BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — After British journalist Dom Phillips was shot and killed while researching an ambitious book on how to protect the world’s largest rainforest, friends vowed to finish the project. Three years later, their task is complete.
The father died while trying to shield Dharmik’s face from a “blistering wind” with a frozen glove, prosecutor Michael McBride wrote. Vihangi was wearing “ill-fitting boots and gloves.” Their mother “died slumped against a chain-link fence she must have thought salvation lay behind,” McBride wrote.A nearby weather station recorded the wind chill that morning at -36 Fahrenheit (-38 Celsius).
Seven other members of their group survived the foot crossing, but only two made it to Shand’s van, which was stuck in the snow on the Minnesota side. One woman who survived had to be flown to a hospital with severe frostbite and hypothermia. Another survivor testified he had never seen snow before arriving in Canada.Kirkpatrick told reporters after Wednesday’s hearing that as a lifelong Minnesotan, she would not have gone out in that weather. “But the defendants sent into that weather 11 migrants — Indian nationals who were not dressed appropriately, were ill-prepared for the weather they faced that night,” she said.Kirkpatrick pointed out that the family who died had walked for hours trying to find Shand, who had been sent by Patel.
“These defendants knew it was cold. In fact, they knew it was life-threatening cold,” she said. “They didn’t care. What they cared about was money, and their callous indifference to the value of human life cost a family of four their lives.”Patel’s attorney, Leinenweber, said his client will appeal but declined to speculate on what grounds.
“He had kind of resigned himself to the fact that the sentence would be longer than he had hoped,” the attorney said. “And he’s not happy with it. But he does wish to appeal and take advantage of his rights.”
Shand’s attorney, federal defender Aaron Morrison, did not talk to reporters afterward.The turmoil could hurt international investment in Mexico if investors believe their money is less secure, Zissis said.
“It feels like Mexico is opening a Pandora’s box,” she said.Associated Press journalists María Verza and Christian Chávez contributed to this report from Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Los mexicanos elegirán el domingo por primera vez a sus jueces entre cientos de candidatos que apenas conocen. En teoría, ningún partido debía promocionarlos, pero la campaña de las controvertidas elecciones judiciales ha dejado hasta hoy muestras de lo contrario.El Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE), encargado de la convocatoria, fijó una serie de normas y restricciones para la campaña —que concluyó el miércoles— en un intento de garantizar que haya equidad e imparcialidad