Новости за 12.07.2023

Butler’s advisor FaceTimed him with the news that the Colorado Rockies picked Butler, a sophomore pitcher at Herkimer College, in the 20th round with the 592nd overall selection. There were 614 players taken overall.

The politics of inflation took a sharp turn with a new report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency. Republicans have hammered Biden over the cost of groceries, gasoline, utilities and more. They say Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package and push for electric vehicles are responsible for pushing inflation to a four-decade high. The GOP argument has resonated with voters. But the report on consumer prices for June suggests that inflation... Читать дальше...

San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down after years of declining sales, citing tough economic conditions. The brewer said Wednesday that it gave employees 60-day notice and plans to provide transition support and separation packages. The company has stopped brewing and will continue packaging and distributing the beer on hand while available or through around the end of the month. Anchor was founded in San Francisco in 1896 and faced insolvency in the 1960s when a new owner turned it around.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will invest $300 million on monitoring and reporting planet-warming emissions from climate-smart agricultural processes, such as no-till agriculture and planting cover crops. The investment announced Wednesday involved money from the Inflation Reduction Act, commonly known as the U.S.'s climate law. It aims to help the agriculture sector better understand and reduce its emissions and help farmers invest in the most emission-reducing technologies. The investment... Читать дальше...

Illinois State Police say a Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously. State police say the bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the semis. State police say four people were taken to a hospital by helicopter and at least 10 were transported by ambulance. The agency says no one in the tractor-trailers was injured in the crash... Читать дальше...

London police say there's no evidence that a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime. The Metropolitan police issued the statement Wednesday as the wife of Huw Edwards identified him as the presenter. Edwards wife, Vicky Flind, says in a statement that her husband is hospitalized while suffering from serious mental health issues. The U.K.’s publicly funded national broadcaster had not named Edwards, but said it had suspended a male star over allegations... Читать дальше...

U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security to break into unclassified U.S. government email systems at an unspecified number of agencies including the State Department. The extent of the hack was not immediately clear, but a person familiar with the investigation said U.S. military and intelligence agencies were not among those impacted. Another U.S. official said the State Department discovered the breach. The hack was disclosed late Tuesday by Microsoft... Читать дальше...

Some congressional Democrats say three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over at least two years. Their Wednesday report urges federal agencies to investigate and potentially go to court over the information H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer shared with Meta. The lawmakers tell the IRS, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS watchdog the findings “reveal a shocking breach... Читать дальше...

The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet. NASA unveiled the latest snapshot Wednesday, revealing the dramatic close-up of 50 young stars at the moment of birth. This star-forming region is 390 light-years away. The cloud complex is relatively small and quiet yet full of illuminated gases, jets of hydrogen and even dense cocoons of dust with the delicate beginnings of even more stars. The young stars appear to be no bigger than our sun. Scientists... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is climbing Wednesday after a report showed inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month, which hopefully takes some more pressure off the economy.

Indonesian authorities say they have seized an Iranian tanker and arrested its crew members for illegally transferring oil to another vessel in the country’s exclusive economic zone. Officials said Wednesday the Iranian tanker, which was also carrying three passengers besides its crew, was seized by Indonesian Coast Guard with the assistance of its Malaysian counterpart on Friday. The Iranian tanker, transporting 2.3 million barrels of crude oil worth 4.6 trillion rupiah ($305 million), was seized... Читать дальше...

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it's time for Supreme Court justices to bring their conduct in line with the standards of other branches of government. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, was responding Tuesday to Associated Press investigative stories. He said that if the high court were to establish the basic standards of every other branch of government, “it would give us much more confidence in their integrity.” The AP stories showed how Justice Sonia Sotomayor, aided by her staff... Читать дальше...

The European Union’s parliament has backed in a cliffhanger vote a major plan to protect nature and fight climate change. The European Parliament supported the European Commission plan in a razor-thin 324-312 vote with 12 abstentions on Wednesday. The bill is a key part of the EU’s vaunted European Green Deal that seeks to establish the world’s most ambitious climate and biodiversity targets and make the bloc the global point of reference on all climate issues. The plans proposed by the EU’s executive... Читать дальше...

