Friday, February 23, 2024

Ex-NRA leader ordered to repay U.S. gun lobby group $4.4M for spending funds on lavish lifestyle

A person looking into a the camera is photographed from the chest up.

The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the U.S. organization's money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaways and trips on private planes and superyachts, a New York jury determined Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/nra-lawsuit-wayne-lapierre-1.7124695?cmp=rss

Why a herd of life-sized animal puppets will make a 'mass migration' across continents

A yellowish gray illustration shows large puppets shaped like life-sized elephants, zebras and more walking together, with a mountain rage in the background.

A new art project will see dozens of life-sized animal puppets migrate some 20,000 kilometres from Senegal to Norway to draw attention to climate change and biodiversity loss.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/the-herds-puppets-climate-change-1.7124164?cmp=rss

Odysseus lander 'alive and well' on the moon but uncertainties linger, company says

A view of a lunar lander over the surface of the moon.

Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it's communicating with its lander, Odysseus, and sending commands to acquire science data. But it noted: "We continue to learn more about the vehicle's specific information" regarding location and positioning.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/odysseus-lander-moon-1.7123958?cmp=rss

Netanyahu lays out post-war plan that Palestinian leader says is doomed to fail

A construction crew with machinery is shown beside a heavily damaged concrete building, with several pieces of debris on the ground.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented his first official "day after" plan for the Gaza Strip once Israel's war with Hamas ends, saying Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-netanyahu-post-war-plan-1.7123395?cmp=rss

Crews search for missing people in deadly apartment fire in Spain

Rescuers use drones and a crane to look for 14 people still missing after a fire engulfed two residential towers on Thursday, killing at least four in Valencia, Spain.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/crews-search-for-missing-people-in-deadly-apartment-fire-in-spain-1.7123524?cmp=rss