“J’ai eu la chance de rencontrer quelqu’un. (…) Je sais ce que représente vraiment la sensation d’être amoureuse de quelqu’un et d’aimer quelqu’un“, nous a confié il y a quelques jours Marion Bartoli lors d’un entretien réalisé dans le cadre de la sortie de son autobiographie Renaître. La sportive de 34 ans a également évoqué sa vie sentimentale dans Le Figaro, qui en dit plus sur l’heureux élu.

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Selon le quotidien, celui qui partage la vie de l’ex-gagnante de Wimbledon est footballeur belge. Après avoir connu une relation chaotique avec un certain D., elle est donc aujourd’hui en couple avec un homme qui sait ce qu’est la notoriété et l’existence si particulière que mènent les grands athlètes. Au Figaro, elle raconte la façon dont elle a croisé le chemin de son petit ami : “Je suis très amoureuse. J’ai rencontré mon nouveau compagnon par hasard. Un peu comme Wimbledon en 2013, c’est quand je m’y attendais le moins. Je m’étais dit que je ne trouverais jamais personne, j’étais désespérée.“

On n’en saura pas davantage sur l’identité du cher et tendre de Marion Bartoli. Lors de l’interview, la jeune femme a en revanche fait savoir qu’elle rêvait aujourd’hui de fonder une famille.

Dans son autobiographie sortie le 23 avril, en plus d’évoquer ses amours passées, Marion Bartoli parle de la relation, très décriée, qu’elle entretenait avec son père. L’occasion pour elle de livrer sa version et de mettre les points sur les i.

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THE BIG DEAL: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure

A bipartisan Senate group is taking tax increases off the table as lawmakers try to craft an infrastructure proposal after GOP talks with the White House collapsed Tuesday.

Raising taxes on high-income earners and corporations has been a key part of President BidenJoe BidenWhite House announces major boost to global vaccine supply U.S. in talks to buy Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to send abroad: report Pentagon to consider authorizing airstrikes in Afghanistan if country falls into crisis: report MORE‘s infrastructure plan, making it nearly impossible to garner enough GOP support for legislation that can clear the Senate.

Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterOn The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax House moderates unveil .25T infrastructure plan 35 percent say passing infrastructure bill should be top congressional priority: poll MORE (D-Mont.), who is in the bipartisan group, said tax increases are not under consideration as senators attempt to reach consensus on how to pay for their plan.

When asked Wednesday if tax hikes were out, Tester responded: “That’s my understanding. I think there’s ways to do that; hopefully it won’t be smoke and mirrors. Bottom line, this is probably the hardest part from my perspective, is how you get it paid for.”

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The state of play on infrastructure talks:

• Biden is expected to shift to negotiations with the bipartisan group of senators after talks were called off between the president and Republicans led by Sen. Shelley Moore CapitoShelley Wellons Moore CapitoOn The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax Five things to watch on Biden’s first foreign trip America needs private investment — not public infrastructure MORE (R-W.Va.).
• The bipartisan group includes senators such as Tester and Sens. Mitt RomneyWillard (Mitt) Mitt RomneyHillicon Valley: Biden gives TikTok and WeChat a reprieve | Colonial Pipeline CEO addresses Congress again | Thomson Reuters shareholders want review of ICE ties On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax Romney presses Microsoft over missing Tiananmen Square images MORE (R-Utah), Kyrsten SinemaKyrsten SinemaOvernight Health Care: US to donate 500 million Pfizer doses to other countries: reports | GOP’s attacks on Fauci at center of pandemic message | Federal appeals court blocks Missouri abortion ban On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax Arizona Democrats launch voter outreach effort ahead of key Senate race MORE (D-Ariz.), Bill CassidyBill CassidyOn The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax Business giants join initiative to crack down on counterfeits House moderates unveil .25T infrastructure plan MORE (R-La.) and Joe ManchinJoe ManchinBriahna Joy Gray: Biden, Manchin don’t have ‘sincere commitment to bipartisanship’ Overnight Health Care: US to donate 500 million Pfizer doses to other countries: reports | GOP’s attacks on Fauci at center of pandemic message | Federal appeals court blocks Missouri abortion ban On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax MORE (D-W.Va.).
• The group is expected to be looking at a proposal of around $900 billion, compared to Biden’s initial proposal of more than $2.2 trillion.

