Новости за 30.08.2023

Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise another $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Georgia Power Co. says customers would pay $7.56 billion more for Plant Vogtle construction. The Georgia Public Service Commission’s five elected commissioners must still approve the deal. Vogtle’s Unit 3 and Unit 4 are the first new American reactors built from scratch in decades. The overall cost of the project... Читать дальше...

CNN is bringing in former New York Times and BBC leader Mark Thompson in an attempt to turn around its fortunes. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday that Thompson will be the new chair and CEO of CNN Worldwide. He'll be CNN's third leader in less than two years and replaces Chris Licht, who was fired in June. The pioneering Cable News Network has bled viewers and seen its profits tumble as it has struggled to make its way in a competitive landscape where people seek television news with a point of view. Читать дальше...

Gusty winds and low humidity have brought a high risk of wildfires to the interior of Northern California. Pacific Gas & Electric proactively cut electricity early Wednesday to approximately 8,400 customers in small parts of eight counties, mostly in the western Sacramento Valley. Forecasters say red flag warnings for critical fire danger will remain in effect until 8 p.m. in much of the valley and adjacent areas to the west. Public safety power shutoffs are intended to prevent fires from starting... Читать дальше...

The Biden administration has approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states. The State Department notified Congress of the sale on Wednesday. The package is modest at only $80 million, but the implications of using the so-called Foreign Military Financing program to provide it will likely infuriate China. Beijing, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province, has repeatedly not ruled out the use of force to reunite it with the mainland... Читать дальше...

A federal judge has entered a default judgment against Rudy Giuliani in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of participating in fraud during the 2020 election. The judge ordered Giuliani to pay more than $130,000 in lawyers’ fees and other costs for shirking his duty to turn over information requested by the election workers as part of their lawsuit. A Giuliani spokesman did not immediately return an email seeking comment. Last month, Giuliani... Читать дальше...

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch occurred Wednesday but gave no further details, such as how far the missile flew. The launch came hours after the United States flew at least one long-range B1-B bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea as part of its annual drills with South Korea. Earlier this week, North Korea’s state media said leader Kim Jong Un called... Читать дальше...

The biggest trend in home decorating this fall is an emphasis on happiness, self-expression, color and creativity. Or as some have dubbed it after the feel-good brain chemical, “dopamine decor.” Does orange make you smile? Dress your kitchen in the happy hue. Love a variety of styles? Do a mashup. The dopamine references comes from fashion. Dawnn Karen wrote in her book “Dress Your Best Life” that wearing clothes in your own, individual style makes you feel good. Decorators and influencers say the... Читать дальше...

Bank impersonations are the top reported type of text message scam. Learn what to look out for so you can avoid bank-impersonation scams and keep your money safe. Avoid making money moves under pressure. Don’t click on links in text messages from senders you don’t know, and don’t call phone numbers texted to you. Instead contact your bank at the official number on its website. If you’re unable to avoid a bank impersonation scam by text, know the key steps to take to avoid further loss, including... Читать дальше...

The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.1% annual pace from April through June, showing continued resilience in the face of higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, the government said in a downgrade from its initial estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.4% annual rate last quarter. The Commerce Department’s second estimate of growth last quarter marked a slight acceleration from a 2% annual growth rate from January through March. Though the economy... Читать дальше...

Tesla says Autopilot and a more sophisticated “Full Self-Driving” system cannot drive themselves and that drivers must be ready to intervene at all times.

Hollywood crew members are turning to nonprofits like the Entertainment Community Fund for assistance as they have also lost work during the writer and actors strikes. So far, the Entertainment Community Fund has given emergency grants to 2,600 film or television workers. The fund has received the most requests for help from people in California, followed by Atlanta and New York. Shawn Batey is a props assistant in New York who has worked on sets since 1995. She's a member of the International Alliance... Читать дальше...

Global shares are mostly trading higher, boosted by a Wall Street rally that came on positive reports on consumer confidence and job openings. Benchmarks on Wednesday finished higher in Tokyo and Seoul, but little changed in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped after the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the monthly Consumer Price Index indicator rose 4.9% in the 12 months to July. That was lower than the expected 5.2%. Shares are falling in early trading in France and Germany while rising moderately in Britain. Читать дальше...

