Новости за 18.06.2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A woman has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 to her ex-boyfriend for sabotaging his opportunity at a prestigious scholarship because she didn’t want him to leave. Eric Abramowitz, currently with the Nashville Symphony in Tennessee, is a Canadian clarinetist who in 2013 applied to study at Los Angeles’ Coburn Conservatory

OMAHA, Neb. — The College World Series game between Oregon State and Washington was delayed in the top of the sixth inning because of lightning in the Omaha area. Washington led the Beavers 5-4 in Monday’s elimination game at the time. The grounds crew rolled the tarp over the infield even though there was no

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers have signed wide receiver D.J. Moore, their first-round draft pick. All eight of Carolina’s draft picks are now under contract. Terms of the deal were not announced Monday. Moore was selected by Carolina with the 24th overall pick. He set a Maryland single-season school record with 80 receptions last season

LONDON — Roger Federer is back at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, once again swapping spots with Rafael Nadal. Federer’s title at the grass-court tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, last week pushed him up from No. 2 on Monday. Nadal dropped down from No. 1 after sitting out last week following his 11th French Open

MOSCOW — Senegal forward Sadio Mane and Poland captain Robert Lewandowski starred for their clubs. Now they’ll have a chance to come through for their countries when they meet in the World Cup on Tuesday night. Some players win titles for both, such as Cristiano Ronaldo. Others struggle to lead their national teams to the

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Rent-A-Center Inc., up $2.65 to $14.68 The chain, which leases household goods on a rent-to-own basis, accepted an offer of $15 a share from Vintage Capital Management. JD.com Inc., up 17 cents to $43.76 Google said it will invest $550 million in the Chinese

LONDON — Marin Cilic hopes another good run at Queen’s Club will stand him in good stead for Wimbledon. The top-seeded Cilic was champion in 2012 and runner-up in 2013 and 2017. He came close at Wimbledon last year, losing to Roger Federer after suffering from bad blisters in the final. He made a winning

SOCHI, Russia — There was a sense of relief for Panama when the last whistle blew at Fisht Stadium in Sochi on Monday. The team had just lost 3-0 to Belgium in its first-ever World Cup match, and it felt almost like victory. “Fortunately it didn’t happen what everybody thought it would happen, which was

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Latest on the opening of a hearing before Minnesota regulators on Enbridge Energy’s proposal for replacing its Line 3 crude oil pipeline across Minnesota (all times local): 3 p.m. Passions ran high though people remained polite as Minnesota regulators opened a key hearing that’s meant to lead to a final

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have been selected as a first-time host this fall of the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. The seventh annual event, featuring the top 40 U.S.-born prospects eligible for the 2019 draft, will be played on Sept. 19 at Xcel Energy Center. The announcement was made by USA Hockey

VOLGOGRAD, Russia — Harry Kane scored two goals, including an injury-time header, to give England a 2-1 victory over Tunisia on Monday at the World Cup. Standing alone at the far post, Kane guided a headed pass from Harry Maguire into the net. The winning goal came at the end of a drab second half

MILAN — In a week normally reserved for men’s fashion, the June edition of Milan Fashion Week closed Monday with a mélange of men’s and women’s previews for next spring and summer. President of the Italian national fashion chamber, Carlo Capasa, said the shift is a response to “the challenges posed by the globalized and

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have extended the contract of general manager Jeff Luhnow through the 2023 season and added president of baseball operations to his title. Luhnow, who was hired by the Astros on Dec. 7, 2011, led a remarkable turnaround in Houston, helping the Astros move from a 100-loss team to winning its

CLEVELAND — The Indians have activated starting first baseman Yonder Alonso from the family medical emergency list. Alonso returned Monday after missing a weekend series against Minnesota. Alonso is batting .248 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs in 65 games for Cleveland, which signed him as a free agent in December. To make room for

BOGOTA, Colombia — Uncertainty loomed over Colombia’s fragile peace deal on Monday with the victory of one of its most hawkish critics in a bruising presidential runoff that laid bare deep divisions in the South American nation as it emerges from decades of bloody conflict. Ivan Duque, a law-and-order disciple of a powerful former president,

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has announced that Mike Martin will retire as baseball coach at the end of the 2019 season. Martin, who has led the Seminoles since 1980, became college baseball’s wins leader in May. He has a 1,987-713-4 record and .736 win percentage. Florida State has reached the NCAA Tournament and won

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish police say several people were injured when shots were fired Monday in Malmo, Sweden’s third-largest city. Swedish news agency TT said the incident happened in Malmo just after 8 p.m. and quoted the city’s police department saying “there is no reason for the public to worry.” Malmo police said five men

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Police trooper who tweeted a photo of a vehicle he stopped for driving too slowly in the left lane says he’s overwhelmed by the widespread praise he’s receiving online. Sgt. Stephen Wheeles (WEEL’-ihs) stopped the driver Saturday on Interstate 65 about 35 miles (56 kilometers) south of Indianapolis after about

WILSON, N.C. — No one questions whether Coby White is good enough to help North Carolina immediately as a freshman. Rather, the pressing question as White heads to campus this week is this: can the instate McDonald’s All-American who scored more points than any high school player in state history help the Tar Heels replace

ATHENS, Greece — Greek police say they have arrested one suspected extreme nationalist and are seeking a second as suspects in a pair of attacks on immigrants in Athens. A police statement issued Monday said the suspects allegedly attacked two Pakistanis on Friday, stole a mobile phone and cash, and beat them while berating them

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met after months of strained relations. They held talks Monday in Jordan, with a focus on contested Jerusalem. The meeting came ahead of a visit to the region this week by Trump administration envoys trying to promote a plan for an

BIRMINGHAM, England — Karolina Pliskova left spectators puzzling yet again why her powerful game has never translated to grass-court glory when she lost in the first round of the Wimbledon warmup at Birmingham on Monday. The 1.85-meter (6-foot-1) Czech with the superbly steep serve who appeared to have the world at her feet when she

LOS ANGELES — Former Mexico President Vicente Fox, who calls himself a soldier in the global campaign to legalize marijuana, is joining the board of directors of cannabis publication High Times to advance his agenda. Fox foresees a day when a robust legal marketplace will produce new jobs and medicines while sharply reducing cartel violence

WASHINGTON — One federal safety agency has dispatched an investigator and another says it is gathering information on a Tesla battery fire in Southern California. The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it is sending a technical specialist to watch Tesla’s examination of the Model S that caught fire Friday on a street in West

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 37-year-old Michigan woman has been arrested after three girls — ages 6, 3 and 2 — were left in a locked minivan on what would become the hottest day so far this year. The woman was shopping in Clinton Township when police were called about 9 a.m. Sunday. The van’s