Obama backs Biden after ‘sad’ video shows audience ignoring president

Obama backs Biden after ‘sad’ video shows audience ignoring president

This is pitiful.

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California city to give universal income to transgender, nonbinary residents regardless of earnings

A California city is planning to give universal basic income (UBI) to transgender and nonbinary residents regardless of their earnings level.

Transgender residents in Palm Springs, California are eligible to receive a UBI of up to $900 per month solely for identifying as transgender or nonbinary — no strings attached.

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Press claimed it was simple accident … Jewish Man Fatally Struck by Tram in Paris Was Fleeing From Brutal Antisemitic Attack

The French authorities have opened an investigation into the case of a young Jewish man in Paris who was killed by a passing tram while fleeing a violent assault that his family insists was motivated by antisemitism.

The victim, 31-year-old Jérémy Cohen, lost his life on Feb. 17 after being struck by a moving tram in the Paris suburb of Bobigny. A harrowing video of the incident posted to social media over the weekend shows an individual fleeing from a violent attack by at least a dozen gang members, before running into the street where he was knocked down and killed by an oncoming tram.

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Most Canadians support Liberal-NDP deal but feel it betrayed voters: poll

Half the country feels the Liberal-NDP agreement to keep the current government in power until 2025 was a betrayal of the people who voted for those two parties.

Despite that, a majority of Canadians still support the deal, according to a new Ipsos poll.

“The big finding for me was the tepid … reaction to the Liberal-NDP agreement,” Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos, said in an interview with Global News.

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Toronto police’s financial crimes unit to investigate former union head Jerry Dias

Toronto police says it is investigating the former president of Canada’s largest private sector union after the union handed over money he allegedly accepted from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits he promoted to members.

Police spokesperson Laura Brabant confirmed Tuesday the force’s financial crimes unit has commenced an investigation.

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SIU says it can’t be bothered to investigate after police horses trampled woman cuz she was only slightly injured

“As the woman did not sustain a ‘serious injury’ within the terms of the SIU’s mandate, the SIU does not have statutory jurisdiction to investigate the matter.”

A 49-year-old woman injured when a police mounted unit moved through a crowd of demonstrators during the Ottawa occupation suffered only a shoulder strain in the encounter, Ontario’s Special Investigation Unit says.

The SIU investigated the Feb. 18 incident, but said Monday that the woman’s injuries were not serious enough to warrant its further involvement. The SIU is an independent civilian agency that investigates deaths and serious injuries involving police.

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Trump’s Truth Social app branded a disaster

In October, Donald Trump announced he was planning to launch a revolutionary technology company.

“I created Truth Social… to stand up to the tyranny of big tech,” he said.

“We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter yet your favourite American president has been silenced.”

The app launched on Presidents’ Day, 21 February, but six weeks later is beset by problems. A waiting list of nearly 1.5 million are unable to use it.

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