| Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust Posted: 18 May 2020 03:47 AM PDT  Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl - the first time the dangerous synthetic opioid that is ravaging North America has been found in Asia's Golden Triangle drug-producing region. In a sign that Asia's drug syndicates have moved into the lucrative opioid market, more than 3,700 litres of methylfentanyl was discovered by anti-narcotics police near Loikan village in Shan State in northeast Myanmar. The seizure of the fentanyl derivative was part of Asia's biggest-ever interception of illicit drugs, precursors and drug-making equipment, including 193 million methamphetamine tablets known as yaba. At 17.5 tonnes, that is almost as much yaba as has been seized during the previous two years in Myanmar. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the scale of the bust was unprecedented and Myanmar's anti-drug authorities had "dismantled a significant network" during a two-month operation involving police and military. Also seized were almost 163,000 litres and 35.5 tonnes of drug precursors - substances that can be used to produce drugs - as well as weapons. There were more than 130 arrests.
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| Rubio steps in to lead Senate Intelligence Committee Posted: 18 May 2020 09:06 PM PDT  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation's intelligence community. Rubio will replace North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, who said last week that he would step aside after federal agents examining his recent stock sales showed up at his home with a warrant to search his cellphone. Friday was Burr's last day in the position.
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| Russia looks to U.S. for aid as new coronavirus cases drop to lowest since May 1 Posted: 18 May 2020 12:41 AM PDT  Russia is working on getting reciprocal medical aid from the United States, Moscow said on Monday after the country reported its lowest overnight rise in coronavirus cases since May 1. Meanwhile, Moscow is working on securing supplies of reciprocal medical aid from the United States to help it combat the coronavirus, Russia's Deputy Foreign Sergei Ryabkov said.
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| The sister of Ahmaud Arbery's accused killer posted pictures of his dead body to Snapchat, and said it's because she's a 'true crime fan' Posted: 19 May 2020 02:58 AM PDT  In an interview with The Sun, Lindsay McMichael admitted to sharing a photo of Arbery's body at the scene, but said she didn't do so maliciously.
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| Grounded in Arizona: Flights arrive but don't leave as ailing airlines park fleets Posted: 18 May 2020 09:29 AM PDT  As the airline industry contracts during the COVID-19 crisis, carriers are grounding thousands of jetliners in the Southwest.
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| A couple vanished the same night of a car wreck. Police took 2 weeks to find their bodies, car. Posted: 19 May 2020 12:02 PM PDT  Police said the crash site was not visible, but loved ones are questioning why they didn't search longer or come back in daylight.
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| Coronavirus: Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow Posted: 17 May 2020 03:08 PM PDT  The Latin American nation now has more than 230,000 infections - the world's fourth highest number.
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| 'Not a mask in sight': thousands flock to Yellowstone as park reopens Posted: 19 May 2020 11:01 AM PDT  With support of the Trump administration, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have partially reopened after Covid-19 closures * Live global updates * See all our coronavirus coverageOn Monday, thousands of visitors from across the country descended on Yellowstone national park, which opened for the first time since its closure in March due to the coronavirus pandemic."We have been cooped up for weeks," Jacob Willis told the Guardian near a crowd of onlookers at the Old Faithful Geyser. "When the parks opened, we jumped at the opportunity to travel," said Willis, who had arrived from Florida.Yellowstone, America's oldest national park, and the nearby Grand Teton national park are the most recent to have partially reopened with the support of the Trump administration."I hope everybody is listening," Donald Trump announced earlier in May. "The parks are opening, and rapidly, actually."While many have celebrated the reopening of the revered landscapes, others have raised health concerns about large, possibly maskless, groups of out-of-state visitors arriving and potentially skirting social distancing guidelines."We checked the webcam at Old Faithful at about 3.30pm yesterday," said Kristin Brengel, the senior vice-president of government affairs at the National Parks Conservation Association. "Not much physical distancing happening and not a single mask in sight.""I think we're the only car from Teton county," said Mark Segal, a Wyoming local, noting the prominence of out-of-state license plates in Yellowstone on Monday.At the Moran entrance station in Wyoming – the entrance to both Grand Teton and Yellowstone park – cars began to line up at 5.30am. By 11am, an hour before opening, vehicles with license plates from