“This is the kind of relationship trend that President Biden strongly believes in, even with nations that you may have significant differences with,” National Security Council communications coordinator John Kirby said this week. Planning for Biden’s phone call with Xi preceded the furor over Pelosi’s proposed visit to Taipei, after it had been under discussion for weeks. Biden is also currently considering whether to lift some Trump-era tariffs on China in an effort to ease inflation, though White House officials said he had not yet decided and suggested the issue would not greatly affect the conversation of with Si....

Welcome to Trade Deadline frenzy. It’s the time when winning teams go all-in, losing teams load up for next season and blue check marks matter. The Blue Jays are buyers, plain and simple. Beyond the obvious opportunity in 2022, the Blue Jays have a multi-year window thanks to the overlap between their young core and their recent big-name additions. This opportunity is rare, so now is the time for the Blue Jays to make a bold move....

It happened in the early morning hours of July 23 at the ATL Lounge, where police said an argument led to shots fired. Police and paramedics arrived to find three people suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of the victims, 25-year-old Tosin Amos-Arowoshegbe and 22-year-old Chibueze Momah, died of their injuries at the scene. Police said the men worked as security guards at the club located near Highway 7 and Keele Street....

A wild chase of a DUI suspect across Orange County Tuesday evening ended with authorities using a PIT maneuver to force the fleeing driver to surrender. MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (KABC) — A wild chase of a DUI suspect across Orange County Tuesday evening ended with authorities using a PIT maneuver to force the driver to surrender. AIR7 HD was over the scene shortly after 6:30 p.m. as the driver was traveling southbound on the 710 Freeway in the Long Beach area....

Kicking off at 8pm and lasting around two and a half hours, the ceremony took place at the Alexander Stadium with Prince Charles watching from the stands. It’s been almost 10 years since the critically acclaimed opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. Over the next 11 days, more than 5,000 athletes from a total of 72 nations will compete in 19 sports. It will also be the first major multi-sport Games to award more medals to women than men....

In a 5-4 decision on Friday, the high court ruled that if a complainant’s partner ignores the condition of using a condom, the intercourse is non-consensual and the complainant’s autonomy and equal sexual agency have been violated. “When a complainant states, ‘no, not without a condom,’ the consent law tells us, emphatically, that actually means ‘no,’ and cannot be reinterpreted as ‘yes, without a condom,’” the ruling states. Read more: Man’s decision not to wear condom after consent is sexual assault: Ontario judge A court has ordered a new trial in a British Columbia case in which a complainant told a new sex partner, Ross McKenzie Kirkpatrick, that he would only have sex if he wore a condom....

Son mari avait fait la macabre découverte ce vendredi 22 juillet. Le corps de Gisèle Azzola, une habitante de Salsigne, village au nord de Carcassonne, a été retrouvé dans un congélateur à son domicile. Cet octogénaire avait été aperçu le matin même chez le poissonnier du village. On l’a vu au marché aux poissons le matin même La victime ne présentait aucun signe de violence mais les constatations ont été rendues difficiles par sa température corporelle extrêmement basse....

A. Ganglion cysts are the most common type of swelling that doctors see in the hand or wrist. They are usually found on the back of the hand, wrist or bottom of the thumb and are harmless. We don’t know what causes them, but they sometimes develop after injury and are more common in arthritis sufferers. Some people don’t notice them, but others do because they can cause pain or discomfort with certain movements....

SPARTA, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released body camera video Friday related to the death of a Georgia woman who fell from a moving patrol car during her arrest earlier this month. Brianna Grier, 28, was seriously injured on July 15 and died on July 21 at an Atlanta hospital. Grier was arrested after Hancock County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Sparta, the GBI said....

During today’s episode of “WWE’s The Bump,” Kayla Braxton broke the news that Riddle is currently dealing with a brachial plexus injury. The injury occurred when Seth Rollins brutally attacked him on Monday Night Raw, causing their match at WWE SummerSlam to be postponed. The injury was described by Braxton as “a really bad stinger that led to some weakness,” and Riddle is “medically sidelined” until he’s strong enough to return....

