The Catch-all: ICYMI September 14-20

Hello all, happy weekend. It's been quite a week, but if you're seeing this (especially if it's in your inbox), you're probably aware that I'm launching a podcast doing news criticism– The North State. You can click the link there or go to the Podcasts tab to learn more, subscribe, and prepare for the first episode to drop on Oct. 7. On with the news!

News Round-up

Ontario

Toronto police officers will be stationed in hospital ERs as part of new pilot program, Daniel Ramos, Toronto Star (Sep. 18)

uOttawa antisemitism advisor quits after backlash over praise for exploding pagers in Lebanon, Joanne Laucius, Ottawa Citizen (Sep. 19)

Ford government to table legislation to restrict bike lanes on city streets, Colin D'Mello and Isaac Callan, Global News (Sep. 20)

How a group of Toronto tenants turned to a risky last resort and got a 'huge victory', Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press (Sep. 20)

Tories keep stronghold in Bay of Quinte byelection, Sneh Duggal, The Trillium (Sep. 20)

Canada

Trudeau loses another Liberal stronghold in Bloc Québécois byelection victory, Laura Osman, Maura Forrest, Steve Lambert and Michel Saba, The Canadian Press (Sep. 17)

Bloc Québécois says it won't back Poilievre's non-confidence motion, making early election unlikely, John Paul Tasker, CBC News (Sep. 18)

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank, Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press (Sep. 18)

Far-right Rebel News not eligible for journalism tax credits, Federal Court rules, The Canadian Press (Sep. 19)

Family of inmate who died in Nova Scotia jail starts legal action against province, Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press (Sep. 20)

US

Haitian immigrants helped revive a struggling Ohio town. Then neo-Nazis turned up, Stephen Starr, The Guardian (Sep. 14)

Brooklyn cops shoot alleged fare-beater, also hit 2 bystanders and officer, Brian Price, Marc Santia and Jonathan Dienst, NBC New York (Sep. 15)

NYPD says officers recovered wrong knife from police subway shooting in Brooklyn, Giulia Heyward, Charles Lane and Bahar Ostadan, Gothamist (Sep. 16)

Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas, Mike Hixenbaugh, Jon Schuppe and Susan Carroll, NBC News (Sep. 16)

Governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ on LGBTQ+ minors in Kentucky, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press (Sep. 18)

Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women, Gloria Oladipo, The Guardian (Sep. 19)

Kentucky sheriff arrested in fatal shooting of district judge inside courthouse, state police say, Cindy Von Quednow and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (Sep. 20)

World

Sao Paulo mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena hits rival Pablo Marçal with chair during TV debate, CBS News (Sep. 17)

Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges, Hau Dinh and Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press (Sep. 19)

Pakistan suspends policemen applauded by locals for killing a blasphemy suspect, Adil Jawad, Associated Press (Sep. 20)

Israel-Palestine

A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport, Natalie Melzer and Ohad Zwigenberg, Associated Press (Sep. 15)

Israeli army says ‘high probability’ its strike killed three Gaza captives, Al Jazeera (Sep. 15)

Germany has stopped approving war weapons exports to Israel, source says, Riham Alkousaa, Reuters (Sep. 19)

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war, Johnson Lai and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press (Sep. 19)

Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources, Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily, Reuters (Sep. 20)

Israeli air attack on Beirut kills 14 as cross-border fire intensifies, Al Jazeera (Sep. 20)

Israeli forces intensify onslaught on Rafah, kill 27 people across Gaza, TRTWorld (Sep. 20)

Israeli soldiers pushed 4 apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid, Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Associated Press (Sep. 20)

COVID

About half of Americans plan to skip COVID and flu shots. A doctor explains why that is "very concerning.", Michael George and Sara Moniuszko, CBS News (Sep. 13)

For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach, Kaelyn Lynch, The Sick Times (Sep. 17)

Health Canada approves updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press (Sep. 19)

Tech

TikTok is about to get its day in court, Gaby Del Valle and Lauren Feiner, The Verge (Sep. 14)

Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?, Isabel O'Brien, The Guardian (Sep. 15)

LinkedIn Is Training AI on User Data Before Updating Its Terms of Service, Joseph Cox, 404 Media (Sep. 18)

Microsoft AI Needs So Much Power It's Tapping Site of US Nuclear Meltdown, Will Wade and Dina Bass, BNN Bloomberg (Sep. 20)

AV Corner

Podcast: S5 Episode 1 - "The Wolves Are Closing In" - Blowback
(Old) Music: Born Against - Amigo the Devil
Video: The U.S. is Censoring Opposition Social Media - And That Should Terrify You - Bad Empanada Live