Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Where is Alexei Navalny? Allies lose contact with jailed Russian politician

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Leonid Volkov says it's no coincidence that he and his colleagues have lost touch with imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navaly just as President Vladimir Putin runs for re-election.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/alexei-navalny-prison-missing-1.7056759?cmp=rss

Minor league hockey coach suspended 10 games for directing homophobic language at official

Head-and-shoulder photo of head coach of American Hockey League's Chicago Wolves.

The American Hockey League has suspended Chicago Wolves head coach Bob Nardella for 10 games for using homophobic language against an official.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/bob-nardella-ahl-suspension-homophobic-language-1.7056669?cmp=rss

Son of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai calls on Canada, U.K. to demand father's release

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Sebastien Lai says he’s hopeful the Canadian government could join calls for his father’s release following a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/jimmy-lai-son-canada-release-hong-kong-1.7056460?cmp=rss

Toymaker Hasbro will cut 900 jobs in addition to earlier layoffs

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Hasbro said on Monday it would cut another 900 jobs globally, nearly a year after the toymaker announced it would reduce 15 per cent of its workforce amid weaker sales.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hasbro-job-cuts-1.7056571?cmp=rss

Fortnite maker Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google

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A U.S. federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of the technology empire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/epic-games-antitrust-google-lawsuit-1.7056246?cmp=rss

Ohtani's Dodgers contract reportedly includes $680M US deferred to 2034 and beyond

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Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million US of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers over the next 10 years, with $680 million payable from 2034-43 in an unusual structure that gives the team greater payroll flexibility in coming seasons.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-dodgers-ohtani-contract-deferrals-1.7056035?cmp=rss

Dallas woman leaves state as top Texas court rules against her abortion exception

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A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/texas-supreme-court-abortion-ruling-1.7056218?cmp=rss