CNN — We all eat them — highly processed foods like frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives that much easier. Besides, they’re just plain delicious – who isn’t sensitive to hot dogs, sausages, burgers, fries, sodas, cookies, cakes, candies, donuts, and ice cream, just to name a few? If more than 20% of your daily calorie intake comes from highly processed foods, however, you may be increasing your risk for cognitive decline, according to a new study....

Photo: The Canadian Press Parks Canada’s decision to hold a series of Learn-to-Camp events in the heart of Montreal has faced backlash after groups working with the homeless called it a “double standard.” Parks Canada’s decision to hold a series of Learn-to-Camp events in the heart of Montreal is facing backlash after groups working with the homeless said it represents a double standard. The events, scheduled throughout the summer, are described as an opportunity to learn basic camping skills for $108....

For the penguins and otters at Japan’s Hakone-en Aquarium, an hour’s drive southwest of Tokyo, inflation and rising prices mean a change in diet — and the animals aren’t happy about it. Before, the aquarium offered penguins and “aji” otters, or Japanese sea urchin, which the animals readily ate. However, the aquarium, home to 32,000 animals including sharks and seals, has not been immune to the economic woes plaguing many global economies....

Le témoignage de la femme a été publié par Mediapart mi-juin sous le pseudonyme présumé de “Laëtitia”. Selon le site d’enquête, la plaignante est une « élue centriste », qui accuse le ministre d’avoir tenté de la violer lors d’une soirée organisée chez lui à Paris au premier semestre 2010. Au moment des faits de la plaignante, la Laëtitia était le président d’une fédération du mouvement de jeunesse du Nouveau Centre, dont Damien Abad, alors député européen, était le président national....

Police said they were responding to a “threatening situation” when farmers, who were trying to get past a roadblock to cross a highway in the province of Friesland, began plowing their tractors into police officers and their vehicles. According to Friesland police, their shots hit a tractor, but no one was injured. Three suspects were arrested. Rijksrecherche, the Dutch government’s internal investigator, said it would look into the events since police had fired their weapons....

Portland police officers arrested Dylan J. Kesterson at Southwest 4th Avenue and Jefferson Street shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday, Portland police said in a news release. He was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office filed seven charges against Kesterson on Tuesday. The charges include two counts each of first-degree bias crime, second-degree bias crime, harassment, fourth-degree assault, second-degree attempted assault and third-degree attempted assault....

By the staff of paNOW Child pornography July 5, 2022 | 4:59 pm A 53-year-old Prince Albert man has been charged with three counts of child pornography. The Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE) has charged Troy Lester with one count of creating child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. Investigators executed a search warrant at a home in PA on June 30 where the offenses allegedly occurred....

Crédit image : Microids Ce n’est pas la taille qui compte Même si son éditeur tente de s’en démarquer lors de la promotion du jeu, force est de reconnaître que Schtroumpfs Kart est un jeu qui s’inspire heureusement de Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Il s’agit du deuxième jeu mettant en vedette les personnages bleus de Peyo, et deux autres devraient encore être en préparation. Et s’il est si facile d’établir des comparaisons avec la licence de Nintendo, c’est parce que Schtroumpfs Kart utilise plus que le contour....

Mitteleuropa wird am Freitag unter dem Einfluss des Nordseetiefs „ULRIKE“ stehen. Die Kaltfront des Tiefs breitet sich über Deutschland aus und wird in der zweiten Tageshälfte entlang der Alpennordseite ziehen, prognostizieren Experten des Unwetterzentrums UBIMET. Die Temperaturen in Vorarlberg und Außerfern, wo es seit den Morgenstunden etwas geregnet hat, überschreiten kaum 16 bis 19 Grad. Von Tirol bis Oberösterreich sind es 20 bis 25 Grad, von Unterkärnten bis ins östliche Unterland wird es schwül mit 30 bis 34 Grad, im Seewinkel auch 36 Grad, Wetterkarten auf uwz....

