Новости за 21.07.2020

Carey, a graduate transfer, will be immediately eligible for the Hoyas with two seasons to play. He is graduating from Siena this summer after just three years of college and decided on July 10 to spend the rest of his career elsewhere.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bedford High School canceled its senior prom, and a persistent pandemic means prospects for dances to be held this fall are slim to none.

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered unsparing criticism of the Chinese Communist Party while visiting London on Tuesday, describing the leadership's behavior in regard to the pandemic as unforgivable and slamming “the crushing of freedoms'' in Hong Kong.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A potential constitutional crisis is looming over the actions of federal officers at protests in Oregon’s largest city that have been hailed by President Donald Trump but were done without local consent. The standoff could escalate there and elsewhere as Trump says he plans to send federal agents to other cities, too.

CHICAGO — Reported coronavirus cases vastly underestimate the true number of infections, U.S. government data published Tuesday suggest, echoing results from a smaller study last month.

New York

The Yankees and Phillies played to a 2-2 exhibition tie on Monday at Yankee Stadium that featured a highly unusual Aaron Judge home run.

After Philadelphia grabbed a 2-0 lead with runs in each of the first two innings off Deivi Garcia, Phillies manager and former Yankees skipper Joe Girardi decided to rewrite the rule book in the bottom of the fifth.

Although pitcher Vince Velasquez had apparently induced DJ LeMahieu to hit an inning-ending groundout, Girardi gestured from the third-base dugout... Читать дальше...

BUFFALO BILLS (10-7)

Camp site: Orchard Park

Last year: Stout defense led way in overcoming still-developing and inconsistent Josh Allen-led offense in helping Buffalo clinch second playoff berth in three seasons. Bills allowed third-fewest yards in NFL and gave up only 259 points — second fewest behind New England (225). Allen showed signs of development in second season by doubling touchdowns passing to 20 and throwing just nine interceptions — three fewer than rookie year. And yet... Читать дальше...

Comedian Jon Lovitz is 63. Actor Leigh Lawson is 77. Singer Yusuf Islam (also known as Cat Stevens) is 72. Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is 72. Actor Jamey Sheridan is 69. Singer-musician Eric Bazilian is 67. Actor Matt Mulhern is 60. Comedian Greg Behrendt is 57. Musician Koen Lieckens is 54. Soccer player Brandi Chastain is 52. Singer Emerson Hart is 51. Actress Alysia Reiner is 50. Singer Paul Brandt is 48. Actress Ali Landry is 47. Actor-comedian Steve Byrne is 46. Actor Josh Hartnett is 42. Former MLB All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia is 40. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace.

LONDON (AP) — Britain suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and blocked arms sales to the former British territory after China imposed a tough new national security law.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpassed 4,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic Monday but officials in Houston, one of the hardest-hit cities in the U.S., say they are cautiously optimistic about recent trends following weeks of alarming surges at hospitals.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico continues to register high levels of new coronavirus cases, as the Health Department reports 5,172 new confirmed infections, bring the country's total to almost 350,000.

Charlotte, N.C.

Kyle Busch was hit with a wave of backlash when he griped about drivers who lack the experience to race at NASCAR's top level.

This was last fall, after the opening race of the playoffs at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when Busch ran into the back of Garrett Smithley, who was 12 laps down.

"We're at the top echelon of motorsports, and we've got guys who have never won Late Model races running on the race track," Busch fumed. "It's pathetic. They don't know where... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arthur H. Rotstein, a retired Associated Press correspondent who covered southern Arizona for nearly 30 years and documented the wave of illegal immigration that swept the state in the mid-1990s, has died at age 74.

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

LeBron James keeps hearing the same questions. How's it going? How's the bubble?

He now has a one-size-fits-all answer.

"I just say it's 2020," James said. "Nothing is normal in 2020."

That's not entirely true. The NBA is a few weeks from playoff mode, and James — just like normal — has himself and the Los Angeles Lakers squarely in the mix to compete for a championship. It is a rare bit of normalcy for a player who appeared in eight consecutive... Читать дальше...

Maciariello agreed with Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard, who told the New York Post it makes more sense to play after Thanksgiving – when non-athletes will be off campus for an extended break and athletes will be in a sort of “bubble” - than to wait until January.

DEAR ABBY: I have come into contact with my first and forever love again after 30 years. We have had a few encounters throughout the years. When they happened, we fell right back into our comfort zone.