Новости за 01.10.2018

MCLEAN, Virginia — Italian coffee company Lavazza Group has acquired Mars Inc.’s beverage division in an effort to expand its North American presence. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Both companies are private. Mars Drinks makes the Flavia single-serve machine and the Klix vending machine. The division had 900 employees and total sales of $350 million last

BEIJING — U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka and second-ranked Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Monday. The eighth-seeded Osaka beat Zarina Diyas 6-4, 6-3, while Wozniacki defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-3. Osaka will next face Danielle Collins, who advanced on Sunday. In second-round matches, 10th-seeded Julia Goerges advanced

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh is set to honor the father of modern American zombie films outside the theater where his “Night of the Living Dead” premiered 50 years ago. The widow of filmmaker George Romero, Mayor Bill Peduto and others will gather at 10:30 p.m. Monday. Romero died last year. His black-and-white “Night of the Living

NEW YORK — A lawyer for Cardi B says the rapper has received a summons in connection with a fight at a New York strip club. Attorney Jeff Kern said outside a Queens police station on Monday that he’s “aware of no evidence” that Cardi B “caused anybody any harm.” Cardi B smiled as she

NEW YORK — The rapper Cardi B is at a New York City police station as part of an investigation of her possible involvement in a fight at a strip club. She appeared at the station in Queens on Monday. Police say she and her entourage were present at around 3 a.m. Saturday when a

This simple butternut squash soup is little more than squash, cooking liquid, and a few aromatic ingredients; it comes together easily yet is creamy and deeply flavorful. Many squash soups fail to live up to their potential, often ending up too sweet or with too little squash flavor. We got the most flavor out of

NEW YORK — Jemele Hill is joining the staff of The Atlantic weeks after the outspoken personality left ESPN after 12 years as a commentator, anchor, reporter and writer. Hill posted on her Twitter feed a message from the publication’s editor-in-chief. Jeffrey Goldberg wrote Hill will be a staff writer “covering the intersection of sports,

NEW YORK — U.S. manufacturers, basic materials makers and car companies are rising Monday after the U.S. and Canada agreed to a new trade deal that also includes Mexico. General Electric is surging after it replaced CEO John Flannery, who held that title for a little more than a year. Tesla is jumping after company

HAMMOND, Ind. — Authorities say they’ve arrested two men in connection with a rash of copper wire thefts in northwestern Indiana and neighboring communities in Illinois. Police in Hammond, Indiana, say 30-year-old Jossean M. Echevarria of Hammond and 23-year-old Diquan N. Ray of Burnham, Illinois, were spotted early Friday coming out of the Cook County

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s foreign minister is taking dozens of ambassadors on a tour near Beirut’s international airport in an effort to dispel Israeli allegations of the presence of missile sites there. In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants of setting up rocket factories near the

The star of our beef barley soup is a rich, intensely flavored beef stock. We were able to make a from-scratch stock in about 2 1/2 hours thanks to a lot of browned beef (we preferred shank) and a few small bones. As a bonus, the shank meat turned soft and gelatinous, perfect for shredding

There is a salad on our table almost every single night. Usually it’s lettuce. More often than not, just a bowl of slivered romaine with a tart vinaigrette. Super simple. But when I go out, I am always drawn to more intricate salads, and I am a pushover for those that have a combination of

ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen has appeared for a surprise performance at a New Jersey festival. “The Boss” took a break from “Springsteen on Broadway” and performed with the band Social Distortion at the inaugural Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park Sunday. He played three songs, “Bad Luck,” ”Misery Loves Company” and “Ring of Fire,”

NEW YORK — Tennis great Serena Williams goes topless and sings “I Touch Myself” in a video to promote breast cancer awareness month. With her hands covering her breasts, Williams writes in the Instagram post that the video took her out of her “comfort zone.” But she said she wanted to do it because early

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street, led by big gains in industrials after the U.S. reached a trade deal with Canada. General Electric jumped 14 percent in early trading Monday after ousting chief executive John Flannery, who was

“The Greatest Love Story Ever Told” (Dutton), by Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman In their new book, actors and humorists Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman leave nothing off the table. “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told” describes their passionate marriage, acknowledges their non-traditional views of life and celebrates their ability to make it all work

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Latest on an emergency room lockdown in Florida (all times local): 9:10 a.m. Police officers fatally shot a man they say told hospital emergency room employees that he had a gun and that “it was going to end right here today.” Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a news conference

BEIRUT — Austria’s foreign minister says the return of refugees, stabilization and reconstruction in Syria must not be rigidly tied to a political process. Karin Kneissl says Monday during a visit to neighboring Lebanon that the world should seize on “a new dynamic” developing in Syria, which has been mired in civil war for more

PARIS — Charles Aznavour, the French crooner and actor whose performing career spanned eight decades, has died. He was 94. One of the Armenian diaspora’s most recognized faces and vocal defenders, he seduced fans around the world with his versatile tenor, lush lyrics and kinetic stage presence. He sang to sold-out concert halls until the

ORLANDO, Fla. — Police officers in Florida on Monday fatally shot an unarmed patient they say told hospital emergency room workers that he had a gun and that “it was going to end right here today.” Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a news conference that the man was taken to Orlando Regional Medical

ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergency room at a Florida hospital is on lockdown after a man showed up there claiming to have a weapon. The Orlando Police Department tweeted on Monday morning that crisis negotiators are on the scene and the “situation is contained but ongoing.” Orlando Health tweeted that the emergency room is the

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says security forces killed three bodyguards of a parliamentary candidate during a raid on a house near his residence in the eastern Kunar province. Abdul Ghani Musamem, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says two suspects were arrested during the raid late Sunday. The house targeted in the raid

“Gone So Long” (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Andre Dubus III An Andre Dubus III novel is a slow burn — never so searing that you can’t turn the page, but incrementally hotter each time you do. “Gone So Long” isn’t a thriller, but it’s taut with tension. Dubus manages to keep readers on edge

MOSCOW — Igor Akinfeev, whose penalty shootout saves helped host Russia eliminate Spain from the World Cup, has retired from the national team. The 32-year-old Akinfeev says it is a “logical conclusion” after 111 appearances over 15 years. He made his debut within weeks of his 18th birthday. Akinfeev says he wants to concentrate on

TORONTO — The Latest on trade talks between Canada and the United States (all times local): 8:15 a.m. President Donald Trump will make a statement about a revamped North American free trade deal at 11 a.m. Monday. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted that Trump will speak from the Rose Garden. The agreement