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After the attack he suffered in August in the United States, British writer Salman Rushdie has since lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand, among other serious consequences, his agent told the Spanish daily newspaper El Pais. Stabbed in August in the United States, the British writer Salman Rushdie has since lost the sight of one eye and the use of one hand, among other serious consequences, his agent told the Spanish daily El Pais. "He has lost sight in one eye... He has had three serious neck injuries. He is disabled in one hand as the nerves in his arm were severed. And he has approximately 15 other injuries to his chest and chest ," Andrew Wylie told El Pais in an interview published over the weekend. "His wounds were very deep (...) It was a brutal attack" but "he will live", he added, thus detailing for the first time the state of health of the writer for several weeks , without indicating whether he is still in the hospital. On August 12, Sa

These are nine iconic letters.  On their own, they symbolize the magic of cinema and the American dream.  Perched  on the hills of Los Angeles, the " Hollywood " sign is getting a makeover.    On the program:  cleaning and painting at a height of 14 m.   A dozen workers take care of the star.  To repaint the panel, 1,500 liters of paint will be used. "It's really exciting to work here.  It's an honor to be the leader of this team" , reports one of the construction workers  An advertisement at the origin of the billboard The nine white letters, however, were not destined for such glory.  Installed in 1923 by a real estate developer, the sign was first an advertisement to sell plots in the future district of Hollywood Land.  The letters, which were only supposed to stay for a year and a half, quickly deteriorate.  In 1949, the Chamber of Commerce decided to restore them and remove part of the word:  "Hollywood Land" then became "Hollywood".

And if we needed a new category for cyclones, a category 6: climatologists are asking the question . Forecasts show that Category 3 and above cyclones are expected to double by 2050.  We are beginning to know the toll of Cyclone Ian : at least 107 dead, and 50 billion dollars in damage. It is the biggest hurricane to hit Florida in 60 years. The details of Mathilde Fontez, editor-in-chief of the scientific magazine Espiloon. Mathilde Fontez: Yes, there is the example of Ian. But especially from Hurricane Patricia which hit Central America in 2015, with winds of 350 km/h – it is the most intense ever observed. And Dorian, in 2019, who was also particularly violent. It's a bit like temperature records: cyclone power records have been piling up in recent years. And the cause is the same: global warming.   The climatologists, in the IPCC reports in particular, predicted that these extreme events were going to become more frequent, and intense?  Yes. For cyclones, this is easily explain

It is well known that he asserted that the family of the children who had been murdered at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut were actors. When the verdict was read out, members of the victims' families who were present in the courtroom shed tears. On Wednesday, October 12, the far-right American conspirator Alex Jones was condemned to pay roughly a billion dollars in compensation to the relatives of victims of a massacre that was carried out in a school in 2012, the existence of which he had denied. Twenty children and six adults were slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut in 2012 by a young man armed with a semi-automatic weapon. Notable allegations made by Alex Jones included the one that the students' families were actors. A jury in that state came to the conclusion that he was responsible for compensating them, together with an FBI agent, to the tune of 965 million dollars (995 million euros), both for defamation and moral damage. Families bein

To promote his record with less than a month until legislative elections, US Vice President Joe Biden will visit Colorado, California, and Oregon starting on Wednesday. White House officials said his first stop will be at Camp Hale in Colorado, a World War II-era US Army training facility that will soon be designated a "National Monument" under his watch. The state's leading Democrats have maintained this position for years. As part of a larger plan for environmental investments and social spending authorised by Congress this summer, he will also announce cash to help alleviate the region's drought. A month before the midterm elections, Vice President Joe Biden is ramping up his efforts to promote his record in the hopes of helping the Democratic Party retain control of the Senate. After his time in Colorado, he'll head to California and Oregon to give updates on the state of his infrastructure and living wage initiatives. The Democrat, who is 79 years old, will a

Elon Musk has again changed his mind: the boss of Tesla finally offered Twitter to buy the social network at the price agreed in April, two weeks before the trial scheduled between the two parties on this eventful acquisition. The businessman "intends to conclude the transaction envisaged by the takeover agreement of April 25, 2022", according to the terms provided, wrote his lawyers in a letter addressed to the Californian group on Monday, and filed Tuesday with the American stock market policeman , the SEC. The only condition expressed in the letter: the end of the legal proceedings in progress before the specialized court of Delaware. The title of Twitter took more than 22% at the close of the New York Stock Exchange, after having been suspended all afternoon "pending information", after an article by the Bloomberg agency which revealed this rebound. Elon Musk had offered in the spring to acquire the platform for 54.20 dollars per share, thus valuing it at 44 bil