as far away as New York, Washington State and Alaska sprawled along the highway leading to the park entrance.Park fees were waived and masked rangers cheerfully welcomed visitors who streamed through the gate.Many of the visitors drove directly to Old Faithful, Yellowstone's most popular attraction, to watch the 2.20 geyser eruption. The Guardian witnessed rangers having to disperse large groups of onlookers twice.Amy, a 19-year-old from San Diego, traveled to Yellowstone with four college friends. They planned to visit many of the parks that have recently reopened."We wanted to get out and see the country," said Amy, as hundreds of visitors sat on the semi-circle of benches that surround Old Faithful.According to the National Park Service, Yellowstone's phased reopening includes a ban on tour buses, overnight camping and lodging. Only the Wyoming gates into the park are currently open, and the park will provide protective barriers "where needed" and encourage "the use of masks or facial coverings in high-density areas". "The park's goal is to open safely and conservatively, ensure we take the right actions to reduce risks to our employees and visitors, and help local economies begin to recover," said the Yellowstone superintendent, Cam Sholly.For Segal, who came on opening day in hopes of a quiet Yellowstone experience, the number of out of state visitors was disturbing."What if everyone that leaves here goes and gets a bite in Jackson?" he asked, referring to a nearby town and speaking to the Guardian from his car as he and his family waited to get into the park. "This is exactly what we're afraid of."
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| Assad seizes assets of wealthy cousin after he issued rare public appeal for debt relief Posted: 19 May 2020 05:52 AM PDT  The Syrian regime has announced it will seize the assets of a wealthy businessman and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, after he published a series of provocative video appeals where he begged for debt relief. A document signed by the Syrian finance ministry said it would take the assets of Rami Makhlouf, as well as those of his wife and children, as a "precautionary measure" to ensure his debts are paid. Mr Makhlouf was once one of Syria's wealthiest men, with a business empire spanning the telecoms, construction and property sectors, as well as a member of the regime's inner circle. But over the past few weeks, Mr Makhlouf appears to have angered Assad by publishing a series of videos where he asks directly for help in paying substantial debts and fines imposed by the regime as part of an ongoing regulatory dispute. The unprecedented, public display of discontent with Assad is believed to have angered the dictator and brought to the surface a bitter feud at the heart of Syria's ruling family. It has been speculated that the decision to impose the huge financial penalties on Mr Makhlouf may be linked with Syria's ongoing struggle to repay debts to Russia for military and economic support. In Mr Makhlouf's most recent video, he claimed that Syrian officials had told him to quit as the head of his telecoms operator, Syriatel. And in his first video, Mr Makhlouf had claimed that he was struggling to keep his businesses afloat as a result of the fines. "We are ready to pay, but don't have the cash ready to go, so we ask you, the state, to find a proper mechanism for us to pay without damaging the company," he said in the Facebook video, where he asked for help more than dozen times. At the time, Syria analysts said that the move was likely to lead to adverse consequences for the businessman. Mr Makhlouf's son, 22-year-old Mohammed Makhlouf, has boasted of his wealth in posts on social media, where he has posed with sports cars and speedboats. According to the regime, Syriatel owes 134 billion Syrian pounds, which due to severe inflation in the war-torn country is worth around $77m.
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| Pandemic will change Communion for many Posted: 19 May 2020 09:21 AM PDT  Holy Communion will have a different look when in-person worship services resume at the end of May in the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn.: The wafers signifying the body of Christ will be placed in the hands of parishioners by priests and deacons wearing face masks and safety glasses.
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| FBI cracks iPhone encryption, finds al Qaeda links to 2019 Florida naval base shooter Posted: 18 May 2020 07:20 AM PDT  The FBI has found links between al Qaeda and the Saudi terrorist who killed three US sailors in Florida after cracking the military trainee's iPhones, according to reports.Quoting a person familiar with the investigation, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported on Monday that US investigators broke through the security protocols of two iPhones and found "links" between Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, 21, and a suspected al-Qaeda operative.
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| A family-run small business in the Bay Area got its PPP loan after Business Insider dug into their case. Tens of thousands are still waiting. Posted: 19 May 2020 07:22 AM PDT  Nearly two months after the Paycheck Protection Program was launched, tens of thousands — if not more — businesses are still waiting to be approved.
