This publish comprises spoilers for Emily in Paris season 4.

Years after mounting what grew to become the quintessential will-they-won’t-they TV romance, the creators of Buddies prompt that errors have been made with Ross and Rachel. Unaware their sitcom would final for a decade, the writers received the characters collectively far too early within the present’s run, which led to breaking them aside and later pairing off Monica and Chandler because the extra steady yin to Ross and Rachel’s chaotic yang.

Watching the newest season of Emily in Paris, it grew to become evident that this Netflix romantic comedy has made the alternative error: uniting its personal on-and-off couple method too late. After three seasons of watching Lily Collins’s dubiously dressed American advertiser Emily pine over Lucas Bravo’s scorching French chef Gabriel, the characters lastly gave their simmering romance a shot in season 4. However solely six episodes later, the flame had been snuffed out as soon as extra, by no means to be reignited by the season’s finish.

Collection creator Darren Star is not any stranger to a slow-build love affair. The triangle between Youthful’s Liza and her competing love pursuits, Charles and Josh, endured till the collection finale, and Intercourse and the Metropolis was famously capable of drag out Carrie and Huge’s nonsense from New York to Paris to the massive display screen. However the TV mogul has hit a snag together with his newest collection, which wasn’t helped by Netflix’s choice to separate the newest season in two. Unsurprisingly, Emily in Paris doesn’t possess the story heft of Stranger Issues, and even Bridgerton, to benefit such a niche.

Though the present’s writers had three earlier seasons to decipher what an Emily and Gabriel relationship would entail, it nonetheless feels just like the present hasn’t fairly discovered how you can script them as a full-fledged couple after they get collectively in season 4. The honeymoon interval of their courtship is frustratingly short-lived (extra scenes of Emily and Gabriel’s foreplay at his restaurant, please!), and battle comes early because of the presence of Gabriel’s ex-girlfriend Camille (Camille Razat), who’s carrying his baby.

Initially, there may be some juice to be squeezed out of a 3’s-company dynamic involving Emily, Gabriel, Camille, and, for some time, Camille’s Greek artist girlfriend, Sofia (Melia Kreiling). “They’re jamming his condominium like a clown automobile,” Emily confides in her finest good friend Mindy (an ever-underutilized Ashley Park) when the opposite couple units up store in Gabriel’s house. However as soon as Sofia leaves Camille in a jealous match—and Camille learns that her being pregnant was a false optimistic—the character begins to tug down Emily in Paris’s entire escapist operation.

To reference Emily’s favourite film, The Sound of Music: How do you resolve an issue like Camille? She was as soon as the amusing, cool-French-girl foil to our titular character’s clumsy American, and her lengthy romantic historical past with Gabriel proved a compelling roadblock for Emily. However now that Camille and Gabriel have determined to simply be associates, and their unborn baby by no means existed, there isn’t any motive for her to nonetheless be hanging round on the present.

Like Joel on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel or, god assist us, Ellis on Smash, Camille has overstayed her welcome on Emily in Paris. Armed with nothing however the promise of a being pregnant, she resorts to hiding the reality in regards to the child’s existence throughout a Christmas ski journey that each Emily and Gabriel are on (that’s proper, she pulls a Terri Schuester on Glee). This deceit mercifully solely lasts a single episode, nevertheless it unceremoniously ends Gabriel and Emily’s relationship. Throughout mentioned ski journey, Emily realizes that so long as Gabriel and Camille have gotten a household, she is going to eternally be a 3rd wheel. However as soon as Camille tells Gabriel she’s misplaced the being pregnant (whereas conveniently failing to say that there was no child to start with), Gabriel finds different causes to ice Emily out—specifically, his sudden anger that she will’t retain a phrase of French. Comprehensible, however the place is that this coming from?

“Epic fail.”

“Catastrophe.”

“Debacle.”

“S***present.”

That’s how followers who truly made it to Robert Trent Jones Golf Membership on Friday morning described their shuttle expertise attending to the course. For the remainder of the 1000’s of followers nonetheless standing in line on the Jiffy Lube Reside car parking zone as of mid-morning native time, we’ll have to attend nicely into the afternoon to listen to what phrases they use to recount their journey. That’s in the event that they haven’t given up and gone house out of frustration – an affordable plan of action once you’re locked out of the moveable restrooms whilst you wait.

Let’s rewind a number of hours to earlier than dawn on the first tee. I visited the grandstands shortly after 6:00 am and located only a couple hundred followers of their seats. Extra alarming was that the staircases had been utterly empty. Nobody was streaming into the first-come, first-serve stands to say their spot at the very best theater in ladies’s golf.

