Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Biden was 'surprised' when told potentially classified documents found at his private office

USA-BIDEN/DOCUMENTS

U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was surprised when informed that government records were found by his attorneys at his former office space in Washington, and says his attorneys "did what they should have done" by turning them over the National Archives.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-documents-found-office-trump-1.6709774?cmp=rss

Australian Cardinal George Pell, whose child sexual abuse convictions were quashed, dies at 81

AUSTRALIA-ABUSE/PELL

Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official who was acquitted of sexual abuse allegations in 2020, died on Tuesday. He was 81.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cardinal-george-pell-death-1.6709657?cmp=rss

Noma is closing its world famous restaurant. Is this the future of fine dining?

FOOD-CHEFS/PUGLISI

As one of the most celebrated restaurants in the world closes its doors, a Canadian chef who worked there is wondering whether there’s a future for fine dining as we know it.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/noma-reinvention-1.6709199?cmp=rss

U.S. House ethics committee wants probe into newly elected congressman who lied about past

Congress

The U.S. House Ethics Committee was asked Tuesday to investigate Rep. George Santos, the newly elected Republican from New York who has admitted to lying about his job experience, college education and even family heritage, and now faces questions about his campaign financial disclosures.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/santos-ethics-probe-lying-liar-1.6709367?cmp=rss

As new Omicron subvariant spreads, WHO backs mask wearing on long flights

Virus Outbreak Belgium

Countries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long-haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant given its rapid spread in the United States, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-world-health-organization-planes-mask-1.6708772?cmp=rss

Suspect in NYC van attack that killed 8 wanted to hang ISIS flag in hospital room, court hears

CORRECTION Bike Path Attack

A man who killed eight people on a New York City bike path in 2017 smiled as he proudly spoke of the carnage, asking to hang the flag of an Islamic militant group in his hospital room, a prosecutor said Monday in the first federal death penalty trial since U.S. President Joe Biden took office.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-saipov-trial-1.6708729?cmp=rss

2022 was another record hot year. Experts say we must prepare for more climate-related disasters

Rose Blanche-Harbour Le Cou

2022 was the fifth-warmest year on record, the European-based climate service Copernicus reported on Tuesday. What makes this particularly concerning is that the warming trend continues even in light of a cooling climate phenomenon called La Nina.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2022-global-temperature-rise-1.6708219?cmp=rss