Thursday, June 19, 2025

'There was nothing we could do,' says South African woman who watched floodwaters engulf her home

A house on a street that's filled with muddy water.

One moment, Zukiswa Mbuku and her husband were eating breakfast and having an ordinary Tuesday. The next, they were fleeing with nothing but the clothes on their backs as raging floodwaters swallowed their home. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/south-africa-floods-1.7566108?cmp=rss

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' 400% raise is a reminder of how little female athletes get paid

A row of cheerleaders waving pom poms

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders say they're getting a 400 per cent pay raise, shedding light on just how little NFL cheerleaders, and female athletes in general, get paid.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-pay-1.7565340?cmp=rss

As death toll mounts, Gazans make life-risking journeys to seek food, aid

A woman cries as victims, including children, are taken from hospital.

Medics said at least 51 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes Thursday, including 12 people who tried to approach a site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the central Gaza Strip.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-sites-israel-1.7565319?cmp=rss

U.S. political violence is landing on the doorstep now, with deadly effect

A closeup of a red door to a residence is shown, with several bullet holes in the door.

It appears that Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was the first U.S. state legislator specifically targeted and killed in over 25 years, a partisan attack targeting the members of the opposite political party.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-partisan-attacks-minnesota-shootings-1.7563066?cmp=rss