source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuit-defamation-cnn-town-hall-1.6851546?cmp=rss
Monday, May 22, 2023
Fire in Guyana school dorm kills at least 19 children as some officials allege arson
An overnight fire raced through a dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students and injuring several others at a government boarding school serving remote, mostly Indigenous villages, authorities said Monday. Most of the victims were girls.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/guyana-school-fire-children-indigenous-1.6851475?cmp=rss
TikTok sues Montana to overturn first statewide ban on video-sharing app
Social media company TikTok Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Montana's ban on the video-sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights and is based on "unfounded speculation" that the Chinese government could access user data.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiktok-lawsuit-montana-state-ban-1.6851498?cmp=rss
Rick Hoyt, who became Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, dies at 61
Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61.
source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/rick-hoyt-boston-marathon-obit-may-22-1.6851433?cmp=rss
Republican Senator Tim Scott launches U.S. presidential bid
Tim Scott, a Black Republican senator from South Carolina, launched his presidential campaign on Monday, offering an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two dominant figures in his party's primary field: Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/united-states-republican-presidential-primary-tim-scott-1.6851339?cmp=rss
Meta hit with record fine by Irish regulator over U.S. data transfers
Facebook parent company Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.75 billion Cdn) fine by Ireland's privacy regulator over its handling of user information and given five months to stop transferring users' data to the United States.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/meta-europe-fine-data-transfers-1.6851243?cmp=rss
This Canadian is on a mission to get Britain to fall in love with Montreal bagels
To Sacha Jeffay, Montreal bagels are more than a circular piece of bread with a hole in the middle — they're a form of connection. A connection she wishes to bring to the U.K.
source https://www.cbc.ca/news/montreal-bagel-uk-1.6849133?cmp=rss
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