The Hill’s Jordain Carney has more here on the Senate infrastructure discussions.

In related news, the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus on Wednesday unveiled an eight-year, $1.25 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at helping to break the impasse on the topic. The group will offer proposals on how to pay for the package in the coming days, but isn’t expected to endorse the tax increases sought by Biden and progressives, The Hill’s Scott Wong and Mike Lillis reported.

 

LEADING THE DAY: New report reignites push for wealth tax

A blockbuster ProPublica report on the taxes of the richest Americans is reigniting a push from progressives for a wealth tax.

The report, based on tax-return data ProPublica received from an anonymous source, details how prominent billionaires like Jeff BezosJeffrey (Jeff) Preston Bezos5 former Treasury secretaries back Biden’s plan to increase tax enforcement on wealthy On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax New report reignites push for wealth tax MORE and Elon MuskElon Reeve Musk5 former Treasury secretaries back Biden’s plan to increase tax enforcement on wealthy On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax New report reignites push for wealth tax MORE have paid little-to-no-taxes in some recent years, particularly when compared to their wealth gains.

The article comes as President Biden has proposed raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations to pay for his major spending proposals. Democrats have increasingly made raising taxes on the rich a top priority in recent years, and some progressives have called for going even further than Biden’s proposals by establishing a wealth tax that would impose taxes on net worth rather than income.

Democrats said that ProPublica’s report underscores the need for action to increase taxes on the rich, who have most of their wealth tied up in stocks and real estate. Gains in the value of investments are not taxed until the assets are sold. 

“The ProPublica story reminds us again why we need a wealth tax,” Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenOn The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax New report reignites push for wealth tax Meet the most powerful woman in Washington not named Pelosi or Harris MORE (D-Mass.) said Tuesday. “People all across this country know that the game is rigged, but the ProPublica story just mashes that right in folks’ faces.”

• While progressives such as Warren, Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersBriahna Joy Gray: Biden, Manchin don’t have ‘sincere commitment to bipartisanship’ On The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax New report reignites push for wealth tax MORE (I-Vt.) and Rep. Pramila JayapalPramila JayapalOn The Money: Bipartisan Senate group rules out tax hikes on infrastructure | New report reignites push for wealth tax New report reignites push for wealth tax House moderates unveil .25T infrastructure plan MORE (D-Wash.) back a wealth tax, Biden has not offered a proposal on the topic. 
• Biden’s proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy include raising the top individual tax rate, raising capital gains tax rates for high-income households, and taxing capital gains at death.
• Moderate Democrats aren’t fans of a wealth tax, and it’s unclear how quickly any tax increases on the wealthy will be enacted.

The Hill’s Scott Wong and I have more here on Democrats’ reaction to the ProPublica report.

 

GOOD TO KNOW:

• The cryptocurrency industry is increasing its lobbying presence in Washington as it attempts to ease concerns from Congress and regulators about digital currency’s volatility, environmental impact and role in recent high-profile ransomware attacks.
• Fifty-five companies that didn’t pay any corporate income tax in 2020 shelled out $408 million on lobbying over the past six years, according to a new report from left-leaning watchdog group Public Citizen.
• Five former Treasury secretaries wrote a New York Times op-ed in support Biden’s proposal to strengthen tax enforcement.
• Chipotle executives on Tuesday said they raised menu prices by about 4 percent to make up for the company’s recent decision to give its workers higher wages. 
• Washington D.C.’s liquor board voted Wednesday to lift the last of coronavirus restrictions on bars and restaurants.

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THE TOPLINE: The Supreme Court won’t be weighing in on whether the all-male draft is constitutional, at least for now.

The high court declined Monday to hear a lawsuit brought by a men’s rights group that alleged only requiring men to register for the draft amounts to discrimination based on sex.

Background: The U.S. military hasn’t drafted anyone since the Vietnam War, but men 18 through 26 years old still have to register for the Selective Service System or else face consequences such as losing access to federal financial aid for college.

A lawsuit from a group known as the National Coalition for Men, with backing from the American Civil Liberties Union, argued that a 1981 Supreme Court ruling upholding the all-male draft was no longer valid since all combat jobs are now open to women.