Issues then went from unhealthy to worse. It rapidly grew to become clear that the primary tee environment could be severely missing when two of probably the most recognizable faces within the recreation, Nelly Korda and Charley Hull, led off the proceedings simply after 7 a.m. native time. Experiences from these a number of miles away who arrived on the shuttle web site in what ought to have been loads of time to see the primary teams tee off shared that they’d barely moved in any respect.

“Clearly you discover that the stands aren’t full, however what issues is everyone seems to be out right here now cheering for us loud,” Korda mentioned after closing out a gap level for the USA aspect within the morning foursomes session.

Shortly after 9:00 a.m. native, the LPGA despatched out the next assertion:

We acknowledge and deeply apologize to all followers affected by the challenges with shuttling from parking to the golf course. We’ve made important adjustments to our transportation system to mitigate these points transferring ahead, and we’re engaged on methods to precise our remorse to these impacted.

Primarily based on the temper (which might solely be described as mad as hell) of the dozen or so followers I spoke to this morning, these phrases gained’t do a lot of something to ease their frustrations. A gaggle of older ladies utilizing their moveable seats for help whereas coming into the course mentioned they gained’t be returning tomorrow. The harm has been performed, and the LPGA, by its personal hand, has one way or the other managed to perhaps even shrink its fan base at its greatest occasion of the yr. An wildly spectacular feat on a morning that must be a stain on the group into the long run.

Tom Donlon formally assumed duties as interim NYPD commissioner, the third high cop of the Adams administration up to now, when the embattled outgoing chief’s resignation took impact on the finish of the workday Friday.

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday from his put up helming the nation’s largest police division amid a federal investigation into its nightclub enforcement, in line with a memo obtained by Information 4.

The transition grew to become official at 5 p.m. Friday.

“My full focus have to be on the NYPD – the Division I profoundly honor and have devoted my profession to serving,” Caban’s assertion mentioned partially. “Nonetheless, the noise round latest developments has made that unimaginable and has hindered the necessary work our metropolis requires. I’ve due to this fact determined it’s in the very best curiosity of the Division that I resign as Commissioner.”

“After 30 years of service to this metropolis, I maintain immense respect and gratitude for its courageous officers, and should put their pursuits earlier than my very own,” he added. “I imagine firmly within the very important position of leaders with integrity, who, by instance, show the distinction between proper and fallacious on daily basis. I’ll proceed to cooperate totally with the continuing investigation.”

Caban, who was appointed to the job in July 2023, grew to become the primary Latino to function commissioner of the NYPD in its 179-year historical past. It wasn’t instantly clear when the resignation would take impact.

It means Mayor Eric Adams is taking a look at his third police commissioner in lower than three years.

The event comes days after Information 4 reported the Inside Income Service’s Prison Investigation division had joined the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the Southern District of New York within the inquiry.

Adams mentioned at a day briefing that he had accepted the resignation and needs Caban effectively. He additionally mentioned his administration, rocked by a collection of investigations, remained concentrate on working town. He introduced Tom Donlon, who has intensive expertise in legislation enforcement at native, state and federal ranges of presidency, because the interim.

Adams’ present marketing campaign chairman and former chief of workers, Frank Carone, helped dealer Caban’s departure, urging him with the mayor’s blessing to step apart, in line with three sources accustomed to the discussions.

Earlier within the week, Adams declined to say whether or not Caban had been barred from speaking with federal legislation enforcement companies, which work in shut cooperation with the NYPD.

The event comes days after Information 4 reported the Inside Income Service’s Prison Investigation division had joined the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the Southern District of New York within the inquiry.

No less than one telephone belonging to Caban was amongst a number of the SDNY and IRS seized from a number of NYPD officers, His twin brother, who owns a nightclub safety enterprise, additionally had his telephone seized within the corruption investigation.

A number of sources inform NBC New York federal investigators wish to know if James Caban profited from his ties to his highly effective brother and the NYPD. Particularly, the investigation is trying into whether or not James Caban was paid by bars and golf equipment in Midtown and Queens to behave as a police liaison, and if these golf equipment had been then afforded particular therapy by native precincts, the sources mentioned.

The SDNY and IRS have seized the cellphones of quite a few NYPD officers, together with a minimum of one telephone belonging to Commissioner Edward Caban. Information 4’s Melissa Russo studies.

Different questions being investigated are if officers had been requested to crack down more durable on golf equipment that didn’t do enterprise with the commissioner’s brother or if promotions got to officers who performed together with the potential scheme, in line with sources.

An NYPD spokesperson has mentioned the division is conscious of and totally cooperating within the investigation.

Nobody has been charged.

In a joint assertion Thursday, Caban’s attorneys lauded his legacy as a public servant.

