Новости за 11.08.2018

BERLIN (AP) — Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen had the joy of beating his older brother in a 1-2 in the men's 5,000 meters, and host nation Germany celebrated two more golds at the European Athletics Championships on Saturday. The 17-year-old Ingebrigtsen, who also won the 1,500 on Friday, finished in 13 minutes, 17.06 seconds for a European under-20 record. His 27-year-old brother Henrik was second, ahead of Morhad Amdouni of France. Three brothers, including a pair of twins, helped Belgium to win gold in the men's 4x400 relay. Читать дальше...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has one word to describe former White House staffer and fellow reality-TV star Omarosa Manigault Newman: "Lowlife." Manigault Newman claims in an upcoming book, "Unhinged," that Trump used racial slurs on the set of his reality show "The Apprentice." She also says she later concluded that he is a racist and a bigot. On Saturday, reporters asked Trump during an event at his golf club in New Jersey if he felt betrayed by Manigault Newman. He responded: "Lowlife. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Charlottesville, Virginia, was marking the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence with marches, vigils and other community events that began unfolding peacefully Saturday amid a heavy police presence. As many businesses in a popular downtown shopping district began to open Saturday, law enforcement officers outnumbered visitors. Concrete barriers and metal fences had been erected, and police were searching bags at two checkpoints where people could enter or leave. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship, golf's final major of the year (all times local): 3:10 p.m. If this was next month's Ryder Cup, everything would be going the way of Team USA. Brooks Koepka leads the charge of Americans atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship. Gary Woodland is one shot back, followed by Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas. The run of Americans ends with Adam Scott, Shane Lowry and Charl Schwarztzl, who are at 8 under and three shots off the lead. Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs. The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials. Читать дальше...

Links today’s events with their roots in the past

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Latest on events marking the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Authorities in Charlottesville say they have seized prohibited items such as brass knuckles as hundreds of people have passed through security checkpoints leading into the city's downtown area. A news release from the city Saturday afternoon said several hundred people had made their way through the perimeter that was established at 8 a.m. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several former students and student-athletes at Ohio State University have described sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, who worked at the university from 1978 until he retired in 1998. Interviews with Strauss' victims and lawsuits filed on their behalf have named several Ohio State officials alleged to have known about the abuse but done nothing about it. Among those: OFFICIAL: John Daly, Ohio State head tennis coach, now retired Allegation: Regularly... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship, golf's final major of the year (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Emiliano Grillo has back-to-back birdies at the PGA Championship to join the logjam at 6 under that includes Tiger Woods, who came within a whisker of holing his pitch shot for birdie at No. 4. If Bellerive is offering any defense, it's the thick fescue and bluegrass rough that became saturated by Friday's rain. And that's where Woods drove his tee shot at the fourth before hacking his... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tony Finau tried not to look at the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship as a Ryder Cup audition as he played alongside U.S. captain Jim Furyk. He sure didn't damage his chances. Not by matching a PGA Championship record with 10 birdies in the second round. Not by bouncing back from a 74 to make the cut on the number. "He was just shaking his head," Finau said after finishing the rain-delayed round Saturday morning with a 4-under 66, a round that featured just four pars. "For sure... Читать дальше...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets' already intriguing quarterback competition just got a lot more interesting. Thanks to a poised Sam Darnold. And a sharp and healthy Teddy Bridgewater. Josh McCown is still No. 1 on the depth chart, but the other two quarterbacks made big-time statements in the Jets' 17-0 preseason-opening victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night. "We'll see how the preseason goes," coach Todd Bowles said after the game. "I'll make my decision when it happens. Читать дальше...

The Latest on events marking the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 1:15 p.m. A group of anti-fascist activists are rallying peacefully in downtown Charlottesville as the city marks the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence. A few dozen black-clad demonstrators marched through downtown Saturday afternoon, stopping to pause for a moment of silence at the site where a woman protesting a white nationalist rally was killed last August. Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's president is blaming the country's economic downturn on the United States and other nations that he claims are waging "war" against his country. Speaking Saturday in the northeastern province of Rize, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said dollars, euros and gold were "the bullets, cannonballs and missiles of the economic war being waged against our country." Erdogan promised supporters that Turkey was taking necessary precautions to protect its economy "but the most important... Читать дальше...

Maryland placed the head of the football team's strength and conditioning staff on paid leave while it investigates claims he verbally abused and humiliated players, a person briefed on the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because Maryland had not announced the decision regarding Rick Court. The person says athletic director Damon Evans spoke with the football team Saturday morning and head coach DJ Durkin was still leading the program. Читать дальше...

