Author: theparknews

Social media giant Meta announced on Monday that it would ban Russian outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused the platform of operating as an arm of Moscow’s intelligence services.”After careful consideration, we have expanded our ongoing crackdown on Russian state media. Rossiya Segodnya, RT and other associated entities are now banned from our apps globally for alleged foreign interference,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.The Biden administration announced the new sanctions on Friday, with a State Department official calling the outlet “a full member of the Russian government’s intelligence services and operations in the Ukraine war.”US officials…

Paris Saint-Germain kick off their challenge for UEFA Champions League qualification for the 2024-25 season when they face Girona at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The French title holders have won six of the last seven Ligue 1 titles, while the Spanish team made a surprise run in La Liga, finishing third.Luis Enrique’s side have made a strong start to the new Champions League season in France with four wins from four matches. Paris are scheduled to play six games in 19 days, with their next match against Arsenal, and a strong start against Girona will be essential. Losing…

Editor’s note: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Stay informed with OPB on the presidential race, key congressional battles and other local contests and ballot measures in Oregon and Southwest Washington at opb.org/elections.At the beginning of this year, Deschutes County Democrats started asking Barb Campbell if she planned to seek another term on the Bend City Council. Admittedly, she was noncommittal until this summer. That’s when she made her intentions known with local party leaders that she would be running for reelection.In a surprising turn, the Deschutes Democrats chose not to endorse Campbell, a registered Democrat since 2005, and a…

Senate Republicans voted Tuesday afternoon to block a bill that would guarantee access to IVF nationwide.All Republicans except for Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted against the bill, which passed with 51 votes, the majority needed to pass the bill, but needed 60 votes to pass. Democrats brought the bill back for consideration after Republicans blocked it in June.Democrats have been raising the issue this year after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, causing several clinics in the state to suspend IVF treatments.Republicans, including Donald Trump,…

Share this story Copy link Link copied! Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter WhatsApp Reddit A pager belonging to a member of the militant group Hezbollah exploded on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Marwan Na’amani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images This report is part of our ongoing coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. For more information on this topic, see our dedicated page. Thousands of pagers used by members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 2,700. Reuters reported on Tuesday night that Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had…

Ahead of a rally on Long Island on Wednesday, Donald Trump is vowing to repeal controversial provisions of the 2017 tax reform law he pushed through Congress and restore the federal deduction for state and local tax payments, also known as SALT. In a social media post on Tuesday afternoon, President Trump promised to “bring back SALT” if he returns to the White House. The 2017 Republican tax bill, which he signed and continues to support, capped the SALT deduction at $10,000 as part of an effort to pay for the tax cuts included in the bill. The cap disproportionately…

Here are the ratings for all the players in the match: Thibaut Courtois – 9: Superman – Made a number of key saves to keep Madrid in the match. Lucas Vázquez – 3: A poor performance as Stuttgart repeatedly exploited the space behind Lucas. Substituted at half-time. Dani Carvajal – 5.5: He started the game at centre-back but was quickly moved back to full-back after the half-time break and has thrived in his natural position. Antonio Rüdiger – 8: He headed in a Luka Modric corner kick in the 83rd minute to make it 2-1. Ferland Mendy – 6: Solid…

Gisele Perico received thunderous applause as she emerged from a French courtroom following the trial of her husband and 50 other defendants. The 72-year-old is the victim of a heinous crime in which her husband allegedly gave her sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs, recruited strangers through online platforms to rape her. Here, Gisele Pericotte admits that her husband drugged her and arranged for strangers to rape her. (AFP) What is shown in the video?”Dozens of supporters applauded Gisele Perico, a French woman whose ex-husband is accused of hiring strangers to sexually assault and abuse her while he was drugged, as…

Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist from Siberia who was jailed for criticizing Russia’s bombing of Ukrainian cities, has begun a hunger strike, her publication reported.The 46-year-old was detained less than two months after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine began, after accusing the Russian air force of bombing a theatre in Mariupol.She was convicted in February last year by a court in her hometown of Barnaul in western Siberia of spreading false information about the Russian military. Ponomarenko is one of four journalists from RusNews, an online outlet that is published only in Russian and has little readership abroad, currently in prison.RusNews…

The Nantahala River runs through the western edge of the battleground state of North Carolina, making it an unlikely place to conduct an experiment in reconciliation. About 30 Americans went there to sail the Nantahala on a raft, exploring the limits of political alienation. They were liberals and conservatives, independents and libertarians, and they would no doubt be at odds with each other on every idea and issue. But they are also willing to talk and row together toward something deeper. Veteran rafting enthusiast Ken Powley, deeply concerned about Americans’ feelings of alienation, organized the trip as part of RAFT…