Wednesday, February 26, 2025

IOC officially recognizes World Boxing as sport's governing body

World Boxing logo

The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/olympics-boxing-ioc-world-boxing-la-games-2028-1.7468857?cmp=rss

Why isn't Sam Nordquist's murder being treated as a hate crime?

A man in a white t-shirt and a baseball hat looks at the camera. He is standing somewhere outside, with trees and a creek visible behind him.

The brutal murder of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York state in a case that officials have called “beyond depraved,” has sparked vigils across the U.S. and in Canada as the 2SLGBTQ+ community mourns. But police say they have no evidence that it is a hate crime, raising questions around when the charge is applied.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/sam-nordquist-transgender-murder-1.7468652?cmp=rss

Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak

Covenant Children's Hospital is pictured from outside the emergency entrance on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the first death from measles in an ongoing outbreak.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/measles-death-texas-1.7469010?cmp=rss

Mediators agree to swap of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages following delay

A convoy of white vans, about a half dozen, is shown on a road that appears to be in a rural setting.

Mediators have reached a deal to release Palestinian prisoners who were originally set to be freed by Israeli authorities last Saturday, along with the handover of Israeli hostages' bodies by Hamas, Reuters is reporting.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinian-prisoners-israeli-hostage-bodies-1.7468699?cmp=rss