Tuesday, June 6, 2023

New research shows Arctic could see ice-free summers by 2030

Boater in Eclipse Sound, Pond Inlet

A paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature has concluded that northern waters could be open for months at a time as early as 2030, even if humanity manages to drastically scale back its greenhouse gas emissions.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/arctic-sea-ice-1.6351508?cmp=rss

Federal judge blocks Florida ban on transgender medical treatment for minors

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Saying gender identity is real, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state has no rational basis for denying patients treatment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-judge-blocks-transgender-ban-medical-treatment-1.6867175?cmp=rss

What is Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam?

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A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine was breached on Tuesday, unleashing floodwaters across the war zone. What is the dam, what happened — and what do we not know?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-breacg-1.6866771?cmp=rss

Jim Hines, sprinter who held 100M world record for 15 years, dead at 76

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Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-metre champion who later went on to be an NFL wide receiver, has died. He was 76. USA Track and Field announced that Hines died Saturday. No cause of death was provided.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/trackandfield/jim-hines-olympic-champion-nfl-obit-1.6866651?cmp=rss

Apple announces new VR headset Vision Pro, to launch next year

Apple Event

The company unveiled the Vision Pro, its pricey virtual reality headset at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif., on Monday. Experts say the competition in the VR realm will foster innovation and could see other major companies enter the space.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-vr-headset-announcement-1.6865872?cmp=rss

Prince Harry begins testifying at trial over newspaper hacking allegations

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Prince Harry began giving evidence at London's High Court on Tuesday in his lawsuit against a tabloid publisher whose titles he accuses of phone-hacking and other unlawful activities, the first senior royal to do so in more than a century.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-harry-court-mirror-1.6866730?cmp=rss