Новости за 12.07.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice says it is appealing the court ruling that paved the way for AT&T’s merger with Time Warner.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for a Minneapolis man is drawing parallels between his client’s lawsuit and the recent debate over police urging paramedics to sedate unruly people. John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after suburban police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with the powerful sedative ketamine three […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women who have served as law clerks for Judge Brett Kavanaugh have written a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee encouraging the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation. The letter from 18 women calls Kavanaugh “one of the strongest advocates in the federal judiciary for women lawyers.” It follows a separate letter sent earlier […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks traded Marian Hossa and Vinnie Hinostroza to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, parting with a promising young forward in order to clear out a troublesome contract. The Blackhawks also sent defenseman Jordan Oesterle and a third-round pick in the 2019 draft to the Coyotes for forwards Marcus Kruger, MacKenzie […]

The free version of Teams, which will be limited to 300 members per group, will not require an Office 365 subscription.

ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) — A young male grizzly bear has been captured near an eastern Idaho campground and relocated to a remote area. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game tells KIDK-TV that workers captured the bear Wednesday near Mill Creek Campground in Island Park. Officials say the sub-adult bear appeared to have lost […]

BOSTON (AP) — Four journalists and a 19th century publisher are receiving the 2018 Yankee Quill — New England’s highest journalistic honor. The Academy of New England Journalists said Thursday it will honor David Randall Moats, Wayne Phaneuf, Ken Squier, and Lou Ureneck in an Oct. 11 ceremony in Natick, Massachusetts. Moats is a Pulitzer […]

The U.S. Secret Service is offering help for schools struggling with how to recognize students who might attack the school. The federal agency published guidance Thursday in response to the shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school that killed 17 people in February. The report focuses not just on identifying troubled students, but how to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A report says the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Facebook adequately warned its investors about privacy lapses involving the data mining firm Cambridge Analytica. The Wall Street Journal said Thursday that the SEC has requested information from Facebook on how much the company knew about Cambridge Analytica’s use of […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and a top GOP rival called Thursday for the University of Kansas to remove an altered U.S. flag from its campus completely rather than showing it in an art museum after complaints prompted an end to its being displayed publicly outside. Colyer and other Republicans saw flying […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal accident investigators say evidence indicates an ice accumulation likely led to the deadly sinking of a crab boat last year near an Alaska island. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a marine accident brief and a safety alert Thursday to warn mariners about icing. The action follows the agency’s investigation […]

WINDSOR, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont state board plans to hear a man’s request to change the name of Mount Ascutney (ah-SKUT’-nee) because it’s a made-up name. Hartland resident Rob Hutchins says he recently discovered the name Ascutney is made up and the original name of the summit was Kaskadenak, which means “wide mountain” in […]

PARIS (AP) — Paris is pouring police into the streets this weekend for what France hopes will be back-to-back celebrations — Bastille Day and a victory in the World Cup final. Paris Police Chief Michel Delpuech said on Thursday that 12,000 officers and 3,000 rescue workers will be mobilized in Paris and its suburbs for […]

A pot advocacy group says Pennsylvania State Police went grossly overboard in their pursuit of a marijuana suspect whose body was found under a bulldozer that authorities used to search for him in thick brush. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws blasted state police Thursday for calling in a helicopter and commandeering […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 30-year-old woman accused of beating a 92-year-old man with a brick has been charged with attempted murder and elder abuse. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office says Laquisha Jones will be arraigned Thursday. Prosecutors say they will ask that bail be set at more than $1 million. The charging […]

The event will include ice cream, activities, giveaways and tours of the newly decorated model home.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge is barring release of certain visitor information for an imprisoned man accused of killing his wife on an Alaska cruise last summer. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Burgess is prohibiting staff with the state Department of Corrections from releasing, without a court order, the name or title of […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews have rescued a hiker who told officials he had been stuck for four days in a ravine in a Baltimore park. Baltimore police Detective Jeremy Silbert said Thursday that a person reported hearing someone yelling in Leakin Park and officers went to the park to check. After a 10-minute walk into […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says there will be many “hiccups” in talks between the United States and North Korea on denuclearization “but I think there are very good possibilities for this dialogue to lead to a solution — a positive solution.” He told a news conference Thursday the U.N.’s interest “is to […]

Globe-trotting food chronicler Anthony Bourdain has received several posthumous Emmy nominations on Thursday. Bourdain’s CNN series, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” got six nods, including two personally for Bourdain as executive producer, host and writer. A seventh nod went to his “Explore Parts Unknown” on cnn.com. Bourdain took his life in early June in eastern France, […]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The city of Oakland will pay $2.2 million to settle a claim by a former Black Panther leader who was injured in 2015 after a city councilwoman punched and pushed her. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Oakland council approved the settlement unanimously Tuesday. The payment includes $1.2 million in damages […]

The new model homes, along with two others, are fully furnished and open for tours this weekend.

BOSTON (AP) — Anticipating renewed fights over abortion, some governors and state lawmakers already are searching for ways to enhance or dismantle the right in their constitutions and laws. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has raised the possibility that a conservative court majority could weaken or overturn […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Dutch soccer great Marco van Basten dismissed criticism of his meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he only discussed the sport and did not raise the downing of a plane which killed 196 people from the Netherlands. Pressure has built on Russia from the Netherlands since its government announced […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A communications company says a subcontractor was working “on site” before an explosion that killed a Wisconsin firefighter this week. But it wasn’t immediately clear if the subcontractor was responsible for breaking a gas main ahead of the blast. Verizon Wireless said Thursday it had contracted with Kansas-based Bear Communications for […]