Новости за 20.03.2023

Pitino leaves Iona after three seasons during which he went 64-22 and guided the Gaels to two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships, raising their league-record total to 14 league titles.

The French government has survived two no-confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament, proposed by lawmakers who objected to its push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. National Assembly lawmakers rejected both motions Monday — one from the far-right National Rally and the other, more threatening one from a small centrist group that gathered support across the left. The first motion, by the centrists, garnered 278 votes, falling short of the 287 needed to pass. The far-right initiative won just 94 votes. Читать дальше...

Officials say two students have been injured in a shooting outside a Dallas-area high school and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire. Police and school district officials says the shooting began Monday on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break. One student was injured by gunfire and another hurt by debris. Officials said both are getting medical care. Police say the suspected... Читать дальше...

A Florida jury has convicted three men of first-degree murder in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot during a robbery that netted $50,000. The jury deliberated a little more than seven days before finding 28-year-old Michael Boatwright, 26-year-old Dedrick Williams and 24-year-old Trayvon Newsome guilty on Monday. The jury also convicted them of armed robbery. They will receive mandatory life sentences on April 6. Prosecutors tied them to the slaying through extensive surveillance... Читать дальше...

Trading in shares of First Republic Bank was halted multiple times on Monday as uneasiness still surrounds the financial institution following its $30 billion rescue package. First Republic Bank received a $30 billion rescue package from 11 of the biggest U.S. banks last week in an effort to prevent its collapse. First Republic Bank has since been downgraded by S&P Global Ratings which said that the rescue package should ease near-term liquidity pressures, but it may not solve the substantial business... Читать дальше...

Wall Street is rising after regulators pushed together two huge banks over the weekend and made other moves to build confidence in the struggling industry. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher Monday. Financial stocks were helping to lead the market's widespread gains. Much attention has been on banks because they may be cracking under the fastest series of interest rate hikes in decades. Swiss banking giant UBS is buying rival Credit Suisse in a deal quickly put together by regulators. Treasury yields... Читать дальше...

There's scientific agreement that carbon emissions must cease in order to address climate change, but how does a company make that transition and remain profitable? Ørsted, the former Danish Oil and Natural Gas company, ramped up construction of offshore wind farms beginning in 2008. Then it sold off the oil and gas side of the business in 2017. Now Ørsted is a global leader in renewable energy. Offshore wind turbines built in huge arrays are booming. The company went from being one of Europe’s most... Читать дальше...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. The discovery further expands this young nation’s understanding of its pre-Islamic history. Archaeologists announced Monday that artifacts found in this town on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain date as far back as the late 6th century. While older pearling towns have been mentioned in historical texts, this represents the first time archaeologists... Читать дальше...

Asian stock markets are lower after Swiss authorities arranged the takeover of troubled Credit Suisse amid fears of a global banking crisis ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting to decide on more possible interest rate hikes. Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney declined. Shanghai edged up. Oil prices retreated. Swiss authorities announced UBS would acquire its smaller rival as regulators try to ease fears about banks following the collapse of two U.S. lenders. Investors worry banks are cracking under the strain of unexpectedly fast... Читать дальше...

Swiss President Alain Berset said banking giant UBS is acquiring its smaller rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking. Markets remained jittery despite the best efforts of regulators to restore calm, however, with shares in Asia mostly lower. Banks stocks also fell. The combination of the two biggest and best-known Swiss banks leaves Switzerland, a global financial center, on the cusp of having a single national champion in banking. Читать дальше...

Much of the debate about combating online misinformation and extremism revolves around government regulations and changes made by social media platforms. Teaching people how to be better internet users gets less attention. That may be changing as educators around the country push for greater digital media literacy education. The U.S. trails many Western democracies when it comes to teaching critical thinking skills that can help users avoid misinformation. Advocates call it an issue of economic competitiveness. Читать дальше...

A lawyer says a former United States military pilot could have been lured from China to Australia as part of a U.S. plan to extradite him. Daniel Duggan has been in custody in Australia since October. He is accused of conspiring with others to provide training to Chinese military pilots without applying for an appropriate license. On Monday, he appeared in a Sydney court by video for a brief hearing about a U.S. application to extradite him. His lawyer, Dennis Miralis, told reporters outside court... Читать дальше...

New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday. The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting Monday. Flagstar is one of New York Community Bank’s subsidiaries. The deal will include the purchase of $38.4 billion in Signature Bank’s assets, a little more than one-third of Signature's total when the bank failed a week ago. The FDIC says it expects Signature... Читать дальше...

UConn (27-8) advances to play Arkansas in a regional semifinal in Las Vegas. The Huskies are making their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2014, when they won their most recent national title.

A skier has been killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort boundary, a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim in the state. Sheriff's officials say three skiers were caught in Sunday’s large avalanche in the Maroon bowl area outside of the Aspen Highlands resort near Aspen. Two skiers managed to escape. Further details on the victim were not immediately available. On Saturday authorities recovered the body of a 36-year-old skier after the victim... Читать дальше...

Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. The city said in a news release the curfew would be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday, with an additional curfew likely to be put in place Thursday through next Monday, March 27. The curfew mainly affects South Beach, the most popular party location for spring breakers. The release said the two separate shootings... Читать дальше...

The men’s tournament won’t be available again until at least 2027. The preliminary rounds — that is, all games played before the Final Four — are committed to sites through the 2026 tournament. The Final Four is booked through 2030.