year’s Vatican display was provided by the Diocese of Rieti, which is where Greccio is located.

The Vatican’s Christmas tree was also lit at the December 9 ceremony.

The tree, an 80-foot-tall fir, had been donated by the Italian community of Macra, located in the northwest of Italy.

The tree was adorned with edelweiss flowers that are native to the Alpine region.

Upon lighting, it glowed with ever-changing patterns of green, blue and red.

After the tree’s use in St. Peter’s Square, its wood will be used to make toys for children in need.

Earlier in the day, Pope Francis spoke to delegations of the two communities that had donated the Nativity scene and the Christmas tree.

The Pope said that meditating in front of any Nativity scene should “awaken in us the nostalgia for silence and prayer, in our often so-hectic daily life.”

The Pope also said that the Vatican Nativity scene’s connection to Greccio should in turn prompt people to think and pray for the inhabitants of the Holy Land amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, especially children and their parents affected by the conflict.

“These are the ones who pay the real price of war,” Pope Francis said.

Both the Nativity scene and the tree will remain in St. Peter’s Square until the feast of the Baptism of the Lord on 7 January 2024.

Source: National Catholic Register

Highlights: Inauguration of the Nativity scene and lighting of the Christmas tree on 9 December 2023

10 December 2023

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PRIMA PAGINA Unita di Oggi martedì, 03 settembre 2024

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Federation of the Andes

The Federation of the Andes was a nation proposed by Simón Bolívar in 1826 that would consist in a union between the nations “liberated” by him.

There was a proposal to organize the Federation in 6 states: Colombia would be divided in 3 states (Ecuador, Nueva Granada and Venezuela), while Peru would be divided in two states (North and South). It was also planned to give away the Peruvian coast from Tacna to Tarapaca to Bolivia, exchanging it for Apolobamba and Coapacabana. Each state would be divided into departments, the departments into provinces and the provinces into cantons (not shown). As for the capital, it would be Quito or Guayaquil.

Regarding the government, there would be a "Supreme Chief for Life" with the power to inherit the leadership to whomever he wanted, a tricameral federal parliament and an authoritarian, centralized and militarized administration. It was a monocracy strongly inspired by the Consulate of Napoleon Bonaparte and the regime of the Haitian Jean Pierre Boyer.

The project failed due to the rejection of the Peruvians and the political crisis that occurred in Colombia. In January 1827, while Bolívar was in Colombia to defeat the separatist attempts, an uprising overthrew his government in Peru and the Bolivarian Constitution was abolished in June of that same year, prohibiting his entry and losing all his influence in Peru. The next country to lose Bolivarian influence would be Bolivia, after the Peruvian invasion in 1828, which ended with the overthrow of Antonio José de Sucre, Bolívar's right-hand man. Finally, Gran Colombia would end up completely disintegrating in 1830.

[mmenthusiast]

Mine vaganti / Loose Cannons (2010)

Director: Ferzan Özpetek

Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi...

Language: Italian

Length: 1h 50m

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.

When I was reading the plot summary for this movie, I realized I already watched the exact same movie before, only the remade Brazilian version of it from 2021 (which I didn’t know at the time, of course xD), so when I started watching it, I already knew what to expect plot-wise, at least in general, and I guess there weren’t many differences in that department. I don’t remember much details from the remade version, but it seems to me that the original Italian version brings more emphasis on the character of the grandmother and her side story if I were to compare the two versions. Everything else was pretty similar IMO, and if you’ve seen some other works of Özpetek, you can recognize familiar characteristics in this movie, too - there’s the mixing of dramatic and comedic elements, the portrayal of life as unexpected and chaotic with sudden changes and revelations, focus on families (be they chosen or biological), the slow pace and so on.

What I didn’t mention before when watching Özpetek’s movies that only now came to me was that this sentimental atmosphere that he creates, combined with slow-paced dynamics and occasional melodramatic lines on the voice-over somehow reminds me of soap operas. Half a year ago I didn’t even know about this director and now I ended up getting quite familiar with his work and watching several of his movies/TV shows (three for now). There’s one more I’d definitely like to see, but it’s been kinda hard to find it, though I’ll keep searching and if I watch it, I’ll be sure to write about it.

