Monday, November 4, 2024

State judge allows Elon Musk's $1M US-a-day voter giveaway to continue

Elon Musk speaks before a crowd at New York's Madison Square Garden, as part of a campaign rally for former U.S. president Donald Trump.

A Pennsylvania state judge on Monday allowed Elon Musk's daily $1-million US giveaway to swing-state voters to proceed, after a surprising day of testimony in which the billionaire's aide acknowledged his political group selected the contest's winners.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pennsylvania-judge-allows-musk-voter-giveaway-1.7373572?cmp=rss

Tropical storm Rafael predicted to strengthen, likely hit Cuba as hurricane

Ilda Gallardo and her daughter Marley Millian watch a local TV news program as Tropical Storm Rafael approaches, in Playa Baracoa, Cuba, November 4, 2024.

The storm formed Monday in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening into a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cuba-tropical-depression-rafael-1.7373386?cmp=rss

Woman detained after taking off clothes and walking in underwear at Iran university

A woman is seen sitting on a concrete staircase in her underwear on a university campus.

A woman has been detained for stripping down to her underwear outside an Iranian university campus, in protest of the nation’s strict dress code, according to social media posts and local media reports.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-woman-detained-after-removing-clothing-at-university-1.7373136?cmp=rss

Israel officially ends agreement with UN Palestinian relief agency operating in Gaza

A woman holds out a pot as she sobs in a crowd of children and other people.

Israel has officially notified the United Nations that it was cancelling the agreement that regulated its relations with the main UN relief organization for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) since 1967, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-unrwa-gaza-1.7372694?cmp=rss

Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia leave at least 10 people dead

An orange sky is shown above the treeline in a nighttime photo.

Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indonesia-deadly-volcano-1.7372672?cmp=rss