Trump vows to ban TikTok app from U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he'll act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from U.S. over security fears.

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NHL set to resume against complicated backdrop of pandemic, battle for equality

It was certainly a very different world the evening of March 11, hours before the league would suspend its schedule, when the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators in what would turn out to be the final game of the 2019-20 regular season. Now, 142 days later, the NHL returns.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-hub-city-bubble-restart-preview-1.5671319?cmp=rss

7 killed, including state lawmaker, as 2 planes collide over Alaska

A mid-air plane collision over Anchorage has killed seven people, including State Rep. Gary Knopp, who was piloting one of the aircraft, Alaska officials said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alaska-plane-crash-gary-knopp-1.5671512?cmp=rss

Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence overturned by appeals court

A U.S. federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases.

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Joe Biden nears his pick for a running mate: Here are some U.S. vice-presidential candidates

In a U.S. election year that has seen the coronavirus pandemic upend primary voting as well as the conventions of the two political parties, the vice-presidential pick might be more widely anticipated than in past years. Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expected to make his choice some time in the coming week.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-vice-president-candidates-1.5668484?cmp=rss

Astronauts on 1st manned SpaceX flight ready for capsule splashdown

Two U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed.

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Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy TikTok as Trump mulls ban on video sharing app

Even as Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was looking at lot of alternatives regarding the video app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, including the possibility of a ban.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tiktok-trump-microsoft-1.5670837?cmp=rss

Fauci rebuts Republican claims about hydroxychloroquine in Capitol Hill session

Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci resisted efforts by Republicans to criticize recent protests against racial injustice while pushing back on their continued promotion of hydroxycholoroquine as a possible coronavirus remedy in Congress on Friday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-committee-coronavirus-1.5670440?cmp=rss

Alan Parker, director of Midnight Express, dies at 76

British filmmaker Alan Parker, whose movies included Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express and Evita, has died at 76.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/britain-obit-alan-parker-1.5670414?cmp=rss

U.S. coronavirus bill unemployment relief runs out today

Negotiations over another coronavirus relief bill continue, the No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said as a federal jobless benefit was set to expire on Friday with no sign of a deal between the White House and Democrats.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washington-coronavirus-relief-1.5670318?cmp=rss

Instagram's ChallengeAccepted selfie hashtag went viral but did it succeed?

'Challenge accepted,' they wrote — female Instagram users across the world, flooding the photo-sharing app with black-and-white images.

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A group of international researchers has mapped more of the Arctic Ocean floor than ever before

The Arctic ocean floors just got a little less mysterious now that a team of international researchers has compiled the most detailed map of the Arctic seabed to date.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-ocean-seabed-map-published-1.5669378?cmp=rss

U.K. puts lockdown-easing on hold as virus spread accelerates

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is postponing some planned measures to ease the lockdown because the number of new coronavirus cases in the country is on the rise.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-kingdom-lockdown-coronavirus-1.5670085?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening around the world on Friday

Britain imposed a tougher lockdown in parts of northern England after a rise in the rate of novel coronavirus transmission, while Hong Kong announced elections for its legislature will be postponed due to a spike in cases. Here's what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world on Friday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-july31-1.5670020?cmp=rss

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese region.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hong-kong-election-postponed-1.5670049?cmp=rss

Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access

Twitter says the hackers responsible for a recent high-profile breach used the phone to fool the social media company's employees into giving them access.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/twitter-hack-phone-1.5670061?cmp=rss

8 U.S. Marines missing, 1 dead in accident off California coast

One Marine has died, two were injured and eight others were missing after an amphibious assault vehicle accident off the coast of southern California, the Marines said early Friday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/calif-pendleton-marines-accident-1.5670053?cmp=rss

Bahamas braces for newly formed Hurricane Isaias

New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday expected to take it to the U.S. East Coast by the weekend as it approached the Bahamas, parts of which are still recovering from the devastation of last year's Hurricane Dorian.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hurricane-bahamas-isaias-1.5670009?cmp=rss

Donald Trump can't delay the election or stop it, but he can avoid it

Regardless of what U.S. President Donald Trump tweets, November's election is not going to be delayed — and Trump knows it. So what's the real motivation behind his behaviour? Keith Boag considers the options.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-united-states-election-delay-voter-fraud-1.5669270?cmp=rss