Thursday, June 6, 2024

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testifies she threw gun into trash out of fear of his spiralling addiction

A woman and two men arrive at federal court

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testified on Thursday that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiraling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors' case that President Joe Biden's son broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hunter-biden-trial-hallie-biden-testifies-gun-charges-1.7227300?cmp=rss

Veteran calls Zelenskyy a 'saviour of the people' at D-Day event

Volodymyr Zelenskyy clasps hands with a World War 2 veteran as they smile at each other.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kneeled to share a moment with a veteran at an event marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with each man praising the other for their war efforts.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6415407?cmp=rss

SpaceX to undergo 4th test launch of its 37-storey Starship rocket

A tall rocket sits on a launch pad on a cloudy day surrounded by sand, some green grass and water.

Hot on the heels of the successful crewed launch of Boeing's new CST-100 Starliner on Wednesday, we have another rocket launch: This time it’s SpaceX’s massive Starship, which is meant to shuttle astronauts to the moon in 2026.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-starship-itf4-1.7225550?cmp=rss

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Tornadoes touch down across U.S., killing toddler in Michigan, injuring 5 in Maryland

A downed tree is seen on the roof of a home in Livonia, Michigan, in the aftermath of a quick-developing tornado that hit several neighbourhoods on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

A tornado killed a two-year-old boy and injured his mother Wednesday when a tree fell on their house in suburban Detroit. Meanwhile, emergency workers in Maryland were responding to reports of collapsed structures with people trapped inside after a tornado struck there.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/toddler-killed-tornado-suburban-detroit-1.7226276?cmp=rss

WHO confirms 1st fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a man in Mexico has died from a subtype of avian influenza, in the first laboratory-confirmed human fatality from the strain globally.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/h5n2-death-mexico-1.7225838?cmp=rss