The big picture: With all Democrats planning to vote for her, Jackson’s confirmation is far from certain. MP Susan Collins (R-Main) said last week that she would also vote in favor of Jackson. “While I do not expect to agree with any decision he may make in the Court, I believe it meets more than the standard of excellence and integrity,” Romney said in a statement. Murkowski said her support for Jackson “is also based on my rejection of the corrosive politicization of the Supreme Court’s review process, which, on both sides of the aisle, is becoming increasingly distant from reality over time....

The website, COVIDWATCH, will be updated with COVID-19 data every Tuesday. The website contains data until last Saturday. “A high-end infographic will contain information such as intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, hospitalization, deaths, rapid CTR and vaccination rates and vaccination rates,” the province said in a press release. A more detailed report is also available. It includes an average of seven days of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the number of cases with analyzes by zone and age....

The plans were met with strong reactions from the media industry, with TV companies and prominent broadcasters such as Sir David Attenborough opposing them. The station’s chief executive, Alex Mahon, told news staff in an email Monday night: “We were informed at the last minute that the government would soon announce that the foreign minister had decided to proceed with the privatization of the Channel 4. “In our commitment to the government during its extended period of reflection, we proposed a vision for the next 40 years that we are confident will allow us to build on the successes of the first 40....

The autonomous helicopter has survived for almost a year on the Red Planet – well beyond the original 31-day technology demonstration mission for which it was designed. Originally scheduled for no more than five flights, the 4-pound vessel has so far completed 23, defying expectations and switching to an operational gear, acting as an aerial detector for Red Planet’s companion rover Perseverance. The latest landmark – which raises the helicopter’s total distance to more than 5,000 meters – comes almost a year after completing its historic first flight, hovering over Mars’ Jezero Crater for 39....

The company, formerly known as the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), said it had agreed to buy 550 million shares, or 4.91% of its share capital, from HM Treasury at Friday’s closing price of 220.5 a.m. statement on the stock exchange on Monday. The deal, the fifth since the bailout, will be finalized Wednesday, leaving the government with a 48.1% stake in the banking group, a symbolic moment after more than 13 years of majority state ownership....

Previously, only three official Covid symptoms were reported – a high fever, a new, persistent cough, and a loss or change in sense of smell or taste. All of these were introduced earlier in the pandemic and have been maintained ever since, the Mirror reports. However, now the list has been updated to reflect new variants of the virus and the latest understanding of the disease. The advice comes as anyone suspected of having Covid is required to stay home for five days to avoid spreading – although this is not required by law....

Nicole Frenchman, 23, was last seen in the Kingsway area north of Royal Alexandra Hospital almost nine months ago as she got into a gray truck. At the time, the Frenchman was 10 weeks pregnant. Brandilyn Cardinal and Samantha Bourque grew up with a Frenchman and told CTV News Edmonton that the vigil is being organized to make sure no one forgets. “She was tender, caring, extroverted, (and) funny,” Bourque said....

Un drame d’une violence inouïe. Trois personnes ont été placées en garde à vue mardi par la police, dont un mineur de 17 ans, après que le corps d’un homme poignardé à mort a été retrouvé dimanche dans une rue isolée de Kassel (Nord). La victime, âgée de 29 ans, a été découverte dimanche matin par un promeneur, ce qui a poussé le parquet de Dunkerque à ouvrir une enquête sur le meurtre, a indiqué la procureure adjointe Alexia Gonnet, confirmant des informations de la Voix du Nord....

That’s 667 people hospitalized on Friday, though at least 10 percent of hospitals do not report their data on weekends. Ontario reported another 2,754 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, as confirmed by limited PCR testing. However, virus levels observed in wastewater data indicate that daily infections are somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000. Here are some other key pandemic indicators and data from Daily provincial information of the Ministry of Health: Completed tests: 17,341....

Beatty, 71, died peacefully Sunday afternoon with friends at his side, a press release said. “Our friend is now in his last resting place, a place he has chosen,” friend Peter Amo said in a statement. “He will long be remembered by many as a great guy who made a difference with his humanitarian efforts.” Beatty was a retired Brockville employee who worked as a revenue collector every summer for the islands, hence his nickname....

Yes, it’s time again – the 2022 Oscars are finally here! The Oscars take place tonight (March 27), with films such as The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza and Coda vying in the big categories. This year ‘s show will be presented by not one, not two, but three presenters in the form of Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. It means a slight return to the normality of the Oscars since the pandemic secured a less stellar relationship in 2021, with no host to speak and fewer guests....

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Oscar-winning producer Will Packer said Los Angeles police were ready to arrest Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. “They said, you know, this is a battery, it was a word they were using at the time,” Packer said in a clip released by ABC News on Thursday night in an interview with Good Morning America. “They said we were going to get him....

Firefighters were called to Douglas Avenue between Beechwood and Putman Avenues shortly after 1pm on several 911 calls that reported smoke from the roof. Firefighters located a whirlpool and cut off the power before extinguishing the flames. They used a chainsaw to open the whirlpool to extinguish the hot spots in the whirlpool. The fire was brought under control at 13:40 and did not spread to the rest of the building....

Applicant Sally Clarke wants to demolish the existing bungalow and a chalet next to it. In its place she has big plans for a contemporary home with its own outdoor swimming pool, North Wales Live reports. The area is the least affordable place to live in Wales, according to data we published today, and the average family would need to borrow 11.5 times the local average yearly income to afford a home here....