Monday, January 23, 2023

7 people killed in related shootings south of San Francisco

Half Moon Bay shooting

Seven people were killed in two separate but related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/shootings-mushroom-farm-trucking-firm-half-moon-bay-1.6723806?cmp=rss

Memphis police beat man for three minutes during traffic stop, lawyers say

Memphis Police Force Investigation

A lawyer for the family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died at a hospital three days after a confrontation with Memphis police during a traffic stop earlier this month, said Monday that video of the encounter shows it was "violent" and "troublesome on every level."



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/memphis-police-tyre-nichols-1.6723439?cmp=rss

Death toll rises to 11 as Asian American community grieves mass shooting

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source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-shooting-aftermath-1.6722934?cmp=rss

4 more Oath Keepers found guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection to Jan. 6 riots

Capitol Breach Jan. 6 Lawsuit

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-guilty-1.6723305?cmp=rss

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot

Vaccination

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/us-covid-vaccinations-flu-shot-1.6723248?cmp=rss

One of the most recognizable figures of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot convicted on 8 counts

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An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot was convicted on Monday of joining a mob's attack on the building two years ago.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pelosi-office-feet-rickard-barnett-convicted-jan-6-1.6723168?cmp=rss

Asian American community grieves as police probe motive in mass shooting

California Shooting

California investigators are searching for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations on the weekend. The actions of a man at a second ballroom likely prevented further carnage.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/california-shooting-aftermath-1.6722934?cmp=rss

'It's everywhere': New podcast uncovers prolific global catfishing networks

Hannah Ajala - host composite - Love, Janessa

Love, Janessa is a new true crime podcast seeking to find the woman whose image is used as bait in countless online romance scams around the world. Hosted by Hannah Ajala, the series is a co-production between CBC Podcasts and the BBC World Service, produced by Antica Productions and Telltale Industries.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/it-s-everywhere-new-podcast-uncovers-prolific-global-catfishing-networks-1.6719868?cmp=rss

Spotify to lay off 6% of all staff as tech sector retrenchment continues

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Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it's cutting 6 per cent of its global workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the post-pandemic economic outlook weakens.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/spotify-jobs-1.6722889?cmp=rss