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Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument
The hip-hop mogul is challenging his conviction and more than four-year prison sentence. In court on Thursday morning, lawyers for Combs are poised to argue that the rapper was treated unfairly during his high-profile trial last year, and that the First Amendment should win him his freedom. Source link
K-pop supergroup BTS kick off world tour in South Korea after 4-year hiatus
The boys of BTS are returning to the stage after a nearly four-year hiatus, during which the members completed their mandatory military service. Despite pouring rain in Seoul, fans packed a stadium to watch the K-pop group kick off their long-awaited world tour. Source link
Mysterious 'compound X' clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain
A drug known only as compound X helped to remove the problematic proteins associated with Parkinson’s disease from the brains of mice, and improved their balance and mobility Source link
Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon as truce talks to start in Pakistan
Israel bombed more targets in Lebanon on Thursday, putting the Middle East ceasefire in further jeopardy after its most intensive strikes of the war on its neighbour killed more than 200 people, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The escalating violence has threatened to torpedo U.S. President Donald Trump’s truce with Iran from the outset. Source […]
Charge squander prime chance, now face uphill battle to make PWHL post-season
The Charge, who have now lost three straight, had the chance to climb into the fourth and final playoff spot in the PWHL standings, but fell 5-3 to the last-place Seattle Torrent on Wednesday. Seattle was playing the second game of a back-to-back set. Source link
Former Canadian swim star, Olympic medallist Nancy Garapick dead at 64
The Halifax native set a world record as a 13-year-old in the 200-metre backstroke on April 27, 1975, at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ont., while a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club. Source link
Heather Winterstein shouldn’t have been in wait room, needed frequent checks, medical expert tells inquest
On the day she died of sepsis, Heather Winterstein shouldn’t have been placed in the emergency room waiting area at the St. Catharines hospital until she could see a doctor, an emergency medicine expert told a coroner’s inquest Wednesday. Source link
Alberta government faces another legal fight to keep supervised consumption sites open
Less than a year after a judge ruled on a similar case in Red Deer, the provincial government is facing an injunction seeking to stop supervised consumption services from closing in Calgary and Lethbridge. Source link
Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the Red List status for three of Antarctica’s most famous species after a dire assessment of their prospects under climate change Source link
Trump warns of major war escalation if Iran peace process fails
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to retain military assets in the Middle East until a peace deal with Iran is reached and warned of a major escalation in fighting if it failed to comply, as oil prices rose on concerns over supply and restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz. Source link