Friday, January 17, 2025

Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified, Biden says

Man in suit points finger while speaking at platform

President Joe Biden announced Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the U.S. Constitution, making a symbolic statement that's unlikely to alter a decades-long push for gender equality. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-equal-rights-1.7434422?cmp=rss

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, his wife receive prison sentences in corruption case

A cleanshaven dark haired man wearing a collared shirt and a vest and a woman in an Islamic covering are shown seated in front of papers. Behind them are several other people.

A Pakistani court sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, while his wife, increasingly visible in their political party's politics, received a seven-year sentence.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-khan-bushra-sentence-1.7434045?cmp=rss

Thursday, January 16, 2025

SpaceX loses Starship rocket minutes after liftoff from Texas launchpad

A view of a SpaceX rocket taking off from a launchpad in Texas.

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spacex-starship-explosion-1.7434001?cmp=rss

Texas truck driver pleads guilty in smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead

Bird's-eye view looking down at a truck parked on a road, with a train passing on tracks nearby.

A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-truck-driver-guilty-plea-migrants-1.7433920?cmp=rss

IN PHOTOS | Pomp and preparation ahead of Trump inauguration

Five people standing on the steps of the Capitol Hill review troops marching by ahead of the U.S. inauguration.

Here's a look at the rehearsals and preparations underway in recent days before the inauguration of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect J.D. Vance on Jan. 20.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/photos/in-photos-pomp-and-preparation-ahead-of-trump-inauguration-1.7431647?cmp=rss