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Which might seem trite — unless you know that McConnell never says anything without a) thinking it through first and b) meaning exactly what he says. Given that, it’s fair to read McConnell’s response as a kind of “come on in, the water’s fine” moment, an attempt to ensure that would-be Republican candidates aren’t spooked by Trump’s presence in the race. It also stands in direct contrast to how Trump has talked about his candidacy — and the 2024 race more broadly....

As of Monday evening, data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 1,972 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases in the US. As of now, the risk of monkeypox is low, according to the CDC, but public health experts say there are still things you can do to protect yourself, especially if you’re in the pool of higher-risk people. Here’s what to know. How monkeypox spreads Symptoms usually start within three weeks of exposure to the monkeypox virus and last two to four weeks....

The average 30-year fixed interest rate, the most popular mortgage product, hit a new high this week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. It has not been so high since February 2011. Low interest rates fueled the revival of the US housing market after the Great Recession and helped push up house prices to record levels. But after two years hovering at historic lows, interest rates have fallen: In January, the 30-year fixed average was 3....

Western intelligence estimates that up to 15,000 Russian soldiers may have been killed in Ukraine, and Kiev estimates are even higher. Russia does not regularly release casualties, but said in late March that 1,351 people had been killed in Ukraine. Dmitry Peshkov, a Kremlin spokesman, said Russia had suffered “significant” losses in Ukraine in what it called a “tragedy.” The news comes as Moscow appears to be concentrating its forces in eastern Ukraine on an attack on Donbass, with troops withdrawing from a failed Russian attack on Kyiv....

A large part of Mutley Plain was blocked this morning, which has caused traffic problems throughout the city. Two smaller benches remain in place at this time, but only include the sidewalk and some shops. The blockade, from Seaton Avenue to Alexandra Road, originally covered part of the road – but this has been removed and a smaller section removed with tape – part of a lane leading out of Plymouth has been blocked....

While blacks have achieved economic and health benefits, they have fallen further behind whites in education, social justice, and social commitment since the index was released in 2005. A summary of average results by race in many respects shows just how difficult it is for people of color to overcome systemic racism, says the civil rights organization. “These numbers change so little and so slowly. “What he’s telling me is that this racially based institutional inequality seems to be embedded in American society,” National Urban League President Marc Morial said in an interview....

More than 12% of people in two constituencies in 2018 – Kensington and the cities of London and Westminster – have benefited from UK-based tax benefits by claiming another country as their legal “residence”. according to an analysis of HM revenue and customs data. In five of the most affluent districts of the city council they corresponded to more than a quarter of the inhabitants. The study by the London School of Economics and the University of Warwick found that the number of people who had ever applied for non-dom status in the UK increased from 162,000 in 2001 to 238,000 in 2018....

Les Etats-Unis ont annoncé mercredi une nouvelle série de sanctions économiques et financières qu’ils qualifient de “catastrophiques” contre la Russie, visant les grandes banques et les enfants de Vladimir Poutine, selon un communiqué de la Maison Blanche. Un haut responsable américain a expliqué lors d’une téléconférence que les Etats-Unis voulaient créer un “cercle vicieux” en accumulant les mesures depuis le début de l’invasion de l’Ukraine. “Nous affamons (la Russie) de capitaux, nous affamons de technologie, nous affamons de talents, et toutes les mesures que nous prenons créent une spirale qui s’accélère alors que Poutine continue d’intensifier l’armée....

The new COVID-19 vaccine, approved by Health Canada on Feb. 17, is a protein-based vaccine offered in two doses. Quebec received 7,500 doses so far and will make the vaccine available to people 18 and older who cannot receive mRNA vaccines like the ones made by Pfizer and Moderna and to those who refuse those vaccines. The Ministry of Health said in a news release Wednesday it expects to receive another 220,000 doses of the vaccines produced by the U....

Nach aktuellen Informationen hat die Senke „Nasim“ in Niedersachsen überschaubare Schäden angerichtet. Lokal fielen Bäume um und einzelne Straßen wurden gesperrt. Menschen wurden nicht verletzt. Der Sturm kam in drei Etappen. An der Küste, wo in der Nacht das Maximum des Sturms mit Böen von bis zu 100 Stundenkilometern erwartet wurde, haben die Windböen mit Orkanstärke zwei Schiffe gefährdet. Bei Bremerhaven mussten Einsatzkräfte ein Containerschiff auspumpen, nachdem das Wasser eingedrungen war....

