Tuesday, November 14, 2023

At pro-Israel rally in Washington, left-leaning Jews say they feel abandoned

Large crowd on National Mall, with Washington Monument in background

Participants in a massive pro-Israel rally near the White House on Tuesday say they've been grappling with a sense of betrayal since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/washington-rally-pro-israel-isolation-1.7028493?cmp=rss

'Stand your butt up,' U.S. senator shouts at union leader during heated committee showdown

A man sits behind a table, in a white shirt and tie, raising his right hand to point at someone.

A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between a senator and a witness on Tuesday after Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma challenged Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to "stand your butt up" and settle longstanding differences right there in the room.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-senator-teamster-fight-1.7028358?cmp=rss

Canadian accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband tells trial he wanted to end corruption

Body camera footage shows a struggle between two people inside a home.

The Canadian accused of attacking former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer last year told jurors at his U.S. federal trial on Tuesday how he went to the Pelosis' San Francisco home as part of a bigger plan to end corruption in the United States.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/paul-pelosi-trial-david-depape-1.7028055?cmp=rss

U.S. inflation rate eases to 3.2%, lower than anticipated

Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg

The U.S. inflation rate increased at a 3.2 per cent annual pace last month, lower than September's level of 3.7 per cent and lower than economists were expecting.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-inflation-rate-october-1.7027572?cmp=rss