Новости за 25.05.2018

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on hit-and-run crash in Portland, Oregon (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Police say they have found the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in downtown Portland that injured three people walking on a sidewalk. The announcement Friday came shortly after police said they were looking for a blue 2005 Mazda Tribute with gray bumpers. Footage from news helicopters Friday shows officers arresting a man from the type of a vehicle. The car has significant damage to its front end. Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on hit-and-run crash in Portland, Oregon (all times local): 1:05 p.m. Police say they have found the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash in downtown Portland that injured three people walking on a sidewalk. The announcement Friday came shortly after police said they were looking for a blue 2005 Mazda Tribute with gray bumpers. Footage from news helicopters Friday shows officers arresting a man from the type of a vehicle. The car has significant damage to its front end. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Energy companies and oil prices took their worst losses in months following reports that OPEC countries plan to produce more oil soon. The drops Friday left major U.S. market indexes mostly lower at the end of an indecisive week. U.S. crude oil sank 4 percent after multiple reports indicated that Russia and OPEC could start producing more crude. Chevron lost 3.5 percent and Exxon Mobil gave up 1.9 percent. Gap... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Energy companies and oil prices took their worst losses in months following reports that OPEC countries plan to produce more oil soon. The drops Friday left major U.S. market indexes mostly lower at the end of an indecisive week. U.S. crude oil sank 4 percent after multiple reports indicated that Russia and OPEC could start producing more crude. Chevron lost 3.5 percent and Exxon Mobil gave up 1.9 percent. Gap... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials say equipment problems at a state laboratory may have resulted in false results for almost 200 people tested for tuberculosis. Officials said Friday that they have notified affected health care providers of the problem recently identified by the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services. Officials say an incorrect setting on a backup centrifuge used to process samples could have resulted in a slight reduction in the ability to identify trace amounts of the TB bacteria. Читать дальше...

Ingle was 77, Francis 44

The UK boxing scene took a serious blow today as legendary trainer Brendan Ingle and former British champion Dean Francis passed away. Ingle, who died of a brain hemorrhage was 77, while Francis died at 44 of cancer.

Ingle’s pupils included Herol Graham, Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods, and most notably Naseem Hamed, one of the true superstars of the 90s. The Guardian has a touching obituary, and it’s worth looking back at Sean Ingle’s 2015 piece about Brendan’s work with children. Читать дальше...

Initiative Petition #43 is slowly making its way through the ballot measure process in Oregon. After a massive response of challenges to the “draft ballot title” were submitted a couple of weeks ago, the state “attorney general” has now issued the “certified ballot title” that reads “Prohibits “assault weapons” (defined), “large capacity magazines” (defined), unless […]

Turkey's president has made a huge bet that he's right and all of the world's economic experts are wrong.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Voters can start casting their ballots Saturday in Nevada's primary election. The state's popular early voting period runs for two weeks through June 8 and gives Nevadans a chance to avoid the rush at polling places on the June 12 election day. Voters will pick candidates in races for U.S. Senate, the state's four U.S. House seats, governor, attorney general and a number of other state and local races. The state's most populous county, Clark County, has several dozen early voting sites open for various hours. Читать дальше...

More than 38 minutes had ticked by on the clock beneath the Arrivo banner when Simon Yates finally reached the final ramps of the Jafferau and inched grimly towards the finish of stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia. The dream had died three hours previously on the slopes of the Colle delle Finestre, and the final 80 kilometres of the stage must have felt akin to a nightmare from which he was trying to awake.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hazelwood police officer Craig Tudor was fighting for his life in an ambulance after a rollover crash in his police cruiser when he asked his friend to hold his hand. Tudor didn't realize that Kevin Marshall already was. Marshall, a Hazelwood firefighter, had pulled Tudor from the wreckage moments before. He realized his friend was paralyzed from a spinal cord injury. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Tudor underwent a rare surgery Thursday that could help restore some of his independence. Читать дальше...

In the latest episode of "Zebra Sisters," the hosts discuss the disturbing gap between white and black home ownership.

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Friday, largely due to a selloff in energy shares. The S&P 500 energy sectors slumped 2.6%, weighing on the broader index. But all three main benchmarks posted weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 58.67 points, or 0.2%, lower at 24,753.09, but posted a 0.2% weekly gain. The S&P 500 index fell 6.43 points, or 0.2% to 2,721.33 but ended the week 0.3% higher. Meanwhile the Nasdaq Composite advanced 9.42 points, or 0.1% to 7,433.85 and... Читать дальше...

Chris Froome (Team Sky) turned the Giro d'Italia upside, winning stage 19 alone in Bardonecchia after an 80km solo attack, taking the leader's maglia and scattering his rivals to the wind across Susa valley.

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• North Korea has a reputation for reclusivity, and is commonly called a "hermit kingdom" due to its reclusivity.
• North Korea has one of the largest militaries in the world, employing approximately 4.7% of the total population. 
• Drug use is rampant with an estimated 30% of North Koreans using substances ranging from marijuana to methamphetamines. 

Considering that North Korea — formally (and ironically) known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... Читать дальше...

La Saskatchewan devient la première province au Canada à qui un tribunal demande le retrait de la mention de genre sur les certificats de naissance. La décision de la Cour du Banc de la Reine de la Saskatchewan intervient après des demandes à cet effet de la part de trois familles de la Saskatchewan.

The U.S. Department of Transportation told Congress it opposes a Senate bill that would require new rules prohibiting airline fees that are not "reasonable and proportional," along with many other new consumer protections that the administration deems "unnecessary and wasteful," according to a letter seen on Friday by Reuters. The U.S. House in April passed a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration by a 393-to-13 vote. It now moves to the Senate, which could take up the issue as early as next month. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday: OpenHighLowSettleChg.COTTON 250,000 lbs.; cents per lb.Jul87.6989.6987.1589.21+1.75Sep86.65+1.10Oct86.0587.7386.0587.52+1.22Nov86.65+1.10Dec85.4086.8585.3586.65+1.10Jan86.24+1.10Mar85.1586.3484.9286.24+1.10May84.9086.1584.8686.07+1.11Jul84.7885.9884.7585.97+1.17Sep79.43+.82Oct82.60+1.10Nov79.43+.82Dec78.6379.6078.6379.43+.82Jan79.35+1.04Mar79.35+1.04May79.08+1.04Jul78.67+1.04Sep76.22+1.04Oct77.95+1.04Nov76.22+1.04Dec76.22+1.04Jan76.16+1.04Mar76.16+1.04Est.... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The board overseeing the $1.8 billion Las Vegas stadium project has approved a $546 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that board votes on Wednesday included agreements to better account for funding the 65,000-seat domed stadium being built near the Las Vegas Strip. Stadium Authority Chairman Steve Hill says about $2 million is budgeted for authority operations, and any end-of-year surplus will be used to pay down debt. As of March... Читать дальше...

From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on May 23, 2018:

The Twins designated Phil Hughes for assignment on Monday, bringing to an apparent end the 31-year-old righty’s five-year run with the team and perhaps marking the end of his 12-year big league career. On a superficial level, his is a tale of a big-money contract gone wrong, as the Minnesota media — which knows red meat when it sees it, as fan perception of Joe Mauer’s long decline phase attests — was quick to take note of the... Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The Russian authorities will continue efforts to ensure a sustainable growth of the Russian economy aiming to join the list of Top-5 global economies, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

Fatai Owoseni, commissioner of police, Benue state command on Thursday May 24 rescued 16 victims of a road accident which occurred along Gboko/Katsina-Ala road in Benue state. The accident involved a Toyota Picnic and Corolla.