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| Sheriff: Man gouges out neighbor's eyes over loud rooster Posted: 19 May 2020 09:27 AM PDT |
| U.S. 'likely' to extend travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico: Homeland Security's Wolf Posted: 19 May 2020 11:56 AM PDT  Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf said Tuesday the Trump administration is "likely" to extend non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada that are set to expire on Wednesday. "We really have to see what is the health care situation like in Mexico and Canada, how are their cases, have they hit their curve?" Wolf said at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event. Earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada and the United States have agreed to extend a ban on non-essential land travel between the two nations by another 30 days.
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| 70 cases of COVID-19 at French schools days after reopening Posted: 18 May 2020 12:14 PM PDT  The affected schools are being closed immediately.
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| Asia virus latest: Beijing hits back at Trump; China seeks to stop wildlife trade Posted: 19 May 2020 04:53 AM PDT  Beijing accused Donald Trump of smearing China and shirking American responsibilities to the World Health Organization, after the US president threatened to pull out of the UN health body. The American leader has been locked in a bitter war of words with Beijing, alleging it covered up the initial outbreak late last year before the disease spread globally.
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| Pilot Survives F-22 Raptor Crash, But Cause Remains Unknown Posted: 19 May 2020 10:21 AM PDT  The Raptor was one of just 186 F-22s in the Air Force's inventory.
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| California Offers First COVID-19 Cash Aid to Undocumented Immigrants Posted: 18 May 2020 12:37 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES -- For two decades, Adolfo Luna has earned his family's keep as a musician, playing his accordion and singing at weddings and other events in Southern California. "I have been making an honest living, paying the bills and filing my taxes," Luna said. Then the coronavirus pandemic struck, eliminating group gatherings -- and all his bookings.Since March, Luna, an immigrant from Mexico who is living in the United States illegally, has been trying to find construction work, factory work or any other work, to no avail. Going on three months without a gig, he barely made the rent and for the first time missed his car-insurance payment.On Monday, the musician was among thousands in California hoping to sign up for a landmark new state relief program that will provide taxpayer-funded assistance to immigrants in the country illegally, who have been shut out of federal relief programs and unemployment assistance.In anticipation of the payments, people looking for information on how to apply over the weekend were directing a flurry of calls to the 12 nonprofit organizations contracted to vet the applications. By Monday, when the phone lines opened, many people reported they could not get through.The $75 million cash assistance program, which will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, will be conducted almost entirely by telephone to avoid hazardous in-person contacts. "I am praying that I get through," said Luna, 50, who had called a local nonprofit Friday, only to hear he would have to wait until Monday.Luna said he realized his chance of getting a one-time grant of $500 per person or $1,000 per household was the equivalent of winning the lottery. The available funding will allow only about 150,000 immigrants to benefit, according to state officials.There are an estimated 10.6 million immigrants living illegally in the United States, of whom 2 million live in California, more than in any other state."We know that money is limited and doesn't reflect the amount of taxes that the undocumented pay in California," said Olimpia Blanco, a coordinator at Carecen, one of the organizations helping with signups. "We believe we owe it to the community to make the process as equitable as possible and uphold the first-come, first-served nature of it."Immigrants who are in the country illegally are particularly vulnerable to the economic shock caused by the coronavirus outbreak because they tend to earn low salaries in jobs that have disappeared, as cooks, servers, hotel workers and domestic help.Two-thirds of them have lived in the United States for more than a decade. Collectively, they have 5 million American-born children and pay billions of dollars in taxes, yet most states have not moved to provide any assistance through the current economic collapse.In California, unauthorized workers make up 10% of the workforce and are overrepresented among essential workers in sectors such as health care and agriculture.The governor, Gavin Newsom, announced in mid-April that the state would provide $75 million in cash assistance to the 150,000 who are selected. Philanthropic organizations and private donors pledged an additional $50 million for another 100,000 immigrants."California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient," Newsom said in unveiling the