Rating: 3/5

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Florida and Louisiana brace for potential Tropical Storm or Hurricane Helene as Invest 97L targets the Gulf of Mexico.

Several computer forecast models suggest a strong tropical storm or hurricane could develop in the eastern Gulf of Mexico by the end of this week. However, there remains significant uncertainty in the forecast, with various possible outcomes.

Climate and Average Weather Year Round in 32533 - Cantonment FL

Millions of residents along the Gulf Coast are being urged to finalize preparations as a new tropical threat brews in the Caribbean. Increasing signs suggest the necessary conditions for a tropical storm or hurricane are coming together.

Several computer forecast models predict a strong tropical storm or hurricane could form in the eastern Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week, though there is still considerable uncertainty with multiple possible outcomes.

Weather Forecast For 78232-San-Antonio-TX:

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The system, now designated as Invest 97L, has been flagged by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), allowing them to run specialized models to gather more data on the developing tropical disturbance.

The chances of Invest 97L developing into a tropical system have been steadily rising, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicating a high likelihood of tropical formation from the northwestern Caribbean Sea to the southern and eastern Gulf of Mexico within the next seven days.

Currently, a broad area of low pressure is generating disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and parts of Central America.

"Environmental conditions appear favorable for development of this disturbance, and a tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form in the coming days as the system moves northward across the northwestern Caribbean Sea and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico," the NHC stated in its latest tropical weather outlook.

The system is forecast to bring heavy rainfall to parts of Central America over the next several days, according to the NHC.

The NHC advises that areas in the northwestern Caribbean, Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, and western Cuba closely monitor the system’s progress.

Later this week, the system is expected to move northward into the Gulf of Mexico, prompting communities along the northern and northeastern Gulf Coast to stay vigilant.

What path could the tropical disturbance take in the Gulf of Mexico?

"The strength of the storm and the exact location of its most severe impacts remain uncertain," wrote FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross. "While there's general agreement among computer models about the steering pattern, the details are crucial in determining whether the storm will hit one area or another hundreds of miles away."

By Monday, the chances for Invest 97L to develop are expected to increase, with a tropical depression or storm potentially forming in the western Caribbean by Tuesday.

Norcross indicated that Hurricane Watches could soon be issued for parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, with the potential for Tropical Storm Helene to form by midweek.

By Thursday or Thursday night, the storm—whether a tropical storm or Hurricane Helene—could make landfall somewhere between Louisiana and Florida.

"Residents along the coast from Louisiana to Florida should stay well informed," Norcross advised. "This will be a rapidly developing situation, so now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a significant storm hitting late in the week."

By Friday, the storm is expected to weaken as it moves inland across the Southeast, but it will still bring heavy rain and strong winds along its path.

Assembling the weather puzzle: Pieces of this complex weather scenario are slowly falling into place, including a weather pattern known as the Central American Gyre.

The gyre is a large area of low pressure that draws in moisture from the Pacific Ocean and typically forms near or over Central America. Its primary characteristic is heavy rainfall, with impacts reaching hundreds of miles, posing risks of torrential rain, flooding, and landslides across more than a dozen Central American countries.

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However, if conditions are favorable—such as warm water temperatures and conducive upper-level winds—low-pressure systems within the gyre can evolve into tropical storms or hurricanes. Currently, water temperatures in the Caribbean are near record highs, similar to last season.

The potential for tropical development will depend on the gyre’s strength, its location, and the atmospheric steering or blocking patterns over the southern U.S.

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06AUG24- Police are trying to find four young people who disappeared in Puerto López Canton. Maria Jose Quinteros Perez, Kiarine Valeska Pena Catagua, Israel Reyes and Kevin Antonio Mero O'Brien have not been seen since early last Saturday.

They might have been victims of kidnapping. Police were told they were traveling in a white van with a green stripe. The vehicle was found in Naranjal, but the people are still missing.

https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/seguridad/cuatro-jovenes-desaparecieron-en-el-canton-puerto-lopez-nota/

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Synopsis

Grande réunion chez les Cantone, illustre famille de Lecce dans les Pouilles, propriétaire d'une célèbre fabrique de pâtes.

Tommaso, le benjamin, veut profiter du dîner pour révéler à tous son homosexualité. Mais alors qu'il s'apprête à prendre la parole, Antonio, son frère aîné, promis à la tête de l'usine, le précède pour faire… la même révélation.

