Новости за 02.04.2023

Donald Trump is due to return to the city that put him on the map, but which long ago rejected him. Queens-born Trump faces charges from a grand jury in Manhattan, the place he long has viewed as center of the world, where he built his business empire and spent the vast majority of his life. But the people of the borough long ago turned their back on Trump. New Yorkers rejected him in the voting booth, ostracized him with massive protests, and now have indicted him with a jury of his peers. It is a dramatic turn for Trump... Читать дальше...

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the social media platform. Musk, who owns Twitter, set a deadline of Saturday for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription or lose the checks on their profiles.... Читать дальше...

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei have toured a hospital built with support from Taipei, reaffirming their close diplomatic ties as the self-governing island seeks to strengthen relations with its remaining allies in Central America. It was the final day of Tsai’s three-day visit to Guatemala and came shortly after Honduras announced it would break ties with Taiwan and switch its support to China, joining Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador and Costa Rica.... Читать дальше...

Tesla’s first-quarter vehicle sales rose 36% after the company cut prices twice in a bid to stimulate demand. The electric car, SUV and heavy truck maker said it delivered 422,875 vehicles worldwide from January to March. That's up from just over 310,000 a year ago. According to FactSet, the increase fell short of analyst estimates of 432,000 for the quarter. Tesla cut prices in early March on its more expensive models by $5,000 to as much as $10,000. In January it slashed prices again. Some versions... Читать дальше...

Authorities in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern region say they have reached a deal with the central government in Baghdad that will allow oil exports from the Kurdish region by way of Turkey to resume. The agreement announced on Sunday comes after an arbitration process by the International Chamber of Commerce. The ICC last sided with Iraq over a long-standing dispute over the independent export of oil by the Kurdish regional government. Exports via a pipeline that goes through Iraq’s Fish Khabur... Читать дальше...

City leaders in Grand Rapids insist policing reforms and outreach to the Black community ensured protests following the killing of a Black motorist by a white police officer last April did not devolve into violence and destruction. But nearly a year after the young Nigerian man, Patrick Lyoya, was shot in the back of the head after a traffic stop went awry, some members of the western Michigan city's Black community are not so sure, saying the reforms have been superficial at best. Grand Rapids officer... Читать дальше...

Amid economic woes and rising violence, more Ecuadorians are leaving their country and migrating to cross the border into the United States. The number of people from Ecuador detained near the U.S.-Mexico border has spiked. Ecuadorians don’t face the same hurdles as migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. U.S. policies that have reduced illegal crossings largely target people from those countries. It's part of the piecemeal nature of U.S. immigration policy. Ecuadorians are generally... Читать дальше...

In the wake of a deadly elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week, state lawmakers across the country are moving forward with school safety measures. They range from requiring schools to have panic alert systems to emergency communications systems. The Oregon House, for example, has unanimously passed a bill that would require schools to send electronic notifications to parents as soon as possible after a safety threat. The Missouri House meanwhile has approved $50 million for school safety grants in next year’s budget. Читать дальше...

The United States is Earth's punching bag for nasty weather. The nation's weather chief and other experts say the U.S. gets hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on Earth. Those include tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, blizzards and the like. The reason is geography. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, mountains, the jet stream and jutting peninsulas all combine to brew up severe storms. But nasty weather by itself isn't a disaster. What makes nature's bad hand a disaster is humans. Читать дальше...

Police in Los Angeles say one person is dead and three others were injured in a shooting during a drug deal outside a shopping center Saturday. Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton says multiple suspects shot at each other during what investigators believe was a dispute during a narcotics deal in a West Hills parking lot around 3:45 p.m. The deceased man was not immediately identified by police. Three suspects were in custody Saturday evening. Hamilton says three victims hit by... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — The wheels may be about to come off Paris' ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters.

With tornadoes hitting the Midwest and the South, some survivors say that they emerged from their homes to find buildings ripped apart, vehicles tossed around like toys, shattered glass and felled trees. Residents in towns in northeastern Arkansas and Belvidere, Illinois are recounting the damages this weekend from storms that dropped dozens of tornadoes. In Belvidere, the last time the town was devastated to this extent from a tornado was in 1967. They survived, and — like so many others in several states — emerged to see devastation outside.

Frank Ambrose said Saints March On offered an NIL deal that would have paid McCollum "significantly better" than $5,000 to $8,000, which Ambrose said is the average for a mid-major program, according to his research. He said Saints March On also wanted to provide an offseason training program with nutritionists to help the 6-foot-2, 155-pound McCollum get stronger physically for the NBA.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has been ordered to appear in court Thursday in her efforts to halt pending executions.

Freshman Silas Richmond and junior Pete Salit each had a hat trick for the Great Danes, who improved to 3-5 overall, 2-1 in the America East Conference.