Thursday, April 8, 2021

Daily News Brief

*) US to repair ties with Palestine The US has announced it will resume financial support for the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees. The aid package, worth more than $230 million, will go toward humanitarian, economic and security assistance. The move is aimed at repairing Washington's ties with the Palestinians after the Trump administration cut the funding. *) US reviews child migrant cases at the Mexican border The US is reviewing the cases of 5,600 migrant children to determine if they were separated from their families at the Mexican border by the Trump administration. President Joe Biden is aiming to build a comprehensive database of families that were separated under Trump's zero-tolerance migration policy. Biden issued an executive order in February, which aims to reunite children taken away from their parents. *) Australian politicians no longer exempt from sexual harassment rules Australia is overhauling its sexual harassment laws to make members of parliament, judges and public servants accountable for their actions. The move aims to quell public anger over parliamentary sex abuse scandals. MPs, judges and public servants are currently exempt from anti-harassment rules that apply to other Australian workplaces, though they can still face criminal prosecution for sexual assault. *) Authorities close investigation into Tiger Woods crash The LA County Sheriff's Department has closed its investigation into the accident that injured golfer Tiger Woods. In a concluding report, the department said Woods may have hit the accelerator instead of the brake before his accident. The black box of the SUV showed the car was moving at 135 to 140km/h before it crashed, which is double the speed limit. And finally … *) Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M A mint 1938 comic book that introduced Superman to the world sold for a record $3.25 million during a ComicConnect.com online auction. The comic showed readers the origins of Superman, how he came to Earth from Krypton and moved around as Clark Kent. It's estimated only about 100 copies of Action Comics #1 exists today but in varying conditions.