Новости за 05.11.2023

The FDA said Friday it has received reports of seven illnesses in at least five states possibly linked to contaminated puree.

The Golden Knights host Southern Connecticut State in the opening round of the NE-10 Conference tournament at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

This week’s new entertainment releases include country superstar Chris Stapleton’s fifth studio album, Michael Fassbender playing a hitman in David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Tim Allen putting on his Santa suit for season two of “The Santa Clauses.” “The Buccaneers” is Apple TV+’s eight-episode series answer to “Bridgerton,” featuring attractive young people in London in the late 1800s with contemporary dialogue and corsets, while Octavia Spencer executive produces the new series “FEDS,” which goes... Читать дальше...

Climate change is increasing billion-dollar disasters, many of them from intensifying hurricanes. Some housing developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to such extreme weather, and friendlier to the environment at the same time. Buildings are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions through the construction of the materials that go into them, like cement and steel, but also from the energy they use — especially if they're not efficient. Some builders say that a resilient home is a sustainable one. Читать дальше...

Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants are expected to share their experiences as U.S. officials make a final stop in Montana on their yearlong tour to confront the institutions that regularly abused students to assimilate them into white society. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, was scheduled to visit Montana State University in Bozeman to wrap up her “Road to Healing” tour. The stated goal of the boarding schools was to “civilize” Native Americans... Читать дальше...

French power network operator Enedis says one of its technicians was killed as it battles to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes in the wake of major storms. The 46-year-old man killed Saturday was working in a rapid-reaction force deployed in the Brittany region of northwest France that was battered Thursday by Storm Ciarán. The storm packed record-breaking winds and rain and killed 14 people across Europe. Enedis said that police are investigating the man's death. French media... Читать дальше...

Over the past three years, local school board elections have become the place where America’s deep political divisions are on full display. In Tuesday's races in Virginia, far-right candidates are looking to take over a number of school boards or expand their slim majorities from past elections. The left is fighting fiercely to make up lost ground. Virginia's races are seen as a bellwether for the country, and Spotsylvania County has become a particular flashpoint. There, school board meetings that... Читать дальше...

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. The latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, but most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical. They tend to look better in staged performances than in real life. That hasn’t stopped a handful of startups from keeping at it. One of them, Agility Robotics, has caught the attention of Amazon, which... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A few years ago, Tiffany Wilburn just didn’t see the point in voting any longer.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he plans to bow out and hand over power to his deputy Lawrence Wong next year before the 2025 general election. The 71-year-old Lee initially intended to retire before turning 70. But it was shelved because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee is the eldest son of Singapore's first leader who built up modern Singapore. Lee has been prime minister since 2004. Lee named Wong last year as his designated successor. Lee said Sunday that he has full confidence in... Читать дальше...

The relationship between President Joe Biden and new House Speaker Mike Johnson will be one of the most important in Washington over the next year. The two are just trying to get to know each other at this point, but already there's been clear disagreement, especially about how the Louisiana Republican handled Israel aid in the House. Johnson's decisions have given some insight to the White House about how the speaker will govern. Bill Cassidy, a Republican senator from Louisiana who knows the new speaker well... Читать дальше...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has traveled to the occupied West Bank for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip. Blinken traveled to Ramallah on Sunday for his previously unannounced visit in an armored motorcade just hours after Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing dozens. Despite the secrecy and the State Department refusing to confirm the trip until after Blinken had physically left the West Bank... Читать дальше...

Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment. Li made the remarks Sunday when delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the 6th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, seeking to draw thousands of foreign businesses shopping for Chinese products and looking to expand trade and investment with the world’s second-largest economy.... Читать дальше...

Some California entrepreneurs and farmers are betting agave could be a promising crop for the state. They're seeking to grow something that doesn't need much water after several years of drought and ahead of looming limits on how much groundwater can be pumped for agriculture. They're also seeking to tap into a thirst for premium alcoholic beverages that has boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Agave thrives on almost no water. The plant isn't grown on a large scale in California, and it would take years for that to happen... Читать дальше...

Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington state. The Yurok tribe in California and the Port Gamble S’Klallam and Puyallup tribes in Washington want the rubber preservative 6PPD banned because it kills salmon as they return to their natal streams to spawn. The chemical is added to virtually every vehicle tire as a rubber preservative. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement is the start... Читать дальше...

Columbia girls' volleyball defeats Guilderland in five sets to advance to the Class AA regionals for the first time since 1984.

Northern New Mexico or bust. That seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent on wandering beyond the boundaries set for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. Federal and state wildlife managers confirmed Thursday that the endangered female wolf has traveled north of Interstate 40 and beyond a recovery zone that spans parts of southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The animal had traveled as far north as the Rocky Mountain foothills near... Читать дальше...

U.S. officials and lawmakers expressed support for the extension of a trade program that grants eligible African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets. The move follows a clear push by eligible African countries at the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade forum in Johannesburg to have the program extended. It is currently slated to expire in September 2025. AGOA is U.S. legislation that allows sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets provided they meet certain conditions... Читать дальше...