Новости за 19.08.2020

“We hope you are as excited as we are,” goes the promotional email from the studio, “about bringing the beloved pastime of going to the movies back into America’s lives.”

The NFL will consult an advisory committee made up of former coaches, general managers and players on such issues as postponing, moving or even canceling games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic-caused lockdown had just begun, and former welterweight champion Shawn Porter needed a place to train.

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated Columbus from the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games on Wednesday, rallying from a two-goal, third-period deficit before beating the Blue Jackets 5-4 on Brayden Point’s goal 5:12 into overtime.

NEWBURGH, Ind. — A worker who died following an apparent fall at a Vectren power plant in southwestern Indiana has been identified by authorities as a 40-year-old man.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook said it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the company isn’t banning it outright.

NEW YORK — The United States will open qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on the road next June, possibly back in Trinidad and Tobago where it was eliminated from reaching the 2018 tournament.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson will start its home season against Citadel on Sept. 12, filling the lone non-conference spot on its COVID-19 revamped schedule.

TROON, Scotland — The Women’s British Open will be held in two years at Muirfield for the first time as part of a strong rotation that includes a return to Carnoustie and St.

MANSON, Ind. — An Ohio man who was helping clean up a crash scene along Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana fell to his death when he stepped backward over a highway bridge’s railing, police said.

BERLIN — A Syrian refugee in Germany spoke of his relief after being able to testify Wednesday at the trial of two ex-members of Syria’s secret police who are accused of crimes against humanity, the first high-profile case worldwide against former officials during the long-running conflict.

CAIRO — A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya and at least 45 people drowned or were missing and presumed dead, the U.N.

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NEW YORK — From grappling with big life decisions to a marriage on the brink, a new four-part miniseries tackles relationship struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK — Five highlights of the fall books season, from literary fiction to topical non-fiction:

LISBON, Portugal — It didn’t take long for Leipzig to put the loss to Paris Saint-Germain behind it and start celebrating its impressive Champions League campaign.

BALTIMORE — Toronto Blue Jays rookie right-hander Nate Pearson was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday after complaining of elbow tightness following his fourth big league start.

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — Spanish authorities on Wednesday located a boat near the Canary Islands with dead migrants on board, some floating in sea water the vessel took on.

ST. LOUIS — The son of the owner of a St. Louis-area soul food restaurant that was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of his nephew four years ago.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has added one of its most decorated players in C.J. Spiller to its coaching staff.

BASEL, Switzerland — Days after losing in the Europa League quarterfinals, Basel said Wednesday it is parting with coach Marcel Koller.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when they secretly video recorded them paying for massage parlor sex acts, barring the tapes’ use at trial and dealing a potentially deadly blow to their prosecution.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Apple has become the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion as technology continues to reshape a world where smartphones are like appendages and digital services are like instruments orchestrating people’s lives.

WARWICK, R.I. — There goes Rhode Island again — always finding a way to get its tiny tentacles onto the national stage.

LaPORTE, Ind. — A Texas-based mattress maker announced plans Wednesday to open a factory in northwestern Indiana and hire up to 350 workers there by the end of 2023.