Новости за 29.09.2018

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 4:40 p.m. The deadly Indonesian tsunami is on the minds of several other countries' envoys as they address the U.N. General Assembly. Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Belize's foreign minister, Wilfred Elrington, and Sao Tome's foreign minister, Urbino Botelho, were among those expressing sympathy and condolences to Indonesians Saturday at the assembly. Swaraj promised... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A filmmaker who shares the stories of World War II veterans is opening an education center in Rhode Island. Tim Gray, founder of the nonprofit World War II Foundation, said this week that the foundation's Global Education Center will be dedicated Nov. 3. He wants to help students learn about the war and meet the men who fought in it. Actor James Madio will host the ceremony. Madio portrayed a WWII sergeant in the HBO series Band of Brothers. Special guests at the reception... Читать дальше...

President Trump has ordered the FBI to reopen Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s background investigation after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. Just what the FBI will investigate remains a mystery. The Senate Judiciary Committee asked the White House to ask the FBI to conduct the supplemental investigation, which will be “limited to current credible allegations” and must be done by Friday. An FBI spokeswoman did not immediately respond to questions about the investigation, including... Читать дальше...

The New York Supreme Court has allowed a $45 million loan lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein to resume on Friday after pausing it for bankruptcy proceedings for The Weinstein Company (TWC) to complete. The case is set to return to court Nov. 27. According to filings obtained by TheWrap, the company AI International Holdings filed the lawsuit against Weinstein and TWC back in November, when Weinstein was fired from his company amid multiple sexual assault allegations. AI argued that Weinstein’s dismissal... Читать дальше...

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. — Every time Chris Gilman leaves her home at the foot of Washington’s Mount Rainier, she fights the gnawing urge to turn around and check that someone isn’t about to shoot her. Sometimes she wins the battle. Sometimes she loses. In the year since the 48-year-old was nearly killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, Gilman has had to get used to living with fear: She has nightmares about family members getting shot, she only sits in spots in restaurants where she can see the exits... Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea needs more trust in the U.S. and their developing relationship before it will get rid of its nuclear weapons, Pyongyang’s top diplomat said Saturday as an envoy from another of the international community’s biggest worries — Syria — demanded that the U.S., France and Turkey withdraw their troops from his civil-war-wracked country. More than three months after a June summit in Singapore between the U.S. and North Korean leaders, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho... Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain — Catalan separatists battled police Saturday in Barcelona as tensions increase before the anniversary of the Spanish region’s illegal referendum on secession that ended in violent raids by security forces. Separatists tossed and sprayed colored powder at officers, filling the air with a thick rainbow cloud and covering riot shields and police vans. Some protestors also threw eggs and other projectiles and engaged with officers, who used baton strikes to keep them back. Authorities said 14 people were hurt and six arrested.

WASHINGTON — It’s the storm before the calm at the Supreme Court. Americans watched Thursday’s high court nomination hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh with rapt attention. The televised spectacle was filled with disturbing allegations of sexual assault and Kavanaugh’s angry, emotional denial. On Monday, the court will begin its new term with the crack of the marshal’s gavel and not a camera in sight. The term’s start has been completely overshadowed by the tumult over Kavanaugh’s nomination. Republicans... Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are “attacks by the devil,” in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and cover-up scandal roiling his papacy. A Vatican statement appeared to be an indirect response to accusations that Francis himself, and a string of Vatican officials before him, were complicit in covering up the sexual misconduct of a now-disgraced American ex-cardinal. The Vatican said Francis had asked for Catholics... Читать дальше...

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — Two police officers were shot and killed following an early-morning confrontation Saturday in Mississippi, authorities said. Warren Strain of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said at a news conference that the officers were called to a house in the city of Brookhaven at about 5 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Amid an exchange of gunfire, both officers were “mortally wounded” and then pronounced dead at a local hospital, Strain said. He identified the weapon used as a handgun but did not elaborate. Читать дальше...

Samuel L. Jackson has given his stamp of approval on a mashup video of his Jules Winnfield character from “Pulp Fiction” grilling Brett Kavanaugh, calling it, ” Funny as hell.” The video shows portions of Kavanaugh’s Thursday testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding sexual assault accusations made against him, with Jules responding with lines from the famous “Pulp” opening scene where the hitman punishes a group of men who double-crossed his boss. One of those fictional men just happened to be named Brett. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As the Senate is divided on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, so too are women across the country. Female voices have echoed throughout the U.S. Senate this week demanding male senators justify their support for Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court nomination despite an allegation of high school sexual assault. But other women have spent hours calling Senate offices in support of Kavanaugh, condemning what they saw as an anti-Republican ploy that's damaged not only... Читать дальше...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Gazans on Saturday thronged the funerals of seven people killed by Israeli troops during mass protests the previous day, denouncing Israel and the U.S. and calling for revenge. The coastal strip’s ruling Hamas militant group, meanwhile, dispatched a delegation to Egypt in a desperate new attempt to ease a crippling blockade on the Palestinian territory. Friday’s violence was the deadliest day of protests in nearly four months. Among the dead was an 11-year-old boy... Читать дальше...

