Новости за 23.08.2017

NEW YORK — The Latest on Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The Federal Trade Commission says it will not block Amazon’s $13.7 billion takeover of Whole Foods Market. The agency said Wednesday that it had investigated to see if the deal would substantially lessen competition or constitute an unfair

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts spent three weeks trying to plug holes on the offensive line. They may, finally, have one solution. Veteran interior lineman Brian Schwenke was activated from the physically unable to perform list Wednesday, providing some badly needed depth almost two weeks after starting center Ryan Kelly went down with a foot

LIVERPOOL, England — Juergen Klopp had just seen his Liverpool team slice open Hoffenheim to score a third goal in the opening 21 minutes when he turned to the celebrating Anfield crowd and roared: “That’s football!” Liverpool returned to the Champions League group stage in some style on Wednesday. With the attacking trio of Roberto

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Houston had just put together the most dominant season by a pass rusher in Kansas City Chiefs’ history, piling up 22 sacks and coming within a half sack of the NFL record, when then-general manager John Dorsey rewarded him with a lavish contract. Six years, $101 million and $52.5 million

FRANKFURT, Germany — Boris Becker has been hired for the new position of head of men’s tennis by the German tennis federation. The six-time Grand Slam champion will advise all top male players from the country and help its Davis Cup team. The federation announced Becker’s appointment Wednesday, as well as Barbara Rittner’s move from

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Lowe’s Cos., down $2.81 to $73.01 The home improvement retailer fell short of expectations in the second quarter and gave a weak profit forecast. Cree Inc., down 82 cents to $22.21 The energy efficient lighting maker disclosed a smaller-than-expected profit and its forecast

Stocks retreated on Wednesday and gave back some of their gains from a day earlier, when the Standard & Poor’s 500 index had one of its best days of the year. Advertising companies and retailers had some of the steepest drops on worries about their earnings, while prices for Treasury bonds and gold rose modestly

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska football coaches no longer are putting players through rugby-style tackling drills, and the athletic department has ended its contract with the Seattle company that was helping the Cornhuskers transition to the technique. Nebraska paid Atavus $100,00 last year to provide training to coaches and design drills for players. The school was

WASHINGTON — The West Wing has fresh paint on the walls, new carpet underfoot, cool, crisp air and more than a few new eagle decorations. The White House renovations took place while President Donald Trump was on his “working vacation” this month. Updates included replacing the 27-year-old heating and cooling system, refreshing the paint and

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s Cole Conrad hopes his journey from small-school football star with no scholarship offers to starting center in the Big Ten can inspire players who feel as if they have been cheated by the sport. Conrad appeared in all 13 games last season at right tackle and took over for injured starter

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Latest on the cancellation of a concert by American rock band Allah-Las in the Netherlands (all times local): 12:35 a.m. A Spanish counterterrorism official says a van with a Spain license plate that was detained in the Rotterdam is not connected to the attacks that killed 15 people in Spain

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Ridley first came to Augusta National to compete in the 1976 Masters as the U.S. Amateur champion, and he played the opening round in the traditional pairing with the defending champion, Jack Nicklaus. He will have a new role in his next round at Augusta National — the seventh chairman in

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have signed tight end Brandon Barnes and released wide receiver Marquess Wilson. Barnes was waived by Detroit on Aug. 9 after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Alabama State in April. He had 29 catches for 436 yards and six touchdowns in his college

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man charged with killing three people in 2008 has turned down a plea deal that called for a 70-year prison sentence. The Hartford Courant reports 35-year-old Harold Patterson on Wednesday opted to instead face a jury. Patterson faces up to 180 years behind bars if convicted. A trial date has

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Latest on Cambodia kicking out a U.S. nonprofit promoting democracy (all times local): 3:57 p.m. The United States is strongly criticizing Cambodia for ordering an American democracy group to leave the country and pressuring dissenting news media — chiding a government whose leader says he shares President Donald Trump’s disdain

BOSTON — Prosecutors say a Massachusetts man accused of participating in a plot to behead a conservative blogger for the Islamic State group asked a fellow prisoner to help him “neutralize” his co-defendant and an informant. Authorities say 27-year-old David Wright plotted with Rhode Island resident Nicholas Rovinski and another man to kill blogger Pamela

CALHOUN, La. — A 6-year-old boy pulled his drowning toddler twin cousins from a backyard pool in Louisiana. Branson Lee pulled his own little brother from the pool’s top step, then saw his 21-month-old cousins floating face-down. He hauled them out and yelled for help, Steven Kelley, the twins’ father, said Wednesday. Kelley says the

NEW YORK — Inflaming a century-old and mostly cordial rivalry, the president of the Girl Scouts of the USA is accusing the Boy Scouts of seeking to covertly recruit girls into their programs while disparaging the Girl Scouts’ operations. “I formally request that your organization stay focused on serving the 90 percent of American boys

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Texas judge who would preside over the first trial of a biker allegedly involved in a Waco shootout at a meeting of rival motorcycle gangs that left nine people dead denied a motion to delay the trial. Christopher “Jake” Carrizal was among more than 150 bikers indicted following the 2015

PHILADELPHIA — Joe Klein, who was a general manager for three Major League Baseball teams before spending the last two decades as executive director of the independent Atlantic League, has died. He was 75. The Atlantic League said Klein died Wednesday at Temple University Hospital after complications from heart surgery. Klein had been with the

FRANKLIN, Ind. — Authorities in south suburban Indianapolis have arrested nearly 50 men and women while serving warrants on 63 people wanted on charges of dealing methamphetamine, marijuana and other drugs. Federal marshals and state police joined local law enforcement agencies in Johnson County in conducting the sweep that began Wednesday morning and had netted

DeShone Kizer’s jump to the top of the Browns QB depth chart puts the rookie from Notre Dame on a long list of futility that he’ll hope to end. Kizer would be the 27th quarterback to start a game for Cleveland since 1999, the year the Browns relaunched as an expansion franchise. Here’s a rundown

PROVO, Utah — A Utah man charged with murder after prosecutors say he filmed a teenage girl killing herself using a rope he bought for her went before a judge on Wednesday to decide if he’ll be tried on a murder charge. Prosecutors played cellphone video they say Tyerell Joe Przybycien, 18, made starting just

NEW YORK — Rod Stewart will perform a reworked version of his hit “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” remotely from Las Vegas at the MTV Video Music Awards, to be held in California. MTV announced Wednesday that Stewart will perform the 1978 song with pop band DNCE on Sunday. The network said Demi Lovato will

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have relaunched their charitable arm, targeting childhood hunger, obesity, fitness and education. The Minnesota Vikings Foundation will replace the Vikings Children’s Fund, which has donated almost $12 million to youth-related causes since 1978. The Vikings announced the initiative Wednesday, welcoming fifth and sixth graders from Minneapolis and St.