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  1. Dec 2018
    1. n 2017, there were 100 homicides per 100,000 residents, making Tijuana the fifth most dangerous city in the world,

      This is such a sad realization, and the authorities should really do something about this.

  2. Oct 2018
    1. but the soil that makes up the desert ground in the southwest causes most rain to simply run off rather than soak into the earth.

      Obviously evacuating the scene is the safest thing to do.

  3. Sep 2018
    1. gave Australian player Nick Kyrgios a pep talk during a match in which Kyrgios appeared to be tanking.

      This is completely outrageous because this is clearly emphasizing gender inequality.

    2. Later, after losing a game, Williams smashed her racket, and Ramos docked her a point, as the rules require.

      This is not only unprofessional, but disrespectful as well especially considering that she is a well respected public figure.

    3. “She completely had the right message about women’s inequality, but it wasn’t the right time to bring it up.”

      Obviously Williams has dealt with gender inequality. It was brave of her to publicly acknowledge her opinions, however it was unprofessional to do it amidst the tennis courts during a game.

    1. "This is historic in terms of the amount of rain from one storm in North Carolina," National Weather Service meteorologist Bob Oravec said.

      This suggests the extreme difficulties accompanied with maintaining safety and security in drastic natural disasters.

    1. On Friday, department officers went to pick up two pallets of donated fruit and quickly discovered something off about the weight of the boxes.

      It is assuring to know that officials take their jobs seriously so as to prevent drugs from entering the prison systems.

    2. The drugs are valued at approximately $789,467, according to the US Customs and Border Protection statement.

      This is very weird and suspicious that drugs are being imported into the prison system, considering the drug companies won't get paid.

    1. reported it to the authorities when it happened more than 30 years ago.

      Yes, the described incident is horrible. But there is no evidence of what happened, and if it was as traumatic as she says and if she really knew who her attacker for the past three decades, why didn't she speak out sooner?

    2. “It may take a survivor a while to process that trauma, and even to identify what has happened,

      This is why it took so long for some victims to come forward, even if it was decades later.

    3. Survivors of abuse responded by rallying around a new hashtag, #WhyIDidntReport, to highlight the difficulties, fear, anger and shame that so often surround sexual harassment and assault.

      The abused people are uniting by sharing their stories and making their sexual circumstances public.