Новости за 15.07.2023

Recently released congressional campaign records reveal the potential challenges embattled U.S. Rep. George Santos faces in his bid for reelection. Not only does he face federal charges on a host of financial crimes, records show he raised a relatively paltry $138,000 over the past three months. He used $85,000 of it to help repay the hundreds of thousands of dollars he loaned himself to get elected in 2022. The underwhelming fundraising suggests a struggle to fend off fellow Republican Kellen Curry. Читать дальше...

The FBI has opened criminal investigations into violent encounters involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. In one, a deputy punched a woman twice in the face as she held her baby. The second case being scrutinized by the FBI involves a deputy who threw a woman to the ground by her neck last month in a grocery store parking lot after she started recording an arrest with her cellphone. The Los Angeles Times reports Saturday that federal authorities visited the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s... Читать дальше...

Tens of thousands of protesters have spilled into the streets of Tel Aviv, marking the 28th straight week of demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. Protest leaders promised on Saturday there would be further “days of disruption” ahead. Netanyahu’s government gave initial approval to a key portion of the overhaul earlier this week, breathing new life into the grassroots movement. The mass protests have taken place since Netanyahu’s far-right... Читать дальше...

Authorities say that more than 2,000 people have been evacuated as a wildfire rages “out of control” on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, destroying around a dozen homes. The blaze has affected an area of about 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres) and officials warned residents that the situation could worsen because a heat wave has made the terrain tinder-dry. Canary Islands regional president Fernando Clavijo said Saturday that “the fire has spread very fast” and “the fire is out of control.” He said... Читать дальше...

An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent up a cloud of ash Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the Shishaldin Volcano began erupting July 11. A U.S. Coast Guard overflight confirmed lava erupted the same day within the summit crater. A significant explosion at 1:09 a.m. Friday produced an ash cloud that reached up to 40,000 feet and drifted south over the Pacific Ocean. Volcanic ash can cause a jet engine to shut down. Читать дальше...

A dangerous heat wave is threatening a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits. Some of about 200 cooling centers in metro Phoenix are planning Saturday to extend their weekend hours, and emergency rooms are ready to treat people with heat-related illnesses. Las Vegas casinos are offering respite from the heat for many people. Albuquerque splash pads are planning extended hours and the city's swimming pools are offering free entry. Forecasters in Phoenix... Читать дальше...

Tesla says its first electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line. Elon Musk's company tweeted a photo Saturday showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the vehicle, which Tesla calls the Cybertruck. The truck is behind schedule. Back in 2019, Tesla said production would start in late 2021. The truck has a stainless-steel body and sharp angles that give it a different look. Some analysts say it's a niche product that won’t have broad appeal. Meanwhile, competitors like... Читать дальше...

Firefighters in Southern California are battling three separate brush fires that started Friday afternoon amid the hottest weather of the year so far. The fires are in mostly rural areas of Riverside County, southeast of Los Angeles. Two of the fires have stopped spreading, but the third has grown to more than 2 square miles. All three fires are less than 40 miles apart. Authorities ordered evacuations for nearly 1,000 homes, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. Officials are investigating what caused the fires.

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — One early morning this week in ocean waters off the coasts of Rhode Island and New York, signs of the nascent wind industry were all around. Giant upright steel tubes poked from the water, waiting for ships to hoist up turbines that will make electricity driven by wind.

By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path. For decades, school districts around the country that found themselves on the short end of a resource imbalance have gone to court to force states to give them a fair shake. But school equity lawsuits have not been the solution many once thought they would be. Even though the court sided with some of Pennsylvania’s poorest districts, it could take years for students to benefit from funding changes. Читать дальше...

By pursuing funding equity in court, financially challenged Pennsylvania districts are following a well-traveled school reform path. For decades, school districts around the country that found themselves on the short end of a resource imbalance have gone to court to force states to give them a fair shake. But school equity lawsuits have not been the solution many once thought they would be. Even though the court sided with some of Pennsylvania's poorest districts, it could take years for students to benefit from funding changes. Читать дальше...

The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15. The estimated jackpot in the next drawing on Tuesday night would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Tuesday’s drawing is an estimated $328 million. Mega Millions says the... Читать дальше...

