Новости за 13.06.2023

Tuesday probably qualified as an emergency since the Empire still had no quarterbacks on their roster. Brown, the team's majority owner, decided to release starter Roland Rivers III and backup Jeffrey Legree on Sunday after the Empire were blown out at Orlando for their sixth straight loss.

He replaces ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell, who retires at end of the month.

A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jews before the 2018 attack. That's according to evidence introduced at his federal death penalty trial Tuesday. Prosecutors are trying to show Robert Bowers was motivated by extreme hostility toward Jewish people when he opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 and committed the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. The 50-year-old truck driver is charged with hate crimes, among other counts. Читать дальше...

Trump is on his way to the federal courthouse in Miami to face dozens of charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents. Trump departed his Doral golf course Tuesday afternoon en route to the courthouse, where he is expected to surrender to federal authorities and face a judge. The former president is not expected to have his mugshot taken but will have his digital fingerprints taken. Trump was indicted last week on 37 felony charges accusing him of willfully retaining classified documents and obstructing justice.

Republican lawmakers are planning to cut funding for University of Wisconsin campuses as the GOP-controlled state Legislature and school officials continue to clash over efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. The UW System wants to pay for more diversity programs on campus from a pool of nearly $115 million in general funding it requested over the next two years. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the state’s top Republican, said Tuesday that he wants to cut all spending on diversity initiatives in the university's budget. Читать дальше...

“Avatar: The Way of Water” may have finally arrived in theaters in 2022, but that long parade of “Avatar” delays isn’t done, yet. The Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday pushed the release of “Avatar 3” a year, bumping it from December 2024 to December 2025. The timeline is stretched even further for the next planned installments. “Avatar 4” is now slated to hit theaters in December 2029; “Avatar 5” is set to arrive in December 2031. Disney on Tuesday shuffled plans for some of its biggest franchises. Two “Star Wars” film are planned for 2026. Читать дальше...

Wall Street inched modestly higher early Tuesday after a report showed that consumer prices in the United States cooled last month, though some measures of underlying price pressures remained elevated. However, that decline in overall inflation isn’t likely to convince the Federal Reserve’s policymakers that they’re close to curbing the high inflation that’s been squeezing consumers for two years. Futures for the S&P 500 ticked up 0.4% before the bell Tuesday, while futures for the Dow Jones... Читать дальше...

Quadruplets born in 1930 in Lansing, Michigan, made the papers. Under the spotlight since birth, their legacy became intertwined with the history of mental health science in the United States after all four women were diagnosed with schizophrenia in their 20s. Scholar Audrey Clare Farley’s second book, “Girls and Their Monsters,” examines America’s complicated relationship with mental illness through the four sisters who would become known as the Genain Quadruplets. Donna Edwards of The Associated... Читать дальше...

An independent German commission is recommending the restitution of a painting by Wassily Kandinsky currently owned by the Bavarian state bank to the heirs of a Jewish family that the artwork originally belonged to. The advisory commission on the return of cultural property seized as a result of Nazi persecution — especially Jewish property — can be called on in disputed cases. The commission advised on Tuesday that in the case of the heirs of Hedwig Lewenstein Weyermann and Irma Lewenstein Klein versus Bayerische Landesbank... Читать дальше...

A leading rights group says the World Bank and Jordan are using a “flawed” algorithm to calculate aid for the kingdom, excludes some people who are impoverished, hungry or otherwise struggling. The report by Human Rights Watch released on Tuesday says the automated program profiles and ranks the income and socio-economic status of Jordanian families to determine who should receive support. It says “poverty targeting" leaves out some needy people — such as the owners of modest businesses — who “don’t... Читать дальше...

Hong Kong police have arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted graffiti on the wall and gate of the U.S. Consulate. Photos from local media showed the English word “hegemony” and the Chinese words for “double standards” painted in white on the gate and a nearby wall. The vandalism comes amid a deterioration in US-Chinese relations as the nations clash over trade issues and tensions over Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims is part of its territory. Police arrested a 47-year-old man... Читать дальше...

Asian stock markets are mostly higher ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike. Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices rebounded. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.9% to a 14-month high ahead of the latest U.S. inflation figure Tuesday. Forecasters expect it to show inflation eased in May but still was double the Fed’s 2% target despite interest rate hikes to cool business activity. Traders hope... Читать дальше...

