Новости за 19.05.2023

The FireWolves, who had the National Lacrosse League's worst record at 3-15, own the first overall pick in the NLL draft. The top eligible player is Williams, a senior attack who has 54 goals this season. The NLL draft date hasn't been set.

Mourners gathered at a Harlem church at the funeral of Jordan Neely, the man whose chokehold death on the New York City subway set off a debate about vigilantism, homelessness and public safety. The former Michael Jackson impersonator died May 1 when a fellow subway rider pinned him to the floor of a subway car in a chokehold that lasted several minutes. The fatal struggle was recorded on video by an onlooker who said Neely had been yelling at other passengers while begging for money, but hadn’t attacked anyone. Читать дальше...

Social media has law enforcement facing increasing pressure to release information fast amid a surge of mass shootings. Police began to harness social media a decade ago, most famously after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. The four-day manhunt ended with police tweeting: “CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over." It was groundbreaking at the time. Now experts says it is the the basic level expected of law enforcement. The issue is that bystanders are sometimes shooting videos of the bodies and posting them online... Читать дальше...

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America will resolve class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts with a settlement agreement that could be valued at $200 million, the automakers announced Friday. The settlement cover about 9 million 2011-2022 model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the U.S. today that are not equipped with push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices. This has allowed the cars to be stolen easily by using just a screwdriver and a USB cord, creating a recent auto-theft outbreak across the country.

Brown has not coached in college since UAlbany opted not to extend his contract following the 2020-21 season. He spent last season as the head coach and general manager of The Basketball League's Albany Patroons. He led the Patroons to the TBL championship series.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after losing out to SpaceX. Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract Friday to develop a lunar lander. It will be used to transport astronauts to the lunar surface as early as 2029, following a pair of crew landings by Elon Musk's SpaceX. NASA wants different landing options as it seeks to return astronauts to the moon decades after the Apollo program. The Artemis program kicked off with a successful test flight late last year... Читать дальше...

Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising its key rate 14 months ago to fight high inflation. In signaling so, Powell provided some clarity about the Fed’s likely next policy move after a cacophony of speeches this week by central bank officials had clouded the picture. “Having come this far, we can afford to look at the data and the evolving outlook and make careful assessments,” Powell said... Читать дальше...

A police officer has been arrested on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation's capital. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Friday. An indictment alleges that Lamond warned former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio that that law enforcement had an... Читать дальше...

Wall Street is ticking higher as it heads towards its best week since March, despite a long list of worries hanging over it. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading Friday and on pace for a 2% gain for the week. That would break a long, listless stretch where it failed to rise or fall by 1% for six straight weeks. The Dow was just barely higher while the Nasdaq composite was up 0.2%. Rising hopes that the U.S. government can avoid a disastrous default on its debt have been one of the main engines for the market.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday will announce his pick to serve out the remainder of Kim Gardner's term as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, following her sudden departure earlier this week.

Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.” Penn addressed the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in a press conference for his new film, “Black Flies,” director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s harrowing, gritty drama about New York paramedics. Asked about the strike, Penn said “the industry has been upending the writers and actors and directors... Читать дальше...

Target is recalling almost 5 million candles over laceration and burn hazards, according to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall impacts Threshold-branded glass jar candles in multiple sizes and various scents. According to the CPSC, Target received 137 reports of the Threshold candles’ jars breaking or cracking during use. Six injuries — which included lacerations and severe burns — were reported. Consumers with the recalled Threshold products should “should immediately stop using” them... Читать дальше...

Climate experts say the floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast this week are the result of extreme weather phenomena that are becoming increasingly frequent around the world. That includes prolonged periods of drought punctuated by intense periods of rain that can’t be absorbed by the parched ground. That's what happened in hard-hit Emilia-Romagna, where rivers burst their banks to drench towns in mud. At least 13 people were killed and billions of euros in damage was done. Читать дальше...

