President Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted the couple for what marked Michelle Obama’s first visit to the White House since her husband left in 2017. The former president visited the White House in April to mark the anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act. “Barack and Michelle, welcome home,” Mr Biden told the Obamas on Wednesday. “Welcome home.” Obama returns to the White House for the unveiling of official portraits 06:13 “It’s great to be back,” Obama said after their portraits were unveiled....

Publication date: September 07, 2022 • 3 hours ago • 4 minutes read • 22 comments BCGEU strikers at No. 6 Road in Richmond, August 22, 2022. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Content of the article A pattern of collective bargaining is likely to be in place for another 300,000 public sector workers after a tentative agreement reached Wednesday with the BC Union of General Employees. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below....

He put pen to paper on a new long-term deal with the club that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until at least 2027, making him one of the club’s highest earners on £250,000 a week. When asked about Tuchel’s high praise for his performances last season, the right-back said he was flattered by the praise and wanted to highlight the German’s role in helping him contribute more goals. “I think it depends on him [Tuchel]....

Police surrounding a daycare and church in Glenmore. UDPATE 6:35 p.m. Police have now cleared the area around the Green Gables daycare on Valley Road. Multiple parents tell Castanet they told the facility was dealing with a bomb threat as they picked up their children this afternoon. The Praxis Church is at the same location. Castanet is still awaiting comment from RCMP. A crash on Glenmore Road at Kane Road has also been cleared and traffic is flowing....

Contributions to the new prime minister’s costly campaign were revealed minutes before she unveiled details of her long-awaited plan to tackle spiraling energy bills. The average donation Truss received was £20,000. Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak raised £449,570 for his failed leadership campaign. A spending cap of £300,000 was imposed by Conservative party head office at the start of the contest. Truss recorded 21 donations to her campaign, in cash and transportation costs....

Clark County Public Administrator Robert “Rob” Telles, a Democrat, was taken into custody at his home by SWAT officers hours after investigators served a search warrant and seized vehicles as part of the criminal investigation into the slaying of the Las Vegas Review- Journal Jeff German. , Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the newspaper. Telles, 45, who faces a charge of open murder with a deadly weapon, made his first appearance before a Las Vegas judge after his arrest....

Fünf Monate nach Start der Landesausstellung im März kommen tatsächlich viele neue Besucherinnen und Besucher in die insgesamt 23 Gemeinden, die die öffentliche Wahrnehmung des Marchfeldes erweitern soll – von den Naturschutz- und Augebieten bis zu den Schlössern der Region und die Geschichte der Region, die unter anderem sowohl für den Aufstieg als auch das Ende der Habsburger entscheidend war. Betriebe in der Region sind außergewöhnlich gebucht Bei einem Besuch von noe....

The decision from the state’s highest court came after a four-member Michigan elections board deadlocked over whether to allow the initiative. Two Republican members on the Board of State Canvassers declined to certify the question, which required three votes, citing objections to the spacing and readability of the proposal text. In her majority opinion, Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack called the actions of the opposing members on the elections board “a sad marker of the times....

Dans son sillage, un nouveau “chapeau de chaleur” atteindra la France à partir de dimanche et remontera dans le sud-ouest, où les températures s’envoleront au-dessus de 31°C et pourraient atteindre 36°C lundi soir dans les territoires. 🌡️🥵♨️ Sous l’influence des restes de l’ancien ouragan #Danielle, l’air subtropical envahira la France de dimanche à lundi prochain. Les températures monteront à 35-36 degrés dans le sud-ouest et 32 ​​degrés en région parisienne lundi après-midi....

First, the Israel Defense Forces presented no evidence to support its claim that Abu Akleh’s killing was an accident or, as a senior Israeli official told reporters, “a mistaken identification.” Second, the IDF disputes its own finding, arguing that the shooting was aimed at Palestinian gunmen “during an exchange of fire in which dangerous, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired at IDF soldiers.” In fact, detailed investigations by The Post, The New York Times and other independent groups—based on video, audio and eyewitness accounts—suggest that no Palestinian gunman was near Abu Akleh when she was shot in the back of the neck, nor had crossfire....

“We have confirmed that the magnet does not transmit information or damage the integrity of the aircraft and that there are no performance, quality, safety or security risks associated with this issue and that flight operations for the in-service F-35 fleet will continue as normal ” said Defense Department spokesman Russ Gomaer. The Pentagon said Lockheed Martin has already found an alternative source of the alloy for future deliveries. The company voluntarily reported the non-compliance and an investigation is underway to determine how it occurred....

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Canada’s head of state and a rock of stability through much of a tumultuous century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. It was 96. The palace said she died at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family rushed to her side after her health deteriorated. A link to the almost extinct generation that fought the Second World War, she was the only monarch most Britons have ever known, and her name defines an era: the modern Elizabethan Age....

The Queen loved her horses … she had more than 100 at the time of her death. He rode them proudly for decades. So were her dogs who were omnipresent during her reign. At the time of her death, she had 4 — Corgis Muick and Sandy, a Dorgi named Candy, and a Cocker Spaniel. The Queen has one thing in common with commoners… a last will and testament that leaves her possessions, including dogs and horses, to designated beneficiaries....

Stromtarife sinken: Trotz Kostenexplosion im Jahr 2023 senken diese beiden Gemeinden die Stromtarife Strom wird in fast allen Schweizer Gemeinden teurer. Nur in zwei Gemeinden zahlen die Bewohner bald weniger für Strom. Wie wird das gemacht? 1/7 In fast allen Kommunen wird der Stromtarif um durchschnittlich 27 Prozent steigen. Ausnahmen sind zwei Gemeinden in Bern, wo der Strompreis sogar sinkt. Das Bild zeigt die Gemeinde Lütschental, in der der Stromtarif 2023 um zwei Prozent gesenkt wird....

But starting Wednesday, her face will grace the walls of America’s most famous address for as long as presidents continue to call it home. In their first visit as a couple to the White House since she left office in 2017, she and former President Barack Obama unveiled their official portraits in a ceremony in the East Room. While Oliver Cromwell wanted his warts painted on and all, Barack Obama has admitted to seeking some enhancements from artist Robert McCurdy – but to no avail....

Downing Street, the Ministry of Defence, the Cabinet, the Lord Chamberlain’s Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport are all involved in their execution, with the Foreign Office coordinating heads of state and foreign royals and the Metropolitan Police. and Thames Valley Police responsible for security. The Queen’s coffin is expected to be taken to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch’s official residence in Scotland at the end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, in three days and remain there for 24 hours....

Η διαμάχη δεν είχε κανένα πρόβλημα να (ξανα) απογειωθεί. Ήδη αυτό το καλοκαίρι, ιδιωτικά τζετ ήταν στο στόχαστρο των οικολόγων (βλ. πλαίσιο).Στα κοινωνικά δίκτυα, πολλοί χρήστες έχουν καταγγείλει την καταχρηστική χρήση ορισμένων ιδιοκτητών. Έχουν ξεχωριστεί τα (μικρά) επαναλαμβανόμενα ταξίδια κάποιων προσωπικοτήτων. Σύμφωνα με ακτιβιστές για το κλίμα, σε έναν κόσμο όπου οι επιπτώσεις της υπερθέρμανσης του πλανήτη είναι όλο και πιο ορατές, αυτά τα ρυπογόνα ταξίδια δεν έχουν πλέον θέση....