Tous les espoirs se portent alors sur Tommaso pour reprendre l'affaire familiale et perpétuer le nom des Cantone.

Riccardo Scamarcio - Mine Vaganti, 2010.

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Loose Cannons

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his…

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Realizan acciones de seguridad y orden en parques

Mediante reunión de trabajo para analizar y adoptar medidas de seguridad y orden en los parques infantil “Marco Romero Heredia” y en el parque del Migrante, llevaron a cabo, este jueves 9 de mayo de 2024, en la sala de sesiones del Concejo Cantonal, el alcalde, Javier Serrano, conjuntamente con los Directores de Planificación, Obras Públicas y Seguridad, y los comerciantes de estos espacios públicos. En su intervención, el alcalde de Azogues, Javier Serrano, argumentó que la municipalidad no pueda descuidar su obligación de lograr el buen uso del espacio público, así como trabajar por el orden en la labor de los comerciantes, pero sobre todo el de brindar seguridad y tranquilidad a la ciudadanía que masivamente acude a disfrutar de estos espacios de recreación. La autoridad sostuvo que, para mantener el orden y la seguridad, la Dirección de Control Urbano tiene la obligación de realizar operativos en los que se va a supervisar de manera permanente la labor de los comerciantes. Queremos parques seguros y ordenados para todos, expresó, al agregar que como Gobierno Local “garantizaremos el comercio con orden y planificación, en función del giro de negocio. No permitiremos que los parques se conviertan en mercados descontrolados”, insistió. El catastro actualizado con el que cuenta la institución incluye información sobre cuadrones, bicicletas y expendio de comida, por ello habrá espacios disponibles y delimitados para cada uso, explicó el Director del Departamento de Control Urbano, Antonio Luzuriaga. Mientras que el Director de Obras Públicas, Eugenio Robles, informó que en la planificación se establece mejorar e implementar nuevos juegos inclusivos para este año en el Parque del Migrante. Total predisposición en colaborar y acatar la normativa de control de las ventas exteriorizaron los comerciantes de estos espacios públicas, quienes dijeron estar conscientes que con un mejor orden y control la ciudadanía se sentirá más tranquila, acudirá a estos espacios en mayor número y por lo tanto ellos también se beneficiarán con mayores ingresos. Read the full article

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hi! sorry if this is random but i showed ur tags on that capital of australia post into a gc being like "haha isnt it funny that all these texas cities sound like frat boy names" but then someone said "wait but ive never heard of tyler" and then i realised ive also never heard of tyler and then the only american on the gc confirmed shed also never heard of it. so i looked it up and its number 38 by population???? so what i am DYING to know is ur reasoning for putting it in the dallas / houston category (instead of smth like san antonio or even fort worth or arlington) if its literally the 38th biggest city. do u have some personal ties to tyler or is it famous for smth within the us or????

i live in texas and tyler is the closest big city to me so i assumed it was well known in other states 😭

like its an hour away so whenever i go there its like a day trip and we go to a bunch of stores and stuff

i just kinda thought everyone knew of it since its got the caldwell zoo and its got like a huge rose garden but not that i think abt it canton (where i live) is probably more well known than tyler since it has the biggest flea market in the world and all lol

but yeah there are a lot more well known cities in texas i just kinda went with whatever first came to mind ngl

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🌳 CIANI PARK, LUGANO

A true green oasis in the city centre, the park is a place of attraction for residents and tourists.

It is considered among the most beautiful parks in Switzerland due to its privileged position on the lake shore, the imposing trees, the large play area and the beautiful pedestrian paths that branch out among statues, fountains and flower beds.

🌳 Composed of a very rich subtropical flora and Mediterranean-type vegetation (examples include palms, exotic shrubs, roses, azaleas, magnolias and camellias), it extends over an area of over 63,000 m².

🌳History

Historic residence built between 1840 and 1843 at the behest of the brothers Giacomo and Filippo Ciani, members of a family of Blenio origin based in Milan since at least the eighteenth century, in 1868 Villa Ciani was inherited by the Milanese doctor Antonio Gabrini (1814-1908) and passed , upon his death, to the Milanese Dell'Acqua family.

🌳In 1912 it was taken over by the Municipality of Lugano which used the park as a public walk and the villa as a museum.

