Новости за 21.06.2023

A newly released police document alleges an Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly exposed himself to the man’s children. Majorjon Kaylor is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the Father’s Day shooting. A probable cause affidavit from an Idaho State Police detective says Kaylor shot and killed Kenneth Guardipee, his daughter, Kenna Guardipee, and her sons 18-year-old Devin Smith and 16-year-old Aiken Smith. Kaylor has not yet entered a plea. Читать дальше...

The U.N. envoy for Afghanistan is warning the country’s Taliban rulers that international recognition as the country’s legitimate government will remain “nearly impossible” unless they lift severe restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. Roza Otunbayeva told the Security Council on Wednesday that the Taliban have asked to be recognized by the United Nations and its 192 other member nations, “but at the same time they act against the key values expressed in the United Nations Charter.” In discussions with the Taliban... Читать дальше...

Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state’s legislature. The measure is intended to limit the damage that illness and injury can do to someone’s financial health. If signed into law, New York would join Colorado in prohibiting medical debt from being collected by credit reporting agencies or included in a credit report. National credit reporting agencies had already voluntarily agreed to not report medical debts under $500... Читать дальше...

A key drugmaker lobbying group has joined the legal fight against the federal government’s plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, is suing over plans laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act to give the federal coverage program more control over its pharmaceutical costs. PhRMA said in a federal court complaint filed Wednesday that the act forces drugmakers to agree to a “government-dictated price” under the threat of a heavy tax.The... Читать дальше...

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. That measure was dropped under Trump as part of a suite of changes to the species law that was encouraged by industry. Читать дальше...

It's been two years since officials in Pennsylvania armed with a startling Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” filed charges in a 2013 sexual assault at Gettysburg College. Yet 30-year-old Ian Cleary continues to elude U.S. marshals searching for him overseas. The wait is wearing on 28-year-old accuser Shannon Keeler. The #MeToo movement has inspired more people like her to demand accountability over campus sex crimes. In another Pennsylvania case, police used advancements in DNA and genetic... Читать дальше...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on Wednesday that will likely focus on the question that consumed the central bank last week: How far and how fast will the Fed raise its key interest rate from here? The hearings follow a Fed meeting last week that produced a muddled picture of its likely next steps. The members of its policy committee predicted two more rate hikes this year to fight inflation, which they now think will be higher next year than they previously forecast. Читать дальше...

A Canadian military surveillance aircraft has detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. A statement early Wednesday from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be. However, it offered a glimmer of hope for those now lost aboard the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day’s worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning. Читать дальше...

Car infotainment systems are high-tech and rapidly increasing in their capabilities. The majority offer convenient features like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, navigation, satellite radio, and onboard Wi-Fi hot spots. Yet seemingly minor nuances in menu layouts, screen size, and the clarity of displays can make for huge differences when navigating a vehicle’s operating system. A good deal on a great car can be sunk if the infotainment system is confusing and complicated, particularly when there are so many options available. Читать дальше...

The arena’s general manager said he’s talking to two prospective ownership groups who are “genuinely excited” about filling the void left at the arena when the National Arena League kicked out the Albany Empire.

China has called comments by President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible.” The new clash of words comes just over a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that sought to break the ice in a relationship that has hit a historical low. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday said Biden's comments at a fundraiser in California ‘go totally against facts and seriously violate diplomatic protocol... Читать дальше...

Official figures show that consumer price inflation in the U.K. is unchanged at 8.7% in the year to May against expectations of a modest decline, a development that is likely to see the Bank of England raise the cost of borrowing again. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that rising prices for flights, recreational and cultural goods and services, and second-hand cars boosted the inflation rate, while gas prices provided the biggest downward pressure. Financial markets think the unchanged... Читать дальше...

World shares are mixed after Wall Street benchmarks retreated following the S&P 500's rise to its highest level since the spring of last year. London, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai declined while Tokyo edged higher. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped. On Tuesday, the U.S. stock market took a step back after rising on hopes the economy can avoid a recession. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Tuesday. The Dow lost 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.2%. Investors are awaiting congressional testimony... Читать дальше...

Documents show the company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be “catastrophic” safety problems with the venture. With five people aboard an expanding array of ships and airplanes is searching for the Titan, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, the undersea exploration company based in Everett, Washington. David Lochridge, then OceanGate’s director of marine operations, said in a 2018 engineering report... Читать дальше...

A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record holding adventurer and two members of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world's most famous shipwreck are facing critical danger aboard a small submersible that went missing in the Atlantic Ocean. The race is on to find the Titan, which has an oxygen supply that is expected to run out at about 6 a.m. Thursday. The people on board include British businessman and world-record holding adventurer Hamish Harding; Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet... Читать дальше...

Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to approve a massive overhaul of the laws governing the state’s multibillion-dollar liquor industry, changes that are supported by small craft brewers, like the makers of Spotted Cow beer, bar owners and alcohol distributors. The sweeping update to laws affecting the production, distribution and sale of alcohol has bipartisan support and has been years in the making. The state Assembly is scheduled to pass it on Wednesday, which would then send it to the Senate for final approval. Читать дальше...

Scientists say an eruption of a Hawaii volcano that began nearly two weeks ago has come to a pause. Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting June 7 after a three-month pause, displaying fountains of glowing red lava without threatening any communities or structures. Scientists declared the eruption paused again Monday when it rapidly declined in the afternoon. The eruption sent crowds of people to the Big Island's Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which offered safe views of the lava. Читать дальше...

Abortion-rights groups have filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban. But they say the legal fight is far from over. They're asking a judge to dismiss the suit. They said Tuesday that strategy will now focus on having a legal challenge come from pregnant women being denied abortion services. The current suit was filed by attorneys for two abortion clinics when the state’s ban took effect following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Читать дальше...

A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to his neighbors’ home and shot and killed the people there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting. A magistrate judge on Tuesday identified the victims as Kenneth Guardipee, Kenna Gaurdipee, Devin Smith and an unnamed juvenile. The family lived in the same duplex as Kaylor. If convicted, Kaylor could face the death penalty. Читать дальше...

Wyoming and federal officials formally kicked off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California. The $3 billion TransWest Express project and the $5 billion Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm have been in the works for over 15 years. Once built, the wind farm will feed electricity into the transmission system. The giant wind project is being built in Wyoming, which has seen a massive build-out of wind power — and new farms... Читать дальше...

Billionaire Warren Buffett's company increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses for the second time this year to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 8.5% of each of those conglomerates. Berkshire said it hopes to eventually own at least 9.9% of all five of these Japanese companies. Earlier this year, Buffett traveled to Tokyo to meet with the heads of Itochu Corp., Marubeni Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. and Sumitomo Corp. and came away impressed. These are some of... Читать дальше...

NISKAYUNA — Blaine McCallister may be as close as the Capital Region comes to claiming a former PGA Tour player as one of its own.

After Monday's heartbreaking 95-93 loss to the St. Louis Griffins at Washington Avenue Armory in Game 3 of the TBL's East Regional finals, co-owner Rebecca Clifford said the Patroons were likely to decline membership in the BSL, an upper-echelon offshoot of the TBL that is to begin play next December.