program. "Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis. We are all in this together."Regardless of your status, documented or undocumented, there are people in need," he added.Since the April announcement, immigrants have been making preparations to apply.Nidia Preza, 37, a single mother of three young children, said she was forced to resign from her job cleaning a building when schools closed.An immigrant from El Salvador who lives in a converted garage in Los Angeles, Preza said that she has had to cut back on the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that she feeds her children, ages 3, 4 and 12."Getting the money would be very, very helpful," she said.Felipe Flores, 65, who arrived in the U.S. from Mexico at the age of 16, said he feared that the phone lines would be jammed."There are so many people in need and so little money," said Flores, who works in debris collection and recycling, and also cleans storage units on the side.Without work for the first time in all his years in the United States, Flores has been sleeping in an empty storage unit outside Los Angeles because he could no longer afford the rent of a room where he had been living."I'll bang on the door" of a local nonprofit, he said, "if that is what it takes to sign up."But there will be no in-person registration for the aid, the websites said.Sixteen caseworkers will be taking calls at MICOP, a nonprofit in Ventura County, where immigrants toil in agricultural fields, as well as in tourism.Days before the program had opened, "the phone is already nonstop," said Arcenio Lopez, executive director of the organization.To qualify for the money, applicants must prove they are in the country illegally, out of work because of the health crisis and not eligible for federal stimulus checks or unemployment benefits.Groups opposed to the program sued to block the state from using taxpayer dollars, arguing that it was illegal. The cases were dismissed by the court.Wary of attracting more opposition, the state Department of Social Services and the organizations that it contracted to vet and disburse the funds were tight-lipped about what specific documents they would request from applicants and how they would be provided. Many immigrants lack computers, scanners and other technology that may be required.Luna, the musician, said he would present his ITIN, a taxpayer identification number akin to a Social Security number that the IRS issues to immigrants in the country illegally; a Mexican consular identity card; and a California driver's license issued to undocumented immigrants, which looks different than licenses issued to other residents.The information collected is being uploaded onto a state portal. Those who are approved will be contacted by text, email or phone about arrangements to receive the funds in the form of a prepaid card.To complement the $75 million in state funding, a network of foundations, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, is committing $50 million in direct aid to especially vulnerable immigrants, such as those with disabilities and people in the LGBTQ community. Major backers of that effort include the Emerson Collective, Blue Shield of California Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company
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| The top health official in a Russian region that claims to have only 29 coronavirus deaths says the real figure is more than 20 times higher Posted: 18 May 2020 08:33 AM PDT  Russia says Dagestan has 3,371 coronavirus infections and 29 deaths. The region's health minister says the figures are actually 13,000 and 657.
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| Mob storms Saudi-owned channel in Iraq following show Posted: 18 May 2020 08:19 AM PDT |
| Federal lawsuit calls officer in Breonna Taylor shooting a 'dirty cop' with a 'vendetta' Posted: 18 May 2020 01:01 PM PDT  Brett Hankison is one of three Louisville police officers on administrative reassignment during an investigation into Breonna Taylor's death.
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| Italy's daily coronavirus death toll and new cases climb Posted: 19 May 2020 09:05 AM PDT  Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 162 on Tuesday, against 99 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases rose sharply to 813 from 451 on Monday. The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 32,169 the agency said, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.
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| Authorities announce forfeiture of ancient Gilgamesh tablet from Hobby Lobby's Museum of the Bible Posted: 18 May 2020 08:24 PM PDT  The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet was featured at the Washington, D.C., museum. The crafts chain bought it in 2014 for $1.6 million.
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| Navy Cruiser Commanding Officer Fired After 4,000-Gallon Fuel Spill Posted: 18 May 2020 05:10 PM PDT  Capt. Erica Hoffmann, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser Philippine Sea was relieved of her duties.
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| China abductions: Parents find son snatched in hotel 32 years ago Posted: 19 May 2020 05:42 AM PDT  Li Jingzhi quit her job to search China for her son, Mao Yin, who went missing in 1988.
