Новости за 10.06.2016

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Assailants hacked a Hindu holy man to death Friday in northern Bangladesh and fled without anyone witnessing the attack, which police suspect was carried out by Islamist militants who have waged a violent campaign targeting the country's secular writers, gay rights activists and religious minorities. Police said Thursday they were stepping up efforts to stamp out militant activity across the country, after the wife of a top police official who had led campaigns against Islamist... Читать дальше...

[...] the total number of visitors counted through the end of May — nearly 594,000 — is more than 14 percent over last year's record rate.

Dismayed Republicans could still dump Donald Trump and find a different presidential nominee at their national convention next month. Once viewed as a political joke, the blunt-spoken billionaire has stormed to the cusp of becoming the GOP nominee. [...] Trump's recent disparagement of a judge, claiming he was incapable of impartially hearing a Trump lawsuit because he is Mexican-American, has triggered talk of replacing Trump. Republicans were already divided over his past comments about Hispanics... Читать дальше...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Police commanders have unveiled a mammoth criminal investigation into a former Irish Republican Army double agent codenamed "Stakeknife," who was allegedly permitted by British Army intelligence officers to interrogate, torture and kill IRA colleagues to maintain his cover as the outlawed group's internal security chief.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials said Friday they were working with Afghan authorities to secure the release of an Indian charity worker kidnapped in Kabul a day earlier. The woman's sister Agnes D'Souza sent several messages on Twitter asking for help from India's foreign minister. The Press Trust of India news agency, citing unidentified government sources, said the woman was apparently abducted from the city's Taimani area.

(AP) — A former Pennsylvania county jail counselor has been charged with trying to extort money from inmates and has agreed to plead guilty. Online federal court records show 52-year-old Louis Elmy, of Wilkes-Barre, was also arrested Thursday on a federal charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of selling crack cocaine.

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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is scheduled to address graduates of a city high school just days after a student was killed nearby in a brazen daylight shooting. Walsh tells the Boston Herald that his commencement address Friday at Jeremiah Burke High School has changed significantly in light of the shooting Wednesday that killed a 17-year-old student and left three others injured.

The university's regents are set to vote Friday on bestowing an honorary degree from the College of Liberal Arts to Prince Rogers Nelson, who made his home in Minnesota. Kaler says an honorary degree is awarded to an individual who has "achieved acknowledged eminence in cultural affairs, in public service, or in a field of knowledge and scholarship."

5 students defend teacher at witness intimidation trial PITTSBURGH (AP) — Five students have defended a Pennsylvania teacher on trial for allegedly trying to intimidate another student who accused a different teacher of having sex with her.

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Citing a letter sent from the university to the national Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/22XKHqS ) reports that the school's Theta Iota chapter was barred for abusive conduct and hazing. In an executive order from the fraternity recommending that the chapter disband, national fraternity investigators say that pledges were blindfolded and attacked for several nights in a row in January while being quizzed about fraternity history.

Now that Brock Turner has become the despised symbol for campus sexual assault in America, the narrative has sprung up that he got a very light sentence because of his status as a privileged white male athlete.

In February of 2013, the de Guigne estate hit the Hillsborough at $100 million, making news as one of the five most expensive properties for sale in the entire country. But there was a quirk in the listing that made it even more newsworthy: a life estate for the current owner. That owner was Christian

When we first posted about 24 Plaza Dr., a Berkeley Traditional in the historic and coveted Claremont neighborhood, we called it “charming.” Many readers agreed, and commented that they wanted it, though most lamented they could not afford it. Apparently, other people could. Listing agents Candice Economides & David Hill (Economides + Hill) reported open house events

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For over two decades, all Maria Mancia had of her son was a single photo, a slightly blurry image of a boy, 18 months old, staring unsmiling into the camera. When the boy's father abducted him from their Southern California home in 1995, he also took every picture she had of him, even the ultrasound of him during her pregnancy. The two parents and their toddler boy had been living in Rancho Cucamonga, California, in 1995. The parents were having relationship struggles. The... Читать дальше...

GARRETSON, S.D. (AP) — A judge has set bond at $500,000 cash for the Garretson School District business manager, who's accused of soliciting a minor. Fifty-eight-year-old Rodney Fischer was arrested Tuesday and made his initial court appearance Thursday. He did not enter a plea. Authorities allege Fischer was caught in an online sting in which he solicited sex from what he thought was a 13-year-old girl but was actually an undercover agent. Superintendent Guy Johnson says Fischer has been suspended from his school duties.

HETTSTEDT, Germany (AP) — Nestled in the foothills of Germany's Harz mountains, Hettstedt has many points of pride: idyllic surroundings, a history dating back nearly 1,000 years and a traditional copper industry that brought ages of prosperity and prestige. Hettstedt has been hemorrhaging residents since communism collapsed in East Germany 26 years ago, stoking economic competition and giving young people newfound freedom to travel in search of adventure and opportunity. In March, a fledgling... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Louisiana college students will be able to use their university ID cards to vote in state elections in 2019. The bill by Rep. Randal Gaines, a LaPlace Democrat, calls for the higher education system governing boards to ensure that the student identification cards they issue meet voter ID requirements within less than three years.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Line Corp., the Japan-based operator of the namesake mobile messenger, will list its shares in New York and Tokyo next month, as the iconic Asian mobile messenger app seeks to expand globally. Naver, the South Korean Internet company that wholly owns Line, said Friday that the move will help the mobile messenger to better compete against global companies backed by big brand and capital. The proceeds from the initial public offering will be used for acquiring new companies and other expansion strategies.

During seven years of growing up in the public eye, she has gotten and shed braces, learned to drive and even spent brief stints away from her family. Months ago, the president blamed his emotions for declining an invitation to deliver the commencement address at the elite school where Malia is among 127 members of the Class of 2016. [...] delaying the start of college could keep her close to her tight-knit family as it prepares for another big transition next year: the end of Obama's ground-breaking presidency. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico has cleared a major hurdle in the House and now heads to the Senate just three weeks before the island owes a $2 billion debt payment to creditors. The overwhelming, bipartisan 297-127 vote in favor of the bill was a victory for Ryan, who had urged his colleagues, especially reluctant conservatives in the GOP caucus, to back the bill. A lengthy recession has forced businesses to close, driven up the unemployment rate and sparked an... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Charles Koch, one of America's most influential conservative donors, said he is fed up with the vitriol of the presidential race and will air national TV ads that call on citizens to work together to fix a "rigged" economy that leaves behind the poor. Koch, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press, described Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton as part of personality politics at its worst. The brothers steer hundreds of millions of dollars ... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearing the end of a lengthy primary fight, Democrats are coalescing around Hillary Clinton's presidential bid and looking to reunite the party through a carefully orchestrated plan aimed at nudging rival Bernie Sanders to make his exit. Democrats are wary that divisions that emerged between Clinton and Sanders during the primaries might spill out during next month's Democratic National Convention or provide an opening to Trump, who is on course to become the Republican nominee. Читать дальше...

The San Diego sheriff says the 2,463 applicants applying under the looser restrictions won't be given a permit unless the U.S. Supreme Court overturns a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Thursday.