Новости за 12.10.2016

BOSTON — U.S. and Cuban officials and scholars are meeting in Boston to discuss joint efforts to preserve artifacts at Ernest Hemingway’s former Cuban estate. The forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum is focusing on a U.S.-Cuban collaboration to ensure the literary icon’s legacy lives on in both countries. Wednesday afternoon’s

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania’s government says it will use public funds to buy a nationally treasured work by sculptor Constantin Brancusi after a donation campaign failed to raise the money needed. The government on Wednesday pledged an additional several million euros toward the country’s purchase of “Wisdom of the Earth” from its private owners. The

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Agriculture Department has set up a hotline to help farmers and ranchers south of the Bismarck-Mandan area who’ve been affected by protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Many producers need to finish seasonal work before winter sets in, and they’re having problems trying to find willing truck drivers and

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk faces a referendum next month, as shareholders decide whether to support his vision and combine Tesla with solar panel company SolarCity Corp. Tesla and SolarCity announced Wednesday that shareholders will vote on the controversial proposal Nov. 17. SolarCity shareholders will receive 0.11 share of Tesla for

LILONGWE, Malawi — Malawi’s president has been out of the country for almost a month, prompting demands for him to explain what critics call his “absence without leave.” As rumors of a health crisis grew, the statehouse this week announced that President Peter Mutharika will return home on Sunday, exactly a month after he departed

Donald Trump’s taxes still have many people scratching their heads: How did he incur such massive losses? What happened in other tax years? Is what he did legal? And how is this even possible? The U.S. tax code is notoriously complex. But in general, federal income tax is progressive — those who earn less face

CONCORD, N.H. — Nearly 75 years after he died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the remains of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Edwin Hopkins are coming home to New Hampshire. Hopkins was one of 429 men who died when the ship they were on, the USS Oklahoma, was hit by torpedoes Dec. 7, 1941,

INDIANAPOLIS — The former CEO of a company that operates dozens of Indiana nursing homes and three others face federal charges in a kickback scheme worth millions of dollars, according to an indictment released Wednesday morning. Grand jurors charged former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart of Carmel with mail and wire fraud and money

LONDON — The value of the British pound sterling may have been dropping in recent weeks but imaginative Brits have found a way to put cash to work: It turns out the new plastic five-pound-note can be used as a stylus to play vinyl records. A number of YouTube videos have been posted in recent

NEW YORK — If you’re a fan of singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides and wondering when he next tours, who’s joining him on the road, how much tickets will cost and even the price of T-shirts, turn to one guy — Jacob Whitesides. The Tennessee-bred rising star who started out posting simple covers on YouTube has refused

OLATHE, Kan. — Authorities say two Missouri men charged in the kidnapping and rape of a Kansas sheriff’s deputy may have attacked others. Johnson County District Attorney Stephen Howe said Wednesday that he hopes more victims will come forward now that 24-year-old William Luth and 21-year-old Brady Newman-Caddell are in custody. They are jailed on

SHANGHAI — Nick Kyrgios looked completely disengaged at the Shanghai Masters, like he couldn’t get off the court fast enough. Rafael Nadal fought as hard as he could to prolong his stay in China but came up short. Both players lost in the second round on Wednesday, though the effort they put forth couldn’t have

BERLIN — Some 213,000 asylum-seekers have arrived in Germany this year, keeping it on course for a far lower total than last year’s 890,000 entrants, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday. The number of newcomers “is still declining but remains significant,” Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said. He said the figure he gave for the

Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship Carnival Vista was named the year’s best new ship while Seattle was named best U.S. homeport in Cruise Critic’s annual awards, announced Wednesday. Cruise Critic praised Seattle for its many attractions and new light rail system, which makes it easy for visitors to get around. Carnival Vista, which launched in

LOS ANGELES — Gabrielle Union is suing Black Entertainment Television, alleging the cable network wants to combine the fourth and fifth seasons of her series “Being Mary Jane” into a single season of 20 episodes in an effort to extend her contract. The actress claims in the suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior

WARSAW, Poland — Poland said Wednesday that it will not send representatives to a meeting of an international human rights body that is examining a controversial legislative change in the central European country, accusing the group of bias. The Venice Commission, a body of legal experts within the Council of Europe, Europe’s top human rights

MADRID — Almost a year into Spain’s political deadlock, the country is celebrating its National Day with a military parade of more than 3,000 soldiers marching through Madrid and aircraft drawing trails of red and yellow smoke in the sky to represent the flag. Spectators defied the sporadic rain on Wednesday and lined the streets

BERLIN — Music from Syria took over a Berlin nightclub known for its punk, rock and techno music in a “refugee concert” organized to help break the ice between the new arrivals and residents of the German capital. Germany saw an influx of 890,000 asylum-seekers in 2015, the largest single group being Syrians fleeing their

BOSTON — A man authorities say left a copy of the Quran on the steps of a government building in Boston and previously made threats at Reagan National Airport has been sent for a mental health evaluation. Aziz Rehman Osmani was held without bail and sent to a Massachusetts mental health facility for 20 days

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted the fewest jobs in eight months in August, a sign job gains will likely remain modest in the coming months. The Labor Department said Wednesday job openings dropped nearly 7 percent to 5.4 million, down from 5.8 million in July. That month’s total had been a record, but was revised

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed Wednesday. Energy companies are declining with the price of oil and a weak forecast from wireless equipment maker Ericsson is putting pressure on technology stocks. Consumer companies are trading higher, and bond yields reach four-month high. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 2 points

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the “stabilization” of the Russian economy Wednesday but said more can be done to promote growth. Russia’s economy contracted by 3.7 percent last year on the back of Western sanctions and a slump in the price of its oil exports. It has stabilized somewhat since then thanks to

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Country singer Tanya Tucker is in a Nashville hospital recovering from a respiratory infection that has forced her to postpone six upcoming concerts. The 58-year-old entertainer became ill before a concert date in South Dakota and was treated by local doctors before heading back to Nashville. Upcoming concerts scheduled for South Dakota,

NEW YORK — Have you ever missed someone so much that even the thought of them made you burst into tears? Now imagine that feeling drenched in purple rain. Nearly six months after the shocking death of Prince, some superfans are still grieving hard, creating tearful memes, snapping up “I Still Miss Prince” T-shirts featuring

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is rebuffing accusations that Moscow is meddling in U.S. elections through hacking and says the identity of the cyber-criminal is unimportant. U.S. officials accused Russia last week of coordinating hacks of the Democratic National Convention and other U.S. institutions. Putin says Wednesday in Moscow that “hysterics have been whipped