Новости за 20.07.2020

INDIANAPOLIS — A Native American group that considers the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians’ name offensive is hosting two discussions this week related to the team’s name at a time of reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the U.S. The American Indian Center of Indiana planned Zoom conversations for “interested parties” Monday evening and again

MOSCOW — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin pledged Monday to continue an ambitious program of building new warships on a trip to Crimea, which Russia has annexed from Ukraine. Speaking during the keel-laying of two landing vessels at a shipyard in Kerch, Putin said that Russia needs a strong navy to defend its interests and “help

DETROIT — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an FBI informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” was released from custody Monday in Florida, his first steps of freedom since he was a teenager. Richard Wershe Jr. was discharged from a residential work-release program in Kissimmee, Florida, the

NEW YORK — Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” which had hoped to herald Hollywood’s return to big theatrical releases, has yet again postponed its release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Warner Bros. said Monday that “Tenet” will not make its August 12 release date. And unlike previous delays, the studio this time didn’t announce a new

HELENA, Mont. — In the race for Montana’s lone U.S. House seat, Republican Matt Rosendale is hitching his wagon to President Donald Trump even as the president’s national approval ratings worsen. Rosendale talks glowingly about Trump’s actions since COVID-19 hit the United States, while many have criticized his response to the coronavirus — including Rosendale’s

ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s soccer federation reversed its policy on allowing fans into games and said on Monday it would complete the season in empty stadiums. The federation said the decision followed a “significant increase” in the number of confirmed coronavirus infections. Some spectators were allowed into Croatian sports events since mid-June, including top-tier soccer

NEW YORK — A Turkish banker was properly convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions in a case that strained relations with Turkey, a federal appeals panel said Monday. The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan concluded that Mehmet Hakan Atilla received a fair trial after he was arrested in

MADRID — Mexican coach Javier Aguirre will not go with Leganés to the Spanish second division next season, the club said on Monday. Leganés thanked the coach for leaving the team “one goal away” from escaping demotion in La Liga. The club from southern Madrid drew with titleholder Real Madrid 2-2 at home on Sunday

MOSCOW — The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on the regional strongman leader of Russia’s republic of Chechnya over human rights violations. Ramzan Kadyrov, 43, has run Chechnya like his personal fiefdom, relying on his security forces to quash dissent. International human rights groups have accused Kadyrov and his lieutenants of abductions, torture and

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa egg producers who euthanized hens as a result of plummeting demand caused by the coronavirus will be eligible for government payments to cover disposal costs, a state agency announced Monday. The Iowa Disposal Assistance Program has been paying pork producers $40 for each market-ready hog they have been forced to

TORONTO — The Canadian rugby league team of New Zealand star Sonny Bill Williams withdrew from the Super League midway through its first season in Europe’s top-tier competition on Monday, citing “overwhelming financial challenges” caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Toronto Wolfpack said the decision was taken because of a “range of factors specific to the

NEW YORK — Nicki Minaj has a new release coming soon: her first child. The rapper took to Instagram on Monday to announce she is pregnant, posting photos of herself with a baby bump. One caption simply read: “#Preggers.” She also wrote on another post, “Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement & gratitude. Thank

JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Monday acquitted a soldier and a prison guard in the 2015 killing of an Eritrean man who was shot and beaten to death by a mob in the aftermath of a terror attack after being mistaken for an assailant. The Beersheba District Court ruled that Yaakov Shimba and Ronen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — To no surprise, the men’s Twenty20 World Cup in October in Australia has been delayed for 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Cricket Australia cast doubt in May on the chances of it going ahead on schedule from Oct. 18 to Nov. 15. It will be played in the

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world: One University of Oklahoma women’s basketball player has tested positive for COVID-19, and a second player has been deemed a close contact. Oklahoma made the announcement in a news release on Monday. Both players are in quarantine off campus. The result

NEW YORK — Chelsea Clinton is extending her celebration of women to chapter books and the world of sports. Clinton’s “She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changes the Game” will be published Sept. 22, the children’s imprint Philomel Books announced Monday. The latest of Clinton’s best-selling “She Persisted” picture books will include sections on

Parents who are downsizing or simply decluttering may have to get creative at finding homes for all their unwanted possessions – particularly these days. The generations that came after the baby boom are famously less interested than their predecessors in the trappings of domestic life, says Elizabeth Stewart, author of “No Thanks Mom: The Top

LONDON — Amber Heard entered the witness box Monday to give evidence during her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting her during their tempestuous relationship. Heard’s eagerly anticipated testimony is set to last for three days. The 34-year-old actor has been present throughout the trial, watching from

NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 106 Days to first state offering early voting (Pennsylvania): 56 THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump insists he’s not losing, but by virtually every objective measure Democrat Joe Biden would defeat the Republican

MONACO — Struggling with consistency since upsetting Paris Saint-Germain to win the French league three years ago, Monaco has appointed Niko Kovac as coach. The eight-time French champions cited Kovac’s success coaching Bayern Munich, Frankfurt and the Croatian national team. The club announced the hiring Sunday after it fired Roberto Moreno. Kovac was scheduled to

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s foreign minister says he is expecting to leave his job in the near future. Jacek Czaputowicz spoke amid talk of a major reshuffle in the right-wing government following the recent re-election of President Andrzej Duda, the government’s ally. Czaputowicz told the Rzeczpospolita daily’s online version late Sunday that he had an

LONDON — UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is considering suspending Britain’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong, after China imposed a tough new national security law. As tensions have grown with Beijing, Raab said it can no longer be “business as usual.’’ He is reportedly planning to follow the example of the United States, Australia and

TOKYO — Global shares were mixed in directionless trading Monday as the number of coronavirus cases soared in the U.S. and investors cautiously eyed the summit of European leaders discussing the pandemic crisis. France’s CAC 40 shed 0.5% in early trading to 5,043.73. Germany’s DAX was little changed at 12,906.87, down less than 0.1%. Britain’s

LONDON — British officials say they have signed a deal to buy 90 million doses of experimental coronavirus vaccines being developed by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and others. The British government said in a statement Monday that it had secured access to a vaccine candidate being developed by a Pfizer and BioNTech, in addition to

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat. Over the weekend, he clung to the misguided notion that the virus will just “disappear” even as his top science experts and GOP allies bluntly say otherwise. Trump also continued to wrongly insist that anyone