Friday, September 25, 2020

Trump expected to tap Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court vacancy

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Republicans are expecting U.S. President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the presidential election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-1.5739917?cmp=rss

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lying in state at the U.S. Capitol

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lying in state at the U.S. Capitol

Scenes from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to receive that honour.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-lying-in-state-at-the-u-s-capitol-1.5739381?cmp=rss

White House angered that FBI director testified to lack of widespread voter fraud

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FBI Director Christopher Wray was the target of White House criticism for the second time in a week Friday as Chief of Staff Mark Meadows chided him over his remarks a day earlier to Congress about voter fraud.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-fbi-wray-mail-voting-1.5734073?cmp=rss

Breonna Taylor's family, attorney demand to see grand jury transcripts

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An attorney for the family of Breonna Taylor is calling for the Kentucky attorney general to release the transcripts from the grand jury that decided not to charge any of the officers involved in the Black woman's death.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kentucky-taylor-grand-jury-1.5738793?cmp=rss

Royals facing 35M-pound hit as pandemic drags tourism numbers down

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth and her family are facing a 35-million-pound ($60 million Cdn) hit from the coronavirus pandemic, partly due to a shortage of tourists, the monarch's money manager said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/royals-face-shortage-pandemic-lowers-tourism-1.5738703?cmp=rss

Anti-terrorism probe opened after 2 wounded in Paris stabbing

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French terrorism authorities are investigating a knife attack that wounded at least two people Friday near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, authorities said. A suspect has been arrested.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paris-attack-near-former-charlie-hebdo-office-1.5738559?cmp=rss

Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in state today at U.S. Capitol

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Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ginsburg-capitol-tribute-1.5738507?cmp=rss

At least 13 presumed drowned in migrant crossing in Mediterranean

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Over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when their small dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya, the United Nations reported Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-migrants-mediterranean-1.5738478?cmp=rss

Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests return

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Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish parliament on Friday to kick off a day of physically distanced global climate protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/climate-day-of-action-1.5738457?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada's top public health officers today for their daily update on the worsening COVID-19 health crisis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/world-canada-covid-19-sept-25-1.5738422?cmp=rss

A return to a restricted life: How England is dealing with a COVID-19 surge

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New lockdown restrictions are being imposed in parts of the U.K. as coronavirus cases rise, but there is concern the new strategy won't have the intended consequences and doesn't go nearly far enough. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/a-return-to-a-restricted-life-how-england-is-dealing-with-a-covid-19-surge-1.5737208?cmp=rss

Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in 'suspicious' transfers

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Top-secret records from the FinCEN Files investigation show two shadowy companies, one registered in New Brunswick and one in Alberta, received millions in "suspicious" money transfers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fincen-files-icij-nb-1.5734110?cmp=rss

North Korea apologizes over shooting death of South Korean amid public backlash

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North Korea expressed regret on Friday that it shot dead a missing South Korean to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the South's national security adviser said, amid growing political and public backlash.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/korea-killing-apology-1.5738414?cmp=rss