Headlines: California remains in Democratic fold, much to the relief of the White House
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California Governor Gavin Newson will remain in office.
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By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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"Phew" of relief for President Biden who had "
personally engaged in the campaign of Gavin Newson
", underlines the
Washington Post,
the governor of California will indeed remain in his post after "
having easily defeated the attempted dismissal
" , comments for its part the
Guardian
which notes that "
the voters overwhelmingly rejected the choice to replace him with a Trumpist Republican
". "
It is a victory for the governor, but also for the whole of the Democratic camp
", also explains the
New York Times
which estimates that this election of "
dismissal
", has already "
gave birth to another campaign: that of the revocation of the revocation
”.
Clearly, California could rethink its tradition of "
direct democracy
". "
The revocation process is a democratic tool that has derailed
", say the detractors of "
this special election
", underlines the daily which highlights "
that while the Californian forests are on fire, and that the hospitals are overflowing with patients of the Covid-19
”,“
The governor of the State undoubtedly has better things to do than to carry out an electoral campaign
”, which costs, what more is“
hundreds of millions of dollars
”. "
A majority of Californians would be in favor of a reform
", also notes the
Guardian
, while the
The New York Times
warns "
against strong opposition from Republicans who see this century-old law as one of the last means of influence - in a state run by Democrats
."
New revelations about the chaotic end of Trump's tenure
Washington Post
reporters
Woodward and Costa's
book
Peril
won't be out until next week, but the best pages are already making the front pages of much of the press.
A book which reveals "
that the highest ranking military officer in the United States, General Milley feared that Trump would start a nuclear war against China,
" reports the entire American press.
Very worried about the "
serious mental decline
" of President Trump after his electoral defeat, the American general would have taken preventive measures, and "
secretly called twice his Chinese counterpart General Li to try to reassure him about American intentions
", report it
New York Times
.
General Milley would also have "
summoned senior officers to review the procedures for launching nuclear weapons,
" notes the
Guardian
.
So many revelations denied yesterday by Donald Trump who speaks of "
treason
", underlines the
Washington Post
, while the Republican senator from Florida Marco Rubio "
asks President Biden to dismiss General Milley
", who is still in office at the head of the army staff.
The disturbing disappearance of two senior Taliban officials
It is the
Guardian
which worries about it, which notes that a month after the arrival in power of the Taliban "
their leader mullah Akhundzada as well as mullah Baradar
", have still not been seen in public. A disappearance that raises "
many questions in Kabul"
, thus explain the correspondents of the British daily. "
Some Afghans even wonder if the supreme leader of the Taliban and the new deputy prime minister are still alive
."
Rumors are rife in the Afghan capital "
on the (possible) assassination of Mullah Baradar during discussions on the distribution of Afghan ministries
".
Rumors denied by spokespersons for the new regime, but in an awkward way, underlines the
Guardian
, posting old photos of Baradar, and a simple audio message, still no video, which "
further reinforces the mystery of their public disappearance
”.
Disappeared 4000 years ago, the woolly mammoth may well return
This is the crazy bet of the American company Colossal and a Harvard biologist, who after having unearthed the remains of woolly mammoths in Siberia, now intends to "
resuscitate them genetically
", reports the
New York Times
, "
in modifying elephant DNA with mammoth genes
”, they hope to“
create a hybrid species
”of woolly mammoths, with the idea of then reintroducing them to Siberia.
And that leaves the researchers perplexed "
who doubt the success of such an enterprise
", notes the press while wondering in case of success "
who could well decide to release or not these elephants modified in mammoths in nature
".
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