Новости за 31.07.2020

MIAMI (AP) — A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around globe out of more than $100,000 in Bitcoin, authorities said Friday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooting death in broad daylight of a Black man affectionately known in his Milwaukee neighborhood as “The Ras” appears to have mystified police while spurring prominent conservatives in Wisconsin to speculate that he was killed because of his support for President Donald Trump.

DETROIT (AP) — When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plug in?

General manager Bob Belber confirmed the arena has agreed upon a three-year lease with the owners of the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League, who want to place a second franchise in Times Union Center.

PARIS (AP) —

The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1% percent during the second quarter from the quarter before as coronavirus lockdowns froze business and consumer activity. It was the largest drop on record.

Spain, which suffered a severe virus outbreak that devastated its tourism industry, was the hardest hit with a 18.5% drop. Italy and Portugal were also hard hit but no country escaped. It was the biggest decline since the records started in 1995. Читать дальше...

July 24 - July 30, 2020

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the North America region.

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REIMS, France (AP) — Champagne is losing its fizz. For months, lockdown put the cork on weddings, dining out, parties and international travel — all key sales components for the French luxury wine marketed for decades as a sparkling must at any celebration.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tourism operators across Asia and the Pacific are making furtive and faltering advances, as well as some spectacular missteps, after travel was largely halted by the coronavirus pandemic that continues ebbing and mostly surging around the globe.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police took over protecting a federal courthouse in Portland that’s been a target of violent protests as local authorities try to tamp down demonstrations that have wracked the city every night for more than two months following the killing of George Floyd.

DENVER (AP) — School districts nationwide are working to remove police officers from campuses, but some Black and Indigenous educational leaders are resisting the push prompted by the national reckoning over racial injustice and police brutality.

Atlanta

Max Fried retired Tampa Bay's first 14 batters, took a perfect game into the fifth inning and combined with three Braves relievers on a four-hitter as Atlanta beat the Rays 2-1 on Thursday night.

Dansby Swanson had a run-scoring single in Atlanta's two-run second inning.

Fried (1-0) struck out seven and walked one while allowing one run in 62/3 innings. The left-hander improved to 4-0 in four interleague starts. He lowered his ERA to 2.31 in two starts this season. Читать дальше...

New York

Christian Vazquez hit two more homers and Martin Perez gave Boston's patchwork rotation a much-needed lift Thursday night, leading the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets.

Perez (1-1) overcame four walks and some shaky defense behind him, allowing only two hits while striking out five in 52/3 innings for his first win with the Red Sox. The left-hander signed a $6.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent in December.

Vazquez connected twice off Steven Matz (0-1)... Читать дальше...

Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound and three-block performance, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA's restart on Thursday night.

New Orleans, which led for most of the game and by as many as 16 points, nearly pulled out the victory as time expired when Brandon Ingram's 3-point attempt rimmed out in a bitter end to his 23-point night.

"He's made a ton of big shots for us this year... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau is back in New York as the Knicks' new coach.

Hip-hop artist Lil Uzi Vert is 26. Actor Don Murray is 91. Jazz composer-musician Kenny Burrell is 89. Actress Geraldine Chaplin is 76. Former movie studio executive Sherry Lansing is 76. International Tennis Hall of Famer Evonne Goolagong Cawley is 69. Actor Alan Autry is 68. Jazz composer-musician Michael Wolff is 68. Rock singer-musician Daniel Ash (Love and Rockets) is 63. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is 62. Actor Wesley Snipes is 58. Musician Fatboy Slim is 57. Author J.K. Rowling is 55. Actor Dean Cain is 54. Читать дальше...

When you have a horse named in honor of New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick, that horse had better be a winner.