SpaceX rocket carries 4 into orbit, including 600th human to reach space

A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.

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Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock in wake of Twitter promise

After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 900,000 shares of the electric car company's stock, netting over $1.1 billion US that will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options.

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Judge OKs $626M settlement for Flint, Mich., residents affected by lead-contaminated water

A U.S. judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million US settlement for Flint. Mich., residents and others who were exposed to lead-contaminated water. The state was accused of repeatedly overlooking the devastating risks of switching Flint's water source in 2014 without treating the water to prevent contamination.

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Defendant said Ahmaud Arbery was 'trapped like a rat' before slaying, investigator testifies

One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man "trapped like a rat" before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ahmaud-arbery-trial-murder-defendant-rat-comment-1.6244661?cmp=rss

U.S. Capitol rioter gets 41 months in prison, longest sentence imposed so far

A former mixed martial artist filmed punching a police officer during the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol received a 41-month prison sentence on Wednesday, the stiffest punishment yet in the almost 700 criminal cases stemming from the siege.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-capitol-siege-jan-6-congress-scott-fairlamb-sentencing-1.6244385?cmp=rss

World leaders shy away from tackling food, farming emissions at COP26

While agriculture is a major source of emissions around the globe, the sector is not a point of emphasis at the UN climate summit. Critics are calling for that to change.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-farmers-vegan-cop26-nfu-1.6242817?cmp=rss

French soccer player Aminata Diallo arrested after attack on Paris Saint-Germain teammate

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Aminata Diallo has been taken into police custody following an attack on other players from the women's team last week, the soccer club said Wednesday.

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Kyle Rittenhouse sobs on stand, says 1st man he shot in Kenosha threatened to kill him, grabbed his gun

Kyle Rittenhouse testified at his homicide trial on Wednesday that the first man he shot and killed during a night of turbulent protests in Kenosha, Wis., twice threatened to kill him and later grabbed the barrel of his gun before he fired it.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kyle-rittenhouse-testifies-kenosha-trial-day-7-1.6244002?cmp=rss

NASA delays astronaut moon landing, plans to miss deadline

NASA on Tuesday delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.

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U.S. inflation rate jumps to highest level since 1990, at 6.2%

The U.S. cost of living went up at its fastest annual pace in more than 30 years in October, new figures showed Wednesday, as the price of just about everything is increasing at a much faster pace than usual.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/inflation-u-s-october-1.6243781?cmp=rss

Trump request to block records of Jan. 6 Capitol riot denied by judge

A U.S. federal judge rejected former president Donald Trump's request to block the release of documents to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

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

The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are steadily increasing. It was the sixth consecutive week that the virus has risen across the continent.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov10-2021-1.6243697?cmp=rss

Migrants try to enter Poland, EU readies sanctions against Belarus

Polish authorities said Wednesday that two groups of migrants managed to cross the border from Belarus but that all the people in the groups were detained.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/poland-belarus-migrant-border-nov10-2021-1.6243702?cmp=rss

U.N. climate talks draft asks for tougher emissions pledges by next year

The British hosts of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow have proposed that countries raise their ambitions to slash greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2022 in a draft political decision that nations will negotiate over the next few days.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cop26-glasgow-draft-1.6243687?cmp=rss

Ethiopian authorities detain more than 70 U.N. drivers, says agency email

Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 70 drivers working with the United Nations, an internal U.N. email seen by Reuters on Wednesday said.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ethiopian-authorities-detain-more-than-70-u-n-drivers-says-agency-email-1.6243682?cmp=rss

Why climate-shaming China at COP26 likely won't work

U.S. leaders, including President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama, have accused China of not pulling its weight at the UN climate summit. Long-time China watchers say such finger-pointing is counter-productive.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-cop26-summit-1.6242275?cmp=rss