The Daily Populous

Wednesday December 20th, 2023 day edition

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MILAN (AP) — A court in northern Italy convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman for her murder in Italy after she refused her family’s demands to marry a cousin in their homeland.

Italian prosecutors argued that she was was killed by her family on May 1, 2021.

A few days later, her parents flew from Milan to Pakistan.

The parents, Shabbar Abbas and Nazia Shaheen, were sentenced to life in prison, while her uncle, Danish Hasnain, was handed a 14-year prison term by a court in Reggio Emilia.

Abbas, who was extradited from Pakistan in August, professed his innocence during a tearful statement to the court before deliberations.

In one social media post, she and her Pakistani boyfriend were shown kissing on a street in the regional capital, Bologna.

According to Italian investigators, that kiss enraged Abbas’ parents, who wanted her to marry a cousin in Pakistan. »

Joe Biden plans to ban logging in US old-growth forests in 2025

Authored by theguardian.com

Advocates for years have been pushing the Biden administration to explicitly ban logging in old-growth and mature forests.

In 2022, shortly before Biden announced his executive order, a group of more than 130 scientists wrote a letter to Biden advocating a ban on logging in old-growth forests.

The ban will come into effect in early 2025, allowing time for the Forest Service to finalize rules that will protect old-growth forests from logging. »

Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 primary ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution

Authored by nbcnews.com

"A majority of the court holds that President Trump is disqualified from holding the office of President under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution," the Colorado ruling said.

It also said that if the matter is pursued before the U.S. Supreme Court before that date, the pause will remain in effect during that time and Colorado will be required to include Trump’s name on the primary ballot pending action by the Supreme Court.

Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, bashed the ruling and signaled that an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was forthcoming. »

Bethesda Turned Down Obsidian’s Proposal To Work On Multiple The Elder Scrolls Spin-offs

Authored by twistedvoxel.com

Bethesda Game Studios had turned down multiple proposals from Obsidian Entertainment to work on The Elder Scrolls spin-offs.

The latter was pitched by Avellone himself, and was intended to provide more adventures in the setting during the years before the next Bethesda release.

In related new, it was previously revealed that The Elder Scrolls VI will build upon the magic and leveling system found in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. »

Mobster Does Not Regret the ‘Great’ Topless Photo That Led to Arrest

Authored by petapixel.com

A Colombo crime family “underboss” sentenced to prison this week for extortion and money laundering has said he doesn’t regret the topless poolside photo that led to his arrest.

For his role, DiMatteo, 68, pleaded guilty to racketeering involving extortion and the conspiracy to commit money laundering.

DiMatteo was the only one of the 14 Colombo family mobsters who evaded police after being indicted in 2021. »