Following the construction of the adjacent Palazzo dei Congressi (1968), the polygonal-plan riding school attached to the villa was demolished.

🌳In the immediate vicinity of the place where the villa stands today, there existed, in medieval times, an ancient castle built in 1498 by Ludovico Sforza (known as il Moro) and destroyed by the Swiss, after the bloody conquest of Lugano, in 1517.

🌳DESCRIPTION FEATURES

A few steps from the lively center of Lugano, the Ciani Park extends, a destination for many tourists who flock there to admire what is considered one of the most beautiful Swiss parks.

Overlooking the lake, with its 63,000 square meters of surface area it constitutes the green lung of the city.

Parco Ciani, thanks to its enviable position a stone's throw from the center of Lugano, is the place where both the people of Lugano and tourists relax, walking in the shade of the centuries-old trees: the paths wind through the beautiful flower beds, embellished with statues and fountains, and insinuate themselves among the well-kept English lawns.

The Park is divided into two areas.

The first, near Villa Ciani, can be reached from the main entrance, located at the end of the lakefront.

Here the park presents characteristics of both the Italian garden and the English garden: the large flower beds alternate with clearings of very green grass and trees and shrubs from all over the world.

The second area goes from the dock to the Cassarate river and has a more "wild" and decidedly native feel: in fact, there are oaks, lime trees, plane trees and maples, all typical of the Ticino woods.

Inside this wooded area there is an area for children, full of play equipment and suitable for all ages.

Inside Parco Ciani there are also several buildings: Villa Ciani, the Palazzo dei Congressi, the dock, the Cantonal Museum of Natural History and the Cantonal Library.

🌳PARCO CIANI, LUGANO

Vera e propria oasi verde nel centro città, il parco è luogo di attrazione per abitanti e turisti. Viene considerato tra i parchi più belli della Svizzera per la sua posizione privilegiata in riva al lago, gli alberi imponenti, la grande area giochi e i bei percorsi pedonali che si diramano tra statue, fontane e aiuole fiorite.

🌳Composto di una ricchissima flora subtropicale e vegetazione di tipo mediterraneo (ne sono un esempio palme, arbusti esotici, rose, azalee, magnolie e camelie), si estende su una superficie di oltre 63000 m².

🌳Storia

Dimora storica costruita tra il 1840 e il 1843 per volere dei fratelli Giacomo e Filippo Ciani, membri di una famiglia di origine bleniese basata a Milano almeno dal Settecento, nel 1868 Villa Ciani fu ereditata dal medico milanese Antonio Gabrini (1814-1908) e passata, alla sua morte, alla famiglia milanese Dell'Acqua.

🌳Nel 1912 fu rilevata dal Comune di Lugano che adibì il parco a pubblico passeggio e la villa a museo. In seguito alla costruzione dell’attiguo Palazzo dei Congressi (1968), fu demolito il maneggio a pianta poligonale attaccato alla villa.

🌳Nelle immediate vicinanze del luogo in cui oggi sorge la villa esisteva, in epoca medievale, un antico castello costruito nel 1498 da Ludovico Sforza (detto il Moro) e distrutto dagli Svizzeri, dopo la sanguinosa conquista di Lugano, nel 1517.

DESCRIZIONE CARATTERISTICHE VEDI ANCHE

A pochi passi dal movimentato centro di Lugano, si estende il Parco Ciani, meta di moltissimi turisti che vi si riversano per ammirare quello che è considerato uno tra i più bei parchi svizzeri.

Affacciato sul lago, con i suoi 63’000 metri quadrati di superficie costituisce il polmone verde della città. Il Parco Ciani, grazie alla sua invidiabile posizione a due passi dal centro di Lugano, è il luogo dove sia i luganesi che i turisti si rilassano, passeggiando all’ombra degli alberi secolari: i vialetti si snodano tra le belle aiuole fiorite, abbellite da statue e fontane, e si insinuano tra i curatissimi prati all’inglese. Il Parco è diviso in due zone. La prima, nei pressi di Villa Ciani, si raggiunge dall’ingresso principale, situato alla fine del Lungolago. Qui il parco presenta caratteristiche sia del giardino all’italiana che del giardino all’inglese: le ampie aiuole fiorite si alternano a spiazzi di erba verdissima e ad alberi e arbusti provenienti da tutto il mondo. La seconda zona va dalla darsena fino al fiume Cassarate e ha un’impronta più “selvaggia” e decisamente autoctona: si trovano infatti querce, tigli, platani e aceri, tutti tipici dei boschi ticinesi. All’interno di quest’area boschiva è situata la zona per i bambini, ricca di attrezzature di gioco e adatta a tutte le età. All'interno di Parco Ciani si trovano, inoltre, diversi edifici: la Villa Ciani, il Palazzo dei Congressi, la darsena, il Museo Cantonale di Storia Naturale e la Biblioteca Cantonale

