When director Darren Aronofsky was looking for an actor to play the lead role in The Whale — a film about a 600-pound hermit who desperately tries to reconnect with an estranged daughter and heal from his traumatic history — he wasn’t really familiar with the project by Brendan Fraser. work. Sure, the actor was one of the most recognizable leading men of the ’90s — think Encino Man, School Ties and George of the Jungle — “but that was the generation after me, those movies,” said Aronofsky to CBC’s Eli Glasner....

Burning fiercely and choking the air with smoke, the raging California Mosquito Fire has destroyed 46 structures and continues its relentless spread through dry forests in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The blaze — the largest currently burning in California — started amid extreme heat on Sept. 6 and has grown to about 50,000 acres in El Dorado and Placer counties with only 18 percent containment as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire ....

The oil painting that featured so prominently was painted in 1744 and bought by George III in 1762. The Grand Canal With Santa Maria della Salute Looking East Towards the Bacino shows the great church of Santa Maria della Salute towering over the water in the strong morning sun. Measuring more that 2 metres (7 feet) wide, it was signed by the artist – real name Giovanni Antonio Canal – on the moored barge at the front of the composition....

Lewandowski left the Bundesliga champions this summer and had a difficult night at the Allianz Arena after failing to make the most of several chances in the Group C clash. Image: Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski sits on the pitch After a goalless first half, Julian Nagelsmann’s men opened the game early in the second period with Hernandez heading home Joshua Kimmich’s corner before good play from Jamal Musiala saw Sane fire home in the 54th minute for to keep Bayern top after two matches....

Cleotha Abston, 38, is facing additional charges, Memphis police confirmed to Fox News, without providing much information other than to confirm that the new charges are not connected to Fletcher’s case. Abston, who served 20 years in prison for aggravated kidnapping in 2000, was charged with murdering Fletcher, the granddaughter of a late billionaire. Fletcher was jogging around 4:20 a.m. on Sept. 2 when he forced his way into a dark GMC Terrain, Memphis police said....

Intel is preparing to release the first products of the 13th generation Core processor family, codenamed Raptor Lake. Among the highlights the company announced at its Intel Technology Tour is that at least one member of the Raptor Lake family will be able to hit 6GHz out of the box (via Tom’s Hardware ). Core counts and architectural improvements are generally more important than clock speed when it comes to increasing a CPU’s performance these days, but after years of hanging out in the 5GHz range, it’s good to get to the next digit....

The slate begins with a bang as Texas hosts No. 1 Alabama in a non-conference battle between future SEC foes. Also highlighting the day’s first wave of games is No. 16 Arkansas hosting South Carolina in a crucial conference game for both SEC teams. No. 17 Pittsburgh and No. 24 Tennessee highlight the afternoon slate, while No. 19 Wisconsin clashes with Washington State in the same window at 3:30 p....

Eine Ära, die am 8. September 2022 endete: Königin Elizabeth II. ist im Alter von 96 Jahren gestorben. Der Buckingham Palace bestätigte den Tod des Monarchen am Donnerstagnachmittag: „Die Königin ist friedlich auf Schloss Balmoral gestorben. Der König und seine Frau werden heute Nachmittag auf Schloss Balmoral bleiben und morgen nach London zurückkehren.“ Nach dem Tod der Königin ist ihr Sohn Charles nun König, der Titel für ihn lautet King Charles III....

The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers each presented two options to a federal judge about who should be a “special master” in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the case, earlier this week granted the former president’s request to appoint a third-party lawyer, known as a special master, to independently review the material — including more than 100 classified documents – seized by the FBI from his Florida residence and resort....

People enter a Dollarama store in Toronto, September 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy Discount retailer Dollarama Inc. is gaining new customers as Canadian shoppers “trade up” from more expensive stores and turn to the dollar store’s cheaper prices amid inflation. The retail chain said on Friday it was attracting consumers from “all walks of life” – including higher-income households – as the rising cost of living takes a toll on budgets....

Er würde es immer vorziehen, wenn sich die Bundesländer darum kümmern würden, etwa mit Heizkostenzuschüssen – und die gingen an die Gruppen, die am wenigsten verdienen, die es wirklich brauchen. „Das können wir. Wir können auch diversifizieren. Wir haben dieses Bewässerungsproblem nicht. Dem Bund wäre dagegen sicherlich zu raten, sich um den Strompreis zu kümmern. Fairerweise, was jetzt passiert ist.“ ist, sich um den Gaspreis zu kümmern und sich um den Treibstoffpreis zu kümmern”, sagte Doskozil zur Pressezeit des ORF....

