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Charles also bestowed the title of Prince of Wales on his son and heir William. William’s wife, Catherine, will be Princess of Wales since William’s mother, Diana. continues to build.”
The King’s Speech is the first in a series of choreographed events marking the transition from Elizabeth to Charles. (Follow our live coverage.) But the continuity of rule in Britain’s constitutional monarchy was also underscored as the new king met with Prime Minister Liz Truss, who took office earlier this week.
2. Ukraine said it had recaptured the occupied territories.
Ukraine claimed progress in its counteroffensive on a key battlefield northeast of Kharkov, where dozens of villages and towns had been under Russian occupation for six months.
The government has imposed blanket restrictions on reporting in the region, making it difficult to independently verify the allegations. provides a window to
The Ukrainians apparently passed through the town of Balakriya, less than 30 miles from the city of Izium, an important logistical hub for Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. They also appeared to be heading east toward Kupiansk, another important rail hub, to encircle the Russian forces at Idium.
3. South Carolina Senate Approves Tighter Abortion Restrictions However, it did not lead to a complete ban.
The Chamber of Commerce passed a bill that would ban abortion without exception on the grounds of rape or incest, instead adding restrictions to existing state laws prohibiting abortion after six weeks. selected.the law is temporarily blocked by the State Supreme Court due to ongoing litigation. Current state law allows a rape or incest victim to have an abortion 20 weeks before her. A Senate proposal cuts that period down to her 12 weeks.
The vote came after a heated debate in which Republicans debated whether there should be exceptions for victims of rape and incest. We are caught between pushing a hard-line position that we deserve protection.
4. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency over the polio outbreak.
The order will allow paramedics, midwives and pharmacists to administer the vaccine. It also requires providers to send polio immunization data to New York health officials.
Officials said they had identified polio in 57 wastewater samples collected from several counties between May and August. Most of the samples were collected in Rockland County, 50 of which were genetically linked to cases in unvaccinated Rockland men. However, the agency marked seven of the samples as of particular concern.
In other virus news, Los Angeles County officials are conducting autopsies on people who died of monkeypox to see if monkeypox was the cause of their deaths.
Even at current warming levels of about 2 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels, some of these autonomous changes may already have begun. Above 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, more tipping points can occur, including the loss of mountain glaciers.
Other climate news: As wildfires increase in the western United States, millions of homes are being built in unsafe ways. Tropical storms can also bring strong winds, lightning, flooding and landslides to the county in Southern California where the Fairview fire is burning.
6. Are you traveling this fall? Congestion is expected.
Budget travelers and crowd-averse people have long embraced traveling in the fall, when airfares and hotel prices tend to drop. But flexible work, climate change, and the hustle and bustle of the high season are pushing more travelers into the season, effectively extending summer and narrowing the travel bargain window ahead of winter holidays. increase.
7. Europe’s plummeting water levels “Spanish Stonehenge” has been released.
During the recent drought in western Spain, Guadalperal’s dolmen, dubbed “Spanish Stonehenge,” resurfaced from its reservoir. A dolmen was a single-chamber tomb that often combined religious ceremonies with precise solar observations.Bronze Age landmarks date back to the 4th or 5th millennium BC and were more popular with him than their English Celtic cousins. 2,000 years old.
The exposed monuments are now endangered by tourists and environmental changes, and cultural groups are petitioning the government to move them to new locations on dry land.
8. How do you show care in Japan? telegram.
Handwritten messages, a form of communication more associated with the 1920s than the 2020s, have maintained a foothold in Japan. They are often sent at funerals, weddings, and retirements. Politicians send them to voters or to each other.
Today, telegrams are primarily composed online, sent digitally, printed on card stock, and hand-delivered. But for many Japanese of a certain age, the message is the extravagant, formal and nostalgic medium.
9. Are men in dresses still funny? Ten artists consider timeless metaphors.
The new season on Broadway includes shows such as “Some Like It Hot,” which centers on two men disguised as women to escape a mob, and “Ain’t No Mo,” which features a man dressed as a woman playing a flight attendant. appears. In the Tony Award-winning musical A Strange Loop, the actor wears a pink dress to play the main character’s mother.
Cross-dressing on stage can be found in ancient Greek, Shakespeare, and Kabuki plays. But today, each new work prompts reflection, and sometimes controversy, about whether its tropes are sexist, transphobic, outdated, or fun. Theater reporter Michael Paulson had this to say about the matter: An artist in the field who spoke today about how it may or may not work.
10. What will happen to the Queen’s dog?
Queen Elizabeth loved Pembroke Welsh Corgis and developed a close relationship with the royal family. When she died, she had two breeds, along with a corgi-dachshund mix and a cocker spaniel. During her 70-year reign, the Queen owned more than 30 dogs and let them roam well into her 90s.
Who will take care of Candy, Lissy, Muik and Sandy? Buckingham Palace has not answered this question, but it seems likely that they will need a new home.King Charles reportedly has a preference for Jack Russell Terriers.
Have a nice night.
Brent Lewis and James Gregg edited the photos for this briefing.
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