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The new line between Ethiopia and the small coastal nation of Djibouti, the portal for almost all of Ethiopia’s imports, is one of several high-profile projects that have attracted Chinese and Turkish investors, among others, as foreign investment climbed to more than $2 billion last year. [...] on Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy confirmed that an American had been killed Tuesday by a rock thrown by “unknown individuals” in the same troubled region. Anger in the Oromia region began a year ago, against... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Latino scholars and activists are criticizing Republican Mike Pence for referring to "that Mexican thing," at the vice presidential debate as he tried to brush aside criticism of Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants. Pence's comment came after Democratic vice presidential Tim Kaine pressed the Republican on Trump's remarks last year comparing Mexican immigrants to rapists. The campaign has been trying to increase its appeal to Latinos and other minorities who... Читать дальше...

‘Walking Dead’s’ Andrew Lincoln Declares ‘Fragile Truce’ in Norman Reedus Glitter War “The Walking Dead” Season 7 will most likely see Rick’s group go to war with Negan’s Saviors, but one war is (temporarily) over: the glitter war between series stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus. “The glitter war–there is a very, very fragile truce that’s happened,” Lincoln told TheWrap.  “The most upsetting thing is that when it’s extremely hot and I crank up my [air conditioning], still bits of glitter come out and stick to my face,” Lincoln said. Читать дальше...

The Head and the Heart, whose members reconnected in Stinson Beach last year, are back on the road in support of their new album “Signs Of Light,” which was released last month. The Seattle sextet has produced hit songs, such as “Lost in My Mind” and “Rivers and Roads,” with their latest single “All We Ever Knew.” Less than a minute into the song, you’ll find yourself singing along as if the band never left the music-sphere.

(AP) — A county prosecutor says no criminal charges will be brought against two Liberty University football players who were suspended from the team after they were connected to an alleged sexual assault. The university said last month that Cameron Jackson and Kyle Carrington were suspended after they and former student Avery James were found to have violated the university's policy on sexual harassment, discrimination and assault.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Washington County Sheriff's Office says a 16-year-old girl posed online as a clown to make false threats of violence against several schools in the Hagerstown area.

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant answering a burglary call has been shot and wounded in Lancaster and authorities are hunting the gunman. Deputy Guillermina Saldana says the sergeant was shot around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday while answering a report of a burglary in progress on West Avenue J-7 in the city north of Los Angeles. The sergeant is hospitalized but there's no word on his condition. Nearby Antelope Valley College urged students to shelter in place as deputies searched for the attacker. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yum's shares fell after the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut reported a quarterly profit and sales on Wednesday that missed Wall Street expectations. Adjusted earnings were $1.09 per share, a penny less than analysts expected, according to FactSet.

The lighting maker said its profit and sales were hurt by a labor shortage and other problems. The medical device maker, which has had a strong year, slipped after its latest quarterly report. Energy companies rose as the price of oil continued to increase and approached $50 a barrel.

Mill Valley Film Festival opens with stars, gala — and films “La La Land,” a musical starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling and directed by Damien Chazelle (“Whiplash”), screens with Stone and Chazelle in person at the CineArts at Sequoia in Mill Valley, and the science fiction thriller “Arrival” screens at Century Cinema in Corte Madera with both star Amy Adams and director Denis Villeneuve (“Sicario”) in attendance. Other actors who will be honored in person during the 39th festival, which runs through Oct. Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justice Department prosecutors say a Louisiana sheriff isn't entitled to have his criminal case reassigned to the federal judge who was mysteriously pulled off the high-profile case without explanation. A court filing Wednesday by prosecutors doesn't shed any light on why U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi was removed from the case against Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal.

HONOLULU (AP) — As the high-definition camera pans across the surface of an active Hawaii volcano's viscous summit lava lake, a large bubble of volcanic gas grows and bursts, dramatically spewing molten rock into the air and sending a massive ripple of lava outward across the crater. Federal officials released high-definition video of the lava lake atop Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, providing a rare close-up glimpse of the powerful summit eruption, shot in stunning 4K ultra high definition video. Читать дальше...

Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to each other by phone about Syria and several other issues, but the State Department maintained the chat was outside the engagement that Washington put on hold just 48 hours earlier due to continued bombardment of the besieged city of Aleppo. Toner said Kerry would be "remiss" not to raise concerns with Russia about what is happening in Aleppo, where Syrian forces backed by Russian air power are conducting air raids on rebel-held parts of the city.

