L'Etat d'Azerbaïdjan contre les journalistes Laurent Richard et Elise Lucet: l'affiche du procès qui se tient ce mardi après-midi à Nanterre, dans les Hauts-de-Seine, pourrait faire sourire s'il n'était question de liberté de la presse. En réparation du préjudice, l'Azerbaïdjan demande un euro symbolique. Les prévenues encourent une amende de 12 000 euros. Il est rarissime qu'un État poursuive un individu. Lire la suite »
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Severe storm Tuesday could bring strong winds, hail to MA
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm, the Weather Service said. UPDATE , 10:40 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Genesee, northwestern Wyoming, south-central Orleans and northeastern Erie counties. Lire la suite »
Ohio State Releases Depth Chart For The Oklahoma Game
The Buckeyes, who are the No. 2 ranked team in the country, defeated in 49-21 in their season-opener on Thursday. Coach Urban Meyer is, for sure, pondering how to utilize the two. Alabama, Ohio State , Clemson and Penn State were ranked as the Nos. Oklahoma won their opening game over UTEP, scoring 56 points in the win. Not only do the fifth-ranked Sooners , a 7½-point underdog, need revenge against the No. Lire la suite »
Unions welcome Government's shipbuilding strategy-but want further guarantees over jobs
DEFENCE Secretary Sir Michael Fallon will today unveil new plans to kick-start the UK's ailing warship building business. The first of the Type 31 craft should enter service in 2023, with the workload likely to be shared among United Kingdom shipyards and assembly focused on a central hub, in line with recommendations from a report into future naval programs, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement Wednesday. Lire la suite »
L'ouragan Irma se renforce à l'approche des Antilles
La tempête se déplace à environ 20km/h, avec des vents de 65 km/h. Il est désormais plus puissant que les ouragans Luis (1995 St-Martin) ou Hugo (1989 Guadeloupe , 15 morts). 11000 personnes vivant dans les zones à risques, les plus proches du littoral, ont été invitées à quitter leurs logements, certains étant évacués par les gendarmes. Lire la suite »
Syria draw with Iran to keep Russian Federation 2018 qualifying hopes alive
During the 2014 Brazil World Cup, Uzbekistan barely missed their ticket by losing 9-8 in the penalty shoot-out during the qualification round playoff against Jordan. China coach Marcello Lippi has called upon his players to give a "determined and motivated display" so that they can latch on to the "very small" chance of qualifying for next year's World Cup finals in Russian Federation. Lire la suite »
Bangor University keeps its place in national rankings
More than half of Japanese universities' annual revenue comes from government expenditures, but national funding for higher education declined by 12 percent between 2004 and 2015, researchers said. The California Institute of Technology and Stanford University in the United States of America stands at rank third. IISc also saw a dip of bands from 201-250 to 251-300 bands. Lire la suite »
Apple Cancels Its Annual London Music Festival
Apple Music Festival will be missed though, as it was a free event (attendees won tickets through competitions) that provided fans with an intimate concert experience with some of the biggest artists in the world. The shows initially took place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London , before moving to KOKO in Camden and finally landing at The Roundhouse beginning in 2009. Lire la suite »
Honda previews hybrid CR-V
The upcoming Frankfurt motor show is the next stop on the Honda CR-V Hybrid's world tour, which kicked off this April in Shanghai. The hybrid system does not need a conventional transmission, fitted instead with a single fixed-gear ratio. Lire la suite »
Yamaha will not replace injured Valentino Rossi at Misano
But thanks to the risk of bone infection and his open surgical wound, he will not be participating in the upcoming San Marino GP, which will be held at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, barely 20 kilometres away from his home town of Tavullia. Lire la suite »
Louise Linton admits she was wrong about Instagram rant in new interview
The Treasury Department's inspector general opened an investigation after an ethics watchdog group alleged that Mnuchin and Linton may have planned the trip around viewing last month's solar eclipse , thus using government resources for personal purposes. Lire la suite »
AZ Air National Guard: F-16 crashes near Safford
An F-16 fighter jet with the Arizona Air National Guard crashed Tuesday afternoon in southeastern Arizona, officials said. " The Air Force has assembled an interim safety board to investigate the incident and additional details will be provided as soon as they become available ", the 162nd Wing said in a statement Tuesday. Lire la suite »
Dilma Rousseff is Accused of Creating an Organised Crime Structure
The two former president and a number of other members of their administrations or political party faced formal fraud charges filed with the Supreme Federal Tribunal alleging that they orchestrated the receipt of almost $480 million in bribes from 2002 to 2016 through their control over state institutions. Lire la suite »
Traînée sur 5 km sous une voiture
