Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

This page provides a forum for editors to suggest items for inclusion on In the news (ITN), a protected template on the Main Page, as well as the forum for discussion of candidates. This is not the page to report errors in the ITN section on the Main Page—please go to the appropriate section at WP:ERRORS.

This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. Under each daily section header below is the transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day (with a light green header). Each day's portal page is followed by a subsection for suggestions and discussion.

Some jargon: RD refers to "recent deaths", a subsection of the news box which lists only the names of the recent notable deceased. Blurb refers to the full sentences that occupy most of the news box. Most eligible deaths will be listed in the recent deaths section of the ITN template. However, some deaths may be given a full listing if there is sufficient consensus to do so.

Youri Tielemans In association football, Leicester City win the FA Cup (Man of the Match Youri Tielemans pictured), and Manchester City win the Premier League. The China National Space Administration's Tianwen-1 lander-rover vehicle successfully lands on Mars. A school shooting in Kazan, Russia, leaves nine people dead. Clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, escalating to airstrikes and rocket attacks, kill more than two hundred people and injure several hundred others. Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic Recent deaths: Sunil Jain Colt Brennan Raimund Hoghe Serge Bouchard Dhiru Parikh Đorđe Marjanović view — page history — related changes — edit

How to nominate an item In order to suggest a candidate: Update an article to be linked to from the blurb to include the recent developments, or find an article that has already been updated. Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates. These are automatically generated (at midnight UTC) by a bot; creating them manually breaks this process. Nominate the blurb for ITN inclusion under the "Suggestions" subheading for the date, emboldening the link in the blurb to the updated article. Use a level 4 header (====) when doing so. Preferably use the template {{ITN candidate}} to nominate the article related to the event in the news. Make sure that you include a reference from a verifiable, reliable secondary source. Press releases are not acceptable. The suggested blurb should be written in simple present tense. Adding an explanation why the event should be posted greatly increases the odds of posting. Please consider alerting editors to the nomination by adding the template {{ITN note}} to the corresponding article's talk page. There are criteria which guide the decision on whether or not to put a particular item on In the news, based largely on the extensiveness of the updated content and the perceived significance of the recent developments. These are listed at WP:ITN. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines at Wikipedia:In the news will not be placed onto the live template. Headers Items that have been posted or pulled from the main page are generally marked with (Posted) or (Pulled) in the item's subject so it is clear they are no longer active. Items can also be marked as (Ready) when the article is both updated and there seems to be a consensus to post. The posting admin, however, should always judge the update and the consensus to post themselves. If you find an entry that you don't feel is ready to post is marked (Ready), you should remove the mark in the header. Voicing an opinion on an item Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated. Please do not... add simple "support!" or "oppose!" votes without including your reasons. Similarly, curt replies such as "who?", "meh", or "duh!" are usually not helpful. Instead, explain the reasons why you think the item meets or does not meet the ITN inclusion criteria so a consensus can be reached. oppose an item because the event is only relating to a single country, or failing to relate to one. This applies to a high percentage of the content we post and is unproductive. accuse other editors of supporting, opposing or nominating due to a personal bias (such as ethnocentrism). Conflicts of interest are not handled at ITN. comment on a story without first reading the relevant article(s). oppose a recurring item here because you disagree with the recurring items criteria. The criteria can be discussed at the relevant talk page.

May 18

Portal:Current events/2021 May 18

Current events of May 18, 2021 (2021-05-18) (Tuesday) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a record 4,329 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 278,719. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education Taipei and New Taipei City close all elementary, middle and high schools until May 28 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Kyodo News) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 35 fatalities from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 649. (CNA) Politics and elections International protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and communities inside Israel hold a general strike to protest Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the forced evictions of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah. The Central Committee of Fatah calls it a "day of rage". (Middle East Eye)

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RD: Rajendrasinh Jadeja

Article: Rajendrasinh Jadeja (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu
Credits:

• Nominated by Abishe (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: former cricketer and referee Abishe (talk) 07:29, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

May 17

Portal:Current events/2021 May 17

Current events of May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to continue strikes in Gaza, including Hamas targets. (Times of Israel) The death toll in Gaza from the Israeli airstrikes rises to 212 people, including 61 children. (Al Jazeera) The Biden administration approves a $735 million weapons sale to Israel. (The Washington Post) The offices of the Qatar branch of the Red Crescent Society is destroyed by an Israeli air strike, killing two Palestinians and wounding ten others. The Qatari Foreign Ministry condemns the attack. (Al Jazeera) The Israeli military shells southern Lebanon after several Grad-type rockets were fired at Israel. (Deutsche Welle) Kurdish-Turkish conflict Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that security forces killed Sofi Nurettin, a high-ranking member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, in northern Iraq. (AP) Business and economy Indonesian digital payment firm Gojek announces a merger with e-commerce site Tokopedia to form GoTo Group. Aiming for an IPO of between US$35 and 40 billion, Gojek claims that it is the country's largest business deal. (CNBC) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore Hong Kong and Singapore postpone the start date of their air travel bubble agreement, which was initially scheduled to begin on May 26, due to an increase in the number of unlinked community cases of COVID-19 in Singapore. (CNBC) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 45 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,947. (The Star) COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Saudi Arabia eases an international travel ban for those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. However, citizens from 20 countries remain banned from entering the country and Saudi citizens are banned from travelling to 13 high-risk countries, either directly or indirectly. (The Independent) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports a record 335 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 333 of which are locally transmitted cases. This thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,017. (Taiwan News) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 9,635 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which includes 6,853 cases among prisoners from jail clusters. This thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 111,082. (The Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Mario Draghi's government approves a decree that would gradually phase out curfew to 11 p.m. beginning tomorrow and making the six regions an lowest-risk "white zone" by the first week of June. The curfew then will be start at midnight from June 7 and abolish completely on June 21. (Wanted in Rome) COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Turkey begins to gradually lift their COVID-19 restrictions, including the 17-day full lockdown, which will end at 5:00 a.m. as the number of infections has declined. This gradual normalization will last until June 1. (Anadolu Agency) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Lockdown restrictions are eased in England, Wales and Scotland with museums, cinemas, children's play areas, and hotels reopening. Pubs, bars and restaurants can now serve customers indoors again with social distancing rules in place. In England, people can now gather in groups of 30 outdoors and meet indoors in groups of up to six. A ban on international travel is also lifted. (BBC) COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, COVID-19 vaccination in South Africa South Africa begins the second phase of its vaccination campaign against COVID-19 for people aged 60 or older as the government has set a goal to vaccinate 5 million people by the end of June. (The New York Times) Namibia bans all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa due to an outbreak of avian influenza that was detected there. (Reuters) In the first global study of its kind, the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization find that working more than 55 hours a week can lead to higher risks of strokes and ischemic heart disease. The study, which was conducted between 2000 and 2016, also found that people living in the the Southeast Asia and Western Pacific regions, as well as men that are at least middle-aged, are particularly susceptible to risks from overworking. (Reuters) International relations European migrant crisis, Morocco–Spain relations More than 5,000 migrants cross the border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in an unprecedented influx. The Spanish government in Ceuta says 50 additional Guardia Civil agents and 150 national police officers will be deployed to maintain security in the city. The crossings come amid tensions between Spain and Morocco over Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali's hospital treatment in Spain. (The Guardian) Law and crime International protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Protesters gather in Sanaa, Yemen, to protest Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. During the protest, demonstrators were seen calling for a boycott of Israeli and American goods, as well as chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel". (Al-Ahram) Politics and elections Elections in Chile Independent candidates win the largest number of seats in the election for the Constitutional Convention. The traditional center-right and center-left alliances reach their worst performance in an election since 1990, while the coalition between Broad Front and the Communist Party becomes the second largest political force. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera) In the municipal elections, the center-right Chile Vamos loses some of the largest cities in the country, while Irací Hassler becomes the first Communist mayor of Santiago. In the first election of regional governors, Christian Democrat Claudio Orrego and leftist Karina Oliva move to the second round in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, while the officialist Catalina Parot gets fourth place. (Mercopress) The Supreme Court of Samoa clears the way for Naomi Mata'afa to form a new government and thereby become the first female Prime Minister of Samoa, ending a political deadlock. This would end a long tenure by current Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, who has held power since September 1998. (Reuters) Science and technology The Kyrgyzstan parliament announces that they have backed a plan to seize the country’s Kumtor Gold Mine after Centerra Gold said it would take the Kyrgyzstan government to an international court. (Rferl)

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RD: K. K. Aggarwal (cardiologist)

Article: K. K. Aggarwal (cardiologist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Winner of the fourth highest civilian award the Padma Shri Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 14:03, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Tigray War

Article: Tigray War (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): New York Times, CNN, BBC, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by NorthernFalcon (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: The Tigray War is "in the news" right now, with most sources calling it a genocide in all but name. As it is in the news, we ought to add it to our ongoing line, since there is no obvious blurb for it, although if someone wants to try and come up with a blurb that would be fine with me. NorthernFalcon (talk) 21:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: The only update from May that I see in the article is the following unsourced line: "On 3 May 2021, in London, England, Eritreans and Ethiopians attended a "Peaceful Rally" supporting the actions of the federal Ethiopian government." From what I can tell, it doesn't look like it meets the "continuously updated" criteria needed for Ongoing unless there is a different target article. Spencer^T•C 04:31, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
• Having followed this since January (full disclosure, I have investments that depend on the outright resolution of this conflict), absolutely nothing has changed. It's been months of declarations by each side against one another, and a bunch of innocent civilians used as fodder "as necessary". With no substantial updates, I oppose. - Floydian ^τ _¢ 04:50, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose As pointed out above: not ongoing. {{Disputed}} orange tag in After the capture of Mekelle.130.233.213.199 (talk) 05:47, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis

Clear consensus to move to ongoing when the blurb rolls off ITN. No further discussion needed until that happens. --Tone 11:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis (talk · history · tag)
Ongoing item nomination (Post)
News source(s): (BBC), (Al Jazeera)
Credits:

