Новости за 09.03.2023

U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come detached from them, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said consumers should immediately stop using the four recalled products and contact Yeti for refund information. The products being recalled are the Sidekick dry gear case, M20 soft backpack cooler and M30 soft cooler, version 1.0 and 2.0. If swallowed, two or more high-powered... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden's new budget proposal aims to increase taxes on the wealthy and steer more money to popular programs such as Medicare. Overall, the spending blueprint coming out Thursday anticipates an additional $5.5 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years, plus $2.6 trillion in new spending. So that means an estimated $2.9 trillion reduction in the deficit. The proposal has no chance of becoming law now that Republicans are in charge of the House. But the budget plan will serve as a political... Читать дальше...

General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles. The Detroit automaker wouldn’t say how many workers it is targeting, but confirmed that the move is aimed at accelerating attrition to meet a previously announced goal of $2 billion in cost cuts by the end of next year. GM has about 58,000 salaried workers in the U.S. The company says the offers also are designed to avoid any possible firings at a later date. Читать дальше...

A handful of motorists in Maine are appealing to keep their custom license plates after the state cracked down on naughty words, including unabbreviated expletives. So far, there have been only rejections, including that of a vegan motorist's license plate that incorporated the words “love” and “tofu.” Until recently, Maine had virtually no limits on what the plates could say, allowing profanities and sexual vulgarity. After complaints, the state is reestablishing a review process and has recalled more than 200 plates. Читать дальше...

California is bracing for the arrival of an atmospheric river that forecasters warn will bring heavy rain, strong winds, thunderstorms and the threat of flooding even as the state is still digging out from earlier storms. The flood threat starting Thursday will come from the combination of rain and melting of parts of the huge snowpack built in California’s mountains by nine atmospheric rivers early in the winter and later storms fueled by a blast of arctic air. The new atmospheric river is known... Читать дальше...

South Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its western coast. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the weapon was fired from an area around the western coastal city of Nampo. It did not immediately release an assessment on how far the missile flew. The launch came after the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take “quick, overwhelming action” against the United... Читать дальше...

Major global stock markets are mostly lower amid worries about more U.S. interest rate hikes. London, Shanghai and Frankfurt declined. Tokyo advanced. Oil prices were lower. Wall Street futures fell following Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s warning that rate hikes might speed up because upward pressure on prices is stronger than expected. Investors worry the Fed and other central banks look increasingly likely to tip the global economy into at least a brief recession to extinguish stubborn inflation. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is ready to unveil his proposed federal budget, his opening offer in a high-stakes debate about federal finances. He's proposing to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade. It’s part of a broader attempt by the president to call out House Republicans, who are demanding severe cuts to the federal spending in return for increasing the government’s legal borrowing authority. Biden will unveil his budget plan Thursday afternoon in Philadelphia. He wants to impose tax... Читать дальше...

Officials have informed members of the House and Senate and their staffs that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a Washington, D.C., health insurance marketplace. Employees of the lawmakers and their families were also affected. DC Health Link confirmed Wednesday that data on an unspecified number of customers was stolen. It said it was offering them identity theft service and extending credit monitoring to all customers. A broker on an online crime forum... Читать дальше...

Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it. The documents were released as part of a libel lawsuit that voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems has filed against Fox over its airing of disproven allegations that the firm took part in a vast conspiracy to steal the 2020 presidential election. Fox has defended its behavior as standard reporting on a newsworthy story. Читать дальше...

Americans who came of age during the pandemic are skipping college in big numbers. Many have shunned traditional college paths, turning instead to hourly jobs or careers that don’t require a degree. Still others feel locked out, deterred by high tuition and the prospect of student debt. Colleges nationwide saw undergraduate enrollments drop 8% from 2019 to 2022, with continued declines even after the return to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse. Economists say the impact could be dire. Читать дальше...

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution renewing an arms embargo and other sanctions imposed over violence in Sudan’s western Darfur region that began in 2004. Russia and China abstained in Wednesday's vote, calling the Darfur conflict largely over. The resolution approved on a 13-0 vote also extends the mandate of the U.N. panel of experts monitoring the arms embargo and travel ban and asset freeze on individuals on the U.N. blacklist. The mandate now runs until March 12, 2024. Last month... Читать дальше...

Pitino served on Boeheim's first staff at Syracuse in 1976 and worked for him for two years. He said he contacted Boeheim on Wednesday when the news broke that Boeheim was out as Orange head coach after 47 years.

JPMorgan Chase has sued its former executive Jes Staley, alleging that he aided in hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s yearslong sex abuse and trafficking in order to keep the financier as a client. The bank seeks to hold Staley personally liable for any financial penalties that JPMorgan may have to pay in two related cases. It is also seeking to force Staley to pay back any wages he earned during the time he allegedly was aware of Epstein's abuse. A lawyer for Staley did not immediately reply for a request for comment.

Mississippi might revive an initiative process, but people would be banned from putting abortion laws or budget proposals on the statewide ballot. The House voted 75-9 Wednesday to adopt an initiative proposal. The vote comes weeks after the Senate voted for a different version. Negotiators could work on a final proposal later this month. Mississippi Supreme justices overturned the state's initiative process in 2021. It had required people to get signatures from outdated congressional districts.... Читать дальше...

A suburban Utah police department has released videos of five officers fatally shooting a man. The man’s family has since raised questions about police actions. The Farmington Police Department made the body and vehicle camera footage public on Wednesday. In the March 1 video, 25-year-old Chase Allan is pulled over and refuses to comply with an officer’s request that he show his driver’s license and registration. An officer tries to pull him from the car, and yells the driver has a gun. The officers... Читать дальше...

Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News is producing plenty of behind-the-scenes news about what the network's personalities and executives thought about Donald Trump. That is, what they really thought while talking up his election-fraud claims after 2020. In the Delaware court where the case has been filed, the company says Fox is guilty of libel in airing unfounded allegations that Dominion participated in election fraud. Fox says it was only reporting newsworthy charges. Читать дальше...

The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is preparing to tell a Senate committee he is “deeply sorry” for the fiery derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. A Senate committee is holding a hearing Thursday to look into the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Senators are expected to scrutinize railway safety and the response to the crash. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has committed more than $20 million so far to help that community recover and has announced several voluntary safety upgrades. Читать дальше...

Siena swept Fairfield in their two regular-season meetings. If the Saints can beat the defending champion Stags for a third time, they’ll meet top-seeded Iona at 11 a.m. Friday in a semifinal.