Friday, November 19, 2021

White House official says U.S. open to discussions with Canada about proposed EV incentive

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A senior White House official says the Biden administration is sympathetic to Canada’s concerns about a proposed electric vehicle tax credit, but offered no indication of a plan to drop the idea.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ev-incentive-power-and-politics-1.6256450?cmp=rss

Elijah McClain's family to receive $15M settlement over 2019 death after police stop

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The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million US to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after suburban Denver police stopped him on the street and put him in a neckhold two years ago, the city and a family attorney have announced.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/elijah-mcclain-settlement-aurora-colorado-1.6256217?cmp=rss

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts in trial over Kenosha shootings

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Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defence in the deadly Kenosha, Wis., shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-verdict-rittenhouse-1.6253598?cmp=rss

Red Cross forced to pay Afghan doctors, nurses with bags of cash in wake of U.S. withdrawal

Taliban fighter guards area near World Food Program service site

Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organizations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to bank accounts there, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-doctors-nurses-pay-1.6255546?cmp=rss

Biden undergoing colonoscopy, requiring temporary transfer of power to VP Kamala Harris

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President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice-President Kamala Harris on Friday when he undergoes a "routine colonoscopy" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the White House said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-biden-colonsocpy-1.6255130?cmp=rss

China 'not aware' of issue surrounding missing tennis player Peng Shuai

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China's Foreign Ministry on Friday says it wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/tennis-china-peng-shuai-1.6255091?cmp=rss

Germany has entered a 'nationwide state of emergency' because of surging coronavirus infections

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Germany has entered a "nationwide state of emergency" because of surging coronavirus infections, the head of the country's disease control agency said Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-nov19-2021-1.6255009?cmp=rss

India to repeal controversial farm laws that sparked massive protests

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In a surprise announcement, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday his government will withdraw the controversial agriculture laws that prompted yearlong protests from tens of thousands of farmers and posed a significant political challenge to his administration.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-repealing-farm-laws-1.6254999?cmp=rss