Новости за 04.04.2018

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool blew away Manchester City with three goals in the first 31 minutes Wednesday to secure a 3-0 first-leg win at a rocking Anfield and close in on a first Champions League semifinal in a decade. On another European night that will go down in the club’s storied lore, Liverpool reduced the

WASHINGTON — The world’s two biggest economies stand at the edge of the most perilous trade conflict since World War II. Yet there’s still time to pull back from the brink. Financial markets bounced up and down Wednesday over the brewing U.S.-China trade war after Beijing and Washington proposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of

BARCELONA, Spain — A pair of own goals by Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas helped Barcelona beat Roma 4-1 in the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday. De Rossi’s scrambling attempt to cut off a pass by Andres Iniesta for Lionel Messi backfired as the Italy international sliced the ball into

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Latest on actor Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York (all times local): 5:15 p.m. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office is defending the state’s response to an upstate village’s chemically contaminated water supply after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon said his administration “ignored” the problem.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Latest on actor Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration “ignored” an upstate village’s problems with its contaminated water supply. The “Sex and the City” star’s newly

WASHINGTON — The Latest on embattled Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt and the ethical questions surrounding his travel and ties to Washington lobbyists (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump is not OK with recent revelations involving embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. The statement from spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Rarely rattled on the mound as one of baseball’s great closers, Trevor Hoffman almost seemed as if he was still pitching. After touring the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Hoffman said he was humbled to think that he’s one of the newest members of a very special fraternity, but as usual

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Football Association said Wednesday that it will closely monitor boarding houses where youth players live following a sex abuse scandal involving minors at two of the country’s most popular and powerful clubs. River Plate said earlier this week that it will collaborate with authorities after a local NGO reported minors

ST. LOUIS — A consent agreement calls for a $111 million project to remove lead from about 4,100 residential properties in Missouri’s “Old Lead Belt” region southwest of St. Louis. The agreement announced Wednesday is between Doe Run Co., a St. Louis-based mining company, the federal government and the state of Missouri. Doe Run says

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal court in Puerto Rico has ruled that transgender people in the U.S. territory should be allowed to change the gender on their birth certificate if they wish. Lambda Legal said Wednesday that a judge this week found a previous ban on making such a change was unconstitutional. The

LINCOLN, Neb. — Scott Frost often harkens to his playing days in the 1990s when the Tom Osborne-coached Nebraska teams used brute force to impose their will on overmatched opponents. Three national championships in four years validated that way of doing things. Upon his return as the new coach, Frost found a team that had

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas forward Darious Hall and guard C.J. Jones will transfer, a blow to a program coming off its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years. Hall emerged as one of Arkansas’ top defensive options midway through the season, and he played a vital role in helping the Razorbacks (23-12) reach

DENVER — The captain of the Colorado Avalanche has a pingpong paddle sitting in his locker that features a picture of him taped to one side. Merely a ploy, explained Gabriel Landeskog, the self-proclaimed table tennis champion of the dressing room. “Seeing my face, yeah, it’s distracting for them,” he said , grinning. It’s certainly

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has promoted David Cox to men’s basketball coach. Cox served as associate head coach for the last four years under Dan Hurley, who left last month to become head coach at UConn. Cox helped lead the Rams to a 26-8 record this season and a second straight

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump persists in using a phony number to justify his market-shaking trade actions against China. TRUMP tweets Wednesday: — “We are not in a trade war with China, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S. Now we have a Trade Deficit

CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the decision says Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is expected to resume his duties on Thursday against Washington. Lue, who has been away from the team since March 19 because of health issues, will be back on the bench when the Cavs host the Wizards, said the person, who

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent defensive end Terrence Fede. Fede was used exclusively in backup and special teams roles in spending his first four NFL seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He has one sack and forced two fumbles in 51 career games. Fede became

MILAN — Mauro Icardi missed two great chances as his Inter Milan side was held 0-0 at AC Milan in an entertaining Serie A derby on Wednesday. Icardi is chasing the league’s top scorer award with 24 goals, including six in his past two matches, but somehow shot wide twice from close range— including one

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to imprison a Turkish banker for over 15 years for helping Iran evade economic sanctions. The U.S. government said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday that Mehmet Hakan Atilla was a “key player” in efforts to undermine sanctions aimed at curbing

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool has criticized the “completely unacceptable” behavior of some of its fans after Manchester City’s team bus was struck with objects on its way to Anfield for a Champions League quarterfinal match. Cans and at least one bottle were thrown at the bus as it drove along Anfield Road, the street running

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State junior Tyler Hall has declared his intention to enter the NBA draft process. The 6-foot-5 guard from Rock Island, Illinois, said Wednesday he wants to determine his draft status. He is not hiring an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to MSU for his senior season. NBA teams conduct

NEW YORK — Propelled by growth in China, global moviegoing reached a record high of $40.6 billion in 2017 despite a downturn in audiences at U.S. and Canada theaters. In its annual report Wednesday, the Motion Picture Association of America promoted the overseas surge, where the box office was up 7 percent in 2017. That

GAYLORD, Mich. — The Latest on a spring snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula (all times local): 3:30 p.m. At least four traffic deaths have been blamed on an early spring storm that dumped a foot of snow or more across parts of Michigan’s northern Lower

BUCKEYE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Latest on a spring snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A spring storm that dumped up to 14 inches (35 centimeters) of snow on parts of Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula is being blamed in at least

SAN DIEGO — A California civil jury decided Wednesday that a man is legally responsible for the death of his brother’s girlfriend, who was found hanging at a San Diego-area mansion in 2011. Jurors in the wrongful-death trial determined that Adam Shacknai must pay Rebecca Zahau’s family $5 million for the loss of her love