“Commissioner Caban is an achieved public servant who has devoted his life to the security and safety of the folks of this nice metropolis and maintains unwavering respect for the ladies and men of the New York Metropolis Police Division,” Russell Capone and Rebekah Donaleski, companions at Cooley LLP mentioned in an announcement. “We’ve been knowledgeable by the federal government that he’s not a goal of any investigation being performed by the Southern District of New York, and he expects to cooperate totally with the federal government.”

Information 4 left a number of messages for James Caban on his telephone and with a member of the family upon the preliminary report of the investigation. They weren’t returned.

Extra questions are being raised concerning NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban’s twin brother allegedly benefiting from the usage of police division sources. It’s one in all three investigations swirling round NYPD headquarters and Metropolis Corridor, because the FBI and federal prosecutors concentrate on potential corruption involving high aides to Mayor Eric Adams. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst studies.

Some souls would possibly discover in the present day a spooky date, nevertheless it’s really a doughnut-lover’s fortunate day.

Right now, Sept. 13 — aka Friday the thirteenth — Krispy Kreme is providing an excellent deal for a superstitious event. For simply 13 cents, clients can rating themselves a dozen Unique Glazed doughnuts with the acquisition of any dozen or 16-count Minis at common worth.

The deal — which the doughnut chain is asking “Fortunate Friday” — is obtainable at taking part Krispy Kreme outlets and has a restrict of 1 dozen per buyer for in-shop, on-line pickup or supply orders by means of the Krispy Kreme app or web site. To safe the deal, use promo code “13.”

To see which Krispy Kreme outlets are taking part or to get extra details about this promotion, people can go to Krispy Kreme’s deal web page.

This purveyor of deep_fried and frosted deliciousness isn’t the one chain providing a spooktacular deal this Friday the thirteenth. Wendy’s is providing two in-app offers for rewards members for the occult event.

Each Friday by means of the tip of 2024, Wendy’s rewards members can get a free order of Scorching & Crispy Fries in any measurement with any in-app buy.

They’ll additionally rating a small Frosty deal with for $1 by means of the tip of the month, and the provide can be utilized repeatedly.

Simply assume: With two brief journeys in the present day, you possibly can have your self a variety of discounted desserts and free fries — even when a black cat crosses your path.

NEW YORK — The NYPD commissioner modified command Friday, as Edward Caban’s resignation formally took impact at 5 p.m. and Tom Donlon takes over because the interim chief of the division.

Donlon is the New York Metropolis’s third police commissioner in lower than three years. He beforehand served as town’s director of the Workplace of Homeland Safety and ran the FBI’s Nationwide Risk Middle and the FBI and NYPD’s Joint Terrorism Activity Pressure. He additionally helped lead the investigation of the 1993 World Commerce Middle bombing.

“Tom is an skilled regulation enforcement skilled who has labored on the native, state, federal and worldwide ranges,” Mayor Eric Adams mentioned at Thursday’s announcement.

“My objectives are clear: Proceed the historic progress reducing crime and eradicating unlawful weapons from our communities, uphold the very best requirements of integrity and transparency, and help our devoted officers who put their lives on the road each day to maintain us protected,” Donlon mentioned in an announcement.

Donlon’s in depth counterterror expertise will probably be essential as town hosts quite a lot of high-profile occasions, together with New York Style Week, the United Nations Basic Meeting, and one 12 months after the Oct. 7 assault.

“What has to occur now could be the interim police commissioner will are available in, he’ll get briefed by individuals who know the division very effectively,” former NYPD deputy commissioner and CBS Information New York regulation enforcement contributor Richard Esposito defined Thursday. “He’ll then resolve what adjustments to make to make sure continuity of senior administration and the way to verify senior administration is in sync with crime management, with the detective bureau.”

Donlon is being known as the interim police commissioner as a result of issues occurred so quick that the mayor did not have time to do a nationwide seek for a brand new high cop. Sources say he might get the job completely, however he was picked as a result of he has impeccable regulation enforcement credentials and since the mayor knew him when Donlon was the state director of Homeland Safety and Adams was a state senator.

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigns

Caban despatched a letter to members of the division Thursday saying his resignation. He mentioned he was stepping all the way down to keep away from being a distraction after he was amongst these raided by federal authorities final week. 

“I maintain immense respect and gratitude for the courageous officers who serve this division, and the NYPD deserves somebody who can solely give attention to defending and serving New York Metropolis, which is why — for the great of this metropolis and this division — I’ve made the tough determination to resign as Police Commissioner,” Caban wrote. 

The 57-year-old commissioner confronted mounting calls to step down after federal brokers raided seized his cellphone, together with telephones belonging to his twin brother, James, and several other different police officers. 

CBS Information New York has realized the feds are investigating doable corruption within the metropolis’s nightclub enforcement involving James Caban, who owns a nightclub safety enterprise. Sources mentioned he allegedly labored as a fixer to easy over noise complaints and different violations. 

