Новости за 19.06.2015

NEW YORK - Shares of Fogo de Chao Inc. surged in their first day of trading after the Brazilian steakhouse chain priced its IPO above the expected range.

FONBAYA, Haiti - Saint-Soi Souverin sat on a bench resting and thinking about his plight after being uprooted from his longtime home on the other side of the border in the Dominican Republic, far from the Haitian shelter where he is staying.

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has defeated the United States 3-0 at a home volleyball match attended by 12,000 people and broadcast live on state TV, as a ban on female spectators remained in place despite an official saying recently that it might be eased.

SALT LAKE CITY - A prominent cab company lawyer is calling for new limits on airport taxi fares to be applied to ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft.

RABAT, Morocco - Morocco and French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen on Friday signed an accord to build a new factory aimed at producing up to 200,000 cars annually for the African and Middle East market.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - The International Monetary Fund has approved a $314 million disbursement for bailed-out Cyprus, praising the country's progress in meeting fiscal targets while urging authorities to push ahead with structural reforms.

INDIANAPOLIS - State homeland security crews have sent more than 200,000 sandbags to three northern Indiana counties where residents are shoring up neighborhoods against floodwaters.

NEW YORK - James Taylor is OK with the booming streaming music business, but he believes artists deserve 50 percent of the profits.

NEW YORK - Brian Williams said the months since his suspension from NBC News had been like torture, and a come-clean interview with colleague Matt Lauer on the "Today" show must surely have felt like an extension.

CHICAGO - Grain futures were lower Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by two this week to 857.

DETROIT - General Motors is adding more than 243,000 compact hatchbacks in the U.S. and Canada to the growing recall for air bags that can explode with too much force.

NEW YORK - Toby Keith says he's not sure how to prevent tragedies like Wednesday's church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, but doesn't think stricter gun laws would make a difference.

NOBLESVILLE, Indiana - A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the home invasion beating of a 94-year-old World War II veteran.

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania - Hershey is expected to cut about 300 jobs by the end of the year as it looks to simplify its operations. The candy maker also cut its revenue outlook for the year.

INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue University plans to open a new charter school in Indianapolis focused on science, technology, engineering and math.

BANGKOK - Thailand has failed to meet a deadline for addressing safety concerns about its oversight of its airlines and has been added to a list of nations whose aviation authorities fall short of international standards, the U.N. body regulating world air traffic said Friday.

NEW YORK - Shares of Mindbody Inc., which runs business software and an app that manage bookings at fitness and beauty businesses, fell on Friday during their first day of trading on the Nasdaq.

MASSENA, New York - A cruise ship taking European tourists to Ontario, Canada, crashed into a wall while entering a lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway in northern New York, injuring 19 passengers and three crew members, officials said Friday.

SAN JOSE, California - E-commerce company eBay has sold its 28.4 percent stake in Craigslist back to the online classified advertising site, ending years of legal wrangling between the two companies.

MADISON, Wisconsin - Sports fans may have to leave their Blackhawks, Indians or Redskins gear at home if they plan on entering a Madison public school next year.

NEW YORK - It seems like every summer there's a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Nick Cearley feels the one he's starring in nicely compliments gay pride month.

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Ash Carter has chosen a television journalist, Peter Cook, to be his main spokesman.

CLEVELAND - A man who once tried to pull off an audacious scam to buy the National Hockey League's New York Islanders was sentenced to 10 years in prison for another fraud case in northeast Ohio.

RICHMOND, Virginia - CarMax, the chain of used car dealerships, reported better-than-expected earnings in its fiscal first-quarter, but its sales growth came up short as used car prices slipped.