Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook shooting '100% real' at defamation trial

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100% real."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alex-jones-sandy-hook-shooting-defamation-trial-1.6540145?cmp=rss

Pope Francis asks for 'forgiveness in the name of the church' for abuses at residential schools

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Pope Francis said on Wednesday he felt the pain of survivors of Canada's residential school system and he asked for "forgiveness in the name of the church" for the role many of its members played in abusing children and attempting to erase Indigenous cultures.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-general-audience-canada-residential-schools-1.6539562?cmp=rss

Pelosi in Taiwan says world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pelosi-taiwan-china-1.6539545?cmp=rss