Новости за 20.08.2020

THORSBY, Ala. — It’s mostly quiet in the Alabama farming community of Thorsby aside from trucks and trains that rumble through bound for someplace larger.

BOSTON — Increased tidal flooding, beach erosion and aging sea barriers are among the climate change concerns threatening a famous coastal destination in Massachusetts, according to a report released Thursday by a leading conservation group in the state.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Singer Bebel Gilberto never found the chance to slip a pair of headphones onto the ears of her dad, Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, to play the song she wrote for him.

MINSK, Belarus — As a former culture minister and ambassador to France, Pavel Latushko is the most well-connected member of a new council established by the political opposition in Belarus to facilitate a transition of power amid massive protests challenging the continued rule of the country’s authoritarian five-term president.

BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns cornerback Kevin Johnson remains hospitalized after his liver was lacerated in practice when a teammate landed on him.

BOSTON — Since “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were arrested last year on charges that they bribed their daughters’ way into college, the famous couple has been consistent about at least one thing: their silence.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The former speaker of the Ohio House can take more time to find a permanent lawyer to defend him against a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

LONDON — European Union privacy regulators are wrangling over the penalty Ireland’s data privacy watchdog was set to issue Twitter for a data breach, pushing back the case’s long awaited conclusion under the bloc’s tough new data privacy rules.

NEW YORK — Gone, for now, are the days when retirees Bill and Mary Hill could do whatever they please. Since school started for their only grandchild, they’re not leisurely reading the morning newspaper, dawdling over a sudoku or staying holed up in their Colorado cabin to beat the Arizona heat.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s season opener next month will be held without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Touch-screen ballot-marking machines will remain in use in North Carolina this fall, a judge ruled in a case in which voters questioned the equipment’s accuracy and health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three decades ago, Lisette Monroe turned to her 18-month-old daughter and came to a sobering realization: Her baby would likely finish college before the man who killed Monroe’s sister would be executed.

The Waterboys, “Good Luck, Seeker” (Cooking Vinyl)

Amid the drum loops, robo rhythms and digitally altered vocals on the Waterboys’ new album, there’s also the rattle of songwriter Mike Scott’s typewriter.

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MOSCOW — When Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny collapsed in an airplane bathroom Thursday, his supporters immediately suspected poisoning.

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

NEW YORK — Nearly six months after the coronavirus forced its closure, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will be reopening on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks next month, first to those who lost loved ones and then to the general public, museum officials announced Thursday.

MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany — Austrian midfielder Valentino Lazaro has joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a season-long loan from Inter Milan, the German club said Thursday.

American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends.

LONDON — The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 55 years in prison.

MINSK, Belarus — In a new challenge to Belarus’ authoritarian ruler, hundreds of employees of state television have gone on strike amid a rising tide of protests, calling for his resignation after a vote the opposition saw as rigged.

BASRA, Iraq — Human rights monitors sounded the alarm over a recent spike in assassinations targeting civil rights activists in Iraq’s south on Thursday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the prime minister and the U.S.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S.-brokered deal that saw Israel and the United Arab Emirates begin to open diplomatic ties may end up with Abu Dhabi purchasing advanced American weaponry, potentially upending both a longstanding Israeli military edge regionally and the balance of power with Iran.

WASHINGTON — The coronavirus recession struck swiftly and violently. Now, with the economy still in the grip of the pandemic five months later, the recovery looks fitful and uneven — and painfully slow.

MINSK, Belarus — Belarusian authorities on Thursday opened a criminal probe against opposition activists who set up a council to negotiate the transition of power amid massive protests challenging the extension of the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader in a vote the opposition saw as rigged.

England and Pakistan will be able to make up for lost time due to bad weather in the upcoming third and final test in Southampton by starting a day’s play 30 minutes earlier.