Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Marlins' season 'paused' by MLB amid coronavirus outbreak: report

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The 2020 season is reportedly on hold for the Miami Marlins.The team is expecting MLB to "pause" the season for the Marlins for most or all of this week. MLB Network reported the Philadelphia Phillies could also be kept on the sideline for several days.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-schedule-coronavirus-1.5665622?cmp=rss

3 Sudanese shot dead in Libya after ship carrying migrants is turned back

Libya Migrants

Libyan authorities shot dead three Sudanese migrants in a western coastal town who tried to escape after they were intercepted by the coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea and returned to shore, the United Nations said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-shooting-migrants-1.5665924?cmp=rss

Woman killed in rare shark attack off Maine's coast has been identified

Shark Bite

Authorities in Maine said Tuesday the woman killed in a rare shark attack off the state's coast was a 63-year-old resident of New York City.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/maine-fatal-shark-attack-1.5665775?cmp=rss

Stakes high as Johnny Depp's libel case against U.K. tabloid closes

Heard Depp Libel Trial

Johnny Depp's libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard was wrapping up Tuesday after three weeks of court hearings that dissected a toxic celebrity love affair.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/britain-johnny-depp-case-closing-1.5665611?cmp=rss

Gun maker Remington files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — again

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Remington Arms, weighed down by lawsuits and retail sales restrictions following the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012, is seeking bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/remington-bankruptcy-1.5665596?cmp=rss

Man wanted for murder in Texas dies in Brockville, Ont., after police approach him

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A man wanted for allegedly killing a woman in Houston, Texas died in Brockville, Ont., Saturday morning after being pursued by local police.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/brockville-siu-investigation-1.5664903?cmp=rss

5 features of Perseverance, NASA's latest Mars rover, include a tiny helicopter

Mars Perseverance / Mars 2020

The spacecraft Perseverance — set for liftoff this week — is NASA's brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet. Here are some of its most notable gadgets and interesting features of its mission to find signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/perseverance-rover-1.5665472?cmp=rss

Trump attorney general heads to Capitol Hill for expected contentious hearing

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U.S. Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America while making reference to the 'bogus' Russia investigation in prepared testimony for an appearance at the House judiciary committee beginning at 10 a.m. ET that is expected to be heated.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-judiciary-barr-testimony-1.5665451?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Tuesday

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The biggest test yet of an experimental coronavirus vaccine got underway Monday with the first of some 30,000 Americans rolling up their sleeves to receive shots created by the U.S. government as part of the all-out global race to stop the pandemic. Here's what's happening with the pandemic in Canada and around the world on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-july28-1.5665421?cmp=rss

Barbados offers work visa program to encourage Canadians to work from home, from Barbados

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The Caribbean island nation of Barbados has a tantalizing suggestion for quarantine-weary Canadians: Working from home is a lot more palatable when you're doing it remotely from a tropical paradise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/barbados-tourism-canada-covid-19-1.5664283?cmp=rss

Vietnam suspends flights to and from Danang due to coronavirus outbreak

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Vietnam has suspended all flights to and from Danang for 15 days after at least 14 cases of the novel coronavirus had been detected in the city, the government said on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vietnam-flights-coronavirus-1.5665412?cmp=rss

Australian police disperse Black Lives Matter rally

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Police arrested a leader of an anti-racism protest and shut down the demonstration before it started Tuesday after courts ruled the gathering in downtown Sydney was illegal due to the pandemic threat.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sydney-protest-arrest-1.5665404?cmp=rss