Problème, ce dernier, âgé d'une soixantaine d'années, n'a pas réalisé sur le moment le drame qu'il venait de commettre. Affirmant ne pas avoir eu conscience d'avoir fauché une piétonne, il a appelé la gendarmerie une fois arrivé à son domicile, selon la même source, confirmant une information de Ouest-France. Lire la suite »
Une nouvelle cellule djihadiste démantelée entre Maroc et Espagne — Terrorisme
Les autorités espagnoles ont annoncé ce mercredi l'arrestation de six hommes, membres d'une "cellule terroriste djihadiste" qui préparait des "attaques de grande envergure" en Espagne et au Maroc. Par la suite, il a été précisé qu'une personne avait été interpellée à Melilla, à la frontière hispano-marocaine, et cinq autres avaient été arrêtées au Maroc. Lire la suite »
" "Des " radars-poubelles " pourraient bientôt se retrouver sur les routes françaises
Un type de radar dernier cri qui a la particularité de pouvoir fonctionner sur trépied, posé dans un véhicule, dans un tunnel ou. glissé dans une poubelle. En cours d'homologation en France? Fin juin, rapporte La Voix du Nord l'un deux a immortalisé en à peine 2 semaines plus de 280 excès de vitesse par jour dans la région de Liège. Lire la suite »
Hurricane Harvey Flood Loss Could Reach $37B
A quick lesson: if you do live inside the 100 year flood plan, you are required by your mortgage company to buy flood insurance . "We can't shell out so much cash when people are building in risky areas", Duffy said. But on Monday during a press conference alongside Finland President Sauli Niinistö, Trump was confident that an aid package would pass through the House and Senate to help pad the dwindling $3 billion that's been allocated for disaster relief by FEMA. Lire la suite »
Sullivan reacts to DACA decision
Concurring with Sanchez's speech, Valdez said DACA is far from ideal as thousands of undocumented residents who don't qualify for the protection program still live in fear and uncertainty. Immigration attorneys are fighting for people just like this - those who followed the law in 2012 and registered with the federal government. McRaven has issued a statement regarding DACA , which I am sharing with you now. Lire la suite »
Trump May Make Congress Decide Future of Iran Nuclear Deal
Haley's remarks drew a quick response from the French ambassador to the U.S., Gerard Araud, who tweeted a rebuke at the Trump administration's apparent attempt to move the goalposts on the Iran deal. Now with sanctions lifted under the nuclear deal, Iran was able to purchase the parts it needed and it is fully active. Haley misses the irony of how this elaborate case against Iran is taking place in the shadow of an ascendent nuclear power -North Korea-openly testing missiles and ... Lire la suite »
City council to address Stonewall Jackson monument
The Charlottesville City Council is planning to vote Tuesday on potentially removing another Confederate statue. They want the new memorial to talk about the enslaved population of Charlottesville before the Civil War. The Tuesday meeting will begin with a special report and public hearing about the incidents of August 12, when the "Unite the Right" rally drew the world's attention after a auto plowed into protesters, allegedly driven by James Alex Fields, killing Heather Heyer. Lire la suite »
The Dane Accused of Killing Kim Wall Says She Died Accidentally
He told the court he slipped when in the tower and tried to hold the hatch, but it fell down. Testifying in Copenhagen's court on Tuesday , Mr Madsen said Ms Wall was bleeding intensely after being hit the 70kg hatch. On Tuesday, Madsen made his first public appearance in a Copenhagen court, where prosecutors read the explanation he gave during a closed court hearing on August 12. Lire la suite »
Antiterrorisme: la future loi fera l'objet d'une évaluation "en 2020", annonce Macron
Le contrats aidés "ne sont pas une réponse durable au problème de l'emploi et tout le monde le sait, il faut sortir d'une hypocrisie collective", a souligné Emmanuel Macron mardi. Fiché S en 2015, il avait pu renouveler son autorisation de détention d'armes, en 2017, et acquérir en toute légalité de nouvelles armes. Ce plan comprendra "l'expérimentation d'un centre de personnes radicalisées sous main de justice", à rebours des principes du centre de Pontourny, fondé sur le volontariat. Lire la suite »
Director and Irish college found guilty over double fatal fire
Ms Zarina, who was from Longford, and Ms Gibaldo, from Galway, were second-year students at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and were completing a work placement at the Leuven Institute when they died. "Unfortunately a lot of questions remain, how did two young and vulnerable students from GMIT end up being placed in what prosecutors have described as 'substandard and inappropriate accommodation?'" "Dace and Sara were lovely bright young students with enormous promise and potential". Lire la suite »
Coast Guard assists four after boat capsizes
The fire department's marine unit had rescued the four by the time the Coast Guard arrived from St. Joseph and a helicopter from Muskegon got to the area. All six people on board a 22-foot Pleasurecraft boat were safely brought to the Atlantic Highlands Marina with no injuries, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Lire la suite »
Trump Will Allow DACA To Expire - Unless Congress Authorizes The Policy
The White House said the president "wrestled" with the decision to rescind Obama-era protections for young undocumented immigrants , pointing out the "complexity" of the issue at hand and Trump's desire for Congress to come up with a solution. Lire la suite »