• Nominated by Albertaont (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: Pre-emptive nom as the article will be next to be bumped. Front page news pretty much everywhere. Should not be moved to ongoing until bumped. Albertaont

• Support Heat's obviously rising. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:18, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support, but only post when the article is bumped of course. osunpokeh (talk) 03:55, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
  • I should have clarified, to post to ongoing after bump. Albertaont (talk) 04:59, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support completely reasonable to continue there. --Masem (t) 04:00, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support absolutely in the news and definitely ongoing. Jbvann05 04:21, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support: I was gonna nominate this myself but you beat me to it. For the past few days news about Israel/Palestine has been at the top of major news services including the New York Times, BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, Deutsche Welle, Le Figaro, Al Jazeera, and Haaretz (obviously).  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 05:15, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Conditionally support when the blurb about it is fallen out into use. In addition, it gets a much more international coverage than usual. 182.1.62.161 (talk) 07:42, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support It’s indisputable. I think it’s one of the ongoing nominations that I will support the most. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 08:14, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Still in the headlines JW 1961 ^Talk 09:31, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Definitely needs to be ongoing since the tensions are escalating --Vacant0 (talk) 10:23, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Very impactful on geo-politics almost universally. Fakescientist8000 (talk) 10:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Ongoing, because it goes on and on. KittenKlub (talk) 10:59, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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May 16

Portal:Current events/2021 May 16

Current events of May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Israel continues airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing several more people, including 42 in Gaza City, which is the deadliest single attack in the past week. The total death toll there rises to 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women. (Al Jazeera) Hamas fires over 190 rockets at towns and cities in southern Israel, damaging numerous buildings, including a synagogue. Approximately 3,000 rockets have been fired in the past week. (Times of Israel) The Israeli Air Force destroys the office and home of Yahya Sinwar, the most senior Hamas official in Gaza. (Al Jazeera) Afghan peace process After discussions in Qatar and Pakistan, Taliban representatives have reportedly agreed to substantive talks with the Afghan Republic team in Doha, and to attend a summit in Istanbul that they initially refused to attend. (TOLO News) Arts and culture Miss Universe 2020 In Hollywood, Florida, United States, Andrea Meza of Mexico is crowned Miss Universe. (GMA News Online) Disasters and accidents Two people are killed and at least 100 others are injured when a tiered seating structure collapses at a partly-built synagogue in Giv'at Ze'ev, in the West Bank. (BBC) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia The Ministry of Health suspends the distribution of around 450,000 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from batch CTMAV547 for toxicity and sterility tests following the death of a 22-year-old man who received the vaccine 11 days ago. (Jakarta Globe) COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education The Singaporean Ministry of Education announces that they will close all schools and shift all primary, secondary and junior college students to full home-based learning beginning May 19 due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the community. (The Straits Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports a record 207 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, 206 of which are locally transmitted cases. This thereby brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,682. (The Guardian) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19. (Thai PBS World) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Maine Maine reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant that originated in India. (Bangor Daily News) COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Algeria announces that it will reopen air and land borders on June 1, but only five flights a day from and to Algerian airports will be allowed as precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United Kingdom surpasses 20 million. (Sky News) International relations Holy See–Myanmar relations Pope Francis condemns the violence and repression in Myanmar and again condemns the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. He tells protesters to not despair "in the face of evil or allow themselves to be divided". (Reuters) Law and crime International protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis A convoy covered with Palestinian flags drives through North London shouting antisemitic language. Four people are arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offenses. (The Jewish Chronicle) (Times of Israel) In Berlin, violent confrontations break out during a protest against Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, with an Israeli TV reporter being attacked. (Euronews) Montreal Police deploy tear gas to disperse a protest in downtown Montreal, which saw pro-Israeli protesters clash with pro-Palestinian protesters. (CBC) Politics and elections 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election Chileans are summoned to a second consecutive day of voting to elect the 155 members of the Constitutional Convention to change its Pinochet-era constitution. The results show a majority victory for the center-left, with a very important role for independent candidates. (El País) Sports 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League Barcelona wins the team's first Champions League after beating Chelsea in the final match at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden. (BBC)

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2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League

Article: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​FC Barcelona win the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​In association football, Barcelona defeats Chelsea to win the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. They became the first club to have won both men's and women's Champions League titles.
News source(s): ESPN
Credits:

• Nominated by Jbvann05 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Flix11 (talk · give credit) and S.A. Julio (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: As per ITN/R woman's sports events are also posted Jbvann05 04:38, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment ITNR only has the FIFA Women's World Cup of women's football events, not Champion's league. --Tone 08:04, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment I assume we'd bold 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, which is currently missing a writeup of the match.—Bagumba (talk) 08:28, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - no opinion (currently) on whether we should post, but as a point of order I'm removing the "ITN/R" flag. The text at WP:ITN/R says "Every entry applies to the conclusion of the men's and women's events (when simultaneous) in the tournament or series" (emphasis mine). The men's Champions league will not conclude until 29 May so is not simultaneous, and is in any case a different event from the women's one.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support on Principle seems fair enough to me as a point of avoiding sexism against women to feature the women's champions league winners. Granted many women's sports don't attract much if any attention whatsoever, but the women's champions league is not one of those cases. The article already has a decent amount of prose in it but a little bit more prose about the final would help the article before posting. NorthernFalcon (talk) 14:57, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support, although it will be interesting having three football events on ITN at once. Not bad at all, just slightly humorous. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 18:47, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle Could use a women's club posting given all the more obscure men's sports we post. League following is only growing. Pending sufficient match writeup.—Bagumba (talk) 02:10, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Bruno Covas

Article: Bruno Covas (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP EBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Dying (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jvalienforce (talk · give credit), Spaastm (talk · give credit) and NoMoreHeroes (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: mayor of são paulo, died in office of cancer at the age of 41. article needs some work. dying (talk) 00:39, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: Rajeev Satav

Article: Rajeev Satav (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Economic Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Indian member of parliament Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 14:03, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment. Needs a thorough copy-edit if it is going to be posted. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 00:22, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

RD: New Jack

Article: New Jack (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/pro-wrestler-new-jack-dead-heart-attack-58/R26DNJJC7BDD5NNZBBV7SLFQCI/
Credits:

• Nominated by DrewieStewie (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 DrewieStewie (talk) 02:03, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks good to me. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 14:17, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose at least eight CN tags, the section "Return to professional wrestling (2016-2021)" without any reference, as well as many paragraphs. For now it is not ready in any way. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:05, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait An unusual and interesting bio, by wrestling standards, but still verified in the stereotypical blurry style. I've seen worse get better. Some stay sketchy forever. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:01, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) Calls for clemency for Quintin Jones

WP:SNOW. This will not gain consensus to post. It could be eligible for Recent Deaths assuming the execution goes forward in a few days. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:50, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Quintin Jones (prisoner) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​

120,000 supporters of Quintin Jones, due to be executed on May 19 have called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott (pictured) to grant a clemency petition by the victim's family. Jones has been held in solitary confinement for 21 years; the United Nations classifies over 15 days of solitary confinement as torture under the 'Nelson Mandela' rules 43 and 44. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, New York Times and The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)
Credits:

• Nominated by John Cummings (talk · give credit)

• Oppose isn't it the case that pretty much every single individual on death row has a call for clemency prior to their execution? What makes this newsworthy? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 21:49, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment Thanks The Rambling Man for the feedback, I've now changed the nomination to make it clearer why so many news sites are covering his clemency petition. The victim's family and over 120,000 other people (very unusual) have petitioned the governor, as well as his 21 year solitary confinement in prison. Just to clarify, is your question 'What makes this newsworthy?' specific to the ITN proposal or in general? This would help me describe this better. I don't know if your question of 'pretty much every single individual on death row has a call for clemency prior to their execution' is true or not, it would be helpful to have a reference. John Cummings (talk) 22:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
    • I'm no expert, but perhaps this is an indication of the frequency of such requests? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:24, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
    • As for signatures, this guy had more than 600,000... The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:27, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
      • Hi The Rambling Man, thanks for the reply, to answer your questions first, the first link is a list of granted clemency requests, not all clemency requests, I'm not sure how much we can learn from this given clemency has been granted less than 300 times in 40+ years according to the list (for context the US prison population is over 2 million (Incarceration in the United States). I'm not sure how someone receiving more support diminishes how newsworthy this story is....

