Новости за 19.04.2023

Prudential Financial illegally denied more than 200 life insurance claims despite collecting premiums from plan participants, the Department of Labor said Wednesday, the latest case where a life insurer was found to be denying claims even though the customer had been paying into the plan for years. The settlement between Prudential and the U.S. government deals with what is known as “evidence of insurability,” a common practice in underwriting life insurance contracts where the insured is required... Читать дальше...

Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance. Lester was in court Wednesday to answer charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting, which has attracted presidential attention and renewed national debate about gun policies. Lester turned himself in Tuesday and was later released on bond after agreeing to relinquish any weapons and have no contact with Yarl or his family. He also agreed to have his cellphone monitored.

A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office. Gov. Kevin Stitt's office confirmed Wednesday it had received a handwritten resignation letter from McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings. The threatening comments by Jennings and officials with the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office were obtained by the McCurtain Gazette-News. They... Читать дальше...

Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a massive facility that would employ thousands of workers. Microsoft plans to build a $1 billion data center on the 315-acre parcel in Mount Pleasant, a village in Racine County about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. It’s unclear how many people the center might employ; Microsoft officials had no immediate comment when reached via email Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Anyone in the U.S. who has had a Facebook account at any time since May 24, 2007, can now apply for their share of a $725 million privacy settlement that parent company Meta has agreed to pay. Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica. That's a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. It’s not clear how much money individual users will receive. To apply for the settlement... Читать дальше...

Scientists have found the source of a mysterious outbreak that killed sea urchins across the Caribbean last year. Researchers reported Wednesday that a tiny parasite is to blame for the die-off. The long-spined sea urchin hides out in reefs and eats the algae that grows on corals. But in 2022, many of these urchins started shedding their spines and dying. After testing the sea urchins for genetic clues, scientists found that single-celled creatures known as ciliates were making them sick. These same... Читать дальше...

In his Siena online bio, McCollum said if he could meet anyone in the world, it would be Trae Young, the former Oklahoma star point guard who now plays for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Now McCollum will wear the same college uniform as Young.

He has yet to visit Loudonville. Emejuru decided Siena was right for him following a Zoom call with head coach Carmen Maciariello and assistant coach Bobby Castagna.

In Belfast this week, leaders of the U.K., the EU and two U.S. presidents have urged Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party restore the mothballed Belfast government and reap the reward of more economic investment. U.S. trade envoy Joe Kennedy III said that “there can be no prosperity without peace, and there can be no peace without prosperity.” The message has been received badly by the DUP, which walked out of the government last year to protest post-Brexit trade rules and says it won't be bullied back in. Читать дальше...

An autopsy report released this month says a 9-year-old boy in the care of Arizona's child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening complication of diabetes before he died Dec. 26. Jakob Blodgett was placed with the Department of Child Safety on Dec. 9 after his father was arrested on suspicion of drug possession in eastern Arizona. The boy was diagnosed as a toddler with Type 1 diabetes, meaning his body couldn't produce enough insulin to survive. The autopsy report says Jakob's... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Wednesday following mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies and another signal that inflation remains painfully hot around the world.

Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers that come with cockfighting. The clandestine fights happen all over Hawaii, usually on large, remote properties shrouded by brush and accessible only by dirt roads, like in Waianae, where the weekend shooting took place. Despite being illegal in Hawaii since 1884, it is especially popular in the islands partly because of a large Filipino population... Читать дальше...

GENEVA (AP) — U.S. lawmakers have accused embattled Swiss bank Credit Suisse of limiting the scope of an internal investigation into Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts, including some that were open until just a few years ago.

A giant panda on long-term loan from China has died in a zoo in northern Thailand, six months before she was due to return home. Officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said Wednesday the cause of Lin Hui's death was not immediately clear, but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, when her nose was seen bleeding after a meal. A zoo veterinarian, who described Lin Hui as being at an advanced age at 21, said she had shown no signs of ill health before becoming sick. Lin Hui’s male mate, Chuang Chuang... Читать дальше...

