Monday, November 14, 2022

Trump failed to comply with Jan. 6 committee subpoena to testify, panel says

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Former U.S. president Donald Trump has failed to comply with a subpoena issued by the congressional committee investigating his supporters' attack on the U.S. Capitol last year, the panel said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-jan-6-committee-subpoena-1.6651554?cmp=rss

National Geographic photos tell the story of hunger in the Horn of Africa

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Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario recently visited Baidoa and Puntland in Somalia on assignment for National Geographic. She wanted to cover the story of the millions of people across the Horn of Africa face severe hunger, according to the UN World Food Programme.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/photos-famine-horn-of-africa-1.6651176?cmp=rss

MLB's Marlins first team in major U.S. pro sports to have women as president and GM

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The Miami Marlins promoted Caroline O'Connor to president of business operations on Monday, two years after the major league team made history by hiring Kim Ng as general manager.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/caroline-oconnor-marlins-president-kim-ng-gm-1.6650923?cmp=rss

Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away most of his wealth

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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos will give away a majority of his $124-billion US wealth during his lifetime, the billionaire told CNN in an interview on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bezos-interview-charity-1.6650628?cmp=rss

Biden, Xi talk Taiwan at G20 summit in Indonesia

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U.S. President Joe Biden objected to China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" toward Taiwan and raised human rights concerns about Beijing's conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/joe-biden-xi-jinping-meeting-1.6650618?cmp=rss

Turkish police arrest suspect after fatal bomb blast in Istanbul

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Turkish police said Monday that they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-bomb-istanbul-arrest-1.6650558?cmp=rss