        I'm also not an expert on this subject, however reading the criteria for ITN The event can be described as "current", that is the event is appearing currently in news sources, and/or the event itself occurred within the time frame of ITN. I'm confident that this fulfils all three. Its definitely current (he is due to be killed in 2 days time), he is written about in 7 news sources I've referenced in the article that were published in the past week including the New York Times, The Guardian and Texas local sources and its occuring within the timeframe of ITN. I'm unclear why this wouldn't be considered newsworthy given these are the criteria, am I missing something? Thanks again. John Cummings (talk) 22:48, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

        Did Pervis Payne ever get ITNed? I don't think so. osunpokeh (talk) 23:34, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose per TRM. I would suggest DYK instead, as this is a new article. P-K3 (talk) 22:00, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Comment Pawnkingthree see above for my reply and changes I've made to the nomination to make it clear why this is newsworthy. John Cummings (talk) 22:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. Second sentence makes clear that this is a advocacy-based proposal. This isn't newsworthy at all. Clemency requests occur before any execution really, and the clemency requests right now are political - not based on some evidence of a miscarriage of justice such as some other high profile requests are. He murdered someone, was correctly convicted, was given a capital punishment, and people are merely opposing his execution for the sake of opposing it in general - not based on any newsworthy reason. Not newsworthy, and Wikipedia isn't for attempts at advocacy. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 22:32, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
  • The fact that this nomination relies on facts that are stated nowhere in their attached sources (I see zero reliable sources mentioned in that article that say anything about solitary confinement), this article would need a lot of cleanup before it'd even be main page eligible. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez (User/say hi!) 23:42, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. Wikipedia is not for righting great wrongs. This is standard for someone nearing an execution. 331dot (talk) 22:45, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Question: Hi 331dot, can you explain what you mean 'this is standard'? As you can see from the references news story has been covered internationally.John Cummings (talk) 22:54, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

    Good luck convincing us that two articles, one a blatant advocacy/opinion piece, the other re-reporting the first, constitutes "international coverage" osunpokeh (talk) 23:28, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Strong oppose as per Berchanhimez above (this definitely feels like it was written with advocacy intention). Widespread mainstream media coverage (which I'm not even convinced this is widespread) is insufficient. osunpokeh (talk) 23:23, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• oppose. even if itn were regularly used for advocacy, this prisoner does not seem particularly notable, considering that he was sentenced about two decades ago, while his wikipedia article was created only about three hours ago. also, the proposed blurb could probably be shortened, as it is nearly as long as all of those currently on itn combined. although i can understand the desire to advocate for prisoners scheduled for execution, itn is probably not the best place for it. dying (talk) 23:38, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Strong oppose Honestly, the second sentence in this blurb and the last sentence in the article are a WP:SYNTHESIS. And I doubt that the article is notable at all....should we change the name? --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 23:44, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

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May 15

Portal:Current events/2021 May 15

Current events of May 15, 2021 (2021-05-15) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The death toll in Gaza from the Israeli airstrikes rises to 145 people, including forty-one children. A second refugee camp is also bombed, after another was bombed yesterday resulting in multiple deaths. At least 950 people are wounded, while two protesters are killed in the West Bank. The headquarters of many media organisations in Gaza, including Al Jazeera and the Associated Press, are destroyed by bombings. A man also dies in Ramat Gan, in Tel Aviv District, during a rocket attack; another person is also killed in another city, bringing the death toll there to 10. (Al Jazeera) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that airstrikes on Gaza will continue “as long as needed”. He also warns Hamas leaders not to hide and that nobody is immune. (VOA) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China The General Administration of Sport of China announces that the summits of Mount Everest used by climbers in China will remain closed through the spring, citing coronavirus concerns in both mainland China and neighboring Nepal. (Reuters via Yahoo!) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan surpasses 100,000 cases of COVID-19. (Kabar) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 44 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including one foreign citizen. This thereby brings the nationwide death toll to 1,866. (Malay Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan The Taiwanese government raises the alert level for Taipei and New Taipei City to level 3 for the next two weeks, urging citizens to limit gatherings to five people indoors and 10 people outdoors, avoid non-essential travel, and continue wearing masks outside homes. This comes after a record 180 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. (The Washington Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France, COVID-19 vaccination in France France reaches a milestone of administering 20 million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Poland Poland reopens bars, restaurants and other establishments for outdoor usage for the first time in seven months and relaxes its mask requirement as the number of COVID-19 cases declines and the number of vaccinations increases. (Daily Sabah) COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia Slovakia lifts its national state of emergency that has been in force since October as the number of COVID-19 cases declines, ending the curfew and all nationwide restrictions on gatherings. (The Slovak Spectator) COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley declares a state of emergency in Trinidad and Tobago from midnight and imposes a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. due to a surging number of COVID-19 cases. (U.S. News and World Report) COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela Venezuela approves the use of the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. (Azeri Press Agency) International relations Foreign relations of Austria, Foreign relations of Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancels a trip to Austria after Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz ordered the Israeli flag raised at the Chancellery and Foreign Affairs buildings yesterday. (Politico.eu) Law and crime Protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrest 21 people in Kashmir, India, for organizing protests in support of Palestine. (ThePrint) Police in Paris, France use tear gas and water cannons against pro-Palestinian protesters. This comes a day after a French court banned protests in support of Palestine. (UrduPoint) Protesters gather in London and Madrid in solidarity with Palestine. In London, protesters gather at Hyde Park and the Israeli embassy. Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn also speaks at the London protest. (France 24) (Arab News) (The Independent) In the United States, protests are held in Atlanta, Boston, Louisville, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, and other cities to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. (ABC News) (The Courier-Journal) In Toronto, several pro-Israel protesters are injured in clashes with pro-Palestine protesters at the Nathan Phillips Square. (The Jerusalem Post) Politics and elections 2021 Ethiopian general election The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia delays the national elections, already postponed from August 2020, from June 5 to an unknown date, citing logistic issues. Prior to this, several oppositional parties were planning to boycott the election over the Tigray War. (Al Jazeera) Science and technology Chinese space program China National Space Administration rover Zhurong successfully lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars, making China the third nation on Earth to achieve a soft landing on the planet. (BBC) The Spectrometer for Heavy Atoms and Nuclear Structure, at the Heavy Ion Research Facility, in Lanzhou, China, is reported to have created a new uranium isotope, uranium-214. (Sci-News) Sports 2020–21 Bundesliga Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scores his 40th goal of the season to equal the Bundesliga record set by Gerd Müller during the 1971–72 season of the highest number of goals scored by a player in a season. (France 24) 2021 FA Cup Final Leicester City beats Chelsea 1–0 at Wembley Stadium to win the 2020–21 FA Cup with Youri Tielemans scoring the winning goal. It is Leicester City's first ever FA Cup title. (BBC) Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, 10-time WNBA All-Star and four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings, three-time NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan, and 15-time NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett are inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Bryant is inducted posthumously following his death in January 2020. (The Japan Times)

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(Posted) RD: Sunil Jain

Article: Sunil Jain (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Indian financial journalist. Just breaking. Article is a tad small and is a start-class biography, but, meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. RIP. Ktin (talk) 23:09, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment. Please can I request a pair of eyes on this nom. I believe this meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 17:54, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak support Brief but meets minimum standards. Spencer^T•C 18:53, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 06:24, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

(Closed) New Isotope - Uranium-214

Stale. Announced last month. Stephen 10:33, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Article: Isotopes of uranium (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Physicists in China create a new Isotope of uranium: Uranium-214. (Post)
News source(s): Phys. Rev. Lett., (Sci-News)
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Elijahandskip (talk · give credit)

Nominator's comments: First of all, I don't know for the blurb to use a colon (:) or semi-colon (;). There isn't enough information right now for it to be posted, but after some work, it probably could. Elijahandskip (talk) 19:28, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Need Help The "Article" syntax is broken. Not able to put in Isotopes of uranium#Uranium-214 into it. Elijahandskip (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
  • The template doesn't have the capability to point to a section, you just need to leave it to the article name, but you can id it in the blurb as you have done. --Masem (t) 20:13, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Ah. Good to note for the future. Thanks for that fix! Elijahandskip (talk) 20:16, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment I was going to create a redirect, however somebody beat me to it. Uranium-214 will redirect. As far as the nomination goes, it needs be expanded a lot more to be considered. KittenKlub (talk) 21:01, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose. The coverage of this currently consists of two lines in the linked article. It would preferably have its own dedicated article, but if not then at least some detailed history and methodology of the discovery, as well as why it's significant would be needed.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:13, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose This doesn't rise to the notability of discovering new elements. Period 7 elements will naturally have more and more isotope possibilities, even if most of them will be highly unstable and of little utility. Albertaont (talk) 21:40, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• question: the first source appears to have been published last month. is there a reason why the more recent date of the second source is being treated as the date of publication? dying (talk) 00:37, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Actually, you are right. This was last month. I made a mistake and was thought they all were "May 14/15" since Sci-News put it out today. I withdraw the ITN nomination. Elijahandskip (talk) 02:26, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

no worries, we all make mistakes. i actually appreciate the nomination as it was something i was interested in, but didn't catch a month ago. dying (talk) 03:29, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

(Posted) RD: Đorđe Marjanović

Article: Đorđe Marjanović (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Danas, RFE/RL
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Vacant0 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Serbian singer Vacant0 (talk) 16:36, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Well sourced, long enough and interesting article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elserbio00 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• COmment - it's in pretty good shape, just one uncited claim about "Rokeri Đorđu Marjanoviću" in the legacy section.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:16, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
  • I added a citation for that sentence, thank you for noticing that. --Vacant0 (talk) 21:21, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. Thanks for adding the cite.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:29, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Leicester win FA Cup

Article: 2021 FA Cup Final (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In association football, Leicester City win the FA Cup, defeating Chelsea in the final. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by 2600:1702:38D0:E70:1C0D:F211:DBDF:5E0 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Tiagomagalhaes (talk · give credit)
• Updated by The C of E (talk · give credit), S.A. Julio (talk · give credit) and The Rambling Man (talk · give credit)

 2600:1702:38D0:E70:1C0D:F211:DBDF:5E0 (talk) 18:16, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Weak oppose Conditional supportArticle seems decent, but the FA cup is not in ITNR and I fail to see a compelling reason to post it.Jackattack1597 (talk) 18:26, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Now that it looks like it is not going to SNOW like I feared, I am willing to support if there is prose added on the match itself.Jackattack1597 (talk) 22:44, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support in principle but obviously the match itself needs a write-up.This is the oldest cup competition in world football and although not ITN/R, is significant enough in my view. (Also no team before Leicester has had to wait until their fifth attempt to win a final, which is an interesting angle.) P-K3 (talk) 18:37, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

  Full support now that prose is sufficient. P-K3 (talk)

• Conditional Support per P-K3 - prose needed for the match. Although not ITNR, I think it is significant as the oldest football competition in the world JW 1961 ^Talk 20:43, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Prose has now been added so no further concerns here (it really needed that magical level of inspiration) JW 1961 ^Talk 22:02, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose no prose summary of match. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:53, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

