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Democratic Rep. Katie Porter will win re-election in California’s 47th Congressional District, CNN projects, after facing a tougher-than-expected race against Republican Scott Boe. Porter’s victory in the coastal Orange County district gives Democrats another seat in the next session — as of Friday morning, they had won 212 seats. But that won’t change CNN’s prediction that Republicans will control the chamber in January. Five House races that could affect the chamber’s partisan makeup next year remain unreported by CNN as of Friday morning....

Une confrontation entre deux grands serveurs. On n’élargirait guère le trait en résumant cet affrontement, qui a longtemps ressemblé à une partie d’échecs. Jugez plutôt : il aura fallu 2h30 pour voir un premier joueur, Auger-Aliassime en l’occurrence, lâcher son service. Aucun des deux protagonistes n’avait en effet réussi le moindre break dans les deux premiers sets. A leur décharge, les occasions étaient rares : après un premier set sans l’ombre d’un match nul, ‘F2A’ s’est procuré trois occasions – dans le même jeu – dans le second....

Durch die Kollision zweier Güterzüge und den Austritt von hochexplosivem Propangas bei Leiferde (Region Gifhorn) kam es zu erheblichen Störungen im Regional- und Fernverkehr auf der Schiene. Betroffen ist die Bahnstrecke Berlin-Hannover. Die wichtige Strecke mit zahlreichen Fernverbindungen ist seit Donnerstagmorgen gesperrt. Viele ICE- und IC-Verbindungen müssen umgeleitet werden oder fallen aus. Reisende sollten vor Reiseantritt ihre Anschlüsse prüfen, empfiehlt die Deutsche Bahn. Wie lange die Einschränkungen gelten, ist unklar....

Two other adults in the Vauxhall were seriously injured and taken to Royal Preston Hospital for treatment. An appeal for witnesses and dash cam footage was launched this afternoon. The collision happened at around 5.50pm yesterday and closed the motorway overnight. Two lanes of the southbound carriageway remain closed pending emergency reconstruction repairs this afternoon. Police confirm girl, 3, among two killed in M6 crash A Lancashire Police spokesman said this afternoon: “Officers were called at around 5....

Sign up for our free US News newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every weekday morning Sign up for our free US morning email newsletter The University of Idaho issued a “knife threat” alert on its Moscow campus just weeks before four students were stabbed to death in a violent attack in the early hours of Sunday morning. On September 12, the college notified students and staff after a group of students were threatened by a man dressed in black and wielding a knife....

Timothy Elke’s intestine was punctured during surgery to remove a bile duct blockage and the doctors who treated him were negligent in his aftercare, he alleges in a statement of claim filed in Manitoba Court of King’s Court on Nov. 8. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Health Sciences Center doctors involved failed to understand that Timothy required immediate surgery to avoid the prolonged and permanent injuries he ultimately suffered,” the lawsuit states....

Publié il y a 1 heure, Mis à jour il y a 49 minutes De 2018 à 2020, Paris a été classée ville la plus chère du monde selon le baromètre d’un institut de recherche britannique reconnu. Adobe Stock. ENQUÊTE – Dans une ville déjà chère, l’annonce par Anne Hidalgo d’une hausse de la taxe foncière a déclenché un incendie. Alors même que les conditions de vie se détériorent, les factures continuent d’augmenter....

The head of state security in central Mexico’s Aguascalientes state was among five people killed in a helicopter crash, according to the state’s governor. “We deeply regret the death of these five men,” Aguascalientes Governor Teresa Jiménez said at a press conference on Thursday, offering her condolences to the bereaved. Among those killed in the crash of the Eagle 1 helicopter, which belonged to the Aguascalientes state public security secretariat, is Porfirio Sánchez Mendoza, the Aguascalientes security chief....

Authorities in Gaithersburg, Maryland, are launching a criminal investigation into an apartment explosion that caused a partial building collapse Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 14, fire officials said. At least 100 firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the scene after reports of an explosion and fire around 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, setting off a massive multi-day search and rescue operation, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials said. Efforts to locate residents and possible missing victims will continue Friday....

Speculation had already grown that Pelosi, 82, could announce her retirement if Democrats are defeated to make way for younger leadership as the party turns its sights electorally to the 2024 presidential election. But it is also possible to seek to remain as minority leader of her party. Pelosi’s spokeswoman, Drew Hamill, tweeted that she would address her colleagues on Thursday about her future plans. Pelosi retained her 11th District seat in California with 84 percent of the vote in the final count....

