Новости за 06.04.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has opened his final presidential campaign — against Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators opposed to the Iran nuclear deal are trying to block an Obama administration proposal that would ease rules on using U.S. dollars in trade transactions with Iran.

If Lincoln Middle School adopts a year-round calendar, and La Crosse school district officials stress it is still a big if, it would not go into effect until the 2019-20 school year.

Onalaska Mayor Joe Chilsen didn’t sleep well in the days leading up to Tuesday’s election, but he could rest easy after the city’s vote totals finally came in. It took until well after midnight, but the results finally came in…

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — John Kerry is now the most traveled secretary of state in U.S. history, breaking the record as he arrived in the Middle East kingdom of Bahrain on Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the publication by a coalition of media outlets of an investigation into offshore financial dealings by the rich and famous (all times local):

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's state electricity corporation says it has restored power to Palestinian cities in the West Bank after a two-day reduction due to outstanding debt.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Essar Steel Minnesota failed to make a $10 million payment that it promised to the state for missing deadlines on its troubled Iron Range taconite project, officials said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say they will work quickly to draft new regulations that would permit small, commercial drones to fly over people, including crowds. That comes in response to recommendations from an industry advisory committee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has lured Bryce Drew away from his alma mater at Valparaiso to coach the Commodores men's basketball team.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A debate over how to fashion tax cuts in Minnesota is ramping up at the Legislature, but it likely won't be solved easily or soon.

PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill against prostitution and sex trafficking that bans buying sex, not selling it. Customers will face fines and be made to attend awareness classes on the harms of the sex trade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 following (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

DIKILI, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the continuing tide of refugees (all times local):

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Illinois tank-cleaning company's violation of safety rules resulted in the death of a New Orleans employee and the hospitalization of two others, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says the state needs to pay for upgrades and staff increases at its mental health facilities.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in Oklahoma and Kansas (all times local):

Inland, a La Crosse-based printing and labeling company, has acquired its second firm in six months, capping its reinvestment of more than $30 million into the business in the past 18 months

CARBONDALE, Colo. (AP) — A homeless town leader in a community that has seen surging home prices thanks to spillover from nearby Aspen, Colorado, may have to give up her seat unless she can find a place she can afford.

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An army helicopter crashed Wednesday into a lake in northern Albania, killing two pilots and injuring the other crew member on board, officials said.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New England prep school graduate convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old freshman as part of a game of sexual conquest is seeking a new trial, saying his former lawyers were ineffective.

BERLIN (AP) — A German appeals court on Wednesday ordered a retrial in the case of a police officer convicted of murder for allegedly killing and dismembering a man he met in an internet chat forum devoted to cannibalism.

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National experts are giving UW high rankings in their initial looks at the 2016-17 season.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Opposition lawmakers accused the Icelandic government of trying to cling to power Wednesday amid a political impasse after the prime minister stepped aside because of revelations of having offshore accounts.