Saturday, May 14, 2022

At least 8 dead in Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store shooting, suspect in custody, police say

New York Governor

At least eight people have been killed in a mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket on Saturday, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press. The alleged shooter is in custody, police said. 



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/at-least-8-dead-in-buffalo-n-y-grocery-store-shooting-suspect-in-custody-police-say-1.6453755?cmp=rss

Widow describes surviving missile attack that destroyed her Ukrainian home

UKRAINE-CRISIS/BEZRUKY

The Russian missile turned Vera Kosolopenko's small home into a fiery pyre that consumed the bible and all of the other precious mementoes that she cherished of her late husband.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/widow-describes-surviving-missile-attack-that-destroyed-her-ukrainian-home-1.6453633?cmp=rss

Abortion rights protesters rally across the U.S. in hundreds of 'Bans Off Our Bodies' marches

Supreme Court Abortion

Abortion rights supporters began gathering for protests across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be "a summer of rage" if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/abortion-rights-protesters-rally-across-the-u-s-in-hundreds-of-bans-off-our-bodies-marches-1.6453578?cmp=rss

Randy Weaver, key figure behind deadly Ruby Ridge standoff near Canada-U.S. border, dies

Obit Randy Weaver

Randy Weaver, who died this week, was a deeply flawed extremist whose case nevertheless illustrates the awesome responsibilities law enforcement have and the careful line they must walk to avoid disastrous consequences, analyst says.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/randy-weaver-ruby-ridge-impact-1.6448991?cmp=rss

G7 to tackle Ukraine grain crisis, continue economic pressure on Russia

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Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Russia's economic and political isolation, continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and tackle what Germany's foreign minister described as a "wheat war" being waged by Moscow.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-g7-1.6453505?cmp=rss