Memphis police disband so-called 'Scorpion' unit involved in Tyre Nichols beating

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tyre-nichols-scorpion-unit-disbanded-memphis-police-1.6729813?cmp=rss

Israel's Netanyahu vows 'strong, swift and precise' response to synagogue attack

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday a "strong, swift and precise" response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem's outskirts, as its military sent more troops into the occupied West Bank.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-west-bank-troops-synagogue-mass-shooting-1.6729749?cmp=rss

Gregory Allen Howard, screenwriter behind Remember the Titans, dead at 70

Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in "Remember the Titans" starring Denzel Washington, "Ali" with Will Smith and "Harriet" with Cynthia Erivo, has died. He was 70.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gregory-allen-howard-screenwriter-obituary-1.6729705?cmp=rss

Retired army general Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential election

Former army chief and high NATO official Petr Pavel won the Czech Republic's presidential election on Saturday with a pledge to keep the country firmly anchored in the West and bridge society's political differences.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/czech-presidential-election-petr-pavel-1.6729672?cmp=rss

Sabalenka wins Australian Open final for 1st major tennis title

Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women's final Saturday. The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was appearing in her first major final.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/2023-australian-open-womens-final-1.6729549?cmp=rss

3 dead, state of emergency in New Zealand's largest city after record rainfall

Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand's largest city, causing widespread disruption.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-zealand-rain-record-1.6729550?cmp=rss