Новости за 12.07.2018

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship: Event: 147th Open Championship. Dates: July 19-22. Site: Carnoustie Golf Links. Length: 7,402 yards. Par: 71. The course: Carnoustie opened in 1842 with 10 holes laid out by Allan Robertson. Old Tom Morris expanded it to 18 holes in 1867. It has hosted

CHICAGO — A 20-year-old man has become the last of four defendants to plead guilty to taking part in the beating of a mentally disabled teenager that was livestreamed on Facebook. Tesfaye Cooper pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a hate crime and aggravated kidnapping. The charges are the same that Jordan Hill pleaded guilty to

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: CA Inc., up $6.94 to $44.15 The IT management software company agreed to be bought by chipmaker Broadcom. Comcast Corp., up 78 cents to $34.55 The cable and internet provider raised its offer for European pay TV company Sky. L Brands Inc., down $4.43

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Monmouth University has named former Hawk Josh James as director of basketball operations. Coach King Rice announced the hiring of the recent graduate on Thursday. James becomes the first player to join Rice’s staff after playing for him. James was a two-year captain for Monmouth, starting 70 of 111 games

TORONTO — Paul Tracy wants drivers to get a little nastier. Back when he was racing, Tracy was famously involved in dustups, notably with fellow drivers Alex Tagliani and Sebastien Bourdais, going so far as to criticize them for keeping their helmets on during confrontations. Tracy won 31 times in IndyCar and has no regrets

RIO DE JANEIRO — The city council in Rio de Janeiro has voted against opening impeachment proceedings against Mayor Marcelo Crivella. Last week, the newspaper O Globo reported that Crivella held a meeting with members of Brazil’s Universal Church of Kingdom of God at which he discussed helping them access public services. Crivella was a

Carnoustie is known as much for the calamity it causes as the British Open champions it crowns. Any mention of Carnoustie immediately brings back that image of Jean Van de Velde, equal parts tragedy and comedy, standing in Barry Burn on the 18th hole with water up his shins and rising. He made triple bogey

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — A consumer advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s alleging the ice cream company misleads consumers about its environmental practices. Vermont Public Radio reports a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Organic Consumers Association claims Unilever, the parent company of Ben

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have signed guard Zac Kerin and waived first-year offensive lineman Ethan Cooper. The Giants announced the moves Thursday, less than two weeks before the opening of training camp. Kerin has played in 14 regular-season games with one start, and one postseason game. He was signed as a

OAKLAND, Calif. — Free agent forward Jonas Jerebko has signed with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors. The Warriors announced the deal Thursday and planned to formally introduce Jerebko on Monday. A native of Sweden, Jerebko has played nine NBA seasons with Utah, Boston and Detroit. In 32 postseason games — four starts —

BOSTON — The leader of an LGBTQ veterans group has been hired to oversee the Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade, which has been embroiled in controversy over whether to allow gay groups to participate. The parade’s organizer, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, announced Thursday it has appointed Bryan Bishop as director of parade

CONCORD, N.H. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors in eight states will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid cases in hopes of reducing the supply of the drugs in areas with high overdose death rates. Sessions announced the new program Thursday in New Hampshire, which President Donald Trump has called a “drug-infested den.”

ATLANTA — Police reports show officers responded to several nonviolent disputes at the home where Buffalo Bills star LeSean McCoy was attempting to evict his former girlfriend before an unidentified man bloodied the 34-year-old woman in a home invasion. Police responded early Tuesday to a report of a violent attack at a home in Milton,

LINCOLN, Neb. — A Missouri man who pulled an emergency break and prompted panic aboard an Amtrak train in southern Nebraska has pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 26-year-old Taylor Wilson also pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing an unregistered rifle. Prosecutors have agreed to drop other charges. Investigators say

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economy is in a “good place” at the moment with low unemployment and inflation rising toward the Fed’s optimal range. But he says rising trade tensions and higher tariffs could end up being a drag on growth. In an interview for American Public Media’s “Marketplace” radio

LOS ANGELES — Stars react to Thursday’s 70th Primetime Emmy Award nominations: “I was outside trying to get my puppy to poop on the grass so very romantic lifestyle that I lead!” — David Harbour, up for best supporting actor in a drama series for “Stranger Things,” on the moment he heard he was nominated,

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The southern Indiana city where Papa John’s founder John Schnatter began his pizza business has removed his name from a historic gym after he resigned from the company’s board for using a racial slur. Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore first heard of Schnatter’s admitted use of a slur against black people on Wednesday.

SUPAI, Ariz. — The Latest on flash flooding at famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Reservation off the Grand Canyon (all times local): 12:15 p.m. An evacuated hiker says people were swimming at the base of famous waterfalls deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon when flash flooding struck, sending them scrambling for higher ground.

BRUSSELS — Declaring victory over freeloading partners, President Donald Trump claimed he had secured significant new concessions from NATO member nations on military spending after days of public haranguing. But even before Air Force One completed its 50-minute flight across the English Channel to the next stop on his European tour, Trump’s claims of accomplishment

NEW YORK — Build-A-Bear Workshop’s “Pay Your Age” promotion proved too popular. The chain known for its customizable teddy bears and other stuffed toys couldn’t handle the crowds Thursday, and had to turn shoppers away. The company wrote in a Facebook post that it closed lines at its stores in Canada and the U.S. due

PERU, Ind. — A county health officer in north-central Indiana says the number of hepatitis C cases doesn’t justify implementing a local syringe exchange program, despite cases doubling in just one year. The Kokomo Tribune reports that Health Officer Dr. Rafik Farag declined Tuesday to declare a public health emergency in Miami County that would

MOSCOW — Neymar’s play-acting at the World Cup made him the butt of plenty of jokes, and also earned the Brazil striker some criticism from FIFA technical director Marco van Basten. Van Basten, himself one of greatest forwards in the history of the game, said Thursday diving and faking injury is “not a good attitude”

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State finally owns the Top 25 national status that athletics director Debbie Yow has sought during her eight-year tenure. Yet amid the excitement there’s concern: The men’s basketball program is entangled in the federal investigation into corruption within the sport. That’s left Yow to balance the best overall season in

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s most popular soccer team has paid tribute to a former player and coach who later was in the anti-Nazi resistance and helped save hundreds of Jews before he was executed in 1945. Ferencvaros officials, leaders of Hungary’s Jewish community, and representatives of the World Jewish Congress took part in Thursday’s commemoration

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The International Monetary Fund stands by its proposal for fuel-price hikes in Haiti that sparked four days of unrest in the impoverished country. An IMF spokesman in Washington says Haiti’s government agreed to eliminate fuel subsidies as part of a broader agreement that would have strengthened its finances and opened it to