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PRIMA PAGINA Unita di Oggi sabato, 17 agosto 2024

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Dossieraggio, Meloni: «Voglio sapere chi sono i mandanti»

Dossieraggio, Meloni: «Voglio sapere chi sono i mandanti». «Ritengo gravissimo che in Italia ci siano dei funzionari dello Stato che hanno passato il loro tempo a violare la legge facendo verifiche su cittadini, comuni e non, a loro piacimento per poi passare queste informazioni alla stampa, ed in particolare ad alcuni esponenti della stampa». È quanto ha dichiarato la premier Giorgia Meloni sul "caso dossieraggio", parlando con le tv appena giunta a Teramo per la chiusura della campagna elettorale delle regionali in Abruzzo. La presidente del Consiglio è tornata a parlare dell'inchiesta di Perugia anche a Pescara: «Vogliamo sapere chi sono i mandanti perché questi sono metodi da regime. Ringrazio il procuratore di Perugia e Melillo», ha detto durante il comizio del centrodestra. I due principali indagati dell’inchiesta sono un tenente della Guardia di Finanza, Pasquale Striano, e il magistrato Antonio Laudati. Entrambi sono stati in servizio per anni alla Direzione Nazionale Antimafia. Secondo l’accusa, Striano e Laudati avrebbero sfruttato le banche dati della Direzione Nazionale Antimafia per ottenere notizie riservate e informazioni su centinaia di persone, soprattutto politici. Parla di «scandalo» e «schedatura illegittima di centinaia di persone» la segretaria del Pd Elly Schlein. La leader dem non ha dubbi: «Si tratta di una vicenda di gravità inaudita, occorre fare estrema chiarezza». «Noi abbiamo chiesto di audire sia Melillo sia Cantone. Bisogna evitare che possano ancora accadere fatti di questo tipo», ha aggiunto Schlein. «È un fatto estremamente grave, che si innesta in una situazione ormai sedimentata da anni: il diritto alla privacy, garantito dall'articolo 15 della nostra Costituzione, è diventato ormai una sorta di aspirazione metafisica». Lo ha spiegato Carlo Nordio, ministro della Giustizia, a margine del Consiglio Ue, commentando la vicenda dei presunti dossieraggi a fini politici. «Le stesse intercettazioni, più o meno lecite, captate in modo diverso, sono diventate quasi la regola, mentre l'articolo 15 della Costituzione dice che possono essere limitate solo in casi eccezionali: se poi non vengono nemmeno autorizzate dall'autorità giudiziaria ma vengono captate in modo per così dire eccentrico allora deve intervenire la magistratura e, secondo me, anche il legislatore», ha aggiunto Nordio.... #notizie #news #breakingnews #cronaca #politica #eventi #sport #moda Read the full article

