Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Anti-police brutality protest organizer charged after a car drove into counterprotesters

Racial Injustice Protester Injured

The organizer of a Southern California rally against racism was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for driving her car into a crowd of counterprotesters.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/protest-california-drove-car-over-head-charged-1.5743968?cmp=rss

Meghan loses latest court battle in privacy lawsuit against British newspaper

Britain Meghan Lawsuit

Judge Francesca Kaye gave Associated Newspapers Ltd. permission to use the contents of a recent behind-the-scenes book about Prince Harry and Meghan in its legal defence in an invasion of privacy lawsuit.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meghan-markle-newspaper-court-1.5743863?cmp=rss

New York City voters receive absentee ballots with wrong address, names on return envelopes

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Mail-in voting has gotten off to a rocky start in New York City, where election officials sent out a large number of absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-york-election-ballots-1.5743748?cmp=rss

Ruth Bader Ginsburg buried at Arlington Cemetery in private ceremony

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was buried Tuesday in a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, laid to rest beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues on the court.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ruth-bader-ginsburg-funeral-burial-1.5743700?cmp=rss

Michael Flynn's lawyer admits discussing his criminal case with Trump

Trump Russia Probe Flynn

The lead attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday admitted to a federal judge that she has discussed her client's ongoing criminal case with the president, an extraordinary admission that raises questions about political interference.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-flynn-powell-1.5743410?cmp=rss

In Hollywood, few believe harassers will be punished, survey shows

Anita Hill-Harassment Survey

Three years after the explosive Harvey Weinstein scandal put the #MeToo movement in the spotlight, a survey by the Hollywood Commission, chaired by Anita Hill, finds a strong belief within the industry that sexual harassers will not be held to account.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anita-hill-survey-hollywood-1.5743114?cmp=rss

Trio of Titans players, 5 team personnel test positive for COVID-19

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The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five other personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL season in Week 4.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/tennessee-titans-coronavirus-cases-nfl-1.5743091?cmp=rss

Canada, U.K. impose sanctions on president of Belarus and 7 others

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Canada and the United Kingdom have imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and six other senior government officials following the disputed presidential election and a crackdown on protesters in Belarus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-u-k-imposes-sanctions-president-belarus-7-others-1.5742981?cmp=rss

Kuwaiti ruler Emir Sheik Sabah dead at 91

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Kuwait's ruling Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has died, his office said in a statement read out on state television on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kuwait-sabah-obit-1.5742961?cmp=rss

Kentucky to release grand jury recordings in Breonna Taylor shooting probe

Racial Injustice Breonna Taylor

Kentucky's attorney general has agreed to release the recordings of the secret grand jury proceeding that considered charges against three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kentucky-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-1.5742843?cmp=rss

Decision to charge only 1 British soldier in Bloody Sunday killings is upheld

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Prosecutors in Northern Ireland on Tuesday upheld a decision not to prosecute 15 soldiers for their role in the killing of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Londonderry by British paratroopers in 1972.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-bloody-sunday-prosecutor-review-1.5742826?cmp=rss

'Extremely strong concerns' over Russia's LGBTQ+ record as country bids on Arctic Winter Games

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Russia could host the circumpolar Arctic Winter Games in six years, which would bring in youth from across the North to participate in the sporting event. For some, the country's record on LGBTQ+ rights is ringing alarm bells.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/russia-arctic-winter-games-lgbtq-1.5742528?cmp=rss

3 killed in Northern California wildfire as thousands flee wine country

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Northern California's wine country was on fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting orders for nearly 70,000 people to evacuate. Meanwhile, three people died in a separate fire farther north in the state.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/3-killed-northern-california-wildfire-1.5742800?cmp=rss

Tonight Trump debates the man he's spent months taunting as 'Sleepy Joe'

Election 2020 Convention TV Coverage

Tonight U.S. President Donald Trump debates his rival, a man he has called "Sleepy Joe," and tens of millions will get to judge Trump's core campaign message: that Joe Biden is too mentally feeble to lead. This debate might matter more than most.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-biden-first-debate-1.5742482?cmp=rss

Canada concerned about broader conflict as renewed fighting erupts on Armenia's border

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Azerbaijan and Armenia are again fighting over disputed territory in the Caucasus Mountains — but this time the conflict could grow into a regional war and lead to a humanitarian crisis.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-concerned-about-broader-conflict-as-renewed-fighting-erupts-on-armenia-s-border-1.5741964?cmp=rss

Chinese dairy investor pressed Canada to 'mitigate the risk' of new NAFTA

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Executives of the Chinese infant formula manufacturer that’s building a new $332 million plant in Kingston, Ont. contacted Canadian officials to complain about the new NAFTA agreement within days of the agreement being reached — and asked for help in mitigating the harm caused by Canada's concessions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/monday-feihe-nafta-atip-1.5739152?cmp=rss