The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn't mean the pressure is off Russia's economy. Western sanctions have cut into oil earnings, while government spending is heating up the economy, threatening to increase inflation. Russia's central bank can strongly influence the ruble exchange rate, and did that with a recent emergency interest rate increase. But long term, Russia's dwindling oil earnings and higher spending on imports will keep downward pressure on the ruble. Читать дальше...

Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 3 storm Wednesday morning as it steams toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall. Authorities are warning of a “catastrophic storm surge and destructive winds” when Hurricane Idalia hits Florida. Residents in vulnerable coastal areas had been ordered to pack up and leave as the storm gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. Idalia was packing sustained winds of 120 mph early Wednesday. Читать дальше...

Logging is threatening Omo Forest Reserve in southern Nigeria, which is home to endangered wildlife like African elephants. Conservationists say the outer region of the reserve, where logging is allowed, is already heavily deforested. As trees become scarce, loggers are heading deep into a protected part of the reserve, which is also under threat from uncontrolled cocoa farming and poaching. Conservationists and rangers blame the government for not enforcing environmental regulations or adequately replanting trees... Читать дальше...

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney World, it’s not South Beach. This is where people go to hunt alligators, fish for tarpon and search for scallops in the shallow waters. Now it’s in the bull's-eye of a major hurricane. The Big Bend is where the peninsula merges into the Panhandle, just southeast of the capital, Tallahassee, and well north of the Tampa metro area. It's where people go to appreciate nature and be left alone. But Hurricane Idalia... Читать дальше...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver a “What’s Next Address" that will outline her policy priorities for the second half of the year. The second-term Democratic governor is expected to call for paid family and medical leave during the Wednesday speech, along with a 100% clean energy standard and the codification of protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act. The Michigan Legislature is expected to return to Sept. 5 after a two-month break. Democrats have passed several bills in the first half of the year... Читать дальше...

A team investigating sexual assault allegations against the late founder of a talent agency for boy bands says it has found the charges credible and is calling for financial compensation for the victims. The investigation concluded Johnny Kitagawa sexually assaulted teen boys as far back as the 1950s, with at least several hundred people targeted. About a dozen men have come forward in recent months, alleging sexual abuse by the founder of Johnny & Associates. Kitagawa died in 2019 and was never charged. Читать дальше...

Republicans in Washington and Georgia are looking for ways to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting Donald Trump. But Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and some other Republicans in the state are opting out of the push, even as Trump eggs it on. In Washington, House Republicans last week announced an investigation of Willis. And in Georgia, Republicans are coalescing around a plan to seek Willis’ removal by a new state prosecutorial oversight commission that begins work on Oct. 1. Читать дальше...

Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio wasn’t in Washington, D.C, when Proud Boys members joined thousands of Trump supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But federal prosecutors say he organized and led the group’s assault from afar. His defense lawyers say the Proud Boys had no plans to storm the Capitol. The Justice Department is seeking a 33-year prison sentence for Tarrio, who is from Miami. Читать дальше...

A plane carrying Israelis home from the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles has made an emergency stop in Saudi Arabia before flying back to Tel Aviv. The incident was praised by Israel as a sign of goodwill as Washington works to establish formal relations between the two countries. Israeli media reported the plane carrying 128 passengers was forced to land Monday because of an electrical malfunction. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the passengers were flown back Tuesday on an alternate plane. Читать дальше...

The smell of marijuana has become a stink at the U.S. Open. One court in particular is notorious for smelling, as one player put it, “like Snoop Dogg's living room.” Court 17 is located in the extreme southwest corner of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, adjacent to Corona Park, and players and security staffers alike believe the park is the source of the smell. Eighth-seeded Maria Sakkari complained about the odor during and after her first-round loss on Monday. But there may not be much the United States Tennis Association can do. Читать дальше...

India’s moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements on the surface near the lunar south pole a week after the country’s historic moon landing. The Indian Space Research Organization says the rover’s laser-induced spectroscope instrument also has detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon. The rover also is searching for signs of frozen water that could help future astronaut missions, as a potential source of drinking water or to make rocket fuel. Читать дальше...

Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted to improve public safety in the wake of a deadly school shooting. The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and lawmakers instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. In a particularly heated moment, House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Democratic Rep. Justin Pearson on Tuesday appeared to have a brief physical interaction where both accused each other of shoving within... Читать дальше...

Andrew Hickey, assistant executive director for the NYSGA, said the organization needs to secure one additional course for a 54-hole championship but realizes that time is getting short.