Новости за 23.10.2017

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Trump administration has approved the return to Venezuela of several U.S. government employees pulled from the country in July at the height of anti-government protests. The guidance Monday came in the State Department’s latest travel warning in which it once again urged U.S. citizens to avoid travel to Venezuela over concerns

After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with plans for projects to make their coastlines more resilient. Here’s a look at some of the project proposals: THE BIG U THE PROJECT: The $1 billion Big U proposal calls for a

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The Latest on the investigation of prison recordings at a federal facility in Leavenworth, Kansas (all times local): 4 p.m. The U.S. attorney’s office in Kansas has declined to comment on a court-appointed official’s report that the federal office is no longer cooperating with an investigation into the taping of attorney-client

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina will host a four-team men’s basketball exhibition on Nov. 5 to raise money for the state’s disaster relief fund. In a release Monday, UNC said instate programs East Carolina, UNC Greensboro and UNC Wilmington would participate in a “jamboree.” Each school will play 40 minutes, divided into three segments

ASHBURNHAM, Mass. — A Massachusetts man has mistaken a coyote for his neighbor’s dog and has been bitten several times. Police say the man was bitten on Sunday evening in Ashburnham and they’re advising people to stay away from coyotes, foxes and unfamiliar dogs. Police say the man was in his yard when he saw

PHOENIX — Phoenix point guard Eric Bledsoe was sent home Monday, a day after the Suns fired coach Earl Watson and replaced him on an interim basis with Jay Triano. Bledsoe sent a tweet that read “Don’t wanna be here.” General manager Ryan McDonough said Bledsoe told him that he was at a hairdresser with

ST. LOUIS — Jose Oquendo will return to his role as third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals next season. Oquendo stepped aside after 16 seasons as the St. Louis third base coach because of health problems prior to the 2016 season. He returns and will join former Cardinals outfielder Willie McGee on the

COLOGNE, Germany — Struggling Cologne has parted company with managing director Joerg Schmadtke after the side’s winless start to the Bundesliga. The club says its board of management and Schmadtke came to differences of opinion on its future sporting direction and “for this reason they decided by mutual consent to terminate the contract that was

AMES, Iowa — A week after 23rd-ranked Iowa State struggled to beat Army at home in September 2005, it quietly slipped out of the Top 25. Few knew then that it would take a dozen years — and three different head coaches — for the Cyclones to finally return to the national rankings. Iowa State

EAGAN, Minn. — Construction on the new headquarters for the Minnesota Vikings is about 70 percent complete. Team officials took reporters on a tour Monday of the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center, which will open in March. The entire organization will have office space there, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities for coaches and players. Grass

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Eric Hinske has been hired to be the Los Angeles Angels’ new hitting coach. Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced the move Monday. Hinske spent the past four seasons on the Chicago Cubs’ coaching staff, including three straight years as the assistant hitting coach on three playoff teams. Hinske played 12 big-league

WASHINGTON — Eight former federal energy panel members — including five former chairs — oppose a Trump administration plan to bolster nuclear and coal-fired power plants. The former officials, who served under presidents from both parties, call the plan “a significant step backward” and say it would raise prices and disrupt electricity markets. The plan

PROVO, Utah — BYU football coach Kalani Sitake says two players cited for alcohol-related offenses over the weekend were released from the team several weeks ago. Sitake said at a Monday news conference that linebacker Francis Bernard had asked to be released several weeks ago and that was granted. Bernard had been suspended for violating

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Three straight losses have dropped the Falcons to .500 and in third place in the NFC South, prompting a “state of the team” address from coach Dan Quinn. Quinn said “I’m not sure many of us slept” following Sunday night’s 23-7 loss at New England and late flight back to Atlanta.

ATLANTA — The 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The league announced Monday that the midseason game will be played in the city that set attendance records in the inaugural year for Atlanta United. The team set an MLS season mark with an average of 48,200 a

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida neighborhood is on edge after three people were shot and killed in the past two weeks. Police believe the shootings are linked by proximity and time frame, but they don’t have a motive or a suspect. The mayor is hesitant to say a serial killer is on the loose, but

DETROIT — Kia Motors Corp. is recalling 342,381 vehicles in the U.S. for a second time because the first repair may not have solved a steering defect. The recall affects the Soul and Soul EV from the 2014-2016 model years. Kia says a pinion plug may not be properly secured, which could allow the pinion

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Ben McAdoo is sticking with Eli Manning as the New York Giants’ quarterback in what has become a frustrating, lost season. McAdoo made it clear Monday that the Giants’ 1-6 record is not grounds for handing the quarterback job to third-round draft pick Davis Webb so the team can evaluate him

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Coach Vance Joseph said Monday that benching quarterback Trevor Siemian isn’t the solution to the Denver Broncos’ myriad problems on offense. Joseph said the blame for Denver’s monthlong funk falls on coaches, linemen, receivers, tight ends, running backs and even poor special teams decisions that are putting Siemian in a precarious position.

NEW YORK — The 401(k) may be in Washington’s crosshairs. Congress is looking for ways to raise revenue as part of a tax overhaul plan, and one of the methods reportedly under consideration is to curtail how much pretax money workers can contribute to their 401(k) and similar accounts. Such a move would strike at

LOS ANGELES — Wagging his tongue, licking his bat and calling his shot, Yasiel Puig has powered the Dodgers’ run to their first World Series appearance in 29 years. Heck, the 26-year-old Cuban has even assigned himself a curtain call. Puig’s play and personality have been a huge hit on baseball’s biggest stage. He’s been

LONDON — Cristiano Ronaldo has caught up with Lionel Messi to become a five-time winner of FIFA’s best player award. The Real Madrid forward was crowned player of the year on Monday at the FIFA Best ceremony at the London Palladium theater attended by runner-up Messi and third-placed Neymar. A second successive honor for Ronaldo

FLINT, Mich. — A judge on Tuesday declined to set a bond and release five Michigan teenagers charged with second-degree murder after a rock thrown from an overpass on Interstate 75 killed a man. Not-guilty pleas were entered in a Genesee County court, six days after Ken White, 32, was killed by a 6-pound (2.7-kilogram)

SYDNEY — Former test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has avoided conviction after pleading guilty to stealing from his employer in what a magistrate called “a monumental fall from grace.” Hair, who stood in 78 tests and is remembered for calling Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing in a test in Melbourne in 1995, pleaded

PHOENIX — Officials at a Phoenix-area school district say a high school football player who collapsed during a game has died. Moon Valley High School junior Carlos Sanchez died Sunday, two days after collapsing on the field and being taken to a hospital. 12 News (KPNX-TV) reports the 16-year-old was playing in the game against