A new organization is trying to help communities and venues deliver sustainable parties in the Gros Morne region. The Atlantic Healthy Ocean Initiative wants to limit single-use plastics such as cups at large gatherings such as festivals, garden parties and weddings. AHOI provides parties with an alternative to plastic cups, using aluminum balls that are reusable and recyclable. Event goers can rent the cup at the start and return it at the end to get their money back....

Comment The $1 billion Mega Millions prize on Friday night that’s had millions of Americans scrambling to buy tickets, and dreaming of ridiculously unlikely plans, would not have happened if not for one player somewhere in Southern California who is wondering what could have been. A player at the Country Store in the desert town of Baker, Calif., matched the first five numbers on Tuesday, but was unable to match the Mega number that would have netted the individual the $830 million jackpot instead of the $2....

The incident took place in the car park of a plaza on Wonderland Road, south of Teeple Terrace. The victim was locked out for the day at RK Forever Jewellry, according to his business partner. “He went across to that car and as soon as he went there was another car, the other black car was a black car that started moving two guys got out of the car jumped out of the car, one with a gun,” said Subhi ....

MUST READ: Everyone needs an emergency kit at home. Here’s how to save yours Toronto’s drought is linked to Kentucky’s devastating floods The same pattern that brought uninterrupted rain to parts of the United States this week is also partly responsible for the unusual summer drought we’ve seen in parts of central Canada. Dry grass and wilted bushes are an ever-present reminder of the relative lack of rainfall we’ve seen in places like southern Ontario in recent weeks....

This version of events, which stars Viggo Mortensen as laconic British cave diver Rick Stanton and Colin Farrell as fellow cookie-collecting expert John Volandhen, follows the 2021 Bafta-nominated documentary The Rescue. But while both films essentially tell the same story, there is a noticeable difference in tone. Thirteen Lives is sober, efficient, and level-headed, where The Rescue has a penchant for heavy scoring and emotional engineering. Howard’s deft, reckless handling of events belies how complex this venture is as a piece of storytelling....

Toomey, during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Jake Tapper, called the former “Daily Show” host a “fake celebrity” and accused Democratic supporters of the bill of “the oldest trick in Washington ». “People take a sympathetic group of Americans — and they may be children with a disease, they may be victims of crime, they may be veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals — they write a bill to address their problems, and then they sneak in....

BETA filters Key events (2)Mick Lynch (3)RMT (3)Keir Starmer (2)BBC (2)Network Rail (2) Here are the latest photos from the cables: The nearly empty station platform during rush hour at London’s Euston railway station. Photo: Aaron Chown/PAStriking members of the RMT and TSSA unions join the picket line at Euston station. Photo: Guy Smallman/Getty Images Passengers at Waterloo train station in London as members of the Rail, Shipping and Transport Union (RMT) are taking part in a new strike over jobs, pay and conditions....

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that his government had ordered the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, the scene of heavy fighting with Russia. In a late-night televised address, Zelensky also said the hundreds of thousands of people still in combat zones in the wider Donbas region, which includes Donetsk as well as the neighboring Luhansk region, needed to leave. “The more people leave (the) Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have to kill,” he said, adding that residents who fled would receive compensation....

An announcement by Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot and broker Marsh that they had started marine cargo and war insurance for grain and foodstuffs moving from Black Sea ports also removed a barrier to the start of shipments. “We hope to get approval today from the UN that will confirm the lanes that we propose for the ships to take in the Black Sea,” said Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, standing in Odesa next to a ship that ran aground since the invasion and is now ready to set sail....

Un morceau d’une fusée spatiale chinoise lancée dimanche dernier est rentré dans l’atmosphère samedi et s’est brisé au-dessus de l’océan Indien, a indiqué l’armée américaine, sans préciser si les débris ont causé des dégâts. “Le Commandement spatial confirme que la fusée Longue Marche-5B de la République populaire de Chine est rentrée dans l’atmosphère au-dessus de l’océan Indien le 30 juillet” à 16h45. GMT, a déclaré l’armée américaine sur Twitter. Pour plus de détails sur l’éparpillement des débris et le lieu exact de l’impact, l’armée américaine s’est référée aux autorités chinoises, qui ont lancé le 24 juillet le deuxième des trois modules de la station spatiale Tiangong, qui devrait être pleinement opérationnelle jusqu’à la fin de l’année....

Ivana Hrynkiw Shatara, managing producer for AL.com, says she was also told her open-toed shoes were too revealing by an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) staff member. Ms Hrynkiw Shatara stopped as she arrived at the media center at the William C Holman Correctional Institution in Atmore Township and said her uniform violated the prison’s dress code. He visited the prison on July 28 to cover the execution of Joe Nathan James Jr, who was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Faith Hall, 26....

