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In their first formal dialogue since a tense exchange of statements in June, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to take a “rational and objective view” of Beijing. Both parties should avoid “misinformation, lies and rumors,” Wang said, without elaborating. “China has not been, and will not be, a rival to NATO,” Wang added. In a statement carried by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the talks were described as “positive and constructive....

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Set for Caf‘s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, the procedure will draw football fans ever close to November’s final. For Ghana’s Aduana Stars, Congolese side CARA Brazzaville, Williamsville of Cote d’Ivoire, UD Songo of Mozambique, El Masry of Egypt, Moroccan outfit RS Berkane, Kenya’s Gor Mahia and Rayon Sports of Rwanda, the event will be a first-time experience. Malian side Djoliba, USM Alger of Algeria, Young Africans of Tanzania and Sudan’s El Hilal will also be involved, as will be former continental champions AS Vita of DR Congo, Raja Club Athletic of Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire’s ASEC Mimosas, Enyimba of Nigeria and CARA Brazzaville of Congo....

Lukas Podolski’s thunderous strike secured the win for the home side at Signal Iduna Park in what was the 31-year-old’s 130th and final match for his country. Podolski’s 69th-minute winner was Germany’s first shot on target, with Adam Lallana having hit the post and Dele Alli missing a one-on-one during a first hour which England largely controlled. Five things we didn’t learn from England And Cahill felt his side did enough to warrant a better result, telling ITV: “If you’re looking at chances, we had the better ones, simple as that....

Fox News host Sean Hannity asked Jenner about the topic during a Wednesday night interview on his program, Hannity. Legislators in 30 states have introduced laws banning transgender girls and women from female sports teams. Jenner initially responded by asking Hannity to wish her 95-year-old mother a happy birthday. She later said, “I don’t know why they keep asking me that question.” “I stick with my statements that I made,” Jenner said....

Sharpe, 20, was set to go to trial beginning on January 18 but entered a guilty plea for one count of premeditated murder, three counts of attempted murder, and several counts of second-degree assault. “The plea agreement closes this chapter of the tragedy and avoids having to experience the trauma all over again,” said officials at Freeman High School in an email. On September 13 then 15-year-old Sharpe brought a duffle bag to school containing an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a handgun and several boxes of ....

While traditional contenders often make trade deadline deals to load up for the playoffs, barring other moves the Flames won’t have the flexibility to do so. They’re currently so cap constrained — they had just $154,913 in available space as of Oct. 22, as per CapFriendly — that after a pair of recent injuries, they had to ferry defenseman Oliver Kylington to their AHL affiliate to have the space to recall forward Alan Quine to ice a complete lineup....

Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday announced that Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia would be added to the list of restricted states. Bonta, who was sworn in as the state’s 34th attorney general in April, said California would ban taxpayer-funded travel to the five states as a response to new state legislation that prevents transgender youths from playing sports and blocks access to healthcare for members of the LGBTQ community....

The decision, set to take effect in the upcoming fall term, is a permanent continuation of the emergency mandates put in place to ensure that children were fed in spite of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. California and Maine are the first states to adopt a universal free lunch program, which will level the playing field for students who do not receive daily meals or adequate nutrition at home and face undernourishment....

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for Foothill Ranch and the Portola Hills area, west of El Toro and north of 241 Toll Road, as well as the Modjeska Canyon. The remaining portion of Portola Hills is under a voluntary evacuation warning, the OCFA confirmed. A road closure is in place for “Santiago Canyon Road from Jackson Ranch to the 241 due to #BondFire. Please avoid the entire area for your safety,” the OCFA tweeted on Thursday....

The San Bernardino Police Department have reportedly launched an investigation into the incident, said to have occurred during a dispute over enforcing the wearing of masks on the university campus. The incident have happened on campus on September 15, ABC 7 News reported. In the footage, which has no audio, the officers can be seen gathered around and talking in a group when one suddenly gets out his sidearm and points it in the direction of another cop for about a second....

About 4,400 people reported feeling the magnitude 4.0 earthquake that hit Lennox, a town about 15 miles south of Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was preceded by magnitude 3.3 and 2.5 earthquakes that hit about 30 minutes before the larger one. The USGS ranked the 4.0 quake as a “green alert,” meaning there’s a low likelihood of casualties and damages. Even in Lennox, where the earthquake was felt the strongest, people likely only felt a light shaking, according to the USGS....

There are fears Tropical Storm Kay will fan the flames via 50 mile-per-hour gusts, then trigger flooding across the burned ground with heavy rain. On Thursday afternoon, states of emergency were declared for Riverside County, where the Fairview Fire has been blazing since Monday, and further north in Placer and El Dorado counties, which have been struggling to contain the Mosquito Fire since Tuesday. In Riverside County authorities are preparing to evacuate 22,000 people around Hemet, with the Riverside County Fire Department expanding the area covered by compulsory evacuation orders....

Among the largest fires are clusters of fires forming the Lightning Complex fires, including the LNU fire which was reported to have jumped Highway 16. Mandatory evacuations have been issued across parts of Yolo County since, officials confirmed Wednesday. More than 120,000 people remain under evacuation orders, while seven people have died so far. But the “sobering” death toll is likely to rise in days to come, California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned at a Wednesday press briefing....

The Oak Fire began on Friday in the Midpines area of Mariposa County near Carstens Road and Highway 140, according to a Sierra News Online report. Early reports indicated that the fire was 0 percent contained and remained active throughout Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, multiple communities in the area were given an advisement evacuation order just before 5 p.m. This included all of Chowchilla Mountain Road and its side roads, all of Harris Cutoff Road and all of its side roads, and all of Harris Road and all of its side roads....

In an email sent from the governor’s re-election campaign, Newsom’s team rolled out a new effort to counteract the looming recall, writing, “Join Stacey Abrams, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren: add your name to our NEW petition of Californians who say they OPPOSE the Republican Recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.” The email included a link to a form in which people are asked to provide their names, email addresses and zip codes....

According to Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Agustin is suspected of taking more than 700 hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin tablets. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges. He is scheduled to return to court on May 5 for a preliminary hearing. Agustin was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary during an emergency, plus one count of concealing or withholding stolen property exceeding $950. The cost of the drugs stolen is around $6,700, estimated the prosecutor....

Dr. Bill Kirby, a physician who serves as the mayor of Auburn, has confirmed he will hand over his duties for the remainder of the year to Councilman Daniel Berlant at the next city council meeting, scheduled for April 27. Kirby has been criticized after screenshots from his personal Facebook page emerged showing him criticizing Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. Kirby shared a meme on April 5 of a KKK member wearing a full white robe alongside the words: “Good news for Trump supporters is that most of them already have masks,” in reference to the masks health workers and members of the public have been wearing to try and protect themselves from the virus....

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the latest incentive of the state’s Vax for the Win program, California Dream Vacations, which will offer six accommodation packages for anyone who has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The lottery drawing, which will happen on July 1, will include a stay at the Ritz-Carlton in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs, floor seats to a Los Angeles Lakers NBA game, passes to Disneyland, culinary experiences and other freebies....

In total, 51 of California’s 58 counties recorded death rates above the three-year average, including 12 that had increases of 20 percent or more, according to the Associated Press. “As the pandemic recedes and with changes in federal immigration policy, we expect to return to more normal immigration trends into California from other countries,” said H.D. Palmer, spokesman for the Department of Finance. “All of which means that by the time we do this same projection 12 months from now, we expect that 2021 will show a return to a slightly positive growth rate....