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Christophe Béchu, l’équilibriste de la sobriété foncière

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

Le ministre de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, Christophe Béchu, est “au banc” ce vendredi 23 juin à l’Assemblée, pour finaliser l’examen de la proposition de loi sénatoriale sur la mise en œuvre de l’objectif “zéro artificialisation nette”. Un texte au parcours semé d’embûches, pour lequel le ministre a dû se battre jusqu’au sein du gouvernement.Le sujet a en effet été l’objet d’une joute feutrée entre Béchu, soucieux de s’affirmer sur un dossier au cœur de son portefeuille, et Bruno Le Maire, chantre d’une réindustrialisation gourmande en terrains constructibles. Le locataire de Bercy a trouvé des alliés de circonstances chez les LR, qui sont montés au front à l’Assemblée comme au Sénat. A l’arrivée, Béchu a toutefois réussi à conserver l’essentiel : tous les projets industriels seront bien pris en compte dans la loi mais les limites imposées par l’objectif de non-...

Le projet de loi sur l’industrie verte adopté par le Sénat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

Les sénateurs disaient l’accueillir “avec bienveillance”, ils l’ont désormais validé. Le texte du gouvernement qui a pour ambition de faire de la France la championne des technologies décarbonées a été adopté jeudi en première lecture, après trois jours d’examen au Palais du Luxembourg.“Globalement, l’essentiel de l’essence du texte a été adopté, s’est réjoui le ministre délégué à l’Industrie Roland Lescure auprès de POLITICO à l’issue des débats. Il y a eu un consensus unanime, certains pensaient qu’on n’allait pas assez loin, personne ne pensait qu’on allait trop loin.”251 sénateurs ont voté pour et 12 contre. Les Républicains, les groupe RDPI, RDSE, Les Indépendants et les centristes ont voté en faveur du texte, le groupe écologiste contre, tandis que les socialistes et communistes se sont abstenus.Certains aspects du projet de loi mis sur pied par Bercy ont été retouchés.“Ligne rouge” des sénateurs, l’article 9 prévoyait de donner à l’État, à travers les p...

Goldberg: Why it’s a bad idea to long for the ‘good old days’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful longing for a lost past. An April Pew survey found that nearly 6 out of 10 (58%) Americans think the country was better off for people like them 50 years ago. For Republican and Republican-leaning respondents, nostalgia for the early 1970s reached 72%.Americans have always had a thing for the “good old days.” The problem is that what — or when — constitutes the “good old days” is a constantly moving target. It often seems to be about five decades earlier from right now.Karlyn Bowman studies public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute. She found that in recent surveys, the 1980s and 1990s are starting to supplant the 1950s as the new “good old days.” You can see evidence for this all over the place in popular culture, from the remakes of old sitcoms to original offerings such as “Stranger Things̶...

Chicago Bulls make draft night trade to select Tennessee’s Julian Phillips with No. 35 pick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

The Chicago Bulls injected some life into a sleepy draft night on Thursday by making a late-night trade to acquire Tennessee product Julian Phillips with the No. 35 pick in the NBA Draft, according to a report by Shams Charania.The Bulls sent a pair of future second-round picks to the Wizards to acquire the pick, according to the report. The Wizards had previously traded with the Boston Celtics for the No. 35 pick.A lengthy forward at 6-foot-8, Phillips impressed at the draft combine with his 7-foot wingspan and 43-inch vertical, the highest of all attendees. The forward carved out his draft stock on the strength of his defense — an extremely similar resume to 2022 first-round draft pick Dalen Terry, who averaged only 5.6 minutes last season.Phillips repeats a familiar set of pros and cons for the Bulls: a strong defender who uses his physicality efficiently but struggles to shoot the ball. He shot 41.1% from the field and only 23.9% from behind the 3-point arc during his sing...

Cast propels hip-hop comedy ‘World’s Best’ to winner’s circle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

A delightful throwback to Disney’s great, original, live-action films of the past, “World’s Best” is the story of a New Jersey, middle-school-aged boy who goes to high school for math class because he is that smart when it comes to numbers and equations. But what Prem (rhymes with “name”) Patel (standout Manny Magnus) really wants is to become a hip-hop sensation like his late father Suresh (actor and rapper Utkarsh Ambudkar of TV hit “Ghosts”). Modest and terrifically executed by cast and crew, the film is a terrific piece of entertainment. When we first meet curly-haired, bespectacled Prem, he’s participating in a “Mathylimpics” contest and helping his team win right on the buzzer. He is reminded of one of his father’s mottoes, “The best never rest.” But it’s just a dream.Rising at 6 a.m., Prem gazes at images of Leibniz, Newton and Ramanujan on his ceiling. Prem’s mom Priya (Prunam Patel, also TV’s “Ghosts”) encourages his math studies an...

