Новости за 13.04.2023

Fighting just to qualify for the America East Conference playoffs, Marr is trying to get the Great Danes (3-6 overall, 2-2 league) to play with a consistency that has been elusive entering Saturday's home game against NJIT (2-8, 0-4) at Casey Stadium starting at 3 p.m.

The second of two Black Democrats expelled from the Republican-led Tennessee House has been reinstated. State Rep. Justin Pearson was sworn in outside the state Capitol on Thursday, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House. Their expulsion propelled them into the national spotlight. The protest followed a Nashville school shooting that claimed the lives of three children and three adults. On Monday, the Nashville Metropolitan Council restored Jones to office. Читать дальше...

Martin Scorsese says he hopes today's powerful streaming companies will do more to sustain moviegoing by building theaters of their own. In an interview with The Associated Press, Scorsese said the experience of watching movies at home is “OK but it's not what it should be." Scorsese's latest is a documentary for Showtime about the trailblazing protopunk musician David Johansen. “Personality Crisis: One Night Only” debuts Friday on Showtime. Later this year, Scorsese will premiere his period epic... Читать дальше...

Stocks on Wall Street gained ground following the latest sign that inflation continues to cool. The S&P 500 was 1.3% higher in afternoon trading on Thursday after a report showed inflation at the wholesale level slowed last month by more than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was also up, while the Nasdaq composite was leading the market on hopes slower inflation could lead the Federal Reserve to take it easier on interest rates. A separate report showed slightly more workers applied... Читать дальше...

A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise. The study in Thursday's journal Science found droughts are being triggered faster overall. But it also found that a phenomenon that experts call “flash droughts” is casting an ever-bigger crop-killing footprint. Hydrologists and meteorologists say it's insidious because it's caused not just by the lack of rain or snow that's behind typical slow-onset drought. Читать дальше...

Protesters opposed to President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 are marching in cities and towns around France, in a final show of anger before a decision on whether the measure meets constitutional standards. Demonstrators targeted the Central Bank offices in Paris and briefly invaded the headquarters of luxury conglomerate LVMH. But their attention increasingly centered on the Constitutional Council, which is to decide Friday whether to nix any or all parts of the legislation. Читать дальше...

South Florida is keeping a wary eye on a forecast that calls for rain a day after nearly a foot fell in a matter of hours. The rains caused widespread flooding, closed the Fort Lauderdale airport and turned thoroughfares into rivers. Fort Lauderdale issued a state of emergency as flood conditions continued through many areas. Emergency crews worked through the night to attend rescue calls, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths. The rains started Monday, with the heaviest downpours coming Wednesday afternoon and evening. Читать дальше...

The main Spanish farmers' association says drought now affects 60% of the Spanish countryside and is causing “irreversible losses” to more than 3.5 million hectares of crops. the Coordinator of Farmers' and Ranchers' Organizations said in a report issued on Thursday that wheat and barley are expected to fail or be badly affected in major growing regions. Olives and nuts also are suffering due to Spain’s long-term drought, which is affecting farmers' ability to irrigate corn, sunflowers, rice and cotton, too. Читать дальше...

Colman Domingo believes in paying it forward, literally, so he joined the producer team of the Broadway play, “Fat Ham.” Recently, at a curated cookout in New York honoring the show before opening night, the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated actor said his goal is to “hold the door open for Black, queer expression.” “Fat Ham” is a Pulitzer Prize winner by James Ijames and refreshes “Hamlet,” Shakespeare’s tragic tale of the Danish prince, putting him at a modern-day Southern cookout. This version centers around Juicy... Читать дальше...

In Louisiana, a Republican lawmaker has filed legislation that would make all adult criminal court records and certain juvenile court records and case information available to the public online, at no-cost. Currently, juvenile court records are confidential. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who is running for governor this year, said he hopes the legislation will bring “truth and transparency” to the state’s criminal justice system. Advocates for incarcerated youths oppose the bill — some describing it bluntly as racist ... Читать дальше...

The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and had his early success in business there. Supporters say that gives Ajay Banga valuable insight into the challenges faced by the developing countries the bank is supposed to help. But not everyone is sure that Banga can be counted on to shake up the bank the way some think it should be. Banga will replace David Malpass, a Donald Trump appointee who declined to publicly say he agreed with scientific consensus on climate change. Climate... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is set to announce that his administration is expanding eligibility for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. That's according to two people familiar with the matter who discussed it on the condition of anonymity before Thursday's announcement. The action will allow those covered by the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, to access government-funded health insurance programs. Читать дальше...

