Новости за 27.06.2017

NEW YORK — An 82-year-old mobster who beat charges he participated in a legendary robbery has pleaded guilty in an unrelated road-rage arson. Vincent Asaro entered the plea Tuesday in federal court in New York City. Sentencing was set for Oct. 24. In 2014, Asaro was charged in the 1978 heist of the Lufthansa cargo

ALLYN, Wash. — Authorities say an altercation over a dead raccoon led to a shooting in rural Washington state. Mason County sheriff’s Lt. Travis Adams tells Seattle news station KOMO-TV (https://goo.gl/aYfZgc ) that a man was walking along a highway Sunday dragging the roadkill behind him with a rope. The animal had been hit by

NEW YORK — Nestle says it plans to spend about $21 billion to buy its own stock in the next three years as the food and beverage giant seeks to boost shareholder value. The Swiss food and beverage giant also said Tuesday that that after a review of its wide-ranging business, it will mostly focus

AUBURN, Ala. — Former VCU guard Samir Doughty has signed a financial aid agreement with Auburn. Auburn announced Doughty’s signing on Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 187-pounder from Philadelphia will have two years of eligibility remaining after redshirting next season. Doughty played in 35 games and started 15 as a redshirt freshman at VCU. He averaged 9.0

GARY, Ind. — The owner of a northwest Indiana potato chip company that has been in business since 1928 in Gary says he’s closing. Peerless Potato Chips owner John Hogg tells The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http://bit.ly/2thkGKN ) that the bankruptcy of its main distributor, Central Grocers, “was the straw that broke the camel’s back.” Hogg

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms with minor leaguers Patrick Brown and Jake Chelios on one-year, two-way contracts. In deals announced Tuesday, Brown will make $650,000 in the NHL or $160,000 in the minor leagues with a guarantee of $190,000. Chelios will make $650,000 in the NHL or $85,000 in the

NEW YORK — It was a busy week off the court for many WNBA teams with a light schedule of games. The Liberty became the first professional sports team to have a float in the New York pride parade . They joined an NBA/WNBA float that was participating for a second straight year. “It means

LONDON — As a new cyberattack hits companies and government agencies around the world, here is a look at some of those that have confirmed they are affected. Merck: second-largest drugmaker in the United States, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey Mondelez International: U.S. food and drinks company based in East Hanover, New Jersey DLA Piper:

Livestock guardian dogs (sometimes called LGDs) can be lifesavers, not only for herd animals and poultry but also for farmers and ranchers trying to build a profitable business. Laura Faley owns Hidden Meadow Ranch near Mount Vernon, Washington, about 60 miles north of Seattle. She raises chickens, turkeys, ducks and sheep with the help of

LONDON — Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Tuesday warned of Russia’s simmering alienation from its western neighbors but said he believed that President Vladimir Putin will ultimately work toward cooperative relationships with countries on its borders. During his diplomatic career, the 94-year-old senior statesman supported a policy of detente with the Soviet

NEW YORK — Water that packs a hydrogen punch, snack bars as sticks and confections more savory than sweet are among innovations to emerge from hundreds of purveyors at the Summer Fancy Food Show. The annual showcase hosted by the Specialty Food Association wrapped Tuesday in New York after three days and more than a

LONDON — The British Medical Association, which represents the country’s doctors, said Tuesday abortions should not be a criminal offense and called for them to be regulated in the same way as other health procedures. An 1861 law made abortion a criminal act. The 1967 Abortion Act provided exceptions — terminations are now legal in

One of the great, great, great (three times, that’s how great it is) pleasures of summer is figuring out what to do with all that fruit that floods the markets. Stone fruits like plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries; melons of all stripes; and berries. Oh, the berries. We eat them by the fistful when we’re lucky.

MADISON, Wis. — Conservatives and liberals in Wisconsin both see hope in Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s steadfast refusal to back the current version of the GOP Senate health care bill. Although they disagree with the reasons for his opposition, liberals see Johnson’s stand as a chance to sink the entire Republican effort to kill the

WASHINGTON — Major veterans’ organizations are voicing concerns about a Senate GOP bill to repeal the nation’s health care law, fearing the impact of rising insurance costs and worried the underfunded Department of Veterans Affairs won’t be able to fill the coverage gap. While there are more than 21 million veterans in the U.S., only

DES MOINES, Iowa — A father and son whose Iowa-based egg production company caused a massive 2010 salmonella outbreak have exhausted their appeals and a federal judge has ordered them to begin serving prison sentences. The U.S. Supreme Court declined in May to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster,

ROME — An ailing Mali archbishop facing allegations of financial impropriety assured the Vatican on Tuesday he plans to show up at St. Peter’s Basilica to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis. Vatican spokesman Greg Burke said Bamako Archbishop Jean Zerbo “has confirmed his presence” at the Wednesday ceremony where Zerbo and four other

EASTBOURNE, England — Novak Djokovic completed just one game of his second-round match against Vasek Pospisil at the Eastbourne International before rain washed out the day’s play at the Wimbledon warmup event on Tuesday. First up on Centre Court, the top-seeded Djokovic held serve for 1-0 and was 30-15 up in the second game when

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars have announced their buyout of the final year of goalie Antti Niemi’s contract, a plan that will spread the $3 million payment over two seasons for an annual salary cap hit of $1.5 million. Niemi was due to make $4.5 million coming off a disappointing season in which he was

BERLIN — A western German city decided Tuesday to evacuate an 11-story apartment block because of concerns over exterior insulation similar to that of London’s Grenfell Tower. City authorities in Wuppertal said the fire risk at the building had been reassessed following the fire in London that killed at least 79 people, news agency dpa

BLUMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 160-foot (50-meter) wind turbine blade broke in rural mid-Michigan, leaving it dangling above a field. NextEra Energy Resources spokesman Bryan Garner tells The Saginaw News (http://bit.ly/2tSzZaa0 ) that workers were alerted to the break when the turbine in Saginaw County’s Blumfield Township went offline on Monday. No injuries were reported.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Amnesty International has joined a boycott of new, mandatory reporting rules for foreign-funded civic groups in Hungary, the group said Tuesday. According to the government, the law that went into effect Tuesday is meant to increase transparency, but critics see it as an effort to stifle political dissent. “Amnesty International has every

MESETAS, Colombia — The United Nations says it has concluded the disarmament process for individual arms as part of a peace deal between Colombia’s leftist rebels and the government. At a ceremony in eastern Colombia on Tuesday U.N. observers closed the final container holding some of the 7,132 assault weapons collected at rebel camps nationwide

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s municipal garbage collectors on Tuesday rejected a government compromise offer and decided to continue an 11-day protest that has left mounds of festering refuse piled up across Athens amid high temperatures during the key summer tourism season. Municipal workers union head Nikos Trikas said the protest will go on as planned

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its outlook for the U.S. economy, citing the number of uncertainties that surround President Donald Trump’s plans to boost economic growth. The IMF forecasts that the U.S. economy will grow this year at an annual rate of 2.1 percent. That would be an improvement over last year’s