As for Edward Caban, his lawyer mentioned in an announcement he isn’t a goal of any investigation and he expects to completely cooperate.

In the meantime, a number of different members of the mayor’s interior circle additionally had their houses raided, as federal authorities proceed to analyze his administration. Colleges Chancellor David Banks is amongst them and spoke in regards to the investigation Friday morning, saying he’ll absolutely cooperate.

On CBS Information New York’s political speak present “The Level,” Banks mentioned he has achieved nothing mistaken and is cooperating with the investigation.

“If a scholar or a trainer had been to come back as much as you and ask you what is going on on, what would your reply be to them?” CBS Information New York political reporter Marcia Kramer requested.

“I feel what I’d say to them is that in life you could have challenges, however all the time maintain your head excessive, dwell your life, and stroll with integrity. I’ve all the time achieved that and I’d encourage all of our youngsters, all of our academics and anybody else to do then identical,” Banks mentioned.

Group affairs aide in Mayor Adams’ workplace fired amid federal investigation

Kramer experiences Ray Martin, a group affairs aide within the mayor’s workplace, has been fired after he reportedly helped join a Brooklyn bar proprietor who had hassle with police with James Caban.

Martin beforehand labored within the mayor’s leisure and nightlife unit.

Metropolis Corridor sources say Martin was fired after the bar proprietor claimed Martin instructed he name James Caban if he wanted assist in stopping police from implementing noise complaints. The proprietor claimed James Caban needed a $2,500 pay upfront.

“We investigated the complaints and fired him the identical day,” mentioned a spokesman for the mayor.

However James Caban’s legal professionals insist their consumer has achieved nothing mistaken.

“Mr. Caban unequivocally denies any wrongdoing. His work – as a advisor and performing as a liaison between the division and a personal firm – is completely authorized, particularly given his earlier profession as a NYPD officer,” the legal professionals mentioned.

Third-shift staff walked out of Boeing’s big factories at Renton and Everett, Washington, as their contract expired early Friday morning, blasting music and airhorns, capturing off fireworks, and waving hand-made indicators. They instantly fashioned picket traces and commenced establishing selfmade burn barrels with “IAM” carved within the aspect.

“Persons are actually excited to strike,” mentioned Ky Carlson, a third-shift assembler who walked out at midnight and was picketing the Everett plant at 3 am. She mentioned they had been aiming for what the union demanded originally of negotiations, 40 p.c raises and restoration of the pension.

The union’s negotiating committee really useful a tentative settlement to members on Sunday, to virtually common condemnation. That very same day, staff marched by the Everett manufacturing facility on their lunch break, then out the door, chanting “Strike, Strike!”

Union members snarled site visitors with lengthy traces to vote on Thursday, the place 94.6 p.c rejected the proposed contract and 96 p.c voted to strike. Pay was the primary sticking level.

The rejected contract covers 32,000 staff in Washington and Oregon, members of Machinists District 751 in Washington and W24 in Oregon. Most work on the two crops close to Seattle.

It’s the most important strike within the U.S. this 12 months, and the most important because the Auto Employees strike on the Massive 3 final fall when 46,000 staff walked out as a part of a rolling strike technique. Boeing staff within the Puget Sound space final struck in 2008 for 58 days.

COMPANY NOT PREPARED

Firm leaders appear to have been taken unexpectedly. “They had been fairly in denial up till yesterday,” mentioned Carlson. Then as staff had been on the brink of vote they despatched a company-wide e-mail, “‘Hey, like, you recognize, we’re $60 billion in debt. Do not do something too hasty,’” she mentioned. “No person was shopping for it.”

In preparation for the Covid shut-down, administration had staff tarp and tape open components of unfinished plane, Carlson mentioned, however by midnight no related preparations had been made and staff simply downed instruments and walked out. Birds within the manufacturing facility get within the planes, and there’s a threat of humidity and water injury.

“We did hear that a few of the managers had been taking coaching and making an attempt to select up certifications for a few of the work that we do,” mentioned Ian Shelbrack, a 777 mechanic who was picketing early within the morning at Everett.

Nevertheless, staff thought it was unlikely that managers would get a lot plane building accomplished of their absence. Edwin Haala, who labored at Boeing for 25 years and now mentors staff on the store ground for the union, recalled that throughout the 2008 strike, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered supervisor work to cease as a result of it was subpar.

ENGINEERS SAY NO

Machinists have been circulating a leaked memo displaying that administration is making an attempt to get members of the engineers union to do strikers’ work, providing further pay.

The Society of Skilled Engineering Staff in Aerospace (SPEEA), which has 16,000 members at Boeing within the Puget Sound space, been telling members that they don’t should volunteer for any Machinist work. The SPEEA contract doesn’t enable them to refuse to work throughout a Machinists strike.

