Facing Up
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| Originally published | 2001 |
| Authors | Steven Weinberg |
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| ID | 2066802 |
About Facing Up
In a recent New York Times profile, James Glanz remarked, "Steven Weinberg is perhaps the world's most authoritative proponent of the idea that physics is hurtling toward a 'final theory,' a complete explanation of nature's particles and forces that will endure as the bedrock of all science forevermore. . . .
Paul Pelosi takes stand in trial of alleged attacker
... " Mr DePape is Facing Up to 20 years in prison for the attempted kidnapping charge, as well as an additional 30 years for assault on a federal official s family member...
The Tanzanians searching for their grandfathers' skulls in Germany
... " Germany is Facing Up to its historical responsibilities… [and] is committed to advancing the process of coming to terms with the injustices committed, " Katja Keul, a minister of state in the foreign ministry, wrote in an email response to a list of questions...
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... One of the protesters, 34-year-old Ardiansyah has been in custody since mid-September and is Facing Up to five years in prison...
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...By Jemma CrewBBC NewsPossessing laughing gas will be made illegal in three weeks, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug Facing Up to two years in prison...
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... " The problem is the council hasn t listened; they haven t listened to the opposition, they haven t listened to the officers, they haven t listened to the auditors and they haven t even listened to the trades unions who have all been raising concerns with them because they have put their heads in the sand instead of Facing Up to the mess they ve made...
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... The final series, which will arrive on Netflix on Thursday, finds the fictional Summerhouse Hackney estate Facing Up to the consequences of long-running corruption while also facing new violent threats...
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... Mr Trump is Facing Up to 20 years in prison in Georgia if convicted of the most severe charge of racketeering...
Russia's Navalny says he is facing jail beyond 2050
... " They have brought absurd charges against me, according to which I am Facing Up to 35 years, " said the Kremlin critic, who has been in prison since he returned to Russia in January 2021 after recovering from a nerve agent attack in Siberia...
Russia's Navalny says he is facing jail beyond 2050
By Laura GozziBBC News
Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, has said he is being investigated on terrorism charges which could see him imprisoned beyond 2050.
Speaking via video link from his penal colony, Navalny called the new case against him " absurd".
He is already facing 11 and half years in prison on a range of charges, which his supporters say are trumped-up.
Separately, another leading opposition figure, former Yekaterinburg mayor Yevgeny Roizman , has gone On Trial .
He has pleaded Not Guilty to charges of discrediting Russia's armed forces.
Russia has intensified a crackdown on its critics At Home since invading Ukraine Last Year , with many In Exile or behind bars.
Navalny said In Court on Wednesday that a new Criminal Case has been opened which would see him judged by a military tribunal on " terrorism" charges.
He Said it related to a Criminal Case opened against him in October on allegations of creating an extremist group, inciting hatred against state officials, and calling for unauthorised protests.
" They have brought absurd charges against me, according to which I Am Facing Up to 35 years, " said the Kremlin critic, who has been in prison since he returned to Russia in January 2021 after recovering from a nerve agent attack in Siberia.
There has been no confirmation yet of a separate Criminal Case from Russian authorities.
Navalny's latest court appearance was part of a pre-trial hearing related to the amount of time authorities are giving him to familiarise himself with the case files. He is due to reappear In Court next week.
His current prison term comes to an end in 2031, but if he is given the maximum punishment in all cases opened against him he will stay behind bars beyond 2050, according to investigative project Agentstvo, citing lawyers.
After his appearance on Wednesday, Navalny said he had been returned to solitary confinement, having spent 15 Days there already.
Meanwhile, another high-profile Russian dissident is facing five years in jail in The City he led for several years. The Prosecution in Yekaterinburg says former mayor Yevgeny Roizman took part in a YouTube discussion last August where he negatively assessed The Way Russian troops were being used in Ukraine.
In an interview with AFP Last Summer , Mr Roizman said: " Something horrible is happening, evil is prevailing. Absolutely vile evil is suddenly prevailing before our eyes. "
Until his arrest in August, the ex-mayor was one of The Last remaining prominent opposition politicians in Russia who hadn't been killed, detained, or forced out of the country.
In interviews, he was often asked why he hadn't fled Russia, like so many of his fellow activists. " I can't flee, " He Said shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. " It is unacceptable for me to do that. "
Earlier This Week , in yet another show of Russia's crackdown on dissenting opinions over The Invasion , an interior ministry worker was sentenced to seven years in jail for spreading " fake news" about The War in a personal phone call.
Sergei Klokov was detained a few weeks after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March 2022 when his phone was tapped. He reportedly told a friend over The Phone : " We think We Are fighting fascism, but there isn't fascism there. There isn't. "
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