Category Archives: Around the World

New National Monument in the USA

On December 28, 2016 President Obama declared the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. There’s no website for it yet on NPS.gov, but some info is available at Wikipedia.

Boston Globe Big Picture: Bear Ears Buttes in Utah.

“Known as Bear Ears for the pair of purple buttes at the region’s center, the newly proclaimed 1.9 million-acre National Mounument will preserve a photographer’s checklist of high-desert drama: spires, bridges, canyons. Yet the region’s true distinction is not its topography, but its cultural significance; perhaps no place in America is as rich with ancient Native American sites as Bear Ears. In October 2015, a coalition of five Indian nations, including the Hopi, Ute, and Navajo, formally proposed the monument, attempting to preserve the parcel’s 100,000 archeological sites from ongoing looting and grave robbing. Last June, in a letter to President Obama, more than 700 archeologists endorsed the proposal, saying that looting of the area’s many ancient kivas and dwellings was continuing “at an alarming pace“ and calling Bear Ears “America’s most significant unprotected cultural landscape.“ “

(No typos added by me; the Boston Globe calls it Bear Ears instead of Bears Ears.)

US Election hacked?

Deutsche Welle: US intelligence report: Putin ‘ordered’ targeted involvement in US election. “A new US intel report has found that Putin “ordered” a hacking campaign aimed at harming Hillary Clinton’s electability. The report also found the Russian government showed a “clear preference” for Donald Trump.”

Deutsche Welle: Trump tells US newspaper Russia hacking investigation is a ‘political witch hunt’. “US President-elect Donald Trump told “The New York Times” the investigation into potential Russian interference with the election was unfair. After a briefing by intelligence officials, he pledged action on cyberattacks.”

New York Times: After Security Meeting, Trump Admits Possibility of Russian Hacking. “President-elect Donald J. Trump acknowledged the possibility on Friday that Russia had hacked a variety of American targets, including the Democratic National Committee, after an almost two-hour meeting with the nation’s top intelligence officials. Mr. Trump asserted that the hacking had no effect on the outcome of the election.”

Bayerische Auswanderer in den USA

Auf Bayern 3 lief über die Weihnachtstage eine dreiteilige Serie von “Gernstl unterwegs”, in der er in drei Metropolen der USA bayerische Auswanderer besucht hat. Man kann sie in der Mediathek anschauen:

Gernstl unterwegs in Los Angeles. 25.12.2016, 18:45 Uhr, BR Fernsehen, 43 Min.

Gernstl unterwegs in San Francisco. 26.12.2016, 18:45 Uhr, BR Fernsehen, 44 Min.

Gernstl unterwegs in New York. 27.12.2016, 18:45 Uhr, BR Fernsehen, 43 Min.

Relations between the US and Russia

Deutsche Welle in English:

USA: US expels 35 Russian diplomats, Russia vows ‘reprisals’. “Moscow has said it will consider retaliatory measures to the US decision to impose sanctions. President-elect Donald Trump is likely to face resistance from within his own party, should he try to retract the measures.”

Politics: Russia’s Putin says he won’t expel US diplomats. “Russia’s Foreign Ministry suggested President Putin expel 35 US diplomats after Washington ejected Russian diplomats. But he said he will keep his options open after examining US President-elect Trump’s policies.”

Deutsche Welle auf deutsch:

USA verhängen Sanktionen gegen Russland: USA weisen 35 russische Diplomaten aus.
“Die USA werfen Russland vor, mit gezielten Hacker-Angriffen auf den E-Mail-Verkehr der Demokraten Einfluss auf die US-Präsidentschaftswahl genommen zu haben. Nun reagiert Washington offiziell und verhängt Sanktionen.”

Russland – USA: Scharfe Töne aus Moskau nach Obamas Hacker-Sanktionen. “Die Kritik richtet sich gegen den scheidenden US-Präsidenten. Ihm werden außenpolitisches Versagen, Rachsucht und die Absicht vorgeworfen, seinem Nachfolger Donald Trump schaden zu wollen.”

Russland/USA: Putin will keine US-Diplomaten ausweisen. “Kehrtwende: Der russische Präsident verzichtet vorerst auf eine Ausweisung von US-Diplomaten als Reaktion auf die neuen Sanktionen Washingtons wegen mutmaßlicher Hackerangriffe.”