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Biden heads West to discuss environment and economy

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...

In Las Vegas, two dead and six injured in a stabbing attack on the Strip

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...

US invites Mexico to join its mega-plan on microprocessors

The United States on Monday invited Mexico to join its grand project of 50 billion dollars to support the production of microprocessors in North America against Asia. On a whirlwind visit to Mexico City, Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Mexican government to take advantage of the Chips and Science Act. This law recently signed by President Joe Biden provides for large investments to compete with Asia in terms of microprocessors. American diplomacy has actively taken up this issue with its partners. Blinken said the goal was to develop a much more resilient supply chain in the face of dominance by Asian countries. Essential parts of the semiconductor production chain are already well established in Mexico , he said citing the name of the Intel company. The United States on Monday invited Mexico to join its grand project of 50 billion dollars to support the production of microprocessors in North America against Asia. On a whirlwind visit to Mexico City, Secretary of State Anto...

Ondon Confirms The Extradition Of Julian Assange To The United States

 The founder of WikiLeaks is being sued in the United States for a massive leak of confidential documents. He faces 175 years in prison. The British government confirmed on Friday that it had signed the decree for the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he is being prosecuted for a massive leak of confidential documents. "Under the Extradition Act 2003, the Minister of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds for barring the order," a department spokesman said. inside. Basketball: the Golden State Warriors win their 7th NBA championship title Classified documents The 50-year-old Australian can appeal within 14 days. He is claimed by the American justice system which wants to judge him for the dissemination, from 2010, of more than 700,000 classified documents on American military and diplomatic activities, in particular in Iraq and Afghanistan. He faces 175 years in prison. He had been arrested in 2019 after spending...

United States: armed and threatening man arrested near the home of a Supreme Court judge

The man wanted to kill conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh to prevent him from speaking out in favor of an extension of the right to carry a weapon. The arrest of an armed and threatening man near the home of a conservative justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has further increased the tension on Wednesday June 8 around the high court, which is preparing to render explosive decisions on abortion and firearms. The individual was arrested in the middle of the night, in Chevy Chase, an affluent suburb in northern Washington, near the home of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and placed in detention. "The man was armed and had made threats against the magistrate ," court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a brief statement. In his 20s, he told investigators he was angry with the Supreme Court over a proposed abortion ruling and a deadly shooting at a Texas school . Convinced that Judge Kavanaugh supports an extension of the right to bear arms, he explained that he "wanted ...

César Solano, delivery man in New York: “You can lose your life at any time”

Last year was the deadliest year for New York delivery workers. Accidents, precariousness, theft… Brut followed one of the city's 65,000 delivery men in his daily life: César Solano, 20 years old.  “You can lose your life at any time, but that's how you win it” . Cesar Solano is 20 years old. He is one of 65,000 delivery workers in New York. Brut followed him in his daily life.  If they contribute to feeding the New York population, delivery people are one of the most vulnerable and invisible professions. Last year, at least 15 delivery workers died in New York in road accidents or violent assaults. “We're fed up because it's dangerous, because people with bladed weapons are trying to rob us,” explains César Solano. The young man works 7 days a week, he is paid 12.50 dollars per hour. Arrived by the Mexican border alone at the age of 17, he must repay the debts of his smugglers. Here is his daily life. http://kuby.pl/fotografia-i-video-fotografie-video-fotografia-video-...

Yes, it is possible to "die of grief" like the husband of this teacher killed in Texas

"Losing the love of her life for more than 30 years was too difficult to bear," said a relative of the husband of a teacher killed in the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, who died two days after the tragedy. 'a heart attack. His grief literally killed him. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, a teacher killed in the Tuesday May 24 shooting at a school in Uvalde , Texas, died of a heart attack on Thursday morning after going to a memorial honoring his wife, according to the explanations given by his nephew, John Martinez. It appears the pair got together in high school before 24 years of marriage, and John Martinez initially said Joe Garcia died "of heartbreak." "I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life for over 30 years was too much to bear," also wrote Debra Austin, who said she was Irma Garcia's cousin. , on a GoFundMe page launched in support for the family. In response to this information, HuffPost readers wo...

John Aylward, actor well known to fans of "Emergencies", is dead

John Aylward had an impressive filmography. He had also appeared in "In the White House", "Ally McBeal" or the film "Armageddon". He was 75 years old. Actor John Aylward, well known on the small screen for having played in Emergencies  or At the White House  , has died, announced his wife Mary Fields. The actor passed away on Monday following a long illness. “He was a dream client, a friend and a fantastic person” declared his agent, relay the Anglo-Saxon media.  John Aylward played Doctor Donald Anspaugh in the Emergency series for nearly 13 seasons, from 1996 to 2009. He was recruited during season 3 to play this chief of emergency staff and surgeon. Besides the medical series, the actor also made more or less recurring appearances in many TV series of the 90s and 2000s, such as Ally McBeal , Stargate SG1 , X-Files , Nip/Tuck , The psychics ,  Dharma & Greg or Le Fugitive , to name but a few.  On the cinema side, John Aylward has notably appeared in ...

