Saturday, January 18, 2025

Bracing for impact: 5 things to watch with Trump's upcoming tariffs

Silhouette of Trump with cap

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tariff-5-key-points-analysis-1.7434361?cmp=rss

TikTok tells U.S. users it will be 'temporarily unavailable' starting Sunday

A hand holding a phone with TikTok on the screen.

TikTok told users in the United States late on Saturday it would be "temporarily unavailable" on Sunday when a law banning the app takes effect in the U.S.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tiktok-ban-1.7435314?cmp=rss

Dozens injured after ski lift collapses at Spain resort

An overhead view of a ski mountain covered in snow with a broken ski lift.

A ski lift collapsed at a resort in the Spanish region of Aragon on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine of them very seriously and eight seriously, the regional government said. Around 80 people remain trapped, hanging in the chairlift at the ski resort of Astun, in the province of Huesca, according to state TV channel TVE.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6617246?cmp=rss

South Korean court extends president's detention over concerns he will 'destroy evidence'

A man gets out of a car and heads into a building.

South Korean investigators probing impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention after he refused to be questioned.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-korea-court-detention-extension-impeached-president-yoon-1.7435373?cmp=rss

Friday, January 17, 2025

Mother of woman killed in L.A.-area fire sues electrical utility over death

A firefighter at the scene of a large fire in Pasadena, Calif.

The mother of a woman who was killed the Los Angeles-area Eaton Fire on Friday sued Southern California Edison in what may be the first death-related case brought against the electric utility in connection with the disaster.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/eaton-fire-electrical-utility-lawsuit-1.7435181?cmp=rss