  Support inspired prose update to the summary, truly excellent. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:00, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - ITN/R includes the Spanish, English and German leagues, but doesn't include the French or Italian, which are also generally considered amongst the top club competitions in the sport. As such, when we're not posting those two things, adding a second domestic competition for England seems a bit of a WP:WORLDWIDE issue. Then again, the FA Cup is the oldest and is the sort of tournament that brings in the magic moments - you can read all about two of those magic moments in Featured Articles, if you know where to look! And actually Leicester winning it is a little bit of an underdog victory in itself. So I don't know. Leaning slightly against, but I can see the case for inclusion. Either way, the prose needs a write-up as per TRM.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:03, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Amakuru:: Note that for the college football championship in January, your oppose rationale was: Here in England, our most popular sport is association football. The Premier League is in WP:ITN/R, but we don't post any other English competitions, such as the FA Cup - still in itself a big deal domestically. In fact only two other national leagues, those of Spain and Germany, are in that list. As such, given that we already post the top competition in US American football, it would be overkill to post a second one. I get that this is a big deal in America, nobody's denying that, but so are many other things within their respective countries and we don't want to inundate ITN with endless sporting events. I generally think we should be posting more timely, quality ITN content, and be a bit less stringent on "importance". If you elect to support a second domestic competition for the same sport in England, barely a week apart, I trust you will similarly reconsider your oppose rationale for college football in the future. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 09:59, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Bagumba: well technically I said I'm leaning oppose here, so I haven't really supported this one, but I take your point. We did end up posting the College championship, despite my oppose, so by that token it would be a slightly greater reason to support the FA Cup now. Re timely ITN content, I think I do agree on that point, but it's important that we do so across the board. We've faced accusations before of focusing too much on sport at the expense of other news items. So we could ask why the FA Cup is posted but not the Colonial Pipeline, even though the latter has generated more news coverage worldwide. I don't know what the answer is here, but to answer your request I shall avoid opposing college football going forward, it's clearly a big enough deal over on that side of the pond to warrant posting.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  Amakuru: Yes, I did know that you didn't firmly take a side yet. CFB actually wasn't posted this year but was a year before. Best. —Bagumba (talk) 10:20, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  Ah OK, my bad. I must have misremembered. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 10:31, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Unwilling support: It's ITN/R but ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 00:14, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  I don't know what you mean by "unwilling support." This is not ITN/R and no-one has claimed it is. P-K3 (talk) 12:20, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support. It's the oldest football competition in the world and Leicester's first title. It's very significant and deserves ITN. MSN12102001 (talk) 12:06, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support with comment I will support this as I do feel it is certainly something worthy of inclusion. However, as the majority contributor, I do feel I should be credited in this nom too. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 12:46, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - Arguably the biggest domestic football cup worldwide and was most likely watched in every country around the globe. Leicester winning as well was a bit of an underdog story in itself. User:AnthonyIreland (talk) 13:00, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Not ITN/R. If a lower league football club won the Cup then it may be newsworthy. STSC (talk) 13:07, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support To Bagumba's point above, our intent here is to encourage the creation/update of quality articles. We need to de-emphasis relative importance and treat in more like a binary, especially when the quantity of quality updates are substantial. The article reflects a lot of work, and it looks good. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:42, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose in current state Not sure if earlier supports were seeing a different version of the page, but the match summary is two massive TLDR blocks of text. If this is the standard of quality writing, verifiability and neutrality to get a story on the front page, I don't know what we're doing: "Timothy Castagne was lucky not get booked for another foul in the aftermath". "Pérez went safety-first by punting the ball out for a throw-in and hurting himself in the process by catching N'Golo Kanté's foot. Thankfully it was just a minor knock". "Chelsea were starting to look short of ideas". "In the 87th minute Schmeichel made an incredible save to tip Mount's snap shot from inside the box around the post. In the 88th minute Chelsea thought that they had found the equaliser that would send the match to extra time when Silva pinged a fantastic ball towards Chilwell who darted behind Albrighton to shoot from a tight angle". Unknown Temptation (talk) 13:51, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
  • @Unknow Temptation: That was an addition from a sock Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DJdjPollard15. I have removed it. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 14:19, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
    • So now we're in a different, but still unsatisfactory, state. 24 hours on from the game and no summary of any sort? Wikipedia has articles on millions of football players, clubs and seasons, but no user wanted to write about this big game? Unknown Temptation (talk) 17:08, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment If posted, consider combining with Premier League blurb. Two English football blurbs might be excessive, and we still could potentially get more ITNR football posts shortly for 2020–21 La Liga and 2020–21 Bundesliga.—Bagumba (talk) 17:00, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose quality, undecided on significance Seems we're back to no match summary after this revert.—Bagumba (talk) 17:04, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  Strike on eyeball test (no fact check, AGF).—Bagumba (talk) 01:30, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  Bagumba, Unknown Temptation, Amakuru, summary added! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:00, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment this is ready. Possibly could be merged with the PL blurb for those about to get testy over "two British soccer blurbs??? Is this a UK soccer ticker???" etc. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 06:40, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• I guess we have a rough consensus to combine with the PL blurb. Posting. --Tone 13:35, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment the grammar of the blurb seems off. Shouldn't it be "In association football, Leicester City wins the FA Cup and Manchester City wins the Premier League."? --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 14:57, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Aknell4: See WP:ENGVAR. As this is a British topic, it takes British English grammar, which in this usage British English uses notional agreement rather than formal agreement. If this were about a primarily American topic, we would use an American grammar. --Jayron32 15:49, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

• Post-posting question Going forward, how many association football tournaments are there that are ITN? I know there are usually only one, maybe two, for all the other sports. Thanks. CoatCheck (talk) 17:36, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  @CoatCheck: See Wikipedia:In_the_news/Recurring_items#Football_(association)—Bagumba (talk) 17:53, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

May 14

Portal:Current events/2021 May 14

Current events of May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks 2021 Kabul mosque bombing Twelve people, including an imam, are killed and 15 more are wounded when a bomb explodes inside a mosque in the Shakardara District on the outskirts of Kabul. The Taliban condemns the attack, for which nobody has so far claimed responsibility. (Reuters) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza increases to 137 people with more than 920 others wounded, as shellings and bombardments increase in the districts of Gaza. The Shati refugee camp is hit by bombings resulting in the death of ten people, including eight children, bringing the number of children killed to 36. The death toll in Israel rises to nine people killed, including a six-year-old boy. The International Criminal Court says that individuals involved in the conflict may be targeted by an investigation into war crimes. Violence also continues in the West Bank, with Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron, while eleven protestors in the West Bank are shot dead by soldiers, bringing the number of Palestinian protestors killed there to 15. Also, two men are killed in Lebanon during protests at the border against Israeli soldiers. (Al Jazeera) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Japan Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extends the state of emergency to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures from May 16 until the end of this month and also declare a quasi-state of emergency in Gunma, Ishikawa and Kumamoto prefectures from May 16 until June 13. (The Japan Times) COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore The Singaporean Health Ministry announces that it will impose the strictest curbs since the circuit breaker last year, including limiting social gatherings to two people, making work from home default, and banning dining at restaurants. The new restrictions will be in effect from May 16 until June 13. (The Straits Times) (Forbes) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan The Taipei City Government announces the indefinite closure of entertainment venues and multiple public facilities such as libraries and sports centres beginning tomorrow after Taiwan reported a record 29 new locally transmitted cases in the past 24 hours. (France 24) COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam The Vietnamese health ministry says the country will receive 31 million Pfizer vaccine ​doses this year and also register to buy about 10 million additional doses through COVAX. (Bloomberg) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra Andorran minister of Finances Èric Jover becomes reinfected with COVID-19, becoming the second minister in the past week to test positive for the virus after minister of Economy Jordi Gallardo on May 12. (Diari d'Andorra) COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism Greece officially reopen its borders to all visitors who present a proof of vaccination, a negative PCR test result, or a document certifying recent recovery from the COVID-19 as tourism season begins in a hope to revive the sector badly affected by the pandemic. (Balkan Insight) COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs a decree that will remove quarantine rules for travellers from the European Union, the Schengen area, the United Kingdom, and Israel as long as they have tested negative for COVID-19. The decree will take effect on May 16. (Barron's) COVID-19 pandemic in Canada COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India. (CKCK-DT) COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia Colombia surpasses 80,000 deaths from COVID-19. (Reuters) International relations International reactions to 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, Czech Republic–Israel relations Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman orders the Israeli flag to fly at the Prague Castle to show support for the country amid the conflict with Palestine. (Newsweek) Law and crime Protests against the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Jordan police disperse protesters who were trying to reach the Allenby Bridge near the border with Israel. Additionally, protesters from Lebanon also reach the Israeli border. (Al Arabiya) (Times of Israel) Pro-Palestinian protesters storm the Queensway tunnel in the United Kingdom, disrupting traffic. (Birmingham Mail) A court in France bans pro-Palestinian protests planned in Paris. However, activists say that protests will go as planned. (France 24) Health Service Executive cyberattack The Irish Health Service Executive shuts down its IT systems nationwide after a cyberattack involving ransomware. (RTÉ) Two men are arrested and charged with the theft of United States government property after allegedly obtaining and selling 1,875 stolen technical orders, including documents detailing operations, maintenance and schematics of equipment, from the United States Air Force between 2015 and 2020 in exchange for at least $132,280. The seller worked for Summit Aerospace, while the buyer operated a private company, LTC Products, listed only for aircraft rental services, and they were discovered because of sales to a third company, Newport Aeronautical Sales. (Military.com) Venezuelan authorities seize the headquarters of oppositional newspaper El Nacional for failing to pay a US$13 million fine for allegedly defaming United Socialist Party of Venezuela assemblyman Diosdado Cabello. (DW) Disasters Cyclone Tauktae India's western state of Gujarat is braced for cyclone Tauktae, reported to be the strongest storm to hit the region since 1998. (BBC News) Politics and elections Taiwan's Central Election Commission approves three referendums in late August. The referendums will allow the public to decide on banning pork containing ractopamine, on holding referendums on the same day as general elections, and whether to change the location of a planned new liquefied natural gas terminal to protect the maritime environment. (Reuters) Sports 2021 Formula One World Championship, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorsport The Turkish Grand Prix, originally scheduled for June, is canceled due to the recent upgrading by the British government of pandemic-related travel restrictions on Turkey. (Arab News)

