Monday, April 14, 2025

Hungary's parliament amends constitution to ban 2SLGBTQ events

Protesters march across a bridge carrying flags.

Hungary's parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by 2SLGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hungary-bans-2lgtbtq-events-1.7509816?cmp=rss

U.S. Original Six NHL clubs all miss playoffs for 1st time

A hockey goaltender wearing a blue and red uniform lifts his masked head upwards.

The New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings were eliminated from the playoffs with losses on Saturday, meaning for the first time since they all entered the league in the mid-1920s, none of the Rangers, Red Wings, Boston Bruins or Chicago will be in the postseason.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/original-six-us-nhl-teams-playoffs-1.7509444?cmp=rss

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Pennsylvania police investigating fire at governor's house as arson

A person speaks during a news conference.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated overnight from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building, police said Sunday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pennsylvania-governor-house-fire-police-investigation-arson-1.7509272?cmp=rss

Trump in 'excellent cognitive and physical health,' doctor says

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters.

Donald Trump's doctor says the oldest man to be elected U.S. president is 'fully fit' to serve as commander-in-chief as the White House released the results of Trump's physical exam from Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-physical-health-report-1.7509199?cmp=rss

Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital shortly after warning to evacuate

A man walks amid the rubble of a destroyed building.

Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israel-hamas-gaza-hospital-strike-1.7509159?cmp=rss