[...] there's no federal law mandating that all companies give staffers paid leave, and those businesses that don't tend to be very small, often with blue-collar workers. Before California enacted its law, caterer Olivia Colt had given paid leave to her salaried managers as a way to retain employees in an industry with high turnover. Some small business advocacy groups say mandatory paid sick leave can drive up companies' expenses — for example, if they have to hire replacement workers. President... Читать дальше...

In the earlier case, police spokesman Scott Pribble says the man brandished the machete in a menacing way during an altercation with another person in the parking lot of the sports complex and then went inside a building. A man armed with a machete was shot and killed by police at the University of Colorado after officials say he refused to drop the weapon. Police spokesman Scott Pribble says the man brandished the knife in a menacing way during an altercation with another person in the parking... Читать дальше...

Loren Kuck (COOK) of Tybee Island was loading suitcases and a computer into his pickup Wednesday afternoon not long after local officials called for roughly 30,000 people living in island communities east of Savannah to evacuate. Al Scott, chairman of the Chatham County Commission, told a news conference Wednesday the local evacuation order affects Tybee Island and other low-lying areas east of Savannah. Scott said local officials are mostly concerned about the potential for several feet of storm surge along the coast and coastal waterways. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled a futuristic plan for New York City that includes color LED illumination of bridges, completely automated toll booths and driver facial recognition cameras for tighter security. Cuomo said recent terrorist explosions in New York and New Jersey have renewed the need to bolster such emergency measures.

(AP) — Ammon Bundy testified Wednesday that he went through proper channels before leading an occupation of a national wildlife refuge, and he wasn't involved in a conspiracy when he arrived in Oregon. Bundy and six others are charged with conspiring to impede federal workers at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge during the occupation. Prosecutors contend the conspiracy began two months before the occupation, when Bundy met an Oregon sheriff on Nov. 5 to discuss the plight of two local ranchers heading to prison. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday once again condemned Israel for plans to construct housing on land claimed by the Palestinians, saying that a new project announced last week profoundly hurts efforts to forge a two-state solution to the long-running conflict. In unusually strong statements, the White House and State Department lashed out at a proposal announced last week to construct a significant new settlement of up to 300 housing units and establish an industrial zone in the West Bank. Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southern University System Board of Supervisors' Chancellor Search Committee will interview four semifinalists who are seeking to replace Victor Ukpolo (yoo-POH-lo), who stepped down as leader of Southern University at New Orleans in June. — Boyce C. Williams, president and chief executive officer of The National Alliance of Learning, Inc.

(AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has terminated its Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity chapter amid reports of underage drinking at a party. The university announced Tuesday that its student organizations committee received a report that police responded to a party at the chapter's house on July 23 and found underage students drinking.

Carrying the Dash saves the trouble of opening the app, scanning the item with the phone's camera and then adding the item to the shopping cart. The Dash is the latest hardware device Amazon is selling to try to rope shoppers in. The company also has one-click Dash reordering buttons that can stick to any surface and can be used to instantly reorder household products like detergent or toilet paper.

If Matthew keeps its current status as a major hurricane — with winds of 110 mph or more as a Category 3 or higher — it will be the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in October 2005. Superstorm Sandy in 2012 caused more than $50 billion in damage, but even if it hit the coast as a hurricane, it would have qualified only as a Category 1, with peak winds of 85 mph. The last hurricane with a similar strength and track to threaten the U.S. East Coast was 1999's Hurricane Floyd ... Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — When a teenager in Saudi Arabia began chatting up an American woman online, he first found fame and then notoriety before he was arrested over concerns that his clumsy cyber-flirtation violated the kingdom’s conservative norms. The teenager, known only by his online name of Abu Sin, a reference to his crooked teeth, speaks almost no English. Throughout the conversation, he periodically blurts out in Arabic, “What’s she saying!?” Appearing nervous and excited, he... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The University of Missouri is investigating a report of hazing involving excessive alcohol at a fraternity that had been disciplined earlier this semester for another hazing incident involving alcohol. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://j.mp/2dS3cy2 ) the Kappa Alpha fraternity was on disciplinary probation for a "previous alcohol incident" when the university placed the fraternity on temporary suspension Monday while it investigates allegations of hazing another pledge with alcohol.