The assailant, who had fled after his actions in the middle of the Strip, was arrested by a security guard and police. Two people died and at least six others were injured this Thursday, October 6 during a stabbing attack in front of a casino in  Las Vegas , announced the authorities of this American metropolis. The victims of this attack, which took place at the end of the morning on the Strip, this long boulevard where huge buildings dedicated to gambling follow one another for miles, are "victims and locals" , said Sheriff Joe Lombardo during a press conference. The assailant used a large knife with a long blade and struck without warning, said James LaRochelle, a spokesman for the Las Vegas police. The stab wounds were given to a first victim "on the sidewalk without any provocation" , he said. The suspect then attacked several other people along the street. The suspect described by police as a Latino man in his thirties “Two of them are dead, three are in criti

For the President of the United States, Vladimir Putin "is not kidding" when he raises the possibility of "the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons". He takes Vladimir Putin 's words very seriously. US President Joe Biden ruled on Thursday, October 6 that Russian threats to use nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine put the world at risk of "  apocalypse  ". A first since the Cuban missile crisis , in the middle of the Cold War. "  We haven't faced the prospect of an apocalypse since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis  " in 1962, the US head of state said during a fundraiser in New York, during which he felt that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "  is not joking  " in making these threats. As a reminder, from October 14 to 28, 1962, the missile crisis installed in Cuba by the Soviet Union and spotted by the United States shook the planet, raising fears of a nuclear war. A credible threat

The barriers installed around the United States Supreme Court building after the release of a draft of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade are just a bad memory. And for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, the public will be able to hear the arguments of a cause in person, this Monday, on the occasion of the opening of a new session which will end next summer. But what will look like a return to normal will only be so on the surface. Because, a few months after having accentuated the fractures of American society by rendering explosive decisions on abortion, firearms and the environment, among others, the highest court in the country is itself in the hot seat. Its legitimacy is challenged internally and externally as it has rarely been in its history. And this new session should allow its conservative majority of six judges (out of nine) to continue this turn to the right which looks like a step back in the eyes of a plurality of Americans. Amon

The United States Supreme Court is reviewing on Tuesday a drawing of the districts in the state of Alabama accused of diminishing the influence of black voters, who are supposed to lean on the Democratic side. The case is attracting a lot of attention, because the high court, with a conservative majority, could take advantage of it to trim the scope of the "Voting Rights Act", the emblematic law of 1965 adopted to put an end to the efforts of former segregationist states to deprive African-Americans the right to vote. Concretely, it relates to a map redrawn in 2021 by the Republican elected officials of the state to allocate the seats in the House of Representatives. According to the division chosen, black voters - who represent around a quarter of registered voters - are in the majority in only one of the seven constituencies. One way to increase the chances of Republicans in the other six constituencies. Citizens and associations have taken legal action accusing the legisla

Andrew Otazo is a regular waste collector in Florida on the beaches but also in the mangroves, these ecosystems which protect the coast from erosion and slow down the rise of water during episodes of violent winds. He hopes to draw the attention of elected officials to the issue of waste reduction. After Hurricane Ian , there were several heroes: those who saved strangers stuck at home, others who saved animals, and then there is Andrew Otazo, 35, who is entitled to a full page in the Washington Post for cleaning up the Key Biscayne beach. It is a small island that is part of Miami County, at the very bottom of Florida, and was on the front line of receiving all the trash thrown on the shore by the storm. On his way home after the hurricane passed, Andrew Otazo came across hundreds of rubbish strewn on the sand. He went to get gloves and bags and embarked on an express cleaning, before the ocean took over with the rising tide. A friend joined him, then two strangers, and, in one hour,

The basic concept is the same as in "Monopoly", ie making money, but the task is complicated by social factors such as privilege or racism. The game thus invites participants to discuss these questions, beyond the game itself. Here is a board game that... talks about society: " Disparity Trap ", the "disparity trap", is presented by its creator as a "socially conscious" game , allowing to evoke the heavy questions of racism and privileges in a fun setting, with the usual pawns, dice, squares and cards. "Disparity Trap" plays "the unfair game of life," says the presentation. The basic concept is the same as in Monopoly : making money. Except that depending on your identity, the task may be complicated by the obstacles you will encounter in order to study, buy a house or simply walk down the street without being stopped by the police. The game consists of putting yourself in someone else's shoes: you will either be "SD&

After devastating Florida (United States), Hurricane Ian continues on its way and could cause damage in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. After bruising Florida ( United States ) , Hurricane Ian  continues its destructive course and now threatens South Carolina and North Carolina, where the first damage is already visible, Friday, September 30. Strong winds and dark skies raise fears of the arrival of Hurricane Ian. " I arrived two weeks ago and my return flight was canceled yesterday, so I will have to drive out of the hurricane ," said Michael Wells, a Californian tourist.  A feared heavy human toll After the passage of Hurricane Ian, the search for victims continues in Florida, where the human toll could be heavy, according to the authorities. Entire cities have been devastated and nearly 2 million people remain without electricity. The city of Fort Myers is unrecognizable. Images of blown up houses and piles of boats flow in. The island of Sanibel, usually