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| Trump is hemorrhaging older voters, polls show Posted: 18 May 2020 07:24 AM PDT  Several of President Trump's previously reliable voting blocs are starting to slide into former Vice President Joe Biden's territory.Trump proved popular among older voters, and unexpectedly so in Rust Belt states like Michigan and Wisconsin, back in the 2016 election. But polls show Trump is sliding among those once-promising voting blocs, and even in formerly solid Republican states such as Arizona.The age gap between the two main political parties has been clear for decades: Younger voters tend to go for Democrats, while older people vote Republican, FiveThirtyEight notes. That proved true once again in 2016, where Trump won not only voters over 65 but also those between 45 and 64. But recent polls — and even reportedly Trump's private polling — show he's faltering among those age groups. Trump's average margin of four percent over Hillary Clinton in 2016 among voters age 45-64 has fallen to give Biden a 1.4 percent average advantage in that group. And while Trump won voters over 65 by 13.3 percent the last election around, he's now losing them by a percentage point to Biden, polls show.The New York Times has suggested those floundering numbers could stem from Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and older voters aren't the only group that could turn on him because of it. Republican leaders in states that went for Trump in 2016 warn he could lose this year if voters are worried about their health and the economy; top advisers and GOP officials in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin all shared this prediction with Politico.More stories from theweek.com Florida COVID-19 data chief says she was removed from post after refusing to censor data New York's Democratic primary is back on, with both Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang on the ballot Trump's coronavirus National Guard order expires the day before many members would be eligible for key benefits
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| Walmart is shutting down Jet.com 4 years after buying the company for $3.3 billion Posted: 19 May 2020 04:45 AM PDT  "Due to continued strength of the Walmart.com brand, the company will discontinue Jet.com," Walmart said.
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| Mexico cites virus in slapping down renewable energy Posted: 17 May 2020 01:45 PM PDT  The Mexican government has cited the coronavirus pandemic as a justification for new rules that will reduce the role of renewable energies like solar and wind power, granting a reprieve to the government's own ageing, fossil-fuel power plants. The decree over the weekend has sparked outrage among Mexican and foreign investors who had been allowed to sell their power into the government-operated grid. Industry associations said it will affect 28 solar and wind projects that were ready to go online, and 16 more under construction, with a total of $6.4 billion in investments, much of it from foreign firms.
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| ‘Deeply disturbing’: Sister of alleged killer of Ahmaud Arbery shared Snapchat of black jogger’s dead body Posted: 19 May 2020 04:49 AM PDT  The sister of Travis McMichael, who is alleged to have murdered Ahmaud Arbery, has admitted that she posted a disturbing image of the 25-year-old's dead body on Snapchat because she is a "true crime fan".Lindsay McMichael, the sister and daughter of suspects Travis and Gregory McMichael, added that her post was not "malicious", in comments made to The Sun.
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| Russia says many coronavirus patients died of other causes. Some disagree Posted: 19 May 2020 05:05 AM PDT  Before she died in a Moscow hospital earlier this month, Liubov Kashaeva, 74, twice tested positive for the new coronavirus. "The medical death certificate ... said she died of a malignant tumour," Kashaeva's daughter-in-law, Daria Kornilova, said. "Coronavirus was not mentioned anywhere."
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| Afghan forces repel Taliban attack on key city: officials Posted: 19 May 2020 01:49 AM PDT  Afghan security forces on Tuesday repelled a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz, officials said, a strategic city in northern Afghanistan that had briefly fallen to the militants twice in the past. Taliban fighters attacked several outposts of Afghan forces on the outskirts of the city at around 1:00 am, triggering fierce fighting, a defence ministry statement said. Both sides have repeatedly clashed in rural areas in recent months, but an attempt to enter a city like Kunduz is seen as a serious escalation.
