Comment FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis announced the first arrests by the state’s new election police Thursday: Twenty people previously incarcerated for murder or sexual assault who he said had voted illegally in the 2020 election . Florida’s GOP-led legislature passed a bill to create the Office of Election Crime and Security earlier this year at DeSantis’ behest. While the 2020 election went smoothly in Florida — DeSantis called it the “gold standard” for elections — the governor said issues remained, and conservative lawmakers sought to further strengthen election regulations....

Not allowed to use the Starbucks (SBUX) logo, Timati said they tried to find some continuity, namely the circular shape and the “feminine gender,” which he said contrasted nicely with the coffee, like a “masculine” cigar. color’ in the new logo. . “People’s perceptions can be different,” Pinskiy said. “But if you compare, then apart from the circle, you will find nothing in common.” Starbucks declined to comment on the similarity of the logo and name, but referred to an earlier statement in which it said the company had made the decision to withdraw and no longer had a presence in the Russian market....

Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Updated 0329 GMT (1129 HKT) 19 August 2022 US President Joe Biden hands Senator Joe Manchin the pen used to sign the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House on Tuesday, August 16. Also pictured from left are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Majority Representative Jim Clyburn, Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Kathy Castor. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images President Joe Biden signed a $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White House on Tuesday, August 16 — marking a major victory for his administration and the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections....

Trump Organization CFO Allen Weiselberg pleaded guilty to all 15 charges he faced in the case, which included charges of tax fraud, grand theft and falsifying business records. He was accused of avoiding taxes on the rich fringe benefits he received from the company, including leases on a luxury car, rent on a Manhattan apartment and private school tuition for his grandchildren. Considered one of Trump’s most loyal business associates, Weiselberg was arrested in July 2021....

En discutant, les deux hommes ont découvert que non seulement ils avaient gagné le même jour, mais qu’ils avaient tous les deux acheté leurs billets gagnants au marché Tradition Ste-Perpétue à Sainte-Perpétue. Ghislain Gauvin, locataire, a remporté 50 000 $ lors du tirage de La Mini du 8 juillet. Il a dit qu’il avait l’intention d’utiliser l’argent pour gâter sa fille unique. C’était son premier tirage. Son propriétaire, Robert Chouinard, a remporté 25 000 $ avec sa femme Annie Giroux sur Extra, qu’ils jouent régulièrement, le même jour....

Speaking from a picket line in Euston as rail workers staged another strike in their dispute over pay and conditions, Lynch predicted “a massive response from workers”. Asked by Sky News how close the UK was to a general strike, Lynch said: “Only the TUC can call a general strike.” TUC general secretary Francis O’Grady was on the picket line behind the RMT boss as he spoke. Lynch added: “There is a wave of backlash among workers about the way they are being treated....

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine available for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered at higher risk of contracting the virus....

Detailansicht öffnen Eine Straße bei Wolfurt bei Bregenz ist nach starkem Regen überflutet. Foto: Davor Knappmeyer/dpa (Foto: dpa) Direkt vom Nachrichtensender dpa Bregenz (dpa) – Unwetter im Westen Österreichs haben in der Nacht zum Freitag für Überschwemmungen gesorgt. Im Bundesland Vorarlberg wurden Straßen bei Bregenz am Bodensee überflutet, wie auf Bildern zu sehen ist. Der ORF berichtete, die Feuerwehr sei bereits in der Nacht zum Freitag häufiger in der Gegend gewesen, unter anderem wegen überfluteter Keller....

In February, before Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine, Moscow’s power brokers assumed it would be a short and easy war, according to information provided to the Washington Post. Igor Kovalenko, a senior FSB official who commanded spies in Ukraine, was among them. According to wiretapping by Ukrainian secret services and their Western counterparts, Kovalenko had his eye on an apartment in Kyiv, asking an FSB subordinate for the contact details of the informant who lived there....

