Tuesday, August 23, 2022

More than 100 classified documents recovered from Trump estate in January

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The National Archives and Records Administration recovered more than 100 documents bearing classified markings, totalling more than 700 pages, from an initial batch of 15 boxes retrieved from Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, according to newly public government correspondence with the legal team of former U.S. president Donald Trump.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-fbi-classified-documents-100-mar-a-lago-1.6559860?cmp=rss

2 Atlanta officers won't face charges for fatal drive-thru shooting of Black man Rayshard Brooks

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Two white Atlanta police officers who clashed with Rayshard Brooks acted reasonably during the 2020 encounter that ended with the 27-year-old Black man's fatal shooting, a specially appointed prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing his decision not to pursue charges against the pair.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/rayshard-brooks-shooting-atlanta-police-officer-1.6559841?cmp=rss

Zelenskyy vows 'powerful response' if Russia attacks Kyiv during Ukraine's Independence Day

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With Ukraine set to mark both its independence from Soviet rule in 1991 and six months since Russian forces invaded, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed that any Russian attacks in or around the date would provoke a powerful response.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-invasion-day-181-1.6559703?cmp=rss

Symbolism, empty seats: soccer returns to Ukraine amid war

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With two teams playing in an empty stadium hundreds of miles away from their hometowns, the Ukrainian soccer league started its new season Tuesday after a poignant ceremony paying tribute to those fighting in the war with Russia.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/ukrainian-soccer-league-returns-war-russia-1.6559535?cmp=rss

Najib Razak becomes 1st Malaysian leader to be imprisoned after losing corruption sentence appeal

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Malaysia's Najib Razak will become the country's first former prime minister to be jailed, after losing his final appeal on Tuesday in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/malaysia-najib-appeal-denied-1.6559320?cmp=rss

Silo collapse in Beirut Port a painful reminder of 2020 explosion

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Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beirut-port-silos-collapse-1.6559328?cmp=rss