• À lire aussi : Lutte intestine majeure au sein de la police de Repentigny « Chez nous, nous n’avons pas honte des actions de notre service de police. Au contraire, nous en sommes très fiers et tout va bien”, a expliqué le maire Nicolas Difour lors d’un entretien téléphonique. Le Journal a rapporté mardi que Daniel Archibald, directeur adjoint au Service de police de la ville de Repentigny, a récemment déposé une poursuite devant le tribunal de Joliette....

A judge has issued a restraining order against Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin, police said Saturday. The order was signed Friday, and authorities visited an upscale neighborhood in the north coastal town of Dorado where the singer lives to try to serve the order, police spokesman Axel Valencia told The Associated Press. “Up until now, police haven’t been able to find him,” Valencia said. Martin’s publicist did not immediately return a message asking for comment....

Adams said he would consult with New York Commissioner Keechant Sewell to see if such an investigation was justified after Giuliani said he was “hit like a boulder” by ShopRite’s 39-year-old Daniel Gill. The incident was recorded on a surveillance video that many say gives a very different picture than what Giuliani claimed happened. “If we did not have the video, this person would have been charged with a serious crime when all he did was hit the guy in the back,” Adams said....

Russian forces made no territorial gains in Ukraine on Wednesday “for the first time in 133 days of war,” according to the Institute for the Study of War. The Washington-based think tank suggested that Moscow could take an “operational pause”, but said this would not entail “a complete cessation of active hostilities”. “Russian forces will likely be limited to relatively small-scale offensive actions as they try to set the stage for more significant offensive operations” and rebuild necessary combat power, the institute said....

Bild: Keystone Das favorisierte Team setzte sich im sechsten Achtelfinale der WM in Katar durch. Brasilien schlug Südkorea nach zwei sehr frühen Toren mit 4:1. Brasilien trifft am Freitagnachmittag im ersten von vier Viertelfinals auf Kroatien. Der Leistungsunterschied zwischen den beiden Teams war von Anfang an offensichtlich. Bereits 13 Minuten später stand der Ausgang des Spiels fest. Nach fünf Minuten zeigte Stürmer Raphinha vom FC Barcelona ein Solo von der Seite im Strafraum....

The exchange of gunfire also injured six police officers, three of whom remain in hospital on Thursday. Once the two suspects are identified, police say they will notify their closest relatives. “Then we will proceed with the definition of more for them,” said RCMP Cpl. Alex Bérubé in a live briefing outside Saanich Police Headquarters on Thursday. “I mean their background, who they are, their stories and how that can relate to what happened,” he said....

The former chancellor, who has held a number of senior government roles alongside his Bromsgrove seat, is the most high-profile Tory MP to stand down at the next national vote, due in 2024. It comes amid reports that the Conservative Party has told its MPs to decide on their future by Monday, with some younger members already confirming their departure. He also made the announcement on the day Labor secured a historic majority in the Chester city by-election, with stark warnings that such a change at national level could spell big trouble for the Tories next time the country goes to the polls....

Last week, the First Minister revealed she would seek High Court approval for her plan to put the question of Scotland’s constitutional future to the people on October 19, 2023. Dorothy Bain, the Lords Advocate, has now revealed her doubts about the plan in a referral to the High Court, which will ultimately decide whether Holyrood can pave the way for a vote without the UK government’s agreement. Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second independence referendum in October next year GETTY IMAGES “The Lord Advocate must have the necessary degree of confidence that a bill will fall within the exclusive remit in order to ‘clear’ such a statement,” Bain said in her submission....

SNP sources said the coming months would revolve around “galvanizing the base”, with local officials tasked with drafting plans to boost the campaign’s yes campaign and reach out to undecided voters. The estimated 119,000 members of the SNP received a personal email from Sturgeon on Tuesday afternoon following its statement to the Scottish Parliament, telling them that “the referendum campaign starts here”. He invited them to contact their local branches to see if they could help with the campaign this weekend....