Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Mother, 1-year-old son killed in Alaska polar bear attack

Polar bear

A polar bear chased several residents around a tiny, isolated Alaska Native whaling village, killing a mother and her 1-year-old son in an extremely rare attack before another community member shot and killed the bear, authorities said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/alaska-polar-bear-fatal-1.6718091?cmp=rss

'Ultra runner' races to the top of Antarctic mountain

'Ultra runner' races to the top of Antarctic mountain

Fernanda Maciel completed the first running climb of the largest mountain in Antarctica, Mount Vinson. Temperatures were as low as –35 C, and it took her under 10 hours to make the round trip up and down.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ultra-runner-races-to-the-top-of-antarctic-mountain-1.6718441?cmp=rss

IAEA putting staff in all Ukrainian nuclear plants due to safety concerns

Russia Ukraine War IAEA

The International Atomic Energy Agency is placing teams of experts at all four of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to reduce the risk of severe accidents as Russia's war against the country rages on, agency head Rafael Grossi said Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukarine-russia-nuclear-iaea-experts-1.6718272?cmp=rss

Global hip-hop giants urged to speak out on behalf of jailed Iranian rapper at risk of execution

Toomaj Salehi

A new video campaign hopes to ramp up public pressure on the Iranian regime to release a prominent dissident rapper who has been arbitrarily detained for 80 days.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/toomaj-salehi-iran-rap-80-days-1.6717750?cmp=rss

Tesla engineer testified that promotional self-driving video was staged

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A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tesla-deposition-self-driving-claim-1.6717564?cmp=rss

Ron Jeremy declared mentally incompetent to stand trial on rape charges

Sexual Misconduct Ron Jeremy

A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday declared that porn performer Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand trial on dozens of rape and sexual assault counts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/calif-sexual-assault-trial-jeremy-1.6717573?cmp=rss