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https://notizieoggi2023.blogspot.com/2024/03/fedez-marta-fascina-e-la-compagna-di.html Fedez, Marta Fascina e la compagna di Giuseppe Conte. Non solo il ministro Crosetto: chi sono gli spiati dell'inchiesta sul dossieraggio Si allarga l'inchiesta della procura di Perugia sulla presunta attività di dossieraggio per cui sono indagati il magistrato antimafia Antonio Laudati e il luogotenente della Guardia di Finanza Pasquale Striano, per un totale di quindici persone tra cui alcuni giornalisti. Le indagini sono partite da una denuncia del ministro della Difesa Guido Crosetto, ma non è l'unico nome noto tra gli "spiati". I dossier hanno infatti riguardato non solo il ministro Crosetto ma anche altri politici, manager e personaggi di primo piano. Politici e vip Tra i nomi vip spunta anche quello di Fedez, mentre sono numerosi gli esponenti politici. Spiccano i ministri Adolfo Urso e Francesco Lollobrigida, il deputato di Fratelli d’Italia Fabio Rampelli, i sottosegretari Giovanbattista Fazzolari e Claudio Durigon. Ci sono anche Marta Fascina, la deputata di Forza Italia ultima "moglie" di Silvio Berlusconi, e l'attuale compagna di Giuseppe Conte, Olivia Palladino. L'elenco, pubblicato dal Fatto Quotidiano, continua con Matteo Renzi, Denis Verdini, Irene Pivetti.   Gli indagati Tra gli indagati non c'è più ora il solo Pasquale Striano, ma una quindicina di persone. Tra cui il sostituto procuratore antimafia Antonio Laudati, in passato responsabile del servizio Sos, e alcuni giornalisti. I magistrati guidati dal procuratore Raffaele Cantone stanno però ancora cercando di chiarire quello che è ritenuto il vero nodo della ancora presunta attività di dossieraggio. Cioè da chi e per quali scopi siano state utilizzate le informazioni carpite. Se siano state cioè impiegate solo per fini giornalistici o anche per altro. Per dipanare la matassa i pubblici ministeri di Perugia hanno già convocato Striano, indagato per accesso abusivo a sistema informatico e che ha sempre sostenuto di avere agito con correttezza. L'ufficiale si sarebbe però avvalso della facoltà di non rispondere. Il magistrato Antonio Laudati La Procura intende sentire ora Laudati, anche lui accusato di accesso abusivo, al quale è stato notificato un invito a comparire. Il suo difensore, l'avvocato Andrea R. Castaldo, ha annunciato che il magistrato «alla data stabilita risponderà, avendo modo di chiarire la completa estraneità ai fatti contestati». Ha sottolineato anche come «l'attuale vicenda processuale nasca proprio a seguito di una relazione di servizio a firma del dottore Laudati rivolta alla Procura della Repubblica di Roma, nella quale si circostanziavano irregolarità commesse da un ufficiale della guardia di finanza». «In ogni caso - ha sostenuto Castaldo -, gli addebiti contestati non riguardano minimamente personaggi politicamente esposti».   La denuncia L'indagine è stata avviata dalla procura della Repubblica di Roma in seguito a una denuncia del ministro Crosetto dopo che erano state pubblicate notizie riguardanti la sua precedente attività professionale. Il fascicolo è stato poi trasferito ai magistrati di Perugia in base alla competenza a occuparsi di tutti i fascicoli nei quali sono coinvolti i loro colleghi della capitale come persone offese dal reato o indagati.

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Events 1.21 (after 1950)

1950 – American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury. 1951 – The catastrophic eruption of Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea claims 2,942 lives. 1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States. 1960 – Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board. 1960 – Avianca Flight 671 crashes at Montego Bay, Jamaica airport, killing 37 people. 1960 – A coal mine collapses at Holly Country, South Africa, killing 435 miners. 1963 – The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad ends operation. 1968 – Vietnam War, Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. 1968 – A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete. 1971 – The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts. 1976 – Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes. 1980 – Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people. 1981 – Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. 1985 – Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people. 1997 – The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined. 1999 – War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board. 2000 – Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. 2003 – A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. 2004 – NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. 2005 – In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. 2009 – Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow. 2011 – Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people died from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. 2014 – Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. 2017 – Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States. 2023 – Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre.

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Geneva urged to use contraception not bullets to curb deer

The growing population of roe deer, stags and wild boars in Geneva should be curbed not with bullets but with contraception. This is what the animal protection association Animal Equité is demanding from the cantonal government. The organisation is calling on the Geneva cantonal government to stop shootings of wild animals and to carry out a pilot study to test the effectiveness of a vaccine for contraception. The animal rights activists were reacting to a decision by State Councillor Antonio Hodgers to have deer shot in the forests of Versoix in the near future. The association said it was absolutely against these shootings, which it said would also violate cantonal law. According to the current law, shooting of animals that cause damage can only be authorised after “exhaustion of preventive measures”, the association stated. In the present case, the government had by far not exhausted the measures aimed at reducing animal populations, for example, before considering shooting. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/contraception-not-bullets-for-geneva-deer--urges-animal-group/48929650?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o (Source of the original content)