Indian wrestler banned for life for hitting referee

An Indian wrestler has been banned for life by the National Wrestling Federation for punching the referee after his defeat on Tuesday (May 17th) in New Delhi. Satender Malik, wrestler in the over 125 kg category, was playing a qualifying bout on Tuesday, May 17, for the next Commonwealth Games scheduled for this summer in Birmingham (United Kingdom), when the referee awarded the victory to his opponent. Sweaty and in a fit of anger, the loser ran across the mat cursing the referee, Jagbir Singh, before punching him in the face. Another wrestler, Vishal Kalliraman, furious at his defeat, punched him against the wall of the hall where the police had to intervene due to scuffles in the public. While heat waves are common in India in May and June, summer was particularly early this year, with the hottest March on record since records began. https://www.scoop.it/topic/green-coffee-grano-for-weight-loss-price-in-india/p/4132496659/2022/05/20/green-coffee-grano-green-coffee-grano-for-weight-l...

Alexanda Kotey, executioner of the Islamic State group, sentenced to life imprisonment

Alexanda Kotey, a former member of the Islamic State group, jailer and executioner of several Western hostages, was sentenced on Friday in the United States to life in prison. Prosecutors have pledged to facilitate his transfer to the UK within 15 years. One of the cruel "Beatles" of the Islamic State (IS) , jihadists specializing in the capture, torture and execution of Western hostages, was sentenced on Friday April 29 to life imprisonment by a federal court in the United States . Alexanda Kotey, a 38-year-old former British national, pleaded guilty in September , admitting responsibility for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria and, more broadly, for the abuse endured by their prisoners. Another member of the "Beatles" cell, nicknamed by the hostages because of a British accent, El Shafee el-Sheikh, arrested with him by Syrian Kurdish forces in 2018, was found guilty in April by a jury popular , after a trying trial that had exposed their sadism in broad...

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, questioned about his wife's tax exemptions

The millionaire Akshata Murty has the status of "not domiciled" in the United Kingdom The British Minister of the Economy, Rishi Sunak , is being questioned this Thursday from various political sectors about his family's financial affairs, after it was leaked that his wife benefits from tax exemptions by declaring as "not domiciled" in the United Kingdom. Sunak's wife, the millionaire Akshata Murty , has the status known as "non-resident", according to the website of the newspaper "The Independent", which means that she does not have to pay taxes in the United Kingdom on income obtained in the foreigner Non-domiciled status refers to British residents who declare their permanent home or domicile outside the United Kingdom, taking as the country that the person's parent considered their permanent home when they were born, or it could also be the place in which abroad where the person has moved with no intention of returning. To obtain ...

Chinese foreign minister pays first visit to India since 2020 fighting in Ladakh

China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, arrived in India this Friday for what is the first official visit of a senior official from the Asian giant to the country since the clashes recorded at a point on the common border in 2020, which tensed the bilateral relations. Wang, who visited Afghanistan on Thursday to meet with several senior officials of the authorities established by the Taliban after seizing power in August 2021, has been received by his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, as confirmed by this last in his account on the social network Twitter. The Chinese Foreign Minister has also met with the Indian National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval, a meeting in which the possible withdrawal of troops from the conflict zones in the Ladaj region was discussed to normalize the situation, according to what was collected the Indian television network NDTV. According to this information, both have agreed that the continuation of the current situation is not in the interests of Ch...

War in Ukraine: a risky delivery of planes from the United States

For a few hours, Sunday, March 6, it is planes, devices that Ukrainian soldiers could pilot, which have been the subject of negotiations, because President Zelensky is demanding them from the United States. But this delivery would be a risk vis-à-vis Moscow. " This is exactly what is discussed here: the White House is asking Poland to deliver, donate, transfer its Migs 29 fighters to Ukraine because Ukrainian pilots are used to flying these Russian-made aircraft " , explains journalist Loic de la Mornais, in duplex from Washington, Sunday March 6.   No direct confrontation with Russia In exchange, the United States would deliver F16s to Poland for its own defense and security.    “ This risks antagonizing Moscow even more, but many military experts say that in the end it is the usual business of many countries in arms deliveries ”, specifies Loic de la Mornais.    It is therefore not a direct confrontation with Russia.  Joe Biden also addressed Russian...