Новости за 11.12.2023

A brain sample from a gunman who killed 18 people in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury related to his service in the Army Reserves. The office of the chief medical examiner on Monday said it wants to know if a brain injury stemming from 40-year-old Robert Card’s military service could have contributed to unusual behavior he exhibited before the shootings on Oct. 25 in Lewiston, Maine. The concern surrounds Card's exposure to blasts while training U.S. Читать дальше...

Attorneys for a pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion say she has left the state to obtain the procedure.

Special counsel Jack Smith is asking the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. A federal judge ruled the case could go forward, but Trump signaled he would ask the federal appeals court in Washington to reverse that outcome. Smith is attempting to bypass the appeals court. The request filed Monday for the Supreme Court to take up the matter directly reflects Smith’s desire to keep the trial... Читать дальше...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, the leading tracker of global biodiversity, released their new Red List of Threatened Species on Monday at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai. They evaluated about 157,000 species and found that a little over 44,000 are threatened with extinction. That's an increase from last year's assessment. IUCN leaders said climate change is making environments more threatening for thousands of species. Humans need to reverse the trend and phase out fossil fuels... Читать дальше...

Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti will retire next year with the burger and milkshake chain gaining significant momentum as it undergoes a significant expansion. Garutti will remain with the company until a successor is found and will be an advisor through 2024 to help with the transition for the new CEO. Garutti, who is also a board member, has worked for Shake Shack for more than 20 years. Shake Shack has opened 30 new restaurants this year and has a goal of 40 new locations in 2023. It plans to open the 40 restaurants next year, as well. Читать дальше...

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A power transition began Monday in the Polish parliament, where the outgoing national conservative leaders made their farewell statements as a majority of lawmakers prepared to elect a new prime minister, the centrist, pro-EU political veteran Donald Tusk.

Rudy Giuliani has arrived at Washington's federal court for a trial to determine how much he might have to pay two Georgia election workers whom he falsely accused of fraud while pushing Donald Trump’s baseless claims after the 2020 election. The former New York City mayor has already been found liable in the defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, who endured threats and harassment after they became the target of a conspiracy theory spread by Trump and his allies. Читать дальше...

Thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Brussels on Tuesday to protest what they perceive as new austerity measures as the 27 European Union countries discuss ways to overhaul rules on government spending. Finance ministers from the bloc have been negotiating for months a reform of the EU’s rules limiting debt and deficits for member states, known as the Stability and Growth Pact, which would curtail the options of nations seeking to spend their way out of a crisis and potentially force them into austerity. Читать дальше...

With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, its policymakers are facing — and in some cases fueling — hopes that they will make a decisive shift in policy and cut interest rates next year, possibly as soon as spring. Such a move would reduce borrowing costs across the economy, making mortgages, auto loans and business borrowing less expensive. Fed Chair Jerome Powell, though, has recently downplayed the idea that rate reductions are nearing. With the central bank poised to keep... Читать дальше...

Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023's top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. The ongoing war Israel-Hamas war topped news trends in 2023, per Google’s global data, followed by searches related to the Titanic-bound submersible that imploded in June... Читать дальше...

The Biden administration says it will provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips for military aircraft. The aircraft include F-15 and F-35 jets. This is the first allocation of incentives from last year’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act. That law provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States. The Commerce Department’s choice of a military contractor instead of a conventional... Читать дальше...

A federal court jury is poised begin its deliberations in an antitrust trial focused on whether Google’s efforts to profit from its app store for Android smartphones have been illegally gouging consumers and stifling innovation. Before the nine-person jury in San Francisco starts weighing the evidence Monday, the lawyers on the opposing sides of the trial will present their closing arguments in a three-year-old case filed by Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game. Epic alleged that... Читать дальше...

As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over deadlines for lowering their carbon dioxide emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: to remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit. The Group of Negative Emitters (GONE) was launched in Dubai by Denmark, Finland and Panama. It aims to reach its goal by slashing emissions, protecting and expanding forests, and investing in new technologies. Panama has already reached that goal with its vast forests that act as a huge carbon sink. Читать дальше...

Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall Street reached a 20-month high ahead of a week that includes essential U.S. inflation data and a final rate decision of the year by the Federal Reserve. Benchmarks in Hong Kong lost nearly 1%, while the rest of the markets in Asia were higher. On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% to clinch its longest weekly winning streak in four years. The Dow and Nasdaq also gained 0.4%. Treasury yields rose more sharply following the report, which said U.S. employers... Читать дальше...

“All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey's hit from 1994, has grown over the last three decades into the Christmas colossus. It's arguably the most successful holiday song ever from an economic standpoint. Just try to avoid it if you go out in public. Her wish for a certain someone as her Christmas present is almost genetically engineered to be a smash hit, a musicologist explains, and has only grown in stature with the passing years. Yet it's not a straightforward story. There's a mystifying feud between the people who wrote it... Читать дальше...

At a small rural Missouri high school, two English teachers shared a secret: Both were posting adult content on OnlyFans, the subscription-based website known for sexually explicit content. The site and others like it provide an opportunity for those willing to dabble in pornography to earn extra money — sometimes lots of it. The money is handy, especially in relatively low-paying fields like teaching. Many post the content anonymously while trying to maintain their day jobs. But some outed teachers... Читать дальше...

Wildlife officials plan to release up to 10 gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks. The reintroduction of the predators to the central Rocky Mountains comes at the behest of urban voters. It's rankling rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades marks a sharp departure from efforts by Republican-led states to cull wolf packs. More releases are planned for Colorado over the next several years. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The president, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will attend the reception on Monday. The Biden administration in May announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter antisemitism. Still, antisemitism has only intensified in some quarters since the Oct. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden will jet up to Philadelphia on Monday to announce a $22.4 million grant for city firefighters. According to the White House, the money will allow the reopening of three fire companies that were decommissioned during the Great Recession. The funding comes from last year's federal budget. Biden is also holding a fundraiser for his reelection campaign in Philadelphia. The Democratic president is ramping up his fundraising as he prepares for a potential rematch with Republican former President Donald Trump next year.

President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it. Pollsters and economists say there has never been as wide a gap between the underlying health of the economy and public perception. The divergence could be a decisive factor in whether the Democrat secures a second term next year. Republicans are seizing on the dissatisfaction to skewer Biden, while the White House is finding less success by trying to highlight economic progress.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Christmas TV special from country star Cody Johnson, Taylor Swift’s concert movie “The Eras Tour” lands in homes to celebrate her birthday and the second season of “Reacher” starring Alan Ritchson hits of Prime Video. More than two decades after the release of “Chicken Run” returns the adventures of its defiant feathered protagonist, Ginger, in the sequel “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.” And early cast members of “The Real Housewives of... Читать дальше...

An Iowa man is under arrest in the death of a Catholic priest who was stabbed in the rectory of his a small Nebraska church. The Rev. Stephen Gutgsell was assaulted “during an invasion” of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun. He died from his injuries. Officials say police received a 911 call reporting an attempted break-in at the church. They found Gutgsell injured and the alleged attacker inside. Authorities arrested 43-year-old Kierre L. Williams on charges of homicide and using a weapon to commit a felony. Читать дальше...

Donald Trump says he's decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial. In a social media post Sunday, the former president said he “very successfully & conclusively” testified last month and saw no need to appear again. Trump had been expected to return to the witness stand Monday as the last big defense witness in the case, which threatens his real estate empire and cuts to the heart of his image as a successful businessman. In all capital letters, Trump said... Читать дальше...

Students, lawmakers and religious leaders have joined forces at a temple in Philadelphia to strongly denounce antisemitism on college campuses and in their communities. The gathering Sunday at Congregation Rodeph Shalom comes one day after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid criticism over her testimony at a congressional hearing. Magill was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. Harvard... Читать дальше...