WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has proposed a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Wednesday. In a sharp reversal of past policy, Blinken also said he expected to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine. The statement marked the first time the US government has publicly disclosed any specific action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug charges at a Moscow airport in February and testified Wednesday at her trial....

“And if this is America First, then America is doomed,” he said. Stewart said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lied to veterans by saying “we’re going to get it done” and then voted against the bill. Stewart also criticized Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican who is retiring at the end of his term. “Pat Toomey didn’t lose his job. He’s leaving,” Stewart said. “God knows what pot of gold he’s getting into to lobby this government to run more people....

Tributes to a Briton who died in a helicopter crash in Greece. Jack Fenton, 22, from Kent, was reportedly killed when he was struck by the helicopter’s rear engine near the Greek capital, Athens, on Monday. He was said to be traveling with friends and returning from Mykonos in the Bell 407 helicopter when the incident occurred. Fenton’s mother Victoria described her son as “wonderful” and said the family were “devastated”....

Was die Politik in Österreich eint, ist offensichtlich die Wurst. Neos-Präsidentin Beate Meinl-Reisinger brachte zur ersten „Sommerrede“ von Puls 4 die vegane Käsekrainer, die Grillfleisch-Version der zweiten Rede mit SPÖ-Chefin Pamela Rendi-Wagner. Einen kleinen Unterschied gab es bei Vizekanzler Werner Kögler (Grüne), der Bio-Hähnchen auf dem Grill hatte, aber immerhin behauptete, er gehe gerne zum Würstchenstand. Und was wollte der FPÖ-Vorsitzende Herbert Kickl, der am Donnerstag zu einer gegrillten „Sommerrede“ vor Karl Nehammer (ab 21....

“Nous avons pu déterminer que toutes les variantes des souches modernes datent d’une certaine période à la fin du Néolithique, au début de l’âge du bronze”, a expliqué Christiana Scheib, co-responsable de cette étude publiée mercredi. dans la revue Science Advances. Dès lors, l’herpès actuel n’aurait que 5000 ans, soit plus jeune qu’on ne le pensait auparavant : “C’est un peu étrange car l’herpès est censé avoir co-évolué avec l’homme pendant très longtemps”, explique à l’AFP cet ancien expert en ADN et en génétique des populations, affilié à l’Université de Cambridge....

La Chine a annoncé vendredi 29 juillet qu’elle organiserait samedi un exercice militaire “à balles réelles” dans le détroit de Taiwan, une initiative prise alors que la présidente de la Chambre des représentants américaine, Nancy Pelosi, pourrait bientôt se rendre sur l’île. Les manœuvres seront cependant d’une zone limitée et se dérouleront à proximité immédiate des côtes chinoises. La Chine considère Taiwan, avec une population d’environ 23 millions d’habitants, comme l’une de ses provinces, qu’elle n’a pas encore réussi à réunir avec le reste de son territoire depuis la fin de la guerre civile chinoise en 1949....

Article écrit par Publié le 28/07/2022 21:47 Mis à jour le 28/07/2022 22:00 Temps de lecture : 1 minute. Le groupe Engie versera “un supplément” à “tous [ses] clients” bénéficiaires du chèque énergie de l’Etat, “soit 880.000 personnes”. “Elle prendra la forme d’une remise, s’élevant en moyenne à 100 euros par client en novembre”, annonce la directrice générale de l’entreprise, Catherine MacGregor, dans le colonnes du Parisien (article payant), jeudi 28 juillet....

Le contenu Animation live par Solène L’Hénoret Image de couverture : INA FASSBENDER / AFP Les contributions à ce flux en direct sont ouvertes à partir de 9h. jusqu’à 21h Les pays de l’Union européenne sont parvenus à un accord mardi 26 juillet pour réduire la consommation de gaz naturel l’hiver prochain afin de réduire leur dépendance à Moscou, après une nouvelle forte baisse des livraisons russes. Gazprom a annoncé lundi 25 juillet une nouvelle réduction drastique des livraisons de gaz naturel vers l’Europe, à compter du mercredi 27 juillet, à 33 millions de mètres cubes par jour, invoquant la nécessité de travaux de maintenance sur une turbine....

• À lire aussi : Il attend des prestations d’assurance-emploi depuis 8 mois “C’est un problème qui a pris de grandes proportions depuis le début de cette année. De janvier, février, mars, jusqu’en juin, récemment, elle s’est généralisée. C’est du jamais vu », raconte Pierre Céré, coordonnateur du Comité chômage de Montréal, en entrevue avec LCN. Cependant, il note que la situation s’améliore. Il n’en demeure pas moins que les raisons de ces retards sont difficiles à expliquer....

