Friday, June 30, 2023

Saudi Arabia being considered by the women's tennis tour for possible business

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Like other sports, women's tennis is looking into the possibility of getting into business with Saudi Arabia. And while holding a tournament there is not imminent, WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said Friday that he visited that country with some players in February as part of the evaluation process.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/saudi-arabia-women-s-tennis-june-30-1.6894222?cmp=rss

Prosecutor calls actor Kevin Spacey a 'sexual bully' who preys on men

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Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges, including sexual assault and indecent assault.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kevin-spacey-trial-opening-statements-1.6894101?cmp=rss

Defeat for Biden as U.S. Supreme Court rejects plan to cancel $400B in student loans

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The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt — a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfil a campaign promise.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/supreme-court-student-loans-1.6894002?cmp=rss

Hollywood could face another strike as deadline looms in talks with actors

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Netflix Inc., Walt Disney Co. and Hollywood's other major film and television studios were racing against a midnight deadline on Friday to reach a deal with the SAG-AFTRA actors union and avert a second labour strike this summer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hollywood-actors-labour-deadline-strike-netflix-disney-1.6893903?cmp=rss

Fiery protests grip France for 3rd night over police shooting of teen

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French protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in the streets of some French cities overnight as tensions mounted over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-riots-teen-shooting-1.6893859?cmp=rss