Новости за 08.03.2019

NEW YORK — Federal authorities are investigating claims that Martin Shkreli has been running his pharmaceutical company from behind bars. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Friday that it has opened an inquiry into whether the so-called “Pharma Bro” used a contraband smartphone inside a federal prison in New Jersey. The Wall Street Journal reported

Actor Jan-Michael Vincent, the “Airwolf” television star whose sleek good looks belied a troubled personal life, has died. He was 73. A death certificate shows that Vincent died of cardiac arrest on Feb. 10, 2019, in an Asheville, North Carolina, hospital. The certificate signed by a doctor says he died of natural causes and no

LONDON — Tottenham will finally move into its new stadium next month. Spurs were due to open their 62,000-seat stadium in September, but construction delays have forced them to continue playing at their temporary home in Wembley. The north London club says the new facility will now open with a Premier League game against Crystal

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s highest court has denied a new trial for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” In an opinion Friday, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Adnan Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that

NEW YORK — In 1664, Maryland passed the first British colonial law banning marriage between whites and slaves. An 1883 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that state prohibitions on interracial marriage don’t violate the Fourteenth Amendment held for more than 80 years. While such impediments to marriage were both dismantled over time, there are still some

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU has suspended coach Will Wade indefinitely amid reports about his conversations with a person convicted last year of funneling money to the families of basketball recruits. LSU Chancellor F. King Alexander and athletic director Joe Alleva said in a joint statement Friday that assistant Tony Benford will assume interim head

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have signed safety Erik Harris to a two-year contract. Harris was eligible to become a restricted free agent next week before agreeing to the new deal Friday that reportedly is worth up to $6.5 million with $2.5 million in guaranteed money. Harris started his professional career in the CFL.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An unvaccinated 6-year-old Oregon boy was hospitalized for two months for tetanus and almost died after getting cut while playing on a farm. A medical paper published Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details the 2017 case, which was the first pediatric tetanus case in the state in

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tiana Mangakahia had 25 points plus 13 assists and No. 18 Syracuse made an ACC Tournament-record 14 3-pointers to beat No. 16 Miami 92-85 on Friday in a quarterfinal. Miranda Drummond added 19 points, Gabrielle Cooper and Digna Strautmane had 15 each and Kiara Lewis 10 for the fifth-seeded Orange (24-7), who

International hotel operator Accor opened an internal investigation into allegations that one of its hotels in Australia had a policy of putting Aboriginal guests into dirty, poorly maintained rooms. The report by the Australian Broadcasting Company said the hotel charged the same rate as it did for cleaner rooms where other guests were placed. ABC

ISTANBUL — Riot police in Istanbul fired tear gas to disperse thousands of demonstrators who tried to march along the city’s main pedestrian avenue to mark International Women’s Day. Thousands of people, most of them women, gathered near Istiklal Street on Friday for a march that police said was unauthorized. Police had set up barricades

DOVER, Del. — A federal magistrate says a white man who lost his job at historically black Delaware State University should be allowed to pursue his racial discrimination lawsuit. In a report Thursday, the magistrate recommended denying the school’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. She said Jeffrey DeMoss has pleaded sufficient facts to show that

NEW YORK — Christian Siriano didn’t want the tuxedo gown he designed for Billy Porter at the Oscars to shock anyone. He simply wanted to make a bold statement about celebrating identity. “You should be who you want to be on a red carpet, off a red carpet. Wear what you want to wear, no

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars cleared $30 million in salary cap space by cutting five veterans Friday, including former Pro Bowl defenders Malik Jackson and safety Tashaun Gipson. The team also released offensive lineman Jermey Parnell, running back Carlos Hyde and long-snapper Carson Tinker. The Jaguars are expected to use the much-needed cap room

WASHINGTON — An official says the Pentagon is reviewing the federal security clearance held by tech billionaire Elon Musk, the founder and chief executive officer of SpaceX. Musk resubmitted his SF-86 security form after he smoked marijuana on a podcast last year. SpaceX provides satellite launch services to the Defense Department. Musk was obliged to

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 2:25 p.m. The Trump administration is granting U.S. companies more time to comply with sanctions barring transactions with Venezuela’s state-run oil company. The Treasury Department says that firms have until May 10 to wind down and close their business with PDVSA.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican singer Farruko has pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and shoes when he arrived in the U.S. territory from the Dominican Republic last year. The well-known reggaeton and trap singer, whose real name is Carlos Efren Reyes, is scheduled to be

BEIT SIRA, West Bank — Clashes have erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators in a West Bank village, the site of a confrontation that led to the deaths of two Palestinians earlier this week. Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli forces Friday, and troops responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. The official Palestinian news

NEW YORK — Get ready for strikes by robots. No, overworked machines aren’t walking out in a labor protest. Computers will be used for ball/strike calls starting April 28 in the independent Atlantic League, where the distance between home and first will be shortened by 3 inches. The ground between the mound and home plate

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico took a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana when its House approved a bill that would allow state-run stores and require customers to carry a receipt with their cannabis or face penalties. The measure, narrowly approved Thursday following a late-night floor debate, mixes major provisions of a Republican-backed Senate bill

WASHINGTON — Bill Shine, a former Fox News executive who took over as President Donald Trump’s communications director last summer, exited the White House on Friday, the latest person to step away from a job that has become a revolving door within the turbulent West Wing. Shine will join the president’s Republican re-election campaign, the

DOHA, Qatar — South Africans Justin Harding and George Coetzee share a one-shot lead at the Qatar Masters with French golfer Mike Lorenzo-Vega after all three shot 4-under 68 for the second straight round on Friday. The trio top a tight leaderboard at 8 under, with 12 players within two shots heading into the weekend

CLEVELAND — A person familiar with the deal says the Cleveland Browns have traded guard Kevin Zeitler to the New York Giants in exchange for defensive end Olivier Vernon. The teams are also swapping draft picks, with the Browns getting No. 132 for pick No. 155, said the person who spoke Friday to the Associated

ARCADIA, Calif. — Santa Anita has reopened its inner training track while testing continues on its main dirt track to try to find out why 21 horses have died in the last two months. Horses were restricted to jogging or galloping on the training track Friday. No timed workouts were allowed. Some trainers are sending

NYON, Switzerland — The most expensive tickets for the Women’s Champions League final in Budapest cost only 3.10 euros ($3.50). UEFA opened ticket sales on Friday with adult prices starting at 2.20 euros ($2.50) for the match on May 18 at the 22,000-capacity Ferencvaros Stadium. The women’s match will be played on a Saturday and