Friday, January 12, 2024

Trump must pay New York Times, 3 reporters nearly $400,000 US in legal fees

An image of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president, is seen on a bus in Urbandale, Iowa.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about his family's wealth and tax practices.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-nyt-lawsuit-fees-1.7082706?cmp=rss

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration

A composite photo shows a woman in a white blazer speaking at a podium in front of a row of Canadian flags. On the right, a man in a black suit speaks at a podium in front of a blue background.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-china-foreign-ministers-pledge-dialogue-1.7082458?cmp=rss

U.S. Justice Department authorizes death penalty for 1st time in Biden term, for Buffalo mass shooter

Two women embrace outside, with a building in the background that says, 'Tops.'

U.S. federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court filing Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-justice-dept-death-penalty-gendron-1.7081647?cmp=rss

2024 is the year the world could reach peak coal use. But it's a tough habit to quit

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Some researchers say the moment is here when coal consumption in power plants around the world finally peaks before beginning a perpetual fall.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-coal-china-power-cop28-1.7080706?cmp=rss