Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Red Cross data on half million of world's most vulnerable hacked

Switzerland Red Cross Hack

The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is best known for helping war victims, says hackers broke into servers hosting its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half million vulnerable people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/red-cross-hack-1.6321070?cmp=rss

His influence was 'everything': Canadians mourn loss of fashion titan André Leon Talley

Obit Andre Leon Talley

André Leon Talley, a vibrant presence in the American fashion scene and former editor-at-large of U.S. Vogue, has died at 73. Canadians from the arts and fashion worlds mourn the style icon and reflect on his legacy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadians-reflect-on-andre-leon-talley-1.6320374?cmp=rss

U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump documents to Jan. 6 panel

Former U.S. president Donald Trump at January 2022 rally in Florence, Ariz.

In a rebuff to former U.S. president Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-documents-january-6-panel-1.6320973?cmp=rss

'I don't think I overpromised at all,' Biden says after challenges of 1st year in office

Biden

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he had underestimated the extent of Republican opposition to his programs and acknowledged Americans' frustration at the slow pace of COVID-19 testing, but said the United States was on track to meet considerable challenges from the pandemic and inflation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-one-year-anniversary-1.6320803?cmp=rss

Rapper Cardi B pledges to pay burial costs for victims of NYC high-rise fire

2018 American Music Awards

Rap star Cardi B has offered to pay the burial costs for all 17 people killed in an apartment fire in the Bronx, the New York City borough where the Grammy-winning artist grew up.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cardi-b-burial-costs-1.6320683?cmp=rss

Russia is looking for a pretext to invade Ukraine, Trudeau says

Belarus Russia Military

As it debates whether to send weapons to Ukraine, the federal government is taking into account Russia's quest for "excuses" to invade, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ukraine-russia-crimea-trudeau-joly-1.6320566?cmp=rss