Senior Vice President and Comptroller Jeffrey McConnell told jurors in Trump’s criminal tax evasion trial that he saw little upside in criticizing longtime finance chief Allen Weiselberg or chief operating officer Matthew Calamari Sr., two of Trump’s most trusted, loyal lieutenants . . “I thought if I started denying or fighting back, I would probably lose my job,” McConney said near the end of a sometimes contentious fourth day of testimony — a long warm-up for Weisselberg’s impending turn as the prosecution’s star....

The bodies of two Egyptian girls were discovered at the al-Hol detention camp that houses people linked to the Islamic State (ISIL) in northeastern Syria, according to local Kurdish security forces that run the facility. “The bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in the sewage” in the camp, a Kurdish security source told AFP news agency on Tuesday, November 15, requesting anonymity. Another camp official, who also asked to remain anonymous because of retaliation, said the decapitated girls were ages 11 and 13, the Associated Press news agency reported....

The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 closed at its highest level since Sept. 19. While stocks soared for most of Tuesday’s session, it gave back some of its gains after an Associated Press report cited an unidentified U.S. intelligence official as saying that Russian missiles had landed in NATO-member Poland. Commodities from oil to corn also rose on geopolitical concerns from Europe. While Poland later said an explosion near its eastern border with Ukraine killed two people, it did not confirm the Associated Press report....

Auch für junge Menschen soll es jetzt eine Art Entschädigung geben. Mit einem Kulturpass im Wert von 200 Euro sollen Jugendliche die Möglichkeit haben, kulturelle Erfahrungen zu sammeln und sich in der realen Welt auszutauschen. 750.000 Jugendliche sollen 200 Euro erhalten Rund 750.000 junge Menschen, die dieses Jahr 18 Jahre alt werden, sollen von dieser Förderung profitieren – doch die Umsetzung ist noch nicht ganz klar. Mittel sollten über eine spezielle Anwendung geladen werden können....

Immigration advocates in Philadelphia called the bus route a cruel trick played on innocent people who are in the United States legally. The migrants, who an immigration advocate said came mostly from Colombia in addition to the Dominican Republic and Cuba, began disembarking in the cold Philadelphia morning at about 6:15 a.m. Families received winter coats, blankets and hot chocolate from volunteers. City Council member Helen Gym greeted a woman who had a baby with a hug and words of welcome....

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed “serious concerns” about alleged Chinese interference in Canada in brief talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of this week’s Group of 20 (G20) meeting in Indonesia. The prime minister’s office said in a reading on Tuesday that the two leaders discussed North Korea and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with Trudeau “also raising our serious concerns about interference in Canada.” Last week, Canadian media outlet Global News reported that Canadian intelligence officials had warned Trudeau that China was “targeting Canada with a massive campaign of foreign interference,” including by meddling in the country’s 2019 election....

Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Angst is growing around the world about the progress of the Cop27 loss and damage talks. Global Justice Now said delays by wealthier countries on funding countries worst hit by climate meltdown are “reprehensible”. Global Justice Now has a number of staff in Sharm El Sheikh who are helping to lobby for a progressive outcome of the talks. The organization is committed to “climate justice,” where the changes needed to avoid climate catastrophe do not come at the expense of traditionally marginalized people....

Publication date: Nov 14, 2022 • 6 hours ago • 4 min read • 36 Comments Masked commuters wait for their bus in downtown Vancouver on Monday. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO /PNG Content of the article British Columbians should cover themselves if they have symptoms of respiratory illness and cannot avoid close contact with others indoors, says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below....

Despite condemnation of China’s human rights abuses and concern over its intentions in the Taiwan Strait, the mostly positive tone set by Xi’s bilateral conversation with US President Joe Biden continued until the end of the summit. But they were also opportunities for Xi’s counterparts to air their grievances in person. Albanese, the first Australian prime minister to meet Xi since 2016, described their meeting as “positive and constructive” but had touched on the detention of Australian citizens Cheng Lei and Yang Hengjun, as well as human rights abuses against of the Uighur population in Xinjiang....

L’analyse d’un vieil engin dans les programmes de Kyrillos Hanoun. Raquel Garrido a donné sa vision après les insultes du présentateur télé contre le député rebelle Louis Boyard. Interrogé sur BFMTV sur l’opportunité pour les élus de La France insoumise de continuer à assister à ses émissions, l’avocat a répondu “vous le souhaitez”. “Un cadre respectueux” pour “écouter les rebelles” Le député LFI, proche de Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a longtemps été le chroniqueur de Cyril Hanouna et n’a pas encore réagi après la très vive dispute entre les deux hommes....

Footage shared on social media showed passengers running for the exits, with many falling and being trampled, after police opened fire on a packed platform. Police were also filmed through train windows walking through carriages and beating women with batons. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died in the custody of morality police on September 16 after she was arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women....

