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Eoin Morgan insists England coach will challenge players before T20 World Cup | england cricket team

Eoin Morgan was in relaxed mood ahead of the first of England's three one-day internationals against the Netherlands, which start at Amstelveen on Friday. Buoyant about being back in Amsterdam, where he spent tours with Ireland, and happy to be kicking off the white-ball summer, Morgan is also looking forward to building his relationship with new limited-overs coach Matthew Mott and, together, taking the team towards the T20 World Cup later this year.England's captain does not expect Mott to be daunted by leading the 2019 world champions. “One of the attributes when thinking about the future of our white-ball game and what the team require is an experienced coach that brings that hunger for success and isn't afraid to hold some of the best players in the world accountable in a team en...
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This is how the Ribera mechanism works that caps gas to lower the price of electricity
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This is how the Ribera mechanism works that caps gas to lower the price of electricity

Javier Gonzalez NavarroCONTINUEMadrid Updated:06/16/2022 7:38 p.m. Save CAt the end of March, the governments of Spain and Portugal managed to the European Council will exceptionally authorize both countries to establish a temporary mechanism to reduce high electricity prices. It consists of limiting the cost of natural gas used in combined cycle plants to generate electricity.This mechanism, justified because Spain and Portugal form an 'energy island' due to the few interconnections, is based on the fact that gas is the most expensive energy to produce electricity and, in addition, many days mark the price for the rest of the technologies in the wholesale market auction. In this market, the expected demand for electricity for the following ...
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Airline stocks tumble as economic concerns overshadow travel arises
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Airline stocks tumble as economic concerns overshadow travel arises

An American Eagle aircraft taxis as a Southwest Airlines aircraft lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 24, 2022.Joshua Roberts | ReutersPacked plans. Sky-high airfare. An end to Covid testing for international arrivals. So much is going in airlines' favor these days — except their share prices.The sector's latest drop is surpassing a broad market swoon as investors weigh the chances of a recession and just how aggressive the Fed will get to tamp down the sharpest increase in consumer prices since the early 1980s.American Airlines was off nearly 10% on Thursday afternoon, touching the lowest price since November 2020. Southwest Airlines was down close to 6%, hitting a nearly two-year low. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were each down 8%, while the NY...
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New Mexico county official convicted of January 6 trespassing refuses to certify 2022 primary results based on debunked conspiracy
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New Mexico county official convicted of January 6 trespassing refuses to certify 2022 primary results based on debunked conspiracy

"I'm not planning to move off my position," Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin said in a telephone interview with CNN on Thursday. "Why have a commission if we just get overridden by the court system?"The State Supreme Court on Wednesday, acting on an emergency request from New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a Democrat, ordered the Otero County commissioners to certify the primary results by Friday -- the statutory deadline for county certification. The commissioners had declined to do so earlier in the week, citing distrust of Dominion voting machines.Commission Chairwoman Vickie Marquardt and Commissioner Gerald Matherly have not responded to CNN's inquiries, and it's not clear how they intend to vote.Griffin, a founder for Cowboys for Trump, was found guilty ...
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I was longing for beatnik freedom – so I took an overnight bus to Yamba | Bridget Delaney
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I was longing for beatnik freedom – so I took an overnight bus to Yamba | Bridget Delaney

All through the pandemic, I dreamed of just taking off and traveling Jack Kerouac-style on the road, randomly stopping where I felt like stopping, starting when I felt like starting, making easy friendships at truck stop cafes – sharing a smoke (I didn 't smoke but maybe I could share a packet of chips …), seeing the landscape roll by, grifting and drifting as far north as I could go, thinking big thoughts as I stared out the window and saw the flames of the canefields burning under a warm Queensland sky.As I dreamed these dreams as a non-smoking learner driver with a job, my fantasy road trip had to, by necessity, be taken by public transport in a compressed space of time – ideally two weeks and with wifi, so I could work.So I bought a ticket on the Greyhound bus. For $324.42 I had tw...
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Planes en Extremadura : La Feria de San Juan en Badajoz y los Clásicos en Cáceres centran la agenda este fin de semana
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Planes en Extremadura : La Feria de San Juan en Badajoz y los Clásicos en Cáceres centran la agenda este fin de semana

El fin de semana llega con una tregua del calor y cargado de multitud de planes que serán los que se encarguen estos días de seguir calentando las localidades extremeñas. La Feria de San Juan subirá la temperatura en Badajoz, donde el ambiente festivo estará amenizado con varios conciertos, entre los que destaca Lola Índigo. En Cáceres uno de los platos fuertes será la actuación de Fito & Fitipaldis, que compartirá protagonismo con el Festival de Teatro Clásico. En Mérida además de música y flamenco, habrá también unas Jornadas de Literaturas Hispanoamericanas y otras de Arqueología, mientras que en Plasencia las propuestas culturales girarán en torno a los libros, conciertos y el teatro. Extremadura festeja dos de sus fiestas declaradas de Interés Turístico regional, ya que San Vicen...
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‘Democracy is on a knife’s edge’: J Michael Luttig’s full statement to the January 6 committee
16Jun By George LaningtonNo Comments
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‘Democracy is on a knife’s edge’: J Michael Luttig’s full statement to the January 6 committee

Below is the full statement from retired conservative federal judge J Michael Luttig submitted to the January 6 committee ahead of his testimony. The statement was obtained and published by CNN.The veteran conservative jurist testifies today before the House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol on January, 2021. “Honorable Members of the House Select Committee —A stake was driven through the heart of American democracy on January 6, 2021, and our democracy today is on a knife’s edge.America was at war on that fateful day, but not against a foreign power. She was at war against herself. We Americans were at war with each other — over our democracy.January 6 was but the next, foreseeable battle in a war that had been raging in America for years, though that day was the mos...
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New Photo Sparks Theories on Shang-Chi & Agents of SHIELD MCU Crossover
16Jun By George LaningtonNo Comments
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New Photo Sparks Theories on Shang-Chi & Agents of SHIELD MCU Crossover

While Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. successfully ended its seven-season run on ABC, the show's loyal fans are still clamoring for an eventual comeback to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This comes after Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock and Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin from Netflix's Daredevil made their triumphant returns in Spider-Man: No Way Home and hawkeye, respectively. Initially, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It seemed to be a part of the MCU, but as seasons passed, the show slowly shifted away from the franchise's interconnected storyline. Despite that, the rumor mill isn't stopping anytime soon about the potential return of some or even all of its characters, such as Chloe Bennet's Daisy Johnson aka Quake. Bennet has already expressed her desire to join the...
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Pence’s former chief counsel says ‘the law is not a plaything’ for presidents to ‘remake the world in their preferred image’
16Jun By George LaningtonNo Comments
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Pence’s former chief counsel says ‘the law is not a plaything’ for presidents to ‘remake the world in their preferred image’

In his statement to the Jan 6. panel, Pence's former chief counsel said the law is "not a plaything." "The law is not a plaything for presidents or judges to use to remake the world in their preferred image," he wrote. Greg Jacob will testify publicly at the committee's third public hearing on Thursday. Loading Something is loading. ...
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