Saturday, July 2, 2022

Uvalde, Texas, school police chief resigns from city council amid backlash over shooting response

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The Uvalde, Texas, school district's police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/uvalde-texas-school-police-chief-resigns-city-council-1.6508880?cmp=rss

Google says it will erase U.S. user data about trips to abortion clinics

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Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/google-data-abortion-clinics-1.6508856?cmp=rss

Dramatic photos show crew member's rescue from sinking ship near Hong Kong

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An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dramatic-photos-show-crew-member-s-rescue-from-sinking-ship-near-hong-kong-1.6508729?cmp=rss

UN condemns storming of Libya's parliament

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A senior United Nations official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the country's parliamentary headquarters by angry demonstrators as part of protests in several cities against the political class and deteriorating economic conditions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/libya-parliament-protest-1.6508696?cmp=rss

Russians press assault on key stronghold in Eastern Ukraine

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Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in Eastern Ukraine's Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-1.6508682?cmp=rss