Officials said the single winning ticket was bought in Illinois. The numbers drawn on Friday night were 13-36-45-57-67, with a Mega Ball of 14. The jackpot grew to such an astronomical figure after 29 consecutive draws without a winner. The jackpot is the biggest lottery prize in nearly four years. The winner can either claim the $1.28bn prize in the annuity option, which spreads the amount over 30 annual payments, or a cash option for an estimated $747....

By Liam McConnell Posted July 29, 2022 at 6:53 pm Kensworth Francis (left) is wanted after two men were killed and a woman was injured in a shooting. The identity of the man wanted in the double homicide of two security guards at a Vaughan nightclub has been released and he is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant. Police officers across the country are on the lookout for Kensworth Alton Francis, 27, of Mississauga on two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder....

Im Kampf gegen den Waldbrand im Böhmischen Nationalpark der Schweiz sind nun sieben Löschhubschrauber im Einsatz. Darunter eine Maschine aus Polen und der Slowakei, zwei von der tschechischen Armee und der tschechischen Polizei sowie ein Hubschrauber eines Privatunternehmens. Das teilte ein Vertreter der Feuerwehr am Mittwoch der Nachrichtenagentur ČTK mit. Am Abend trafen die beiden von Italien zugesagten Canadair-Löschflugzeuge ein. Sie können bis zu 6.000 Liter Wasser aufnehmen. 18.20 Uhr: Feuerwehrleute aus der Region Görlitz bekämpfen Waldbrände Insgesamt 29 Feuerwehren aus der Region Görlitz im sächsisch-böhmischen Grenzgebiet der Schweiz sind seit Anfang der Woche im Einsatz, um die örtlichen Feuerwehren bei der Bekämpfung der dortigen Waldbrände zu unterstützen....

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Walmart cuts profit forecasts, lures retailers McDonald’s rises on sales, earnings top estimates GE Raises Profits, Coca-Cola Raises Forecasts Indexes down: Dow 0.56%, S&P 1.17%, Nasdaq 1.83% July 26 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday after Walmart’s profit warning fueled fears in the retailer that consumers are cutting discretionary spending in the face of decades-high inflation. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters....

FRANK FIFE / AFP La joueuse de football allemande Alexandra Popp célèbre un but lors de la demi-finale de l’Euro contre la France, le 27 juillet 2022. FOOTBALL – Pour répondre aux propos sexistes sur son physique “masculin”, l’attaquante allemande Alexandra Popp, l’une des meilleures buteuses de l’Euro 2022, a opté pour l’autodérision ce vendredi 29 juillet. Lors d’une conférence de presse, en amont de la finale de ce dimanche entre l’Allemagne et l’Angleterre, pays hôte, l’attaquant s’est vu remettre un chapeau à l’envers et une fausse moustache....

Comment Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in a speech in Rome he dismissed criticism from foreign officials, who he said had “disparaged” his overturned opinion Roe v. Wadethe landmark decision that granted a constitutional right to abortion. Speaking last week at a conference promoting religious freedom, Alito spoke publicly for the first time about the decision he wrote in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationwhich he characterized during his remarks as the case “whose name may not be spoken”....

Amanda Nunes reaffirmed her greatness to the few who doubted her after she lost her bantamweight title to Julianna Peña in December. And though Peña surrendered her belt to Nunes Saturday in the main event of UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas she proved she’s one of the toughest fighters ever to set foot in the Octagon. It was an incredible fight, as Nunes went southpaw early and was cracking Peña repeatedly with hard right hands....

ANDROIDPOLICE VIDEO OF THE DAY Sources to The Economic Times (via Dryotech and 91mobiles) report that the government ordered the takedown as allowed by Section 69A of the Information Technology Law which lays out priorities such as the sovereign interest, foreign relations, and publisher infractions. Google has confirmed that it is complying with an order to remove the game from the Play Store in India. BGMI has also been taken off Apple’s App Store as well....

Bei Mühleberg BE: Mann wird auf der A1 von mehreren Autos angefahren und stirbt Auf der A1 bei Mühleberg ist in der Nacht zum Sonntag ein Mann von mehreren Autos erfasst und tödlich verletzt worden. Die Polizei sucht Zeugen. 1/2 Auf der A1 bei Mühleberg ist ein Mann von mehreren Autos angefahren worden. Google Maps Die Polizei hat Ermittlungen aufgenommen und sucht Zeugen. Irgendwo in Bern Die Kantonspolizei Bern hat am Sonntagabend mehrere Meldungen erhalten, wonach ein Mann auf der Autobahn A1 bei Mühleberg von einem Auto angefahren worden sei....