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Now that Trump is going to be president again, what will this mean for music? – National

10Nov

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Now that Trump is going to be president again, what will this mean for music? – National

The first thing I thought when I awoke Wednesday morning was that there’s now an SNL Curse. Any female U.S. presidential candidate — even one who appears to be cruising to the White House — will ultimately lose the election if she appears on Saturday Night Live. First Hillary Clinton in 2016 and now Kamala Harris in 2024. 8:00 Kamala Harris makes surprise SNL appearance as U.S. election looms I’m curious how music will react to the new Trump administration. Culture is always just downstream from what’s happening in society. Historically, things shift depending on whether the White House (and 10 Downing Street, for that matter) is occupied by ...

Israel tells citizens not to attend cultural and sports events abroad after Amsterdam violence | World News

10Nov

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Israel tells citizens not to attend cultural and sports events abroad after Amsterdam violence | World News

The Israeli government has told its citizens not to attend cultural or sports events abroad over the next week following violence in Amsterdam.The office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed it has intelligence that pro-Palestinian groups overseas intended to harm Israelis in cities in the Netherlands, the UK, France, Belgium and others. The travel advice covers events which involve Israelis.It comes after Israeli football fans were attacked in the Dutch capital on Thursday following a match between local side Ajax and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv.Explained: What we know about violence in Amsterdam On Sunday, more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters were taken away by police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam after "antisemitic" violence in the wake of the game.Hu...

Lois Gibson: How anger at attacker propelled the world’s most successful forensic artist

10Nov

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Lois Gibson: How anger at attacker propelled the world’s most successful forensic artist

Forensic artist Lois Gibson says helping other victims and witnesses seek justice has been therapeutic. Photo: Capehart Photography 2024 Lois Gibson is the holder of the 2017 Guinness World Record for most positive identifications by a forensic artist. More than 1300 perpetrators correctly identified more than 1000 convictions, 750 criminals put behind bars. She's been helping the Houston Police Department in the United States catch criminals for nearly 40 years. But there's a harrowing reason why. When she was a 21-year-old model and dancer in LA, she was raped, tortured and left for dead by a serial rapist and murderer. Seeing her attacker get arrested for another crime, fight with the officers and beaten into submission was like a "miracle". "After that, I could work crime, because I...

Canada may need to let Trump be ‘senior partner’ in U.S. relations: GOP critic – National

10Nov

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Canada may need to let Trump be ‘senior partner’ in U.S. relations: GOP critic – National

Ottawa may have to let U.S. president-elect Donald Trump act as the “senior partner” in the Canada-U.S. relationship, even if that makes Canadians “bristle,” a prominent Republican critic of the incoming president says. Jeff Timmer, a longtime Republican official and strategist in Michigan who helped lead efforts aimed at defeating Trump in the past two U.S. elections, says the Canadian government will need to treat Trump as “the guy in charge” to ensure Canada’s interests are safeguarded during what’s expected to be a protectionist U.S. administration.“I think Donald Trump is an easy guy to read and an easy guy to play poker with,” he told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block. “You have to treat him in a way that he likes to be treated.“I know that it’s ...

Benjamin Netanyahu says he and Donald Trump ‘see eye to eye’ on Iran | World News

10Nov

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Benjamin Netanyahu says he and Donald Trump ‘see eye to eye’ on Iran | World News

Benjamin Netanyahu says he and Donald Trump "see eye to eye" on Iran.Israel's prime minister said he has spoken to the US president-elect three times since the election with the aim of tightening the alliance between their nations. Follow latest: Final US state delivers election result"These were good and very important conversations," Mr Netanyahu said in a statement."We see eye to eye on the Iranian threat in all its components, and the danger posed by it. We also see the great opportunities before Israel, in the field of peace and its expansion, and in other fields." Image: The aftermath of an Israeli strike outside a Gaza hospital where people have been living in tents. Pic: Reuters Israel and Iran have traded strikes ...

Judge to decide whether Trump’s hush money conviction can stand

10Nov

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Judge to decide whether Trump’s hush money conviction can stand

By Luc Cohen, Reuters Trump wants dismissal after Supreme Court immunity ruling Prosecutors say hush money case involved personal acts Trump's scheduled 26 November sentencing date also in question A New York judge is set to decide this week whether president-elect Donald Trump's criminal conviction on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star should be overturned in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's July ruling on presidential immunity. Justice Juan Merchan has said he will make his decision by Tuesday (local time). It is the first of two pivotal choices that the judge must make after Trump's 5 November election victory. Merchan also must decide whether to go ahead with sentencing Trump on 26 November as currently scheduled. Legal experts have said sentencing now is unlikely...

Canada should be ‘world leader’ on alternative PTSD therapies, veteran says – National

10Nov

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Canada should be ‘world leader’ on alternative PTSD therapies, veteran says – National

A Canadian Forces veteran who served in Afghanistan says Canada should be a “world leader” on alternative therapies for treating veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder and other post-combat trauma, including the use of psychedelics. Retired MCpl. Gordon Hurley says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” can give veterans “a breath of relief” from their trauma or addictions, pointing to his own experience, and is calling for further study and coverage for physician-assisted therapies.“I really think we’re in a unique position as a country, with such a liberal view on health care and life, that we should be able to be a world leader in providing alternative therapies,” he told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block ahe...

Public memorial for Murray Sinclair, who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

10Nov

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Public memorial for Murray Sinclair, who led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A national commemorative ceremony is being held today in honour of Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. Gov. Gen Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are set to deliver remarks at the service being held at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets.Sinclair was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba and the second in Canada.He served as co-chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry of Manitoba to examine whether the justice system was failing Indigenous people.As chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he heard testimony from thousands of residential school survivors and the commission’s final report contained 94 calls to action.His death Monday at the age of 73 was met with...

COP29 host suggests it can’t ditch gas because of EU demand – and plays down the Trump effect | Science, Climate & Tech News

10Nov

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COP29 host suggests it can’t ditch gas because of EU demand – and plays down the Trump effect | Science, Climate & Tech News

Azerbaijan has to increase its gas production because of "commitments" to meet EU demand, its key official has implied, as it prepares to open the COP29 climate talks in Baku.In an exclusive interview with Sky News, lead negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev sought to dispel dark clouds gathering over the critical UN talks which begin on Monday. Fear has spread that the already shaky negotiations will struggle to make progress after the re-election of climate sceptic Donald Trump, a scandal around one of Mr Rafiyev's colleagues and the news that many EU leaders won't attend the Baku talks. Image: Azerbaijan is 'determined' to transform its fossil fuel-based energy system, Yalchin Rafiyev told Sky News But Mr Rafiyev says he remains "o...

Dutch police halt pro-Palestinian rally after soccer violence

10Nov

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Dutch police halt pro-Palestinian rally after soccer violence

By Anthony Deutsch, Reuters Police officers drive people away from Dam Square during a pro-Palestinian protest. Photo: AFP / Robin van Lonkhuijsen Riot police in Amsterdam began breaking up a pro-Palestinian protest on Sunday (Monday morning NZT) after a court upheld a ban on demonstrations following clashes this week involving Israeli soccer fans. Hundreds of demonstrators defied the prohibition to gather in the Dutch capital's Dam square, chanting demands for an end to violence in Gaza and "Free Palestine". But after a local court ratified the city authorities' ban, police moved in, instructing protesters to leave. Several people were dragged away by police, a Reuters journalist saw. The three-day ban was imposed from Friday after attacks on Israeli soccer supporters following a so...