Wednesday, May 31, 2023

NASA UFO panel says stigma, lack of data are problems when studying 'unidentified aerial phenomena'

NASA UFO panel

The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on Wednesday to discuss its findings since it formed last year.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/nasa-ufo-uap-panel-1.6860719?cmp=rss

North Korean spy satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure

Japan Koreas Tensions

A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, and the South's military said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-satellite-launch-failure-1.6860122?cmp=rss

Poland is rearming itself at high speed — could Canada take a lesson from Warsaw?

Poland South Korea Weapons

The Canadian military is used to procurement timelines that can cover decades. So how did Seoul manage to deliver new tanks and guns to Poland just four months after the contract was signed?



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-procurement-1.6859745?cmp=rss

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

As some Florida groups cancel Pride over new laws, others 'refuse to submit'

USA-LGBT/FLORIDA

A small-town Florida Pride organization says it will carry out its festivities as planned this summer, despite a slew of anti-LGBTQ legislation that has other organizations toning down their Pride events, or cancelling them altogether.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/florida-pride-concerns-anti-lgbtq-legislation-1.6859498?cmp=rss

Accused in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre 'shot every person he saw,' his own lawyer says

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Robert Bowers's federal trial got underway Tuesday, more than four years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-trial-bowers-1.6859244?cmp=rss