Новости за 09.10.2018

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to review an environmental ruling written by Brett Kavanaugh in his former role as an appeals court judge. The justices on Tuesday left in place an August 2017 ruling the new Supreme Court justice wrote that struck down an Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency rule. That rule was intended

Sugar maples, native to the forests of eastern Canada and northern parts of the Central and Eastern United States, paint the landscape each autumn in fiery shades of yellow, orange and red. What puts color into the leaves of the sugar maple, or of any tree? Green, of course, is from chlorophyll, most welcome in

BELGRADE, Serbia — A week before a crucial election, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik traveled to Russia for a Formula One race — not because he’s a big fan but for yet another meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Footage from the race in Sochi showed Putin wishing Dodik “great success” in the Bosnian election

MCLOUD, Okla. — Two juveniles have been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl in a small central Oklahoma town. Pottawatomie County First Assistant District Attorney Adam Panter says the teens were confined to a juvenile detention facility on Monday. Panter says they will appear before a judge on Tuesday in a closed

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stock indexes are mostly higher as technology companies and other sectors recovered some of the sharp losses caused by last week’s rapid rise in interest rates. Microsoft climbed 1.7 percent in midday trading Tuesday and Apple rose 1.2 percent. Raw-material

MOSCOW — Hacking computer networks, poisoning, election meddling: It’s hard to keep track of all the Russian spies and agents suspected of committing crimes abroad lately on the Kremlin’s behalf. The latest development: Investigative group Bellingcat has revealed new information about a Russian doctor accused of the nerve agent poisoning in Britain in March. These

EDINBURGH, Ind. — Authorities say a train collided with a vehicle at a railroad crossing in central Indiana, killing two people and seriously injuring a third. The (Columbus) Republic reports the collision happened late Monday in Bartholomew County near Edinburgh and Indiana State Police are involved in the investigation. The county sheriff’s department says the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As every country across the Mideast does with its leaders, it’s hard to escape posters and laudatory fawning over Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the kingdom. For activists, opponents and others willing to speak out against the 33-year-old heir apparent in the world’s largest oil exporter, it looks

KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say that a fire at an ammunition depot in Ukraine has forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people. There have been no injuries. The Emergencies Ministry says the blaze at the warehouse in the eastern Chernihiv region erupted early Tuesday. The ministry said the depot contained about 88,000 metric

MILTON, Fla. — A Florida county threatened by Hurricane Michael is jokingly warning a television meteorologist to stay away. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office posted a tongue-in-cheek trespass warning on Facebook for The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore. Cantore is usually on the scene of major storms. The office wrote: “Everyone knows what’s in store

MANTEO, N.C. — In the wake of Hurricane Florence, the North Carolina coast has been plagued with a tide of frogs and toads, but the storm’s record-setting floods aren’t entirely to blame. State biologist Jeff Hall tells The Charlotte Observer the coast is experiencing a convergence of two types of frog and toad population explosions.

MARIETTA, Ga. — A white woman who spotted a black man babysitting two white children called police and then followed them home in Georgia. WGCL-TV reported Tuesday that the woman stopped Corey Lewis outside a Cobb County Walmart and asked to speak to the kids. He refused, so she called police and followed them to

NEW DELHI — Nine people have died in a fiery explosion at a steel plant in central India. The state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited says in a statement that Tuesday morning’s explosion at the SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant was sparked by a fire in a gas pipeline in a coke oven battery complex during

CAIRO — Egypt says its security forces have killed 10 militants in a shootout in the city of el-Arish in the turbulent northern Sinai Peninsula. A statement Tuesday by the Interior Ministry, which oversees security, said the shootout took place on a deserted farm used by the militants as a hideout. It did not say

MANILA, Philippines — China has raised concerns about a joint U.S.-Philippine military exercise that coincides with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the country in November, a Philippine official said Tuesday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua raised the concern in a meeting Monday with President Rodrigo Duterte, who assured the Chinese

SYDNEY — Thousands of angry demonstrators have gathered outside the Sydney Opera House to protest the use of its iconic roof to promote a horse race. Racing authorities on Tuesday night projected 20 minutes of images of the draw for the starting positions for Saturday’s The Everest horse race at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse. Protesters

BERLIN — German exports dropped in August over the previous month for the second month in a row in the latest disappointing news about Europe’s largest economy. The Federal Statistical Office reported Tuesday that exports were down 0.1 percent to 110.3 billion euros ($126.24 billion) in August, in seasonally and calendar adjusted numbers. Imports decreased

GENEVA — Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali is taking his charity project worldwide to build on its work of bringing soccer to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The prince detailed plans for Association Football Development Program Global at Arsenal’s stadium in London on Tuesday. The NGO’s partners include War Child UK, which helps former child

INDIANAPOLIS — A school board in western Indiana has ended the current job of a former school chief who faces bribery charges for allegedly accepting gifts from a vendor. Authorities say former Vigo County School Superintendent Danny Tanoos was influenced to award a contract with alleged bribes of food, beverages and entertainment tickets in 2013-14.

ISTANBUL — The Latest on the mystery surrounding the fate of a Saudi journalist who disappeared while visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul (all times local): 4 p.m. A senior Turkish official has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow authorities to inspect the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the disappearance

ISTANBUL — The Latest on the mystery surrounding fate of Saudi journalist who disappeared while visiting kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul (all times local): 1:50 p.m. The U.N. human rights office says the disappearance of a Saudi journalist from the Saudi Consulate in Turkey’s largest city is “of serious concern,” and is urging the two countries

RUSE, Bulgaria — The Latest on the slaying of a female journalist in Bulgaria (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Bulgarian national radio reports that a suspect has been arrest in connection with the slaying of Bulgarian television reporter Viktoria Marinova, whose body was found dumped after she highlighted possible government corruption. Tuesday’s report said that

SHANGHAI — Novak Djokovic, the hottest player on the men’s tour in the second half of the year, never faced a break point on serve in putting away Jeremy Chardy of France 6-3, 7-5 at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. Djokovic’s second-round victory improved his perfect record against the 41st-ranked Chardy to 12-0 in matches

SHANGHAI — Nikoloz Basilashvili won his sixth straight match Tuesday, beating Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. Basilashvili, who won the China Open last week and has moved up to a career-high ranking of No. 23, never faced a break point on his serve. The Georgian earned his first

MIAMI — The Latest on Hurricane Michael (all times local): 9:40 a.m. Forecasters say Georgia could see evacuations and rescues as Hurricane Michael brings torrents of rain across the state. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that central Georgia could see wind gusts as high as 60 mph (97 kph), with the strongest winds south