Boko Haram attack on village in Niger leaves at least 28 dead

An attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger's southeast killed at least 28 people, Niger's government said Monday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boko-haram-niger-attack-1.5840965?cmp=rss

U.S. Attorney General William Barr resigns

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president's baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden's son.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/attorney-general-william-barr-leaving-office-1.5841266?cmp=rss

U.S. surpasses 300,000 COVID-19 deaths as vaccine rollout begins

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 300,000 on Monday, just as the country began a monumental vaccination campaign against the virus.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-300000-covid-deaths-1.5841168?cmp=rss

Head of electronic voting company accused of fraud by Trump allies says Americans being too complacent

The head of an electronic voting company being targeted by allies of U.S. President Donald Trump said baseless claims that it helped flip the 2020 election for Joe Biden threatens to undermine Americans' faith in democracy.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/electronic-voting-company-fraud-trump-threatens-legal-action-1.5840624?cmp=rss

Cleveland MLB owner says team name will change, but not in 2021

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team is changing its name - it just doesn't know to what or when. Expressing that 'it's time,' owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions, the American League franchise is dropping the name it has been known by since 1915.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/cleveland-baseball-team-owner-name-change-1.5840710?cmp=rss

U.S. agencies among targets of months-long global cyberspying campaign

U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers on Monday after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked in a global cyberespionage campaign tied to a foreign government.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-agencies-hacked-cyberspying-fireeye-1.5840414?cmp=rss

U.S. sanctions Turkey over purchase of Russian missile defence system

The Trump administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Turkey, a NATO ally, over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for further confrontation between the two nations as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-sanctions-turkey-russian-missile-system-1.5840569?cmp=rss

Electoral college voters from 50 states meet today to lock in votes for U.S. president

Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation's next president.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-trump-electoral-college-votes-1.5840102?cmp=rss