The investigation into the seizure of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 has so far yielded 842 prosecutions and 218 convictions, for crimes ranging from disturbing public order to rebellion. As the House committee in hearing after hearing revealed plans at the highest levels of the White House to allow Donald Trump to remain president, questions have become more pressing …
Read More »Oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron also posted gains
Photo: ANP Major US oil and gas companies ExxonMobil and Chevron posted second-quarter profits on the back of higher energy prices. In doing so, they are following the example of the likes of Shell and Total Energies, which have set records due to high oil and fuel prices. Exxon, America’s largest oil company, had a net profit of $17.9 billion …
Read More »welcoming only Ukrainians is discrimination
PA ONS News•today, 06:00 Municipalities that only want to receive Ukrainian asylum seekers are guilty of discrimination. So says the Institute for Human Rights (CvdRM). State Secretary Eric van der Burg for Security and Justice offered this option to municipalities in order to create more space in other municipalities for asylum seekers from other countries. This could provide a partial …
Read More »Xi warns Biden of Pelosi visit to Taiwan: ‘Don’t play with fire’
AFP ONS News•yesterday, 8:56 p.m. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to “play with fire”. This warning concerns a possible visit to Taiwan by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Xi strongly opposes such a visit to what he believes to be a renegade Chinese province, and he made that clear during the fifth …
Read More »Finding peace on a 72-hour train journey across the United States | National geographic
One of the reasons I wanted to take a 72-hour train ride from New York to San Francisco was my desire to slow down. I had been through the second – strange – pandemic year, which had been so different from the first. The year 2022 had been characterized by a constant alternation of isolation and freedom. During the lockdown, …
Read More »US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism
International•29 Jul ’22 at 06:16Author of the book: AP US says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s racist comments are ‘unforgivable’ The nationalist leader had warned in a speech about the emergence of ‘mixed race people’. In response to the reports, the US State Department pointed to the US ambassador’s statement against anti-Semitism. He called Orban’s words ‘inexcusable’ more than three-quarters …
Read More »Skeleton predecessor of T. rex sold at auction for 6 million euros, scientists displeased | Science
28 jul 2022 om 20:44 | Update: 2 uur geleden The skeleton of a Gorgosaurus, related to Tyrannosaurus rex, was auctioned on Thursday for 6.1 million dollars (6 million euros). The unnamed buyer managed to get the skeleton into his private collection. Scientists are concerned about the latter. By: Lennart ‘t Hart The skeleton auction took place at the famous …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about the Clásica San Sebastian, with Bauke Mollema and Tom Dumoulin | sport
Just six days after the end of the Tour de France, the Clásica San Sebastian is scheduled for Saturday. With Bauke Mollema (winner in 2016), Tom Dumoulin and many other big names at the start. Everything you need to know about the 41st edition of the Spanish cycling classic can be found in this article. the lesson Around 11:50 a.m., …
Read More »Skeleton predecessor of T. rex sold at auction for 6 million euros, scientists displeased | Science
28 jul 2022 om 20:44 | Update: 2 uur geleden The skeleton of a Gorgosaurus, related to Tyrannosaurus rex, was auctioned on Thursday for 6.1 million dollars (6 million euros). The unnamed buyer managed to get the skeleton into his private collection. Scientists are concerned about the latter. By: Lennart ‘t Hart The skeleton auction took place at the famous …
Read More »Now with a combined museum boat ticket | Zeeland
VLISSINGEN – Travelers between Vlissingen and Breskens can now more easily purchase tickets for the ferry service. Plus, they can combine them with affordable admission tickets to area museums. This can lead to a reduction of up to 40%. Westerschelde Ferry, which carries approximately 600,000 passengers between Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Walcheren each year, enters into a multi-year partnership with Ticketcounter. This …
Read More »US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism
ANP products | Source: AP Today at 21:53 Washington US says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s racist comments are ‘unforgivable’ In a speech, the nationalist leader had warned of the emergence of “mixed race people”. In response to the reports, the US State Department pointed to the US ambassador’s statement against anti-Semitism. He called Orban’s words “inexcusable” more than three-quarters …
Read More »Kevin Bacon hunts the blues on Instagram with his guitar and his goat
The new thriller arrives next week in the United States They they out, with Kevin Bacon, 64, a camp manager. When Kevin is free, he can be found on his land. Usually with a guitar in his hands or while listening to music. He regularly shares some of his private life on Instagram. Kevin Bacon, for example, gave a good …
Read More »Regret of hydraulic works | The engineer
“No regrets” is one of the starting points when designing hydraulic structures. To learn from past experiences, Deltares and TU Delft launched an inventory study on what made previous projects more or less successful. You would think that anyone who builds a bridge, a levee or any other work of art over water hopes to come back with …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about the Clásica San Sebastian, with Bauke Mollema and Tom Dumoulin | sport
Just six days after the end of the Tour de France, the Clásica San Sebastian is scheduled for Saturday. With Bauke Mollema (winner in 2016), Tom Dumoulin and many other big names at the start. Everything you need to know about the 41st edition of the Spanish cycling classic can be found in this article. the lesson Around 11:50 a.m., …
Read More »Dutch holidaymakers evacuated from French campsite due to forest fire | NOW
About four hundred campers had to leave a campsite in the south of France on Wednesday evening because of a forest fire. The evacuees also include Dutch people, including families with children. Holidaymakers had to leave the Gorges du Verdon campsite because of the approach of the forest fire, which has already burned more than 350 hectares. They are cared …
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