Monday, July 26, 2021

Britney Spears's new lawyer files to remove her father as conservator of finances

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A lawyer for Britney Spears has asked a Los Angeles court to remove her father as conservator of her roughly $60-million estate following the pop singer's allegations that he had used the arrangement to mistreat her.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/britney-spears-court-request-conservatorship-father-1.6118439?cmp=rss

Russian regulator blocks Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's website before election

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Russian authorities have restricted access to the website of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and to dozens of sites run by his close allies, Navalny's team said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-websites-blocked-1.6118130?cmp=rss

Moderna in talks with U.S. regulators to expand COVID-19 vaccine pediatric study

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Moderna is in talks with U.S. regulators to expand the size of an ongoing trial testing its COVID-19 vaccines in children aged between 5 and 11, the drugmaker said on Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-in-talks-with-u-s-regulators-to-expand-covid-19-vaccine-pediatric-study-1.6118020?cmp=rss

Lustre of hosting the Olympics endures for some cities, despite challenges

Fireworks light up the sky over Tokyo's Olympic Stadium during the open

Olympic hosts spend years preparing for the Games, along with billions of dollars and a lot of political capital en route to the finish line. But still, many cities want to host the event.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/olypmics-hosting-bids-ioc-challanges-future-tokyo-2021-1.6113853?cmp=rss

New York City will require its workers to get vaccinated or be tested weekly for COVID-19

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New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/new-york-covid-tests-unvaccinated-workers-1.6117543?cmp=rss