Saturday, November 16, 2024

Trump's return to the White House: his cabinet choices so far

A dark haired woman raises her arms above her head while an older clean shaven man in a suit and tie stands nearby. Both are on a stage.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is quickly announcing plans for an emboldened new administration. Some choices are already raising eyebrows, but it's unclear if any of the choices will face pushback in the Senate.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-cabinet-picks-1.7382012?cmp=rss

WATCH | South Africa agrees to rescue illegal miners sealed for weeks underground

people stare down into a mine shaft

Three months after South Africa sealed most exits at a disused mine near Johannesburg in a crackdown on illegal miners, it has now agreed to rescue hundreds trapped underground — many now believed too weak to come out on their own.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6566848?cmp=rss

Friday, November 15, 2024

The Onion's purchase of Infowars under review after Alex Jones and his lawyers complain

A copy of the satirical outlet The Onion is seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark.

The Onion's winning bid for Alex Jones's Infowars platform is under review by a U.S. federal bankruptcy judge after Jones and his lawyers complained about how an auction was conducted.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/onion-infowars-court-1.7385221?cmp=rss

Samples from far side of the moon show history of ancient volcanoes

The moon is seen on the left side of the image, cloe enough that not all of it can be seen. The curve of the moon recedes into darkness at the left edge of the image.

The first surface samples retrieved from the dark side of the moon show that there used to be erupting volcanoes there, just as there were on the near side billions of years ago, according to new research.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/far-side-moon-volcanoes-1.7384540?cmp=rss

Trump wants to use a 226-year-old law to deport millions of undocumented migrants. Can he do it?

Supporters hold signs before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump's pathway to deporting millions of undocumented migrants may hinge on a 226-year old-law last used to target and detain non-citizens of Japanese, German and Italian descent during the Second World War.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-deportations-alien-enemies-1798-law-1.7383333?cmp=rss