One Suspect in Custody After Terrorist Attack at Quebec Mosque: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. One suspect in custody after six killed in ‘terrorist attack’ at Quebec mosque
“A quiet college student has become the focus of police attention after a mass shooting Sunday night at a mosque in Quebec City that killed six people and wounded 19 more in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned as ‘a terrorist attack on Muslims.'”
+1: Canadian leaders drop partisanship to denounce Quebec mosque attack – Toronto Star
+1: Suspect in Quebec mosque attack quickly depicted as a Moroccan Muslim. He’s a white nationalist – The Intercept
+1: Donald Trump’s press secretary used the Quebec mosque attack to justify the Muslim ban – Vice News
+1: Why Mohamed Belkhadir was mistaken for a suspect – Jonathan Goldsbie
2. Trump’s early moves trigger business backlash
“Fear is rippling across corporate boardrooms from Silicon Valley to Wall Street over the new White House’s erratic approach to policy, with damage mounting from a travel crackdown, trade protectionism and a persistent habit of singling out individual companies for stinging public criticism.”
– Politico
+1: Top officials were still in the dark as Trump’s immigration order was signed – New York Times
3. Rodrigo Duterte suspends Philippines’ war on drugs
“Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he ordered the National Police to suspend the country’s war on drugs and to ‘cleanse’ itself from corruption.”
– UPI
4. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center is dumping the Islanders
“After two years and countless complaints, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has concluded it’s no longer worth it to host the New York Islanders.
“The arena, which is already home to the NBA’s Nets and one of the world’s top-grossing concert venues, would make more money without the National Hockey League team, according to people familiar with the facility’s financials.”
5. Lyft surpasses Uber in app downloads for the first time ever
“Lyft saw greater downloads than Uber on iOS in the US for the first time ever on Sunday, January 29th, according to App Annie, a San Francisco-based analytics firm. This appears to be a result of the #DeleteUber campaign, in which users protested the ride-hailing company’s response to Trump’s immigration ban by deleting their Uber account.”
