Thursday, March 2, 2023

Tennessee governor signs law restricting drag performances in public

HRC's Tenn. Anti-Drag Bills Press Conference

Tennessee's governor signed a law on Thursday restricting drag performances in public. Several U.S. states are considering measures, alleging drag contributes to the "sexualization" of children.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tennessee-law-drag-performance-restricted-1.6766037?cmp=rss

Supporters rally around trans activist in Hershey's Women's Day campaign

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Canadian transgender activist Fae Johnstone is one of five women featured on Hershey's Canada's limited edition bars for International Women's Day. Now, some social media users are calling for a boycott of the U.S. chocolate giant while others applaud the company for its inclusion.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hershey-hershey-s-chocolate-her-for-she-bar-campaign-trans-fae-johnston-ottawa-backlash-1.6765214?cmp=rss

U.K. intelligence missed chance to prevent deadly 2017 bombing at Ariana Grande concert, inquiry finds

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Britain's domestic intelligence agency didn't act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England, an inquiry found Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ariana-grande-concert-bombing-london-inquiry-1.6765623?cmp=rss

Russian missile strike on Ukraine apartment building kills at least 3

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Three people were killed when a Russian missile hit a five-storey apartment building in a city in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday, police said, as the world's foreign ministers tiptoed around tensions surrounding the war at the G20 meeting in India.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-war-g20-india-summit-1.6765134?cmp=rss

SpaceX rocket blasts off for space station with Russian, Americans working together

SpaceX Crew Launch

SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space Station early on Thursday, with a Russian cosmonaut and United Arab Emirates astronaut joining two NASA crewmates for the flight.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-iss-launch-1.6765160?cmp=rss