His head didn’t drop, his shoulders didn’t sag, and he emerged from his bathroom break after the first set still positively looking for a solution. He finally found it. After three hard-fought, physical sets that left Murray writhing badly from his chair at the end of the match, Norrie reached the third round with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Murray to secure the first his win against former No....

Les déclarations d’hier du directeur général du CH, Kent Hughes, n’étaient ni rassurantes ni positives concernant Carey Price. Entre autres, on apprend que l’arrêt-court du Tricolore ne débutera pas la saison et ne jouera probablement pas un seul match lors de cette saison 2022-2023. La phrase de Kent Hughes qui a le plus frappé est celle où il dit ne pas voir comment Price pourra jouer à nouveau dans la LNH sans subir une autre opération....

The downfall of the three-term congresswoman, who has made it her mission to ensure Donald Trump never returns to the Oval Office, was strongly foreshadowed earlier this year on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill. As the House met for a minute of silence, Cheney, who is leading the investigation into the rebellion as vice chairman of the 6/1 committee, and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, stood almost alone on the Republican side of the House....

They also face an increased risk of anxiety and depression, the research suggests, but this subsides within two months of the onset of Covid-19. Over two years the risk is no more likely than after other respiratory infections. The findings are published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry. Nearly 600 million cases of Covid-19 have been recorded worldwide since the start of the pandemic, and there is growing evidence that people who survive the disease face an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric illnesses....

The two-door Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept — the Daytona name is a nod to its gas-powered ancestor’s 200 mph NASCAR track milestone — isn’t just a design exercise, according to the Stellantis brand. The Charger EV concept unveiled at the M1Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan during the Dodge Speed ​​Week series of events is a placeholder for the production version due in 2024. Dodge has been talking about this day since at least last summer, but now consumers are starting to see exactly what the auto industry has in mind....

Having recovered from adversity to win the first four Tests of the summer, England will refuse to be daunted by the situation they face in this one. After reducing South Africa from 138 for one to 210 for six – with Broad taking the last of those wickets, his 100th at Lord’s – a 72-run partnership between Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen put the tourists back on top. “When you’re bowling relatively cheaply in the first innings, you have to make it a first-versus-fourth-innings game,” Broad said....

Finland’s prime minister says she did not take drugs during a “wild” party at a private house, adding that she did nothing wrong when she let her hair down and partied with friends. A video posted on social media shows six people dancing and mimicking a song in front of a camera, including Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Later in the video, Marin, 36, is kneeling on what appears to be the dance floor with her hands behind her head dancing while mimicking a song....

The company, which supplies the likes of Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Pret A Manger, said it plans to move production to its existing base in Corby, Northamptonshire. Orchard House, which produces ready and packed fruit, fruit drinks, fruit jellies, fresh fruit yoghurts, compotes and granolas, said the move is part of plans to consolidate production at Corby by the end of November this year. It comes amid rising costs for food, energy, labor and transport....

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klein admitted there were moments Jan. 6 when he wondered if Joe Biden would ever become president as a mob stormed the Capitol. “There were moments on January 6 where I really wondered if the electoral votes would ever be counted and if Joe Biden would ever be sworn in as president,” Klein told Politico’s Ryan Lisa in an interview published Friday. “So to be here at 12 noon on January 20th to welcome the president here in the Oval Office when he came back from the inauguration — to me, that was … the biggest victory we could ever win....

“The current version of the text, and what they’re asking for, rejects that,” the official said, noting that the US has repeatedly and consistently rejected the request. “So if we’re closer to a deal, that’s why.” The Iranians also dropped requests to delist several IRGC-linked companies, the official said. The official added that “the President has been firm and consistent that he will not lift the terrorist designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps....

Japan’s tax agency has announced a national “business competition” that seeks to promote alcohol consumption among its younger demographic, called “Sake Viva!”. The campaign urges young people to come up with business ideas that could help increase demand for Japanese alcoholic beverages of all kinds, including sake, shochu, awamori, beer, whiskey and wine. The campaign is described by the National Tax Service as “a plan to help revitalize the spirits industry and solve problems”....