Global shares are mostly declining as investors take a wait-and-see attitude stance of earnings reports and possible moves by central banks. Shares fell in France, Germany and Britain, while U.S. futures also fell. Inflation in the UK was at a high 10.1% in March, foiling hopes that it might soften. In Asia, benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai, but rose moderately in Sydney and Seoul. News that China’s economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter, to 4.5%, has not had much of an impact on share prices. Читать дальше...

A panel of police, citizens and accountability experts has concluded that the Seattle Police Department should “offer a sincere, public apology” for its violent response to people demonstrating after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. The Seattle Times reports that the panel found Seattle officers and commanders repeatedly failed to recognize the difference between protesters exercising First Amendment rights and the few troublemakers. The report was released Tuesday and is the panel's... Читать дальше...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his first military spy satellite is ready for launch. Establishing a surveillance system in space is one of Kim’s key military objectives. State media Wednesday quoted Kim as saying satellites were necessary for North Korea to “use pre-emptive military force when the situation demands.” That refers to the North’s escalatory nuclear doctrine, which authorizes pre-emptive nuclear strikes. Kim said serious security threats are posed by his rivals' military drills. Читать дальше...

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors take a wait-and-see attitude stance of earnings reports and possible moves by central banks. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai, but rose moderately in Sydney and Seoul. News that China’s economic growth accelerated in the latest quarter, to 4.5%, did not have much of an impact on share prices. While consumption and retail sales have grown, other indicators, such as industrial output and fixed-asset investments, were weaker and indicate an uneven recovery. Читать дальше...

A coroner's report says singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners that he had inhaled. Carter is the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter. He was found submerged and dead in the bathtub of his home in Lancaster, California, on Nov. 5. According to the autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, a medical sedative was found in his system, as was a compressed gas that... Читать дальше...

Oregon’s pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms has taken a step closer to reality as the first “facilitators” who will accompany clients as they experience the drug received their state licenses. Voters approved the regulated use of psilocybin in a 2020 ballot measure, and anticipation has been building for the day when a person can gain access to the drug that studies indicate has therapeutic value. Hundreds of people have invested thousands of dollars apiece, and some worry the rollout is proceeding too slowly. Читать дальше...

New Jersey residents looking to buy or lease an electric vehicle won’t be able to get a government rebate — at least temporarily. That's because the state program is so popular that it's already running out of money. The Charge Up New Jersey Program gives state residents up to $4,000 right when they buy or lease a new electric vehicle. The state Board of Public Utilities announced Monday it was putting the program on pause because all the earmarked funding will soon be disbursed. Federal tax credits... Читать дальше...

State police in Maine say four people were fatally shot in a home shortly before gunfire broke out on a busy highway about 25 miles away, wounding three. Authorities say one person was taken into custody. They say the shootings are connected but they aren’t discussing a motive or identifying the person in custody or the victims. The bodies were found Tuesday in a home in the town of Bowdoin, about 35 miles north of Portland. Police say the three people were shot in their cars shortly afterward on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth... Читать дальше...

Netflix began the year with another burst in subscriber growth that eclipsed analysts’ projections for the third consecutive quarter. The results provides further evidence the video streaming service has regained its momentum after a jarring downturn in customers prompted a shake up. The 1.75 million gain in Netflix subscribers reported Tuesday for the January-March period was nearly 550,000 more than the average analyst estimate. Although the subscriber increase was smaller than Netflix has historically reported for the first quarter... Читать дальше...

A Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City. Ralph Yarl was shot by an 84-year-old white man after he rang the doorbell at the wrong house while attempting to pick up his younger siblings. Andrew Lester has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He told police he was “scared to death” and thought someone was trying to break into his home. Missouri's “castle doctrine” allows... Читать дальше...

For Thunder forward Shawn Weller, a 36-year-old South Glens Falls native, it was a scene that hearkened to the old days of the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League.