A federal court ruled in 2019 the all-male draft was unconstitutional, but an appeals court overturned that ruling last year, prompting the plaintiffs’ unsuccessful bid for the Supreme Court to hear the case.

Kicking it Congress: Writing in support of the decision not to hear the case, three justices said Monday they were deferring to Congress on the issue.

But the justices indicated they were open to hearing the case if Congress fails to act.

“It remains to be seen, of course, whether Congress will end gender-based registration under the Military Selective Service Act. But at least for now, the Court’s longstanding deference to Congress on matters of national defense and military affairs cautions against granting review while Congress actively weighs the issue,” wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was joined by Justices Stephen Breyer and Brett Kavanaugh.

What will Congress do?: A commission created by Congress to examine the draft and other aspects of national service recommended last year women be required to register.

Lawmakers didn’t include the commission’s recommendations in last year’s defense policy bill, saying they hadn’t had enough time to review them.

But the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the commission’s final report in March, followed by the House Armed Services Committee last month.

The House panel previously voted in 2016 to require women to register during debate over that year’s defense bill, but the provision was later stripped from the final version of the bill in favor of creating the commission to study the issue.

DRONE REFUELS NAVY FIGHTER FOR FIRST TIME

For the first time, a drone has refueled a Navy fighter jet midair.

In a test while flying over the Midwest on Friday, a Boeing-made MQ-25 Stingray drone briefly connected to the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet via hose and transferred fuel to the fighter, the Navy said in a news release Monday.

The two aircraft, which had taken off from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., flew as close as 20 feet from each other during the maneuver, Boeing said in a separate release.

Why it matters: Once fielded, the MQ-25s will operate from aircraft carriers, which the Navy says will increase the range and endurance of future carrier air wings. The drones are also intended to free the Super Hornet fleet of the tanker mission.

“This is our mission, an unmanned aircraft that frees our strike fighters from the tanker role, and provides the Carrier Air Wing with greater range, flexibility and capability,” Capt. Chad Reed, program manager for the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office, said in a statement.

“Seeing the MQ-25 fulfilling its primary tasking today, fueling an F/A-18, is a significant and exciting moment for the Navy and shows concrete progress toward realizing MQ-25’s capabilities for the fleet,” Reed added.

Watch it: The Navy also released a video of the test Monday over on its Twitter.

NATO HEAD MEETS WITH BIDEN, AUSTIN

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made the rounds in Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of next week’s NATO summit.

Stoltenberg met separately with Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinLloyd AustinOvernight Defense: Supreme Court declines to hear suit challenging male-only draft | Drone refuels Navy fighter jet for the first time | NATO chief meets with Austin, Biden Let’s educate service members on professional ethos, not just extremism Pentagon to keep ban on Pride, most other flags from being flown on military installations MORE at the Pentagon and President BidenJoe BidenBiden DOJ adopts Trump’s liability stance in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit Boston mayor fires city’s police commissioner months after domestic abuse allegations emerge Book claims Trump believed Democrats would replace Biden with Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama in 2020 election MORE at the White House.

After the White House meeting, Stoltenberg told reporters China was among the topics he and Biden discussed and will be a topic at next week’s summit.

“China will soon have the biggest economy in the world; they already have the second largest defense budget, the biggest Navy. They’re investing heavily in advanced military capabilities. And they don’t share our values,” Stoltenberg said. “So we need to stand up for the rules-based international order.”

Timing: Biden is leaving on his first foreign trip Wednesday.

In addition to the NATO summit, the trip is expected to include a Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in the U.K. and Biden’s face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinOvernight Defense: Supreme Court declines to hear suit challenging male-only draft | Drone refuels Navy fighter jet for the first time | NATO chief meets with Austin, Biden US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers Biden invites Ukraine’s president to the White House MORE in Geneva on June 16.

Ukraine leader invited to White House: Ahead of the Putin meeting, Biden spoke Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and invited him to the White House this summer.

“They had the opportunity to talk at some length about all of the issues in the U.S.-Ukraine relationship and President Biden was able to tell president Zelensky that he will stand up firmly for Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and its aspirations as we go forward,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday.

