Новости за 06.08.2023

The ninth Women's World Cup became the best attended on Sunday when 27,706 fans at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium watched Sweden take on the U.S. 

A coroner has determined that a man whose naked body was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California, last week was shot in the head. The man was identified Wednesday by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office as 32-year-old Javonnta Marshann Murphy but no cause of death was given at the time. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday that the coroner’s case information now lists the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head. The circumstances that led to Murphy being shot and sealed inside a barrel... Читать дальше...

Two conservative groups are asking a federal court to block the Biden administration’s plan to cancel $39 billion in student loans for more than 800,000 borrowers. In a lawsuit filed Friday in Michigan, the groups argue that the administration overstepped its power when it announced the forgiveness in July. It asks a judge to rule the cancellation illegal. The suit was filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance on behalf of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Cato Institute. The Education... Читать дальше...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media.

A group of mostly Republican former high-level government officials is calling Gov. Ron DeSantis' takeover of Disney World’s governing district “severely damaging to the political, social, and economic fabric of the State.” The group of former governors, U.S. House members and presidential administration officials filed a “friend of the court” brief on Wednesday in Disney’s federal lawsuit against DeSantis and his appointees to the board of Disney World’s governing district. Disney says the Florida... Читать дальше...

Lina Hurtig’s converted her penalty and Sweden knocked the United States out of the World Cup 5-4 on penalties.

The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. The Environmental Protection Agency in April announced new strict emissions limits that it says are vital to slowing climate change. The EPA says the industry could meet the limits if 67% of new-vehicle sales are electric by 2032. The auto industry says that pace is unrealistic. Even if the industry boosts EV sales to EPA recommendations... Читать дальше...

Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed live on his social media site X.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans have received additional benefits in the past year after President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding coverage for conditions connected to burn pits that were used to destroy trash and potentially toxic materials. The first anniversary of the law is Thursday, and Biden will mark the occasion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City. Administration officials are trying to encourage as many people as possible to sign up by Wednesday, which would allow their... Читать дальше...

A record number of cruise passengers are expected this year in Alaska's capital, drawn by wonders such as the long-retreating Mendenhall Glacier. So many people are expected that the city’s immediate concern is how to manage them all. Some residents flee to quieter places during the summer, and a deal between the city and cruise industry will limit how many ships arrive next year. But climate change is melting the Mendenhall Glacier. It is receding so quickly that by 2050, it might no longer be visible... Читать дальше...

Staff at Women’s Health Center of West Virginia know what it’s like to provide controversial health services government officials have sought to restrict. The Charleston clinic was the state’s only abortion provider for years before the state Legislature banned abortion last year. Now it’s trying to open a syringe service program for drug users, which is another contentious health service that has been regulated by Republican lawmakers in the deep red state. The proposal comes as clinics nationwide are pivoting or expanding services post-Roe... Читать дальше...

Simone Biles soared in her return to competition following a two-year layoff. The gymnastics star easily won the U.S. Classic, posting a score of 59.100, a full five points ahead of Leanne Wong. Competing in front of a packed house that supported her at every turn, Biles posted the top score on three of four events. Biles showed no signs of the mental block that forced her to remove herself from multiple competitions at the 2020 Olympics. Next up is the U.S. Championships in San Jose later this month.

Residents of the Mississippi county where a rogue group of officers carried out a racist assault say a culture of corruption and violence exists within the sheriff’s office. Six white former law enforcement officers in Rankin County have pleaded guilty to the assault on Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. Some of them belonged to a group calling themselves "the Goon Squad.” Court documents unsealed by federal prosecutors suggest only some members participated in the raid. The documents... Читать дальше...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly pressing Republican voters to avoid the temptation to refight the 2020 election next year, even as former President Donald Trump remains the dominant favorite for the 2024 GOP nomination on a message of persecution. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on the false theories about the 2020 election at the heart of Trump’s federal indictment, DeSantis is telling early-voting GOP activists anything except focus on defeating Democratic President Joe Biden would be dire. Читать дальше...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 98th running of the Test Stakes, the fourth of five co-features on the Saratoga Whitney Day program, was marred when the previously undefeated Maple Leaf Mel suffered a catastrophic injury as she appeared to stumble in the shadow of the finish line, throwing rider Joel Rosario to the ground. Rosario was attended to by first aid personnel and then walked away from the scene and entered an ambulance under his own power. Maple Leaf Mel, owned by retired Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells... Читать дальше...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Cody’s Wish, the horse that millions have come to love because of his racing ability and his association with his namesake, Cody Dorman, failed to overcome a bad start and was never able to mount a challenge to White Abarrio, the winner of the 96th running of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course with a Whitney-day record 43,788 patrons looking on Saturday afternoon. The previous mark was 40,791 in 2019.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger faced off at Kentucky's premier political event, the Fancy Farm picnic. Beshear declared at the picnic Saturday that he’s led Kentucky’s economy on a “historic winning streak” worthy of a second term. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron slammed the incumbent on social issues. With a statewide television audience watching, Beshear and Cameron presented sharply contrasting campaign themes. They endured the summer heat and a cascade of boos and taunts from partisans backing their rival. Читать дальше...

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell received a rousing welcome from the party faithful Saturday at a high-profile home-state political gathering amid renewed scrutiny of his health. The 81-year-old lawmaker had frozen up midsentence during a recent Capitol Hill news conference. McConnell opened his breakfast speech before the annual picnic in Mayfield that is the traditional jumping off point for the fall campaign season by saying, “This is my 28th Fancy Farm, and I want to assure you it’s... Читать дальше...

Oregon has extended rules restricting the number of crab traps in the water and how deep they can drop in the late-season months when humpback whales are more likely to swim there. Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery is one of the backbones of the Pacific Northwest’s fishing industry. But veteran crabbers fear regulators are on the cusp of curtailing the lucrative industry with overregulation to protect whales. An official of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it is trying to strike a balance... Читать дальше...