Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Prince William received 'very large sum of money' in phone-hacking settlement: court documents

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Prince William quietly received "a very large sum of money" in a 2020 settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's media empire for phone hacking, according to court documents aired Tuesday in one of his brother's lawsuits.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-william-harry-phone-hacking-murdoch-1.6821383?cmp=rss

Civil rape case against Donald Trump begins in Manhattan court

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E. Jean Carroll's accusation that Donald Trump raped her was not a "he said, she said" dispute, a lawyer representing the writer said as a civil trial over the former U.S. president's conduct nearly three decades ago got underway.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-rape-civil-case-carroll-1.6822099?cmp=rss

Kenyan authorities ignored warnings about death cult, says human rights group

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Dozens of lives could have been spared if Kenyan authorities had acted sooner to shut down a notorious Christian death cult, says a local social justice organization.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/kenyan-death-cult-warnings-1.6821654?cmp=rss

Japanese company loses contact with spacecraft after attempting to land on the moon

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A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/hakuto-r-moon-1.6821853?cmp=rss

Harry Belafonte, legendary performer and activist, dead at 96

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Harry Belafonte, the American singer, actor and social activist who was an inspiration and role model for generations of Black performers, has died. He was 96.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-harry-belafonte-1.6821464?cmp=rss

U.S. President Joe Biden officially announces re-election bid

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U.S. President Joe Biden officially announced on Tuesday that he is running for re-election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/biden-2024-announcement-1.6821339?cmp=rss