“He also told President Zelensky that he looks forward to welcoming him to the White House in Washington this summer after he returns from Europe,” Sullivan said.

In an interview with Axios published over the weekend, Zelensky urged Biden to meet with him before meeting with Putin next week.

ON TAP FOR TOMORROW

The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on strategic competition with China with testimony from outside experts at 9:30 a.m. https://bit.ly/3pwLykv

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonoughDenis Richard McDonoughOvernight Defense: Supreme Court declines to hear suit challenging male-only draft | Drone refuels Navy fighter jet for the first time | NATO chief meets with Austin, Biden Biden’s no-drama White House chief Overnight Defense: Biden officially rolls out Afghanistan withdrawal plan | Probe finds issues with DC Guard helicopter use during June protests MORE will testify before the House Veterans Affairs Committee at 10 a.m. https://bit.ly/2T4DqeQ

A House Armed Services Committee subpanel will hold a hearing on Air Force projection forces with testimony from service officials at 11 a.m. https://bit.ly/2SkSu7Y

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks will participate in a fireside chat at the opening session of the Center for a New American Security 2021 National Security Conference at 12:30 p.m. https://bit.ly/2SffPrG

Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee at 2 p.m. https://bit.ly/2SkCK4V

Secretary of State Antony BlinkenAntony BlinkenOvernight Defense: Supreme Court declines to hear suit challenging male-only draft | Drone refuels Navy fighter jet for the first time | NATO chief meets with Austin, Biden Watch live: Blinken testifies before House panel Blinken says Biden will give Putin warning on future cyberattacks MORE will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 2:15 p.m. https://bit.ly/3cpqBT6

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A Senate Armed Services subcommittee will hold a hearing on Navy and Marine Corps investment programs with testimony from service officials at 2:30 p.m. https://bit.ly/3ptkGle

ICYMI

— The Hill: Navy denies NFL rookie Cameron Kinley’s request to delay commission to play for Tampa Bay

— The Hill: Bipartisan lawmakers press Biden to ‘immediately’ evacuate Afghans who helped US forces

— The Hill: Opinion: Iran-linked drones are one more reason to end the war in Iraq

— Foreign Policy: Pentagon faces tense fight over Pacific pivot

— Washington Post: He spent years at war in Afghanistan. Now he commands the U.S. withdrawal.

— Army Times: Retired Army major general reduced to second lieutenant for sex crime conviction

— New York Times: CIA scrambles for new approach in Afghanistan

The Pentagon by the end of Tuesday will shutter all but five of the COVID-19 mass vaccination sites it opened alongside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the demand for the shot slows, according to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) top spokesman.

Earlier this year, as many as 35 mass vaccination sites were operated by thousands of active-duty and National Guard troops, but the number has since dropped to eight, with three of those locations to close by Tuesday’s end, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters. 

The vaccine centers, in coordination with FEMA and state and local officials, “will be mission-complete or will begin reducing personnel as the sites reassess the size of the DOD vaccination support teams needed,” Kirby said.

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The sites have helped administer more than 16 million vaccines, he added.

About 454 military personnel were still working at FEMA sites in in New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio, Colorado and Louisiana, with the latter three locations to wrap up operations on Tuesday.

The Pentagon and FEMA first set up the vaccination sites in February as the Biden administration raced to administer millions of shots to areas hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly 600,000 people in the U.S. 

Demand for the shots peaked in April, with almost 3.4 million given in the United States per day, but it has since slowed to an average of about 1 million doses per day.

Now, only 63.7 percent of American adults have received at least one dose, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

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Il y a ce que les photos racontent… et ce qu’elles ne disent pas. Si les grands sourires de la reine Letizia d’Espagne lors de son récent déplacement à Lerma dans la province de Burgos (nord du pays) montraient à n’en pas douter un échange des plus chaleureux avec le public venu l’acclamer, les images de ces moments ne trahissaient pas que le sourire se crispa, le temps de quelques instants, sous l’effet d’un commentaire qui a dû la piquer au vif.

