Новости за 30.07.2018

PANAMA CITY — Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighborhood — the heart of Panama City — transformed by its designation as a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists and well-heeled Panamanians now stroll the paving-stone streets among gaudy hotels, fancy restaurants and trendy discos that have popped up in once-dilapidated colonial-era buildings. Gone are the

SINGAPORE — Asian markets fell Monday after a steep decline in the U.S. technology sector weighed on Wall Street at the end of the week despite data showing the economy was growing. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.6 percent to 22,587.70 and South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.1 percent lower to 2,293.92. The Shanghai

MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities in Minneapolis have released body camera video from two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old black man. The videos released Sunday night show Officers Justin Schmidt and Ryan Kelly chasing Thurman Blevins on foot June 23. Blevins was shot after the pursuit turned down an alley. Both officers

IRVINE, Calif. — Kathleen Baker won her third individual event at the U.S. national championships, racing to victory by 1.11 seconds in the 200-meter individual medley on Sunday night. Baker led all the way and won in 2 minutes, 8.32 seconds, lowering the U.S. Open record of 2:08.66 set by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary in

SEATTLE — Cristian Roldan, Gustav Svensson and Harry Shipp all scored their second goals of the season, and the resurgent Seattle Sounders ended New York City FC’s four-match winning streak with a 3-1 victory Sunday. Seattle completed a busy eight-day stretch with its third straight victory. It was a crucial nine points for Seattle, which

LATROBE, Pa. — Pittsburgh Steelers starting left guard Ramon Foster’s right knee injury isn’t as bad as initially feared. Foster was injured Saturday and left the team’s first padded practice of training camp on a golf cart. Head coach Mike Tomlin said Sunday that Foster had his knee evaluated and the injury won’t require surgery.

ATLANTA — John Isner won the BB&T Atlanta Open for the fifth time in six years Sunday, beating fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final for the second straight year. The top-seeded Isner beat the eighth-seeded Harrison 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 at Atlantic Station to join Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as

SEATTLE — Cristian Roldan, Gustav Svensson and Harry Shipp all scored their second goals of the season, and the resurgent Seattle Sounders ended New York City FC’s four-match win streak with a 3-1 victory Sunday. Seattle completed a busy eight-day stretch with its third straight victory. It was a crucial nine points for Seattle, which

ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb has apologized for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager. The 25-year-old Newcomb spoke Sunday after nearly pitching a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Major League Baseball said it is aware of the situation and will have Newcomb take part in diversity training. Earlier

LOS ANGELES — The creator of the ABC comedy “black-ish” is leaving the network. Barris confirmed his departure from ABC Studios in an Instagram post Friday in which he thanked those who had helped him and said he was “nervous but ready” for his next steps. The writer-producer created “black-ish,” which stars Anthony Anderson and

BEREA, Ohio — The retirement of Joe Thomas left a gaping hole at left tackle for the Cleveland Browns. Left guard Joel Bitonio is willing, but not necessarily eager to succeed his close friend at the position. “If they want me to do that, like, cool, whatever makes the Browns better,” Bitonio said. “But I

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Netflix is standing by “Master of None” and Aziz Ansari despite a sexual misconduct allegation against him earlier this year. Cindy Holland, a programming executive for the streaming service, said there’s been thought given to a third season for the comedy starring and co-created by Ansari. Netflix would “certainly be happy”

CHICAGO — There will be more security at this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, where Bruno Mars, Jack White and the Arctic Monkeys are among the headliners for the four-day event. The Chicago Tribune reports that upgrades include more police officers, new bag restrictions and airport-like screening at entrances to the Grant Park venue.

DENVER — German Marquez continued Colorado’s strong starting pitching, Tom Murphy homered and the Rockies beat the Oakland A’s 3-1 on Sunday to sweep the interleague series. Marquez (9-8) returned from paternity leave to deliver 7 2/3 solid innings and help the Rockies win for the 11th time in 13 games. He allowed two runs

ATLANTA — Shooting survivors from Parkland, Florida, touring the nation to register voters were welcomed to Atlanta by Martin Luther King III, who shared his own story of gun violence. King said most everyone knows his father was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968. But he told the hundreds of people rallying with Marjory Stoneman

CHICAGO — Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday. Luke Maile had an RBI double and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added an RBI single in the inning before Gurriel exited with an injury. Teoscar Hernandez homered to tie

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Josh Rosen is a smart young man and in the early stages of Arizona Cardinals training camp he’s doing a lot of thinking. The rookie from UCLA is looking forward to the day where the pro offense he is trying so hard to master is second nature and he can play with

BALTIMORE — The Atlanta Braves bolstered their bullpen for a run at the NL East title, obtaining right-hander Brad Brach on Sunday in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for $250,000 of international signing bonus allocation money. Brach is 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA and owns a 10.80 ERA in eight games this month. Left-handers

BALTIMORE — The Atlanta Braves bolstered their bullpen for a run at the NL East title, obtaining right-hander Brad Brach on Sunday in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for international signing bonus slot money. Brach is 1-2 with a 4.85 ERA and owns a 10.80 ERA in eight games this month. Left-handers are hitting

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Well, it turns out that maybe Panthers four-time All-Pro middle linebacker Luke Kuechly may have a minor flaw in his game. Who knew? The 27-year-old Kuechly, considered one of the best players in the league at his position, said after Sunday’s practice his pass rushing ability needs to improve “by leaps and

ATLANTA — Sean Newcomb came within one strike of pitching the first no-hitter by the Atlanta Braves since 1994, denied when Chris Taylor sharply singled in a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Newcomb had a 2-2 count with two outs in the ninth inning when Taylor hit a hard grounder beyond