Verstappen won the final race, at Spa-Francorchamps, at an absolute canter despite starting 14th on the grid. Teammate Sergio Perez completed Red Bull’s trip to Belgium with second place as Carlos Sainz salvaged a third place finish for Ferrari on a struggling day. F1’s trip to Zandvoort will be the second in a row after the seaside circuit returned to the calendar last year after it was withdrawn at the end of 1985....

Liz Truss will win the Tory leadership contest, but not by as wide a margin as expected, a Conservative pollster has said. Lord Hayward, a former MP, said the current foreign secretary would have to choose her cabinet from all sides of the Tory party if his prediction was correct. His comments came shortly after Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake, a Sunak ally, said Ms Truss’ victory was “not cut and dried”....

But something is missing — lots of Americans, even though Ontario’s popular tourist destination is right next to the US border. “It’s devastating,” said Anna Pierce, vice president of Niagara Helicopters, which offers rides over the falls. Pierce says bookings are down 35 percent this summer compared to summer 2019, largely due to a lack of American tourists. “No matter what [marketing] you do it in the US, you don’t convince these people to come,” he said....

Consider this SLS cheat sheet as NASA prepares for its big launch on September 3rd. What is SLS? It represents the Space Launch System. It seems like a very boring name. Is. But it’s also highly functional, as it refers to a system for launching things into space. What kinds of things can SLS launch? So many things! This version of the SLS has four large rocket engines and two solid-state boosters and can carry about 27 metric tons to the general vicinity of the Moon....

title: “Oath Keepers Top Lawyer Arrested In Connection With Jan. 6 Attack The New York Times Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Kenneth Judon”

Poland’s new estimate surpasses the $850 billion estimate by a ruling party lawmaker from 2019. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has repeated calls for compensation several times since taking power in 2015, but Poland has not has formally requested reparations. “The presented amount was approved using the most limited, conservative method, it would be possible to increase,” Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of Law and Justice (PiS), said at a press conference....

This year has already seen large-scale protests as inflation levels soar in Argentina, Ecuador and Sri Lanka, but the worst is yet to come, risk intelligence firm Verisk Maplecroft said. With more than 80% of countries around the world seeing inflation above 6%, socio-economic risks are reaching critical levels, it said. “We’re talking about a lot of powder kegs around the world just waiting for that spark to ignite. We don’t know where that spark will come first,” said Jimena Blanco, the firm’s chief analyst....

Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up MOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday due to scheduling restrictions, the Kremlin said. In a telephone call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin paid his respects Thursday morning by visiting and laying a wreath at Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital, where Gorbachev died on Tuesday....

title: “Quentin Sommerville Is This Ukraine S Big Time Bbc Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Brandon Brannigan”

Republicans are attacking ranked-choice voting after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost a special election race Wednesday to Democrat Mary Peltola. The attacks come as Palin, an outspoken and controversial politician, is set to face Peltola and Republican Nick Begich III in a rematch in November under the same voting system she lost. Peltola will currently serve out the remainder of the late Don Young’s term and will run for a full term in November....

Comment Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos doubled down on their fledgling partnership on Thursday, adding to the series of big NFL quarterback deals that have been negotiated this year. Wilson, who the Seattle Seahawks traded to the Broncos in March, agreed to a five-year contract extension with his new team. The deal is worth $245 million, including $165 million in guaranteed money, according to a person with knowledge of the contract....

title: “Russian Oil Chief Maganov Dies In Fall From Hospital Window Bbc Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Peter Smith”

02.09.2022, 08:00 Uhr Bundeskanzler Scholz hat sich bisher geweigert, Panzer direkt in die Ukraine zu liefern. Genau das fordert der ukrainische Ministerpräsident Schmyhal kurz vor seinem Besuch in Berlin und hofft auf weitere Hilfe. Vor seinem Besuch in Deutschland forderte der ukrainische Ministerpräsident Denis Schmyhal die Bundesregierung auf, Panzer zur Abwehr der russischen Angreifer einzusetzen. „Wir brauchen einen Wandel in der Philosophie der Waffenlieferungen. Damit meine ich: Moderne Panzer sollen auch geliefert werden“, sagte Schmyhal in einem Interview....

A huge poster for “Sherri” went up in New York on Thursday … right outside Chelsea Studios, where Wendy filmed her daytime show — and where Sherri’s show will be filmed. Play TMZ.com video content Not only is Sherri moving into the same studio, but a billboard for Wendy’s show was in the EXACT same spot. Production sources tell TMZ … the studio redesign is coming along pretty well … with the set featuring bright, cheerful colors, including shades of blue and yellow that reflect Sherri’s personality, similar to the look from the poster....

Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature On this day in 1987… Jim Smith’s QPR went top of the old Division One after beating champions Everton. Check out Martin Allen’s extremely unpleasant winner. Thomas Tuchel for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang It will be interesting to see how Tuchel balances the side when Aubameyang is on, especially if he sticks with a back four. But any formation that includes Aubameyang should be an improvement for a team that has been desperate for a decent No9 since Tuchel joined the club....

Für einen bundesweiten Testalarm werden in der kommenden Woche in Nordrhein-Westfalen knapp 5600 Sirenen ertönen. Das teilte das NRW-Innenministerium am Dienstag in Düsseldorf auf Anfrage mit. Wegen des Krieges in der Ukraine wurde der sogenannte Warntag im vergangenen März verschoben. Es wird nun am Donnerstag, 8. September, ersetzt. Dann sollten auch Warn-Apps getestet werden. Der bundesweite Warntag findet in diesem Jahr am 8. Dezember statt. title: “Warntag In Nrw 2022 5600 Sirenen Heulen Bundesweit Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Pattie Leblanc” Für einen bundesweiten Testalarm werden in der kommenden Woche in Nordrhein-Westfalen knapp 5600 Sirenen ertönen....