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The polarizing longtime Trump ally has always been at the top of the Jan. 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the lawsuit is intended to punish Bannon for not complying with subpoenas, rather than compel him to share information. The case is a major test of what power Congress has when a witness evades a House subpoena. Bannon’s is the first of two similar House select committee subpoena cases to go to trial....

Über das Wochenende häuften sich Twitter-Posts, in denen behauptet wurde, dass vor allem Frauen im Ring verbal oder körperlich belästigt wurden. Die Formel 1 teilte auf ihrem offiziellen Twitter-Kanal mit, auf “völlig inakzeptable Kommentare” aufmerksam gemacht worden zu sein. „Dieses Verhalten ist inakzeptabel und wird nicht toleriert“, hieß es am Sonntag. Die Formel 1 steht bereits mit dem Veranstalter und dem Sicherheitsdienst in Kontakt und will auch mit Personen sprechen, die Vorfälle gemeldet haben....

Loser Räbmatter überraschte mit der Geste des Jahres Pirmin Reichmuth kehrt nach schwerer Knieverletzung zum Triumph zurück. Allerdings ist die Reaktion des finalen Verlierers auch heftig. Gepostet: 11.07.2022 um 00:29 Marcel W. Perren (Text) und Benjamin Soland (Fotos) Es ist eine der eindrücklichsten Gesten der Wrestling-Geschichte: Patrick Räbmatter (31) hat im Aargauer Kantonalkampf knapp die letzte Runde gegen Pirmin Reichmuth verloren. Und im ersten Zug. In dieser Situation würden einige auf eine größere Krise drängen....

“This is a relationship that directly affects the daily lives of our people, and despite the exaggerated headlines we sometimes see, you and I have a strong and productive relationship, and I would support a partnership,” Biden said. The President said the main focus of their meeting would be addressing immigration, which he described as “a hemispheric challenge.” He said his government is working to create job opportunities for immigrants, including by granting more work visas....

As Joe Biden visits the Middle East, a new US intelligence report has warned that Iran’s military may be planning to assassinate senior Trump administration officials – including the former president himself – in revenge for the US killing of Qassem Soleimani in 2020. Mr Biden, meanwhile, is in Israel for talks at the start of his first trip to the Middle East. Israeli President Isaac Herzog welcomed Mr Biden at Ben Gurion International Airport on his “peace journey” in the region....

Speaking to reporters Friday afternoon, Biden said he also discussed human rights “and the need for political reform” during the talks. “As I always do, I made it clear that the issue [of human rights] it’s vital to me and to the United States,” Biden said. “Regarding the Khashoggi murder, I put that at the top of the meeting, making it clear what I thought about it at the time and when I think about it now....

Insgesamt sollen 37.650 Menschen von 2,25 Millionen Euro profitieren. Die lokale Bevölkerung und Binnenflüchtlinge in den verwüsteten Gebieten im Osten werden mit Gütern des täglichen Bedarfs und teilweise mit Bargeld versorgt. Außerdem gibt es ein Kinderzentrum und ein Angebot an Psychotherapie und Sozialhilfe. Insgesamt 3,18 Millionen Euro erhält das Österreichische Rote Kreuz laut Liste für drei Projekte. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel eines zur Bewertung und Unterstützung von Unterkünften für Binnenvertriebene mit Fokus auf die Bedürfnisse von Schwangeren....

Lulu was barely alive after she was found Tuesday, but she is being nursed back to health and back home with her family, the Daily Sitka Sentinel reported. “It means everything,” owner Ted Kubacki said. “I have five daughters and they are 4 to 13 years old, so they have spent every day of their lives with this dog.” The Kubacki family searched for weeks after Lulu wandered off on June 18....

Henry Nicholls | Reuters LONDON — The eventual successor to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is likely to bring more fiscal support and less fractious relations with the European Union, economists say. Johnson formally stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday but said he would remain in Downing Street until a successor is chosen – despite many calling for him to step down immediately and allow a less controversial “caretaker” to take over in the interim....

Thames Valley Police said on Wednesday that the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is currently in custody. The force added that he is from Bracknell, where the three sexual assaults on young women – including a teenage girl – took place last week in South Hill Park. “Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault,” a spokesman said....

The newly renovated store reopened its doors to the public on Friday, two months later it was the site of a mass shooting in which a white gunman, which police say was motivated by racial hatredopened fire and killed 10 people, all black. There was some division in the community about whether the supermarket should reopen so soon after the traumatic crime. But before Tops opened in 2003, Buffalo’s east side was considered a food desert, and residents fought long and hard to bring a grocery store to their neighborhood....

As the summer heat finally arrives, the provincial government is tightening burning restrictions. As of noon Friday, Class 2 wildfires will be prohibited throughout BC’s southern interior, including the Kamloops and Southeast Fire Stations. Fires are still allowed. Prohibited activities include: Category 2 outdoor fires: One to two burning piles no more than two meters high and three meters wide or burning straw or glass in an area of ​​less than 0....

The Canadian economy lost 43,000 jobs in June, marking the first decline in employment since January. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell to another record low of 4.9 per cent, according to Statistics Canada’s latest labor force survey on Friday. The unemployment rate in May was 5.1 percent, the lowest since at least 1976, which is well behind comparable figures. “The labor market still looks very strong after looking out for some of the monthly noise,” Bank of Montreal senior economist Robert Kavcic said in an email....

Celsius made the disclosure as it sought US bankruptcy protection this week after client funds were frozen in June, making it the latest victim of a crash in crypto markets that forced two other major firms into bankruptcy recently. Mashinsky, who founded Celsius in 2017, revealed the scale of the New Jersey-based company’s problems in a 61-page court filing on Thursday. It showed liabilities of $5.5 billion and assets of just $4....

Nous ne sommes pas habitués à être intimidés, pour ainsi dire. Mais malgré tout ça, on est sorti avec un match cohérent, on a bien défendu. Je ne pense pas que Pauline Peyraud-Magnin ait fait de grands arrêts, mais elles (les Belges) ont été dangereuses malgré tout. On marque dans deux moments clés de la première période : les premières minutes et les cinq dernières. Corinne Diacre, avant le match....

Streets in the gambling hub of Macau were empty on Monday after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close as the Chinese territory near Hong Kong battles the coronavirus outbreak. Residents were told to stay indoors unless buying food or other essentials. The authorities warned that anyone breaking the rules would be punished. Casinos were ordered over the weekend to close for at least a week as the number of coronavirus cases rose to around 700,000....

The newest mutation involving the Omicron variant has brought about a rapid rise in cases in Ontario and renewed concerns about the possible revival of public health measures. Here is what you need to know about BA.5 and Ontario’s latest wave: So what exactly is the BA.5 subvariant? The subvariant was first detected by scientists in South Africa in January and has been formally tracked by the Wold Health Organization since April....