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mostly higher Thursday after U.S. inflation eased and Federal Reserve officials said they expect fewer interest rate hikes this year to slow economic activity.

Hordes of revelers tote colorful water guns as Thailand kicks off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, hoping for a significant boost in tourism after the industry was devastated by coronavirus travel restrictions. The New Year celebration’s signature water fighting is a major draw for tourists. But it had been banned or discouraged since 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Tourism Authority of Thailand projects this year’s Songkran festival... Читать дальше...

A federal appeals court has preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be used and said it could not be dispensed by mail. The ruling late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a decision by a lower court judge in Texas that had completely blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the nation’s most commonly used method of abortion. The Texas order unsettled abortion providers less than a year after the reversal of Roe v.... Читать дальше...

The Biden administration is closing out a three-week push to highlight the benefits of infrastructure investments in local communities by awarding nearly $300 million to help repair or replace more than a dozen bridges. Events in several states Thursday will mark the end of the beginning phase of a more expansive White House push to remind voters of Biden's accomplishments. During the Biden administration’s “Investing in America” tour, officials held more than 50 events across 25 states at projects... Читать дальше...

French unions are staging a new round of nationwide protests, on the eve of an expected ruling by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force. Yet the body has the power to reject the text, fully or partially. Most likely, the council will approve the biggest part of the bill while rejecting some of its articles.

A severe tropical cyclone is lashing the northwest Australian coast with strengthening winds and increasing rain. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said Cyclone Ilsa reached Category 4 intensity Thursday over the Indian Ocean. Ilsa is expected to be the first storm on that scale to cross the Pilbara coast of Western Australia state in a decade. Category 4 cyclones have maximum mean wind speeds of 99-124 miles per hour with wind gusts of 140-173 mph. They are the second-most severe storm on the Australian scale of five. Читать дальше...

Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the Broward County region. The relentless showers prompted the airport to suspend all arriving and departing flights, the airport tweeted around 4:15 p.m. The heavy rains also prompted South Florida’s high-speed commuter rail service to shut down. Brightline posted on Twitter Wednesday evening that train service... Читать дальше...

A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles of frozen Bering Sea ice before being safely returned to his home in Alaska. Nanuq wandered off from an Alaska island in the Bering Strait. He showed up a month later in the Bering Sea coastal community of Wales, on Alaska's western coast. People posting pictures of the dog online led to a happy reunion last week for Nanuq and his owner Mandy Iworrigan. She says he may have ended up in Wales because the ice shifted while he was hunting. Читать дальше...

Shares of airlines have fallen after American issued a lackluster first-quarter outlook and said profit could be below Wall Street expectations. American said Wednesday that it expects to earn between a penny and 5 cents per share for the quarter that just ended. That leaves room for American to fall short of analysts' prediction that the airline would earn 5 cents per share. American indicates that demand for travel remains strong despite inflation and economic uncertainty, which is helping airlines charge higher fares. Читать дальше...

A woman believed to be one of the 20 wives of a polygamous sect leader jailed in Arizona faces charges for allegedly sending threatening emails to child welfare workers in a bid to get her two daughters released from state foster care. The indictment of Josephine Barlow Bistline marks the fourth woman associated with self-declared prophet Samuel Bateman to face federal charges. Three of Bateman’s wives were previously charged with kidnapping and impeding a foreseeable prosecution after eight girls associated with the sect fled from foster care.

Frantic calls from witnesses reporting a mass shooting at a Louisville bank were released by police, including one from a woman who was on a virtual meeting and saw the shooter, as well as one from the man’s mother, who told a 911 operator that her son “currently has a gun and is heading toward” the bank. The calls were released Wednesday, hours before an interfaith vigil was held in downtown Louisville to remember victims. The event at the Muhammad Ali Center is just a few blocks away from Old National Bank... Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER, N.J. (AP) — The 200-foot wall of flames, the burning embers landing miles away and the carloads of evacuees fleeing to shelter at a high school — it all took place in New Jersey but could happen in almost every part of the country this week due to dry conditions and strong winds that have raised the danger of forest fires.

The 115-103 loss on April Fool's Day gave Patroons coach Derrick Rowland something to harp on as his team gets ready to return to action Thursday night against the Montreal Tundra at the Armory.