Новости за 03.08.2016

NEW YORK — Yankees left-hander Jacob Lindgren will have Tommy John surgery Friday, an injury that likely will sideline him until the 2018 season. New York said Wednesday that team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad will operate at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Lindgren, 23, was a second-round draft pick in 2014 and made his major league debut

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Fitbit Inc., up $1.77 to $14.93 The fitness tracker maker’s stock rebounded from steep losses over the last year after it reported strong quarterly results. Etsy Inc., up $1.13 to $13.84 The online crafts marketplace said second-quarter sales were better than expected and

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law Wednesday to allow the resumption of daily fantasy sports in New York. The measure calls the popular online contests a “game of skill.” That legal definition resolves the central argument in a lawsuit brought against the country’s two top fantasy sports companies by the state

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Harry Connick Jr. has recorded, toured, performed in movies and sitcoms, starred on Broadway and, in the process, charmed nearly everyone he meets. Now he’s launching a syndicated daytime talk-variety show, appropriately titled, “Harry,” and his reason why is simple. “I love to entertain and I’ve done so many things throughout

ATLANTA — The Latest on a 20-year-old man accused in the deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found behind a grocery store near Atlanta. (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested on a murder charge as officers investigate the gunshot deaths of two teenagers whose bodies were found

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Demaryius Thomas used the Denver Broncos’ celebratory White House visit in June to deliver a handwritten note to President Barack Obama thanking him for commuting Thomas’ mother’s drug sentence last year and then asked him to do the same for his grandmother. The Broncos wide receiver is ready to pen another thank

HILLSIDE, N.J. — A Holocaust survivor who along with his brother founded one of the nation’s largest real estate development firms has died. Joseph Wilf was 91. Wilf died Wednesday at home in Hillside, New Jersey. The death was announced by the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, who are owned by Wilf’s sons, Zygi and Mark. Joseph

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Wyoming man previously convicted of sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison after authorities seized the largest collection of child pornography in the U.S. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Internet Crimes Against Children Association say the sexually explicit images

DETROIT — Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. ended its turbulent second quarter with a larger-than-expected loss but said it remains on track to increase production in the second half of this year and introduce a new car in 2017. Tesla’s second-quarter loss grew nearly 60 percent to $293 million as it delivered fewer vehicles

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson returned to work this week, eager to finish on a lot more upbeat note than it did last year. The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference title, rose to No. 1 in the country in starting 14-0. But they fell to national champion Alabama 45-40 in the title game, leaving a

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The crowd gathered at New England Patriots training camp broke into the first of several choruses of “Happy Birthday” on Wednesday morning. Tom Brady, who turned 39 Wednesday, waved to the crowd, then went back to work. Brady, of course, will miss the first four games of the regular season because of

TORONTO — Toronto city officials are asking the developers of the popular mobile game Pokemon Go to remove locations from the city’s downtown ferry terminal that has been overwhelmed by thousands of players. The game sends players into the real world to search for digital monsters known as Pokemon, which appear on screen when users

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against what they say is Turkey’s attempt to mold their secular culture into one that’s more in tune with Islamic norms. Some 1,500 mostly young people blew whistles and raised their hands in front of Parliament in the Turkish Cypriot

SAN FRANCISCO — As officials ask for the public’s help in finding the people who started an illegal campfire that grew into a massive wildfire north of Big Sur, authorities are considering what penalties the campers could face once they are found. The blaze has charred more than 71 square miles, destroyed 57 homes and

PAIA, Hawaii — An ukulele (oo-koo-leh-leh) player at a Hawaii coffee shop sang the duet of a lifetime with reggae artist Matisyahu, all the while completely oblivious to his famous singing partner’s identity. Matisyahu and his bassist Stu Brooks were getting coffee last week before heading to a Maui beach when they heard the man

NEW YORK — Elliot Tiber, an artist, screenplay writer and designer best known as the businessman who helped enable the staging of the landmark 1969 Woodstock music festival, has died. He was 81. Tiber died Wednesday in a hospice in Boca Raton, Florida, after suffering a stroke, according to his art agent, Elisa Ball. A

PORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine’s largest city have charged a Norwegian man with making threats against officers via email and Twitter. City police say 28-year-old Espen Brungodt was unarmed and offered no resistance when he was arrested at a Portland hotel Wednesday afternoon on federal charges of transmitting threatening communications. The Portland Press Herald

RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympic leaders approved the addition of five sports to the program of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, including the return of baseball-softball and the introduction of youth-oriented events such as skateboarding and surfing. International Olympic Committee members voted unanimously to accept the five-sport package, which also includes karate and sport

LOS ANGELES — The network behind the animated series “Arthur” is disappointed that social media users are combining images from the long-running children’s show with explicit situations and language. A spokeswoman for WGBH in Boston said in a statement Wednesday the “Arthur” network appreciates that several internet memes “have been created and shared in good

LANSING, Mich. — Unofficial returns show professional wrestler “Rhyno” edging two other candidates in the Republican primary for a Michigan legislative seat. Terrance Gerin of Dearborn led by just 54 votes out of more than 2,700 cast in Tuesday’s election. As the ballots were counted, Gerin, known as “Rhyno” or “Rhino,” was at a World

DELTA, Ohio — No human remains were found last week during a search of property owned by a man charged with abducting and killing a college student, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators feared they might find evidence of other victims after a search of 57-year-old James Worley’s property uncovered a hidden room in a barn outfitted

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — On the series “24,” Dennis Haysbert played the much-respected first black President of the United States. On his new Syfy series, he plays the much-feared head of security of a despotic futuristic corporation. By now, Haysbert knows a little something about power, whether used for good or ill, and he’s worried

HARTSHORNE, Okla. — Hartshorne city attorney and former Oklahoma senator Richard Lerblance has resigned. The McAlester News-Capital (http://bit.ly/2auVbIs ) reports that Lerblance told the City Council in his resignation letter that he believed city leadership broke an open meeting law during a June 13 council meeting. Lerblance said that a vote that did not actually

LONDON — World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury was provisionally suspended in June after testing positive for a banned substance, Britain’s anti-doping body said Wednesday. However, UKAD said in a statement that Fury and his cousin Hughie, a heavyweight boxer who was also suspended, have had their bans lifted “pending full determination of the charges.”

WASHINGTON — The federal government for the first time has given permission to a private Florida company to fly a spaceship beyond Earth’s orbit and land on the moon. The Federal Aviation Administration gave clearance Wednesday to Moon Express to land a washing machine-sized vehicle on the moon that would take hops across the lunar