Новости за 13.08.2021

The Latest developments on Afghanistan, where a weeklong Taliban blitz has taken large swaths of territory just weeks ahead of the final pullout of all American and NATO troops from the war-torn country:

MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) _ Communications Systems Inc. (JCS) on Friday reported a loss of $1.9 million in its second quarter.

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union's 397,000 members will vote by mail this fall on whether they want to pick their leaders in direct elections.

CHICAGO (AP) — An exhibit of more than 80 works by the graffiti artist known publicly only as Banksy is coming to Chicago.

HONOLULU (AP) — Two visitors from U.S. mainland were arrested for allegedly using fake vaccine cards to travel into Hawaii.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police raided the offices of the storied opposition newspaper La Prensa Friday.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A driver fired in self-defense when he killed an aggressive driver who pointed a gun at him during a road rage altercation, authorities in South Carolina said.

Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P 500 higher for the second week in a row. The benchmark index added 0.2% Friday, its fourth straight gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq edged up less than 0.1%. Small-company stocks fell, and Treasury yields dropped. There was little for investors to like in an economic report showing a big drop in consumer confidence last month as the delta variant of COVID-19 spread. The yield on the... Читать дальше...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another heat record fell at Lake Tahoe on Thursday when the high temperature reached 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) on the shores of the mountain waters in South Lake Tahoe, California.

CHICAGO (AP) — Say goodbye to at least one of your GOP U.S. House members, Illinois.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose literary songs like “Love at the Five and Dime” celebrated the South, has died. She was 68.

The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the non-Hispanic white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau reported Thursday as it released a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw the nation's political maps.

A one-of-a-kind lakefront property in Muscle Shoals, AL, has a one-of-a-kind price tag. Listed for $14.9 million, it's Alabama's most expensive home.

Bob Myers made a solid point, though he also lodged a consideration that'll fall on deaf ears.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "All or Nothing Day" game were:

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man, alleged to be a leader of the MS-13 gang, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy that led to the murder of a 17-year-old boy, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has for years been a candidate-in-waiting, viewed by many California Republicans as someone moderate enough to win back the governor's office in the heavily Democratic state.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Police in west-central Nebraska have arrested a man suspected in the baseball bat beating death of another man in North Platte.

WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Friday, August 13, 2021

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Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho

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1035 AM PDT Fri Aug 13 2021

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Including the cities of Anatone and Peola

1035 AM PDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

.REST OF TODAY...Partly cloudy. Читать дальше...

The U.S. Department of Treasury says the second monthly child tax credit payment has begun to be disbursed.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The French Quarter Festival, in which thousands of festivalgoers crowd the streets of the historic New Orleans neighborhood to listen to brass bands, zydeco and other music, has become the latest victim of Louisiana's fourth coronavirus surge.

DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:

ATLANTA (AP) — The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election security experts say there are real concerns that need to be addressed.