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new fast attack nuclear-powered submarine that's named after the state of Indiana has been commissioned in Florida. The nearly 380-foot-long USS Indiana entered service Saturday following the U.S. Navy commissioning ceremony in Port Canaveral, Florida. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke at the ceremony, calling the new vessel a "modern marvel." The sub can reach speeds of more than 25 knots, and it's powered by a reactor that won't need refueling during the ship's entire planned life. Читать дальше...

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say they're investigating a report of an armed carjacking of a newspaper delivery man. The Glastonbury Police Department says it received a report of an armed carjacking that occurred at an apartment complex early Saturday. The delivery man reported that he was robbed as he was making deliveries by two men with handguns, who stole his vehicle. The Glastonbury Police Department is asking witnesses to contact its investigations unit.

WASHINGTON — When Melania Trump flies to Africa this week on her first extended international journey without the president, she’ll be following in the footsteps of her recent predecessors. First ladies before Mrs. Trump performed numerous roles on their trips to the vast continent, but mostly sought to foster goodwill toward the United States. Some made the trip to check on the status of U.S. assistance programs or announce new funding. Some played tourist, or brought their children along for the cultural experience. Читать дальше...

TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 29, 2018 _____ HGXZFPHGX FPUS54 KHGX 291958 ZFPHGX FPUS54 KHGX 291957 ZFPHGX Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 257 PM CDT Sat Sep 29 2018 TXZ211-300900- Austin- Including the cities of Bellville and Sealy 257 PM CDT Sat Sep 29 2018 .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Читать дальше...

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonians have had a country to call their own for less than three decades. Now, the citizens of one of Europe’s youngest countries are being asked to weigh matters of national identity and national interest as they decide a fundamental question: what their homeland will be called. A referendum set for Sunday seeks voter support for changing the Balkan nation’s name to North Macedonia. Greece has agreed to drop long-standing objections to neighboring Macedonia joining NATO and... Читать дальше...

PALU, Indonesia — Residents too afraid to sleep indoors camped out in the darkness late Saturday while victims recounted harrowing stories of being separated from their loved ones a day after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed waves as high as 20 feet, killing hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The official death toll stood at 384, with all of the fatalities coming in the hard-hit city of Palu, but it is expected to rise once rescuers reached surrounding coastal areas... Читать дальше...

COLOGNE, Germany — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wound up a sometimes-strained visit to Germany on Saturday by condemning the treatment of soccer players of Turkish descent and urging “a joint stance against this racist drift.” Erdogan specifically decried the treatment of the German national team’s Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, who were widely criticized for posing for a picture with Erdogan. Ozil quit the national team over the criticism. “They ostracized our Mesut Ozil, our Ilkay, who were born and raised in Germany... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have cleared a key hurdle in their effort to sue President Trump over whether he is illegally profiting from business dealings with foreign governments, in a case that could give the lawmakers access to the Trump Organization’s finances. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Washington ruled Friday that the lawmakers have standing to sue Trump for accepting payments and other benefits from foreign governments without obtaining permission from Congress... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG — The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now “very high” after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border, the World Health Organization says. The outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever in northeastern Congo is now larger than the previous one in the northwest and more complicated to contain because of a dense, highly mobile population and a rebel threat so serious that some health workers say they’re operating in a war zone. A deadly attack in Beni, the heart of Ebola containment efforts... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia congressional candidate says she has $200,000 in student-loan debt to for-profit colleges, a figure not listed on a financial disclosure report. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Vangie Williams, the Democratic nominee in Virginia's 1st U.S. House District, discussed her debt at a candidate forum earlier this month. Williams told the newspaper the fact that her disclosure form didn't include the figure "must have been an oversight." She said she would file an amended report soon. Читать дальше...

Buster Posey sat by his locker Saturday morning, his crutches resting on an adjoining chair, welcoming visiting reporters and team employees one by one like Vito Coreleone in the opening scene of the "Godfather." Rather than having someone whacked, Posey instead acknowledged that watching a series this important instead of participating is difficult, then volunteered a strong desire for the coming years. "If there's one thing I want to do, its play the Dodgers in the NLCS," Posey said. "It would... Читать дальше...

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana school superintendent is defending a recent email telling teachers not to grade any tests or quizzes below 50 percent. The email was apparently sent Sept. 21 on behalf of Portage High School's principal. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the email was provided to the newspaper and reminds teachers that the lowest score for tests and quizzes should be 50 percent. The email urged teachers to "adjust your gradebooks" to remove any lower grades. Portage Township... Читать дальше...