Tuesday, December 14, 2021

U.S. House votes to hold Trump's former chief of staff in contempt on Jan. 6 probe

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection — making it the first time the House has voted to hold a former member in contempt since the 1830s.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mark-meadows-contempt-house-1.6286323?cmp=rss

Stephen Curry becomes NBA's all-time leader in career 3-pointers

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry has become the NBA's career 3-point scoring leader, breaking Ray Allen's record.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/nba/nba-stephen-curry-breaks-all-time-three-point-record-1.6286178?cmp=rss

New York ethics board tells former governor Cuomo to return money from book deal

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Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo was ordered by the state's ethics commission Tuesday to give up millions of dollars a publisher paid him to write a book about his response to the coronavirus pandemic.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuomo-book-deal-ethics-commission-1.6285963?cmp=rss

Car in Niagara Falls rescue attempt went over brink

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A car that was stuck partly submerged near the brink of Niagara Falls after a daring rescue attempt last week went over the falls this weekend and cannot be seen from the shore, state parks officials said Monday



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-falls-car-1.6285797?cmp=rss

D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Capitol attack

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The city of Washington, D.C., sued far-right groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on Tuesday, seeking to collect on the financial costs of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and its aftermath.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/d-c-attorney-general-sues-proud-boys-oath-keepers-over-capitol-attack-1.6285336?cmp=rss

Belarus activist who challenged president sentenced to 18 years in jail

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A court in Belarus sentenced the opposition leader's husband to 18 years in jail on Tuesday after he was arrested during an attempt to run for president against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, a verdict his wife called political revenge.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/belarus-activist-who-challenged-president-sentenced-to-18-years-in-jail-1.6285181?cmp=rss