Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Allies, aid groups warn against ground invasion of Rafah as Israeli offensive looms

Three injured children, including one with a bandaged head, lie on the floor against a mirror as they receive treatment at a hospital, in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike

Despite pleas from aid organizations and Israel's allies, Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will press ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/rafah-ground-invasion-israel-1.7115528?cmp=rss

Trump or Ukraine: It's the momentous decision now before the U.S. House

A couple draped in Ukrainian flags overlooking the Washington Monument. Image shows them from behind, framed inside the marble columns of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington obelisk in the background.

The U.S. House of Representatives has a historic decision to make: continue military support for Ukraine, or follow Donald Trump? The whole world, not just Ukraine, has reason to watch this debate over a bill that places the U.S. at a historic crossroads — with the GOP caught between its traditional foreign policy and its nationalist leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-bill-reaches-house-analysis-1.7114431?cmp=rss

Police say 1 dead, up to 15 injured after shooting near Kansas City's Super Bowl parade

People flee in response to gunfire at a victory parade.

source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/shots-fired-kansas-city-super-bowl-parade-1.7115397?cmp=rss

William Post, who played a key role in developing Pop-Tarts, dies at 96

A packet of strawberry Pop Tarts

Post died Saturday, according to a family obituary which provided no details on his death but says he was raised in Grand Rapids as “one of seven children of Dutch immigrants” and had retired at age 56 as a senior vice president with Keebler Company and settled in Glen Arbor, Michigan.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/pop-tart-michigan-1.7115557?cmp=rss