Monday, April 4, 2022

Ketanji Brown Jackson set to be confirmed to U.S. Supreme Court this week despite committee deadlock

Supreme Court Nomination

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden's nominee is still on track to be confirmed this week as the first Black woman on the high court. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ketanji-brown-jackson-set-to-be-confirmed-to-u-s-supreme-court-this-week-despite-committee-deadlock-1.6407775?cmp=rss

Sacramento police arrest suspect related to mass shooting that killed 6

Sacramento Mass Shooting

Sacramento police announced an arrest Monday connected with the shooting that killed six people and wounded a dozen others in the heart of California's capital city as multiple shooters fired more than 100 rounds and people ran for their lives. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dandre-martin-arrested-sacramento-shooting-1.6407908?cmp=rss

Many Hungarians spoil ballots to invalidate referendum on LGBTQ content in society

Ágnes Kapornay

The Hungarian government said the referendum was a vote on child protection laws, but critics say the questions amounted to discrimination against the LGBTQ community, and an attempt to whip up fear over what children are taught in school and exposed to in media. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-referendum-lgbtq-1.6407448?cmp=rss

Elon Musk buys minority stake in Twitter

MUSK TESLA

Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc. on Monday, prompting a massive run up in shares of the company that he is now the largest owner of.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-twitter-1.6407417?cmp=rss

Superyacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin seized by U.S.

Spain U.S. Oligarch's Yacht Sanctions

The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president on Monday, the first in the government's sanctions enforcement initiative to 'seize and freeze' giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-states-spain-palma-tango-yacht-oligarch-russia-putin-1.6407404?cmp=rss

China sends in military to help with Shanghai COVID outbreak

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China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from around the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 from the military, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading outbreak in its largest city under its zero-COVID strategy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-shanghai-covid-outbreak-pandemic-military-1.6407382?cmp=rss