“Our message to members is completely don’t volunteer to do any work usually accomplished by IAM members,” Dimas mentioned on the union’s web site. If instantly ordered, the union mentioned, “Comply, however query your supervisor about coaching and security necessities, and instantly contact your Council Rep.” (Council reps are the equal of stewards.) A number of work accomplished by Machinists members requires particular certifications that SPEEA members could not have.

In the meantime, SPEEA union president John Dimas and different SPEEA members greeted Machinists as they exited the crops, mentioned Michael Berryhill, a SPEEA council rep who works in a product growth facility close to the Everett manufacturing facility.

Picketing Machinists advised Berryhill that earlier than the walkout they noticed SPEEA members particularly decline to do Machinist work, “itemizing a myriad of the explanation why they could not do the work, citing certifications, citing security and high quality points, and flat out refusing to put in writing off of high quality inspections and stuff like that,” mentioned Berryhill.

SPEEA inspired members go to picket traces, carry meals and firewood, donate, and put up indicators within the office supporting the strike. “Present vocal and visual assist for our brothers and sisters within the IAM,” mentioned Dimas. “Their success within the present confrontation will lay the groundwork for all labor unions at The Boeing Firm and particularly for our personal contract talks in 2026.”

Teamsters who ship components and supplies to the factories demonstrated in Might that they could honor picket traces. When Boeing locked out its firefighters, members of Fireplace Fighters (IAFF) Native I-66, Teamster supply drivers refused to cross. “They even deferred prepare vehicles that had [737s] on them away from Boeing, as a result of Teamsters don’t cross picket traces,” mentioned Carlson.

Machinists and SPEEA members, alternatively, had been required to work throughout the firefighters lockout.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH

Discontent with the tentative settlement was so apparent {that a} day after recommending it, Machinists District 751 president Jon Holden advised the Seattle Occasions that he anticipated members to vote to strike. “The response from folks is it’s not ok,” he mentioned.

The most important objection to the contract was a proposed 25 p.c pay enhance over 4 years, with 11 p.c the primary 12 months, and 4, 4, and 6 p.c will increase in subsequent years. However the contract additionally ended an annual bonus that normally runs round 4 p.c, so staff calculated the actual will increase for the 4 years amounted to 7, 0, 0, and a couple of p.c. They had been unmoved by arguments that raises compound whereas bonuses don’t.

Most staff begin at between $19 and $23 an hour, with a six-year development to high charges, $43 for a grade 4 mechanic like Schelbrack. However the contract has not been totally negotiated since 2008 and mid-contract bargaining in 2011 and 2013 left them with no raises for a decade. Because of this, pay within the space has risen whereas their pay stagnated, leaving entry-level pay beneath close by retail and quick meals jobs. And people who began six years in the past have solely seen a 2 p.c elevate since they began.

Bitterness from the 2013 negotiations stays. The corporate blackmailed the union into reopening the contract by threatening to maneuver manufacturing of a brand new plane elsewhere. However staff rejected the concessionary contract by 67 p.c. So a brand new vote on an identical contract was held in late December, when many senior staff had been out of city and the factories had been shut for upkeep. It squeaked by with 51 p.c of the vote, ending the defined-benefit pension and increasing the contract for an additional 11 years, resulting in the slogan “Out the door in ’24.”

PENSION PUSH

Machinists at Boeing need their defined-benefit pension again. It was changed with a 401(ok) in 2016, after which the corporate ratcheted down its contribution for successive tiers of newer hires. The rejected settlement eradicated these tiers and introduced the contribution again up, alongside a brand new $2 per hour firm contribution to a pre-existing Machinists financial savings fund, which additionally gives a 401(ok).

Schelbrack mentioned he joined Boeing throughout a hunch in building work in 2011, solely for the pension. His pay was a lot decrease than he might earn as a carpenter. “And I used to be keen to take that bitter capsule of $15 an hour simply understanding that sometime I might make first rate cash and I might have a pension.” Then the pension was frozen.

“Simply the time that I have been right here, there’s been little or no in the best way of wage will increase,” he mentioned. “And clearly, most not too long ago, our value of residing has simply exponentially swooped in the direction of the solar,” he mentioned. He estimated that his household’s value of residing has risen by $30,000 lately.

“However on the similar time, whereas the Boeing firm talks about how broke and in debt they’re—which everyone knows is a results of their poor decision-making—it wasn’t that way back that we might get quarterly studies right here at work that talked about how Boeing had file income for the quarter,” Schelbrack mentioned.

NEW HIRES ROCK SOLID

Putting staff will obtain $250 every week from the union beginning the third week of the strike. Usually, putting staff in Washington can’t obtain unemployment.

