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Comment OAKLAND, Calif. — California and the western United States are in the grip of a historically severe September heat wave that is forecast to intensify early this week. Record-breaking temperatures are stressing power grids, fueling wildfires and endangering health. The prolonged heat wave began on August 30 and is forecast to peak on Monday and Tuesday before gradually easing in the second half of the week. Dozens of high temperature records have already been broken from California to Montana, and dozens more are predicted....

Piastri has faced accusations of a lack of “integrity” from Alps team principal Ottmar Schaffnauer for turning his back on the team that helped guide his career as a member of the Young Drivers’ Academy from 2020. Piastri was also criticized by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who made pointed remarks about “integrity” and “karma”. On the other side of the table, McLaren faced a backlash on social media for the way it agreed a deal with Piastri for 2023 while still having Daniel Ricciardo under a permanent contract....

Ms Truss’ own MPs have warned that the new Conservative leader must not leave the center or surround herself with a close circle of right-wing allies ahead of a general election. A former minister said: “I suspect he will go with a fairly hard Brexit, right-wing, Thatcher tribute government.” Liz Truss is the favorite to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister (Jacob King/PA) (PA wire) The calls came as union leaders urged Ms Truss to “clean up” her plans for workers’ rights after reports she wants to review EU-sourced protections....

The world’s second most populous nation overtook the United Kingdom in the last quarter of 2021 and has continued to widen its lead ever since, according to a Bloomberg analysis of International Monetary Fund (IMF) data. It marks a watershed moment for the former British colony, propelling it into the world’s top five economies in nominal dollar terms. While British growth was subdued in the first quarter of this year and output is expected to contract in coming months, India is the world’s fastest-growing economy and domestic demand is booming....

Today, I noticed that the company is promoting the Google One 2TB subscription upgrade hand-in-hand with the Nest Hub smart display as a sort of “gift” for your decision to upgrade. I said before that it came at no cost, but that’s in quotes for a reason. The premise is that you’re already spending $99 USD today to join the One with massive storage, but really this device is $99 USD off the shelf....

German government says WWII reparations issue ‘closed’. Poland says it will demand $1.3 trillion from Germany for crimes committed during World War II. The move follows the publication of a report on the cost of the Nazi occupation of Poland from 1939 to 1945. Poland’s right-wing government says the country has not been fully compensated. But Germany insists that reparations were paid in the years following the war and the issue of reparations is now closed....

Le Live de la rencontre Nantes – PSG résumer Suivez en direct sur Onze Mondial cette rencontre de la 6e journée entre le FC Nantes d’Antoine Kombouaré et le Paris Saint-Germain de Christophe Galtier. Le coup d’envoi du match sera donné ce samedi 3 septembre 2022 à 21h00 depuis le Stade de La Beaujoire.

Im Innviertel dreht sich alles um Mattig. Der Bach trocknet aus und die Feuerwehr ist von der Wasserversorgung abgeschnitten. Auch andere kleinere Bäche im Innviertel führen immer weniger Wasser. Da in manchen Gemeinden Feuerwehren ihr Löschwasser aus diesen Gewässern beziehen, ist dies problematisch. „Dürre kann zu echten Problemen führen“, sagte Josef Kaiser, Bezirkshauptmann der Feuerwehr Braunau, heute. Bleibt Mattig weiterhin trocken, könnte es für die Menschen in der Umgebung gefährlich werden, da die Situation in den Wäldern ebenfalls gefährlich ist und es immer wieder zu Bränden in Wirtschaftsgebäuden kommen kann....

Il invite les gens à regarder la deuxième tentative prévue samedi. “J’aimerais bien voir décoller la fusée la plus complexe et la plus puissante jamais construite. Cependant, l’ingénieur en moi était rassuré de voir que les gens étaient capables d’identifier les problèmes techniques qui pouvaient conduire à la catastrophe. Ce dernier rapporte que la foudre a retardé le ravitaillement de l’avion et qu’un des moteurs n’a pas été suffisamment refroidi avant le décollage....

Le public de Lyon en fusion La rencontre de l’OL fait monter la tension dans les tribunes. Les supporters lyonnais fêtent dignement leur propre succès. Super ambiance au Groupama Stadium ! Dembélé complète Angers, 5-0 ! Entré en jeu à la place de Lacazette, Dembélé rejoint lui aussi la fête après un excellent rush solitaire. L’ancien attaquant du Celtic met le feu au Groupama Stadium et complète la nuit magique de l’OL !...

Police found a woman who had been shot in the 900 block of Skinner Drive. A long line of at least a dozen police vehicles could be seen up and down the neighborhood street as people stood in their yards and watched. Responders took her to the hospital. Her identity and the extent of her injuries have not yet been released. No arrests or suspect details have yet been made....

• Lire aussi : Le G7 cible la manne énergétique russe en plafonnant les prix du pétrole “Sur les sites de Kherson et d’Engerkondar, des frappes précises de nos troupes ont détruit trois systèmes d’artillerie ennemis et un dépôt de munitions”, tuant plusieurs soldats russes, a déclaré l’armée ukrainienne dans un communiqué. L’armée ukrainienne a également affirmé que les forces russes avaient évacué “tout leur matériel militaire du site de l’usine” avant l’arrivée jeudi de la mission de l’AIEA, dont plusieurs membres sont restés à l’usine et s’y trouvent toujours....

getty The mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Tucuman, Argentina, that I covered yesterday for Forbes, isn’t so mysterious anymore. According to an update from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Argentina’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that the Legionella bacterium is the cause of the outbreak that has now left 11 people sick and four dead. Here’s a PAHO tweet with the update: The update specifically mentioned Legionella pneumophila, which is one of a legion of different species of Legionella bacteria that also includes L....