Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Singer Aaron Carter drowned in tub after using drugs, inhaling gases, coroner says

People-Aaron Carter

Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he'd taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner's report said Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/aaron-carter-cause-of-death-drowned-sedatives-1.6814781?cmp=rss

'Mermaid Merle' breaks world record while cleaning up Miami waters

'Mermaid Merle' breaks world record while cleaning up Miami waters

Merle Liivand set her fifth Guinness World Record by swimming 30 miles across Biscayne Bay in Miami in 14 hours and 15 minutes. Her mono-fin inspired people to call her 'Mermaid Merle,' and she accomplished her newest feat all while collecting approximately 20 pounds of trash from the water.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mermaid-merle-breaks-world-record-while-cleaning-up-miami-waters-1.6814474?cmp=rss

One person killed, 5 injured after NYC parking garage partially collapses

Parking Garage Collapse

One person was killed and five were injured when a parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's financial district, Mayor Eric Adams said. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nyc-parking-garage-collapse-1.6814581?cmp=rss

Dominion Voting System's defamation suit against Fox poised for trial

Voting Machines Defamation Suit

The courtroom showdown in the $1.6-billion US defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox Corp. and Fox News got underway on Tuesday as jury selection resumed ahead of opening statements in a trial putting one of the world's leading media properties in the crosshairs.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dominion-voting-fox-news-trial-1.6813876?cmp=rss

2 Canadian women, 3 teen girls who were set to be brought home from Syria now missing

Cda-Syria-Detainees 20221202

Two Canadian women and three teenage girls who were scheduled be repatriated from a Syrian detention camp earlier this month have disappeared and their lawyer fears they're being held in a Kurdish prison or worse. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/syria-canadian-women-repatriation-disappeared-camps-1.6813786?cmp=rss