Shiwangi Bagoan, an assistant anesthesiologist at the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was found dead with her daughter Ziana, whose father is from Leicester, on December 14, 2020. The couple was found by the toddler’s grandmother Jassumati Lalu in Shiwangi bedroom at their family home in London. Ambulance crews tried to save the mother and daughter, but failed. Investigations by the Metropolitan Police later revealed that the mother of one, 25 years old, had tried to commit suicide three years earlier in 2017, when she stole the same drugs she used again in 2020....

Une bonne deuxième place au classement de la Ligue 1 huit jours seulement après la fin du championnat, un bon choix pour les demi-finales de la conférence de la Ligue Europa après ce bref mais précieux succès de l’Olympique de Marseille face au PAOK, on ​​peut dire que ce La saison est en ce moment très réussie, de quoi donner un peu plus de crédit à Pablo Longoria, qui avait clairement dynamisé Mercato l’été dernier, en recrutant principalement Cengiz Ünder ou encore Mattéo Guendouzi et William Saliba....

The Ministry of Health reports that six deaths on Friday occurred in the last 30 days and another four occurred before this period. Two were residents of the long-term care system. 86 deaths have been reported in the last seven days and 378 in the last 30 days. There have now been 12,537 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Ontario as of March 2020. Meanwhile, hospital admissions rose to their highest level since February 19 on Friday at 1,135....

Ontario health officials say more than 1,300 people are currently being treated for COVID-19, a total that has not been reported since February. The total number of people hospitalized with the disease jumped from 1,090 on Monday to 1,366 on Tuesday. The last time the number of hospitalizations exceeded 1,366 was on February 16 during the first Omicron wave, when officials reported a total of 1,403. The number of people in intensive care units in Ontario also rose on Tuesday from 184 the previous day to 190....

According to police, Mersea B between Kildeer Road and East Beach Road was closed to the public early Saturday with police urging the public to avoid the area. At 8:20 a.m. police said the situation had been resolved and since then all roads have been reopened. All residents who were called to leave their homes can now return safely. Police say further updates will be provided as soon as they become available....

Jetzt, nach über 20 Jahren, kann die trauernde Mutter aus Lichtenberg (Bayern) ihr Kind endlich beerdigen – an einem geheimen Ort. Der Termin ist für Susanne Knobloch ein besonderer: Peggy würde am 30. April schließen. Im Juli 2016 wurden Peggys Überreste in einem Wald bei Rodacherbrunn gefundenFoto: Jörg Voelkerling Der Vermisstenfall, der eine ganze Generation in Atem hielt: Am 7. Mai 2001 verschwand die kleine Peggy spurlos. Nur 15 Jahre und viele Spuren im Nirgendwo später entdeckte ein Pilzsammler die Überreste des Mädchens im Thüringer Wald....

Posté à 19h41 Hugo Joncas La Presse Les révélations de problèmes éthiques au Fonds se sont accumulées cette semaine, et son ancien responsable du gouvernement libéral Philippe Couillard croit avoir tout intérêt à montrer une jambe blanche. Lundi, La Presse révélait que les financiers de l’Autorité des marchés (AMF) avaient perquisitionné le Fonds à deux reprises en 2020. Ses enquêteurs se sont rendus principalement au bureau de Justin Méthot, alors vice-président des Placements privés, responsable des investissements dans les grandes entreprises, soupçonné de marketing confidentiel....

It is not clear how widespread the issues were. Personally, I was able to connect online to Bloodborne and send a message to a colleague, but the PS5 PlayStation Store was having trouble loading large content. Others had more serious internet connection issues, including “error code WS-37469-9”, as shown in this thread on subreddit r / PS5. Downdetector shows that there were more than 12,000 user reports of problems. Epic Games tweeted during the shutdown, showing Fortnite PlayStation players who may be having trouble logging in to Sony’s PlayStation Network status site....