The Week in Review: Alberta Votes to Stay, a Deadly Tibet Quake and a DOJ Probe of Lewandowski
The seven biggest stories on Deniro News from Monday through Sunday: Alberta's vote to stay in Canada, a deadly earthquake in Tibet, a church funeral shooting in Jordan and more.
It was a week of votes, verdicts and violence. Alberta settled its separation question. A powerful earthquake struck a remote corner of Tibet. And federal prosecutors opened an investigation into a man who once ran President Donald Trump’s campaign. These were the seven biggest stories on Deniro News this week.
Alberta Votes to Stay in Canada, Rejecting Separation Path
Alberta voted to stay in Canada on Monday. Unofficial results showed about three-quarters of ballots backed remaining a province of Canada, and the CBC projected the remain side had won before the count was finished. The proposal would have started the legal process toward a binding referendum on separation.
Read the full story: Alberta Votes to Stay in Canada, Rejecting Separation Path →
Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Tibet, China’s Strongest Since 2024
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tibet’s Nagqu region Thursday night, the strongest to hit China since January 2024. The quake hit at 10:33 p.m. local time, and state media reported at least 16 dead and 339 homes collapsed. The U.S. Geological Survey put the epicenter about 183 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Nagqu.
Read the full story: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Tibet, China’s Strongest Since 2024 →
Gunmen Kill Six in Church Funeral Shooting in Jordan
At least six people were killed and 28 wounded when gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in southern Jordan on Friday. The shooting happened at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Hmoud, a predominantly Christian village in the Karak governorate about 90 miles south of Amman. Between 150 and 200 people were inside and around the church, and security forces launched a manhunt for the attackers.
Read the full story: Gunmen Kill Six in Church Funeral Shooting in Jordan →
US Orders Diplomats and Families Out of Saudi Arabia as Houthi Attacks Escalate
The United States ordered non-emergency embassy staff and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, pulling down its diplomatic footprint as the kingdom came under intensifying attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The State Department issued the ordered departure for its embassy in Riyadh after deadly Houthi strikes on airports and oil facilities. A State Department spokesperson said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution.
DOJ Investigating Corey Lewandowski Over Alleged DHS Contract Misconduct
Federal prosecutors are investigating Corey Lewandowski, the former de facto chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, over allegations of contract misconduct. The probe follows a criminal referral from the DHS inspector general’s office, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and independently confirmed by CNN. Lewandowski denies wrongdoing and says he has not been contacted by the Justice Department, which declined to comment.
Read the full story: DOJ Investigating Corey Lewandowski Over Alleged DHS Contract Misconduct →
Meta Hit With $25 Billion Judgment, Then Investors Sell on Earnings
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion on Wednesday, one of the largest financial penalties ever imposed on an American technology company. The order came three weeks after a jury found Meta had violated the state’s Unfair Practices Act more than 43 million times. Hours later, record quarterly revenue was not enough to stop a Thursday selloff in the company’s stock.
Read the full story: Meta Hit With $25 Billion Judgment, Then Investors Sell on Earnings →
Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Ban Student IDs for Voting
The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting in the midterm elections. The justices granted a Republican-backed emergency appeal and blocked a lower court ruling that would have let students use campus IDs as a backup way to prove their identity at the polls. The order was unsigned and gave no vote count; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only justice to publicly dissent.
Read the full story: Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Ban Student IDs for Voting →
That’s the week. The daily column returns tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. ET.
