Tuesday, August 6, 2024

4 Milwaukee hotel employees charged in death of D'Vontaye Mitchell

A view of downtown Milwaukee is seen in a file photo taken August 20, 2020.

Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees on Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hotel-employees-charged-dvontaye-mitchell-death-1.7287029?cmp=rss

Hamas chooses Oct. 7 attacks mastermind Yahya Sinwar as new leader, militants say

A seated person gestures while speaking.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yahya-sinwar-new-hamas-leader-1.7286529?cmp=rss

Tropical storm Debby floods parts of southeastern United States

An SUV plows through a flooded street after heavy rain from tropical storm Debby.

Tropical storm Debby has moved deeper into southeastern United States, bringing with it torrential rain and flooding.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/tropical-storm-debby-flooding-united-states-1.7286136?cmp=rss

Calm returns to Wall Street as U.S. stocks hold steady during early trading

A person stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are holding steadier after Japan's market soared earlier Tuesday to bounce back from its worst loss since 1987.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stocks-tsx-tuesday-1.7286132?cmp=rss

Bangladesh's parliament dissolved, clearing way for elections to replace ousted leader

A man on a bicycle reads a newspaper and a man standing to his right also reads a newspaper.

Bangaldesh's president dissolved the country's parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace Sheikh Hasina as prime minister, a day after she resigned and left the country following weeks of violent unrest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bangladesh-parliament-dissolved-1.7286044?cmp=rss