Saturday, August 10, 2024

IOC president Thomas Bach plans to leave office next year, says Olympics needs a change

A man is seen speaking into a microphone delivering a speech.

IOC president Thomas Bach plans to leave office next year, telling the membership Saturday that the Olympics will be "best served with a change in leadership."



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/ioc-president-plans-to-leave-office-next-year-1.7291247?cmp=rss

Gaza officials report dozens killed in Israeli strike on school complex. IDF says it was targeting militants

People walk over rubble and look around in a bombed-out building.

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school compound housing displaced families killed nearly 100 people, Gaza government officials said on Saturday, while the Israeli military said it targeted Hamas militants there and cast doubt on the death toll.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/airstrike-100-gaza-city-august-10-1.7291161?cmp=rss

U.S. voters split on whether Trump or Harris will make life more affordable

Bey is an African American woman wearing a white Blacks for Trump hat. She is holding a navy blue Trump-Vance sign with the slogan Make America Great Again on it.

Americans are divided on which presidential candidate will make life better for middle and lower income families. Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris has released a detailed economic platform, yet polls suggest many Americans believe Republicans are focused on the economy and tax cuts while Democrats have promised to tax the rich and corporations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/american-voters-us-economy-1.7289112?cmp=rss