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email With the Republican Party expected to win a slim majority in the House of Representatives, incumbent Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping down after two decades of leading Democrats in the lower house of Congress. In an emotional speech on the House floor Thursday, Ms. Pelosi said lawmakers “must move boldly into the future” and remain “open to new possibilities....

Kerry Tasker | Reuters Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the only Republican woman ever nominated for vice president, was defeated in her political comeback bid to represent the state in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News reported Wednesday night. Palin’s loss to Democrat Mary Peltola was her second loss in an election for the Alaska general seat in the House in less than three months. The race took weeks to call because the winner was determined by Alaska’s new ranked choice voting system....

NATO says Russian fighter jets came within a few hundred feet of its ships in the Baltic Sea yesterday. The close call “increased the risk of miscalculations, mistakes and accidents,” the military alliance warned. NATO vessels were “conducting routine operations” when two Russian aircraft “made an unsafe and unprofessional approach”. The planes came within 80 meters of the ships and were flying at an altitude of only 300 feet. NATO has warned it will “respond appropriately to any intervention” in the future amid extremely high tensions....

The cut to the energy price guarantee, which will keep average bills at £2,500 until April, means the typical household will see just 30% of the rise in gas and electricity bills. Even after the new energy price guarantee and cost of living payments, around one in eight families (3.3 million in total) will pay over £2,000 more next year than in 2021-22. 5 things to start your day Welfare bill jumps by £90bn as Jeremy Hunt protects pensioners but workers – economists label autumn statement ‘George Osborne rhetoric and Gordon Brown politics’....

Wer hat wann Zeit oder wo möchte man am Wochenende hin? Fragen wie diese haben wohl bei vielen Menschen zu endlos langen Chatverläufen in WhatsApp-Gruppenchats geführt. Aber damit muss jetzt Schluss sein. Denn es gibt eine neue Messenger-Funktion. Benutzer haben jetzt die Möglichkeit, Umfragen zu erstellen. WhatsApp für iOS Version 22.23.76 ist seit wenigen Tagen verfügbar. Das Update soll Fehler beheben. Aber auf vielen Geräten bringt es auch die Suchfunktion mit....

The walkouts coincide with Starbucks’ annual Red Cup Day, when the company gives away free reusable cups to customers who order a holiday drink. Workers say it’s often one of the busiest days of the year. Starbucks declined to say how many red cups it plans to distribute. Workers say they are looking for better pay, more consistent schedules and higher staffing levels in busy stores. Stores in 25 states planned to join the strike, according to Starbucks Workers United, the group organizing the effort....

Sign up for Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter delivered straight to your inbox for free Sign up for Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter As England flew to Doha this week, the buzzing players immediately returned to old squads, but not cliques. This team is “not built that way”. There is a real team spirit, and sources both inside and outside the camp say frankly that you will be hard-pressed to find a more united team at this World Cup....

Source: Mount Sinai Hospital Patients with a certain form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in the United States, are also more likely to have underlying heart damage from heart failure and heart attacks, or advanced valvular heart disease or carotid artery disease associated with with certain types of strokes, according to a new study from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai....

Verpackungsunternehmen entlässt 70 Mitarbeiter! Das tut richtig weh! 70 Beschäftigte des globalen Verpackungsunternehmens Amcor Flexibles verlieren ihre Stelle. Kreuzlingenn TG Stadtrat zittert. Ein Teil der Produktion wird nach Polen ausgelagert, wo die Löhne deutlich niedriger sind. 1/2 Amcor packt den Arbeitshammer in Kreuzlingen aus. Patrik BergerReporter Economics Arbeitsschock bei Kreuzlingen TG! Vom Stellenabbau bei Amcor Flexibles in Kreuzlingen könnten bis zu 70 von 400 Mitarbeitenden betroffen sein. Das Unternehmen hat die Belegschaft und die Stadt Kreuzlingen über die geplanten Massenentlassungen informiert....

The duo have reworked the 1996 anthem, with new lyrics revealed exclusively to The Sun. Sir Geoff Hurst and Lionesses Jess Carter and Beth England also star in a festive video. 7 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst features in the video for the new track 7 David Baddiel and Frank Skinner reveal their new Christmas version of the Three Lions ahead of the World Cup 7 The team behind the song hope it can go to No1 next Friday and help boost the England team — just like it did at Euro 96 As England prepare for Monday’s opener against Iran, Frank said: “We just had to do it....