Новости за 03.07.2017

JUNEAU, Alaska — Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years. Scientists say the creatures are pyrosomes, which are tropical, filter-feeding spineless creatures usually found along the equator.

WORKING CAPITAL CRUNCH More small and medium-sized businesses are having challenges with working capital, or the money they have available for funding their day-to-day operations, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet and Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Sixty-six percent of the companies surveyed from late April to early May said

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending was flat in May with homebuilding falling again, even as buyers face climbing prices and a shortage of available properties on the market. The Commerce Department reported on Monday no increase in construction spending in May, which follows a report two weeks ago showing that housing starts fell for the

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 5 p.m. The Syrian military says it has temporarily halted combat operations in the south ahead of Russian-sponsored cease-fire talks with the rebels. Monday’s announcement came after a large Syrian rebel faction in the south said it would not attend the talks

This recipe for Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake works equally well using any kind of stone fruit or a mix of every kind of stone fruit, including plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plumcots. The appeal of the mixed-fruit version — the rainbowlike beauty of the unmolded cake in concert with the rich chord of its

STACYVILLE, Maine — In a rural corner of Maine that’s so remote even Mainers call it “the willy-wags,” there’s a new place for camping, hiking and birding. But it comes with a dash of political intrigue. Maine’s new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is now welcoming guests for its first full summer as a

9:40 a.m. Stocks are broadly higher in early trading and banks are leading the way. Wells Fargo rose 1.2 percent Monday and Morgan Stanley picked up 1.3 percent on the first day of the third quarter. Trading will close at 1 p.m. for the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Consumer financial services company Bankrate climbed 10.3

BRAINERD, Minn. — Authorities say a 70-year-old New Jersey man was killed after crashing his sports car during a race at a Minnesota speedway. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says the man was participating in a Sports Car Club of America race Sunday at the Brainerd International Raceway. Officials say the man’s vehicle left

VERSAILLES, France — The Latest on French President Emmanuel Macron’s priorities (all times local): 4:30 p.m. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced Europe-wide public conferences later this year in an effort to reinvigorate the European Union after Britain’s vote to leave. In a sweeping speech laying out his priorities for his five-year presidency, Macron insisted

PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court has sentenced an Albanian citizen who had put a flag of the Islamic State group at a crossroad in the capital Pristina to 180 hours of community labor. The person identified only as Q.M. was arrested in September last year when he and two minors put the IS flag

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A record heat wave on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus has claimed the lives of two women, health official said Monday. The two women, aged 75 and 60, are said to have died from heatstroke but had been suffering from serious health problems. Cyprus’ Meteorological Service said weekend temperatures across the

QUARTZSITE, Ariz. — A bus driver was killed and eight passengers injured Monday when a tire failed and the driver lost control of the bus carrying support staff from an Illinois drum corps. The bus drove over the median before tumbling onto its left side shortly after 4 a.m. Monday on Interstate 10 about 10

“The Child: a Novel” (Berkley), by Fiona Barton Fiona Barton brings back reporter Kate Waters from the best-selling “The Widow” and delivers another winner with “The Child.” Waters has issues at her job since many people she works with at the newspaper are being laid off. When she learns that the long-buried remains of an

Summer, summer, summer. The word is fat and round and breezy and rolls around nicely on the tongue. And we want our food to be breezy, too. If you have basil and tomatoes growing in your garden, make this. If you have a farmers’ market near you, make this. And if you have leftover pesto

PARIS — The International Court of Justice has begun hearings in a maritime and land boundary dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua involving their Pacific and Caribbean borders. Costa Rica started presenting its case Monday, asking the U.N.’s highest court to define the borders between the two countries off both their eastern and western shores.

DETROIT — U.S. sales at General Motors and Ford each fell about 5 percent last month, but the three largest Japanese automakers reported sales increases. The results early Monday could counter analyst predictions that sales will fall in June for the sixth straight month. Analysts expect sales to fall from 2 percent to 4 percent

INDIANAPOLIS — Landowners dealing with damage done by deer to their crops, forested land or landscaping can sign up for a program that allows hunting on their property. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the application period for the Hunters Helping Farmers program runs through Aug. 30. Indiana’s DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife

SENECA ROCKS, W.Va. — The pale ridge rises like the ragged fin of a prehistoric fish in a rolling green sea of low forested mountains in eastern West Virginia. Massive and intimidating, the craggy landscape of Seneca Rocks draws serious rock climbers from Washington, Pittsburgh and elsewhere to its fiercely vertical routes. The mountaintop, which

LOS ANGELES — A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean. SpaceX announced on Twitter that the Dragon hit the water off the California coast shortly after 5 a.m. Monday. After being released by the space station’s robotic arm, the capsule completed

JOHANNESBURG — The office of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos says the longtime leader has departed for Spain, where he recently spent several weeks amid reports of health problems. The Portuguese news agency Lusa quotes the office as saying the 74-year-old dos Santos left on Monday for Barcelona on what was described as a

NEW YORK — Maria Menounos says she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and has announced her resignation from E! News. Menounos tells People magazine that she underwent surgery last month to remove a golf-ball-sized tumor discovered in February. Menounos says 99.9 percent of the tumor was removed during the seven-hour procedure on

PARIS — Art, color and aquatic musing defined Monday’s energetic installment of Paris Couture week — with fashion insiders dashing from fall-winter collections to celebrity-filled soirees. Here are some of the highlights. SCHIAPARELLI’S LOVE OF ART TURNS DIAPHANOUS Elsa Schiaparelli has famously blurred the lines between fashion and art. Designer Bertrand Guyon took the iconic

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s foreign minister says the government would like visiting President Donald Trump to make assurances this week that the presence of U.S. troops in Poland will continue as long as the region’s security is threatened by Russia. Trump is to deliver a speech in Warsaw during a brief visit Thursday. The visit

ISLAMABAD — U.S. Sen. John McCain says that continued close cooperation between Washington and Islamabad is essential for peace in the region, including in Afghanistan. The Arizona Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee spoke on Monday during a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. McCain arrived in Islamabad on Sunday, ahead

SKOPJE, Macedonia — The United Nations’ special envoy for Macedonia says he is “encouraged” by the stance of the country’s new government toward resolving its long-running dispute with Greece over Macedonia’s name. Matthew Nimetz met in Skopje with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov Monday in a bid to restart talks stalled for three years, and