Новости за 30.04.2023

Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar confirms that Andrew Cogliano is out for the rest of the postseason with a fracture in his neck. He also reiterated how disappointed he was in the hit that sidelined the gritty forward. Cogliano suffered the fracture when he was hit into the boards from behind in the second period by Seattle forward Jordan Eberle in Game 6. Cogliano returned for the third period following an examination but reported that his neck wasn’t feeling great after returning home from Seattle. Читать дальше...

Transgender and non-binary Missourians are turning to do-it-yourself treatments as Republicans across the nation move to restrict gender-affirming health care. Missouri resident Erin Stille says she bought hormones online from a Taiwan-based supplier over concerns that she might lose what she describes as life-saving medicine. As she waited for her package to arrive, the state's Republican attorney general rolled out a rule with strict regulations on puberty blockers, hormones and other gender-affirming treatments for both minors and adults. Читать дальше...

It’s still Mario Time at the box office. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” led ticket sales for the fourth straight weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters with $40 million as the global haul for the Universal Pictures release surpassed $1 billion. It's just the 10th animated film to cross that mark. Second place went to horror sequel “Evil Dead Rise," with $12.2 million. Among the weekend’s newcomers, the Judy Blume adaptation “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” fared the best. The Lionsgate release... Читать дальше...

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teens and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz says police identified Brand as the sole shooter through witness and victim statements. Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair says two teens died, but isn't yet prepared to release their identities. Schwartz says Brand... Читать дальше...

A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with 100 mph winds that overturned cars, snapped trees and damaged homes. The National Weather Service in Miami says the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon near Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and headed northeast toward the coast. Storm damage forced authorities in the coastal city to close major roadways in the city as workers cleared debris and inspected wreckage. Images from the scene showed cars flipped over on top of each other and cracked tree limbs resting on vehicles and homes. Читать дальше...

Drug shortages are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that could mean more treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. That depends on the drug, some of which manufacturers have little incentive to make in large amounts because they generate thin profits. Unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed in recent months to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors. Читать дальше...

The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine line on how to address election fraud conspiracies, as they eye campaigns for U.S. Senate or governor in 2024. The split-screen messaging of Ohio's Frank LaRose, West Virginia's Mac Warner and Missouri's Jay Ashcroft shows just how deeply election lies have burrowed into the Republican voter base. Even election officials who tout... Читать дальше...

Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow blankets the ground. This is the new reality in Anchorage, where a series of recent wildfires and the hottest day on record have sparked fears that a warming climate could translate into serious blazes like those in the rest of the American West. The risk is particularly high in the fast-growing Anchorage Hillside neighborhood... Читать дальше...

Students and administrators in one New York school district are wrestling with how to respond to the state’s newly approved ban on the use of Native American-themed logos and names. Salamanca public schools, along with the rest of the city, are located on Seneca Nation of Indians territory south of Buffalo. About 38% of the district’s students are Native American and the school’s logo showing the likeness of a Seneca man was designed by a Native artist. The state’s prohibition on schools’ use of... Читать дальше...

An official survey shows that China’s factory activity declined in April from the previous month, signaling policymakers' challenges in sustaining momentum in the country’s economic recovery. According to the government statistics bureau and an official industry group, a monthly purchasing managers’ index declined to 49.2 from March’s 51.9 on a 100-point scale where numbers below 50 indicate activity contracting. The data showed measures of production, new orders, and employment dropped from the previous month. Читать дальше...

Nearly nine years after Johnny Winter’s death, a battle for control of the legendary blues guitarist’s music is being fought in court with allegations of theft and greed flying. The legal fight has pitted Winter’s former personal manager and bandmate, Paul Nelson, against the family of bluesman’s late wife, who died in 2019. Winter’s in-laws say Nelson took more than $1.5 million from his music business, including auctioning off some of his guitars. Nelson and his wife have countersued, saying Susan... Читать дальше...

It's been 150 years since a bridge in Dixon, Illinois, collapsed. It remains the worst vehicular-bridge disaster in American history. The Truesdell bridge over the Rock River opened in 1869. It was the first iron bridge in the city. On May 4, 1873, a crowd of more than 200 gathered on the bridge to watch a baptism when it toppled over, trapping dozens of victims just inches below the river's surface. The disaster claimed 46 lives and injured another 56. Tom Wadsworth has studied the disaster. His great-grandmother... Читать дальше...

A Texas sheriff said Saturday that authorities have widened the search area for a man suspected of killing five of his neighbors near Houston. San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers told reporters the search area for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza could now be as large as “10 or 20 miles” as the gunman remained at large more than 15 hours after the shooting Friday night. The shooting happened near the town of Cleveland, about 45 miles north of Houston. Capers said Oropeza may still have a weapon.

Internet providers and wireless carriers in Brazil have stopped blocking Telegram after a federal judge partially revised a ruling suspending the social media app over its failure to surrender data on neo-Nazi activity. However, in lifting the suspension the judge is keeping in place a daily fine of $200,000 for Telegram’s refusal to provide the data, according to a court statement Saturday. Telegram had been temporarily suspended pursuant to a police inquiry into school shootings in November, when... Читать дальше...