Sunday, June 28, 2020

China forces birth control on Muslim Uighurs to suppress population

China Muslim Birth Control

A state-orchestrated campaign is slashing births among the minority Uighurs of China's far west Xinjiang region with brutal efficiency, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uighur-china-birth-control-1.5630870?cmp=rss

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove Confederate emblem from flag

Racial Injustice Confederate Flag Mississippi

Mississippi will surrender the Confederate battle emblem from its state flag, more than a century after white supremacist legislators embedded it there a generation after the South lost the Civil War.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/mississippi-rebel-emblem-flag-1.5630756?cmp=rss

Suspect in custody after Louisville man fatally shot during Breonna Taylor protest

Racial Injustice Kentucky

A suspect has been arrested in the death of a Kentucky man who was fatally shot during a protest in Louisville over the killing of Breonna Taylor, police say.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/breonna-taylor-protest-shooting-1.5630595?cmp=rss

Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on U.S. troops

Election 2020 Joe Biden

Joe Biden attacked U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday over a report that he said, if true, contains a "truly shocking revelation" about the commander in chief and his failure to protect U.S. troops in Afghanistan and stand up to Russia.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/joe-biden-donald-trump-1.5630401?cmp=rss

Poland holds presidential election delayed by pandemic

Poland Presidential Election

Poles are voting in a presidential election that had been scheduled for May but was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, a ballot taking place amid deep cultural and political divisions in the European Union nation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-election-1.5630383?cmp=rss

Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs

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The Rolling Stones are threatening U.S. President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/rolling-stones-trump-music-1.5630389?cmp=rss