Новости за 07.03.2018

NEW YORK — Amazon is seeking to woo more low-income shoppers by offering a discounted Prime membership to those on Medicaid. The online retailer already offers a cheaper monthly membership to people who receive food stamps or other government assistance through Electronic Benefit Transfer cards. The company says expanding the discount to Medicaid recipients will

CROWN POINT, Ind. — Authorities say a northwestern Indiana died in a work-related accident when building materials apparently toppled onto him. The Lake County coroner’s office says 23-year-old Kelly S. Davaney Jr. was pronounced dead Monday from blunt force trauma at Nick’s Building Materials in Crown Point. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports police said that

VATICAN CITY — The Latest on the route to sainthood for Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The archbishop who spearheaded the sainthood case of slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero is hoping both Romero and Pope Paul VI will be canonized together in October during a big Vatican meeting to give Catholics

MADRID — Zinedine Zidane always seemed to have the answers when he was on the field, and he’s proving to be a pretty good tactician as a coach, too. The former Real Madrid midfielder, now in his third season in charge of the Spanish team, made all the right moves against Paris Saint-Germain in the

BRUSSELS — The Latest on the reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Denmark’s foreign minister says no one will end up winning if a trade war ensues between the United States and the European Union. Anders Samuelsen says “at the end of the day, European and American

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A prosecutor says a southern Indiana teacher who left a rifle visible in his pickup truck parked on school grounds won’t face charges. The (Columbus) Republic reports Bartholomew County Prosecutor Bill Nash reviewed the Columbus Police Department report about the rifle found last Thursday in Mike Metz’s truck and said he didn’t

BERLIN — Germany is extending six overseas military missions, including its long-running operation in Afghanistan. Cabinet agreed Wednesday to increase the maximum number of troops deployed as part of the international “Resolute Support” mission by 320 to 1,300. The German army has its headquarters in Afghanistan in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif and a large

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s fourth-quarter performance topped Wall Street’s view, led by the strong performance of its Hollister brand. Shares surged more than 6 percent before the opening bell on Wednesday. For the period ended Feb. 3, the teen clothing retailer earned $74.2 million, or $1.05 per share. A year earlier

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $74.2 million. On a per-share basis, the New Albany, Ohio-based company said it had profit of $1.05. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and non-recurring costs, came to $1.38 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average

BRUSSELS — The Latest on the Brexit negotiations (all times local): 2:40 p.m. The guidelines that European Union Council President Donald Tusk has drafted offer Britain little what it is hoping for from its future relations with the bloc after it leaves next year. Tusk proposed Wednesday that the divorce “will inevitably lead to frictions”

BRUSSELS — The Latest on the Brexit negotiations (all times local): 1:50 p.m. EU Council President Donald Tusk says Britain should not expect anything more than a free trade agreement after Brexit, and will not be allowed to cherry-pick its rights, as Prime Minister Theresa May would like. Tusk presented Wednesday his guidelines for the

NEW YORK — Dollar Tree Inc. on Wednesday reported a boost in fourth-quarter sales and profit, but the results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The discount retailer’s stock shed 10 percent of its value in premarket trading. The Chesapeake, Virginia company’s profit tripled to $1.04 billion, or $4.37 per share, on a gain from

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.04 billion. The Chesapeake, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $4.37 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.89 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed

LOS ANGELES — The founding document of Alcoholics Anonymous is heading back to the auction block. A court dispute over the ownership of the original 1939 manuscript outlining the group’s 12-step recovery program has been settled. The 161-page manuscript commonly known as the “Big Book” is filled with handwritten notes and scribbles from the founding

BRUSSELS — The European Commission has criticized seven member states for “aggressive” tax practices, whereby governments try to undercut others to attract multinational companies. The European Union’s executive branch said Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands were informed Wednesday that they have tax policies that undermine the integrity of the European single

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian zoo infamous for mistreatment of animals is being slammed again by activists after a video emerged of one of its orangutans smoking. Activist Marison Guciano said Wednesday the smoking great ape is further evidence of a lack of supervision and education at Bandung Zoo, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) southwest

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has killed two people, including the local head of the Ministry of Haj and Religious Affairs, in the eastern Nangarhar province. Attahullah Khogynai, spokesman for the provincial governor, says another 10 people were wounded in the attack in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. The attacker was

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on a nor’easter hitting the East Coast (all times local): 8:40 a.m. The latest nor’easter to hit the East Coast is already causing some travel headaches. Hundreds of flights across the region had been cancelled even before the snow started falling Wednesday due to the dire weather forecasts. And more cancellations

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on a nor’easter hitting the East Coast (all times local): 6 a.m. A wintry mix of snow and rain is falling along the East Coast as another nor’easter takes aim at the region. The new storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow in some interior areas on

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Four people are missing after “a serious fire” erupted on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea belonging to the shipping branch of the Danish group A.P. Moller-Maersk, authorities said Wednesday. Maersk Line says the fire broke out late Tuesday on Maersk Honam and firefighter efforts were “unsuccessful.” “The crew sent

The Model 3 is Tesla’s most affordable electric car, with a promised starting price of $35,000. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have put down a $1,000 deposit for one. Almost all of them are still waiting for the chance to order. At Edmunds, however, we’ve purchased and taken delivery of one of the first Model

JUBA, South Sudan — Wiping tears from her cheeks, the young woman describes how she has resorted to prostitution to feed her children. When South Sudan’s civil war broke out in 2013, her family fled their home to avoid violence. Her husband took her and their two children to a U.N. camp for safety. He

BERLIN — The German city of Krefeld is opening an investigation into disputed works by Dutch artist Piet Mondrian that have been part of the city’s Kaiser Wilhelm Museum collection for decades. City spokesman Christoph Elles said Wednesday the museum rejects allegations by lawyers for Mondrian’s heirs that the works’ presence at the museum had

TOKYO — Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu will miss this month’s world championships because of pain in his right ankle. Hanyu, who became the first back-to-back Olympic men’s figure skating champion in 66 years at last month’s Pyeongchang Games, damaged ligaments in his ankle after falling in practice at the NHK trophy

LONDON — The Latest on the suspected poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal (all times local): 10:55 a.m. British counter-terror police have cordoned off a new scene in the case of the former Russian spy and his daughter who collapsed near a shopping mall in southern England. London’s Metropolitan Police secured Solstice Park, a