Новости за 23.10.2017

BEREA, Ohio — Joe Thomas felt the tendon detach from his elbow and roll up in his arm, and before the pain registered, the Browns’ seemingly indestructible tackle realized everything had changed. His day was over. His season done. His career in doubt. Cleveland’s iron man was finally flattened. Thomas suffered a torn left triceps

BEREA, Ohio — Numb from losing, the Cleveland Browns suffered perhaps their biggest loss yet — Joe Thomas won’t play again this season. The perennial Pro Bowl left tackle — and iron man — tore his left triceps Sunday against Tennessee, and an MRI taken on Monday confirmed the severity of an injury that has

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left triceps, a devastating blow to an already floundering franchise. Thomas was hurt during the third quarter of Sunday’s overtime loss to Tennessee, and an MRI taken Monday confirmed the severity of the injury,

SALES OF BUSINESSES The market for buying and selling small businesses is gathering momentum. BizBuySell.com, an online market for small companies, counted 2,589 sales in the third quarter, up nearly 25 percent from 2,090 a year earlier. Sales are so far following the pattern of 2016, rising continuously from the start of the year; sales

NEW YORK — Amazon says it received 238 proposals from cities and regions hoping to be the home of the company’s second headquarters. The online retailer kicked off its hunt for a second headquarters in September, promising to bring 50,000 new jobs and spend up to $5 billion. Proposals from cities, states and regions were

NEW YORK — Former Fox News Channel anchor Megyn Kelly says she complained to her bosses about Bill O’Reilly’s behavior after she had accused former Fox chief Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, and that the abuse and shaming of women has to stop. Kelly, now on NBC, spoke Monday after it was revealed in The

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — An international aid group says a deadly outbreak of plague in Madagascar has not yet reached its peak. Action Against Hunger said Monday that 102 plague deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in August and that most of the nearly 1,300 reported cases of plague are of the pneumonic kind,

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are mixed Monday morning as clothing and household goods companies climb while industrial companies stumble. Major indexes are at all-time highs after a six-week winning streak and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has risen for the last seven days. Toy company Hasbro and competitor Mattel are tumbling after Hasbro’s

“The Way It Was: My Life with Frank Sinatra” (Hachette Books), by Eliot Weisman and Jennifer Valoppi Frank Sinatra’s prime years as a singer were long behind him when Eliot Weisman managed his career. Yet even into his 70s “the Voice” could deliver what fans wanted or were willing to settle for. The challenge Weisman

The argument over whether you should invest or pay off debt usually focuses on financial numbers, such as rates of return and interest charges. Maybe happiness should be part of the equation as well. Studies in several countries, including the U.S., Norway, Ireland and Spain, have found high levels of financial satisfaction among elderly people.

SAN FRANCISCO — Two climbers have set a new speed record for ascending the Nose route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, one of the world’s most technical and dangerous verticals. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Brad Gobright, 29, and climbing partner Jim Reynolds raced up the nearly 90-degree, 2,900-foot (884-meter) precipice in

NEW YORK — From the moment she read an early copy of Amor Towles’ novel “A Gentleman in Moscow,” author-bookstore owner Ann Patchett had a feeling her customers would love the story of a Russian count under house arrest for decades during the reign of Joseph Stalin. First released in September 2016, Towles’ lyrical narrative

NEW YORK — CBS All Access says it has renewed “Star Trek: Discovery” for a second season. The announcement on Monday comes just weeks after the series’ premiere on CBS’ digital video-streaming service. Since then, the series has driven subscriber growth, critical acclaim and global fan interest, the network says. The series, whose cast includes

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 12:00 p.m. U.S. stocks are slightly lower at midday as industrial companies stumble and health care firms move up. Industrial companies declined Monday as General Electric fell 5.5 percent and United Rentals lost 1.4 percent. Toy company Hasbro and competitor Mattel are

SINGAPORE — Playing her first match as the top-ranked player, Simona Halep beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 Monday at the WTA Finals. “Actually, it’s the first tournament I come as the No. 1 in the world and I am really happy I can win the first match,” said Halep, the first Romanian woman to be

CAIRO — Egypt’s military targeted an arms convoy crossing the border from Libya, destroying vehicles loaded with weapons and explosives, and killing militants, a military spokesman said Monday. The airstrikes come a few days after authorities officially announced that at least 16 policemen were killed in a brazen ambush by militants, about 135 kilometers (84

CAIRO — Egypt’s military targeted an arms convoy crossing the border from Libya, destroying vehicles loaded with weapons and explosives, and killing militants, a military spokesman said Monday. The airstrikes come a few days after authorities officially announced that at least 16 policemen were killed in a brazen ambush by militants, about 135 kilometers (84

HAZLETON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman has celebrated her 94th birthday by going skydiving along with her granddaughter and great-granddaughter. Williamsport resident Eila (AY’-lah) Campbell says she figured she might not “make it for another year” at her age, so she took the 10,000-foot (3,048-meter) plunge on Sunday at Hazleton Regional Airport. Granddaughter Sara Schuelke

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Police have cited the driver of a school bus who lost control of the vehicle on a Maryland highway and crashed, leaving three adults and two high school students with minor injuries. Howard County Police say 50-year-old Tyra India Wilcox of Halethorpe, Maryland, was speeding when she lost control of the

BRENTWOOD, Pa. — A suburban Pittsburgh school district says a teacher’s Facebook post about “buying a gun” caused parents to keep about 60 students home from school or pick them up early from an elementary school Friday. KDKA reports students at Moore Elementary in the Brentwood School District were also kept inside and borough police

BRUSSELS — The Belgian government says that it wants to finally conclude an investigation into the “Mad Killers” gang which killed 28 people during the 1980s. The announcement followed a breakthrough into the possible identity of one gang member. Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon told the VRT network on Monday that “we have to take

LIVERPOOL, England — Ronald Koeman paid the price for Everton’s poor start to the season, losing his job Monday with the team in the Premier League relegation zone despite spending about $200 million on new players. The Dutchman was dismissed two months into his second season in charge following a 5-2 loss to Arsenal on

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece — South Korea’s Olympic organizers have played down concern over ongoing tensions with North Korea and also say work has been completed on all venues for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Lee Hee-beom, president of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, says the International Olympic Committee has made it very clear that the Feb. 9-25

WASHINGTON — A fallen soldier’s widow criticized President Donald Trump on Monday over his condolence call last week, prompting a fresh Trump Twitter rebuttal as the emotional conflict case showed no sign of abating. Myeshia Johnson, La David Johnson’s widow, spoke for the first time on ABC’s “Good Morning America. In the somber interview, she

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is defending his call to a fallen soldier’s widow, saying he was “respectful” and did not forget the slain soldier’s name. Trump addressed the call on Twitter Monday after Myeshia Johnson, La David Johnson’s widow, appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” She said that in Trump’s call to her last