Новости за 31.12.2017

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Five Indian soldiers and three suspected militants were killed Sunday after rebels stormed a paramilitary camp in disputed Kashmir, triggering a daylong battle, officials said. Separately, Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded gunfire along the highly militarized line dividing Kashmir between the two rivals, killing an Indian soldier, India's army said. In the incident at the paramilitary camp, gunmen in combat dress entered the camp near southern Lethpora village early Sunday firing guns and grenades at the sentry... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — An architect known for his post-modernist designs that reshaped cities such as Atlanta has died. John C. Portman Jr. was 93. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed offered condolences to Portman's family and said the architect had left his signature "written in the Atlanta skyline." Portman was an architect and developer whose revolutionary designs redefined urban landscapes, though sometimes not without controversy. The New York Times reports that some of his buildings were criticized as concrete... Читать дальше...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Central Washington University records show a state lawmaker who is also a professor has been barred from contacting past or present students while the school investigates allegations of sexual harassment against him. The News Tribune, The Olympian and Northwest News Network reported Friday that university officials didn't offer details when they previously said they were looking into accusations of inappropriate conduct against Republican Rep. Matt Manweller of Ellensburg. A December 8 letter to Manweller from Tim Englund... Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's minimum wage will increase to $10 an hour in the new year thanks to a law approved by voters in 2016. The hourly wage will then increase again to $11 in 2019 and $12 in 2020. Then, the wage will increase according to a formula. Certain white collar employees will see their wages rise to $576.93 per week. Tipped employees must be paid at least $5 an hour by employers. The voter-approved law originally required tipped employees like waiters and waitresses to make minimum wage regardless of how much they made in tips.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — School bus drivers must be at least 25 years old in Tennessee under one of 16 laws taking effect on New Year's Day. Lawmakers made the change in reaction to a November 2016 school bus crash that killed six elementary school children in Chattanooga. The driver, Johnthony Walker, was 24 at the time. The law also requires a school bus driver safety program, five consecutive years of driving experience for drivers and appointment of school district and charter school transportation supervisors.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local): 5:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is again cheering on the protesters in Iran, saying: "The people are finally getting wise as to how their money and wealth is being stolen and squandered on terrorism." Trump tweeted Sunday that it looks like the Iranians "will not take it any longer." And he adds: "The USA is watching very closely for human rights violations!" Trump's tweets the previous day angered Iran's government, leading the... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's hourly minimum wage is about to rise again, with the rate going up by 15 cents an hour Monday from $8.15 to $8.30. Workers who receive tips will get a wage increase from $4.08 an hour to $4.15. Policy Matters Ohio, a liberal leaning think tank, estimates 150,000 Ohio workers will benefit from the increase. The organization also says nearly 500,000 workers earning slightly more than the minimum wage could also receive boosts in 2018 as employers adjust their pay rates. Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As protests over Iran's faltering economy rapidly spread across the country, a channel on a mobile messaging app run by an exiled journalist helped fan the passions of some of those who took to the street. The Telegram app closed a channel run by Roohallah Zam after Iranian authorities complained that it was inciting violence, just hours before the government shut down the app entirely on Sunday. Zam, who denies the allegations, meanwhile launched new channels to... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democrats say they're energized for 2018, intent on regaining their historical control of the state's General Assembly. And they've got candidates in place to show for it. Party officials say they've already recruited candidates for 100 of all 170 seats up for grabs in November. Democrats say they're encouraged by recent election outcomes, especially Gov. Roy Cooper's win in late 2016 and Democratic legislative gains in neighboring Virginia in 2017. Cooper tells... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Development Services Agency is providing grants around the state to support homelessness prevention and emergency shelters. According to the agency, Montgomery County will receive the most grant money with more than $1.2 million going toward two county entities for homelessness crisis response. More than $25.8 million in total will be given to support homeless people in Ohio looking for temporary shelters and permanent housing. Approximately 39,000 Ohioans will be assisted through the program... Читать дальше...

So another season of “Game of Thrones” has come and gone, and while we’re nearing the end in the plot of the series, it may be a while before we actually get to see it. Season 8 will be the last season of HBO’s fantasy blockbuster, and the combination of the arrival of winter and ever increasing budgets and production values has complicated the release schedule — as was the case with Season 7 this year, it’s tough to predict right now when Season 8 will kick off with one last six-episode run. After... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Supreme Court will soon hear a case about Ohio's efforts to remove inactive voters from its rolls, which has become a flashpoint in a nationwide fight between Democrats and Republicans over access to the polls. Democrats accuse Republicans of trying to suppress votes from minorities and poorer people who tend to vote Democratic. Republicans argue they are trying to promote ballot integrity and prevent voter fraud. The issue in Ohio is whether those who fail to vote in a... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 17 people, officials said. Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. He said around 13 other people were wounded. Habibi said initial reports were that a suicide bomber was behind the attack, but that... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Latest on the war in Afghanistan (all times local): 5:30 p.m. A bombing has targeted the funeral of a local official in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 17 people. Noor Ahmad Habibi, deputy spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said a rickshaw rigged with explosives went off Sunday among people gathered in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, to mourn a former district chief. He said around 13 other people were wounded. Habibi said initial reports were that a suicide bomber was behind the attack... Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on protests in Iran (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Iran state TV is reporting that authorities have blocked Instagram and the messaging app Telegram. State TV's website reported the decision Sunday, citing an anonymous source who said it was "in line with maintaining peace and security of the citizens." The source said: "With a decision by the Supreme National Security Council, activities of Telegram and Instagram are temporarily limited." Telegram's CEO previously said... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Roger Crystal's company was struggling to find new uses for an old drug that reverses overdoses. Then the opioid epidemic hit. Naloxone had first gone on sale in 1971 but was injected with a syringe. Crystal and his colleagues came up with a naloxone nasal spray, intended to be more appealing than prefilled injectors or the other naloxone alternatives. Crystal's Opiant Pharmaceuticals Inc. partnered with Adapt Pharma to market the spray version. Adapt revived the brand name Narcan... Читать дальше...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state TV says authorities temporarily block Instagram, messaging app Telegram to 'maintain peace' amid protests.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two protesters taking part in demonstrations roiling Iran were killed at a rally overnight, authorities said Sunday, the first deaths attributed to the ongoing protests as the government blocked access to a popular messaging app used by activists. The demonstrations, which began Thursday over the economic woes plaguing Iran, appear to be the largest to strike the Islamic Republic since the protests that followed the country's disputed 2009 presidential election. They were fanned... Читать дальше...

CAIRO (AP) — Witnesses say the deadly attack outside a church in Egypt lasted up to 20 minutes and that it took another 10 minutes before police apprehended the assailant. Speaking to The Associated Press on Sunday, two days after the attack claimed by the Islamic State group, they said residents and worshippers may have prevented a much deadlier assault. The Friday attack targeted the Mar Mina church in Cairo's southern Helwan suburb and a nearby, Christian-owned shop, killing at least nine people in total. Читать дальше...

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Telegram CEO says Iran 'blocking access ... for the majority of Iranians' after protesters used messaging app.

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