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Giuliani associate gets year in prison in foreign donor case
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine faced was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and a $10,000 fine Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case. Igor Fruman pleaded guilty in September to a single charge of solicitation of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2022
CALGARY – Some Alberta cattle producers say they will run out of food for their animals this weekend, as train delays and the impacts of last summer’s drought combine to create a crisis situation on the Prairies. The Alberta Cattle Feeders Association says several large feedlots, housing anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 head of cattle, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘SNL’ comics Jost, Davidson buy Staten Island Ferry boat
By Karen Matthews, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – “Saturday Night Live” comics Colin Jost and Pete Davidson have purchased a decommissioned Staten Island Ferry boat for $280,100 with plans to turn it into New York’s hottest club. Jost and Davidson teamed up with comedy club owner Paul Italia on Wednesday’s winning bid for the John F. Kennedy, a 277-foot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemeni rebels say Saudi-led airstrike on prison killed 70
By Jon Gambrell And Maad Al-zikry, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
SANAA, Yemen (AP) – A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 70 detainees and wounded dozens on Friday, a rebel minister said. The strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier saw another airstrike take the Arab world’s poorest country off the internet. The intense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemeni rebel minister: Saudi airstrike on prison killed 70
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The health minister in the rebel government set up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels says the airstrike on a rebel-run detention facility in the country’s north early on Friday killed at least 70 detainees. The minister, Taha al-Motawakel, told The Associated Press in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, also held by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite down as energy sector posts losses, U.S. stock markets mixed
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2022
Canada’s main stock index slid in late-morning trading, dragged down by losses in the energy and base metal sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 185.64 points at 20,872.54. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 86.65 points at 34,802.04. The S&P 500 index edged down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal program to rapidly build homes goes past target, again
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – A federal program aimed at quickly creating new affordable housing units has once again surpassed its goal. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rapid-housing program has now created more than 10,000 units over two rounds of funding. In its first round, the Liberals put $1 billion into the program, which helps cities and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retail sales climbed 0.7 per cent in November to $58.1B, Statistics Canada says
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says Canadian retail sales were up 0.7 per cent to $58.1 billion in November amid higher sales at gas stations and building materials stores. The agency says sales in November climbed in six of 11 subsectors, representing nearly 63.8 per cent of retail trade. It adds that severe flooding in British ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Cross: Yemen prison airstrike killed, injured over 100
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed and injured over 100 detainees on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, part of a pounding aerial offensive that also took the Arab world’s poorest country off the internet. Basheer Omar, an ICRC spokesperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chevron, Total exit Myanmar over deteriorating human rights
By Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
PARIS (AP) – TotalEnergies and Chevron, two of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, said Friday they were stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the country’s military overthrew the government. The announcement came just a day after the French company called for international sanctions targeting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chevron, Total exit Myanmar over deteriorating conditions
By Lori Hinnant, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2022
PARIS (AP) – TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, said Friday it was stopping all operations in Myanmar, citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the country’s military overthrew the government. Chevon also said it was planning an exit. The announcement came just a day after the French company ... Read More »
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