It’s been a decade in the making, but Boeing’s commercial spacecraft is finally launching with its first passengers. Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk will be in mission control helping lead the way. Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk is preparing to fly the same spacecraft in a year It's been a decade in …
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Arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist, commission report refocus India as potential source of interference
Members of the Sikh community have expressed concern that the government of India is not being held responsible for its alleged role in seeking to suppress pro-Khalistan voices in Canada and in interfering in the Canadian democratic process. Report says India interfered in both 2019 and 2021 federal elections The …
Read More »Pro-Palestinian protests escalate in US campuses despite arrests
(Anadolu) ISTANBUL – Pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses continue, with over 2,000 arrests in the past three weeks, with prominent universities like Columbia, University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), and Yale, according to media reports. Amid nationwide demonstrations in the US, several universities have witnessed hundreds of arrests since …
Read More »Republicans go all-in on U.S. campus protests as potential election winner
It doesn’t take a college degree to figure out Republicans see the protests on U.S. college campuses as a winning election-year issue for them. The proof is in their plans for a half-dozen congressional hearings, new campaign ads and choreographed confrontations with student protesters. Hearings, ads, public confrontations — all …
Read More »Here’s how long it could take to rebuild Gaza after the war
Rebuilding Gaza’s shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a UN report released on Thursday. Nearly 80,000 homes destroyed since Israeli military operation began, according to UN. War in Gaza continues as Hamas considers ceasefire deal Israel’s war in Gaza …
Read More »Student protesters at McGill encampment say first talks with university administration not fruitful
Pro-Palestinian student protesters at McGill University say they have started talks with school administrators about their demands that the university cut all ties with Israeli companies and academic institutions. Student protesters staying put after meeting McGill officials Monday Encampment leaders unsatisfied after first meeting with McGill administration 10 hours ago …
Read More »Trump, Republicans try to equate campus protests to Jan. 6 riot, Charlottesville rally
Donald Trump on Tuesday lamented the possibility that Columbia University’s pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Experts say comparisons to the Capitol riot, or an infamous 2017 Charlottesville rally, are strained. Hate speech and sporadic violence have …
Read More »Periods are a nightmare in Gaza’s crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them
Samah El-Nazli, a mother of four living in a makeshift tent in Rafah, is among millions of Gazans in overcrowded camps struggling to access food, water and sanitation as the war continues. She and others are opting to use birth control to delay their periods rather than scrambling to find …
Read More »Honeybees invaded a reporter’s home, and upended everything she thought she knew about them
When honeybees invaded Sarah Kliff’s house, nobody wanted to help her get rid of them. And she, too, wanted to save the bees. But when she started digging into it, she discovered something that shocked her — honeybees don’t need our protection. Honeybees are invasive to North America, and not …
Read More »Trump fined $9,000 US, ordered to take down some social media posts about trial
Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 US for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could …
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