Новости за 21.05.2018

NUREMBERG, Germany — Two-time champion Kiki Bertens began her Nuremberg Cup defense by beating Serbian qualifier Dejana Radanovic 6-1, 6-1 on Monday. Second-seeded Julia Goerges saved a match point but was upset by Kristyna Pliskova 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5) in 2 ½ hours. Bertens had no difficulties as she made it 13 wins in

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian authorities say at least two dozen children were taken to a hospital after they possibly were sickened by sandwiches served at their school. Principal Ana Irimia said the children fell ill Monday after eating sandwiches prepared by the company that supplies the school in the eastern town of Dofteana. But she

NEW YORK — Perhaps getting married to a U.S. television star helps in the royal wedding ratings. The Nielsen company says 29.2 million people in the United States watched the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle early Saturday. The London ceremony aired starting at 7 a.m. Eastern time and was carried live

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Vanderbilt football player who testified against three of his former teammates in a campus rape has been sentenced to 10 years’ probation as part of a plea deal. Jaborian “Tip” McKenzie pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of facilitation of aggravated rape. He is the only one of the

SARANSK, Russia — Nestled on the edge of the forest outside the Russian city of Saransk is the home of one of the most successful doping programs in history. Athletes from the V.M. Chegin Olympic Training Center dominated race-walking for over a decade, winning nine Olympic and 18 world championship medals between 2004 and 2016,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A court in the Arab Gulf state of Bahrain has revoked the nationality of nine people and sentenced them to between three and 15 years in jail, amid a yearslong crackdown on dissent. This year, more than 200 people have been stripped of their nationality, including 115 in a mass

We wanted a buttermilk coleslaw with crisp pieces of cabbage lightly coated with a flavorful buttermilk dressing that would cling to the cabbage instead of collecting in the bottom of the bowl. We found that salting and draining the cabbage removed excess water and wilted it to a pickle-crisp texture. For a dressing that was

CONCORD, N.H. — The head of an elite New England prep school that’s been rocked by years of sexual abuse claims is stepping down a year earlier than planned. St. Paul’s School Rector Michael Hirschfeld is leaving as of June 30. He originally planned to leave after the 2018-19 school year. Hirschfeld has been rector

ROME — Outgoing Napoli goalkeeper Pepe Reina has been summoned to a hearing at the Italian football federation over his association with people with links to the mafia. Reina, along with Paolo Cannavaro and Salvatore Aronica, is to face the FIGC’s disciplinary committee after an investigation by Naples’ anti-mafia department. It is reportedly one of

The best way to save money at theme parks this summer is simple. Don’t go. Peak season means peak pricing. Admission discounts can be hard to find, and nearby hotels jack up their rates. Add in the always-inflated prices of food, souvenirs and parking, and you’re buying a pretty expensive day out. At the mega-parks

Larb is a Thai minced-meat dish that some regard as the unofficial national dish of Laos. It is bursting with the quintessential flavors of this part of the world, that amazing balance between hot and sour, salty and sweet. For this version, I decided to use chicken, though you could also use beef, pork, duck

Minneapolis taverns are famous for the Jucy Lucy, a moist beef burger stuffed with American cheese. Replicating the Jucy Lucy seemed easy enough_but our burgers, cooked to well-done to melt the cheese inside, were dry and tough or the cheese melted through the meat, leaving an empty cavern where the cheese had been. To keep

It might seem impossible to improve on a perfect peach, but we decided to try. We wanted a simple, warm dessert that amplified the peaches’ flavor. To achieve tender, flavorful peaches with a lightly sweet glaze, we began by tossing peeled and halved peaches with a little sugar, salt, and lemon juice to season the

The eruption of Mount Kilauea in Hawaii is a reminder to business owners, even those nowhere near any of the 169 volcanoes in the U.S., that they could be vulnerable to nature’s most destructive forces. And that they need to be sure they’re insured against disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and flooding. But while damage

SANTA FE, Texas — The Latest on the Texas school shooting (all times local): 9:05 a.m. A statewide moment of silence is planned to recognize those killed and wounded in the shooting at a high school south of Houston. Gov. Greg Abbott has asked that people across Texas pause at 10 a.m. Monday to remember

NEW YORK — When the filmmaking Duplass brothers sat down to list their top 10 movies of all time, one cinematic masterpiece didn’t make the cut. Jay and Mark Duplass made room for “Dumb and Dumber,” ”Tootsie” and “Raising Arizona.” But “The Godfather,” often topping lists of all-time great films, was left off. Why it

It’s officially barbecue rib season, and I couldn’t be more excited. I have made them three times in the last week and I am planning on making them for a party this weekend. I might be a little rib obsessed_it is an occupational hazard of barbecuing for a living. But I don’t know many people

WASHINGTON — A dispute about the size of eye drops has failed to catch the eye of the Supreme Court. Drug companies including Allergan, Bausch & Lomb, Merck and Pfizer had asked the court to get involved in the case. The companies were sued by patients using their eye drops to treat glaucoma and other

MIAMI — The man who stormed President Donald Trump’s Miami-area golf resort last week has been moved from a hospital to a Florida jail. Miami-Dade County jail records show 42-year-old Jonathan Oddi of Doral was booked Sunday evening while still wearing what appeared to be a hospital gown. Police say Oddi stormed the lobby of

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Recreational marijuana sales became legal in California this year, and the marijuana industry is targeting tourists as well as locals. An ad for the MedMen chain (yes, there are chains of pot shops) boasts that it’s “Just seconds from LAX.” Green Line Trips offers tours with stops at pot dispensaries and

NEW YORK — Former White House aide and speechwriter Richard N. Goodwin has died. Goodwin died Sunday evening at his home in Concord, Massachusetts. His wife, the historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, said he died after a brief bout with cancer. He was a liberal force for President John Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson who helped

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. — On a warm June morning in 1922, Robert Frost sat down at his dining room table in southern Vermont and wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” one of his most famous poems. That house, including the 7-acre grounds with rugged old stone walls, a barn and some of the heirloom

As the Giro d’Italia heads into the final week, it’s not really surprising that a British rider leads the overall standings. The surprise is that the leader is Simon Yates and not four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome. Froome arrived at the Giro bidding to become the third person to win three Grand Tours

RIJEKA, Croatia — Decades of rust are covering its hull, the furniture is broken in its once luxurious salons, its powerful engines are permanently idle. But against all odds, the iconic yacht that once belonged to the late Yugoslav strongman Josip Broz Tito has been given a new lease on life. The once-imposing ship that

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on Venezuela’s presidential election (all times local): 9:45 a.m. The government of Spain is adding its voice to a chorus of international condemnation of Venezuela’s presidential election. Officials in the European nation issued a statement on Monday promising to join its European counterparts to study “opportune measures” in response. It