Новости за 18.09.2018

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of planning a mass shooting at a Florida mosque has been sentenced to five years in prison. Court records show that 69-year-old Bernandino Bolatete was convicted in Jacksonville federal court in May of possessing an unregistered firearm silencer. Police say they began investigating last year after receiving a […]

Goran Sparrman was recently hired as a vice president and business development officer for HNTB, a massive Kansas City-based engineering and construction firm. He will work in the company's Bellevue offices.

BOSTON (AP) — The world-renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra nearly missed the last stop on its European tour after getting stuck in Paris. Orchestra brass had to scramble to get enough musicians to Amsterdam for the tour finale. Many wound up stranded in the French capital, forcing music director Andris Nelsons and others to hastily redo […]

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s unemployment rate for August was 3.8 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since comparable records began 42 years ago. The Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday that the state’s unemployment rate is just below the national unemployment rate of 3.9 percent. The number of unemployed people in August dropped to 80,500, down […]

In the 1980s, the national conversation was shifting on rape and consent, but most women and girls were still made to feel that if something happened at a party with an acquaintance, it was their fault, says Patricia Ireland, an attorney and former president of the National Organization for Women.

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutor launches preliminary investigation into Rohingya deportations.

NAMPA, Idaho — Lawyers are asking Boise’s U.S. District Court to issue a preliminary injunction blocking a new Idaho law requiring doctors to report extensive personal information to the state about women who have had abortions. The Idaho Press reports the law, which took effect July 1, requires health-care providers to report to the state […]

Florida Gov. Rick Scott was chased away from a campaign event by demonstrators criticizing him for the toxic algae bloom that, for many months, has been killing marine life and apparently triggering respiratory issues among some residents. The Herald-Tribune of Sarasota reported that Scott, the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in the state, was confronted […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for what authorities say was the largest collection of child pornography state law enforcement officials have seen. Lawrence Jamieson was sentenced Monday in federal court after pleading guilty in September 2017 to sex crimes and child pornography charges. Authorities say the […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of the western Mexico state of Jalisco has fired the director of the state morgue after a refrigerated truck carrying 157 unidentified bodies drew complaints from neighbors over the smell. The ousted director of the Jalisco Forensics Institute told local media Tuesday that two trucks had been rented to […]

With a second straight road loss -- this time to the Chicago Bears -- the Seahawks dropped to 0-2 on the season, and in the eyes of the national media, things are looking bleak for Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson and Co.

In the second installment of a new series about travel gone wrong, Features Editor Paige Collins describes a seasickness-inducing journey to Victoria, B.C.

LONDON (AP) — BMW says it is scheduling a weeks-long shutdown of its Mini plant in England to coincide with Brexit as insurance against supply hiccups from a disorderly British departure from the European Union. The German automaker says annual maintenance at its Cowley factory will begin April 1 — the first working day after […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard say they and several banks will pay $6.2 billion to settle part of a long-running lawsuit brought by merchants over fees on credit card transactions. Visa says it’s paying $4.1 billion and Mastercard is paying about $900 million. The two companies say they’ve already set aside money to […]

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania says Walmart has agreed to remove shirts with Soviet emblems from its online shop after three Baltic countries complained about the clothing. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were forcibly annexed by Moscow in 1940 and remained part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991, except for a brief occupation […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several people arrested in a police “kettle” during a 2017 protest in St. Louis are suing the city, police officers and their supervisors. Federal lawsuits were filed Monday on behalf of 14 people arrested during a downtown protest on Sept. 17, 2017. The protest was among several that followed the acquittal […]

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International says Egypt’s crackdown on freedom of expression has reached “alarming” levels, calling for the unconditional release of Egyptians jailed for peacefully expressing their views. The rights group launched a campaign called “Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics” on Tuesday. It said in a statement it wants supporters around the world […]

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has died in what’s being described as a “mishap” on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. The Navy said in a statement Tuesday that the death occurred Monday afternoon on the USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier. Cmdr. Dave Hecht, a Navy spokesman, says the […]

U.S. stocks rose in early trading Tuesday as investors weighed the White House’s decision to impose tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods beginning next week. Gains in technology, energy and consumer-focused companies outweighed losses in utilities and elsewhere in the market. Oil prices rose. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 8 points, […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says deputy ambassador in Moscow was summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry after aircraft shot down over Syria.

Water looms on the best stretch of holes Walter Hall, on the back half from 10-15. But a vanilla front nine holds this municipal course back.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL inspiration strikes every September with the crisp freshness of new notebooks — or sliced vegetables. Three-ring binders and sharpened pencils, three-cheese tortellini and shaved Parmesan. Standards are high for everyone that first week of school. On the lunchbox side, I’d like to be that mom who keeps it going year-round, smiling over adorable bento […]

BEIJING (AP) — China announces tariff hike on $60B of U.S. products in response to Trump duty increase in technology dispute.