Lu0027Ethiopienne Workenesh Edesa a établi un nouveau record du marathon de Sydney dimanche dans les rues de la cité australienne en couvrant les 42,195 kilomètres en 2 heures 21 minutes et 40 secondes, soit 2 minutes et 53 secondes de moins que lu0027ancien record détenu par la Kényane Stella Barsosio depuis 2019…
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2’53” de moins : Edesa explose le record à Sydney
JUST IN: Dangote Refinery Sells Petrol for N898 Per Litre
JUST IN: Dangote Refinery Sells Petrol for N898 Per Litre The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that it bought fuel at N898 per litre from Dangote Refinery. The oil firm had moved about 300 trucks to the 650,000 capacity refinery in Lagos, on Saturday…
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Barcelona reach agreement to sign Szczesny to succeed Ter Stegen
German Ter Stegen injured.
Polish journalist Tomasz Wlodarczyk confirmed that Szczesny will be a Barcelona player in the next few hours after passing the medical tests on Thursday.
The Pole has become the ideal choice for Barcelona to replace the German goalkeeper who will be absent from the Catalan club in the remaining matches of the season (8 months) due to suffering from a complete tear in the patellar tendon in his right knee.
Szczesny had announced his final retirement from football, before the end of his contract with Juventus, and his last participation with Poland was in the European Cup (Euro
China frees US pastor David Lin who was jailed for life in 2006
Lin’s release raises hopes for two other US citizens detained in China and considered wrongfully detained by Washington.
China has freed David Lin, a pastor from the United States who had been in jail since 2006, the US State Department said.
Lin, now 68, was jailed for life after being found guilty of contract fraud.
Washington designated him wrongfully detained and had been urging Beijing to free him for years.
“We welcome David Lin’s release from prison in the People’s Republic of China. He has returned to the United States and now gets to see his family for the first time in nearly 20 years,” said a State Department spokesperson.
Lin’s daughter Alice earlier told the Politico media outlet that her father was expected to arrive in Texas on Sunday.
“No words can express the joy we have — we have a lot of time to make up for,” Politico quoted her as saying.
In addition to Lin, China has detained several other US citizens, including Kai Li, a businessman accused of spying in 2016.
Last November, the chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged President Joe Biden to use a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to push for the release of Lin, Li and a third detainee, Mark Swidan.
Washington says the three were wrongfully detained. China says such cases are handled according to the law.
“Our hope is that David’s release creates the space for additional diplomacy” to free Swidan and Li, Politico quoted a US official, who was familiar with the negotiations, as saying.
Lin’s release comes just weeks after National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi in Beijing.
A congressional commission is due to hold a hearing this Wednesday on the case of US citizens imprisoned in China.
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The present — and future — of the American right
That today’s American right has radically changed since former President Donald Trump’s political emergence is beyond obvious. What’s less well understood is that the right is still transforming rapidly, and that the movement is in a vastly different — and more radical — place than it was even four years ago.
In eight new pieces, Vox explains the current state of the movement: its dominant ideologies, its newest obsessions, its defining thinkers, and its latest policy positions. We also explain where the movement is headed next — including two paths the Republican Party, and the United States, could travel next depending on what happens in the 2024 election between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Look out for the first four pieces coming Wednesday, September 25, and the next four coming the day after. And keep an eye out for another series in October, where we’ll examine the state of the transformed left, and where that movement is headed next.
CREDITS
Reporters: Zack Beauchamp, Rachel M. Cohen, Rebecca Jennings, Eric Levitz, Ian Millhiser, Christian Paz, Andrew Prokop
Editors: Angela Chen, Sean Collins, Naureen Khan, Patrick Reis
Art Director: Paige Vickers
Style & Standards: Elizabeth Crane, Anouck Dussaud, Kim Eggleston, Caity PenzeyMoog, Sarah Schweppe
Audience: Shira Tarlo
Special thanks: Bill Carey, Elbert Ventura
Hezbollah fires at Tel Aviv as Israel
At the peak of Syria’s devastating civil war, its neighbors took in millions of refugees. A decade on, Lebanon is still housing more than 1.5 million people from that country, according to UN data.
Now though, people are heading in the opposite direction as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates. The UN refugee agency reported Wednesday that the main highway leading to the Lebanon-Syria border was choked with hundreds of cars, as it observed rising numbers fleeing “in desperation.”
“Hundreds of vehicles are backed up in queues at the Syrian border. Many people are also arriving on foot, carrying what they can,” the UNHCR said in an update Wednesday.
“Large crowds, including women, young children and babies are waiting in line after spending the night outdoors in falling temperatures. Some carry fresh injuries from the recent bombardments.”
UN staff deployed to border crossings have been providing supplies including food, water, blankets and mattresses and “guiding them towards support available once in Syria,” the UNHCR said.
Thousands of people have been displaced by Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon in recent days with the UNHCR warning Tuesday that numbers are only set to rise. “Over 27,000 people have been displaced over the past 48 hours, and more are abandoning their homes by the minute,” UNHCR stressed in its Wednesday update.
