Thursday, February 23, 2023

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in Los Angeles rape trial

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A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced former movie producer Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/harvey-weinstein-sentencing-1.6707847?cmp=rss

Victim or a threat? The story of ISIS bride Shamima Begum

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Shamima Begum, the British teen who left England to join ISIS forces in Syria, lost her legal battle to restore her British citizenship Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nothing-is-foreign-feb-23-1.6756504?cmp=rss

Overheated wheel bearings a focus, U.S. agency says in 1st report on Ohio train crash

Train Derailment Ohio

The U.S National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report on the Feb. 3 train derailment in eastern Ohio, said on Thursday its investigation will focus on the response to the accident, including venting and burning of vinyl chloride, as well as other rail car design and company inspection issues.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ohio-train-derailment-prelim-report-1.6757629?cmp=rss

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gets a dozen charges in unsealed indictment

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A new indictment against FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried containing 12 charges was unsealed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ftx-founder-dozen-charges-1.6757584?cmp=rss

Arizona rancher faces 1st-degree murder charge in killing of Mexican migrant

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The prosecutor in the case against an Arizona rancher accused of killing a Mexican man on his land near the U.S.-Mexico border alleged during a court hearing Wednesday that the rancher fired that day on a group of about eight unarmed migrants who entered the U.S. illegally.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ariz-murder-trial-migrant-1.6757430?cmp=rss

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's killer sentenced to 60 years in prison

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A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle to 60 years to life in prison after hearing testaments to the immense impact of the killing of the hip-hop star and neighbourhood leader, and of the lifetime of mental illness, abuse and struggle of the man who shot him.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nipsey-hussle-shooting-sentence-1.6756788?cmp=rss