Friday, June 14, 2024

Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River under 2 months before Olympics

Someone testing water quality using a reagent with a river in the background

Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/unsafe-e-coli-paris-seine-river-before-olympics-1.7235982?cmp=rss

Squint and you might — might — see a change in Trump's poll numbers since the verdict

Pictures of Trump and Biden

Polling industry insiders in the U.S. agree on one thing — the criminal conviction of Donald Trump has not had a dramatic effect on the presidential election. But here's what they have found.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-verdict-polls-analysis-1.7235472?cmp=rss

What X's move to hide our likes means for accountability

An image of the logo for social media site X, which is a white X.

X will now hide who likes a post, in a move the company said would boost privacy. Experts say it could also limit the public's insight into the minds of the powerful and prevent them from being held accountable when what they like online contradicts their public stances.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/x-private-likes-accountability-1.7234056?cmp=rss