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| How greater diversity in the cockpit could help airlines avoid a looming pilot shortage Posted: 18 May 2020 05:15 AM PDT  Before the new coronavirus hit, the airline industry was bracing for a severe pilot shortage. But just as the pandemic has forced school closures across the country, it's also disrupting aviation training programs, which could mean even fewer pilots are trained to fly tomorrow's fleet of commercial aircraft.There are many reasons for the anticipated shortage, including increased regulation, growing demand for air travel and an aging workforce, coupled with a mandatory retirement age of 65. But there's one cause that also offers a solution: The industry has long struggled to recruit women, people of color and members of other marginalized groups.As a scholar of aviation education and policy, I believe a stronger focus on attracting a diverse workforce and embracing a more inclusive culture is pivotal to ensuring there are enough pilots as Americans return to the skies in record numbers after this crisis passes. Lack of diversityUpon entering the field of aviation in 2014, it took me about a year on the job before I fully grasped that I was, more often than not, the only woman in the room – and frequently the youngest to boot.Eventually, I had the opportunity to critically examine the systemic problems that have led to a lack of diversity in both the academic aviation world and the broader industry it reflects. I found that women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community were significantly underrepresented, yet their mere presence was often used to symbolize progress in diversifying the industry. And little has changed.A review of the latest Civil Airmen Statistics indicates that a little over 4% of Airline Transport Certificate holders – the required certification to fly for a major carrier – are women. No major U.S. carrier hired a female pilot until 1973. The situation is even worse for African Americans, who were not hired to pilot a commercial airplane until the 1960s. Things changed only because of a six-year battle against Continental Airlines waged by Marlon Green, who filed a discrimination complaint against the carrier. In 1963, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in his favor, paving the way for the first black pilot, David Ellsworth Harris, whom American Airlines hired in 1964. Green would follow suit at Continental in 1965.But even today there are few African American pilots. Sociologists Louwanda Evans and Joe Feagin estimate that the number in 2012 was fewer than 700 – less than 1% of all commercial pilots. Fewer than 20 were black women. Pilot shortageI believe this lack of inclusion has contributed to the looming pilot shortage the industry has worried about for several years.Every few years, Boeing releases a report forecasting the number of professionals that the aviation industry will need in the coming years, from pilots and maintenance technicians to cabin crew. In its most recent report, Boeing estimates that North America is short 212,000 pilots through 2038.One of the problems is the field's high barrier for those who lack resources and support. The cost of a flight education at a traditional four-year institution can range from US$50,000 to upwards of $100,000, in addition to rising tuition fees.Another issue is a culture that isn't very inclusive.For an ongoing research project, I've been interviewing African American women in a variety of positions in the aviation industry about the challenges pursuing a successful career in the field. I've found that the lack of mentors, access to the industry, resources and "people who look like you" have all been barriers to entry and retention in the industry. There is also a perception problem, where women are not seen as authoritative enough for positions like captain of an aircraft.In a recent CNN article, aviation writer Kathryn Creedy put part of the blame on work rules that "haven't changed in 50 years." A sexist work environment is the subject of an ongoing lawsuit against Frontier Airlines, which is accused of discriminating against pregnant and breastfeeding women. Beyond tokenismIn the various months devoted to recognizing historically marginalized groups such as women, African Americans and LBGTQ people, the aviation industry joins the chorus of group that use the calendar to highlight historic diversity firsts.For example, you'll often see articles in February showcasing the "first African American pilot" or the "first all LGBTQ flight crew." Unfortunately, those firsts did not spark a significant change that led to real diversity in the cockpit, which continues to be dominated by white men. The problem with celebrating diverse talent only during the designated month is that this approach does not require the industry to reflect on why it needs diversity and inclusion policies in the first place. In her 2013 book, "Cabin Pressure: African-American Pilots, Flight Attendants, and Emotional Labor," sociologist Louwanda Evans writes about how mere representation can't paper over entrenched discrimination. And this problem, in turn, is contributing to the looming pilot shortage. The principles of justice and equity should be enough to convince carriers to make their policies and practices more equitable and inclusive to individuals who have not typically been drawn to the industry. But if they need more convincing, the clear economic imperative should do the job. [Expertise in your inbox. Sign up for The Conversation's newsletter and get a digest of academic takes on today's news, every day.]This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts.Read more: * How do you stay safe now that states are reopening? An expert explains how to assess risk when reconnecting with friends and family * Coronavirus murals: inside the world of pandemic-inspired street artShannon McLoughlin Morrison is affiliated with The Ohio State University, and has volunteered for the National Gay Pilots Association and Women in Aviation
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| Argentine scientists discover one of the last dinosaurs Posted: 19 May 2020 12:15 AM PDT 
PART MUST COURTESY CABA NATURAL SCIENCES MUSEUM Digital**~: PART MUST COURTESY CABA NATURAL SCIENCES MUSEUM. Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a 70-million-year-old treasure: remains of one of the last meat-eating dinosaurs to walk the earth - a type of so-called megaraptor. Fernando Novas is leading a team from the Argentine Museum of National Sciences and says the creature was around 10 metres long. "Its neck was lengthy. Its skull was low, thin and long. It had teeth which were not too big, different from those of the Tyrannosaurus or the Giganotosaurus. These were small teeth. Nevertheless, its jaw was armed with these teeth that allowed him to tear into the skin of its prey. The most prominent thing was that their thumb ended in a claw measuring approximately 40 centimers in length." A discovery of fossils was made in the southern province of Santa Cruz in March. After that, experts realised they were looking at the remains of a megaraptor: a predator from the end of the age of dinosaurs - slimmer and faster than a T-Rex, but just as deadly.
