Saturday, June 1, 2024

Unmasking of elderly U.S. spies shows there's no age limit on getting busted

A file photo from July 8, 2022, shows an exterior view of a portion of the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va.

The United States has busted some spies lately who are old enough to qualify for retirement benefits. These cases  — and others that came before them — demonstrate that there's no age-limit on being held accountable for spying.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aging-spies-us-cases-1.7216652?cmp=rss

Friday, May 31, 2024

Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul postponed after Tyson's health episode

Two man are seen facing each other from up close.

Mike Tyson's fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/boxing/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-postponed-1.7221559?cmp=rss

Thursday, May 30, 2024

12-year-old Bruhat Soma wins prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee title in a tiebreaker

Twelve-year-old Bruhat Soma of Tampa, Fla., is presented with a trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/scripps-spelling-bee-finals-1.7219127?cmp=rss

Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler holds 'no ill will' toward golfer, criticizes attorney

Golfer looks on after his swing.

The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler said he has "no ill will" toward the pro golfer for injuries he said he suffered while directing traffic after a fatal accident during the PGA Championship.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/officer-arrested-scheffler-no-ill-will-criticizes-attorney-1.7219709?cmp=rss

As press freedoms decline in Israel, people there see the war differently from the rest of the world

A boy stands in front of the wreckage of a burned vehicle destroyed in an airstrike, with ash and burned clothing strewn on the ground, while a crowd of people examines the scene in the background.

Israel’s brief seizure of The Associated Press’s video equipment last week may have proven to be a step too far in the government’s limiting of press freedoms amid the war in Gaza.  



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-gaza-war-press-freedom-1.7218365?cmp=rss