Much of the eastern Ukrainian region suffered power outages and water cuts on Sunday. The outage is likely to affect about nine million people in the region, including territories controlled by Russia. “There is no electricity or water in several settlements. Emergency services are working to control the fires in the affected areas,” Oleg Sinegubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said in a statement on social media. Similar reports came in the evening from Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions....

• Lire aussi : Elle a assassiné devant ses trois jeunes enfants Le suspect, âgé de 50 ans, a été conduit au centre de détention pour y être rencontré par les enquêteurs, a indiqué Marie Allaire Morin du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal. Le suspect est connu des milieux policiers et s’avère désormais être l’ex-femme de la victime, toutes deux d’origine camerounaise. L’homme de 50 ans avait déjà été accusé de violence domestique et s’était vu interdire par le tribunal d’approcher ou de contacter son ex-femme....

BLUE BELL, Pa. — It was a risky game, contrasting a midterm election rally with opening day for Philadelphia Eagles football. But the bet was that voters in this blue-collar suburb would care more about abortion rights than Jalen Hurts’ ability to hit receivers down the field. “Thank you for missing the game today, for that,” Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s campaign staffer Annie Wu Henry told those who decided to spend Sunday afternoon in a gym listening to a pro-reproductive speech by a Democrat....

Google says Lock Screen widgets will be available in the “coming weeks” as its iPhone apps are gradually updated in the App Store. Widgets allow users to quickly launch Google apps from the lock screen and provide real-time information at a glance: Google: Start a search via text, voice or camera Gmail: See the number of messages in your inbox Chrome: Start a search, including by voice or in incognito mode Google Drive: Quick access to starred files and folders Google Maps: See real-time traffic updates and estimated travel times to places you travel often, like home and work Google News: See the headlines in real time...

Speaking at the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Maryland, Harris echoed President Joe Biden’s recent attacks on “MAGA” Republican leaders he says are a threat to the nation. “We have to tell the truth about it,” Harris said. “Today, by coming together we affirm that we refuse to let extremist, so-called leaders tear apart our democracy.” The vice president criticized the fallout from the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v....

Mais quelle mouche (nationaliste) a piqué les Suédois ? C’est quoi cette DS, Rassemblement National à la sauce scandinave ? Et quand la Suède, jusqu’alors jalouse de son modèle socio-économique de gauche, s’est-elle tournée vers la droite voire vers l’extrême droite ? 20 Minutes fait le point sur ce virage politique, loin d’être anecdotique, puisqu’il semble se propager à travers la Scandinavie. Qu’est-ce que le Parti démocrate suédois ? “A l’origine, le parti des démocrates suédois était une formation populiste de droite, issue d’un mouvement d’extrême droite fondé en 1988”, a déclaré Cyril Coulet, spécialiste des pays nordiques et ancien chercheur à l’Institut suédois des affaires internationales....

The prospect of a Ukrainian counterattack against positions held by the Russians in the southern part of the country has long been anticipated and discussed by both sides. But the sight of Ukrainian forces in recent days tearing down Russian flags and raising their colors over villages, towns and cities in the eastern Kharkiv region caught most people off guard, including – it seems – Russians. With little fanfare, Ukraine’s military has achieved its most significant gains since Russian troops were forced to abandon plans to seize the capital Kiev in late March....

La numéro un mondiale Iga Swiatek a remporté son premier titre de tennis à l’US Open, le troisième titre majeur de sa carrière, en battant la Tunisienne Ons Jabeur (5e) 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), samedi 10 septembre, à New York. . La Polonaise de 21 ans, vainqueur de Roland Garros en 2020 et en juin de cette année, souligne sa domination cette saison sur le circuit féminin, qui l’a vue remporter 37 victoires et six titres d’affilée en première mi-temps....

Speaking less than three months after a conservative majority of five justices overturned Roe v. Wade’s constitutional guarantee of access to abortion, Kagan said the public’s view of the court can be damaged especially when changes in its membership lead to major changes in law. He emphasized that he was not talking about a specific decision or even a series of decisions with which he disagreed. However, her remarks were similar to points made in dissenting opinions she has written or contributed in recent months, including on the abortion issue....