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| A Hong Kong ice cream shop now offers 'tear gas' flavored ice cream to remind people of pro-democracy demonstrations, which broke out nearly a year ago Posted: 18 May 2020 06:26 PM PDT  "It tastes like tear gas. It feels difficult to breathe at first, and it's really pungent and irritating," Anita Wong told the AP
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| A gang of hackers claims to have sold off all the data it has on President Trump and plans to auction its Madonna data next Posted: 18 May 2020 11:50 AM PDT  The hackers behind the data dumps related to Lady Gaga and President Trump claim to have sold all their data related to Trump.
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| Iraq faces full local lockdowns as virus cases jump Posted: 18 May 2020 06:18 AM PDT  Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country's new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. Areas of Baghdad believed to play a role in spreading the virus will face a full lockdown as of Wednesday for a period of two weeks, Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi said in a statement. The areas lie in Baghdad's peripheries and are mostly impoverished and over-crowded.
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| After Arbery shooting, black parents are rethinking 'the talk' with sons to explain white vigilantes Posted: 19 May 2020 09:25 AM PDT  "I told him, 'Son, don't run when you are confronted with a gun. I don't want to go to your funeral.' "
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| Abu Dhabi's Etihad makes first known flight to Israel, carrying Palestinian aid Posted: 19 May 2020 11:12 AM PDT  An Etihad Airways plane flew from the United Arab Emirates to Israel on Tuesday to deliver coronavirus supplies to the Palestinians, a spokeswoman for the Abu Dhabi airline said, marking the first known flight by a UAE carrier to Israel. Israel does not have diplomatic relations with any of the six Gulf Arab countries, and there are no commercial flights between them.
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| 'Who is that money helping?': Congress asks why Treasury, Fed have spent little of $500B for coronavirus Posted: 18 May 2020 03:23 PM PDT  Congress approved $500 billion to help businesses and local governments weather the economic catastrophe of coronavirus, but little has been spent
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| Australian man fined for rescuing whale from sea nets Posted: 19 May 2020 12:40 AM PDT  After rescuers failed to arrive, the man launched his own rescue, driving his boat out to the whale.
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| Man abducted as child in China reunited with parents after 32 years Posted: 19 May 2020 06:33 AM PDT  A Chinese man kidnapped as a toddler 32 years ago has been reunited with his biological parents, after police used facial recognition technology to help track him down. Mao Yin was just two when he was snatched outside a hotel in Xi'an in central Shaanxi province in 1988 and sold to a childless couple in neighbouring Sichuan province who raised him as their own son, Xi'an's public security bureau said in a statement. Police "aged" one of Mao's childhood photos, according to state broadcaster CCTV, and used the model to scan the national database and find close matches.
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| Canadian Snowbirds plane crashes into house in British Columbia, killing one Posted: 17 May 2020 11:18 PM PDT  One person has died and a second has been seriously injured after a Canadian acrobatic jet crashed into a residential street, authorities confirmed.The plane crashed in the vicinity of Kamloops, British Columbia on Sunday during a flyover flight intended to boost the nation's morale during the coronavirus pandemic, The Royal Canadian Air Force said.
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| Nursing homes' "original sin" may be making virus crisis worse Posted: 18 May 2020 09:29 AM PDT  Roughly one in 15 U.S. nursing homes was cited last year for failing to meet standards for "sufficient nursing staff."
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| At least 25 million people in China are under enhanced coronavirus lockdowns after an outbreak of 34 cases in a province next to Russia Posted: 19 May 2020 07:53 AM PDT  Lockdown measures have been reimposed in the northeastern provinces of Jilin, Liaoning and Heilongjiang where new coronavirus cases have emerged.
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| Iran sentences couple to death over money laundering Posted: 19 May 2020 02:02 AM PDT |
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