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Venue inaugurer une exposition baptisée Angeli et consacrée à la figure des anges dans la tradition chrétienne, la reine était elle-même animée des intentions les plus charitables et a souhaité, avant de regagner Madrid, s’approcher des barrières afin d’entrer en contact avec les admirateurs et les curieux tenus à distance raisonnable. Une entorse au protocole et aux recommandations de son service de sécurité qu’elle a peut-être regrettée après avoir discuté avec un couple de nonagénaires à la langue bien pendue.

Tel un ange-gardien, l’épouse du roi Felipe VI, sous les vivats, voulait en particulier parler avec une femme dont la situation l’avait touchée, qui avait été expulsée de son domicile. Elle a remarqué qu’une personne âgée avait laissé tomber sa canne et s’est fait forte de la ramasser en personne pour la lui rendre. La conversation s’est engagée et Letizia, épatée qu’un couple si âgé soit venu la voir, a complimenté la doyenne, âgée de 93 ans, pour être encore en si bonne forme. Cette dernière lui a alors demandé son âge. Sans ambages, la reine a répondu qu’elle avait 46 ans. “Je vous en donnais beaucoup plus“, s’est-elle alors entendu dire dans un élan de spontanéité qui lui a coupé la chique. La séquence, filmée au moyen d’un téléphone portable par un spectateur, a été diffusée dans l’émission Salvame du 24 avril 2019 sur Telecinco (dans une séquence taquine à l’esprit très “Petit Journal”, au bout de 2h34′) et montre une Letizia d’Espagne sidérée par la remarque, ne sachant pendant une fraction de seconde comment réagir.

Maniaque de son apparence (alimentation contrôlée, sport – yoga, pilates, running -, style élaboré), il y a fort à parier que la reine a accusé le coup. Après un instant de flottement, elle a finalement mis fin à la conversation : “Prenez soin de vous“, a-t-elle adressé à son interlocutrice en s’éloignant. L’échange insolite a fait le tour des médias en Espagne et inspiré quelques gros titres piquants. “La chirurgie esthétique au visage fait des ravages“, a même écrit OK Diario dans son article dédié, faisant allusion aux rumeurs de chirurgie qui accompagnent depuis des années la reine dans sa carrière royale…

Après 13 semaines de compétition, Alexia a été éliminée de Top Chef saison 10 (M6) aux portes de la finale qui se jouera entre Guillaume et Samuel. En exclusivité pour Purepeople.com, la candidate passée par les brigades d’Hélène Darroze et Jean-François Piège se livre sur son aventure.

Qu’avez vous ressenti au moment du verdict ?
Sur le coup, je n’ai pas ressenti grand chose. Je prends un peu de temps à encaisser. Mais j’avoue que ça a pris quelques semaines avant d’aller mieux. C’est vrai que c’était un coup dur. J’ai mal géré ma demi-finale, c’est la vie, c’est comme ça.

Comment vivez-vous le fait d’être éliminée sur votre propre épreuve, aux portes de la finale ?
C’est difficile ! C’est arrivé à Victor l’année dernière, je pense que c’est un peu le parti pris quand on prend des risques dans les épreuves. Moi je n’ai pas voulu faire quelque chose dans la facilité. Est-ce que c’était le bon moment pour prendre des risques ? Peut-être pas mais je ne regrette en aucun cas mon choix.

Quel a été le plus beau moment de votre aventure ?
Je dirais que c’est ma qualification pour la demi-finale !

Quel a été le moment le plus difficile pour vous ?
Ca je pense que c’est ma défaite. Partir aux portes de la finale…

Il y a quelques semaines, vous vous êtes blessée. Qu’avez-vous eu ?
Oui, j’ai eu 5 points de suture, je suis allée à l’hôpital. Après ça j’ai été assez faible notamment à l’épreuve du guide Michelin. Je n’étais plus sûre de mes capacités. Mais après à l’épreuve avec Yannick Alléno j’ai été reboostée et ça m’a donné envie d’aller jusqu’au bout.

Comment avez-vous vécu votre première expérience télé ?
Super bien ! J’ai adoré l’aventure Top Chef. J’ai beaucoup de chance, je suis tombée sur des journalistes sympas, tout était génial.

Certains de vos camarades comme Ibrahim ont critiqué le montage… Qu’en pensez-vous ?
Pour moi le montage a été très bien fait. Personnellement je me reconnais à 100% à l’écran. Je ne vois rien qui aurait été mal monté… Je n’ai pas vécu la même chose que lui je crois.