Police in North Dakota say one officer has died and two others have been critically injured in a shooting on a busy street in Fargo that also killed the suspect. In a statement issued late Friday night, police say a civilian also was seriously wounded in the shooting before 3 p.m. Friday. Multiple witnesses say a man opened fire on police officers before other officers shot the suspect. The Fargo Police Department and North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley did not provide a possible motive or the identities of the officers and the suspect. Читать дальше...

Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after charging an architect in the deaths of three of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann was charged Friday with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello over a decade ago. He is also considered the prime suspect in Maureen Brainard-Barnes' death. Their bodies were bound and hidden in thick underbrush along a remote beach highway across the bay from where the 59-year-old Heuermann has lived all his life. Читать дальше...

Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election. Misinformation and specifically the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with several secretaries of state gathered recently for their national conference. Other top concerns was staffing and the loss of experienced leaders overseeing elections at the local level. Читать дальше...

The sidewalks of Hollywood and midtown Manhattan teemed with actors joining Hollywood's writers in protest outside the corporate offices of studios, streamers, and production companies. It was Day 1 of the actors strike, more than 70 days into the writers strike. On both coasts, there was a buoyant mood in the air Friday as picket lines were reinvigorated by the support of some of the 65,000 actors who comprise SAG-AFTRA. This is Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in six decades, and the first dual strike since 1960. Читать дальше...

With its economy faltering, Argentina’s peso has plunged against the U.S. dollar and its annual inflation is nearly 116%, one of the highest rates in the world. In contrast, Uruguay’s economy is more stable, with low inflation and a stronger currency. The result has been huge flow of shoppers from Uruguay to Argentine cities like Gualeguaychú, Concordia and Colón who have thrown an economic lifeline to struggling stores and shops in the neighboring country. But in the Uruguayan provinces of Salto... Читать дальше...

He’s been indicted twice. Found liable for sexual abuse. And is viewed unfavorably by more than a third of his party. But six months before Republican voters begin to cast their ballots in the 2024 primary, former President Donald Trump remains the GOP race’s dominant front-runner. The growing sense of Trump’s inevitability is raising alarms among some Republicans desperate for the party to move on as they wonder what might need to happen to change the trajectory of the race. Some described a sense... Читать дальше...

Vermonters are working to dry out homes and businesses damaged by this week's historic flooding and keeping a wary eye on the horizon with another round of storms on the horizon. Parts of the state got more rain on Thursday, with around 14,000 customers losing power at the height of the storm. More rain is expected Sunday. President Joe Biden on Friday approved Gov. Phil Scott’s request for a major disaster declaration to provide federal support. The storms have been blamed for two deaths, including... Читать дальше...

Air-conditioned casinos offer a welcome respite for people visiting Las Vegas as the city is hit by an intense heat wave that's put nearly one-third of Americans under heat advisories and warnings. In contrast, emergency room doctors are scrambling to treat dehydrated construction workers, passed-out elderly residents and others as the scorching weather threatened to break the city’s all-time record high of 117 degrees. The heat is expected to continue well into next week, as a high pressure dome moves west from Texas. Читать дальше...

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by federal regulators to block Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard. The decision paves the way for the completion of the biggest acquisition in tech history after a legal battle over whether it will undermine competition. In a brief ruling Friday, a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded there were no grounds for issuing an order that would have prevent Microsoft from completing... Читать дальше...

Mead, a New Jersey native, played his first 31 games of the season on the road with the Greys, a travel team. The Greys were in Troy to play the ValleyCats when Empire State manager Mark Mason notified Mead at the team hotel that he was being released.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures, a senior defense official said Friday, adding that the U.S. is increasingly concerned about the growing ties between Iran, Russia and Syria across the Middle East.

A former head of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has been found guilty of federal fraud charges. Harlan Kelly is one of several once-powerful city employees felled by a lengthy public corruption probe that has ensnared more than a dozen former officials, contractors and executives. Jurors found that Kelly tried to steer a city streetlight contract to a local contractor in exchange for deeply discounted construction work on his home. The probe started in January 2020 with charges against... Читать дальше...

Savoy, 16, entering his junior year at Shenendehowa, won the Division III men’s sabre title on July 5 at the 2023 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge in Phoenix, Ariz.