Новости за 07.09.2023

Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there's no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations. A government watchdog group says the lack of ethics rules is of conservatives' own making. In 2010 the court's then-conservative majority passed a rule allowing justices to take cases even if they involve donors. Now that control of the court has flipped to liberals... Читать дальше...

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is making adjustments to its pay scale that will have some new store workers like those picking online orders start at lower hourly pay than it did a few months ago. The change, which became was effective in July and was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, will create consistency in starting hourly pay across that particular store that will lead to better staffing and customer service, according to Anne Hatfield, a Walmart spokeswoman. Читать дальше...

A Democratic Florida state attorney is challenging her suspension by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Monique Worrell filed the petition against DeSantis with the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday. The former top prosecutor for the Orlando area says the governor's order is invalid since it fails to show how she neglected her duties or was incompetent. DeSantis is one of a number of Republicans in various jurisdictions across the U.S. who have called into question decisions made by Democratic prosecutors. Читать дальше...

Honda will join Ford, GM and other electric vehicle makers in adopting Tesla’s charging technology. Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will use Tesla’s fast-charging port for its EV models that go on sale in North American starting in 2025. Ford and General Motors announced similar deals in June, and electric truck maker Rivian followed suit later that month. Analysts say Tesla’s connector and cord are much lighter and easier to handle than chargers used by the rest of the auto industry. As more and more automakers switch to Tesla’s connector... Читать дальше...

Concern for U.S. democracy has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries call for a recommitment to the country’s bedrock principles.

Indonesia’s president has issued a stark warning after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia. President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that our world “we will be destroyed” unless conflicts are resolved. The three-day summit by leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations along with Asian and Western counterparts in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta spotlighted major conflicts in Asia with calls for peaceful resolutions and restraint. Читать дальше...

The Georgia prosecutor who has brought charges accusing former President Donald Trump and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state is asking the judge in the case to take steps to protect jurors in the case. A grand jury last month returned a wide-ranging 41-count indictment against Trump and 18 others. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis wrote in a motion filed Wednesday that the grand jurors’ personal information was immediately posted online... Читать дальше...

A federal judge in Boston has sentenced a wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million insider trading scheme that relied on stolen company earnings information hacked through U.S. computer networks. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris sentenced Vladislav Klyushin during a hearing Thursday. Klyushin, who ran an information technology company that did work for the highest levels of the Kremlin, was convicted in February of wire and securities fraud. Читать дальше...

A World Bank eport says online gig work is growing globally and is creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce. The report estimates there are as many as 435 million online gig workers globally. It says demand for gig work rose 41% between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. The study's author says online gig work provides women and underprivileged youth an important opportunity to participate in the labor market. But the employment... Читать дальше...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in seven months, another sign that the labor market remains largely unaffected by higher interest rates. U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 13,000 to 216,000 for the week ending Sept. 2, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average of claims, which smooths out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 8,500 to 229,250. Jobless claim applications are seen as representative of the number of layoffs in a given week. Читать дальше...

Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered. Starting in November, just under a year before Election Day, Google said in an update to its political content policy that disclosure of AI to alter images must be clear and conspicuous and be located somewhere that users are likely to notice it. Though fake images, videos or audio clips are not new to political advertising, generative AI tools are making it easier to do... Читать дальше...

Australian Transport Minister Catherine King says invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha’s international airport in 2020 were part of the reason she refused to allow Qatar Airways to double its services to Australia. King has faced intense questioning over why she decided on June 10 not to allow the airline to double its current 28 flights per week to Australia. She says the decision was made in the “context” of women being examined in 2020 by authorities at Hamad International... Читать дальше...

The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans. The administration also proposed stronger protections against development on 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The Department of Interior’s decision to cancel the leases comes after the Biden administration disappointed environmental groups earlier this year by approving... Читать дальше...

Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade. The head of the Australia delegation said he welcomed the positive developments but there was more work to do. The dialogue that opened in Beijing on Thursday will focus on trade, people-to-people links and security. China’s former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said the two countries should work together while adhering to the liberalization of trade. Читать дальше...

