Monday, February 8, 2021

Trump's impeachment trial is just one front in the battle for the soul of the Republican Party

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Republicans grapple with just how far to go in defending a former president whose effort to overturn an election result ended in deadly tragedy amid the attack on the U.S. Capitol. For those rare Republican lawmakers daring to criticize Trump, they've been harshly rebuked by his loyalists.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/republican-party-post-trump-battle-1.5903580?cmp=rss

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Senate Republicans rally behind Trump on eve of impeachment trial

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Donald Trump's defenders in the Senate on Sunday rallied around the former president before his impeachment trial, dismissing it as a waste of time and arguing that his fiery speech before the U.S. Capitol insurrection does not make him responsible for the violence of Jan. 6.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/senate-republicans-support-trump-impeachment-trial-1.5904956?cmp=rss

Many arrested as Haiti president alleges coup conspiracy, assassination attempt

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Haitian President Jovenel Moise announced Sunday that police have arrested more than 20 people he accused of trying to kill him and overthrow his government, including a Supreme Court judge who has the support of opposition leaders demanding that Moise step down.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/haiti-coup-conspiracy-president-jovenel-moise-1.5904889?cmp=rss

Skagway, Alaska, feeling pain of Canada's ban on cruise ships

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Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata says the small city of 1,000 has gone through more difficult times, but not everyone in the community share his optimism.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/skagway-reax-canada-cruise-ship-ban-1.5903914?cmp=rss

Some internet access restored as Myanmar protests grow after military coup

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Tens of thousands of people returned to the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Sunday to protest last week's military coup, their spirits lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day earlier.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-protest-internet-restored-1.5904707?cmp=rss