Friday, September 16, 2022

Alaska braces for impact of 'historic-level storm'

Alaska Weather

Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-merbok-aslaska-1.6586507?cmp=rss

The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest-running show, to close in February

Poster advertising Phantom of the Opera production in New York in March 2020

The Phantom of the Opera — Broadway's longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theatre attendance in New York.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/broadway-phantom-musical-end-2023-1.6586246?cmp=rss

Florida governor used families as 'pawns' with Martha's Vineyard stunt: Democrat

Immigration DeSantis Flights

Dylan Fernandes says Florida's Republican governor is a "coward" for shipping 48 migrants to a Massachusetts island with no warning or information just to make a point.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ron-desantis-dyland-fernandes-marthas-vineyard-migrants-1.6585737?cmp=rss

Furor in Iran after young woman slips into coma and dies while in custody, reportedly over headscarf rules

Iran

Iran's president has ordered a probe in the case of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who slipped into a coma while in custody in Tehran and died, state media reported on Friday. She was reportedly detained over an issue with her hijab. Police have said she suffered a heart attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-amini-tehran-coma-1.6585901?cmp=rss

Deadly clashes renewed on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border just hours after sides agree to ceasefire

KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN/BORDER

Kyrgyzstan accused neighbouring Tajikistan of firing at its border guards Friday evening, hours after the security chiefs of the two countries agreed on a ceasefire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-border-clashes-1.6585804?cmp=rss