The Catch-All: ICYMI May 18-24

Hello everyone. As you may have noticed, I didn't release an analysis piece this week. That's because it was a critical week for my summer semester. I had a midterm and a essay proposal due. Unfortunately, this week doesn't look much better, as I have two more midterms and a paper due, ontop of my regular readings/lectures. I apologize but something's gotta give and unfortunately, this week it's this newsletter. I'll be back as soon as I can, and The Catch-all will continue. I keep reading news, after all.

News Round-up

Ontario

System failing growing number of seniors who are homeless, The Canadian Press via TVO Today (May 21)

Charges quietly dropped for four of the ‘Indigo 11’ pro-Palestine protesters, Shree Paradkar, Toronto Star (May 22)

Protestors to dismantle pro-Palestinian encampment at Queen’s University, Talha Hashmani, Global News (May 22)

Ontario to pay $225-million to Beer Store to speed up corner-store sales, Jeff Gray, The Globe and Mail (May 24)

Canada

Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal, Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press (May 22)

Pierre Poilievre’s Incoming War On Support For Palestine, Alex Cosh and Jeremy Appel, The Maple (May 23)

Suspect charged in shooting that targeted Jewish school in Montreal, René Bruemmer, Montreal Gazette (May 22)

Atlantic hurricane season looks like a doozy, Natasha Bulowski, National Observer (May 23)

Harrison resigns as House leader for not telling premier he brought rifle into Sask. Legislative Building, Adam Hunter and Alexander Quon, CBC News (May 24)

Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash ordered to be deported, Caley Gibson, Global News (May 24)

US

These Are the 'Extensive Online Threats' the University of Texas Sent to Cops About Palestine Protests, Jason Koebler, 404 Media (May 21)

Henrietta Lacks family can proceed with lawsuit over use of HeLa cells after ‘milestone’ ruling, Jessica Albert, The Baltimore Banner (May 21)

NC House votes not to concur with bill reinstating mask restrictions, Michael Hyland, CBS 17 (May 22)

NYPD Drops Charges Against Many Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators, Gwynne Hogan, The City (May 22)

Media Matters Lays Off a Dozen Staffers Amid Elon Musk Lawsuit, Justin Bargona, The Daily Beast (May 23)

Is the Biden Campaign Running on False Hope?, Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker (May 23)

World

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash, Al Jazeera (May 20)

Congo's army says 3 Americans among those behind coup attempt that was "nipped in the bud", CBS News (May 20)

Macron heading to New Caledonia as France deploys more troops amid unrest, Al Jazeera (May 21)

Vietnam names public security minister To Lam new president, VNExpress (May 21)

Russia starts ‘tactical nuclear drills’ near Ukraine border, Al Jazeera (May 22)

Israel-Palestine

Israeli minister orders return of equipment seized from AP news agency, Al Jazeera (May 21)

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation, Joseph Wilson, Melanie Lidman and Joseph Krauss, Associated Press (May 23)

27 people trapped in northern Gaza hospital as Israeli siege continues, Katherine Hearst, Middle East Eye (May 24)

ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive and open crossings to aid, Middle East Eye (May 24)

COVID

Study shows vaccination lowers risk of long COVID, Stephanie Soucheray, CIDRAP at University of Minnesota (May 22)

N.B. expands COVID-19 wastewater monitoring and uses, moves to monthly reports, Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News (May 22)

Masks work, our comprehensive review has found, Trish Greenhalgh, C Raina MacIntyre and David Fisman, The Conversation (May 22)

How to make spaces more accessible during the continuing pandemic, Emily Dupree and Shelby Seier, The Sick Times (May 23)

Tech

Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian (May 20)

Google could cut funding to more US news publishers, Emma Roth, The Verge (May 22)

The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI’s Smarts Ask Biden to Free Them From ‘Modern Day Slavery’, Caroline Haskins, WIRED (May 22)

Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees, Kelsey Piper, Vox (May 22)

Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company’s monopoly on live events, Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press (May 23)

Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue, Jason Koebler, 404 Media (May 23)

AV Corner

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