Tuesday, February 9, 2021

The truth about Kenny Washington, NFL contradicts the myth that racism recedes with time

Kenny Washington

The Super Bowl pregame video about Kenny Washington portrayed his breaking of the NFL's racial barrier as a happy ending. But the league's version of his story omits a lot, and filling in the missing details changes the message.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/super-bowl-kenny-washington-racism-1.5907331?cmp=rss

U.S. authorities seize Florida-bound convoy allegedly smuggling 270 kg of Canadian marijuana

Seth Lazore

U.S. authorities recently intercepted a convoy of late-model pickup trucks pulling trailers in New York state with more than 270 kilograms of Canadian-grown marijuana headed for Florida, U.S. court documents allege.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/us-dea-nys-1.5907805?cmp=rss

Secret recording suggests Iranian official concedes truth about downing of Flight PS752 may never be revealed

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The Canadian government and security agencies are reviewing an audio recording in which a man — identified by sources as Iran's foreign affairs minister — discusses the possibility that the destruction of Flight PS752 was an intentional act, CBC News has learned.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/audio-recording-iran-minister-foreign-affairs-flight-ps752-1.5906538?cmp=rss

Alberta oil's U.S. allies try long-shot measures to get Keystone XL built

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Some American politicians are still making long-shot efforts to revive the Keystone XL pipeline project, cancelled last month by President Joe Biden. They're trying procedural tactics in Congress. They're writing letters.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/keystone-xl-us-senate-1.5907577?cmp=rss

Colorado officers, fired over photos re-enacting chokehold used on Elijah McClain, not reinstated

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Three suburban Denver officers fired over photos re-enacting a chokehold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the Black man died in 2019 won't get their jobs back, officials said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colorado-officers-photos-elijah-mcclain-not-reinstated-1.5907708?cmp=rss

A Canada-U.S. flap over protecting migratory birds takes new twist

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The Biden administration has paused a Trump-era regulation that the Canadian government complained about. It involves the killing of migratory birds — and when to hold humans accountable.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/migratory-birds-canada-us-1.5907236?cmp=rss

Canadian embassy in China apologizes for 'Wuhan' T-shirt worn by staff

China Canada T-Shirt Tiff

The Canadian diplomatic mission to China has issued an apology after using the logo of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan to create a T-shirt for embassy staff working to bring Canadians home from China's Wuhan province in early 2020. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/embassy-canada-china-t-shirt-1.5907351?cmp=rss

Trump's 2nd impeachment trial in the Senate begins

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Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday afternoon, with the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors argue is the "most grievous constitutional crime."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/senate-impeachment-trial-trump-1.5906732?cmp=rss

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

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A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a program to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-february9-2021-1.5906640?cmp=rss

Rich countries will suffer too if poor ones don't get enough vaccines, OECD warns

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As the Trudeau government is forced to explain delays rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the world's economic and health leaders are warning of catastrophic financial consequences if poorer countries are shortchanged on vaccinations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/oecd-vaccines-1.5906723?cmp=rss

Elon Musk puts up $100M US for global carbon capture competition

Elon Musk Apple

Tesla Inc. boss and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is offering a $100 million US prize in a four-year global competition to find a way to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and lock it away permanently.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/elon-musk-carbon-capture-1.5906788?cmp=rss

Mary Wilson of The Supremes dead at 76

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Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, has died at the age of 76, her publicist has said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/supremes-wilson-obit-1.5906651?cmp=rss

United Arab Emirates spacecraft Amal — Arabic for hope — closes in on Mars during historic mission

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A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in the Arab world's first interplanetary mission Tuesday, the first of three robotic explorers arriving at the Red Planet over the next week and a half.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-mission-uae-1.5906638?cmp=rss

WHO says coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from Chinese lab

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A World Health Organization expert says the coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and most probably jumped to humans via an intermediary species.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/who-coronavirus-investigation-1.5906617?cmp=rss

Trump impeachment trial 2.0: The main players

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Here are the main players who will be centre stage in former U.S. president Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate, which begins today.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-impeachment-trial-main-players-1.5905990?cmp=rss

Police in Myanmar crack down on crowds defying protest ban

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Demonstrators against Myanmar's military takeover took to the streets again Tuesday in defiance of new rules that make their protests illegal.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-protests-military-1.5906592?cmp=rss