Saturday, August 26, 2023

Gunman who killed 3 at Florida store targeted Black people, police say

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A white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Fla., Dollar General store on Saturday in a predominately Black neighbourhood in an attack that the local sheriff called "racially motivated." The shooter then killed himself.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jacksonville-store-shooting-1.6948877?cmp=rss

Greek firefighters continue to battle deadly wildfires as 2 more people arrested for arson

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Fire department officials in Greece arrested two men Saturday for allegedly starting wildfires on purpose, while hundreds of firefighters battled blazes that have killed at least 21 people in the past week.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-wildfires-arson-arrests-1.6948648?cmp=rss

Spain's soccer federation vows legal action over Jenni Hermoso's comments on World Cup kiss

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Spain's soccer federation stood firmly by its president, Luis Rubiales, on Saturday even as he faces a storm of criticism for grabbing star player Jenni Hermoso's head and kissing her on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup victory.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/spain-soccer-hermoso-legal-action-1.6948640?cmp=rss

Friday, August 25, 2023

Some people say they're baffled after their names are included on list of Maui wildfire missing

Hawaii Fires Missing

Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved on Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/maui-unaccounted-for-list-hawaii-wildfire-1.6948584?cmp=rss

Military junta gives ambassador from France 48 hours to leave Niger

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The moves to expel diplomats further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a coup that ousted the West African nation's democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, and placed him under house arrest.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/niger-expel-ambassadors-us-france-1.6948419?cmp=rss