Новости за 11.01.2018

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The federal government is trying to keep the disgraced fishing magnate known as the Codfather out of the seafood business. Carlos Rafael was sentenced last year to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

LONDON — A British bobsledder will miss the Winter Olympics after suffering a stroke. Bruce Tasker, who was part of the British four-man team that finished in fifth place at the Sochi Games in 2014, was taken to the hospital after experiencing dizziness and sickness last week. Team GB says the 30-year-old Tasker will have

BERLIN — Authorities in Germany say they have arrested eight suspected members of an online pedophile network in what they describe as one of the most serious child sexual abuse cases they ever investigated. Police in the southwestern city of Freiburg say those arrested include a 47-year-old German woman suspected of letting others rape her

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks brushed aside their first wobble of the year and got back to setting records on Thursday. Energy stocks led the way after the price of oil touched its highest level since 2014. The gains for indexes marked a return to calm, after a whiff of nervousness wafted through markets a

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s lawmakers have approved a controversial electoral law that critics say will give the ruling party influence over the voting procedure and will allow more room for vote rigging. The lower house voted late Wednesday to approve the legislation that will govern elections, beginning this fall. It was proposed by the ruling

MOSCOW — Russia’s military has displayed drones that it says were captured following an attack on a Russian air base in Syria. Defense officials said 13 drones were involved during Saturday’s raid. They said seven of the drones were downed by air defense systems and the remaining six were forced to land. The Russian Defense

Montecito, the California coastal enclave devastated by this week’s deadly mudslides, is known as Oprah’s hometown. But it was Charlie Chaplin, the biggest star of another era, who helped make it a haven for celebrities. At the height of his fame in 1928, Chaplin led a small group of investors who built the Montecito Inn,

The California coastal community devastated by this week’s deadly mudslides is known as Oprah’s hometown. But it was Charlie Chaplin, the biggest star of another era, who first made Montecito a celebrity haven. Chaplin led a small group of investors who built the Montecito Inn, a posh getaway that is a local landmark. Its lobby

WASHINGTON — The cost of borrowing money to buy a home rose slightly this week, but remains historically low. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 3.99 percent, from 3.95 percent last week. This week’s rate matches a 5-month high set two weeks ago. A year ago, the

ATLANTA — A spate of recent owl attacks has ruffled the feathers of metropolitan Atlanta’s residents. WSB-TV reports there have been at least three instances of owls attacking humans or pets since late December, most recently in the heart of Midtown. Serrita Holt says her Yorkie, Freedom, was killed following a Dec. 23 attack in

BERLIN — A German federal court has overturned the acquittal of seven men who posed as a self-styled “Sharia police.” The group took to the streets of Wuppertal in September 2014 in orange vests bearing the words “Sharia police,” handing out leaflets declaring the area a “Sharia-controlled zone” where alcohol, music and pornography were banned.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Energy stocks are leading the market broadly higher in midday trading as the price of oil climbed to its highest level since 2014. Chevron climbed 2.8 percent Thursday and Exxon Mobil rose 1.2 percent. The price of benchmark U.S. crude was up 1.5

MONTECITO, Calif. — The Latest on the California mudslide disaster (all times local): 8:05 a.m. Southern California authorities have corrected the number of people missing since the Montecito mudslides to eight. The correction follows an early Thursday update that raised the number to 48, but the incident management team then issued retraction saying there had

The value of numerous forms of digital currency is tumbling after South Korea, a hotbed for currencies like bitcoin, said it was weighing a trading ban. The country’s justice minister said Thursday that South Korea plans to ban crypto currency trading, but the presidential office said later that a ban is under review, though no

CAIRO — Egypt’s highest appeals court has overturned the conviction on corruption charges of former President Hosni Mubarak’s longtime security chief. Habib el-Adly, who served as interior minister in charge of police under Mubarak, was sentenced last April to seven years in prison. He went into hiding following his conviction and only turned himself in

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — Northwestern Indiana residents who live near an arsenic- and lead-contaminated site are questioning the adequacy of a proposed $22.6 million federal cleanup of land in and around that industrial site. About 50 people attended Wednesday’s public hearing on the plan in East Chicago. Several told U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staffers the

LOS ANGELES — Olivia Munn says hosting a Hollywood awards show is nothing compared to speaking out about sexual misconduct. Munn is hosting the Critics’ Choice Awards on Thursday. But in an interview to discuss her preparations for the show, the 37-year-old actress instead addressed the ongoing sexual misconduct reckoning in the entertainment industry. Munn

ATLANTA — Atlanta airport officials are looking to boost its backup power in the wake the power outage that crippled the world’s busiest airport last month. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport General Manager Roosevelt Council told the city council transportation committee Wednesday that he wants to determine if it’s possible to physically

TULSA, Okla. — Two-time Chili Bowl winner Rico Abreu returned from a 15-week break to win his heat and advance to Saturday night’s main event. Abreu had not raced since September because of injuries he suffered in a race at Eldora Speedway. Back in action Wednesday night on the second night of the Chili Bowl

WASHINGTON — A quick study of the brutal American cold snap finds that the Arctic blast really wasn’t global warming but a freak of nature. A team of international scientists who studies extreme weather calculate that the recent cold spell that began around Christmas is 15 times rarer than it was a century ago. The

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria says it will use its six months at the helm of the European Union to soothe tempers between EU headquarters and Poland. The EU’s executive Commission has started proceedings against Warsaw which may eventually lead to a scrapping of its voting rights — if all other EU nations agree. But Bulgarian

ABBEVILLE, La. — The Latest on the arrest of a Louisiana teacher at a school board meeting after she spoke out about teacher pay (all times local): 8 a.m. The Louisiana teacher arrested after she spoke out about teacher pay at a school board meeting says she hopes the ordeal prompts others to get more

WENGEN, Switzerland — Adrien Theaux of France was fastest on a training run for the longest downhill course on the World Cup circuit on Thursday. Theaux raced the storied, 4.27-kilometer (2-2/3-mile) Lauberhorn hill in just under 2 1/2 minutes, 0.36 seconds faster than Olympic champion Matthias Mayer. Max Franz, Mayer’s Austria teammate, was third, 0.66

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian police arrested 328 people and fired tear gas as protesters hurled rocks and burned tires during further nationwide demonstrations over price rises. European governments warned travelers about the multi-day outbreak of unrest in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The protests late Wednesday in multiple towns appeared somewhat less violent than

WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.1 percent in December, led by cheaper food and lower shipping costs. The Labor Department says wholesale prices, which measure the cost of goods before they reach the consumer, increased 2.6 percent last month compared with the previous year. Excluding volatile food, energy and business profit margins, core wholesale