Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Super League on brink of collapse as English clubs abandon project following backlash

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The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs, leaving the Spanish and Italian participants stranded.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/soccer-super-league-collapse-1.5994313?cmp=rss

'We got the verdict we wanted': George Floyd's family reacts after conviction of Derek Chauvin

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Feelings of vindication and pledges to continue fighting for justice poured in Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck until he died last May.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chauvin-verdict-reactions-floyd-1.5995385?cmp=rss

Pilots views obstructed, alert systems not working in Alaskan midair plane crash that killed 6

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The pilots of two Alaskan sightseeing planes that collided in midair couldn't see each other because airplane structures or a passenger blocked their views, and they didn't get electronic alerts about their proximity to each other, because safety systems weren't working properly, according to the NTSB.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/alaska-plane-crash-investigation-1.5995009?cmp=rss

Jim Steinman, hitmaker for Meat Loaf and Céline Dion, dead at 73

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Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer who wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling Bat Out Of Hell debut album as well as hits for Celine Dion, Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler, has died, his brother said. He was 73.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/jim-steinman-obit-1.5995130?cmp=rss

Jury reaches verdict in Derek Chauvin's murder trial

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The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died while being restrained by police during an arrest last May.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chauvin-verdict-1.5994662?cmp=rss

Biden says he's praying for 'right verdict' in Chauvin trial

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U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is "praying the verdict is the right verdict" in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and that he believed the case, which has gone to the jury and put the nation on edge, to be "overwhelming."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-praying-right-verdict-chauvin-trial-1.5994833?cmp=rss

EU regulator backs use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine despite finding possible link to blood clots

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Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults who received doses in the United States, but backed its overall benefits against any risks.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/eu-regulator-backs-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-1.5994596?cmp=rss

Chad military says Idriss Deby, nation's president for 30 years, killed in battle

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Chad's President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, the army said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a presidential election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chad-president-deby-death-1.5994296?cmp=rss

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

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Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health is urging people to follow public health rules and get their vaccine as soon as possible after health officials reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday — the highest daily case number in the province in months.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-april20-2021-1.5994243?cmp=rss

The world watches a Minneapolis jury and braces for reaction to Chauvin trial outcome

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The killing of George Floyd unleashed a global storm, and now multiple cities are preparing for the fallout from the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Windows are being boarded up, the National Guard has been deployed and police officers are being ordered to cancel holidays in anticipation of the verdict.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/chauvin-trial-minneapolis-watching-jury-1.5993872?cmp=rss