Новости за 24.12.2023

Authorities in central Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a 39-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man at a shopping mall two days before Christmas in which police say the victim was “targeted” for the attack. As of Sunday afternoon, the suspect hadn’t been located and the Ocala Police Department was offering a $5,000 award for any information leading to his arrest. The arrest warrant was for premeditated first-degree murder and attempted premeditated first-degree murder. The... Читать дальше...

More than a year after it was put up for sale, Manchester United said Sunday that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe had agreed to buy a minority stake in the storied Premier League club. Ratcliffe owns petrochemicals giant INEOS and is one of Britain’s richest people. He has secured a stake of “up to 25%” of the 20-time league champions and will invest $300 million in its Old Trafford stadium. As part of the deal United said Ratcliffe would take responsibility for the club’s soccer operations. In... Читать дальше...

We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with some soul-searching in between. Social media’s impact on children’s mental health hurtled toward a reckoning this year, with the U.S. Surgeon General calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate... Читать дальше...

North American military assets are keeping a sharp eye on Santa's travels. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is tracking his sleigh's global movements as Christmas Day approaches from stop to stop. NORAD is the command that's responsible for protecting U.S. and Canadian air space. But it has a jolly side, too. It has launched its noradsanta.org website, social media sites and mobile app, loaded with games, movies, books and music. By late Christmas Eve in Thailand, late morning Sunday in the eastern U.S.... Читать дальше...

Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century. But its continued disuse prompted a nonprofit group to create a five-year plan for razing the empty plant on Springfield's northeast side. The group called Moving Pillsbury Forward has $6 million in commitments and plans for obtaining the balance of the $10 million needed to raze the plant and redevelop the site. But its members also have a sense of history — and of humor. They are documenting Pillsbury's history... Читать дальше...

Millions of migrants have arrived in the U.S. in recent years, many in cities and counties across America. After an arduous journey, they face the next challenges of finding enough work and a roof to sleep under and can often feel alone in an unfamiliar place where people don't speak their language. One unassuming town on the Great Plains in Colorado has built a generational migrant support network over decades. They hold monthly support groups, train migrants on their civil rights and teach them how to drive. Читать дальше...

A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites. The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony is among those concerned that more culturally significant areas will be in the path of a modern-day Gold Rush driven by mining claims and green energy projects. The tribe was unsuccessful in stopping a massive lithium mine at the site where more than two dozen Paiute and Shoshone were massacred in 1865. Читать дальше...

One person died and another was shot in the leg in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken says the man was targeted and killed after he was shot Saturday in a common area of Paddock Mall is in Ocala, which is about 80 miles northwest of Orlando. Another woman was shot in the leg. The suspect fled the scene but left the firearms behind. Several people suffered injuries during the shooting, with one person who had chest pain and another reporting a broken arm. Читать дальше...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers’ ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business. The veto is a blow to labor groups, who have long argued the agreements hurt workers and stifle economic growth. But in the months leading up to the veto, the legislation had come under fierce attack by Wall Street and business groups in the state. They say the agreements are necessary to protect investment... Читать дальше...

The city of Tampa, Florida, has reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve a discrimination lawsuit alleging that male workers didn’t receive the same parental leave time as female workers. Under the proposed settlement reached Thursday, Tampa will pay $300,000 and credit 240 hours of additional leave time to male workers who were denied the same amount of parental leave as female workers in 2017 and 2018. According to the lawsuit, female workers were allowed up to 320 hours of leave... Читать дальше...

Iowa will not participate in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family over the summer to help with food costs while school is out. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said the Summer EBT program “does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic.” Some state lawmakers quickly opposed the decision, saying it is “cruel” and “short-sighted" to reject federal money that could put food on the table for hungry kids. At least 18 states... Читать дальше...