Новости за 12.08.2016

RIO DE JANEIRO — When Lily Zhang, the American table tennis ace, decided she wanted to make her sport a priority, she took a year off from college to devote to practice, including three months playing with pros in Austria. It paid off, landing her on the Olympic team for the second time. But her

WASHINGTON — Marijuana will remain on the government’s list of most highly regulated and dangerous drugs, the Obama administration says, despite growing popular support for the widespread legalization of pot. The decision means that pot remains on a list of drugs that have no medical purpose. But the Drug Enforcement Administration did open the door

RIO DE JANEIRO — For Russia’s swimmers, the Olympics is all about what might have been. Their haul of two silver and two bronze medals so far continues a 20-year wait for gold in the pool, even though they have matched their best in that time. The top Russians are now wondering what they could

RIO DE JANEIRO — Katherine Plouffe was having a difficult time sitting in the stands at the London Olympics, watching the Canadian women’s basketball team play. She wanted to be on the court, but she wasn’t ready. If that wasn’t motivation enough, she sat and watched her twin sister, Michelle, play. That was the last

RIO DE JANEIRO — The World’s Fastest Man has been paying attention to the world’s fastest women in the run-up to the Olympics. While the men have been taking the 100 meters at a leisurely pace this year — or, in the case of Usain Bolt, barely at all — the women have been playing

NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan tweeted Friday that he gets detained at U.S. airports “every damn time” after he was stopped at the Los Angeles International Airport. The U.S. Ambassador to New Delhi Richard R. Verma responded with an apology in a tweet saying the U.S. government was working to “to ensure

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky plans to take the stand and try to prove his claim he was wrongly convicted four years ago of sexually abusing 10 boys. The former Penn State assistant football coach is expected to testify in a Pennsylvania courthouse on Friday during a Post-Conviction Relief Act hearing that aims to overturn

NEW YORK — Rowdy Gaines clearly had much to say as Michael Phelps turned the race for his 22nd Olympic gold medal into a rout on Thursday. We’re just not sure what it was. The NBC swimming analyst’s voice turned into a high-pitched shout that became lost in the roar of the crowd. There’s nothing

BEIJING — A coalition of 46 business groups from the United States, Europe and Asia has appealed to China to change proposed cybersecurity rules they warn will harm trade and isolate the country. The action adds to mounting complaints Beijing is trying to squeeze foreign competitors out of promising industries in violation of the communist

RIO DE JANEIRO — There couldn’t have been a better advertisement for rugby’s return to the Olympics than Fiji’s first gold medal. The Fijians were faster, they were stronger and they were on a higher level. And they could really sing. Best of all, in the words of World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, the Fijians

CLEVELAND — The Los Angeles Angels’ disappointing season reached a new low on a soggy Thursday night. Jhoulys Chacin, making his first start since July 1, allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings as the Cleveland Indians beat the Angels 14-4. The loss was the Angels’ seventh straight and equaled their longest losing streak since

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox reliever Brad Ziegler felt his location was good in the eighth inning, just not as good as the Yankees’. New York rallied from a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the eighth to beat the Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night, taking two of three in the series and sending

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ingrid Williams was supposed to be here. It was about this point of the Olympics that she planned to join her husband, U.S. men’s basketball assistant coach Monty Williams. The couple would likely visit Christ the Redeemer statue, a symbol of Brazil’s beauty and their faith, and spend time together just

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart opened a 12,000-square-foot culinary and innovation center at its headquarters in June as a place where the nation’s largest food retailer can work with major suppliers to come up with new food ideas, and develop ideas on its own to bolster its store-brand selection. Here’s a peek at the food lab:

RIO DE JANEIRO — The world champion beat the defending champion to win Olympic table tennis gold. Not surprisingly, both were from China. Ma Long, the top-ranked player in the world, defeated teammate Zhang Zike in the men’s final Thursday, winning four straight games to sweep the best-of-seven series 4-0. Ma came into the tournament

WASHINGTON — Scientists carefully probe a placenta donated after birth, bluish umbilical cord still attached. This is the body’s most mysterious organ, and inside lie clues about how it gives life — and how it can go awry, leading to stillbirth, preterm birth, even infections like the Zika virus, that somehow sneak past its protective

RIO DE JANEIRO — A visit to Rio wouldn’t be complete without a trip to see the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. The U.S. women’s basketball team visited one of the new seven Wonders of the World after practice Thursday. They were in awe of the breathtaking views offered from the top of Mount Corcovado.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Mindaugus Kuzminskas scored 23 points and Renaldus Seibutis converted a three-point play and four free throws in the final minute, leading Lithuania to an 81-73 win over Argentina on Thursday night in Olympic men’s basketball. Mantas Kalnietis added 17 for the Lithuanians, who improved to 3-0 in Group B and delighted

BEIJING — A Chinese official sought Friday to reassure companies and investors that the growth in the world’s second-largest economy is stable despite unexpectedly weak July activity, but acknowledged pressure from lackluster global demand. Weakness in factory output, imports and other activity was due partly to summer flooding that caused 200 billion yuan ($35 billion)

CHICAGO — Mark Sanchez made a strong opening argument for the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback job, throwing for 99 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter, and the defending Super Bowl champions beat the Chicago Bears 22-0 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Sanchez came through with just the sort of performance he

TORONTO — A tip from the FBI triggered what Canadian police on Thursday called a “race against time” as police scrambled to identify and locate a balaclava-wearing would-be suicide bomber they feared was on the verge of committing a terror attack in Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Aaron Driver, a Canadian man previously

NEW YORK — A look at Hostess’ “Deep Fried Twinkies”: HOW IT’S MADE: A regular Twinkie is coated with a cake funnel batter and then proceeds through an oil bath to ensure the batter adheres. The Twinkies are immediately frozen and packaged. HOME PREPARATION: Pull it out of the freezer and bake it for six

HONG KONG — Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos said Friday that China has welcomed him to visit Beijing for discussions in the wake of last month’s international arbitration panel’s ruling in favor of the Philippines over China’s South China Sea maritime claims. Ramos said in a statement that he met in Hong Kong with the

EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Fire crews are expected to work overnight to extinguish a blaze at a power plant along the St. Clair River, northeast of Detroit. According to The Times-Herald of Port Huron, the fire at the DTE Energy plant in East China Township, Michigan, was about 80 percent under control Thursday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On a night when Danny Duffy pitched his first complete game for Kansas City, Chicago White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez logged only one inning, and now he is probably headed to the disabled list. Gonzalez was removed after 21 pitches with a right groin strain, and the White Sox lost 2-1