Avez-vous gardé contact avec vos chefs Hélène Darroze puis Jean-François Piège ?
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Florian a déclaré en interview que vous aviez su profiter de son aide et que votre attitude avait par la suite changé. Il a également parlé de “crasse” de votre part. Savez-vous où il veut en venir ?
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Sur les réseaux sociaux, les internautes sont parfois un peu durs… Qu’avez-vous à répondre aux critiques ?
J’essaie de ne pas aller sur les réseaux sociaux. Donc les critiques ne me touchent pas.

Qui soutenez-vous comme candidat pour la finale ?
Je soutiens les deux, je pense qu’ils ont chacun leur place. Ils ont tous les deux une approche différente de la cuisine et je trouve qu’ils ont chacun leur chance

Que faites-vous aujourd’hui ?
J’ouvre un restaurant fin août dans le Marais, à Paris. Ce sera ouvert que le soir, des petites assiettes axées sur le végétal, le poisson avec des influences d’un peu partout. Le restaurant s’appellera Datsha, ça veut dire maison en russe. L’idée c’est que les gens vivent dans cette maison, qu’ils mangent au restaurant, qu’ils boivent un verre… Qu’ils aient le sentiment qu’il n’y a pas besoin de partir pour aller ailleurs.

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The U.S. military has passed the halfway point in withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) estimates that it has “completed greater than 50 percent of the entire retrograde process,” flying out roughly 500 loads of material via cargo aircraft and turning over nearly 13,000 pieces of equipment to the Defense Logistics Agency for destruction, the command said in a statement Tuesday.

The United States also has officially handed over six facilities to the Afghan military.

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President BidenJoe BidenHouse Judiciary Democrats call on DOJ to reverse decision on Trump defense Democratic super PAC targets Youngkin over voting rights Harris dubs first foreign trip a success amid criticism over border MORE in April announced all U.S. troops would withdraw from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that sparked America’s longest conflict.

It is unclear how many of the approximately 3,000 U.S. service members in the country at the start of the year are still there, as Centcom, which offers weekly updates on the withdrawal effort, gives only ranges for completion.

Washington has maintained that it will continue to financially support Afghan National Security Forces, but U.S. troops are rapidly leaving despite unresolved issues regarding how threats in the region will be handled from afar.

Centcom head Gen. Frank McKenzie and his staff “are working through what the follow-on contractual arrangements will be made to continue to support” the Afghan National Security Forces, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters Tuesday.

Such decisions have not been completed “but rest assured we’re working hard on that,” Kirby added.

In addition, the Biden administration is facing increasingly urgent calls to evacuate Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the conflict and who are at risk of being hunted down and killed by the Taliban after U.S. troops depart.

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Former President TrumpDonald TrumpJack Ciattarelli wins GOP primary in New Jersey governor’s race House Judiciary Democrats call on DOJ to reverse decision on Trump defense Democratic super PAC targets Youngkin over voting rights MORE and his GOP allies have stepped up attacks on Anthony FauciAnthony FauciOvernight Health Care: Fauci urges vaccination to protect against Delta variant | White House: ‘Small fraction’ of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be unused Fauci urges vaccination against COVID-19 variant spreading to US from India Fox host claims Fauci lied to Congress, calls for prosecution MORE, seizing on portions of his emails and a renewed interest in the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to demonize the nation’s top infectious disease doctor.

The attacks, which are largely based on out-of-context comments and draw on unsubstantiated conclusions, gloss over the Trump administration’s role in the nation’s early failures to respond to the pandemic.

Instead, conservative lawmakers and media personalities are lionizing the former president as someone betrayed by his advisers. Fauci is painted as a liar who misled both Trump and the American people, and is now facing calls for his resignation, prosecution, or both.

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“Anthony Fauci’s recently released emails and investigative reporting about #COVID19 origins are shocking. The time has come for Fauci to resign and for a full congressional investigation into the origins of #COVID19 – and into any and all efforts to prevent a full accounting,” Sen. Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyColonial Pipeline CEO grilled over ransomware attack Senate Republicans delaying Biden OPM nominee’s confirmation Fauci hits back at GOP criticism over emails: ‘It’s all nonsense’ MORE (R-Mo.) tweeted recently.

Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulFox host claims Fauci lied to Congress, calls for prosecution Media continues to lionize Anthony Fauci, despite his damning emails Rand Paul says he’s received death threats amid clashes with Fauci MORE (R-Ky.), who frequently clashes with Fauci, also renewed calls for his resignation.  

Rep. Elise StefanikElise Marie StefanikCheney compares Trump claims to Chinese Communist Party: ‘It’s very dangerous’ Stefanik pregnant with her first child Axios CEO says GOP before Trump will not return MORE (R-N.Y.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, sent a fundraising email last week with the subject line “FIRE FAUCI.”

The effort to rehabilitate Trump at Fauci’s expense thrusts the nation’s COVID-19 response back into the center of the political arena. It also comes as most Americans are ready to move on from the coronavirus pandemic. 

The seven-day average of new infections is under 15,000 cases, its lowest level since late March 2020. Most states have also lifted masking and capacity restrictions. 

But the gains have come because of vaccinations, and health experts warn the GOP effort could sow distrust in the Biden administration at a vulnerable time. 

The nation’s vaccination effort has stalled with a growing partisan divide in vaccination rates between red states and blue states.

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Public health experts say the nation needs widespread immunity to prevent a resurgence this fall, and trusted messengers are needed to convince many of the remaining people to get vaccinated. 

The attacks on Fauci and public health officials “continues to sow seeds of doubt in the minds, particularly of Trump supporters, that the science isn’t to be trusted, and that what experts are telling them isn’t true,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law Center. 

“And anytime you are sending that kind of a message, during a vital campaign to vaccinate the population, it is highly damaging,” Gostin said.

While in office, Trump frequently ignored the recommendations of the scientific community, including Fauci, by seeking to downplay the severity of the virus early in the weeks before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.

“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle. It will disappear,” Trump promised in February 2020, two weeks before he declared an emergency .

He almost never wore masks, decrying them as a sign of weakness. He touted unproven, and later debunked, “miracle cures” like hydroxychloroquine, and at one White House press briefing, suggested people could inject disinfectant as a cure.

Trump also largely avoided taking responsibility for the national response, instead letting individual states take the lead, resulting in a chaotic, disjointed reaction.

But even as nearly 600,000 people have died, the former president and his allies want to keep the spotlight, and the blame, squarely on Fauci.

“Dr. FauciAnthony FauciOvernight Health Care: Fauci urges vaccination to protect against Delta variant | White House: ‘Small fraction’ of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be unused Fauci urges vaccination against COVID-19 variant spreading to US from India Fox host claims Fauci lied to Congress, calls for prosecution MORE, who I actually got along with, he’s a nice guy, he’s a great promoter. Not a great doctor, but he’s a hell of a promoter,” Trump said at a GOP event in North Carolina on Saturday. “He likes television more than politicians in this room and they like television. But he’s been wrong on almost every issue and he was wrong on Wuhan and the lab also.”

“But Fauci has, perhaps, never been more wrong than when he denied the virus and where it came from,” Trump added.

Fauci said in a recent interview with Rachel MaddowRachel Anne MaddowFauci hits back at GOP criticism over emails: ‘It’s all nonsense’ Schumer works to balance a divided caucus’s demands Matt Taibbi: Rachel Maddow has become the new Bill O’Reilly MORE that identifying the origin of COVID-19 is important to prevent another widespread outbreak.

“It is important to understand that. But it is being approached now in a very vehement way, in a very distorted way I believe, by attacking me,” Fauci said.

Top Republicans, including Trump, blamed China for the emergence of the virus in 2020, but early reports about the possibility that the coronavirus originated in the Wuhan Institute of Virology were mostly dismissed.

U.S. public health officials and experts are increasingly lending credibility to the need for a deeper investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, but while so far there is no definitive proof the virus leaked from a lab, there’s also not enough evidence that it definitively jumped from an animal to humans, either. 

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Officials have also noted that even if the virus escaped from a lab, that doesn’t mean it was manufactured in one.

Still, Trump and other Republicans are saying they were right and are pressing Democrats to open an investigation.