(Posted) RD: Raimund Hoghe

Article: Raimund Hoghe (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): DF
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Unusual influential German dancer and choreographer (and author and film maker), first with Pina Bausch, then on his own. Short and hunchbacked from birth: a great spirit! - He had no article in English, - it took a while. Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:03, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support When citation added to "Productions" section, otherwise looks ready for RD JW 1961 ^Talk 09:36, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  I added the page from his official website. Some productions are also mentioned in other refs, but no list of that detail. I still think it's reliable. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:13, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

Looks good, thank you JW 1961 ^Talk 16:12, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Some works not covered in the single refs provided. (e.g. 1989: Forbidden Fruit and 1990: Vento) do not appear in the given ref here. Should be covered by other refs. Spencer^T•C 18:56, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  tried --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:09, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 00:20, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Tianwen-1

Article: Tianwen-1 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​The China National Space Administration's Tianwen-1 craft successfully lands on Mars. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​The China National Space Administration's Tianwen-1 lander-rover vehicle successfully lands on Mars.
News source(s): Verge, Endgadget, NASA, BBC, AP
Credits:

• Nominated by Nixinova (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: First Chinese spacecraft on Mars. China becomes the third nation to do so.  Nixinova   T   C   02:46, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support as notable, and article seems to be of high quality. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 03:09, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Slight blurb change. This was the landing of a smaller craft that includes a rover, which will be deployed in a few weeks from now. The lander is not the named "Tiawen-1" craft that reached orbit a few months ago. --Masem (t) 03:10, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

  The little guy is named Zhurong, has six wheels, used to be a fire god. InedibleHulk (talk) 09:58, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

  And just to note, they have not offloaded Zhurong yet, which they consider another mission milestone, though that sounds less of a concern given the payload landed safely on Mars. --Masem (t) 14:53, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support atlblurb but wait The article is in good shape, but still light on the landing details. We should wait until that gets fully updated, since thats the real ITN. Albertaont (talk) 04:41, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment The lead of the article has been updated but not the body, which still says "planned on occur on 14 May 2021. P-K3 (talk) 07:49, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

I have copy-edited the content. STSC (talk) 13:48, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Good article, ITN/R event. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 13:00, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support blurb with added named Zhurong rover. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:08, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - The article should be ready. STSC (talk) 13:43, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - But maybe consider remvoing the link the mars landing article as it seems underdeveloped. –DMartin 14:18, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support looks alright to me, gj! --Vacant0 (talk) 15:37, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posting. --Tone 16:11, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Edit the blurb to reflect a more nuanced, yet still factually accurate reading of the situation; that the CNSA's Tianwen-1 mission successfully lands its Zhurong rover on Mars. As alluded to by editors above me, "Tianwen-1" is the name of the mission, not the spacecraft, of which the orbiter and lander are unnamed except for the Zhurong rover. As far as I understand, we italicize the names of individual spacecraft and vehicles, and not the names of intangible concepts such as missions. — Molly Brown (talk) 20:06, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Though the rover itself has not yet been deployed, only the lander-rover payload. --Masem (t) 22:32, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Updated image If possible, please update banner with the image from article. Albertaont (talk) 03:49, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Albertaont: If you are referring to the one in the infobox, it's a non-free image with a rationale for that page. It wouldn't apply to the Main Page.—Bagumba (talk) 06:51, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Farooq Qaiser

Article: Farooq Qaiser (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Dawn
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Pakistani artist. Article is almost there. Some edits and should be ready for homepage / RD. Edits done. Article is a C-class biography. Meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 02:25, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Well sourced and good enough for RD.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 04:49, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support well-cited, RIP! --Vacant0 (talk) 15:40, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:17, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jay Barbree

Article: Jay Barbree (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC News
Credits:

• Nominated by Muboshgu (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 – Muboshgu (talk) 01:55, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - Few cn tags and sentences unsourced, but it seems "easy" to fix.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 04:47, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Easy to overlook problems, too, blast off! InedibleHulk (talk) 07:12, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support GA status, well-cited --Vacant0 (talk) 15:38, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:18, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Kenneth Mayhew

Article: Kenneth Mayhew (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Ministry of Defence
Credits:

• Nominated by TDKR Chicago 101 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Article has been updated and is well sourced (is under Good Article status) --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:20, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Looks good for RD JW 1961 ^Talk 22:35, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Good Article. More than enough for RD.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 22:58, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support well sourced, GA status, RIP! --Vacant0 (talk) 23:15, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 02:03, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: David McPhail

Article: David McPhail (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NZ Herald
Credits:

• Nominated by Amakuru (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Vacant0 (talk · give credit) and Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Kiwi actor and comedian. Article needs some work, with expansion and reference improvements, but I'll hopefully work on that today.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:25, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support – all referenced now. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:08, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support per above --Vacant0 (talk) 22:12, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support looks good for RD JW 1961 ^Talk 22:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 02:03, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez

Article: Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): El Pais
Credits:

• Nominated by Elserbio00 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by JTtheOG (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Assassinated. Former member of the Chamber of Deputies, candidate for municipal presidency. Article is long enough and everything is sourced properly. Elserbio00 (talk) 15:17, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support I was going to nominate him too. His article covers his career in depth and is well referenced. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 15:25, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Article is well referenced, deserves a RD--Vacant0 (talk) 15:29, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support per above. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 17:59, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 02:03, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Penpa Tsering

Article: Penpa Tsering (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​Penpa Tsering becomes president-elect of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Government-in-Exile). (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​Penpa Tsering becomes president-elect of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Government-in-Exile), having been confirmed as the winner of the general election.
Alternative blurb II: ​Penpa Tsering becomes president-elect of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.
News source(s): The Washington Post (AP), The Times of India
Credits:

• Created and nominated by DiplomatTesterMan (talk · give credit)

 DTM (talk) 18:40, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. Role has no actual on-the-ground power, and we don't AFAIK generally post changes to pretenders to power. Indeed, we failed to post the new leader of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus recently, an entity which actually is listed at List of sovereign states and controls real territory, so it would seem odd to post this one.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:33, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

May 13

Portal:Current events/2021 May 13

Current events of May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks War In Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks Four separate bombings kill eleven civilians and injure many others across the country as the three-day ceasefire declared by the Taliban to observe Eid al-Fitr remains in place. No group claims responsibility for any of the bombings. (Reuters) A week after two power pylons were destroyed in Kabul's Mir Bacha Kot district, an unidentified man blows up another power plant in Kalakan District on Wednesday night, removing a further 260 megawatts of electricity imported from Uzbekistan. (TOLO News) The last Spanish soldiers in Afghanistan arrive in Spain, ending the mission after 19 years. (El Periódico) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis The death toll from the airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 113 people, while 600 others are wounded. The city of Rafah is attacked by multiple Israeli raids. Protests continue in the West Bank, resulting in injuries to 35 more Palestinian protesters. The number of children killed also increases to 31. (Al Jazeera) The Israel Defense Forces says that it has deployed two infantry units and an armoured unit to the border on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, and that a ground operation inside Gaza will be submitted to military chiefs later today, ahead of a potential approval by the Israeli government. (The Daily Telegraph) Israeli strikes destroy Hamas' internal security headquarters and Gaza's central bank, as the spokesman of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, says that the group has launched "massive rocket strikes", larger than any launched on Israel since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. (The Jerusalem Post) Syrian Civil War The Syrian Democratic Forces reports that it apprehended a 39-member ISIL cell in Al-Hasakah, Al-Hasakah Governorate, a few days ago. The cell was reportedly planning an attack during Eid al-Fitr. (Rudaw) Arts and culture Eid al-Fitr, the "Feast of Breaking the Fast" that marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan, is celebrated in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia for the first time in 87 years. (Anadolu Agency) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte approves the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases of downgrading the Greater Manila Area under the General Community Quarantine with "heightened restrictions" on indoor dining and personal care services. These downgrades include the reopening of hair salons and barbershops. (Rappler) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 4,887 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to the emergence of jail clusters that have infected 2,835 prisoners. This subsequently brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,794. (Bloomberg) COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates approves the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between the ages of 12 and 15. (The National) COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, COVID-19 vaccination in Australia The government signs an agreement with Moderna to purchase 25 million doses of its vaccine. (ABC Australia) COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, Lineage B.1.617 Russia reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in 16 Indian students studying at Ulyanovsk State University. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii Hawaii Governor David Ige says that the state will keep its mask mandate despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying that fully vaccinated Americans can go to places without wearing a mask. (Hawaii Tribune-Herald) The CDC announces that all fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks or practice social distancing, unless the person is immunodeficient or still displaying symptoms of the virus. (CNN) International relations 2021 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan accuses Azerbaijan of moving its army more than 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) across Armenia's southern border to try to capture Lake Sev, and convenes an emergency meeting with his security council. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Protests against the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Kenya Police fire tear gas at a group of crowds protesting the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip in Nairobi. (Reuters) Colonial Pipeline cyberattack‎ The Colonial Pipeline attempts to restart a resource movement after a cyberattack six days ago. The ransomware attackers were reportedly paid $4–5 million in cryptocurrency prior to the restart. Meanwhile, it is revealed that the cyberattack targeted the corporate business computers and that the physical resource supply was turned off in response to the attack. Furthermore, 100 gigabytes of Colonial Pipeline corporate data was stolen prior to the attack. The hacker group, DarkSide, attempts to distance itself from the Colonial Pipeline attack, saying that it provides ransomware as a service, selling licenses to other criminals. (Tom's Guide) (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (Politico.eu) (Fox Business) Gun violence in the United States Nine people are wounded, three of them critically, in a shootout between groups at a residence in Providence, Rhode Island. It is believed to be the largest shooting in Providence's memory. (AP) Aftermath of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol An active-duty major with the U.S. Marine Corps is arrested and charged for assault and obstruction in relation to the storming of the United States Capitol, thereby making him the first known active-duty service member to be charged in relation to the events of January 6. (USA Today) After compromising the Washington, D.C., police department's computers in April, the Babuk group releases thousands of the department's sensitive documents on the dark web. Hundreds of police officer disciplinary files dating back to 2004 are found, as well as intelligence reports that include feeds from other agencies, including the FBI and the Secret Service. The group reportedly asked for $4 million in ransom and were offered $100,000 at which point negotiations stopped. (WMC-TV) (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Attempted assassination of Mohamed Nasheed Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is flown to Germany for further medical treatment after being seriously injured alongside three other people during an assassination attempt in Malé with a car bomb a week ago. Maldives authorities blame Islamic extremists, amongst whom Nasheed was considered unpopular. (DW) 2019–2021 Israeli political crisis Leader of the right-wing Yamina coalition Naftali Bennett calls off talks with oppositional leader Yair Lapid to form a new government in light of escalating violence. He instead voices his support for a unity government. (Haaretz) Sports 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football UEFA decides to relocate the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final, which is to be played between English clubs Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29, to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was originally scheduled to host the event, but stricter pandemic-related travel restrictions imposed by the British government on Turkey prompted the move by UEFA. (CNN)

