Thursday, November 9, 2023

Authorities investigate letters containing fentanyl, other substances sent to U.S. election offices

Yellow police tape stretched across a walkway leading to a building with a red fire truck in front of it.

Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-investigation-fentanyl-envelopes-1.7024668?cmp=rss

You can now see these secret sketches by Michelangelo

Sketchings on a wall.

Paola D'Agostino says that when visitors step into the small hallway, a stunned silence falls across the room, as they view what are believed to be sketches by the famous Italian Renaissance artist, Michelangelo.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/michelangelo-secret-sketches-1.7024314?cmp=rss

Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek re-election in 2024, adding to Democrats' challenges

U.S. Senator Joe Machin is seen at the U.S. Capitol in June 2023.

Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick who has often bucked party leadership in the past two years, said on Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2024, greatly hurting his party's chances of holding the West Virginia seat.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/senator-joe-manchin-won-t-seek-reelection-1.7024189?cmp=rss