Thursday, April 13, 2023

Florida Legislature approves banning access to abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking in Michigan, in April 2023

The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal supported by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-legislature-abortion-ban-six-weeks-bill-1.6809909?cmp=rss

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder

Cash App Founder Slain

A self-proclaimed tech consultant was arrested Thursday in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee last week in San Francisco, police said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cash-app-founder-killing-arrest-1.6809780?cmp=rss

Traceable digital fingerprints, clues in chat rooms: How investigators zeroed in on document leak suspect

Document leak arrest

In a social media world that produces traceable digital fingerprints, it didn't take long for federal authorities and open-source investigators adept at sifting through data to land on the name of Jack Teixeira.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/arrest-how-they-found-him-1.6809691?cmp=rss

Navalny's spokesperson questions Putin's role in potential poisoning

Navalny's spokesperson questions Putin's role in potential poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's spokesperson Kira Yarmysh says that while there is no proof Navalny is being poisoned in prison, the current pain he's suffering is unlike anything he's experienced before. Yarmysh didn't directly accuse President Vladimir Putin of being responsible for Navalny's sudden illness, but says Putin 'does not have any red lines that he would not cross.'



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-s-spokesperson-questions-putin-s-role-in-potential-poisoning-1.6809584?cmp=rss

New films by Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes up for Palme d'Or at 2023 Cannes Film Festival

France Cannes Film Festival

New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival's coveted top honour, the Palme d'Or, as will a record number of films directed by women.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cannes-2023-film-lineup-1.6809068?cmp=rss

Mary Quant, designer credited with popularizing the miniskirt, dies at 93

Britain Honors List

Mary Quant, the visionary fashion designer whose colourful, sexy miniskirts epitomized Swinging London in the 1960s and influenced youth culture around the world, has died, her family said. She was 93.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mary-quant-miniskirt-obituary-1.6808979?cmp=rss

U.S. federal court allows access to abortion pill mifepristone, but with restrictions

USA-ABORTION/PILL

A U.S. federal appeals court preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be used and said it could not be dispensed by mail.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-federal-court-mifepristone-1.6808921?cmp=rss