Mum-of-two Jessica Radcliffe, 31, had to be restrained by officers after she spat in the face of one officer and kicked another on April 24. 6 Mum-of-two Jessica Radcliffe, 31, has avoided jail after kicking a police officer in the head in a fit of rageCredit: Facebook 6 Radcliffe’s lovesick ex Dale McLaughlan jet-skied across the Irish Sea to visit her in lockdown 6 The couple had planned to marry but split just three months after his reckless 25-mile trip A second incident saw Radcliffe swearing and shouting “I’m going to kill you” at a woman in a drunken attack in the early hours of May 7....

While Manchin shot down President Joe Biden’s bill, the final deal includes a number of provisions that West Virginia moderates had privately derided, representing a major reversal from earlier this month. This includes provisions to address the climate crisis. The deal contains a number of Democratic goals. Although many details have not been disclosed, the measure would invest $369 billion in energy and climate change programs, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030, according to a one-page prospectus....

“Well, we found that they were wrong. And people can be wrong, but how in the world can it be inflammatory?” Manchin told Tapper. “How can it add flames to inflation fires right now if you’re paying down debt?” He added: “We’re doing everything we can to make sure we attack the problem. And these are solutions to the problems we have. So I know the ones playing politics with it....

Juventus are close to agreeing a deal to sign Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino, according to reports in Italy, which would end their pursuit of fellow Premier League strikers Anthony Martial and Timo Werner. Firmino’s first-team opportunities have dwindled at Anfield, initially thanks to the arrivals of Diogo Jota and then Luis Diaz in January. Sadio Mane left this summer but the arrival of Darwin Nunez means the Brazilian will struggle to break into the starting line-up next campaign....

Torrential rains have ravaged the region, with Governor Andy Besir declaring a state of emergency in six counties. Trapped homeowners were forced to swim to safety and others were rescued by boat as record flooding hit the US state. The flood has engulfed entire Appalachian towns and sparked a frantic search for survivors in some of America’s poorest communities. Image: Lost Creek in Kentucky. Photo: AP “We are currently experiencing one of the worst, most destructive flood events in Kentucky history,” he said....

Police shared the update Thursday morning, days after a suspect opened fire on multiple people across Langley. One victim has been identified as 60-year-old Paul David Wynn, who died outside Creek Stone Place. “Paul was the family kid who worked so hard for everything he had,” said a statement from Wynn’s family released by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. The second was 43-year-old Steven Furness, who died on the bus loop in Langley....

Mais la France n’est pas le seul pays touché par les ravages de l’incendie. Le Portugal doit également faire face aux incendies qui ravagent de nombreuses régions du pays. Plus récemment, Bali a subi un incendie alarmant. Juste sur place, Jeremstar, qui a quitté sa salle de bain pour faire le show sur les planches, a partagé une vidéo très inquiétante de l’hôtel où il séjourne avec son ami en feu, qui menace de “Brûler l’île”....

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The Liberal government plans to launch a consultation this October on the criminal justice system’s response to HIV non-disclosure. Justice Minister David Lametty made the pledge as he met with stakeholders this week ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Montreal over the weekend. The consultations will seek input on how to modernize the criminal justice system’s response to non-disclosure of HIV status in light of growing scientific evidence relating to the risk of sexual transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS....

Lina E. wird durch die Hauptzeugin schwer belastet Dresden/Leipzig – Am 60. Prozesstag gegen die mutmaßliche Linksextremistin Lina E. (27) und drei weitere Männer hat am Donnerstag erstmals Kronzeuge Johannes D. (30) ausgesagt. Der Pädagoge klagte den Angeklagten und andere Verdächtige massiv an. Johannes D. wird von fünf bewaffneten LKA-Beamten in den Gerichtssaal eskortiert und befindet sich im Zeugenschutzprogramm. Der 30-Jährige selbst war jahrelang in der linken Szene aktiv, bis ihn seine Ex-Freundin im Internet wegen Vergewaltigung und häuslicher Gewalt anklagte....