Friday, June 20, 2025

Judge halts Trump's attempt to keep international students from Harvard

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A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-harvard-foreign-students-order-1.7567393?cmp=rss

Mercury poisoning in Peru's Amazon found in nearly 80 per cent of villagers in recent study

A large brown river is seen in an aerial shot that includes swathes of trees on either side of the riverbank. On one side of the riverbank, some sort of camp pockmarked with piles of dirt and sinkholes with water in them is visible.

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have "chronic exposure" to mercury, according to a new study — and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the region. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/mercury-poisoning-gold-mining-1.7566978?cmp=rss

Mahmoud Khalil 'not a danger to the community,' says U.S. judge in ordering release of student protester

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A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention centre where he's been held since early March while the Trump administration sought to deport him over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mahmoud-khalil-freed-1.7567219?cmp=rss

All 7 members of K-pop band BTS have finished military service, with Suga discharged

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Suga, a rapper and songwriter in the global K-pop sensation BTS, has been discharged from South Korea's mandatory military service, marking the official return of all seven members from their enlistment duties.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/suga-bts-military-service-1.7567148?cmp=rss

After the puzzling warmth of Earth in 2023 and 2024, what could 2025 have in store?

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source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2025-forecast-earth-warmth-1.7565872?cmp=rss

Boston ditches roadside grass

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In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how and why grassy sidewalk strips and medians are being transformed in Boston, map what neighbourhoods are buying EVs in B.C. and Ontario, and hear from companies about why some of them have stopped talking about their climate goals.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-boston-green-infrastructure-1.7565303?cmp=rss