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Scott Peterson – convicted of murder of his missing pregnant wife Laci. Augusto Pinochet – Chilean general became presidential dictator. Valerie Plame. Nicole Polizzi – "Snooki" of MTV reality show Jersey Shore and the show's portrayal of Italian Americans condemned as ethnic stereotypes. Pope Benedict XVI.
The major catalyst of the unrest was the murder of George Floyd on May 25. Though it was not the first controversial killing of a black person in 2020, [32] it sparked a much wider series of global protests and riots which continued into August 2020. [33] [34] As of June 8, there were at least 19 deaths related to the protests. [35]
Judicial branch. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) Federal District Court Judge was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate of soliciting a bribe. (1989) [373] Harry Claiborne (D-NV) Federal District Court Judge was impeached by the House and convicted by the Senate on two counts of tax evasion.
The New York Times was criticized for the work of reporter Walter Duranty, who served as its Moscow bureau chief from 1922 through 1936.Duranty wrote a series of stories in 1931 on the Soviet Union and won a Pulitzer Prize for his work at that time; however, he has been criticized for his denial of widespread famine, most particularly the Holodomor, the Ukraine famine in the 1930s.
Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero hunger, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Programme. Gender equality. Women's rights, global feminism. Commission on the Status of Women, Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Health. maternal health, extreme poverty. Millennium Development Goals.
The list of climate change controversies (or list of global warming controversies) concerns past or present public debates over certain aspects of climate change: whether it is occurring (climate change deniers dispute this), how much has occurred in modern times, what has caused it, what its effects will be, whether action should be taken to curb it now or later, and so forth.
The United Nations has been criticized for a variety of reasons, including its policies, ideology, equality of representation, administration, ability to enforce rulings, and ideological bias. Often cited points of criticism include a perceived lack of the body's efficacy (including a total lack of efficacy in both pre-emptive measures and de ...
List of CIA controversies. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been the subject of a number of controversies, both in and outside of the United States. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner accuses the CIA of covert actions and human rights abuses. [1] Jeffrey T. Richelson of the National Security Archive has been critical ...