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(Posted) RD:Indu Jain

Article: Indu Jain (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Times of India
Credits:

• Nominated by Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Head of the Times Group Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 10:58, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose. Very little basic biographical information or context, and it reads like promotion. AleatoryPonderings (???) <(!!!) 13:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Weak support per KittenKlub (with thanks to them and IF for their work on the article). Would be nice to have some more background detail, but sometimes such things just aren't available. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 21:33, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose it has a little amount of text, it will have to get expanded for an RD in my opinion --Vacant0 (talk) 14:36, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Changing my vote to Support, it looks good now.--Vacant0 (talk) 22:14, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak support it is now long enough and referenced. Jain was clearly a private person, the story remains somewhat weak. KittenKlub (talk) 18:33, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support. The entry now a solid start and even illustrated. Indeed a private person, but KittenKlub was able to find materials documenting that—well done. Innisfree987 (talk) 18:55, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 02:04, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

May 12

Portal:Current events/2021 May 12

Current events of May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks War in Afghanistan 2021 Afghanistan attacks Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, is wounded and left in a coma after attackers target the area where he lived in Herat Province. Three of Niazi's men are also killed and four others wounded during the clash. (TOLO News) Afghan officials confirm that Nirkh District, in Maidan Wardak Province, was captured by the Taliban yesterday as the group seized the district building and set it on fire after days of intense siege. Attacks by the group have significantly increased as United States troops have started to withdraw from the country before the final deadline of September 11. (DW) 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Thirty-seven more Palestinian civilians are killed after further airstrikes are executed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 69. Among the victims are a five-year-old child and their parents, who died when a residential building collapsed, while five more are farmers killed at their farms. The number of children killed rises to seventeen. At least 390 people have also been injured. The main Palestinian headquarters and all of the police stations in Gaza are destroyed by the strikes. Protests also erupt in the West Bank, resulting in the deaths of three protesters. (Al Jazeera) Three additional people are killed by Hamas' rockets in Lod, while an IDF soldier is killed as a military jeep outside Gaza is bombed, thereby bringing the Israeli death toll to seven. (BBC) The Israel Defense Forces says that it has conducted a "complex and first-of-its-kind operation" in the Gaza Strip, killing several senior members of Hamas. (AP) (Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in the city of Lod following rioting between Arabs and Jews. It is the first use of emergency powers over an Arab community in Israel since 1966. (Times of Israel) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that the Biden administration will send Hady Amr to help defuse tensions. Blinken also defends Israel's right to exist and condemns Hamas for firing rockets. (Ynet) 2021 Colombian protests President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez announces that 65 officers have been given disciplinary actions for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations. Of the actions, eight were for homicide, 27 for abuse of authority, and 11 for physical assaults. (MercoPress) Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Niger attacks Five villagers are killed and two more wounded as militants storm the village of Fantio, in the Tillabéri Region, Niger, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations. (Africa News) Business and economy Amazon wins a legal dispute against a European Union order to pay back taxes of €250 million ($303 million). The setback renewed calls from EU lawmakers for a global corporate tax deal and for several to voice their support for the Biden administration's proposed 21% minimum tax rate on multinationals. (Reuters) Tesla announces they will no longer accept Bitcoin as payment. (AP) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in India India reports a record 4,205 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 254,197. (The Times of India) COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh A total of 52 bodies have been found floating in the Ganges in the state of Uttar Pradesh with suspicions that villages may simply be disposing of pandemic deaths in the river. (The New Indian Express) COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan signs a agreement with the World Bank to purchase vaccines developed by Sinopharm. (Kabar) COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Malaysia reports a record 39 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 1,761. (Malay Mail) COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic Sri Lanka imposes a night travel ban from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. until May 31 in order to combat the rise of COVID-19 cases. (The Hindu) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan Taiwan reports a record 16 new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,231. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Thailand reports a record 34 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 486. (Bangkok Post) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in France The French National Assembly approves the creation of a COVID-19 health pass to enable international travel and organization of large events. MPs also agree to end the state of emergency on June 1 and replace it with a transitional period that will last until the end of September, which will allow the prime minister to extend the 9 p.m. curfew until June 30. (Euronews) (The Connexion) COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Hungary announces that hospitals are resuming elective surgeries, which had been suspended during the pandemic. However, due to the workload, altered circumstances, the vaccination campaign, and other factors, waiting list times have effectively doubled and are now one to two years for most patients. (Hungary Today) COVID-19 pandemic in Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg announces that Norway will remove the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine from its vaccination programme due to the risk of rare blood clots. (Bloomberg) COVID-19 pandemic in North America COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba, Deployment of COVID-19 vaccines Cuba initiates its mass vaccination campaign for around 1.7 million people, using its locally-developed SOBERANA 02 and ABDALA vaccines, both of which have yet to complete its Phase III clinical trials. (The New York Times) COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 vaccination in the United States The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel votes to recommend the use of Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years. (The New York Times) Lineage B.1.617 The World Health Organization says that the B.1.617 variant first detected in India in October has now been detected in more than 4,500 samples from 44 countries that were uploaded to an open-access database. (Khaleej Times) Climate change A study published in Nature estimates that during the last glacial maximum, low-to-mid latitude land surfaces at low elevation cooled on average by 5.8 °C relative to their present day temperatures. The study was based on an analysis of noble gases dissolved in groundwater rather than examinations of species abundances that have been used in the past. (phys.org) (Nature.com) Law and crime Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom Twenty-nine men are charged with the sexual exploitation and rape of a teenage girl over a seven-year period in Calderdale and Bradford, West Yorkshire, between 2003 and 2010. (BBC) The government of Sierra Leone decides to push for the abolition of capital punishment. (AFP via IOL) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors for allegedly lying to Parliament about his role in the Ibiza affair. Kurz denies the charges. (Politico.eu) UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reports that war criminal and former Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadžić will serve the rest of his life sentence in the United Kingdom. Karadžić was handed the sentence by International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2019 for crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections Protests against the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Protesters gather in Paris, France, in support of Palestine following attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza Strip. During the protest, police dispersed crowds. (Anadolu Agency) Protests break out in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Loop in opposition to Israel's occupation. (Voice of America) In Milwaukee, protesters gather near the The Calling sculpture in opposition to Israel's occupation. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) United States House Republicans vote to remove Wyoming representative Liz Cheney as Chair of the House of Representatives Republican Conference, following her critical statements about former President Donald Trump. (BBC) Sports Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports The Badminton World Federation announces the cancellation of the 2021 Singapore Open, which would have been held from June 1–6, due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic. (Reuters)

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(Posted) RD: Seamus Deane

Article: Seamus Deane (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Irish Times; BBC News; Irish Independent
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 11:33, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Well-referenced.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 23:01, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - Well sourced. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 00:36, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Appropriately referenced and comprehensive enough. I've labelled it ready. Uses x (talk • contribs) 02:37, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 02:41, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Spencer Silver

Article: Spencer Silver (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYTimes
Credits:

• Nominated by Ktin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Inventor of the post-it note. Announced this day. Article needs some work. Edits done. Article has been expanded to a Start / C-class biography. Meets hygiene expectations for homepage / RD. Ktin (talk) 03:56, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Good enough to RD.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 05:01, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Quality good. More Spencers needed on the Main Page. Marking ready. Spencer^T•C 05:11, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 08:21, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Bob Koester

Article: Bob Koester (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Chicago Tribune; Chicago Sun-Times
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Bloom6132 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

 Bloom6132 (talk) 10:43, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Neat, short but suitable for RD JW 1961 ^Talk 18:14, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - @Bloom6132: just a query about this sentence in the lead: "He also operated the Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, once the world's largest jazz and blues record store, and later a record store specializing in blues and jazz in Irving Park, Chicago." The claim about it being the world's largest such store doesn't appear to be in the body, or indeed cited. I'm also having trouble parsing the last part of that sentence. Is the record store in Irving Park (specializing in blues and jazz) a separate institution from the Jazz Record Mart? If so, that is also not AFAIK mentioned in the body or cited. CHeers  — Amakuru (talk) 21:49, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• @Amakuru: I've now clarified and cited both statements. —Bloom6132 (talk) 22:45, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted. Thanks, that looks good now.  — Amakuru (talk) 23:21, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting comment My father-in-law knew him. He showed old movies at his house on Friday nights. Funny to see a name you knew personally in RD; he was well-known in the Chicago music circle. A big thank-you to the folks who got the article up to scratch. Jip Orlando (talk) 14:55, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

