Sunday, November 22, 2020

Trump campaign legal team distances itself from attorney who touted conspiracy theories

Trump Legal Challenges

The Trump campaign's legal team moved to distance itself Sunday from the firebrand conservative attorney after a tumultuous several days in which Powell made multiple incorrect statements about the voting process, unspooled unsupported and complex conspiracy theories and vowed to "blow up" Georgia with a "biblical" court filing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-legal-powell-1.5812259?cmp=rss

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to illegal assembly

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of organizing and taking part in an unauthorized assembly near the police headquarters during last year's anti-government protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/joshuawong-pro-democracy-hongkong-1.5812241?cmp=rss

Biden expected to announce cabinet picks soon as more Republicans urge Trump to concede

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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's first cabinet picks are coming Tuesday and planning is underway for a pandemic-modified inauguration in January as his team moves forward despite roadblocks from the Trump administration.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-cabinet-picks-1.5812175?cmp=rss

U.S. could begin COVID-19 vaccine rollout by mid-December, top health official says

Virus Outbreak Pfizer Vaccine

The head of the U.S. effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine said the first inoculations could happen as soon as 24 hours after the Food and Drug Administration grants approval, which would kick off the largest inoculation campaign in U.S. history starting in mid-December.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid19-vaccination-us-december-1.5812032?cmp=rss

Wisconsin police arrest 15-year-old in connection with mall shooting

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A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection to a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that injured eight people, authorities said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wisconsin-mall-shooting-suspect-arrested-1.5812172?cmp=rss

Barack Obama on a Biden presidency, racism in the Trump era and what he misses about being president

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Former U.S. president Barack Obama says the biggest challenge for president-elect Joe Biden will be to bridge the vast political divide that exists in the country and find areas of potential compromise with those who continue to support Donald Trump, without whom he can't govern. Watch excerpts from his full interview with The Current.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/obama-the-current-trump-biden-1.5809468?cmp=rss

Trump slams global climate agreement that Biden intends to rejoin, during G20 speech

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U.S. President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save the planet. President-elect Joe Biden has said he will rejoin the global pact.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-slams-paris-accord-biden-rejoin-1.5812002?cmp=rss

Trudeau vows to support developing nations with COVID-19 vaccines at G20

Turkey G20

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and leaders of the other Group of 20 countries promised Sunday to support developing nations in accessing COVID-19 vaccines while also committing to delay debt payments for cash-strapped jurisdictions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-g20-vaccines-1.5811923?cmp=rss

Gaza's already strained health system days away from overwhelm by COVID-19, advisers say

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A sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the Gaza Strip could overwhelm the Palestinian enclave's meagre medical system by next week, public health advisers said on Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-coronavirus-1.5811774?cmp=rss

How big a deal is Joe Biden's Buy American pledge? Here's what to watch for

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Is the Buy American pledge from incoming U.S. president Joe Biden a nothingburger or a potential billion-dollar blow to Canada's economy? It could go either way. Key decisions in the coming months will determine if that threat has teeth. Here's what to watch.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/buy-american-details-biden-1.5808216?cmp=rss

Longtime royal photographer puts some of The Crown's contentious moments in context

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Season 4 of the Netflix series The Crown has landed and is already sparking controversy, reflecting the challenge of turning historical facts into drama as the series exploring the reign of Queen Elizabeth moves closer to the present.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/royal-fascinator-the-crown-fact-fiction-platinum-jubilee-1.5807767?cmp=rss