2023 NBA Draft: Nets select Noah Clowney 21st, Dariq Whitehead 22nd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

They kept their picks after all. Which means a subsequent deal could be imminent.The Nets held consecutive late first-round picks in Thursday’s NBA Draft and were expected to package picks Nos. 21 and 22 in an attempt to either move up in the draft or put together a trade package for an impact player or another star.They did neither.Instead, the Nets selected Alabama’s freshman stretch four Noah Clowney 21st overall, then took Duke’s 3-and-D forward Dariq Whitehead with the ensuing pick.Brooklyn’s front office clearly put an emphasis on floor spacing. The Nets also prioritized size, and they got both in their back-to-back first-round picks on Thursday night.Clowney has stretch-four potential at the NBA level. He led Alabama in rebounding 14 times last season and made the 2022-23 SEC All-Freshman Team while converting at a 28.3% clip from downtown. The volume was more noteworthy than the percentage: Clowney attempted an average of more than three threes per ga...

2023 NBA Draft: Analysis on Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller and top-10 selections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

With the first pick, the “Wemby Draft” went according to plan. We’ll see if Victor Wembanyama’s career follows suit. Wembanyama, the giant Frenchman, shook Adam Silver’s hand in a dark green suit and officially joined the San Antonio Spurs. The process was drawn out by the NBA to achieve maximum airtime for ESPN, with the Spurs requiring the full five minutes for the pick.Then the clock started on the real drama, with Michael Jordan making his final pick as Hornets owner at No. 2. Here were the top-4 picks from Thursday’s draft:1. SPURS: VICTOR WEMBANYAMAPrevious Team: Metropolitans 92 (France)Age: 19Height: 7-4Weight: 209 poundsThe Frenchman is considered a talent without rival because of his combination of height, athleticism and skill. His presence places the Spurs back on the national map after four years without a playoff appearance. It also probably extends the career of Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich. The talent and uniqueness is undenia...

How ‘Swagger’ creator keeps it real for audience & actors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

Reggie Rock Bythewood, the creator-writer, showrunner, frequent director and executive producer of the hit AppleTV+ basketball series “Swagger,” knows all too well his real-life responsibilities in this universe.They began with the awareness that casting teenagers in key roles will inevitably change their lives.His casting for “Swagger” began with an unusual distinction: Reality.“Number One, I’m very committed to getting this right,” Bythewood, 57, began in a Zoom interview earlier this week. “A lot of times in a sports movie you’re hiding the fact that this person is not a real ballplayer, you’re camouflaging their lack of ability. I didn’t want to do that.“First and foremost, I had people who are really evolved players. Because the storytelling has to be authentic and if the ball playing is not authentic, we lose the audience. So we cast people that could play at a high level and gave them training to act.“The actors who are to play ball, we gave them several mon...

Editorial: Sub tragedy brings out worst in ‘eat the rich’ crowd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

After five days of intensive searching and anxious waiting, rescuers found remains Thursday of the submarine Titan which disappeared while exploring the wreck of the Titanic. All five people aboard the sub have died.While that’s not the result any of those who held out hope – no matter how slim – that this would end in a rescue, there are those who are are downplaying the tragedy of lives lost.OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet were wealthy, and their fortunes brought out the worst in many.The sniping and vitriol was in full play on Twitter:“In many ways, the swift rescue efforts for the billionaires trapped in the Titanic submarine, while poor & desperate refugees are neglected & left to die, mirrors a sad, familiar story of the world that has replayed across history. Little has changed. #OceanGate #submarinemissing” wrote one.“Ok looks like the Titanic...

Graham: RFK Jr. inspired by JFK as he campaigns for White House win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:21 GMT

Just hours before delivering a speech on foreign policy that he says he was inspired by the words of his famous uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his first-ever visit to the statue of JFK at Nashua City Hall Tuesday.The bust of President John F. Kennedy marks the spot where, on Jan. 25, 1960, he made the first stop of his successful presidential campaign. Kennedy carried New Hampshire with 85% of the primary vote later that year.RFK Jr. hopes some of that success will come his way as he challenges incumbent President Joe Biden.“I was at the convention in 1960 in Los Angeles,” Kennedy told NHJournal during his visit to city hall. “It was the first time that I had stayed up all night, and then I flew back with him the following day. I sat next to him on the airplane the whole way.He also recounted how he and the other nieces and nephews of the then-Massachusetts senator hit the campaign trail.“We were handing out buttons, knocking on doors, and shaking hands with people,” Kennedy said...