The crisis is being driven by high global demand for gas and oil, which has forced up prices as economies reopen after COVID-19 lockdowns. It has been exacerbated in Europe by a reduction in output from the wind power sector. Russia is already Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas and President Vladimir Putin has said his country is “ready” to supply more of the fossil fuel if EU member states require it....
Dominik Stillhart, the director of operations for the ICRC, told the BBC’s Today program on Monday that the organization had been talking to both sides “for days on end,” but issues remained with confirming the details of cease-fire agreements that would allow civilians out of bombarded cities. He said that agreements “in principle” had immediately broken down because they lacked the precise detail about the routes and who could use them....
But then the sign-stealing allegations came out and turned all of baseball upside down. The Astros players never seemed truly remorseful for their actions — until Thursday, when Gattis went on The Athletic’s “755 is Real” podcast and spilled his guts. MORE: Three reactions to the rumored MLB season plan “Everybody wants to be the best player in the f—ing world, man … and we cheated that, for sure, and we obviously cheated baseball and cheated fans,” Gattis told hosts David O’Brien and Eric O’Flaherty....
The mark was just a tad slower than the 3:38.40 he ran at the same meet a year ago but was in range with previous season openers. In Jager’s own words, it was “nothing that would break any message boards.” PHOTOS: Track and field’s current male record-holders, in action The 27-year-old steeplechaser seems perfectly okay with that for now, especially given the emotional roller coaster of a season he had last year....
Duford has joined the Lincoln Women arm of the anti-Trump campaign. The announcement of her joining the project comes as her uncle, conservative evangelical leader Franklin Graham, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention on Thursday. “I have not spoken to my uncle, but his voice was a large reason for my speaking out,” Duford told Newsweek on Monday. She previously told Forbes for an article published Monday that she sees herself as “speaking to the woman who has always voted Republican but is not sure if they can anymore, but they’re also not sure how they feel about voting Democrat because they’ve never done it....
Jeffress appeared on Fox Radio’s Todd Starnes Show on September 23 to discuss the United Nations climate summit, which President Trump notably attended for just 14 minutes before heading to give an address on religious freedom. On the program, Jeffress referred to climate change as an “imaginary crisis,” telling listeners that Trump was right to skip the summit. He then pivoted to discussing Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has become the face of the global climate justice movement....
Out reported Friday that evangelical website LifeSiteNews started a petition asking the Hallmark Channel not to produce a potential “gay Christmas movie.” Though LifeSiteNews claims “viral” numbers of 30,000 signatures, Out claims the numbers have likely been artificially inflated after adding its own conspicuously fake names to the list. Controversy and outrage erupted in conservative circles after a November 15 interview with Hallmark Channel CEO Bill Abbot for The Hollywood Reporter’s TV’s Top 5 podcast....
Moyes, who spent 11 and a half years managing Everton, found himself back at Goodison for the first time since a 2-0 defeat in April 2014 resulted in his Manchester United dismissal, but his current charges rarely looked capable of recording an upset and their lack of luck was summed up by Jermain Defoe striking the crossbar just before Lukaku’s late clincher. Everton controlled what was a one-sided first half and, although Sunderland did improve as it progressed, the hosts deservedly led at the break thanks to Idrissa Gueye’s fine strike....
Ten new bachelors and bachelorettes will be candidates for marriage in the Natsume DLC, and we know a little bit of backstory for each before the game officially launches. Harvest Moon: One World players will only be able to choose from one of five singles of the opposite sex, according to a press release from Natsume. That’s something to consider when choosing your gender at the start of the game....
A New York Times investigation found that Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years and just $750 in federal income taxes in the two most recent years of the newspaper’s probe—2016 and 2017. The report suggested Trump’s golf courses had lost massive amounts of money, which helped lower his tax bill. The Times has not released the records it obtained in order to protect its sources....
Parenthood isn’t at the top of the list for the young couple, but both Justin, 27, and Hailey Bieber, 25, have spoken openly about their plans for starting a family and their future. Newsweek has everything you need to know. What Justin and Hailey Bieber Have Said About Having Children Justin and Hailey Bieber have made it very clear throughout their relationship that they do plan to start a family....
The Bridgerton Twitter account confirmed Page would not be involved with the show’s second season on April 2. The statement, written as a note from the show’s narrator Lady Whistledown, “bid adieu” to Page, noting he “triumphantly played” the duke, and the character “will always be a part of the Bridgerton family.” Rhimes also told Vanity Fair, “I don’t know that I expected this much of an explosion, given that every book [in the Bridgerton series] is a different romance....
The Fox News host made headlines on Tuesday when he said that he and his team struggled to find a website for the pro-Trump movement that the FBI has called a domestic terrorism threat. The conspiracy theory has also been linked to several murders and death threats against politicians. The movement was also heavily involved with the Capitol riot on January 6 in Washington D.C. “We spent all day trying to locate the famous QAnon, which, in the end, we learned is not even a website....
Legislators have been discussing the possibility of a second economic impact payment since April, just as the first round of checks were being deposited. Three months later, Congress is expected to consider the fifth–and last if McConnell has his way–stimulus package and people are waiting to see if they’ll receive additional aid. On Monday, McConnell said at a public event in Kentucky that he was “pretty sure” he will unveil another stimulus package in the next few weeks....
After adapting the Bourne movie franchise for USA Network’s Treadstone TV series, Tim Walsh will serve as showrunner for the Upgrade series. Not only has Whannell been named as co-creator, he will also return as director, according to Deadline. The writers on the show have already started breaking down the first season and crafting scripts for the episodes. The all-new story will take place a few years after Upgrade’s ending....
New powers, characters and villains—there’s a lot going on in the Miles Morales game, and we’ve compiled everything you need to know about the expansion in one place, including when it comes out and what the story is about. SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES RELEASE DATE Spider-Man: Miles Morales is set to release on November 12, the same day that the PS5 officially drops. Miles Morales will be released for both PS5 and PS4....
So who’s to blame on the Pens for another early exit? This time it can’t be goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who saved 34 of the 36 shots he faced but was simply outdueled by Henrik Lundqvist. If you ask star center Evgeni Malkin, he puts the onus on himself. MORE: Weber done for playoffs | Bettman is tone deaf | First-round photos “I want to say sorry to fans, to my teammates....
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was arrested on August 14 after allegedly conspiring with one of his relatives to provide classified information to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS)—the country’s main intelligence agency. Ma—a naturalized citizen born in Hong Kong—joined the CIA in 1982 and enjoyed a Top Secret clearance, giving him access to a wide range of classified files and sensitive information. Ma left the CIA in 1989 and moved to Shanghai, before returning to the U....
Thomas Robertson, who was a Rocky Mount police officer, was found to have violated the terms of his pretrial release by purchasing 34 firearms and ammunition, according to court documents. He attempted to disguise his ammunition purchase by mislabeling a Venmo transaction to the gun dealer. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also rejected Robertson’s explanation for the purchases, which he claimed were just World War II collectables. FBI agents discovered the cache of weapons in a search of Robertson’s home, and a resulting government inventory showed many of the firearms are recent vintage military-style assault weapons, including M4 shotguns, Cooper said....
