Monday, June 16, 2025

Trump Organization launches mobile service, touting a $499 phone

Man walks in front of screen that reads 'Trump Mobile'

U.S. President Donald Trump's family business licensed its name to launch a mobile service in the United States and a $499 US smartphone.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-mobile-phone-service-1.7562631?cmp=rss

New arrest in human smuggling deaths on the St. Lawrence River

Two photos of two families. On the left, a father holds the hands of his young children in front of a Christmas tree. On the right, a father takes a selfie that includes his wife and male and female children.

U.S. authorities on Sunday arrested the brother of the boat pilot who drowned along with eight members of two families during a March 2023 human smuggling run across the St. Lawrence River. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/arrest-human-smuggling-st-lawrence-river-1.7562469?cmp=rss

Accused in Minnesota shooting of lawmakers went to homes of 2 other politicians

POLICE OUTSIDE HOME

The suspect in the shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings with the intention of targeting them, federal prosecutors said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota-lawmakers-shooting-suspect-1.7562471?cmp=rss

The Louvre, plagued by overtourism, shuts its doors to visitors as workers strike

People milling about in front of an entrance with a sign that reads: Musee du Louvre.

The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is crumbling from within.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/louvre-closed-overtourism-1.7562138?cmp=rss

As Iran launches new wave of deadly missile attacks, Israel says it has 'supremacy' in Tehran's airspace

An aerial view of damaged buildings and debris lining a street.

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed that it had now achieved "aerial superiority" over Tehran and could fly over the Iranian capital without facing major threats.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-israel-missile-attacks-1.7562061?cmp=rss

Salt Lake City Police believe man fatally shot at 'No Kings' protest was innocent bystander

Dozens of people, men and women, are shown walking down a street and carrying signs in an apparent protest.

A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/utah-protest-death-1.7562083?cmp=rss