“To me it was obvious from the beginning but I was badly criticized, as usual. Now they are all saying ‘He was right.’ Thank you!” Trump said in a recent statement.

Some Republican lawmakers and conservative commentators have seized on connections between Fauci and the Wuhan lab, drawing unsubstantiated conclusions that Fauci was responsible for helping fund what would become the creation of the coronavirus that caused the global pandemic. 

They argue that not only did the virus leak from a lab, it was created with funding dating back to the Obama administration, and the current Biden administration is covering it up.

Some former Trump administration officials expressed their discontent that Fauci has gotten a pass from Democrats and some in the media for shifting his views on the pandemic, with the origin theory emerging as the latest flashpoint, while Trump and others had their views on the lab theory dismissed as out of hand.

One former official cautioned that while officials like Fauci should be held accountable, the escalated rhetoric against the doctor threatens to do more harm than good at a time when misinformation and divisive viewpoints could undercut efforts to end the pandemic.

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“Lack of absolute candor hurts,” said the former administration official, who worked on the virus response. “The truth wins out in the end, and when people aren’t honest about science or facts it hurts, whether it’s masks or origins or vaccines.”

 

Brett Samuels contributed.

Si elle est une redoutable femme d’affaires qui a su bâtir un empire, Kim Kardashian a sa petite faiblesse : ses enfants. Mère de North (5 ans), Saint (3 ans) et Chicago (14 mois), la femme de Kanye West est totalement gaga de ses derniers. Sur son compte Instagram, on ne compte plus le nombre de photos où on peut admirer les trois bouts de chou. Samedi 4 mai 2019, la star de la télé-réalité américaine a réitéré l’expérience en faisant une belle déclaration à sa progéniture.

C’est sur son compte Instagram que Kim Kardashian a attendri ses 137 millions d’abonnés. La bombe de 38 ans a publié une photo de Chicago et Saint plus complices que jamais. Le petit garçon s’apprêtait à embrasser sa soeur sur la joue, de quoi faire craquer tous les internautes. Cette adorable image était suivie d’un tendre message. “Mes enfants sont ma vie“, a écrit Kim Kardashian.

Dans quelques semaines, Kim Kardashian et Kanye West accueilleront un nouveau membre dans la famille. Une mère porteuse donnera en effet naissance au quatrième bébé du clan. Dernièrement, une baby shower avait été organisée par Kim et elle avait pour thème la méditation.

My babies are my life!!!!

Une publication partage par Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) le 4 Mai 2019 9 :17 PDT

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Ce mercredi 8 mai 2019, M6 diffusera la grande finale de Top Chef 10 durant laquelle Samuel ou Guillaume sera sacré grand gagnant de cette édition anniversaire. Avant cela, les deux finalistes ont confié leurs impressions en exclusivité à Purepeople.com. Et peu importe qui remportera le concours culinaire de la Six, ils ont déjà tout gagné !

Rappelons que, depuis le début de l’aventure, Samuel et Guillaume ont tissé un lien particulier. Tous les deux candidats de la brigade de Michel Sarran avant que Samuel ne bifurque chez Philippe Etchebest, ils ont longtemps travaillé ensemble et ont développé une belle complicité ! Alors forcément, ils étaient ravis de concourir l’un contre l’autre pour cette belle finale avec “un état d’esprit très sain” comme le souligne Samuel. “J’ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à la faire contre et avec Guillaume“, précise le candidat. Même son de cloche du côté du jeune Breton qui ajoute : “C’était plus facile d’être face à un ami que face à quelqu’un qu’on apprécie moins !“

Guillaume dit avoir beaucoup appris grâce à Top Chef, “tant professionnellement qu’humainement“. “J’ai rencontré des gens extraordinaires, Samuel c’est quelqu’un de génial, Florian aussi…“, lance-t-il avant d’évoquer l’aide précieuse apportée par les chefs Michel Sarran, Philippe Etchebest, Hélène Darroze et Jean-François Piège.

En bref, bien avant de disputer la finale, Samuel et Guillaume ont tous les deux gagné. Ils sortent grandis de cette expérience, Top Chef leur a beaucoup appris sur le plan culinaire. Mais ce n’est pas tout : ils sont arrivés concurrents et repartent amis et complices ! La plus belle des victoires, c’est celle-là !

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