Новости за 05.03.2020

The economic affects of the coronavirus have preceded the spread of the virus itself, with financial markets swinging wildly, companies closing offices or asking employees work from home in affected areas, and throttling air travel across the globe. Following is a brief look at how things are changing in the economy and the workplace today as the outbreak widens.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the coronavirus outbreak has deepened.

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Three former athletes at the University of Michigan filed lawsuits Thursday against the school, alleging that a late doctor sexually assaulted them while the men were members of the football and hockey teams in the 1980s.

CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser.

SINGAPORE (AP) — The International Air Transport Association says the virus outbreak that began in China could cost airlines as much as $113 billion in lost revenue due to the collapse of air travel.

BANGKOK (AP) — Nations around the world girded for months of disruptions from the new virus Thursday as its unrelenting spread brought ballooning infections, economic fallout and sweeping containment measures.

TOKYO (AP) — Shares in Europe and Asia advanced Thursday, tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks take more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its effects on the economy.

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home at the center of an outbreak of the new coronavirus as the U.S. death toll climbed to 11, including the first fatality outside Washington state.

VIENNA (AP) — The oil-producing countries of the OPEC cartel are considering slashing output to contain a plunge in prices that has been worsened by concerns about the virus outbreak's disruption to the world economy.

Lawrence, Kan.

Udoka Azubuike walked gingerly into Allen Fieldhouse on his sore ankle and proceeded to score a career-high 31 points with 14 rebounds, leading top-ranked Kansas to a 75-66 victory over TCU on Wednesday night to clinch at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title.

Azubuike was 13-for-14 from the field and also had five blocks just four days after hurting his ankle in a win over Kansas State. Devon Dotson added 18 points and he also gave coach Bill Self and about... Читать дальше...

Troy

The upset bid from the Holy Names girls' basketball team started strong, hit a massive lull in the second quarter and took shape again Wednesday night against the state's top-ranked Class A squad in Foothills Council champion Queensbury.

But when senior forward Grace Field was forced to take a seat with 3:59 remaining in the third quarter after picking up her fourth foul, the Spartans proceeded to raise their game at both ends of the floor to a level not displayed through 20 minutes of play. Читать дальше...

Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Marcus Stroman struck out four and allowed one hit over three shutout innings in his third start as the New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday.

Jeff McNeil had two doubles and raised his average to .556 in 18 at-bats.

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who set the major league rookie record with 53 home runs last season, singled for his first RBI of the spring.

Yankees 3, Phillies (SS) 2: Yankees starting pitcher J.A. Happ improved to 2-0 this spring... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

DETROIT (AP) — A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he was a threat to athletes.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball has proposed banning player access to video during games, according to New York Yankees pitcher Zack Britton, but the union wants to allow it with protections that would prevent catchers' signs from being visible.

Alex Trebek marked his one-year battle against pancreatic cancer with candor about how hard it's been and a vow to keep going.

Liam Picozzi earned All-America honors in three events to help the Denison men’s swim team repeat as Division III NCAA champion last winter and the sophomore will lead the Big Red as they try for a three-peat when this year’s championship is held March 18-21 in Greensboro, N.C.

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel “American Dirt” for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialog about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son fleeing to the United States.

KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrants out by using tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.