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Thu, 8 Dec 2022 04:00:28 EST
As drag shows in the U.S. are increasingly targeted, the community fears violence
What happened at a drag show in North Carolina last weekend is just one example of a larger issue causing panic throughout the LGBTQ community in the United States.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 21:50:34 EST
Ex-U.S. border guard who admitted killing 4 women convicted of capital murder
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying ...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 17:52:50 EST
Shark Week has too many white men and is prone to 'fear mongering': study
If you tune in to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week coverage, you might get the false impression that all sharks are dangerous and all shark experts are white men.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 18:33:31 EST
Ex-Theranos president Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former president of Theranos, was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison for defrauding the blood-testing start-up's patients and investors.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 17:26:57 EST
Peru's president removed from office, arrested after failed 'coup' attempt
Pedro Castillo was impeached, removed from office and arrested after attempting to cling to power by dissolving the country's parliament, in what some labelled a "coup" attempt.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 04:00:00 EST
U.S. Democrats gain a valuable Senate seat. And Donald Trump gains a new headache
Here's how one single Senate win may have just turbocharged U.S. President Joe Biden's bid to reshape the courts. Democrats gained a valuable seat in Georgia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Donald Trump may ha...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 12:09:30 EST
Ottawa not legally required to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps, a government lawyer told a Federal Court hearing Tuesday.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 10:54:20 EST
Eyes on Belarus as Ukraine's neighbour moves troops, hardware
Russia's ally Belarus said on Wednesday it was moving troops and military hardware to counteract what it called a threat of terrorism, amid signs Moscow could be putting pressure on its loyal client t...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 18:12:00 EST
An end to the practice of 'restaurant bears' in Albania
Mark, the brown bear, is among the last of the bears held in captivity in Albanian restaurants as an attraction to draw patrons. After 20 years in his cage, he's being relocated to a bear sanctuary in...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 11:21:50 EST
Women sue Apple, claim AirTags helped exes stalk them
Apple has been sued by two women who said its AirTag devices have made it easier for former partners and other stalkers to track down victims.

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 07:16:36 EST
German police make mass arrests, allege domestic extremists planned parliament attack
Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup. ...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 08:01:12 EST
Call of Duty to be available to Nintendo users if Microsoft-Activision deal is approved
Microsoft said Wednesday that it struck a deal to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years when its $69-billion US purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard goes throug...

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 06:56:17 EST
China announces rollback of strict anti-COVID-19 measures that sparked historic protests
In a sharp reversal, China has announced a series of measures rolling back some of its most draconian anti-COVID-19 restrictions, which had sparked widespread protests.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 EST
In trying to flee the war, this Ukrainian dad ended up in a Russian prison — and his kids in Moscow

Wed, 7 Dec 2022 08:48:45 EST
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities as humans learn to coexist with nature
Animal and plant species are dying off at an alarming rate, with up to one-million threatened with extinction, according to a 2019 United Nations report. Their plight is stirring calls for "rewilding"...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 15:57:17 EST
Trump Organization found guilty of tax fraud scheme
Donald Trump's company, the Trump Organization, has been found guilty of a scheme to defraud tax authorities.

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 19:22:02 EST
Democrat Raphael Warnock wins tight Georgia run-off for Senate seat
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of U.S. Presiden...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 10:59:57 EST
Another airfield ablaze as drone attacks hit Russia for 2nd straight day
A third Russian airfield was ablaze on Tuesday from a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres deep into Russian air space with attack...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 21:24:02 EST
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing
A U.S. federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi against Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing President Bid...

Tue, 6 Dec 2022 16:12:29 EST
Argentine VP Cristina Fernandez gets 6 years in prison, lifetime ban from public office for fraud
Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 bi...



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