The U.N.’s top human rights body overwhelmingly approved a measure calling on countries to do more to prevent religious hatred in the wake of Quran burnings in Europe over objections of Western countries who fear tougher steps by governments could trample freedom of expression. Applause broke out in the cavernous chamber of the Human Rights Council on Wednesday after the 28-12 vote, with 7 abstentions. The measure brought by Pakistan and Palestine was backed by many developing countries in Africa... Читать дальше...

A top official in Hong Kong says the city will immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said Wednesday that errors in the wastewater treating process would significantly affect ecology and food safety. The 10 affected territories in Japan are Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama. Last week, the United Nations... Читать дальше...

Newly public documents are showing how America’s push for the atomic bomb helped saddle St. Louis with an enduring radioactive waste problem. St. Louis was part of a geographically scattered national effort to build the first nuclear bomb. The Associated Press examined hundreds of pages of internal memos, inspection reports and other items dating to the early 1950s. They show that radioactive material was handled at times with nonchalance and indifference that created pockets of contamination. Some residents worry about the affects to this day.

Ticketmaster has abruptly postponed ticket sales for six of Taylor Swift's upcoming shows in France. An explanation wasn’t immediately clear, but in posts on Ticketmaster’s French Twitter several hours after the pause began Tuesday, the ticket seller cited a problem with a third-party provider. Ticketmaster maintained that tickets to the France shows are still available and that the provider was “working to resolve this matter as soon as possible.” The chaos arrives after the spectacular breakdown... Читать дальше...

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. The vote came during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the night. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds immediately said in a statement she would sign the bill on Friday. Reynolds ordered the rare session after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a nearly identical law that she signed in 2018. The legislation will take immediate effect with the governor’s signature. Читать дальше...

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence for two infamous killings. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Tuesday that Van Houten “was released to parole supervision.” Her release comes days after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would not fight a state appeals court ruling that Van Houten should be granted parole. Van Houten was convicted in 1971 of helping Manson’s followers carry out the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca... Читать дальше...

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world's two largest economies to reengage on multiple issues following a sharp decline in contacts. Kerry's office said he will arrive Sunday and depart July 19. Kerry's office said in a statement that he would aim to engage with China on addressing the “climate crisis.” Kerry’s visit comes on the heels of one by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen... Читать дальше...

Floodwaters are receding in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days this week. That's allowing officials to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways and choked streets and businesses with mud and debris. In the capital city of Montpelier, where streets were flooded Tuesday by the swollen Winooski River, officials said that water levels at a dam just upstream appeared to be stable. The slow-moving storm... Читать дальше...

A giant panda has given birth to squirming, squealing healthy twin girls at a South Korean theme park. Ai Bao gave birth to her cubs last Friday at Everland park near Seoul. The park’s operator released video of the birth and the mother caring for her newborns, as well as veterinarians examining the tiny cubs. Samsung C&T Resort Group said the cubs are the first panda twins born in South Korea. Ai Bao and her newborns are in good health. The resort group said it will observe the cubs’ health and growth before unveiling them to the public. Читать дальше...

This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have payments of $0. And starting in 2024, undergraduate loan payments will be reduced by half. Known as the SAVE Plan, it was announced last year but has been overshadowed by President Joe Biden’s proposal for one-time student loan cancellation. After the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s cancellation plan... Читать дальше...

U.S. inflation is expected to post its lowest level in more than two years in a report being released Wednesday — a slowdown that, if sustained, could lead the Federal Reserve to halt its interest rate hikes later this year. The report from the government will probably show that consumer prices rose just 3.1% in June from 12 months earlier, according to a survey of economists. A figure that low would mark the mildest year-over-year increase since March 2021, when the current bout of painfully high... Читать дальше...

Bank of America must reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for “double-dipping” on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards and opening accounts without customer consent. It is one of the highest financial penalties in years against Bank of America, which has largely spent the last 15 years trying to clean up its reputation and market itself to the public as a bank focused on financial health and not on overdraft fee income.