Новости за 22.06.2023

A person with knowledge of the sale tells The Associated Press the Qatar Investment Authority is buying a roughly 5% stake of Monumental Sports & Entertainment as part of a $4.05 billion deal. Monumental is the parent company of the NBA's Washington Wizards, NHL's Washington Capitals and WNBA's Washington Mystics. It is believed to be the first time the government of Qatar is investing in U.S. professional sports. Sportico first reported the transaction. Qatar last year hosted soccer's World Cup for the first time. Читать дальше...

The tech industry’s drive to dot the Virginia landscape with data centers may have hit a snag this week in Prince William County. Residents of the state’s second most populous jurisdiction supplied perhaps the biggest upset in Tuesday's primary elections. Deshundra Jefferson, a political newcomer, knocked off the county’s top elected official, Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler. Opposition to data centers fueled Jefferson's victory. Wheeler had been part of a majority that approved a huge data... Читать дальше...

The French government says that Zambia has reached a deal with China and several other government creditors to restructure $6.3 billion in loans. The deal was announced on the sidelines of a summit in Paris that's aimed at reforming a global financial system to better help developing nations like Zambia. The African nation defaulted in 2020 when it failed to make a $42.5 million bond payment, and its debt has made it hard for it to develop economically and take on new projects. Experts have said... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — El tiempo se agota rápidamente en la búsqueda de un sumergible desaparecido que perdió contacto con su nave nodriza el domingo en su descenso a los restos del Titanic, con cinco personas a bordo.

The voice is familiar to many millions of New York City subway riders. For more than a decade, Bernie Wagenblast's voice has been ringing through bustling underground tunnels to herald an approaching train or remind the hurried masses to please stand away from the platform edge. Wagenblast has been using that deep, sonorous voice to inform and guide. Now, as a transgender woman, she uses it to inspire, mindful of the social and political upheaval in some parts of the United States. As communities across the country celebrate Pride Month... Читать дальше...

BERLÍN (AP) — El gobierno alemán anunció el jueves un proyecto para impulsar la investigación sobre el desarrollo de la fusión nuclear, una tecnología que se espera sea fuente de abundante energía limpia en el futuro, pero no aclaró cómo financiará esos planes.

Cuando les conté a mis amigos y familiares que estaba haciendo un reportaje sobre la primera carne de pollo cultivada a partir de células animales, sus primeros comentarios fueron algo como: “Qué asco”. Su segundo comentario fue: “¿A qué sabe?”.

Stocks are drifting on Wall Street as central banks cranked up interest rates in their ongoing fight against inflation. The rate hikes come a day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress he believes inflation still isn’t under control. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in morning trading Thursday. The Nasdaq rose 0.1% and the Dow fell 82 points, or 0.2%. Small-company stocks fell. European markets were lower after the Bank of England raised its main rate by a half a percentage point to a 15-year high of 5%. Читать дальше...

Firefighters say seven people were taken to the hospital and up to 90 people were treated for injuries after hail pummeled concertgoers at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver on Wednesday. They say none of those hospitalized suffered life-threatening injuries. The hail piled up like snow at the amphitheater in Morrison before a scheduled show by the singer Louis Tomlinson, formerly of One Direction. The show was initially delayed because of the weather, with fans told to take shelter in their vehicles, according to tweets from the amphitheater. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Facing an audience packed with world leaders and finance officials in suits, Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate silenced the room, then made everyone listen to some uncomfortable facts.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a relationship so they can “work together” on global challenges. It comes after President Joe Biden’s remarks calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” drew condemnation from Beijing. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Yellen said that “President Biden and I both believe it’s critical to maintain communication ... to clear up misperceptions, miscalculations." She added that the countries “need to work... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are marking the state visit of the Indian leader by announcing several major deals between the two countries. Biden and Modi on Thursday are launching new partnerships in defense, semiconductor manufacturing and other sectors. The leaders of the world’s two biggest democracies are looking to strengthen the crucial but complicated relationship between their countries. But as Biden celebrates Modi, human rights advocates and some U.S. lawmakers are... Читать дальше...

