Tuesday, February 13, 2024

U.S. House Republicans impeach Biden's Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish President Joe Biden's administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-house-mayorkas-impeachment-vote-1.7114527?cmp=rss

Costumed revellers hit the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras

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Families and tourists lined major streets in New Orleans on Tuesday to watch Mardi Gras festivities, which included parades giving away hand-decorated coconuts, costumes and this year's King Zulu.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mardi-gras-2024-new-orleans-fat-tuesday-1.7113916?cmp=rss

Jenny Cavnar makes history with A's, will be first woman in MLB to handle primary play-by-play duties

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Veteran baseball broadcaster Jenny Cavnar is the new primary play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics, hired by NBC Sports California. Cavnar will become the first woman to handle primary play-by-play duties in major league history.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/jenny-cavnar-first-woman-announcer-athletics-1.7114196?cmp=rss

Everything you need to know about the 'incredible' logistics of Indonesia's presidential election

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It takes more than five million election officials, one billion paper ballots and 800,000 polling stations for 205 million Indonesians to elect their new president in a single-day national vote on Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indonesia-presidential-election-1.7113511?cmp=rss

Super Bowl most-watched U.S. program ever, averaging 123.4 million viewers

Male NFL quarterback poses with the MVP award during a news conference for the winning head coach and MVP of Super Bowl LVIII at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Feb. 12, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/nfl-super-bowl-most-watch-program-in-u-s-1.7113427?cmp=rss

Russia puts PM Kaja Kallas of NATO member Estonia on criminal wanted list

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Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era Second World War monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday, as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-kallas-watch-list-1.7113384?cmp=rss