Shares have fallen in Asia as China reported weaker global demand hit its trade in August, adding to pressures on its economy. Oil prices and U.S. futures also fell. Hong Kong's benchmark gave up more than 1% and most other major regional markets also declined. China said its exports fell 8.8% in August from a year earlier, while imports were down 7.3%. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 shed 0.7% and the Dow industrials fell 0.6%. The Nasdaq composite handed back 1.1% as declines in several big technology stocks... Читать дальше...

TOKIO (AP) — Japón lanzó el jueves un cohete con un telescopio de rayos X que explorará los orígenes del universo, así como un pequeño módulo lunar.

Rescue teams in Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria have recovered the bodies of seven more people following floods after fierce rainstorms. The discoveries increased the death toll in the three neighboring countries to 14 on Wednesday. The storm that hit a campsite in northwestern Turkey near the border with Bulgaria late Tuesday also flooded streets and hundreds of homes and workplaces in several neighborhoods in Istanbul. At least seven people died in the country. In Greece, a record rainfall caused two... Читать дальше...

A Greek shipper has pleaded guilty to a charge over it smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine. That's according to U.S. federal court papers seen Thursday by The Associated Press. Empire Navigation agreed to be put on corporate probation under the plea agreement, according to the court filings. The charge stems from the saga over the oil tanker Suez Rajan, which has become mired in the wider tensions between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic even as Tehran and... Читать дальше...

India, the current president of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks to accelerate sustainable biofuels deployment to support the global energy transition. The alliance is likely to get an official announcement at this week's G-20 summit in New Delhi, and it's expected that more than 15 counties will sign up to be part of it. As a clean energy option, biofuels have gotten increased scrutiny in recent times given how growing feedstock... Читать дальше...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is “becoming the voice of the Global South." The United Nations uses the term “Global South” and so does the World Bank and U.S. President Joe Biden. So what, exactly, is it? Despite how it sounds, it’s not really a geographical term. It’s complicated, and often depends upon who is using the phrase. Most commonly, Global South refers to the countries belonging to the Group of 77 at the United Nations, which, confusingly, is today actually a coalition of 134 countries. Читать дальше...

The University of South Florida is looking for some big changes when the Tampa school plans to open a new $340 million on-campus football stadium in 2026. The stadium is expected to seat about 35,000, far smaller than the 75,000 or so where the Bulls now play at Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. USF has played there since 1998. School officials say the new stadium will give them control over such revenue streams as parking and concessions. They say it’ll be easier for students to access... Читать дальше...

China’s exports declined at a slower pace in August, even as the world’s second biggest economy remains under pressure. Customs data released Thursday showed exports for August slumped 8.8% from the same time last year, totaling $284.87 billion. That was slower than the 14.5% last month. Imports slid 7.3% from a year ago to $216.51 billion, but beat consensus estimates of a 9% decline. China’s trade surplus contracted 13.2% to $68.36 billion, lower than the $80.6 billion in July. The Chinese economy... Читать дальше...

The performance by the No. 6-ranked Saint Rose women’s soccer team in its non conference home opener against Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday can be described in one word.

Top military officials are voicing their concerns that national security is being harmed by an impasse that has stalled more than 300 top military promotions. But that criticism appears to have had little effect on the senator leading the blockade. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., warns that “we’re going to be in a holding pattern for a long time,” until the Pentagon rescinds its policy to pay for travel when a service member goes out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care. The lack... Читать дальше...

Daniil Medvedev has reached his fourth U.S. Open semifinal as the heat and humidity continue to rise at the Grand Slam tennis tournament. He looked into a courtside TV camera in the final set of a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Andrey Rublev on Wednesday and warned that a player is ‘gonna die’ in the nearly 95-degree Fahrenheit (35-Celsius) conditions. Medvedev, the 2021 U.S. Open champion, will face defending men's champion Carlos Alcaraz next. Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Aryna Sabalenka... Читать дальше...