A Moscow court on Thursday upheld an earlier ruling to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerhskovich in jail on espionage charges until late August, rejecting the American journalist’s appeal. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30. Defense lawyers challenged the decision, but the Moscow City Court rejected the appeal on Thursday. Gershkovich and his employer have denied he spied in Russia. Читать дальше...

The Bank of England is poised to raise borrowing costs again to combat stubbornly high inflation, which has failed to come down from its peak as quickly as expected. The consensus among analysts is that the central bank will raise its main interest rate by a quarter-percentage point Thursday. That would hit a new 15-year high, but there are concerns that it may opt for a bigger half-point increase. That larger hike would be painful for people with loans, especially the 1.4 million or so households... Читать дальше...

Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of South Africa's Komati Power Station in October. That's when the coal-fired plant was shut down to make way for a solar, wind and battery storage plant. Converting Komati to be part of the clean energy revolution is seen as an important test case for coal-reliant South Africa and developing nations elsewhere. It’s supported by $497 million, most of it from the World Bank in the form of loans that can become difficult to repay. Читать дальше...

A judge is about to consider whether to allow Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills to take effect or be put on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging it. While other states have instituted de facto bans on abortion-inducing medication by outlawing most abortions outright, Wyoming became the first state to ban abortion pills specifically. The new law is scheduled to take effect July 1. Two nonprofits, including an abortion clinic that opened in Casper in April, and four women... Читать дальше...

The race against time to find a submersible that disappeared on its way to the Titanic wreckage site has entered a new phase of desperation as the final hours of oxygen possibly left on board the tiny vessel tick off the clock. Rescuers have rushed more ships and vessels to the site of the disappearance, hoping underwater sounds they detected for a second straight day might help narrow their search in the urgent, international mission. But the crew had only a four-day oxygen supply when the vessel launched around 6 a.m. Sunday... Читать дальше...

Without immigration, the white population in the U.S. would have declined last year. Immigration also propelled the expansion of the Asian population, which was the fastest-growing race or ethnic group in the U.S. Births outpacing deaths helped propel growth in Hispanic, Black, tribal and Hawaiian populations. Population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show what drove changes in different race, ethnic and age groups last year. The median age in the U.S. last year increased 0.2... Читать дальше...

Denver is hosting a conference this week that's being put on by a psychedelic advocacy group. The group is bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers, including NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Texas Republican governor Rick Perry and rapper Jaden Smith. It comes months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. Thousands are expected to attend. Proponents say psychedelics may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism. Читать дальше...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed poses ranging from cobra to corpse alongside a multinational crowd at the U.N. headquarters as he kicked off the public portion of his U.S. visit. He praised yoga as “a way of life” and it was an all-ages, portable practice accessible to all faiths and cultures. The event honored the International Day of Yoga. His yoga-themed U.N. visit is seen as a savvy and symbolic choice for a leader who's made the ancient discipline a personal practice and a diplomatic tool. Читать дальше...

Fifty days into a strike, and about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters have marched across Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security. Speakers at Wednesday's rally emphasized the solidarity the Writers Guild of America has received from other unions, including SAG-AFTRA. Writer and guild board member Adam Conover told the crowd at the La Brea Tar Pits, “We are going to win because they need us.” The group representing studios says the... Читать дальше...

With his golden snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and were lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days. Pawprints from the military-trained search dog led trackers to the children, but the Belgian Shepherd went missing during the search and is now himself the target of a sophisticated rescue operation that started soon after the four young survivors where flown on a helicopter to Bogota. Читать дальше...

Georgia election officials say they would need six to nine months to install new software and hardware to update the state’s voting system. They also say there are still technical problems to resolve. They're pushing back against calls to update the system before the 2024 election cycle. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said the state must wait until 2025. But critics say waiting until after next year’s presidential election would leave the voting equipment open to attack.

Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene. That's because dangerous chemicals trains carry might require a specialized response. A new rule proposed Wednesday would require all railroads to electronically push the details of everything on a train to every emergency responder within 10 miles. The rule applies to every railroad — not just the biggest ones that already provide this information through an app firefighters use. Читать дальше...