Новости за 18.06.2019

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is making a $1 billion commitment to address the soaring price of housing in the San Francisco Bay Area, a problem that the internet company and its Silicon Valley peers helped create as the technology industry hired tens of thousands of high-paid workers. The pledge announced Tuesday by Google CEO Sundar

MANCHESTER, England — Afghanistan batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi was struck by a short ball that split his batting helmet and ignored medical advice to retire hurt in the Cricket World Cup game against England on Tuesday. He said he kept going so his mother wouldn’t be worried if she was watching the game on TV. Shahidi

Technology companies powered stocks solidly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as traders hoped that a meeting next week between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will ease trade tensions between the two economic powers. Markets also got a boost after the head of the European Central Bank said it was ready to

LOS ANGELES — The Latest on a fatal police-involved shooting at a Costco Wholesale warehouse store in Corona (all times local): 2 p.m. A lawyer for the family of a man fatally shot by an off-duty police officer in a Southern California Costco says the man was mentally ill and recently went off his medication.

Affectionately nicknamed Le Roi, or The King, Michel Platini bestrode the soccer field with inimitable elegance as the world’s best player of the early 1980s, helping to bridge the gap between the eras of Pele and Diego Maradona. Repeatedly voted Europe’s best player, the Frenchman instantly recognizable for his unruly mop of hair and his

LONDON — Andy Murray’s comeback has been delayed after rain washed out the entire day’s play at the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament for only the third time in 18 years on Tuesday. Murray, who is competing in the doubles alongside Feliciano Lopez as he makes a tentative return to action five months after hip surgery,

CHICAGO — Pot use in pregnancy has doubled among U.S. women and is most common during the first trimester, government research shows. Overall, 7% of pregnant women, or 1 in 14, said they used marijuana in the past month. That’s from a nationally representative health survey in 2016-17 and compares with a little over 3%

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. authorities on Tuesday seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history. The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents seized about 16.5 tons

RIO DE JANEIRO — Uruguay, Chile and Colombia impressed at the start of the Copa America, eclipsing hosts Brazil and embattled Argentina early in the South American tournament. In the first round of matches, the continent’s top powerhouses showed signs of weakness, prompting early doubts about their title chances. Brazil was booed by its own

LE HAVRE, France — Victory is the goal for the United States in its group stage finale against Sweden, even though a loss might give the Americans an easier path through the knockout rounds of the Women’s World Cup. “I think it’s in our team’s DNA to want to win and do really well,” defender

CONCORD, N.H. — An 80-year-old hiker who was rescued trying to reach the summit of Mount Washington could end up footing the bill for the emergency services, New Hampshire officials said Tuesday, amid efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of the popular tourist destination. Authorities may even file criminal charges in the case, after

PHOENIX — The Latest on Phoenix police pointing guns at a couple during a shoplifting investigation (all times local): 1 p.m. Phoenix police have released store surveillance video apparently designed to back up its assertion that adults and not just a child shoplifted before officers pointed guns and yelled profanities at a family. The video

MANCHESTER, England — Rashid Khan arrived at the World Cup near the top of the list of most dangerous bowlers in limited-overs cricket. He’ll leave with a mark near the top of the list for most runs ever conceded in one ODI innings. The 20-year-old spinner had a concussion in a loss to 2015 finalist

INDIANAPOLIS — The Latest on the allegations of groping made against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The Indiana attorney general’s office says it will vigorously defend him against a federal lawsuit by four women who say he drunkenly groped them during a party last year. The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa junior A.J. Epenesa knows that he has a strong shot at being picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft should he choose to go pro next spring. He’s choosing not to think about it all that much. Epenesa, a 6-foot-6, 280-pound defensive end who led the Big

BIRMINGHAM, England — A day after saying she was “not really that comfortable” playing on grass, top-ranked Naomi Osaka needed three sets to get past her first-round opponent at the Birmingham Classic on Tuesday. Osaka lost the second set to Maria Sakkari of Greece before recovering to win 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, for only her 11th

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending June 14: Fiction: 1. Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi & Jonathan Davis (Audible Studios) 2. Alien III: An Audible Original Drama by William Gibson, narrated by Tom Alexander, Barbara Barnes, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Lorelei King, Laurel Lefkow & Keith Wickham (Audible

ELKHART, Ind. — Authorities in northern Indiana have identified a man who died after crashing into a concrete barricade during a chase. The Elkhart Truth reports 29-year-old Cory Wright of South Bend was named Monday as the victim of the crash. The Elkhart Police Department says the chase began Saturday morning when an officer attempted

After decades of improvement, America’s air may not be getting any cleaner. Over the last two years the nation had more polluted air days than just a few years earlier, federal data shows. While it remains unclear whether this is the beginning of a trend, health experts say it’s troubling to see air quality progress

iBook charts for week ending June 16, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. The Other Wife by Michael Robotham- 9780751562835 – (Little, Brown Book Group) 2. Tom Clancy Enemy Contact by Mike Maden – 9780525541714 – (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. Where the Crawdads Sing

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers will retire former infielder Michael Young’s No. 10 jersey number later this season. Young will be the fifth Ranger to have his number retired by the club, and the second this season. Texas announced the honor for Young on Tuesday, only 10 days after former third baseman Adrian Beltre’s

RALEIGH, N.C. — A diversity report shows the NBA still leads men’s professional sports leagues in racial and gender hiring practices. The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at Central Florida on Tuesday indicated almost identical scores from last year. The grade for racial hiring was an A-plus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Netflix’s show “Queer Eye” says it’s bringing fabulousness to the masses for two more seasons. The streaming service announced Tuesday that season four will debut July 19. The eight episodes were shot in the Kansas City area, where last season the stars revamped a prison guard, a children’s camp program director

LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas is due to hear longtime entertainer Wayne Newton and his wife describe encountering two burglars at their home a year ago, including one who attacked their dogs with a crowbar before escaping over a wall. Prosecutor Jory Scarborough told jurors Tuesday that 22-year-old Weslie Hosea Martin was

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL’s top medical experts are asking college football physicians and trainers to help make the game safer. They want the NCAA to pitch in, too. Dr. Allen Sills and Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president for health and safety initiatives, spent Monday and Tuesday in Indianapolis sharing data about their findings