Monday, November 15, 2021

Judge rules Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over therapy records

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A judge has ruled that Kobe Bryant's widow must turn over her therapy records to Los Angeles County in her lawsuit claiming she suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, his teenage daughter and seven others.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/judge-rules-bryant-widow-turn-over-therapy-records-1.6250376?cmp=rss

Biden, Xi meet virtually amid strained U.S.-China relations

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U.S. President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China's Xi Jinping on Monday by saying their goal is to ensure competition "does not veer into conflict."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-xi-virtual-meeting-1.6250263?cmp=rss

U.S. judge rules Alex Jones of Infowars liable for defamation over Sandy Hook 'hoax' claims

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A Connecticut judge found Infowars host Alex Jones liable by default Monday in a defamation lawsuit brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting over the conspiracy theorist's claims that the massacre was a hoax.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alex-jones-liable-defamation-sandy-hook-hoax-case-1.6250092?cmp=rss

Joe Biden signs $1 trillion US infrastructure bill

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The U.S. President signed his $1 trillion US infrastructure deal into law Monday on the White House lawn, hailing it as an example of what bipartisanship can achieve.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-signs-1t-infrastructure-bill-1.6249871?cmp=rss

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Nov. 15

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The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for November 15th.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-newsletter-nov-15-1.6249758?cmp=rss

Space junk sends International Space Station astronauts into docked capsules

Space Station

Orbiting space junk threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday, forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsules and disrupting their work.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-junk-sends-international-space-station-astronauts-into-docked-capsules-1.6249630?cmp=rss

Kyle Rittenhouse provoked deadly shootings in Wisconsin, prosecution argues in closing

Kenosha Protest Shootings

The prosecution kicked off closing arguments Monday in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, aiming to convince the jury that the teenager opened fire during protests in Kenosha, Wis., without justification and after provoking a conflict.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rittenhouse-trial-nov15-1.6249497?cmp=rss

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon surrenders on contempt of Congress charges

Capitol Breach Contempt

Steve Bannon, the former campaign chair and longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-capitol-riot-bannon-surrenders-1.6249223?cmp=rss

First murder trial begins for Dallas man accused of killing 18 senior citizens

Elderly Deaths Trial

Billy Chemirmir faces life in prison without parole if convicted of capital murder in the death of 81-year-old Lu Thi Harris in a trial that begins Monday in Dallas. Chemirmir is accused of killing 18 older women, who largely resided in retirement communities.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-dallas-chemirmir-trial-1.6235754?cmp=rss

Austria imposes nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people

Virus Outbreak Austria

Austria took what its leader called the "dramatic" step Monday of implementing a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people who haven't recently had COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov15-2021-1.6249045?cmp=rss

Belarus must be held accountable for human trafficking, Baltic states say

Migration Belarus Poland

Belarus is forcing migrants to breach the European Union border, and the government of President Alexander Lukashenko must be held accountable for human trafficking, EU members Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belarus-migrants-baltic-states-poland-1.6249101?cmp=rss

U.S. journalist freed from Myanmar jail

Myanmar US Journalist

American journalist Danny Fenster, sentenced only days ago to 11 years of hard labour in Myanmar, has been freed and is on his way home, former U.S. ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-journalist-freed-from-myanmar-jail-1.6249046?cmp=rss