Thursday, May 12, 2022

Golf great Greg Norman's comments on Khashoggi killing spark backlash

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Greg Norman's brushing off of Jamal Khashoggi's killing as a "mistake" has been condemned by the fiancee of the late Washington Post columnist.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/pga-greg-norman-khashoggi-comments-1.6450616?cmp=rss

Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas to House Republican leader, 4 others

Capitol Riot Contempt

U.S. House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan-6-committee-investigation-subpoenas-republicans-mccarthy-1.6450942?cmp=rss

Al Jazeera accuses Israel of deliberately killing Palestinian-American reporter

Israel Journalist Killed

Thousands gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, as the head of the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for her death and rejected Israeli calls for a joint investigation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinians-mourn-shireen-abu-akleh-1.6450331?cmp=rss

Trump Hotel in D.C. officially gone, but Democrats don't want it entirely forgotten

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The lease to the Washington, D.C., hotel run by Donald Trump's family company while he was president, a symbol of his power to Republicans and corruption to his critics, has been sold by his family company to a Miami-based investor fund.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dc-trump-hotel-1.6450640?cmp=rss

Giant endangered freshwater stingray rescued by scientists

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A team of marine biologists has welcomed the discovery of an endangered giant freshwater stingray during a recent expedition to a remote stretch of the Mekong River in Cambodia, though they warned the biodiversity of the area was under threat.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/giant-freshwater-stingray-1.6450498?cmp=rss