Новости за 18.05.2018

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro has trademarked the scent of Play-doh. The toy company on Friday announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has recognized Play-doh’s distinctive smell with a registered trademark, something rarely issued for a scent. The Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based toymaker describes it as a “sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight

RICHMOND, Va. — President Donald Trump is alleging via twitter that a federal investigation into former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was “killed,” but did not make clear by whom. Trump’s tweet Friday appears to indicate that the investigation into McAuliffe has concluded. The FBI declined to comment on Trump’s tweet. The existence of a federal

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Starling Marte was put on the 10-day disabled list Friday because of a strained right side. Marte injured his oblique Tuesday night in a win over the Chicago White Sox and sat out the next two games. The move was retroactive to Wednesday. The Pirates did not give a

OXON HILL, Md. — Gary Russell Jr. will make just the third defense of his WBC featherweight title in 25 months against unbeaten challenger Joseph Diaz on Saturday night. Win or lose, it might also be Russell’s last. Frustrated by a failure to make a unification bout at 126 pounds, Russell said Thursday he’ll consider

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and Soldier Field in Chicago are among 15 venues for next year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, the first edition of the tournament following its expansion from 12 to 16 nations. The tournament starts in mid-June. Other large venues that will be used include: Bank of America

INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence surprised Indianapolis 500 organizers and fans with an impromptu stroll through Gasoline Alley and toward pit lane during Friday’s practice. The former Indiana governor spent about an hour at his home track. He was scheduled to take a photo with this year’s pace car, but after revving it up

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Campbell Soup Co., down $4.85 to $34.37 The company cut its profit forecast and said CEO Denise Morrison would retire immediately. Nordstrom Inc., down $5.55 to $45.36 The upscale department store chain reported that sales at its established stores, a key metric for

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels reliever Keynan Middleton will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, putting an early end to his second big-league season. Middleton confirmed his decision Thursday night. Middleton left a game against Minnesota last Sunday in the middle of an at-bat after 12 pitches. He had appeared in three

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has directed flags across Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shootings at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Holcomb says flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday. He also asked businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff until then.

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals placed Paul DeJong on the 10-day disabled list on Friday, a day after the shortstop’s left hand was fractured when he was hit by a pitch in a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Reliever Matt Bowman was also placed on the disabled list with multiple blisters on his

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The president of Zimbabwe did not say people in his country have been reduced to eating animals like rats and baboons because of “mistakes of the past” with white farmers, as at least two online sites claim. Mnangagwa has been breaking away from the seizure of thousands of white-owned farms carried out

ATLANTA — The playoff run by the Winnipeg Jets has ripped the bandages off some old wounds in their former home. Hockey fans in Atlanta — yes, they actually exist — are still bitter about the way they lost the Thrashers seven years ago , a move that deprived this city of a team for

MADRID — Thousands of fans lined the streets to salute Atletico Madrid players as they paraded through the Spanish capital Friday to celebrate the team’s Europa League title. Players, coaches and club officials met with the city mayor and the community president before parading through some of the city’s main roads and plazas on an

WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has falsely claimed that a man who was listed as the landlord of a bargain-priced condo Pruitt rented in Washington last year was not a lobbyist at the time. Steven Hart was in fact a registered lobbyist when Pruitt used the apartment and was working to advance

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Trump administration has slapped sanctions on Venezuelan socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello, accusing him of drug trafficking and heading a major corruption network that siphoned off funds from state-run companies to accounts in Russia and other countries. The actions Friday by the Treasury Department freezing any U.S. assets Cabello has and

Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, “Sparkle Hard” (Matador) Stephen Malkmus’ seventh album fronting the Jicks is a tight, tasteful set of asymmetrical jams. “Cast Off” sets the tone with Malkmus sauntering in and admitting “I need some attention” before a cascade of guitar haze envelops the scene. Before you know it he’s singing about “fiscal

NEWARK, N.J. — On Demi Lovato’s latest U.S. tour, she opened each show with “You Don’t Do It For Me Anymore,” an ode to shaking her addiction to substance abuse. But while the song is inspiring, it’s what happened before the show that seemed to matter most to her. Lovato, who says that she “thrives”

CHICAGO — If given the chance, Michael Porter Jr. would have a simple question for those who touted him as the best NBA prospect in this draft class a year ago and no longer do today. Why? The way he sees it, Porter was widely considered the best high-schooler in the country 12 months ago

LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The family of Margot Kidder says they were shaken by the “Superman” actress’ death on Mother’s Day. Chad Franscoviak, who is married to Kidder’s only child, 41-year-old Maggie McGuane, gave the family’s first public statement Thursday. He says authorities took McGuane into the home in Livingston, Montana, where her mother had just

LANCASTER, Ohio — Costumes play a leading role as movies transport viewers to other times, open doors to foreign cultures, and imagine wars in distant galaxies. Now, some of those ensembles are on display for the first time in “Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive,” opening Saturday at the Decorative

VATICAN CITY — Four months ago, Pope Francis dug himself into the biggest hole of his papacy by strongly defending a Chilean bishop accused by sex abuse victims of witnessing and ignoring their abuse. On Friday, he emerged from that debacle after strong-arming the entire Chilean bishops conference to resign for what he said were

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church did not issue an apology for a “history of racism” during a news conference this week with NAACP leaders, despite a false news release posted on a website made to look strikingly similar to one used by the church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A former University of Kansas student who admitted stealing professors’ computer passwords in order to change his failing grades has been convicted of four felonies. Varun Sarja, 20, of Olathe, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of identity theft and two counts of unlawful computer acts. Fourteen other felony charges were dropped

ROCKPORT, Maine — Maine Gov. Paul LePage revealed Friday that he was stuck by a vehicle while biking in Florida last fall and credited a bicycle helmet with saving his life. LePage told MaineToday Media the impact cracked his helmet into two pieces and “sent me flying 40 feet.” The crash exacerbated a shoulder injury,

ROCKPORT, Maine — Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage is crediting a bicycle helmet for saving his life when he says he was hit by an uninsured driver last fall in Florida. LePage tells MaineToday Media that the impact cracked his helmet into two pieces and “sent me flying 40 feet.” The crash exacerbated a shoulder injury,