Thursday, June 6, 2024

Pride flags will fly in Colorado despite Republican Party call to burn them

A pair of hands make a heart shape in front of rainblow flag blowing in the wind against a clear blue sky

Pride celebrations will go on in Colorado despite a Republican Party email branding its participants “godless groomers” and calling on people to burn Pride flags. And at least one Republican candidate is speaking out against his own party.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/colorado-republican-pride-1.7227472?cmp=rss

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testifies she threw gun into trash out of fear of his spiralling addiction

A woman and two men arrive at federal court

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testified on Thursday that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiraling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors' case that President Joe Biden's son broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hunter-biden-trial-hallie-biden-testifies-gun-charges-1.7227300?cmp=rss

Veteran calls Zelenskyy a 'saviour of the people' at D-Day event

Volodymyr Zelenskyy clasps hands with a World War 2 veteran as they smile at each other.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kneeled to share a moment with a veteran at an event marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with each man praising the other for their war efforts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6415407?cmp=rss

SpaceX to undergo 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket

A tall rocket sits on a launch pad on a cloudy day surrounded by sand, some green grass and water.

Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This time it’s SpaceX’s massive Starship, which is meant to shuttle astronauts to the moon in 2026.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-starship-itf4-1.7225550?cmp=rss