Новости за 27.06.2017

MADRID — Football agent Jorge Mendes has told a Spanish judge that he had no involvement in the financial planning of client Radamel Falcao, who has been accused by a state prosecutor of tax fraud. Mendes, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, appeared before a judge in a Madrid court for 45 minutes on

LOS ANGELES — Fox Sports is partnering with Facebook to stream Champions League matches through Facebook Live next season. Fox announced Tuesday that it will stream games in the United States on the Fox Sports Facebook page and the FOX Deportes Facebook page beginning in September with group stage play. The deal will include two

NORWALK, Conn. — Police say a Connecticut real estate broker has been charged with taking more than $400,000 worth of personal items from a foreclosed home. The News-Times reports (http://bit.ly/2sXSlGE ) that 66-year-old Barbara Morris, of Ridgefield, was charged with attempt to commit first-degree larceny. Morris was hired by a finance company to oversee a

BERLIN — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday that the United States and the European Union should have a free trade agreement, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for work on such an accord to resume. President Donald Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from an agreement with nations around the Pacific, the Trans-Pacific Partnership,

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to boost the number of generic prescription drugs in an effort to make medicines more affordable and to prevent price gouging. Copycat pills normally are much cheaper than original brand-name drugs. But in some cases, when a generic has no competition, companies have drastically increased

LOS ANGELES — The Force was with George Lucas on Tuesday as the Los Angeles City Council moved with light-sabre speed to clear the way for a $1.5 billion Museum of Narrative Art the “Star Wars” creator plans to build down the road from his alma mater. After hearing from Lucas himself, the council voted

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A man has pleaded guilty to driving a car with a passenger who randomly killed three Pennsylvania residents as part of a string of shootings that police say also left four people in New Jersey dead. Kareem Mitchell, of Newark, New Jersey, entered the plea Tuesday to a charge of conspiracy to

NEW ORLEANS — A group that won court rulings against Texas and Louisiana abortion laws is suing now to overturn other Louisiana laws it says have led to more than a thousand anti-abortion regulations. The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights filed a federal lawsuit in Baton Rouge on Monday, the first anniversary of the

CLEVELAND — Indians manager Terry Francona has been hospitalized for the second time this month and will miss Tuesday night’s game against Texas. The 58-year-old manager left Monday night’s game because he wasn’t feeling well. The Indians say he underwent tests at Cleveland Clinic and doctors for now have ruled out major health issues. He

BOSTON — A man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and her sister more than five years ago is expected to face a Massachusetts judge this week after he was arrested June 3 in Haiti. The Suffolk County prosecutor’s office says 35-year-old Jean Weevins Janvier will be moved from New York to Boston for his arraignment

PILTON, England — British rapper Dizzee Rascal is going all the way in on rap on his new CD. The singer’s best-selling tracks to date have been dance-based collaborations, including “Dance wiv Me” (featuring Calvin Harris), “Bonkers” (featuring Armand Van Helden) and “Holiday” (featuring Chrome), all taken from his 2008 album, “Tongue n’ Cheek,” but

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration moved Tuesday to roll back an Obama administration policy that protected more than half the nation’s streams from pollution but drew attacks from farmers, fossil fuel companies and property-rights groups as federal overreach. The 2015 regulation sought to settle a debate over which waterways are covered under the Clean Water

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers will induct former outfielder and first baseman Corey Hart into the team’s Wall of Honor. Hart will be honored with a plaque at Miller Park and a ceremony before Friday night’s game against the Miami Marlins. Hart said Tuesday he will retire as a Milwaukee Brewer. He also played for

iBook charts for week ending June 25, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher ): iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1.Camino Island by John Grisham – 9780385543057 – (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 2.Into the Water by Paula Hawkins – 9780735211216 – (Penguin Publishing

CHICAGO — Three Chicago police officers were indicted Tuesday on felony charges that they conspired to cover up the actions of a white police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, saying the officers lied when they alleged the teenager “aggressively” swung a knife at officers and attempted to get up from the ground

PHOENIX — Officials are investigating the heat as a possible cause of 12 deaths in metro Phoenix last week as temperatures soared to 119 degrees. Maricopa County Department of Public Health officials said they have opened investigations into the deaths to determine if they are heat-related. Phoenix has been in the midst of a heat

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. government has sent federal prosecutors to a “pop-up” court in eastern Oregon to process citations against people attending a massive counter-culture peace gathering on public land that could draw up to 20,000 people. Several assistant U.S. attorneys are staffing a make-shift office within walking distance of the festival in Malheur

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Mossad is launching an investment fund for start-ups developing “groundbreaking” technologies that could be used by the spy agency. The fund, named Libertad, will invest in companies innovating “cutting-edge technology,” such as robotics, energy harvesting, encryption, personality profiling and text analysis. A promotional video published by the Mossad shows an agent employing

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria expressed hope Tuesday that a first-ever U.N. meeting of feuding opposition groups and an upcoming meeting to put “de-escalation zones” into operation will spur progress at next month’s peace talks in Geneva. Staffan de Mistura told the Security Council that “we are at a time of

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A judge is refusing to order the closure of a beach where three people died when the sand gave way beneath them as they walked near the water’s edge. In a ruling issued Monday, Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez instead directed state and local officials to evaluate safety concerns at the

TYCHY, Poland — Germany inflicted another penalty-shootout loss on fierce soccer rival England, this time in the semifinals of the Under-21 European Championship on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Julian Pollersbeck saved from Nathan Redmond to clinch a 4-3 shootout win for the Germans, after the match ended 2-2 after extra time. England’s senior team lost to Germany

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has invited U.S. President Donald Trump to a Bastille Day celebration next month to celebrate the arrival 100 years ago of the American troops who fought alongside the French during World War I. An official of the presidential Elysee Palace said the invitation to Trump and first lady Melania

NEW YORK — A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison by a judge who said he used a “pyramid of lies” to boost a business that helped criminals process millions of dollars in illegal bitcoin transactions. Anthony Murgio, of Tampa, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy charges, admitting he knew

NEW YORK — A New York City subway station has reopened nearly five years after Superstorm Sandy flooded it with 15 million gallons of water. The South Ferry station on the No. 1 line reopened Tuesday after more than $340 million worth of repairs. Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees and contractors in hard hats cheered as

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Latest on the contract competition for Los Alamos National Laboratory (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The National Nuclear Security Administration says an open competition to find the next manager of Los Alamos National Laboratory will provide the best opportunity for improving performance at the northern New Mexico facility. The agency on