Новости за 24.10.2016

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona environmental officials have approved rules setting stricter standards for uranium mine dust, but conservation groups say the measures don’t go far enough. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality stopped the re-permitting process last year after learning that uranium concentrations in the soil near a mine tested unusually high twice in a

CINCINNATI — A lopsided victory over a winless team has given the Cincinnati Bengals a sense that their season has finally turned. The defending AFC North champions are back in the race after beating the intrastate rival Cleveland Browns 31-17 on Sunday in their best all-around showing of the season. Up next is the franchise’s

BISMARCK, N.D. — The Latest on the protest over the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Law enforcement officers from several states are heading to North Dakota to help authorities deal with the protest over the Dakota Access pipeline. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said at a news conference Monday that authorities

NEW YORK — Credit card processing giant Visa said its fiscal fourth-quarter results rose 28 percent from a year earlier, as the company processed more payments on its namesake network. The company’s results were also buoyed by the recent purchase of Visa Europe. On Monday, Visa reported net income of $1.93 billion for the period

LINCOLN, Neb. — This week’s game at No. 11 Wisconsin couldn’t come at a better time, as far as Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. is concerned. The Cornhuskers are 7-0, ranked No. 7 — and have been doubted at every turn. “We have a lot of critics about whether we really are good or not,”

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Monday as investors were cheered by a spate of corporate dealmaking over the weekend. Technology companies made the biggest gains. But investors were doubtful the biggest deal, AT&T’s agreement to buy Time Warner, will happen. On Monday: The Dow Jones industrial average added 77.32 points, or 0.4 percent, to

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Crafting the latest trends in global footwear used to be the pride of U.S. shoe industry workers, but most of those jobs left long ago for Asia. Now, the American sneaker factory could be coming back — with robots doing most of the work. Reebok said Monday it plans to open a

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: B/E Aerospace Inc., up $8.28 to $58.89 The maker of commercial aircraft and business jets agreed to be bought by Rockwell Collins for $6.4 billion. TD Ameritrade Inc., down $1.62 to $35.46 The online brokerage said it will buy competitor Scottrade for $4

MERIDIAN, Miss. — Raytheon Co . says that if it gets an Air Force contract to build 350 training jets, its assembly plant will be in Mississippi. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based company announced Monday that it has a shovel-ready site in Meridian. “We anticipate the Meridian facility will create hundreds of new jobs,” spokesman B.J. Boling

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Mularkey insists his Tennessee Titans are a good team. Yet for every great offensive drive or defensive stand, they stumble through stretches of games. The Titans blew a 23-20 lead in the fourth quarter in losing 34-26 to Indianapolis , their 10th straight loss to their AFC South rival and worse

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was edgy Monday as he fielded questions about his brother, defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Oklahoma defeated Texas Tech 66-59 Saturday to remain unbeaten in Big 12 play, but the Sooners surrendered a school-record 854 yards. On a day that the offense put up historic numbers, the defense allowed

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Alan Alda wants scientists to answer a question for 11-year-old children: What is energy? The actor is a visiting professor at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University on eastern Long Island. He has been posing similar vexing questions to scientists since 2011. He says it’s important

BASEL, Switzerland — Kei Nishikori made a winning return after three weeks out injured, beating Dusan Lajovic 7-5, 6-1 in the Swiss Indoors first round on Monday. The third-seeded Japanese got the prime match slot after the opening ceremony at Roger Federer’s hometown tournament which is missing the seven-time champion and Rafael Nadal, who ended

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana, mired in a three-game skid, is sticking with quarterback Richard Lagow. “He’s the guy,” coach Kevin Wilson said Monday when asked if Indiana would open up practice snaps for other quarterbacks. Lagow has been inconsistent at best and worse than that recently as the Hoosiers (3-4, 1-3 Big Ten) have fallen

The story lines are as long as a Stephen Curry 3-pointer. With a superteam in the West, a megastar in the Midwest, superstars all around the league, its global popularity at an all-time high, more revenue than ever and labor peace looming, this season has the potential to be like no other the league has

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays expect to make qualifying offers to potential free agents Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion but have yet to decide whether to make the same offer to outfielder Michael Saunders. In a season-ending news conference Monday, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said the decision to extend qualifying offers to

PARIS — Leicester forwards Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy will try to break the domination of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the annual Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player. The stars of Leicester’s surprise English Premier League title are among 30 players announced Monday as candidates for the prize presented by France

CHICAGO — Fans hoping to see the Cubs play in the World Series for the first time since 1945 are finding a seat could cost them more than what their grandparents paid for their houses. The euphoria from Saturday night’s victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers gave way Monday to the realization that history doesn’t

MIAMI — Yessica Flores is getting ultrasounds more frequently than the average pregnant woman, but there’s a cruel downside accompanying the joy of seeing how much her unborn daughter grows every few weeks: fear of possible defects caused by Zika. Flores became infected early in her pregnancy, and frequent ultrasounds and bloodwork are the only

NEW YORK — Former Major League pitcher Curt Schilling is joining the Breitbart News Network as host of the conservative organization’s first online radio show. The former Boston Red Sox World Series hero, who has said he’s considering a challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, will start his two-hour call-in show on

VIENNA — Tomas Berdych’s chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals were dealt a blow Monday as Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia defeated the 10th-ranked Czech 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open. Berdych held the eighth and final qualifying spot for the season-ending tournament coming into this event but

BOSTON — Anton Khudobin became the latest Boston Bruins goaltender to get injured Monday. Khudobin skated over to the Bruins bench at Warrior Ice Arena just before practice and had his right arm or wrist attended to by the training staff. The goaltender then left the ice and didn’t return. The Bruins were already without

NEW YORK — Prominent Wall Street executive Lynn Tilton cheated investors in failing companies of more than $200 million and should be banned from the industry, a government lawyer told a judge on Monday before her attorney belittled the Securities and Exchange Commission’s claims. SEC senior trial counsel Dugan Bliss said Tilton and her New

AMES, Iowa — Iowa State’s first season under coach Matt Campbell will end in a month. How the Cyclones perform over the next four weeks could be a strong indicator of where they’re headed. Iowa State (1-6, 0-4 Big 12) will almost certainly finish with a losing record for the seventh year in a row.

If you just can’t get enough of Girl Scout Cookies, rejoice — you can soon have them for breakfast. General Mills confirmed Monday that it will be introducing a limited-time Girl Scout Cookie cereal line in January. The Minneapolis company said it will come in two flavors — caramel crunch and thin mint. Some of