Evacuation orders were extended in west Yreka through Saturday night, with evacuation warnings in effect for all residents of the city west of Interstate 5. The governor’s office had estimated earlier Saturday afternoon that about 2,000 people had been ordered to evacuate because of the fire. Officials said storms and unpredictable winds in the area have made it difficult to determine the trajectory of the fire, which is burning in the Klamath National Forest near the Oregon border....

Footage taken during Lipa’s final song shows a series of fireworks exploding on the section of the floor near the sound booth. Fans can be seen running away as the missiles hit. does anyone know if those fireworks at the du lipa toronto concert were planned? I got a video of them shooting into the crowd and people running away. I hope no one was hurt pic.twitter.com/YgfTvAvozr —@calsandbones Toronto police say three people were injured during the incident....

In the Odesa region, buildings in coastal villages were hit and caught fire, the Southern Ukraine Operational Command said on Facebook. In the Mykolaiv region, port infrastructure was targeted despite agreements to allow grain shipments from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to resume. Hours after the strikes, a Moscow-based official in southern Ukraine said the Odesa and Mykolayiv regions would soon be “liberated” from Russian forces, as would the already-occupied Kherson region further east....

La députée du NPD Kristyn Wong-Tam a noté que la recommandation d’isolement pour les personnes atteintes de la variole simienne peut être de 21 jours ou potentiellement plus. Elle dit que le gouvernement devrait établir un programme permanent pour permettre aux travailleurs de prendre 10 jours de congé de maladie payés pour les maladies infectieuses et 14 jours de congé de maladie supplémentaires pendant les urgences de santé publique. L’Ontario a actuellement un programme pandémique offrant aux travailleurs trois jours de congé de maladie payés pour les absences liées à la COVID-19 comme les tests, la vaccination, l’isolement ou les soins aux proches atteints du virus....

The US Space Command confirmed that the rocket re-entered over the Indian Ocean at 5.45pm. BST. 5 Footage claims to show an out-of-control Chinese missile disintegrating over MalaysiaCredit: Twitter 5 Chinese officials have yet to confirm where and when the Long March-5B Y3 landed back on EarthCredit: Twitter 5 The rocket carried China’s Wentian Space Station Laboratory ModuleCredit: Alamy 5 Experts have plotted where the Chinese rocket is likely to return to EarthCredit: The Aerospace Corporation In a tweet, the space agency said: “USSPACECOM can confirm that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approximately 10:45 am....

Police said it happened near Highway 54 and Onondaga Townline Road around 7:20 p.m. The man’s boat was located, but police have not found the man. “The investigation will continue until the individual is located,” said Derek Rogers, OPP regional media relations coordinator. Police converged on the area and began a ground search, locating the personal craft shortly after arrival. He is described as tall, with a thin build. The man was wearing gray shorts, no shirt or personal flotation device (PFD)....

A statement published yesterday to the Devon & Cornwall Police website and Facebook page said that the victim fell to the ground and seriously injured her shoulder after the perpetrator kicked her. The victim was walking her dogs April 29 at roughly 5:45 p.m. Although the incident happened months ago, police are now asking for the public’s help in identifying the man pictured above, as they believe he is connected to the crime....

Just before the start of the Divine Liturgy, two indigenous women unfurled a banner at the altar of the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré that read: “Abolish the Dogma” in bold red and black letters. The protesters were moved away and the Mass proceeded without incident, although the women later paraded the banner outside the basilica and draped it over the railing. The brief protest highlighted one of the long-standing issues facing the Holy See following Francis’ historic apology for the Catholic Church’s involvement in Canada’s notorious residential schools, where generations of indigenous peoples were forcibly removed from their families and cultures to assimilate in the Christian, Canadian society....

The electricity network operator (ESO) said it expects supply to be tight at times this winter, most likely in the first half of December. When that happens, the UK is set to pay higher prices to ensure it gets the electricity it needs from abroad, the ESO said in a report. The UK imports electricity through cables connected to other countries, notably France, Belgium and the Netherlands. “There are risks and uncertainties this winter as a direct result of potential shortfalls in Europe’s natural gas supply,” ESO said....

Ukraine has made clear it intends to retake Kherson, which fell to Russia in the first days of the invasion launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24. Britain’s Ministry of Defense said Ukrainian forces likely created a bridgehead south of the Ingulets River and used new long-range artillery to destroy at least three of the bridges crossing the Dnipro. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters....

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem spoke out to Fox News on a new requirement from the USDA that will essentially tie federal school lunch funding to adherence to the Biden administration’s interpretation of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination. Noem told “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Sunday that her state has the “strongest” legal protections against biological men competing in women’s sports, going on to discuss how President Biden is now trying to punish her state if it does not agree with his view of Title IX....