Новости за 26.06.2018

BRUSSELS — European Union member states have agreed to opening membership talks with Albania and Macedonia in a year if reform efforts in the two nations continue to progress. Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva of Bulgaria, the country currently holding the EU presidency, said Tuesday it was “an important day” for the two nations and “for

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: General Electric Co., up 99 cents to $13.74 The industrial company said it will shed its health care and oil services businesses. Exelixis Inc., up $1.56 to $21.10 The drug developer was added to the S&P index of midsize companies. Exxon Mobil Corp., up

KALININGRAD, Russia — As gigabytes of data flow from field to fingertips, click by click, the technological divide has been closing between teams at the World Cup. While the focus has been on the debut of video assistant referees, less obvious technical advances have been at work in Russia and the coaches have control over

NEW YORK — New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is taking a leave of absence because his cancer has returned. The 70-year-old made the announcement before Tuesday’s game against Pittsburgh. He was hired by the Mets after the 2010 season. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, underwent treatment and remained on the job,

INDIANAPOLIS — The current owner of two horse track casinos near Indianapolis says it expects a disputed $50 million state fee will be paid as part of their sale to casino giant Caesars Entertainment. Las Vegas-based Caesars and Centaur Gaming of Indianapolis fought paying the casino license transfer fee after the companies announced in November

U.S. stocks bobbed higher Tuesday as technology and consumer-focused companies regained a sliver of their losses from the day before. Oil prices and energy companies jumped as the U.S. pressed its allies to stop importing oil from Iran. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index edged up 5.99 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,723.06. The Dow

NEW YORK — Shaquille O’Neal is already known by many names. Superman. The Diesel. The Big Aristotle. But he would like to add another to the list: Movie Star. In “Uncle Drew,” which opens Friday, he plays one of the former basketball stars (all of them real pros under heavy old-man makeup) reunited by Kyrie

WAUSAU, Wis. — A judge sentenced a Wisconsin man on Tuesday to 13 years in prison for locking a woman inside a wooden box in his basement and sexually assaulting her. Allen Jamroz, 56, of Mosinee also was sentenced to seven years of extended supervision for second-degree sexual assault and false imprisonment. As part of

BERLIN — German track cyclist Kristina Vogel has been seriously injured after crashing in training in the eastern city of Cottbus on Tuesday. The dpa news agency reports that the Olympic champion suffered a severe spinal injury after crashing onto a concrete track following a high-speed collision with another cyclist. German coach Detlef Uibel tells

ATLANTA — Atlanta United midfielder Darlington Nagbe is expected to miss two to three months with a right adductor injury. Nagbe suffered the injury during the second half of Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Portland. Nagbe, acquired in December from Portland, leads Atlanta United in minutes. He has been selected to play in the MLS All-Star

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Croatia ended Iceland’s chances at the World Cup and helped out Argentina at the same time. Ivan Perisic capitalized on a defensive error to score a 90th-minute winner Tuesday, giving Croatia a 2-1 win over Iceland and first place in Group D on Tuesday. Iceland could have finished second in the group

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Fielding a side filled with reserves, Croatia ended Iceland’s first ever World Cup run with a 2-1 win in Rostov-on-Don. Milan Badelj crashed a volley against the bar, and moments later scored for Croatia in the 53th minute, sprinting into the area to fire a bouncing shot past goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson. Croatia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup. The exquisite strike from the Argentina great sparked the first of several celebrations from an animated Diego Maradona, who screamed, shouted and made obscene gestures — and raised

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Lionel Messi and Argentina finally got things going at the World Cup. Messi scored an exquisite 14th-minute goal to give the two-time champions the lead in a must-win game against Nigeria on Tuesday, but it wasn’t until Marcos Rojo’s 86th-minute strike that Argentina was assured of a place in the round

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Lionel Messi and Argentina finally came alive at the World Cup. Messi scored an exquisite 14th-minute goal to give the two-time champions the lead Tuesday, but it wasn’t until Marcos Rojo’s 86th-minute strike that Argentina was assured of a place in the round of 16. Victor Moses scored a penalty in

CRANBROOK, British Columbia — A British Colombia Supreme Court judge imposed conditional sentences on two men who belong to a breakaway Mormon sect after convicting them of polygamy Tuesday, sparing them jail time. Winston Blackmore found guilty of having 24 wives, while the court found James Oler had five wives. Blackmore’s six-month conditional sentence to

CRANBROOK, British Colombia — A British Colombia Supreme Court judge has imposed conditional sentences on two men convicted of polygamy, sparing them jail time. Winston Blackmore was convicted of having 24 wives, while the court found James Oler had five wives. Blackmore’s six-month conditional sentence to be served under house arrest allows him to go

MOSCOW — At the World Cup, a good thing came to a player who waited. And waited. And waited. At two World Cups and three European Championships, through 19 major championship matches that must have seemed like an eternity, goalkeeper Steve Mandanda warmed France’s bench. He didn’t sulk. He didn’t kick up a scandal. He

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on the city of Indianapolis’ settlement with the family of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot last year by two police officers (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The family of an unarmed black man fatally shot last year by two Indianapolis police officers is asking for privacy after settling

BAMAKO, Mali — The United Nations mission in Mali says soldiers who are part of a regional counterterrorism force “summarily and/or arbitrarily” executed 12 civilians in retaliation for the death of a fellow soldier. The U.N. mission said Tuesday that unknown attackers shot a Malian soldier on May 19 at the weekly Boulkessy cattle market.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nathan Eovaldi took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before an unusual combination of relievers in the ninth completed a three-hitter as the Tampa Bay Rays beat Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals 1-0 Tuesday. Eovaldi (2-3) lost his no-hit bid when Bryce Harper hit an opposite-field double off the left-field

It’s important to consider the opposing bullpen when selecting hitters in daily fantasy leagues, both the quality of the team’s bullpen as a whole and the differences in quality between its individual pitchers. The best bullpens in the league, like the Astros, have very little drop off in quality from their best relievers to their

WASHINGTON — Terry Crews says a film producer said he could only return to the “Expendables” franchise if he dropped his sexual assault lawsuit against a Hollywood agent. The actor said it was an example of how “abusers protect abusers.” Crews made the allegation Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Crews last year accused

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump asserts that Harley-Davidson is using retaliatory tariffs by the European Union as an “excuse” to move some of its production overseas. Trump argues that Harley was already pursuing plans to shift some operations abroad before it announced this week that it would make motorcycles for the EU market outside the

GRIFFIN, Ga. — A judge ordered a white Georgia man to serve life plus 20 years in prison immediately after he was convicted Tuesday in what prosecutors have said was the racially motivated slaying of a black man 35 years ago. Frank Gebhardt, 60, was convicted on charges including murder in the killing of Timothy