Новости за 26.09.2016

ARLINGTON, Va. — When Matt Niskanen contemplated skipping a trip to the gym over the summer, he remembered what happened in May. As the offseason went on, Niskanen thought less and less about the Washington Capitals’ loss to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead, he let the memory of the second-round playoff exit

TEL AVIV, Israel — Holocaust survivor Joseph Harmatz, who led the most daring attempt by Jews seeking revenge against their former Nazi tormentors, has died. He was 91. His son, Ronel Harmatz, confirmed the death Monday. Harmatz was one of the few remaining Jewish “Avengers” who carried out a mass poisoning of former SS officers

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Giants’ first regular-season loss under Ben McAdoo looked like many of the crushing defeats from their last year under Tom Coughlin. In falling 29-27 to the Redskins on Sunday, the Giants (2-1) blew a late lead, turned over the ball three times, had dumb penalties, and sustained a couple of

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson has played with dozens of cornerbacks over 12 years in the NFL. He admits that none of them has been quite like Marcus Peters. The second-year pro has an uncanny ability to read and react, to know where a pass is going seemingly before the quarterback. Peters

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Bill Belichick remains mum on his team’s quarterback situation ahead of its game against division rival Buffalo this week. Belichick declined to provide updates Monday on the health of Jimmy Garoppolo or rookie Jacoby Brissett, both of whom may be unavailable. Franchise quarterback Tom Brady will be serving the last

NEW YORK — Martin Scorsese’s “Silence,” a historical drama about faith in feudal Japan, will open in time to qualify for the Academy Awards. Paramount Pictures said Monday that “Silence” will open in limited release Dec. 23 with a nationwide expansion to follow sometime in January. Whether the film, a decades-long passion project for Scorsese,

ALBANY, N.Y. — Residents have filed a lawsuit against a plastics manufacturer in a New York village, claiming it knowingly polluted well water with a toxic chemical used in Teflon coatings. The New York City law firm Weitz & Luxenberg filed the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, on Monday on behalf of the four residents

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Luke Del Rio is “highly doubtful” to play Saturday at Vanderbilt. Coach Jim McElwain won’t rule Del Rio out against the Commodores (2-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference), saying “I’m still not going to count him out.” Del Rio injured his left knee against North Texas and sat out Saturday’s 38-28 loss

MILAN — Milan Fashion Week made way for young talent on the last day of preview shows for next spring and summer Monday. After Giorgio Armani ceded his usual spot anchoring the last day of fashion week this round, the Milan fashion chamber officials put the spotlight on the next generation of designers. The looks

UNITED NATIONS — Kosovo’s foreign minister said Monday that other nations have exported violent extremism to his country, which has seen a greater percentage of its citizens fight for the Islamic State group than any other nation in Europe. Authorities say that about 70 citizens of Muslim-majority Kosovo are believed to be active fighters in

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Police reports say a southwestern Michigan teen panicked when his gun went off and struck a friend in the chest, then the 17-year-old fatally shot himself. The Kalamazoo Gazette, which obtained the reports through a records request, reported Monday (http://bit.ly/2cwCJjj ) a witness told police that Marsavious Frazier was showing Daquarion Hunter

SEATTLE — Five people were killed in a shooting this weekend at a Macy’s store in a mall north of Seattle. Authorities do not plan to make their identities public until Tuesday, but details about four of the victims have been reported by some of their employers and Washington state media. Here’s what is known

WINSLOW, Ind. — Authorities are searching a landfill in southwest Indiana for a 19-year-old severely disabled Evansville woman who has been missing since July. Evansville Police Department Sgt. Jason Cullum said the FBI is assisting in the search for Aleah Beckerle at the Blackfoot Landfill near Winslow, 35 miles northeast of Evansville. He says the

UNITED NATIONS — The latest on the high-level U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Kosovo’s foreign minister says that other nations have exported violent extremism to his country, which has seen a greater percentage of its citizens fight for the Islamic State group than any nation in Europe. Authorities say that about

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a China-based company and four of its executives for conspiring to evade U.S. economic sanctions that target North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs. Also Monday, the Treasury Department blacklisted the same firm, Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Company, and the individuals. The department

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Amid international criticism, Azerbaijanis held a referendum Monday on proposed constitutional changes that would extend the presidential term and powers in the ex-Soviet nation. The proposals, which include raising the presidential term from five years to seven and granting the president the right to dissolve parliament, have been criticized by a European

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s corn crop in Missouri is on track to be the second-highest yield on record. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/2cyfY3H ) reports that the state was on track as of Sept. 12. The agriculture department predicts there will be an average yield of 165 bushels per

WASHINGTON — Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom’s alleged backing of the terrorists who carried out the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The showdown is scheduled for Wednesday. Proponents of the legislation say

LAS VEGAS — A Starbucks customer described terrified people dropping to the floor and sobbing after a gunman parked his car and entered the Las Vegas store, shooting a man inside. Customer Medin Gebrezgier told police and a television reporter that he saw the gunman, identified Monday by police as Pedro Jose Garcia, fire twice

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has a sprained MCL in his left knee and coach Pete Carroll raised the possibility on Monday of Wilson missing the Week 4 game against the New York Jets. Carroll said during his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM on Monday morning that Wilson “feels great” and that

Week 3 of the NFL season offered a nice break from the injury-ravaged first two weeks. While some stars were banged up, Sunday’s action was marked by big performances, lots of offense, and a healthy dose of inflated fantasy scores. It’s a new feeling for fantasy owners this week to hit the waiver wire to

INDIANAPOLIS — A man who retired as an Anderson police officer after he was accused of selling drugs while in uniform has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The (Anderson) Herald Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/2cXjLWd) U.S. District Court Judge William Lawrence in Indianapolis also ordered Donald Jordan to serve three years of probation during the

ATHENS, Greece — Greek labor unions are organizing strikes and protests against a plan to place major state assets under the control of a new privatization fund that will be headed by bailout creditors. The fund called the Hellenic Company of Assets and Participations will take control of public utilities and other assets for 99

CLOVERDALE, Calif. — The Latest on the wildfire burning north of San Francisco (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Officials say a Northern California wildfire that has charred about 2 square miles is burning dangerously close to The Geysers geothermal facility, forcing the evacuation of one of the plants. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2dlqUST) that

NEW YORK — Got a live carp in your bathtub? Planning on losing a day to food prep for the October Jewish holidays? We don’t think so, and neither do Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern. They’re the authors of a new cookbook, “The Gefilte Manifesto,” a lively collection of Ashkenazi standards — some with a