Новости за 28.11.2023

A former California tech executive has announced she is ending her longshot campaign for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Democrat Lexi Reese announced Tuesday that she has been unable to raise the many millions of dollars the first-time candidate needed to introduce herself to voters in the state. The former Google executive joined the contest in June. She positioned herself as “a new candidate with a fresh message.” She was never able to break into the top tier... Читать дальше...

The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether the state's abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications. The all-Republican court on Tuesday scrutinized efforts to clarify exceptions to the ban, which a growing number of women say forced them to continue pregnancies despite serious risks to their health. The Texas lawsuit is among the biggest challenges to abortion bans in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. The case does not seek to repeal Texas’ abortion... Читать дальше...

A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals. In a statement Monday, Ardent Health Services said the attack occurred Nov. 23. The company took its network offline, suspending user access to its information technology applications, including the software used to document patient care. The company based in the Nashville, Tennessee suburb of Brentwood said it cannot yet confirm the extent... Читать дальше...

A Deutsche Bank executive says the bank followed its own guidelines — which include independently verifying information — when deciding to lend Donald Trump’s company hundreds of millions of dollars. David Williams testified Tuesday at Trump's civil fraud trial. The loans are a focus of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ claims that Trump and his company deceived lenders and insurers by giving them financial statements that baldly overstated his asset values and overall net worth. The defendants deny the allegations. Читать дальше...

Panama's Supreme Court has unanimously declared a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests as unconstitutional. Opponents of the Cobre Panama mine argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. The announcement of the nine-member court’s decision on Tuesday after four days of deliberations set off cheers among a crowd of people waiting outside. Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, which operates the mine in central Panama... Читать дальше...

A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons. The judge says she's following the wishes of a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. The decision comes months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages. The papers will override an older will that was found around the same time in 2019. Franklin died of pancreatic cancer in 2018. She was 76.

The Mayo Clinic has announced a $5 billion expansion plan that includes new buildings designed so they can evolve and expand as patient needs change over the coming decades. The project is part of a Mayo strategy to transform both patient care and its flagship campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Central to the plan is the creation of “neighborhoods” within the new facilities organized around particular conditions. Mayo CEO Dr. Gianrico Farrugia says the idea is to blur the traditional lines between inpatient and outpatient care.

American consumers are feeling slightly more confident this month as the all-important holiday shopping season kicks into high gear. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 102 from 99.1 in October. Analysts were expecting a reading of 101. The October reading was revised down from an original reading of 102.6. The index measuring Americans short-term expectations for income, business and job market rose to 77.8 in November from 72.7... Читать дальше...

A key Federal Reserve official said he is “increasingly confident” that the Fed’s interest rate policies will succeed in bringing inflation back to the central bank’s 2% target level. The official, Christopher Waller cautioned that inflation is still too high and that it’s not yet certain if the slowdown in price increases can be sustained. But he sounded the most optimistic notes of any Fed official since the central bank launched its aggressive streak of rate hikes in March 2022, and he signaled... Читать дальше...

Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed that his government will work “as fast as possible” to solve a budget crisis. But in a speech to parliament Tuesday, he offered few details on how he would achieve his goals of promoting clean energy and modernizing the struggling economy after a court decision struck down billions in planned spending. Scholz and his governing coalition must decide what to cut next year after Germany’s top court ruled that some 60 billion euros in spending violated debt limits set out in the constitution. Читать дальше...

The Biden administration has told Israel that it must operate with far greater precision in southern Gaza if it renews a ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group. That's according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House. The officials said President Joe Biden and other administration officials have underscored to the Israelis that it is critical that the expected military campaign to eradicate... Читать дальше...

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares opened lower in Europe after a mixed day in Asia on Tuesday as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy.

Russian media say a court in Moscow has extended the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until Jan. 30. The hearing took place on Tuesday behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified. Gershkovich was detained in March while on a reporting trip to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. Russia’s Federal Security Service alleged he acted on the instructions of the American side... Читать дальше...

SenseTime, a major Chinese artificial intelligence company known for its facial recognition technology, has rejected claims by a research company that it has inflated its revenue. SenseTime said in a notice to Hong Kong's stock exchange that the allegations made by short-seller Grizzly Research LLC were “without merit.” SenseTime's stock plunged nearly 10% after Grizzly released the report. Its shares were down 6.3% by Tuesday afternoon. Grizzly's report said SenseTime uses revenue fabrication schemes to inflate its sales... Читать дальше...

More cities across the U.S. are cracking down on homeless tent encampments that have grown more visible and become unsafe. Records obtained by The Associated Press show attempts to clear or to mitigate encampments increased in cities from Los Angeles to New York as public pressure grew on officials. Homeless people and their advocates say encampment sweeps are cruel and costly, and there aren't enough shelter beds or treatment for everyone. But government officials say it's unacceptable to let encampments... Читать дальше...

In a high-profile showdown, Rome, Busan, and Riyadh are the top contenders to host the next World Expo, in 2030, as the organizing body prepares to vote on Tuesday in Paris. With the stakes high, each city has escalated its campaign efforts. Rome has enlisted actor Russell Crowe, who appeared in a promotional video echoing his “Gladiator” persona, and has included plans for the world's largest urban solar park in its bid. Busan, in South Korea, brought in K-pop heavyweights like BTS, while the Saudis... Читать дальше...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign a clean energy package soon that will require energy providers to transition to 100% carbon-free energy generation by 2040. The legislation will also set a renewable energy mandates to require utilities to generate 50% of their energy from renewable sources by 2030. That's a significant leap from the current 12%. Michigan joins several other states that have set 2040 deadlines for power providers to become carbon-free. The state mandates support... Читать дальше...

Already serving time for murder, disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh will now be sentenced for stealing from his clients. Tuesday's hearing will allow any of his 18 victims to look him in the eye and say to him whatever they want. State prosecutors and Murdaugh's lawyers agreed to a 27-year prison sentence. It is an insurance policy in case Murdaugh's conviction and life without parole sentence for the slayings of his wife and son are overturned on appeal. Murdaugh admitted to the thefts... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Navy says it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a plane that overshot a Hawaii runway and landed in an environmentally sensitive bay. But officials don't have a timetable for when it will get the large aircraft out of the water. There were no injuries to the nine people who were on board when the P-8A aircraft landed Nov. 20 in shallow water just offshore of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. The Navy says the plane is resting on sand and coral. Rear Adm. Kevin Lenox says the... Читать дальше...

A man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Monday in the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont. The attack is being investigated as a possible hate crime. The three young men were shot and injured Saturday while walking near the University of Vermont campus. Forty-eight-year-old Jason Eaton was arrested Sunday and made a brief court appearance from jail Monday. He's charged with three counts of attempted murder. The U.S. Justice Department and state officials... Читать дальше...

Argentine President-elect Javier Milei is getting a meeting with a top Biden aide. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says Milei will sit down with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday in Washington. President Joe Biden will be traveling to Georgia and Colorado on Tuesday and will not meet with Milei while he's in Washington. The right-wing populist president-elect has been compared to former President Donald Trump. Milei has spoken favorably about Trump and... Читать дальше...