Assemblymember Evan Low proposes new recount law following his own astounding congressional recount (2024)

Steve Cooper is making his managerial return in the English Premier League at Leicester. The promoted club has announced the hiring of Cooper on a contract until 2027 six months after he was fired by Nottingham Forest. Cooper replaces Enzo Maresca. Maresca was hired by Chelsea this month after just one year at Leicester during which he got the club promoted as second-tier champion. Cooper has been biding his time to get back into work following an emotional exit from Forest. He got the team back into the top flight for the first time in 23 years and then kept it there.

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European Union envoys have reached agreement on a “powerful and substantial” new series of sanctions that are part of its ongoing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The EU's Belgian presidency posted on social media on Thursday that the package provides new targeted measures and maximizes the impact of existing sanctions by closing loopholes. The measures will notably target imports of Russian liquid natural gas and make it harder to move around. The EU estimates that about 4 billion-6 billion cubic meters (141 billion-212 billion cubic feet) of Russian LNG was shipped on to third countries via EU ports last year. Details about the sanctions are likely to be released early next week if EU foreign ministers endorse them as expected on Monday.

Papago Storage, the largest energy storage project in Arizona, holds a 20-year tolling agreement with Arizona Public Service Company.

GUELPH, ON, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with leading renewable energy supplier Lifestyle Solar Inc. ("Lifestyle Solar") to provide solar and energy storag…

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has recovered in time to defend his title although there are still doubts about his ability to be competitive. Vingegaard was in a high-speed, multi-rider crash in Spain in April and sustained a broken collarbone and ribs and a collapsed lung. The Danish rider’s Visma-Lease a Bike says he will be on the starting line next week when the race kicks off from Italy. His teammate Wout van Aert, who broke his collarbone and ribs in March in another crash, will also race in support of Vingegaard. The Tour starts on June 29 in Florence.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2024 / Theralase® Technologies Inc. ("Theralase®" or the "Company") (TSXV:TLT)(OTCQB:TLTFF), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research and development of light and/or radiation activated small molecules and their formulations, inten…

Poland faces Austria on Friday in a game both have targeted as a must-win after losing their European Championship openers. They have a stronger opponent to follow. The fitness of Robert Lewandowski is the key question for Poland which led but lost to the Netherlands 2-1 without him. Austria was beaten by France 1-0. Kickoff in Berlin is at 6 p.m. local time at the Olympic Stadium.

At least two people have been killed and nine others injured when a train full of passengers collided head-on with another train on a test run just outside Chile’s capital of Santiago. Investigations were underway Thursday to determine the cause of the crash, which vaulted one car fully on top of a car from the other train. Authorities identified the two people killed as crew members operating a speed test on the service train that had 10 workers on board.

With outrageous goals flying in from all angles, Euro 2024 has started with a bang. Could the ball be to thank for this? England captain Harry Kane says: "When you strike it, it stays hit.” The Adidas Fussballliebe - meaning “love of football” in German - is the official match ball of the European Championship. And players appear to have quickly mastered it with a slew of stunning, long-range goals. There was Arda Guler’s curling effort into the top corner from around 20 meters in Turkey’s 3-1 win against Georgia. That was rivalled by his teammate Mert Muldur’s volley from the edge of the box in the same game.

Two climate activists have been arrested after cutting through a fence at a London area airport and spray-painting private jets orange. Essex police say that two women were arrested early Thursday in the private area of Stansted Airport. Environmental group Just Stop Oil posted video of someone cutting through a fence and a clip of a woman spraying orange paint on two private jets. Police say the two were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and interference with the use or operation of national infrastructure. An airport spokesperson says the incident was three miles (5 kilometers) from the main terminal.

SHELTON, CT / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2024 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE AmerIcan.: NNVC ) (the "Company"), a clinical stage company and global leader in broad-spectrum antiviral nanomedicines, reports that the ultra-broad-spectrum antiviral NV-387, a clinical Phase II stage drug candidate, was …

Diaphanous origami-like sculptures that floated like spring seeds caught in the wind captured the essence of the subtle, rich, and exquisite display from Issey Miyake at Paris Fashion Week — one of the strongest in seasons. The breathtaking menswear displays in the show “Up, Up, and Away” featured couture-like poetry: seemingly weightless textiles that billowed like parachutes or kites. The garments seemed ready for flight. In Mobilier National’s cobbled courtyard, the Homme Plissé show Thursday morning took inspiration from all things windy, transforming the elements into wearable art. The collection was a testament to designer Satoshi Kondo’s ability to harness innovative fabric techniques.

Rescuers have called off a search for a Japanese mountaineer who went missing a week ago while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan. Authorities said there was hardly any chance of survival for 36-year-old Atsushi Taguchi. His fellow climber, Ryuseki Hiraoka, died while scaling the roughly 23,000-foot Spantik Peak. Also known as Golden Peak, it's renowned for the distinct golden hue cast upon it at sunrise and sunset, making the peak a popular destination.

Facing upheaval on the way in college athletics, a handful of administrators and athletes from smaller schools have been working on a new model of governance. The hope by members of the Football Championship Subdivision and Division I-AAA is to give their athletes more of a say and essentially treat them more like students than employees. It is also a way to be proactive and potentially head off future lawsuits. The plans are still in the discussion stage.

HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 June 2024 - Today, KGI Asia has released its 2024 Mid-Year Global Market Outlook, which covers regions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the US, Singapore, and Indonesia.

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore was abuzz Tuesday with more than mere animal activity.

Artificial intelligence is primed to take over Hollywood with all the subtlety of the Kool-Aid Man busting through a wall.

LOS ANGELES — Will Packer knows that diversity in movies is good business.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sure, it has felt like summer ever since the kids started getting out of school a few weeks back. Yet, the calendar says that the season doesn’t officially start until this week – on June 21.

HARTFORD, Conn. — While it’s been slow, there’s definitely been progress in the efforts to preserve the mysterious island in the middle of Long Island Sound, say advocates on both sides of the body of water between Connecticut and New York.

Connor McDavid has been the best player on the ice as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to force a sixth game in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers. Connor Brown also has made a big difference. Brown set up a short-handed goal in Game 4 and then scored one in Game 5 to send the series back across North America. The 30-year-old maligned for his lack of production in his first season with Edmonton is finally looking like his old self 20 months since tearing the ACL in his left knee.

Dalton Knecht has always carried a chip on his shoulder with him throughout his multi-school basketball journey. Feeling overlooked has powered the guard from Colorado along his stops at Northeastern Junior College, Northern Colorado and Tennessee. Knecht is coming off his final college season, during which he averaged 21.7 points with the Volunteers, earned All-America honors and received shout-outs from none other than Kevin Durant. That determination has Knecht on the precipice of becoming a lottery pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land. The IAA said Thursday the discovery of the late Bronze Age ship so far out at sea indicates that the navigation abilities of ancient seafarers were more advanced than previously thought because they could travel without a line of sight to land. The gas company, Energean, was scouring the sea-floor when it found the fully intact ship buried in mud beneath hundreds of jugs.

A new mutual-defense pact signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un commits each country to come to the other’s aid if attacked. Just what the threshold for such assistance would be is currently unclear -- maybe deliberately so, to deter other countries from putting it to the test. Such pacts are not uncommon and are rarely invoked, while often being touted as a means of deterring aggression, though the agreement between the two unpredictable and autocratic leaders of nuclear nations immediately raised concerns globally.

The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened amid rising tensions between Washington and Moscow. The trial began behind closed doors on Thursday in Yekaterinburg, in the same court that next week is to begin hearing the case of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested for espigonage in March 2023. The defendant was identified by Russian authorities as Los Angeles resident Ksenia Karelina. Russia’s Federal Security Service says Karelina raised money for a Ukrainian organization that was providing weapons, ammunition and other supplies to the Ukrainian military. Her boyfriend has said she made a single donation of about $50 to a Ukrainian organization, according to media reports.

South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will reconsider issue of providing arms supplies to Ukraine.

Prosecutors say an Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group after he arrived in Germany in 2022 has been arrested. The suspect was arrested Wednesday in Esslingen, near Stuttgart in southwestern Germany. A judge ordered him to be kept in custody on suspicion of membership in a foreign terrorist organization pending a possible indictment. He is accused of joining IS in Iraq in or before May 2016 and fighting for the extremist group. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Mahmoud A. arrived in Germany in October 2022 and stood by to carry out attacks on behalf of IS. They didn’t specify whether any specific attacks were ever planned.

The Oakland Police Departmentsays an Oakland Juneteenth celebration turned violent when several people were shot. Police say that the Lake Merritt event was largely peaceful, with as many as 5,000 in attendance, until a sideshow involving “motorbikes and vehicles” took place at Bellvue and Grand avenues at around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday on the north side of the lake. Police spokesperson Paul Chambers says the shooting happened at 8:45 p.m. Several people were struck by gunfire and were taken to a hospital, but an exact number of injuries wasn't known. Police say they could not confirm any deaths. I

CLAREMONT, Calif. — You might miss it unless you’re actually looking for it. But once you get there, whether you are a sports memorabilia collector or just a fan, you might not want to leave.

DENVER — The most interesting story involving Shedeur Sanders and Colorado football right now is who follows him on the big stage. And I’m not talking about Lil Wayne.

CHICAGO — During the first five weeks of the WNBA season, Chicago Sky fans posed one question: Why isn’t Chennedy Carter starting?

MIAMI — The question was a simple one.

PHILADELPHIA — Think back to James Harden's comments about Daryl Morey last summer.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — All in all, you would rather have Patrick Mahomes.

Police say an explosion in central Montenegro's historical capital, Cetnje, has killed two people and seriously injured three others. Police sealed off the area around the town's sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and cause of the explosion. The state RTCG television said it was a bomb and suggested the blast was linked to the Balkan nation's criminal gangs. The report said, “some of the victims recently got out of prison.” Montenegro is a small nation of about 620,000 people. It is a NATO member state and a candidate for European Union membership.

Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it’s no longer an endangered species. Successful conservation efforts mean that the animal, native to Spain and Portugal, is now barely a vulnerable species, according to the latest version of the IUCN Red List. In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx — medium-sized, mottled brown cats with characteristic pointed ears and a pair of beard-like tufts of facial hair — on the Iberian Peninsula, but the latest census of nature reserves showed more than 2,000 adults and juveniles.