Новости за 27.12.2018

GREENBELT, Md. — They followed a call script for reassuring investors: A broker boasted of winning up to 95 percent of his trades. Sales representatives promised a client she would be a millionaire within a year if she didn’t withdraw her five-figure investment. “If you win, I win,” the broker told the woman, according to

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand athlete William “Bill” Baillie, who once held world records in the now obscure 20,000-meter and one-hour running events, has died. He was 84. Athletics New Zealand said Baillie died on Christmas Day. At the time Baillie broke the records they had a higher status than today and were held

ORLANDO, Fla. — Sniffles may have no nose but he has a big heart, and an animal rescue organization is looking to find the 12-year-old Florida pooch a permanent home. Those efforts have gotten the former stray dog in Orlando, Florida, national news media attention. While living on the streets in Puerto Rico, Sniffles was

Stocks are down sharply, unable to build on the prior day’s strong performance, as Wall Street stumbles toward what could be its steepest annual loss since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped about 360 points in early afternoon trading Thursday after dropping as much as 528 points earlier. Technology companies and health

PHOENIX — Growing up, George Hardeen never thought too much about being related to arguably the most famous magician of all time. But at 66, the Arizona man is delving into the history of his great-uncle Harry Houdini in a new series on the Science Channel. “Houdini’s Last Secrets” begins airing Jan. 6. It follows

NEW DELHI — The lower house of India’s Parliament has approved a bill to implement the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Muslim practice of instant divorce was unconstitutional. The Congress and other main opposition parties walked out of the house Thursday in opposition to a three-year jail term for a husband who divorced in such

BEDFORD, Ind. — The partial federal government shutdown has closed U.S. Forest Service offices in southern Indiana and limited access to some federal properties. The Forest Service closed its Bedford and Tell City offices when the shutdown began Dec. 22. Those offices are part of the Hoosier National Forest, which spans 204,000 acres (82,556 hectares)

NEW YORK — The #MeToo movement is empowering victims of sexual assault to speak up like never before, but what should be a watershed moment for holding assailants accountable has coincided with a troubling trend: Police departments in the U.S. are becoming less and less likely to successfully close rape investigations. The so-called “clearance rate”

STONE HARBOR, N.J. — Shifting sands in Stone Harbor have uncovered what is believed to a wrecked ship from the late 19th century. The approximately 25-foot-long vessel’s remains were visible on the southern part of the beach over the weekend. A local historian tells NJ.com the ship likely was the D.H. Ingraham, a schooner bound

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Wall Street’s wild Christmas week goes on, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumping 300 points at the open Thursday, a day after notching its biggest-ever point gain. Volatility has been the norm in December. The Dow has dropped 1

ORLANDO, Fla. — A middle-aged male former labor analyst at Disney Cruise Line claims his younger female manager created a hostile work environment by bullying him about his age, bragging about sleeping with married men in the office and passing him over for promotions, according to a federal lawsuit. Anthony McHugh claims in the lawsuit

JASPER, Ind. — A southern Indiana city councilman has been chosen to replace a mayor who’s stepping down to take a senior staff post with Republican U.S. Sen.-elect Mike Braun. A caucus of Republican precinct committee members chose Dean Vonderheide from among four candidates Wednesday to finish out Jasper Mayor Terry Seitz’s term. Seitz is

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar’s electoral commission on Thursday announced provisional results in the runoff presidential election, saying Andry Rajoelina received more than 55 percent of the vote while Marc Ravalomanana received more than 44 percent. The Indian Ocean island nation’s constitutional court has nine days to declare the final election results. All votes have been

NEW YORK — Preparations for New Year’s Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball. The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others Thursday on the big, sparkling sphere. Some new crystals are swapped in every year . This year’s

The Latest on media days for the College Football Playoff semifinals (all times EST): 11:05 a.m. If Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts is transferring, he’s still not saying. Away from the spotlight Thursday at the Orange Bowl media day —Hurts spoke as he stood off to the side, while some players like fellow Tide quarterback Tua

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Officials say a jeep carrying seven British tourists has crashed while crossing a high bridge in Iceland, killing three and critically injuring the others. Icelandic police said one child was among the dead and two among the injured. The accident occurred around 9.30 a.m. Thursday when the vehicle slammed through a railing

JERUSALEM — A popular former Israeli military chief says he is running for office in the upcoming election. Retired Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz registered his new party, “Israel Resilience,” on Thursday. Gantz has been polling favorably in recent weeks, emerging as perhaps Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest challenger. Even before officially entering the fray, polls

MOSCOW — A top Russian official says the nation’s new strategic weapon has made any missile defenses useless. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Russian state television Thursday that the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle flies 27 times faster than the speed of sound, making it impossible to intercept. He added that the new weapon “essentially

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a wide-ranging overhaul of top government posts, including naming a new foreign minister, following international fallout from the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi nearly three months ago. Adel al-Jubeir, the soft-spoken foreign minister since 2015, was replaced by Ibrahim al-Assaf, who was formerly

TUNIS, Tunisia — Protesters have clashed with police for a third consecutive night in Tunisia after a journalist set himself on fire and died to denounce the economic problems engulfing the North African nation. National Guard spokesman Housameddine Jebabli said Thursday that protests took place in six different towns including Kasserine, in west central Tunisia,

MILAN — Cristiano Ronaldo has come to the defense of Kalidou Koulibaly after the Napoli defender was the target of racist chants during a match at Inter Milan. Next to a photo of him being marked by Koulibaly during a match between Napoli and Juventus earlier this season, Ronaldo writes in Italian on Instagram ,

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rafael Nadal is confident he can be fit for the Australian Open as he chases an 18th Grand Slam title. A right knee injury forced Nadal to retire from his U.S. Open semifinal in early September — his last competitive match — and the 32-year-old Spaniard had ankle surgery

BENI, Congo — Congo’s march toward Sunday’s election took a nasty turn on Thursday as the government ordered the European Union ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours after the EU prolonged sanctions against the ruling party’s presidential candidate. Elsewhere, police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse more than 100 people protesting

TOKYO — Japan has protested to Beijing after a Chinese trawler suspected of poaching off Japan’s southern coast sailed away with Japanese inspectors on board. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that the incident occurred on Nov. 5 in Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Kagoshima. He said Japan complained to China over the “vicious”

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s justice minister is asking the president to dismiss the country’s top prosecutor, who has accused the government of undermining efforts to fight corruption. Tudorel Toader said Thursday he was officially requesting that President Klaus Iohannis remove Prosecutor General Augustin Lazar from his post for mismanagement. Lazar has been an outspoken critic