Новости за 19.05.2017

BEIJING — Commercial development of the globe’s huge reserves of a frozen fossil fuel known as “combustible ice” has moved closer to reality after Japan and China successfully extracted the material from the seafloor off their coastlines. But experts said Friday that large-scale production remains many years away — and if not done properly could

NEW YORK — Between dashing for interviews with coaches and chatting with NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Holly Rowe was back in her element Thursday night. It was a welcome respite for ESPN’s veteran sideline reporter nearly two years after her initial cancer diagnosis. ESPN has ensured Rowe a spot on those sidelines for years to

WASHINGTON — U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is making public-private apprenticeships his debut issue as President Donald Trump’s point man on matching American workers with specific jobs. “CEO after CEO has told me that they are eager to fill their vacancies, but they cannot find workers with the right skills,” Acosta said Friday in remarks

BALTIMORE — There once was a time when Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas would feel absolutely awful about not having a horse in the Preakness. Standing outside the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday, his signature cowboy hat planted squarely on his head, the six-time Preakness winner seemed genuinely comfortable with

LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner rounded third base and grimaced, grabbing at his right hamstring in a frightening scene for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After promising nights from Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu, the best news for the Dodgers after Thursday night’s game was a glimmer of optimism in Turner’s diagnosis. Turner is due for

NEW YORK — A man charged with slamming his speeding car into pedestrians on the sidewalks of Times Square, killing a teenage tourist and injuring nearly two dozen people, said he wanted to “kill them all” and police should have shot him to stop him, a prosecutor revealed Friday. Richard Rojas, 26, also told responding

DELMAR, N.Y. — As a blind woman, Ann Edie has relied on her hip-high miniature horse for 14 years to guide her through life’s obstacles. The fuzzy black-and-white service pony named Panda has led Edie across busy streets and up and down stairways, fetched her house keys and even stood quietly in restaurants while she

TOKYO — Global shares meandered Friday, but were mostly higher, following an overnight recovery on Wall Street, though investor optimism was tempered by U.S. political uncertainties and a crisis brewing in Brazil. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 gained 0.5 percent in early trading to 5,313.86, while Germany’s DAX rose 0.3 percent to 12,623.99. Britain’s FTSE

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians head to the polls Friday to vote in the Islamic Republic’s presidential election. The contest is largely seen as a referendum on the incumbent president’s more moderate political stance, which helped pave the way for the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani is widely seen as the front-runner

SEATTLE — Jarrod Dyson needed every bit of his speed to get into scoring position. Guillermo Heredia’s clutch hit allowed Dyson a chance to jog home with winning run. Heredia’s pinch-hit, two-out single in the ninth inning scored Dyson from second base to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians vote Friday for the next president of the Islamic Republic, but how does that elected leader fit into the country’s clerically managed government that approves candidates ultimately overseen by its supreme leader? THE SUPREME LEADER’S POWER At the heart of Iran’s complex power-sharing government created after its 1979 Islamic

OAKLAND, Calif. — Taking the mound with the lead in the second inning after a rough start to the game was just what Sonny Gray needed to get back on track. Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis hit first-inning homers to spoil Hector Velazquez’s major league debut and Gray took it from there to get his

BEIJING — A pair of Chinese fighter jets conducted an “unprofessional” intercept of an American radiation-sniffing surveillance plane over the East China Sea, the U.S. Air Force said Friday, the latest in a series of such incidents that have raised U.S. concerns in an already tense region. On Wednesday, the two Chinese SU-30 jets approached

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities have arrested 25 South Koreans for alleged internet fraud and illegal online gambling. The Bureau of Immigration said Friday 12 of them are wanted back home for allegedly operating an online business scam duping their compatriots into investing money in bogus real estate projects in the Philippines. Their arrests Wednesday

ELIZABETH, N.J. — An Indonesian man who was seeking asylum in New Jersey and had been living in the United States for 16 years was deported, immigration officials said. Arino Massie was deported to Indonesia on Thursday after being held at the Elizabeth Detention Center since last week, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

ELIZABETH, N.J. — An Indonesian man who was seeking asylum in New Jersey and had been living in the United States for 16 years has been deported. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say Arino Massie was deported to Indonesia on Thursday after being held at the Elizabeth Detention Center since last week. Massie leaves

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York and California attorneys general are leading a 16-state charge to intervene in a lawsuit that would threaten compensation to insurers who provide for poorer people. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (SHNEYE’-dur-muhn) and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (hahv-YEHR’ beh-SEH’-rah) Thursday moved to intervene in the appeal of a lawsuit

NEW YORK — On the surface, the Fox News Channel Roger Ailes left behind would seem to be thriving. Profits are strong, and it has spent much of 2017 as the most-watched network in all of cable television, not just cable news. Instead, Fox feels at a crossroads. Ongoing lawsuits related to the conduct of

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s president is vowing to remain in power despite a damaging new corruption allegation, but Latin America’s largest nation could very well be rudderless as long as he stays at the head of what one analyst is calling a “walking dead administration.” President Michel Temer struck a defiant note Thursday, promising he

BOGOTA, Colombia — The U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions on high-level Venezuelan officials, this time targeting eight Supreme Court judges that Washington accused of damaging their nation’s democracy by steadily stripping the opposition-controlled congress of any authority. The executive order issued Thursday marked the second time the U.S. has sanctioned leaders of Venezuela’s

SAN DIEGO — A father and son have been indicted on charges of smuggling illegally harvested sea cucumbers worth more than $17 million into the United States and selling the Chinese delicacy on Asian markets. Depending on the species, sea cucumbers can go for as much as $300 a pound in China and Hong Kong,

TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday a bill to let 83-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicate and allow his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. The abdication will be Japan’s first in 200 years. Akihito indicated his desire to abdicate due to his age and health concerns last August, reviving a longstanding debate

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ryan Rua hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and the Texas Rangers stretched their MLB-best winning streak to nine games with an 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. The Rangers swept through an eight-game homestand against three teams, only the second time in franchise history they’ve done

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians began voting Friday in the country’s first presidential election since its nuclear deal with world powers, as incumbent Hassan Rouhani faced a staunch challenge from a hard-line opponent over his outreach to the west. The election is largely viewed as a referendum on the 68-year-old cleric’s more moderate policies, which paved

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Corey Perry just keeps finding the net in overtime this postseason, and his third goal in extra time helped the Ducks tie the Western Conference finals at 2-2. Perry’s shot deflected in off Nashville defenseman P.K. Subban’s stick 10:25 into overtime, and the Ducks snapped the Predators’ 10-game home playoff winning streak