May 11

Portal:Current events/2021 May 11

Current events of May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Israel launches another series of strikes in the Gaza Strip, killing eight people and wounding several others, thereby bringing the total death toll from the strikes to 32. The Hanadi Tower is also destroyed during the incident. Hamas responds to the attacks by launching rockets towards Israel, including several towards Tel Aviv, killing three people. (Reuters) An Israeli-Arab man is killed and two more are wounded after a Jewish gunman opens fire against a group of protestors in Lod. (The Jerusalem Post) Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi is injured after being shot by Israel Police in Haifa. (The Independent) Protests break out in London, New York City, and other cities across the world expressing solidarity with Palestine. In Manhattan, pro-Palestinian protesters gather at the Israeli consulate on East 42nd Street. Additionally, U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib and André Carson participate in a protest at the State Department in Washington, D.C. (Arab News) (Gothamist) (Newsweek) Four Christian farmers are killed by East Indonesia Mujahideen militants during an attack at a coffee plantation in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. (UCA News) Armed miners on seven boats attack the indigenous Yanomami community in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, opening fire against them and wounding one person. The Yanomami respond to the fire, killing three miners and wounding four others. (BBC) Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Asia COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal Nepal reports a record 9,317 new cases and 225 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 413,111 and the nationwide death toll to 4,084. (Kathmandu Post) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Lineage B.1.617 The Philippines reports its first cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first detected in India in two Filipino seafarers who travelled to Oman and the United Arab Emirates. (CNA) COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan The Taiwanese government prohibits outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people and indoor gatherings of more than 100 people, as well as banning all food and drink in trains until June 8, after reporting six new domestic COVID-19 cases with no clear source of infection. (Reuters) COVID-19 pandemic in Europe COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia Slovakia suspends the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine for people that received the first dose after the State Institute for Drug Control ruled that the death of a 47-year-old woman was likely connected to the jab. (Euronews) COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Spain approves the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for people under the age of 60 years. (El Pais) COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil The Brazilian federal government suspends the nationwide vaccination of pregnant women using Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after the death of an expectant mother in Rio de Janeiro from a stroke possibly related to the vaccination. (SABC News) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signs Presidential Proclamation No. 1143, declaring a state of calamity for one year due to the African swine fever, two years after the disease was reported in the country. (Rappler) International relations Kenya–Somalia relations The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority suspends all commercial flights to Somalia for three months, days after both countries announced the restoration of diplomatic relations. No reason is given for the suspension. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Kazan school shooting Seven students and two teachers are killed and 21 others are wounded in a mass shooting at a school in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The attacker has been arrested. (Al Jazeera) Colonial Pipeline cyberattack‎ Some gas stations in the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina begin to run out of fuel as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown enters its fourth day after a cyberattack on May 7. (Bloomberg) 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad sues units of Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Coutts for a combined amount of US$2.9 billion on the basis of negligence and conspiracy to defraud. The lawsuit is a bid to recover lost assets of more than $23 billion. (RFI) The Troubles According to a coroner's inquest report, ten people shot dead in the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast were innocent civilians and their killings were unjustified. Nine of the people had been shot by the British Armed Forces. (The Guardian) Sports 2020–21 Premier League Manchester City win the Premier League for the fifth time after rivals Manchester United were defeated 2–1 by Leicester City. (The Guardian) 2020–21 Primeira Liga Sporting CP win the Primeira Liga, the top tier of the Portuguese football league system, for the first time since the 2001–02 season. They become the first team other than Porto or Benfica to win the title in 19 years. (The Washington Post)

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(Posted) RD: Lester L. Wolff

Article: Lester L. Wolff (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Nominated by AleatoryPonderings (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American politician. Looks decent at a quick glance. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 21:58, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose for now There are still 4 cn tags. I will support it once resolved. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 22:07, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Alsoriano97, They are now addressed. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 22:33, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Support enough referenced with ITN minimum requirements. _-_Alsoriano97 (talk) 10:16, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Tags addressed— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jackattack1597 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support Looks fine for RD now JW 1961 ^Talk 20:01, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted  — Amakuru (talk) 21:51, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Serge Bouchard

Article: Serge Bouchard (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Montreal Gazette
Credits:

• Nominated by Amakuru (talk · give credit)
• Updated by AleatoryPonderings (talk · give credit) and PotentPotables (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Quebec anthropologist, author and broadcaster. Article is currently a stub, but I'm hoping to expand it today.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:13, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment article has been expanded from stub-size. PotentPotables (talk) 02:49, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
• Weak support – 10 entries in the "Works" are unsourced, but the rest of the article is well-referenced. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:36, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  @Bloom6132: I actually finished the referencing of all those works 10 minutes after you posted this, but I've only just seen your comment now! Myself, AleatoryPonderings and PotentPotables have also worked on adding more detail to the Career section. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 21:44, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Looks all good now. Full support. —Bloom6132 (talk) 23:40, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Good to go.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 05:05, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support well cited and looks good --Vacant0 (talk) 14:37, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment this article has been "ready" for over 24 hours now, while others finished after it have been put on RD. PotentPotables (talk) 19:56, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - Helloooo, is anyone there?  — Amakuru (talk) 13:44, 17 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Sorry was traveling and only had time to post the 1 blurb before I lost Internet access. Spencer^T•C 17:03, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Norman Lloyd

Article: Norman Lloyd (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): WaPo
Credits:

• Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: American actor, 106. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 23:28, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support - Article is very well-referenced.--SirEdimon ^Dimmi!!! 04:20, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Posted. Looks fine.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

Ballymurphy massacre

Article: Ballymurphy massacre (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​An inquest into the deaths of 10 people at Ballymurphy, Belfast, in 1971 finds they were killed without justification. (Post)
News source(s): Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Yorkshiresky (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Pincrete (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: Notable event in history of the Troubles. Lead item on UK news. Blurb probably needs some work. yorkshiresky (talk) 19:17, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose – Historical note half a century after the fact; lacking wider significance. – Sca (talk) 22:12, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - I don't see much British news covering it (although I'm checking the BBC from over here in America). -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 22:14, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Ultimately it's just a correction for the historical record. The result isn't particularly eventful or surprising, and no prosecutions, etc, are planned to come from it. Uses x (talk • contribs) 23:25, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support - 10 innocent people were found unlawfully shot by the British Army. This is absolutely significant news, doesn't matter when it happened. STSC (talk) 20:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support If the Brereton Report can be posted, don't see a reason to oppose this - article looks fine. Gotitbro (talk) 21:36, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Hard to see how this is significant or important or, frankly, even interesting. Mlb96 (talk) 02:56, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  It is interesting -- I imagine particularly interesting for those involved in the Troubles, but I don't think it's ITN worthy. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 03:50, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support So a first-world government admits that it murdered its own citizens, and the argument here is that it is insignificant specifically because of the length of time that government lied about it? GreatCaesarsGhost 20:07, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose What's the impact in the present day? An apology from BoJo isn't enough. Maybe if they put the soldiers on trial it'll be significant enough. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:31, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Manchester City win the 2020–21 Premier League season

Article: 2020–21 Premier League (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​In association football, Manchester City win the 2020–21 Premier League. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by NorthernFalcon (talk · give credit)
• Created by 11cookeaw1 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Flix11 (talk · give credit), Kowalczyk900 (talk · give credit) and Amakuru (talk · give credit)

Article needs updating
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Nominator's comments: This just happened, so the article has not been updated yet. This is ITN/R. As noted in the Bayern Munich nomiation below, there's been some discussion about whether to nominate soccer champions at the end of the season or at the time when it is mathematically impossible for them to lose the title. The previous blurb on the Premier League champion went with the end of the season, but in line with the Bayern Munich nomination below, I'm nominating this now. NorthernFalcon (talk) 19:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Top sports news story at the moment on both BBC and NBC, and it seems reasonable to post when championship is achieved, not when season ends. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 19:23, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Not internationally notable. --Heymid (contribs) 19:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Event is listed at ITN/R. Wizardoftheyear (talk) 19:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
    • ... and if it weren't, please see worldwide media coverage of the Premier League. ---Sluzzelin talk
      • This is a joke vote, don't worry!! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
        • Not internationally notable? BAHAHAHA, I'm in Indonesia and my math teacher spent like half of his class time to talk about this. He's a fan of MU, btw. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:35, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose quality is not there yet; barely any prose. My personal preference is to wait until the end of the season, but I can see the opposing view as City's win is "in the news" now.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:35, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - no prose summary of the season, and information in lead is not repeated in prose anywhere else in the article. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:18, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait until the end of the season. ITNR explicitly says 'the conclusion of the ... tournament or series'. There are still several games to go; just because Man City cannot be overtaken doesn't mean the competition is over. Also, the article is not ready because the prose summary is extremely brief, giving no more information than the table. See 2018–19_Premier_League#Summary for an example of the sort of treatment required. Article maintainers have a few weeks to sort that out before the season actually concludes. Modest Genius ^talk 11:24, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  The now-expanded prose summary does look good. It just needs to be updated with the European places once those are settled - which is unlikely to be until the final round of matches has been played. I still think we should wait. Modest Genius ^talk 16:33, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

  The European places don't form part of the blurb, as far as I'm aware, so not sure why that should hold this up. We don't wait for the electoral college or the inauguration on US election stories, we post as soon as a result is known. I.e. when the story is in the actual news. The same should apply here.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:11, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

  You're right, they're not part of the blurb, but they are a necessary part of a complete encyclopaedic article on the entire season. This isn't a bold link to a single game (like 2021 UEFA Champions League final), or even a single club (2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season), it's an article about the entire season so should have reasonably complete for all clubs over the entire season. Modest Genius ^talk 17:55, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

