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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...

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...

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...

An initial report shows at least 12 dead, but it is still provisional and must be  confirmed "over the next few days", according to local authorities. Devastated lands. Hurricane Ian left devastated cities in its wake Thursday, September 29, in Florida. Downgraded to a tropical storm after its landfall, Ian strengthened again to the point of being recategorized as a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). He sped Thursday at the end of the day towards North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. At least 12 people have died, according to the latest report. For his part, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis  did not provide a provisional figure. He prefers to wait for the balance sheet to be confirmed “over the next few days” . A Charlotte County official in West Florida confirmed to CNN the death of at least "eight or nine people" , without giving further details. A spokesperson for Volusia County, on the east coast, has identified "one death related to Hurri...

A violent Hurricane swept the coasts of Florida, United States, on Wednesday, September 28. As the worst could be yet to come, residents are trying to prepare. Venice Beach, one of the most famous beaches in the United States, is windswept Wednesday, September 28, due to Hurricane Ian . In Pine Island (Florida, United States), a resident films gusts of nearly 200 km / h. In Fort-Myers (Florida), the rising waters begin to submerge the city. The hurricane, which first hit Cuba, is moving towards southwest Florida. Residents of Cape Coral (Florida) film their roof terrace blowing away with the wind.    A category 5 hurricane Along the highway, a motorist captures video of a tornado forming. “ It is likely that upon landfall it will become a Category 5 hurricane. Clearly this is a major and very powerful hurricane, it is going to be a very difficult two days ,” warns Ron De Santis, Governor of Florida. Residents prepared with sandbags and supplies. “ We prepare as best we can, be...

The governor of this state in the southeastern United States estimated that it would probably be  "one of the five strongest hurricanes to have ever hit Florida" . Kyle Abrams and Deepti Vempati, of Love Is Blind, have broken up. Hurricane Ian swept through Florida (United States) on Wednesday September 28. Until then classified in category 4, out of the 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, Ian was downgraded to category 1, announced the American National Hurricane Center (NHC), Thursday, around 5 a.m. (Paris time). ). The hurricane caused "catastrophic" flooding , the NHC said. More than 2 million homes were without electricity Wednesday evening in Florida, mainly around the path of the hurricane, according to the specialized site PowerOutage. On Wednesday evening, the US Coast Guard began operations to find around 20 missing migrants after their boat sank off the southeastern state of the United States. “Four Cuban migrants swam to shore (…). The Southeastern Sector Coa...

Joe Biden wants Americans to change their eating habits and is expected to decree at a food summit on Wednesday that it's time for the United States to end food insecurity while tackling the obesity problem in the country. The Democratic president will speak at the conference called "Hunger, nutrition and health" organized at the White House, which will bring together government and association officials as well as academic experts seeking to promote a healthier America, to after a senior official. According to the White House, the goal will be “to end hunger and limit diet-related disease in the United States by 2030”. An “ambitious, but achievable” goal that will require presidential decrees, but also congressional approval, according to this senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The United States has still not eliminated hunger and is facing an urgent health crisis related to nutrition" and this more than 50 years after a similar summit organ...

"If this decision is confirmed, survivors of rape and incest would be forced to bear the children of their attackers." UNITED STATES - The terrible regression. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre condemned this Saturday, September 24 "  the potentially catastrophic, dangerous and unacceptable consequences " of a decision on Friday by the courts in Arizona, which according to American media reactivated legislation from the 19th century almost totally prohibiting abortion . “If this decision is confirmed, health personnel will risk up to five years in prison if they fulfill their duty of care; survivors of rape and incest would be forced to bear the children of their attackers; and (pregnant) women with health problems would face terrible risks , ”assured Karine Jean-Pierre in a press release. Kellie Johnson, a Pima County judge in Arizona, on Friday handed down a decision that is causing a stir in the United States, where access to voluntary terminations of p...

The former president is again worried about justice, and his children Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump are involved. UNITED STATES - New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, September 21 civil lawsuits against Donald Trump  and several of his children in the investigation into the tax practices of his group, the Trump Organization, reinforcing the pressure of justice on the former Republican president. The prosecutor, an elected Democrat who has been waging the judiciary for years against the billionaire, said she is seeking $ 250 million in reparations on behalf of the State of New York , as well as bans on running companies for Donald Trump and his children Donald Trump Jr, Ivanka Trump  and Eric Trump. Hapanix Ulasan: #1 Indonesia Kontrol Tekanan Darah, Manfaat! Harga & Beli The lawsuit, filed in the New York State Supreme Court, "demonstrates that Donald Trump falsely inflated the net worth (of his assets) by billions of dollars...

 While a large part of the world leaders will be transported on board chartered buses for the occasion, the President of the United States has obtained a free pass. Cardiacaps Harga: #1 Indonesia Kapsul Kontrol Darah, Manfaat! Beli Disini FUNÉRAILLES D’ELIZABETH II - 2 000 invités de prestige et des bus qui transporteront certains des personnages les plus importants de la planète. Ce lundi 19 septembre ont lieu à Londres les funérailles de la reine Elizabeth II, l’occasion pour les têtes couronnées et dirigeants mondiaux de se retrouver dans la capitale britannique. Mais tous, à l’image du président des États-Unis Joe Biden, ne seront pas traités à la même enseigne. Ainsi, le successeur de Donald Trump à la Maison Blanche a obtenu un passe-droit par rapport à certains de ses confrères, à savoir qu’il pourra utiliser son propre véhicule plutôt que d’arriver à bord de l’un des bus affrétés pour l’occasion. Lavite Ulasan: Indonesia Serum Perawatan Kulit Indonesia, Pakai! Harga & B...

The irony is that the American president responsible for attending the last tribute to Elizabeth II was born to a mother who had more than mixed feelings for the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Tensilab Indonesia: Ulasan, Harga, Penggunaan, Manfaat! Beli Disini “Don't bow down to her! “, Launched Catherine (Jean) Biden, proud Irish Catholic born Finnegan, to his “Joey” when he learned that he was going to have an audience with the British sovereign within a delegation of senators, in 1982. Joe Biden, who recounts the anecdote in Promises to Keep , his memoirs published in 2007, does not specify how he greeted Elizabeth II during this first meeting. But he opened up about the impression left on him by his second meeting, a few months after his election to the presidency. “I don't think she would be insulted by it, but she reminded me of my mother with her looks and her generosity,” he said. Vulldozer Ulasan: Asli, Penggunaan, Manfaat, Harga! Be...

His sentence, which will be set later, could range from “ten to 90 years in prison”. UNITED STATES – R. Kelly, a fallen R&B star already sentenced to 30 years in prison in June for sex crimes committed against young women , some of them teenagers , was convicted of child pornography this Wednesday, September 14 in Chicago. Robert Sylvester Kelly, 55, was convicted of production of child pornography and embezzlement of a minor. The singer, known worldwide for his hit I Believe I Can Fly and his 75 million records sold, was however acquitted by a federal jury on other charges of obstruction of justice. He and two former associates - also acquitted on Wednesday - were accused of disrupting the course of his 2008 child pornography trial, in which the jury found him not guilty. They were accused of having both threatened and corrupted a victim, who had not then testified. Now 37, she spoke this time. Excerpts from videos showing sexual violence committed by R. Kelly on young girls, one ...