Новости за 24.09.2020

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the White House said on Thursday, a day after the Republican president drew criticism for refusing to commit to accepting those results. “The president will accept the results of a free and fair election,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said […]

Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton expects the governing FIA to set out new rules on protest gestures after he wore a T-shirt declaring “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor.” The Mercedes driver, who can equal retired Ferrari great Michael Schumacher’s all-time record 91 wins at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, wore the […]

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case involving the fine imposed on one of the ringleaders of a massive maple syrup heist. Richard Vallieres was found guilty of fraud, trafficking in stolen goods and theft after more than 9,500 barrels of maple syrup, valued at $18 million, were stolen […]

PARIS — Canada’s Milos Raonic and Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic have pulled out of the French Open, organizers said on Thursday as they made the draw for the final Grand Slam of the year. Raonic, ranked 20th in the world, played the Italian Open last week and was eliminated in the second round. Meanwhile, women’s world […]

More than a month after the Canada Revenue Agency took its website offline in the wake of a major cyberattack, the federal tax collection agency won’t say when it expects its online services to fully return to normal. A number of services within the CRA’s online portal for individual Canadians remain unavailable, including the ability […]

American race favourite Chloe Dygert suffered a horrible crash in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships as Dutchwoman Anna van der Breggen claimed gold on Thursday. The 23-year-old defending champion Dygert was setting the pace again and looked on course for gold on the 31.7km circuit at Imola, but lost control on […]

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says former Liberal prime minister John Turner was someone who knew that Canadians had to work hard for democracy and that it should never be taken for granted. “Today we remember him as a House of Commons man, a strong advocate for equality and a champion of our democracy,” the prime […]

MILAN — AC Milan’s talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and the 38-year-old responded in typically irreverent style, saying it was a bad idea for the virus to challenge him. Milan said that Ibrahimovic, who will miss the Europa League match at home to Bodo/Glimt later on Thursday, was placed in […]

SEOUL — A South Korean fisheries official who went missing this week was questioned on a North Korean patrol boat before being shot dead by troops who then doused his body in oil and set it on fire, South Korea’s military said on Thursday. South Korea’s military said evidence suggested the man was attempting to […]

Gigi Hadid is a new mom. The model’s pop star boyfriend, Zayn Malik, broke the news via Twitter on Wednesday, revealing he and Gigi are parents to a baby girl. Sharing a black-and-white photo of himself holding the newborn’s hand, Malik wrote: “Our baby girl is here, healthy & beautiful. To try (to) put into […]

The Atlanta Hawks will hire former NBA player Landry Fields as assistant general manager, according to multiple reports Wednesday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report the news. Fields, 32, played five seasons in the league from 2010-15 with the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors. He appeared in 255 career games (176 starts) and […]

George Clooney has blasted lawmakers in his native Kentucky for opting not to seek charges against any of the police officers responsible for Breonna Taylor’s death, insisting he’s “ashamed” of the decision. Activists and citizens across America were hoping Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron would demand justice for Taylor, who was shot and killed by […]

Colin Kaepernick headlined the list of individuals from the sporting world who spoke out on Wednesday after police officers were cleared of criminal charges in the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker killed in her Louisville apartment. Two white policemen who fired into the apartment in March will not be prosecuted for Taylor’s […]

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are in talks to invest in Welsh side Wrexham, who play in the fifth tier of English soccer, the club’s supporters trust said on Wednesday. Canadian Reynolds, famed for starring in superhero comedy Deadpool, and U.S. actor McElhenney, creator and star of sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, were […]

Penthouse boss Bob Guccione ruined cult movie Caligula with sex scenes, according to star Malcolm McDowell. The 1979 film is still considered one of the most controversial movies of all time, thanks to orgy scenes and graphic nudity, and the A Clockwork Orange star, who portrayed the title character, is still scratching his head about […]

Sharon Stone and Gwyneth Paltrow patched up a dispute over cocktails at the Cannes Film Festival. Paltrow had upset the Basic Instinct star by mimicking her in a Saturday Night Live sketch but the two actresses were able to bury their beef when Gwyneth showed up at Sharon’s pad in the south of France unexpectedly. […]