Friday, February 21, 2020

Follow a Canadian as she disembarks from the quarantined Diamond Princess

Follow a Canadian as she disembarks from the quarantined Diamond Princess

Trudy Clement and her husband Steve were trapped aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship under quarantine. Then they got approval to leave. Here's what happened, through their eyes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/follow-trudy-as-she-disembarks-from-the-diamond-princess-1.5472443?cmp=rss

Portland man convicted of murder in racist train attacks

Portland Train Stabbings-Trial

A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young black women on a Portland, Ore., commuter train was convicted of murder Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jeremy-christian-portland-racism-train-stabbings-1.5472346?cmp=rss

U.S. soccer argues unequal pay for women OK because of different competition

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Carli Lloyd was pushed over and over on differences between women and men. "Do you think the women's national team could beat the German men's team?" U.S. Soccer Federation lawyer Noah Finkel asked during a Dec. 20 deposition. "I'm not sure," the two-time FIFA Player of the Year replied.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/ussf-equal-womens-pay-deposition-1.5472375?cmp=rss

Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from their non-disclosure agreements

Election 2020 Mike Bloomberg

Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg said Friday that he's willing to release at least three women from nondisclosure agreements that prevented them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits filed against him over the last three decades.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bloomberg-nda-non-disclosure-agreements-1.5471986?cmp=rss

Harvey Weinstein jury seemingly deadlocked on most serious charges

Harvey Weinstein

Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's trial in New York appear to be deadlocked on the two most serious charges against the former movie mogul.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/weinstein-jury-split-1.5471736?cmp=rss

Turkish village buried under 6 metres - that's 20 feet - of snow

Turkish village buried under 6 metres - that's 20 feet - of snow

A village in Turkey is one of 70 now isolated after 6 metres, or 20 feet, of snow accumulated in parts of the region.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkish-village-buried-under-6-metres-that-s-20-feet-of-snow-1.5471514?cmp=rss

Alaska needs broad review of aviation safety, officials say

Plane takes off near cemetery in Alaska

Alaska's aviation accident rate was 2.35 times higher than the rest of the nation from 2008 to 2017, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Now, it's calling for a comprehensive review.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-review-aviation-safety-1.5471123?cmp=rss

Russia denies trying to interfere in 2020 U.S. election to benefit Trump

Election 2020 Trump

The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump's re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-denial-us-election-1.5471094?cmp=rss

Trump blasts best-picture Oscar for South Korean film Parasite

Election 2020 Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ridiculed the historic best-picture Oscar win for South Korean film Parasite, telling a Colorado campaign rally he wished for the return of Hollywood classics like 1939's Gone with the Wind.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/trump-parasite-criticism-1.5458201?cmp=rss

Thailand's constitutional court dissolves opposition party

Thailand Politics

Thailand's constitutional court has ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its charismatic leader. The court also imposed a 10-year ban on the party's executive members holding political office.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thailand-ruling-opposition-party-1.5471054?cmp=rss

Lesotho prime minister, suspected in ex-wife's murder, skips court appearance

Lesotho Prime Minister Killing

Maesaiah Thabane, the spouse of Lesotho's prime minister, is set to be charged with murder in connection with the 2017 killing of the PM's former wife, police said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lesotho-pm-thabane-murder-charges-1.5471046?cmp=rss

Taliban's 'reduction of violence' deal to start tonight: State Department official

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The seven-day "reduction of violence" deal promised by the Taliban will begin on Friday night, a senior U.S. State Department official said, without specifying the exact time. That will start the countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States at the end of the month.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/taliban-s-reduction-of-violence-deal-to-start-tonight-state-department-official-1.5471001?cmp=rss

Iran confirms 13 more coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

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Iran confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases and two deaths among the group of new cases, Health Ministry spokesperson Kianush Jahanpur said in a tweet on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-feb-21-1.5470987?cmp=rss

U.S. said wrongly detaining Iranian-born travellers was 'corrected' but it seems to still be happening

Chipping America IV

At least five Iranian-born Canadian citizens were denied entry to the United States after it says it suspended its wrongful detainment practices, leaving some to wonder if the refusals are part of a broader strategy targeting Iranian-born travellers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/iranian-travellers-us-american-entry-1.5469464?cmp=rss

Latino voters can make or break Democratic campaigns. They're about to get their say in 2020

Guadalupe Rivera

Four years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders' momentum stalled in the southwest. He's worked hard on his ground game in states with large Latino populations in the hope of writing a different ending to the script this time.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/latino-nevada-caucus-1.5470903?cmp=rss