POWELL, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating World Elephant Day by announcing that one of its Asian elephant moms is expecting. Zoo officials said Saturday that 31-year-old Phoebe is expecting her fourth calf and her third in Columbus, where she came to live in 2002. Officials say she's in her third trimester and is expected to give birth in December. Elephant pregnancies last about 22 months. The identity of the baby's father is a mystery that will be solved with DNA after Phoebe's calf is born. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police blocked off streets and mobilized hundreds of officers for the anniversary of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The security measures alarmed activists but reassured others who said they have painful memories of last year's chaos. State and local authorities framed the weekend's heightened security as a necessary precaution. Late Saturday morning, when many businesses in a popular downtown shopping district were beginning to open, law enforcement officers outnumbered visitors. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship, golf's final major of the year (all times local): 11:20 a.m. The third round is underway at the PGA Championship, and among those headed out at Bellerive is Daniel Berger — an incredible turnaround given where he was after his opening nine holes. Berger was 6 over before playing his last 27 holes in 8-under par. "I just stopped trying at one point. It's funny how things work out," said Berger, who was tied for the lead entering the final round... Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Ramsey and Amy Pruchnic lived in the Seattle area for five years before deciding they wanted to escape the Puget Sound rat race and move closer to family on the opposite side of the state. Now they own their own businesses and live in a 1928 farmhouse on 10 rural acres they bought just south of Spokane, near the Idaho border, where they are raising three children and 18 chickens. "The honeymoon phase of Seattle wore off," said Amy Pruchnic, 31, who just opened a specialty doughnut shop in a hip development downtown.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gary Woodland kept his 36-hole record at the PGA Championship and got some company in the record book. Tony Finau capped one of the craziest rounds of his career and matched the PGA Championship record with 10 birdies, which at least allowed him to make the cut on the number. For everyone else who resumed the rain-delayed second round Saturday morning, it was all about staying close to the leader. Woodland had a 4-under 66 on Friday morning to reach 130 for 36 holes, breaking the PGA record by one shot... Читать дальше...

The Latest on events marking the anniversary of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Businesses are opening in downtown Charlottesville, where visitors trickling in are being met by heavy security on the one-year anniversary of white nationalist violence in the Virginia city. Around 10 a.m. Saturday, when many shops were beginning to open, law enforcement officers outnumbered visitors in the popular downtown shopping district. Concrete barriers and metal fences had been erected... Читать дальше...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A group of California college students who were in France during a 2016 terrorist attack are turning their grief into tech tools to fight terrorism. Anjali Banerjee and several University of California, Berkeley classmates were in Nice two years ago when a man plowed a truck through a crowd, killing 86 people. They've built a startup called Archer that creates digital tools to help investigators, human rights workers and others tackle sanctions evasion, corruption, terrorism and other global violence. Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Add this to the challenges facing California wildfire victims: Tariffs. The import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building homes. That especially squeezes homeowners who seek to rebuild quickly after losing their houses to natural disasters, such as the wildfires scorching parts of California. The Trump administration's tariffs have raised the cost of imported lumber, drywall, nails and other key construction materials. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's prison system is contradicting claims about the worsening condition of Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned on a terrorism conviction who has been on a hunger strike for 90 days. Sentsov is demanding that he and 64 other Ukrainians who he considers political prisoners be released. The case has attracted considerable international attention, with Western nations campaigning for his release. His lawyer Dmitry Dinze said this week that Sentsov has become increasingly frail and now has a low hemoglobin level.

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Vehicles stranded in a large sinkhole that opened up in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania outlet mall have been removed with the help of a crane. At least six vehicles were engulfed by the sinkhole that opened at Tanger Outlets just east of the city of Lancaster at about 4:45 p.m. Friday. LNP newspaper reports that a worker tethered to a tower ladder from Lafayette Fire Company climbed into the sinkhole and connected the cars to the crane. All vehicles had been removed by about... Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Emma Friedman went to her first rock festival at the age of 17, she was so excited to get to see bands she loved in a festival environment. But as she was leaving, she recalls her mom making a comment like, "Are you sure you want to wear those shorts?" Friedman didn't think anything of it until she got groped at the festival. "They were what I felt confident in and what made me feel comfortable," said Friedman, who is now 20 and going to school in Asheville, North Carolina. Читать дальше...