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” has died after a motorcycle crash in Vermont. Vermont State Police say the 71-year-old actor was on a motorcycle Monday when he collided with an SUV making a left turn in Dorset. Police say Williams couldn't avoid the accident and was thrown from the bike. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Williams made his movie debut in 1975 in the movie “Deadly Hero” and went on to appear... Читать дальше...

Transgender and nonbinary people are front and center this year at Pride festivals where they've often been sidelined. Many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against legislation targeting transgender people. New York City's parade will feature transgender grand marshals and a float with trans people of color. Pride in Hastings, Nebraska, focused on trans victims of violence. A Pride organizer in Reading, Pennsylvania, says a march will be dedicated to the trans and drag-performer communities. Читать дальше...

Consumer price increases in the United States likely slowed sharply last month, extending a steady easing of inflation over the past year. But a gauge of underlying prices may still reflect persistent inflation pressures. Prices are forecast to have risen 4.2% in May from a year earlier, well below the 4.9% year-over-year increase in April. And measured from April to May, prices are expected to have increased only 0.1%, compared with the previous month’s 0.4% increase. Yet any slowdown in inflation... Читать дальше...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity. The one-hour interview that aired on Monday night was Newsom's first appearance on Fox News since 2010. Newsom insisted President Joe Biden is physically fit for a second term as president. And Newsom refused to answer whether supporters were urging him to run against Biden on the 2024 ballot. Newsom has repeatedly said he has no interest in running for president. But he has continued to raise his national profile by traveling and speaking in other states. Читать дальше...

The Patroons (25-4) swept the best-of-3 series with the Rogues and advanced to a best-of-3 regional series against the St. Louis Griffins that begins Thursday in St. Louis.

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has begun tests of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries. The tests that began Monday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant use fresh water instead of the treated water, the plant operator says. Fishing officials told Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura on Saturday that they remain opposed to the plan. Japanese... Читать дальше...

A major Japanese talent agency has begun an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against its founder. The lawyer heading the probe, Makoto Hayashi, told reporters Monday it won’t address monetary or criminality questions but rather aims to prevent such abuse from happening again. Hayashi said the effort will focus on hearing from victims who have come forward and outline where the response at Johnny & Associates failed. Allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, a powerful figure in Japanese entertainment... Читать дальше...

Pat Sajak is taking one last spin on “Wheel of Fortune,” announcing Monday that its upcoming season will be his last as host. The 76-year-old announced his retirement from the venerable game show in a tweet, calling his time on the show “a wonderful ride." Sajak, 76, has presided the game show, which features contestants guessing letters to try to fill out words and phrases to win money and prizes, since 1981. He took over duties from Chuck Woolery, who was the show’s first host when it debuted on daytime television in 1975. Читать дальше...

A Utah mother of three who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband, then wrote a children’s book about grieving, will remain in jail for the duration of her trial. A judge on Monday elected to keep 33-year-old Kouri Richins detained while she faces murder and drug charges. Richins is accused of slipping fentanyl into a cocktail she made for her husband. She later wrote a picture book she described on a promotional tour as a resource to help children grieve the loss of parents. Monday's detention... Читать дальше...

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft from completing its deal to buy video game company Activision Blizzard, the latest antitrust challenge to the proposed merger but one that could hasten its conclusion. The FTC’s Monday filing in a federal court in San Francisco seeks an injunction to stop Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of the California gaming company behind hit franchises such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Microsoft, maker of the Xbox game system, has been struggling... Читать дальше...

European Comission President Ursula von der Leyen has met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bid to get a free trade deal moving again. The 27-member EU completed negotiations in 2019 on a wide-ranging trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, but it has yet to be ratified by any of the individual countries. Ratification stalled over EU concerns about the enviornmental policies of Lula’s predecessor and a European desire to protect its local farmers from cheaper imports from Mercosur. Читать дальше...

Leggett said he was uncertain if Brown will participate when the Empire practice on Tuesday.

Wall Street closed higher ahead of a big week for central banks, carrying the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.9% Monday. The Dow added 189 points, while the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. Stocks have been cruising on hopes the economy may avoid a recession and the Federal Reserve may soon take it easier on its hikes to interest rates. Wall Street hopes the Fed will leave rates alone on Wednesday, but a hot inflation report on Tuesday could jeopardize that. Central... Читать дальше...