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Tropical Storm Helene: Parts Of Florida Gulf Coast Now Under Hurricane Warning As Storm Strengthens
Topline
A storm system in the Caribbean Sea officially became Tropical Storm Helene late Tuesday morning and is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center warned.
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Key Facts
The storm—located about 150 south of the western tip of Cuba—has prompted a hurricane warning for the Florida coastline from Anclote River to Mexico Beach, Florida, and for Cabo Catoche to Tulum in Mexico.
A hurricane warning was issued Tuesday afternoon for the Florida Gulf Coast from Anclote River to Mexico Beach, along with the coast of Mexico from Cabo Catoche to Tulum.
The National Hurricane Center also issued a storm surge warning for Florida from Flamingo to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor.
Much of the rest of Florida’s Gulf Coast is under either a tropical storm warning or hurricane watch, while a tropical storm watch was issued for much of Florida’s east coast and the coast of Georgia.
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as of 5 p.m. Tuesday, with higher gusts, and forecasters predict it will be near hurricane strength when it nears the Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday.
The system is expected to be a major hurricane by the time it reaches the U.S. on Thursday, with winds of around 115 mph and rainfall between 4 and 8 inches expected, with isolated totals up to a foot, which “will likely result in areas of considerable flash and urban flooding.”
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Has Helene Caused Evacuation Orders In Florida?
Yes. As of Tuesday evening just before 5 p.m. EDT, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders had been issued in 13 counties. Six counties had mandatory evacuation orders: Charlotte County, Franklin County, Gulf County, Manatee County, Pinellas County and Wakulla County. Almost the entire state is under a state of emergency declaration.
Is Helene Impacting Airlines?
Airlines have issued travel alerts for the storm and are letting potentially impacted passengers change their plans without fees, including United Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and Frontier.
What To Watch For
Forecasters warn Helene’s impacts could be felt well inland, due to an unusually large wind field and heavy rain, which could bring “the risk of landslides across the southern Appalachians.”
Crucial Quote
“There is a danger of life-threatening storm surge along the entire west coast of the Florida Peninsula and Florida Big Bend,” the National Hurricane Center noted Tuesday. “The highest inundation levels are expected along the coast of the Florida Big Bend. “Residents in those areas should follow advice given by local officials and evacuate if told to do so.”
Key Background
Helene is the eighth named tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and comes weeks after Francine made landfall as a Category 2 in Louisiana on Sept. 11. The only tropical storm to form in between the two, named Gordon, lost its strength in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday. Forecasters this year predicted the busiest storm season (from June 1 to Nov. 30) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ever forecasted—up to 25 named storms and 13 hurricanes—but the season hasn’t been as active as predicted so far.
Further Reading
ForbesHurricane Helene: Airlines Issue Travel Alerts As Storm Heads For FloridaBy Suzanne Rowan KelleherForbesGovernment Forecasters Issue Most Dire Hurricane Season Prediction In Their History—Here’s WhyBy Brian BushardForbesHurricane Francine Makes Landfall In Louisiana As Category 2By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
Trump and Harris to Appear at Separate Univision Town Halls With Latino Voters
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have no plans to debate again, but they will appear at separate town halls with Latino voters on Univision next month.
The Spanish-language network announced Tuesday that Trump will answer questions on Oct. 8 in Miami. Harris will participate in a similar town hall with undecided Latinos on Oct. 10 in Las Vegas.
Harris challenged Trump to meet again face-to-face after their ABC debate on Sept. 10. Over the weekend, Harris accepted an offer to debate on CNN on Oct. 23. But the former president — who had challenged Harris last month to three debates — declined, saying it’s “too late.”
The Univision events will be broadcast with Spanish translation. They will also be available in English on the network’s YouTube channel.
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Enrique Acevedo will moderate both events. Univision said the topics will include the economy, jobs, healthcare, immigration and foreign policy.
Latinos make up 14.7% of eligible voters nationwide, according to the Pew Research Center. They also make up a larger share of the electorate in the key swing states of Arizona and Nevada, at 25% and 22% respectively.
“Noticias Univision serves as a two-way bridge: we bring every voice to our community while conveying the concerns of Latinos to those in power,” Daniel Coronell, the president of Noticias Univision, said in a statement. “There are more than 36 million Hispanics eligible to vote in the U.S., making them the largest minority in the country, with the power to influence the outcome of the race for the White House and the future of the nation.”
Tim Walz and J.D. Vance are set to meet next Tuesday for the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan will moderate that event on CBS.
‘It’s terrifying’: Woman in China finds human tooth in meat-filled mooncake, China News
A woman in China was horrified after reportedly finding a human tooth inside a meat-filled mooncake she had bought from supermarket Sam’s Club in Changzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu. The woman took to Chinese video-sharing platform Douyin on Sept 5 to share a video of the unexpected discovery she said she had made while eating
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