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina plans to begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The ad buy, valued at about $5.5 million, is scheduled to run through the first GOP presidential debate in late August. It marks the most significant advertising expenditure by a potential or declared candidate in the early stages of the 2024 nominating campaign. Scott is scheduled to make a “major announcement” on Monday in his... Читать дальше...

The trial over Kari Lake's challenge to her defeat in the Arizona governor's race will go for a third day. Attorneys for the defendants, which include Gov. Katie Hobbs, asked the judge on Thursday to enter a judgement despite without hearing from their witnesses. The judge declined and wanted to hear more testimony. Lake has three days to prove county election officials failed to perform higher level signature verifications on mail-in ballots that had been flagged. Courts have dismissed most of her lawsuit... Читать дальше...

For Native American students, tribal regalia is often passed down through generations and worn at graduations to signify connection with the community. A bill vetoed earlier this month by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, would have allowed any public school student to wear traditional garments, feathers, beaded caps or stoles or similar objects of cultural and religious significance. Disputes over such attire have spurred laws making it illegal to prevent Indigenous students from wearing... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — About two-thirds of U.S. adults say they are highly concerned about the impact on the national economy if the U.S. debt limit is not increased and the government defaults on its loans, according to a new poll, even as few say they have a solid understanding of the ongoing debt limit negotiations.

The executive committee of Minnesota's Democratic Farmer Labor Party gave initial approval to bylaws that will permanently ban people who engage in or incite violent acts from participating in party activities. The bylaws now go on to the state party's central committee for final approval. The executive committee held an emergency meeting after chaos broke out during a weekend convention to endorse a candidate for a Minneapolis City Council race. Party Chairman Ken Martin says the evidence so far... Читать дальше...

Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana. They argued in a legal complaint filed in federal court in Missoula on Wednesday that the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights. They also say the state doesn’t have authority over matters of national security. Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law Wednesday and said it would protect Montana residents’ private data and personal information from being harvested by the Chinese government. Читать дальше...

Updated charging documents say a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned. The charges were tweaked Thursday. The allegations were previously mentioned in search warrants but not the charging documents. They led to the postponement of a detention hearing scheduled for Friday. It would have been the first time Kouri Richins was in... Читать дальше...

A wrongful death lawsuit accuses several establishments of overserving the alleged drunken driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road in a crash that killed the bride. The complaint alleges four bars gave “copious amounts of alcohol” to a “visibly intoxicated” woman before she drove 40 miles over the speed limit into the golf cart carrying the couple away from their wedding reception. The wreck killed Samantha Miller, 34, and injured the groom, Aric Hutchinson, and two other passengers. Читать дальше...

The Patroons (16-4) are undefeated in five meetings with the Tundra this season, including a 107-103 win last Sunday in Montreal.

Videos released by authorities in New Mexico recorded a voice said to be an 18-year-old gunman urging police to “kill me” during this week’s rampage that left three older women dead before officers fatally shot him outside a church. They also show Farmington police officers rushing toward the gunman. Police made the videos public at a news conference Thursday. Authorities in Farmington have been probing for motivations behind Monday’s deadly attack by the high school senior, amid indications from relatives of prior mental health issues. Читать дальше...

Nearly two-thirds of for-profit cosmetology certificate programs would face a federal crackdown under new federal rules proposed by the Biden administration. An Associated Press analysis of U.S. Education Department data finds that overall, 22% of programs at for-profit colleges would be in jeopardy of losing federal money. The rules proposed Wednesday to punish programs that leave graduates underpaid or buried in loans. Borrower advocates say the proposal would bring needed accountability to an... Читать дальше...

The United States has reached a modest trade agreement with Taiwan. The pact signals Washington’s support for the island democracy as it comes under increasing pressure from China. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the first agreement under the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade is expected to set the stage for a bigger deal later. The initiative announced Thursday will, among other things, cut red tape at customs and reduce waiting times for U.S. businesses bringing products to Taiwan. Читать дальше...