  I agree. Everything is about getting in the top four these days. (It's like a trophy...) The article isn't complete until we know those places. P-K3 (talk) 01:32, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose Generally post at end of season, when readers can also see final standings. See past blurb which mentions "concludes".—Bagumba (talk) 11:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  I really don't care, but thought I was upholding a precendent, which it might not be (see below).—Bagumba (talk) 12:36, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• Comment - obviously the quality isn't there yet, but if and when that's resolved, it should absolutely be posted now. In English football, the winner is declared as soon as one team cannot be caught; that's what reliable sources report, and the trophy is usually presented either at that game or before the next game. Last year, Liverpool clinched the title on 26 June, and we posted it on that date, not one month later when the season finally drew to a close.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:44, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Then please update WP:ITNR so fans and non-fans alike don't need to quibble over this again.—Bagumba (talk) 12:32, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Posting early was a novelty in 2020 and was controversial. That was a Covid-disrupted season played partly while the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, so I don't think it sets a precedent. 2019 was posted at the end of the season, so were 2018, 2017 etc. (I got bored of checking them all). Modest Genius ^talk 13:06, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  It wasn't remotely controversial. Some opposed, but the vast majority supported posting an ITN item when it was actually in the news and not a month later. Even a 12 day delay is enough that the nom could be reasonably considered stale. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:42, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  I actually did try to update this previously and it had majority support. The opposition largely missed the point (what if an unassailable lead isn't really unassailable?) but others called it CREEP and said we can address the issue in ITNC, which we did last year. Some would prefer to quibble. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:42, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  Updating !vote to Support - with thanks to Jayron32 for reopening the discussion. I've updated the article with an expanded prose summary of how the race for the title panned out, which hopefully meets the quality doubts above. If there's anything else that needs looking at quality-wise, then let me know and I'll see what I can do. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 16:00, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

• Wait for the end of season (and establish this as ITNR for sport events where such a winner can be determined early). While the event is around one team mathematically winning the season, the rest of the games will still be played out as there will be 2nd, 3rd, etc and other placements, and other things can happen - eg I would assume M.C. here would immediate drop into their 2nd and 3rd strings to risk injuring their lead players for next year. We should feature the completed season when all is said and done and while this will still end up with M.C. as the winners, the article will document all other placements and other things that happened afterwards. --Masem (t) 13:10, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Target article has very little useful prose. Needs a lot of expansion of prose. If and when that is fixed, consider this opposition to be a support. --Jayron32 14:12, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - The 2020–21 Premier League season isn't over yet. STSC (talk) 19:45, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Stat filled article, half of the available prose is about COVID-19. Gotitbro (talk) 21:38, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support I would concur that the prose is now sufficient. GreatCaesarsGhost 19:53, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment - I'm marking as attention needed. Please could an uninvolved admin assess the state of this nomination? Most of the opposes above are either on quality grounds, which I believe are now resolved, or based on the misconception that we usually wait until the end of the season to post Premier League winners - something which has been shown to be incorrect in the discussion at WT:ITN. Personally I think it's time to post this, but obviously I'm too involved at this stage.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:55, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

I'm inclined to post it but the last person to assess a consensus got improperly accused of abusing the admin tools so I'm frankly not sure I want to go there with this nomination. Is there a second for posting this? 331dot (talk) 11:03, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Correction: the last time an admin posted against consensus, it was correctly called out. Don't start again 331dot, defending the indefensible again is not a good look for anyone, let alone an admin. You should know better. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Wait - When Man City are presented with the Premier League trophy officially (after their final game on 23 May). STSC (talk) 12:19, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Wait Post on May 23rd after the official trophy presentation.Jackattack1597 (talk) 16:44, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support this isn't "in the old news from a couple of weeks ago". Deary me, the meaning of "NEWS" is that it's NEW and it's being currently reported and commented on. Waiting for trophy to be awarded renders this a report about items that are not in the news. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:50, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: "Every entry applies to the conclusion of the men's and women's events in the tournament or series" per WP:ITNSPORTS. Please note the word "conclusion". STSC (talk) 12:47, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

  No, you please note the purpose of ITN, point #1: "To help readers find and quickly access content they are likely to be searching for because an item is in the news." Manchester City winning the news is in the news *now*. Or at least it was when this was nominated, before all this ridiculous Wikilawyering pedantry held the posting up. Sorry if this seems like I'm not mincing my words, but I'm really annoyed about what's happened here, for something that doesn't serve readers and doesn't serve the editors who've put in the work to get this article up to scratch.  — Amakuru (talk) 13:01, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

If you post it as an ITN/R event, then follow it's rules. Believe me, when Man City lift the trophy, there will be bigger news all over the place. STSC (talk) 13:18, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

Not at all. Maybe in lesser developed countries where news is slow to travel, but City have already been declared as winners, the headlines have been and are going. We’re missing the ITN boat here. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 13:33, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted. Consensus narrowly in favor to post at this point. Concerns about international notability and article not being updated have since been addressed or were unfounded. Spencer^T•C 15:06, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Colt Brennan

Article: Colt Brennan (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NBC Sports
Credits:

• Nominated by PCN02WPS (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Johndavies837 (talk · give credit), Pemilligan (talk · give credit), Makers267 (talk · give credit) and Bagumba (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with their own Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Record-setting University of Hawaii quarterback, spent some time in the NFL. Article needs some work, I'll see what I can do today. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 17:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support article seems well developed. –DMartin 21:38, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Outstanding citation tags.—Bagumba (talk) 04:37, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Support Referencing improved and sufficient. @Spencer, Stephen, PFHLai, Jayron32, Tone, Amakuru, and Muboshgu: Doing a mass ping as one more day before this is stale and it might get lost on the bottom here. Pardon the interruption.—Bagumba (talk) 06:16, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 06:20, 18 May 2021 (UTC)

(Posted) Kazan school shooting

Article: Kazan school shooting (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​At least 9 people are killed in a school shooting in Kazan, Russia. (Post)
News source(s): BBC
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiril Simeonovski (talk · give credit)
• Created by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Cerberon-900 (talk · give credit)

Article updated

Nominator's comments: School shootings in Russia are rare and mass shootings with two-digit death toll even rarer.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC) --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Absolutely in the news. I expect those who supported two-digit death toll in USA shootings to also support this. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

What about those who spit bile and venom at two-digit death toll shootings in the USA? You know Russia is a different country, on a different continent right? Maybe you should try to stay focused --LaserLegs (talk) 10:46, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Gratuitously contentious. – Sca (talk) 15:44, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

@LaserLegs: Hello, I mentioned USA because mass shootings from USA are the most frequent here and I rarely see mass shootings nom from other countries. Thank you for your understanding. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:03, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support Most definitely should be in the news. Although the sources I'm reading say that it's at least 8, not 11. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 09:59, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support posting when now the article's quality is good enough. It's currently too short, but is rapidly being expanded. Jim Michael (talk) 10:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality the article is a micro-stub, 602 characters long. Needs to be a minimum of 3-4 times longer than that before we should consider putting it on ITN. Also, cn tag needs to be addressed. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support now that article is good enough. This is an uncommon event, and therefore ITN worthy. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as above. A weak stub at the moment. Event is notable enough for ITN however. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:08, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Support article much better than when I first assessed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:02, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Support in principle, oppose on quality per above. The article is WAY too short. Try following the disaster stub template. It's a neat tool to get out of stub status. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Support the article has been developed to ITN standards. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 15:29, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose Article is too short to be put on the main page. As always, if this is fixed, then consider my opposition to be ended. --Jayron32 13:53, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - Not ready yet for ITN. STSC (talk) 14:40, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment – Cited sources indicate this is another disgruntled former student, apparently acting alone on personal motives. Wider significance might be doubtful. – Sca (talk) 15:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

It makes it less notable than if it were carried out by a terrorist group, but I think it still notable enough for ITN. Jim Michael (talk) 16:33, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Support As of now, the article is ready. And per nom, school shootings in Russia, particularly the deadly ones, are relatively rare. Brandmeister^talk 16:26, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Oppose - we would not post this if it happened in the US. We should not post it just because it happened elsewhere. --Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 16:54, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  I'm afraid that argument is deeply flawed and I suspect you know it. There are plenty of instances where mass shootings outside the US are much more notable (like almost all of them) because the frequency with which they occur in the United States is far higher than almost any other country in the universe. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 17:01, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  We don't get mass shootings of 9 people that often here, though. I just don't see anything that makes this notable beyond that it took place in a country where mass shootings aren't as common. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 22:16, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

  Mass shootings, as you know, happen in the US practically every day. This is not just about the numbers, this is about the infrequency and the numbers. But you knew that. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:14, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  Very few mass shootings in the US (or anywhere) kill 9 people. I'm just saying that if we wouldn't consider this shooting notable in the US, it shouldn't be notable elsewhere. -- Rockstone^{[Send me a message!]} 21:42, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

  That doesn't make any sense. We have plenty of examples of mass shootings in the US which go way beyond nine deaths, but very few indeed elsewhere. You know that. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

  The sad truth is that school shootings happen way more often in the United States than anywhere else in the world. A school shooting that kills 9 people in the context of the US isn't notable, but in the context of Russia, a country with relatively few school shootings, it is very notable. It made international news, so I would say it's notable. --Aknell4 (talk • contribs) 15:12, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

  I wish things were different in the United States but there have been more mass shootings this year than in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 17:07, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

• Posted. Spencer^T•C 18:42, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Post-posting support Good enough quality-wise now.-- P-K3 (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• PP Comment – Not entirely convinced happening in Russia made it major. Oh well. – Sca (talk) 22:15, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
• Comment: please add more depressing events to ITN. 2601:602:9200:1310:91B9:30F0:652:3D3B (talk) 08:53, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

If you would like to see more "positive" events posted, please develop articles about such an event in the news and nominate them. 331dot (talk) 08:55, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

We seem to get these amusing comments on a semi-regular basis. Are you saying we should ignore fatal events? The world is a messy place and ITN correctly reflects it. --BorgQueen (talk) 17:16, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

• comment: this photo seems appropriate for the blurb. dying (talk) 13:11, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

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