Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves indicted in sexual assault case in Spain

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Dani Alves denied wrongdoing after being indicted by a judge in a sexual assault case in Spain on Wednesday. The Brazilian soccer player was ordered to set aside $164K US to pay his alleged victim if he is eventually found guilty and ordered to pay damages.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/dani-alves-indicted-sexual-assault-case-1.6925423?cmp=rss

Jury recommends death penalty for shooter who killed 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue

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A truck driver who expressed hatred of Jews before entering a Pittsburgh synagogue in late 2018 and shooting dead 11 congregants should be sentenced to death, a jury has decided.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pittsburgh-synagogue-sentence-verdict-1.6925388?cmp=rss

Stock markets slump as rating agency Fitch downgrades U.S. from AAA debt status

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Wall Street fell on Wednesday after a move by rating agency Fitch to downgrade the U.S. government's credit rating hit an appetite for risky assets around the world.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stock-markets-fitch-rating-downgrade-1.6925428?cmp=rss

4 Nigerian men survive 2 weeks at sea on the rudder of cargo ship

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Four stowaways from Nigeria survived a 5,600-kilometre voyage perched on the rudder of a cargo ship before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the southeastern port of Vitoria.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nigeria-brazil-migrants-rudder-cargo-ship-1.6925230?cmp=rss

Trump charged in investigation over his efforts to overturn 2020 election loss

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Donald Trump on Tuesday was hit with criminal charges for a third time in four months — this time arising from efforts to overturn his 2020 U.S. election defeat — as he campaigns to regain the presidency next year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-indictment-election-criminal-charges-1.6924821?cmp=rss

Astros' Framber Valdez twirls no-hitter in win over Guardians

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Framber Valdez threw the 16th no-hitter in Houston Astros history in a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-houston-astros-framber-valdez-no-hitter-1.6925116?cmp=rss