SEBASTIEN BOZON contre AFP L’ancien archevêque de Strasbourg a reconnu ce mercredi 16 novembre, dans un message diffusé par la Conférence épiscopale française, avoir fait des “gestes déplacés” à l’encontre d’une jeune femme majeure. (Photo : l’archevêque de Strasbourg Mgr Jean-Pierre Grallet prononce son homélie lors des obsèques de l’ancien président de France Télévisions Rémy Pflimlin (photo de gauche) le 9 décembre 2016 à Mulhouse.) EGLISE – Jean-Pierre Grallet se confesse....

De nouvelles données, notamment épidémiologiques, ont modifié le bilan de la HAS, explique-t-il dans un communiqué. Dans son bilan précédent, en 2014, elle avait recommandé la poursuite du dépistage ciblé. Ce dépistage concerne les nouveau-nés de parents issus de zones où le risque génétique est plus élevé (Antilles, Guyane, Réunion, Mayotte, Afrique sub-saharienne, Cap-Vert, Brésil, Inde, Océan Indien, Madagascar, Maurice, Comores, Algérie, Tunisie, Maroc, Italie du Sud, Sicile, Grèce, Turquie, Liban, Syrie, Arabie Saoudite, Yémen, Oman)....

Lambrecht fotografierte seinen eigenen Sohn im Helikopter Ein halbes Jahr lang wich Verteidigungsministerin Christine Lambrecht (57, SPD) der bitteren Frage aus, wer das seltsame Foto ihres Sohnes im Bundeswehrhubschrauber gemacht habe. Jetzt musste er es zugeben! Ein Sprecher des Verteidigungsministeriums sagte gegenüber BILD: Lambrecht selbst habe seinen Sohn Alexander (22) fotografiert. Das Foto entstand kurz bevor Mutter und Sohn nach Nordfriesland flogen. Ein paar Kilometer von Sylt entfernt, wo es nach einem kurzen Besuch bei der Truppe in die Osterferien ging....

WHITTIER, Calif. – A group of law enforcement recruits are in critical condition after being hit by a car during their morning jog in Whittier, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said the incident was reported at 6:30 a.m. near the intersection of Mills Avenue and Telegraph Road. Recruits attend the Sheriff’s Training Academy and Regional Services Center (STARS) located in the 11500 block of Colima Street, which is about a mile and a half from the crash site....

Hancock faced criticism from many directions Tuesday, as Libby Wiener reports A sign bearing a message for Matt Hancock has flown over the I’m a Celebrity… Get me Out of Here camp in Australia, disparaging his appearance on the show. The former health minister’s controversial appearance in the jungle has sparked a backlash from people who lost loved ones during the Covid pandemic. Hancock came under fire for his handling of the virus outbreak and later resigned after CCTV footage was leaked that revealed his extramarital affair and showed him flouting Covid restrictions....

The U.S. House took a groundbreaking, bipartisan step Wednesday to curb the use of non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements to silence survivors of sexual harassment in the workplace. The latest: The Speak Out Act is now headed to President Biden’s desk after passing the House 315 -109. it had passed the Senate unanimously in September. “Sometimes we’ll be like one or two Republicans and call something bipartisan,” Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill....

Natalya Humenyuk, eine Sprecherin des ukrainischen Militärs, sagte, es sei wahrscheinlich, dass russische Truppen etwa 15 bis 20 Kilometer östlich des Dnjepr stationiert würden, um sich besser gegen Angriffe zu verteidigen. Die russischen Streitkräfte können die Stadt Cherson jedoch immer noch mit Raketen von ihren Stellungen aus erreichen. „Aber auch darauf haben wir etwas zu verantworten“, sagte Humeniuk am Dienstag. Auf dem G20-Gipfel in Indonesien sagte Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj, die Ukraine werde in ihren Bemühungen, die russischen Truppen aus dem Land zu vertreiben, nicht nachlassen....

“The government’s position has changed little since last week,” the Ontario Council of School Board Unions (OSBCU) said in a statement released Monday night. At the ombudsman’s request, the union said it was holding off on providing more information until Tuesday. “I wish I could stand here today and say all the bills are settled, the contracts are ready, we’re leaving. This would be a perfect storm. We’re a long way off, but we’re committed,” Laura Walton, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) OSBCU, said at a press conference Monday afternoon....

If anything, it was all very annoying. The prime minister had spent much of the previous days insisting he had never heard a word about Psycho. Not even a doll. She always found him completely charming to work with. If it’s a little steep. And aggressive. But that was all part of his manly charm. So it has now emerged that civil servants in two of the departments where Raab worked had made formal complaints of bullying....