So staff have been economizing, selecting up outdoors work, and serving to one another. Carlson mentioned co-worker on her shift helped two others get short-term jobs at Taco Bell. Some plan to work Doordash or Uber shifts.

For years the union has been urging staff to put aside $50 per paycheck in preparation, in a particular credit score union fund. Others plan to take cash out 401(ok) financial savings. However many individuals don’t have any cushion.

“New hires, you recognize, a whole lot of them say they can not actually afford to strike,” mentioned Carlson. “However regardless of that, they will exit and discover jobs. Or, ‘I’ve a job lined up or I’ve my functions in locations.’ Or, ‘My lease expires and I’ll go stay with my dad and mom for a pair months.’ It is so spectacular. They’ll attempt to determine one thing out. As a result of they understand, that is their future.”

Carlson mentioned when she was first employed 5 years in the past, “Individuals had been at all times saying, the brand new hires are going to be those who screw us on the following contract. And that simply was not true.”

“It is nice to see folks coordinating with one another to assist one another get by. That is essentially the most unified, essentially the most solidarity I’ve ever seen at this place.”

Journée parfaite sur la Grande Allée vendredi matin pour le départ du Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. Rien à redire sur la météo, beau soleil et vent léger et de nombreux spectateurs massés le lengthy du parcours pour encourager les coureurs, les meilleurs de la planète.

L’énergie dégagée par les coureurs s’élançant sous les encouragements de la foule était palpable. Les spectateurs, jeunes et moins jeunes, présents au rendez-vous provenaient de différents horizons.

Amateurs de ce sport, Philippe Galinier et sa conjointe, Claire Pigeon, de Rivière-du-Loup, étaient sur les lieux pour voir les meilleurs cyclistes au monde dans un parcours majestueux et exigeant.

«C’est notre 3^e présence au Grand Prix. C’est la seule probability que nous avons de voir les coureurs. L’ambiance est belle. La ville est magnifique. Notre équipe, c’est Israel-Premier Tech, automotive Rivière-du-Loup, c’est le centre de Premier Tech. On aimerait voir Hugo [Houle] gagner, ça serait l’enjoyable», a dit M. Galinier, qui a roulé plus de 4000 kilomètres cette année, alors que la saison n’est pas terminée.

Le couple est parti de Rivière-du-Loup à 6h vendredi matin pour ne pas manquer l’une des deux seules épreuves du circuit WorldTour tenues en sol nord-américain.

Départ réussi

Le départ de la course a été donné à 11h, sur la Grande Allée. La boucle de 12,6 km a été franchie 16 fois par les cyclistes pour un parcours complete de 201,6 km, incluant la côte de la Montagne qui use les mollets.

Il n’y a pas que les cyclistes qui étaient en vedette. La ville de Québec l’était tout autant, en cette journée distinctive, avec des photos fantastiques de la compétition qui ont été télédiffusées en direct dans plus de 130 pays.

Des élèves de 5^e année de l’école de la Passerelle ont eu congé de classe pour assister à l’événement et ils étaient bien préparés. Dans les jours précédents, leur professeur les a fait travailler fort en leur demandant de rédiger des textes sur le sujet et d’établir des statistiques sur les temps de course. Tous connaissaient bien sûr le coureur Hugo Houle, qui est une supply d’inspiration pour ces jeunes.

Commerçants heureux

Les terrasses des eating places étaient évidemment sollicitées pour observer la course. Deux {couples} d’amis de Lac-Mégantic étaient attablés aux premières loges dans les instants précédents le départ de cette 13^e édition.

«On est présent chaque année depuis la première édition. On ne manquerait pas ça. Je suis un ancien coureur. Jean-Marc aussi. On est des gens de vélo», a partagé Denis Bolduc, qui était en compagnie de son ami et partenaire de vélo, Jean-Marc Gagnon, ainsi que de leurs conjointes.

M. Bolduc a constaté que la foule était plus nombreuse, plus tôt, cette année, ce qui est une bonne nouvelle pour les organisateurs.

«Il y a plus de monde. La température, qui est magnifique, aide aussi», a souligné Julie Cloutier, membre de ce groupe.

Les commerçants de la Grande Allée affichaient un giant sourire, avec les retombées générées par la venue de ces coureurs et de leurs équipes.

«Ce qui est bien avec le Grand Prix, c’est autant en amont que le jour de la course. En amont, il y a beaucoup d’équipes qui nous encouragent et le jour de la course, ce sont les gens qui viennent supporter les coureurs. On est très content material de ça. C’est un bel événement qui offre une belle visibilité aussi», a confié Ianny Xénopoulos, propriétaire de l’Auberge Louis Hébert.

Les coureurs ont livré une chaude lutte jusqu’à la fin. Il s’agissait d’une probability distinctive de voir plusieurs des cyclistes ayant participé au Tour de France. 

Boeing employees went on strike Friday, the most recent disturbance in what has confirmed a devastating 12 months for the American plane producer.

However it’s not clear whether or not the labor stoppage will have an effect for the flying public, though there are issues a couple of potential impact on air journey subsequent summer time.

U.S. carriers that rely closely on Boeing planes embrace Southwest, United and Alaska Airways.

In a press release, Southwest stated its operations had been unlikely to be affected within the short-term by any manufacturing delays Boeing could find yourself struggling.

“Earlier this 12 months, Southwest Airways took steps to handle potential supply disruptions,” the provider stated. “In consequence, we at the moment have the fleet wanted to satisfy our upcoming schedules. We stay in shut communication with Boeing.”

Southwest solely makes use of Boeing 737s — planes made made in Renton, Washington, one of many websites now on strike by members of the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Employees. Southwest had sharply introduced down its supply goal for Boeing plane earlier this 12 months.

A United spokesperson stated the provider was working with Boeing to know what the influence to the airline’s supply schedule may be.

A spokesperson for Alaska Airways didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Airways are accountable for sustaining plane as soon as they arrive into possession of them, and crews will not log out on permitting a aircraft to fly whether it is deemed not airworthy, stated Henry Harteveldt, founder and president of Ambiance Analysis Group, an airline business consultancy.

“There’ll most likely be little or no direct influence on shoppers because of the Boeing strike,” Harteveldt informed NBC Information.

Estimates of how lengthy the strike may final fluctuate extensively. The earlier Boeing machinists strike, in 2008, lasted almost two months; nevertheless, in a notice to purchasers, Financial institution of America analyst Ronald Epstein stated the most recent one may show as brief as per week.

That is partly as a result of Boeing is in an particularly weak place, he famous: Its standing has been severely harm within the wake of the mid-air door-panel blowout in January that prompted a nationwide grounding, federal investigations, and finally the ouster of Boeing’s management. The FAA continues to have federal screens of Boeing’s manufacturing in place. The corporate’s inventory, which is a part of the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Common, is down about 40% this 12 months.

Newly put in CEO Kelly Ortberg already took a conciliatory tone with Boeing employees within the run-up to the strike, Epstein stated.

“We see it probably Boeing must make additional concessions and transfer nearer to the IAM’s preliminary proposal,” Epstein wrote.

In a press release, Boeing acknowledged that members of the Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists had deemed its supply “not acceptable.”

“We stay dedicated to resetting our relationship with our staff and the union, and we’re able to get again to the desk to succeed in a brand new settlement.”

Firm executives have warned that the strike may “jeopardize” its restoration from latest scandals and high quality issues.

A White Home official stated the Biden Administration is in contact with Boeing and the machinists.

“We encourage them to barter in good religion — towards an settlement that offers staff the advantages they deserve and makes the corporate stronger,” the official stated.

The strike was largely anticipated, regardless of a push by union leaders to dealer a last-minute deal. Rank-and-file members of the 33,000-strong workforce that represent the hanging group have stated latest layoffs, a call to shift some manufacturing to Boeing’s non-union facility in South Carolina, and a push for even stronger compensation and protections had all pushed employees towards hanging. Boeing had promised to construct its subsequent business airplane within the Seattle space below the tentative settlement.

Boeing appeared to have already made contingency plans within the run-up to the strike vote: Reuters reported on Tuesday that the corporate informed suppliers it was delaying a key manufacturing milestone for its 737 MAX by six months.

Ought to the strike drag on, main carriers could not have the ability to meet capability calls for for subsequent 12 months’s summer time journey season, Harteveldt stated.

“If this strike drags out, relying on what number of plane can [Boeing} can ship, airways could discover themselves with far fewer new planes by subsequent summer time’s season, which is peak season — and that would positively influence the variety of flights and locations obtainable,” he stated.

Encore lui. L’Australien Michael Matthews (Group Jayco AlUla) s’est imposé au dash, vendredi, pour remporter pour la troisième fois le Grand Prix cycliste de Québec.

Matthews a devancé l’Érythréen Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) et le Français Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ). Pour la 13e édition de la course à Québec, c’est le 7e podium du vétéran de 33 ans.

Le peloton a ravalé à 14 km de l’arrivée une échappée lancée dès les premiers coups de pédale. Une tentative de Matteo Jorgenson (Group Visma-Lease a Bike) à 10 km du fil a aussi avorté, ce qui a préparé le dash.

Je savais que la journée avait été difficile, a raconté Matthews au micro des organisateurs. Personne n’avait une vraie impulsion derrière son dash. Quand le peloton s’est tassé vers la gauche, j’ai eu l’event de me lancer sur la droite, et je présume qu’on ne s’attendait pas à ce que quelqu’un tente sa likelihood si tôt. Je n’avais pas ma puissance optimale, mais j’avais un lengthy dash dans les jambes.

Cette enlevante conclusion a failli être torpillée à 2 km de l’arrivée par une attaque finale dans laquelle s’est détaché un groupe composé de Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Group Emirates) et de trois membres de la formation Lotto Dstny, qui entretiendront certainement quelques regrets de n’avoir pas pu mener le champion de 2023, Arnaud De Lie, vers la victoire. Le Belge a pris le 13e rang.

On s’est retrouvé d’abord Pogacar et moi seuls, puis j’ai vu que j’avais deux coéquipiers derrière, a expliqué De Lie. Je voulais d’abord essayer de les laisser partir et que Pogacar ne réagisse pas, mais il a réagi. Ensuite, ouais… il y avait vent de face, et c’est revenu fort de l’arrière. Matthews a beaucoup d’expérience ici, déjà trois victoires. Il a lancé au bon second.

Pogacar et moi, je pense qu’on avait un peu les jambes coupées à trigger qu’on voit que la victoire half.

Le meilleur Canadien a été Guillaume Boivin (Israel-Premier Tech), qui a terminé 31e, dans le dash. Boivin a eu une pensée pour son coéquipier Corbin Robust, 2e en 2023, qui a dû abandonner cette course-ci.

Corbin avait un petit problème d’estomac depuis le début de la semaine, a relevé Boivin. On savait que ça pourrait être dur. Stevie (Williams) se sentait juste pas bien. On a perdu nos deux cartes pour le ultimate. Après, je pense que (Krist) Neilands, (Jakob) Fuglsang et moi on a essayé de faire le ultimate, mais quand tu perds tes deux meneurs, ça change la stratégie. On était pas mal esseulé.

Son coéquipier Hugo Houle, victime de crampes dans les dernières ascensions, a conclu l’épreuve au 67e échelon avec 49 s de retard. Quentin Cowan (Équipe Canada) a terminé 76e, Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) 110e et Michael Leonard (INEOS Grenadiers) 117e.

Cette première échappée s’est effritée au fil de la course. Les jeunes Canadiens Jonas Walton et Félix Hamel (Group Ecoflo Chronos) en ont notamment fait partie. Walton a décroché avant la mi-course, tandis que Hamel a été largué avec 77 km à faire. Les deux coureurs ont fini par abandonner, tout comme leurs coéquipiers James Piccoli, Félix Bouchard et Léonard Péloquin.

Après une journée de repos et de déplacement, les cyclistes seront de retour sur la route pour le Grand Prix de Montréal, dimanche.

For anybody watching Bravo within the late 2000s and early 2010s, Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman have been one thing of a actuality TV-fashion energy couple.

Zoe, who grew up in New Jersey, got here to prominence as a celeb stylist.

Her life, enterprise and A-list shoppers have been chronicled within the cable community’s “The Rachel Zoe Undertaking.”

Zoe labored with fellow Millburn expertise Anne Hathaway (till parting methods post-Oscar win) in addition to actors Liv Tyler, Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes, Demi Moore, Pleasure Bryant, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lawrence.

She later grew to become a designer together with her Rachel Zoe Assortment.

And Berman, her husband, was all the time alongside for the trip.

Now, they’ve break up.

“After 33 years collectively and 26 years married, Rodger and I’ve come to the mutual determination to finish our marriage,” Zoe, 53, mentioned in a press release on Instagram. “We’re extremely pleased with the loving household we have now created and our numerous recollections collectively. Our primary precedence has been and can all the time be our youngsters. We’re dedicated to co-parent our boys and to proceed to work collectively inside the many companies we share. We ask for privateness throughout this time as we navigate this new chapter.”

Zoe, born Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig in New York, grew up in Millburn and is an alum of Millburn Excessive Faculty.

She met Berman, 55, in 1991 once they have been college students at George Washington College. They obtained married in 1998.

They’ve two sons: Skyler, 13, and Kaitus, 10.

As Zoe talked about, Berman has been her companion in life in addition to enterprise. He’s co-CEO of Rachel Zoe, Inc. and appeared usually within the Bravo collection.

“The Rachel Zoe Undertaking” debuted in 2008 on Bravo and ran 5 seasons till 2013.

In 2009, Zoe launched her vogue publication The Zoe Report, which grew to become a vogue media outlet. In 2015, she hosted the Lifetime vogue discuss present “Fashionably Late with Rachel Zoe.” The present, which ran for one season, additionally featured Berman.

In the present day Zoe heads up the Curateur purchasing website and vogue subscription service and hosts the “Climbing in Heels” podcast.

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