Новости за 02.09.2020

Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend was offered a plea deal that required him to implicate her in an “organized crime syndicate” after Kentucky officers fatally shot her during a botched raid, it was revealed Wednesday Scott Barton, a lawyer for Jamarcus Glover, told NBC News that initial plea sheets included Taylor’s name among a list of associates,...

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple Teresa and Joe Giudice have finalized their divorce after 20 years of marriage, Page Six has confirmed.

The news comes only three years after Pretty Little Liars wrapped up for good in 2017.

Who says the red carpet is dead?

Iconoclast: The Race Was Always Tight The horse-race narrative du jour is that Joe Biden has “left his basement” over fears that “the race is tightening,” snarks The Week’s Matthew Walther. Growing public alarm over leftist violence in the streets likely has something to do with it, but “the extent to which we are seeing...

The Dow Jones industrial average once again topped the 29,000 mark on Wednesday, bringing it within striking distance of an all-time high just months after sinking below 19,000. The blue-chip index has been making a steady recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic sent it plummeting 10,000 points in March. Wednesday saw it close up 1.6 percent,...

And now, your “Love it or loathe it” movie of 2020.

Call her Tailor Swift.

The Alabama town that inspired Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” recently made history once again by electing its first black mayor. Charles Andrews, 65, defeated incumbent Sandy Smith in Monroeville’s August 25 election, and is set to take office on November 2, CNN reported. “Thank you Monroeville,” Andrews said in a video...

Kristina Mladenovic would have been better off opting out of the US Open. Already frustrated by being confined to a “bubble within a bubble” due to her exposure to Benoit Paire — who tested positive for COVID-19 — Mladenovic suffered a devastating 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0, second-round defeat to 20-year-old Russian Varvara Gracheva, during which...

The project would potentially rope in Hollywood stars, sports figures and musicians to ask top White House coronavirus task force questions for a series of one-minute ads.

Jacob Blake’s family has gotten threats since the 29-year-old black man was shot seven times in the back by a white Kenosha, Wisconsin, cop, the wounded man’s father said Wednesday. “It is saddening to me that people don’t understand the type of pressure this family is under and what the rest of the family is...

Denzel Mims did not hesitate. The Jets rookie receiver was asked if he would be ready for the team’s Week 1 game against the Bills on Sept. 13. “Most definitely,” Mims said. The 22-year-old took a step toward playing in that game Wednesday when he participated in his first practice of training camp. A hamstring...

The Defense Department says in a new report to Congress that China now has the world’s largest navy, at least in number of battle-ready ships. “[China] has the largest navy in the world, with an overall battle force of approximately 350 ships and submarines including over 130 major surface combatants,” the report says. “In comparison,...

North Korean troops and military vehicles are rehearsing for a massive military parade scheduled for next month — despite the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, according to satellite imagery reviewed by a US thinktank. The images published by 38 North show the masses of troops and formations of tanks at a training ground called Mirim...

Mississippi voters will decide on whether to accept a new state flag with a magnolia to replace one that was shelved for featuring a Confederate battle emblem. The new design — which includes the state flower on a dark blue background — was approved Wednesday by a flag commission and will appear on the ballot...

A teenage activist who was shot dead in Chicago was accidentally killed by a friend who misfired while shooting blindly at a passing car, a court has heard. Caleb Reed, 17, a leader of the racial justice group Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE), died in July after getting shot in the head while...

As colleges make every attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus on campuses across the nation, some are raising privacy concerns about what they see as increasingly invasive tactics.

Vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris commended the Democratic party for falling “in line” ahead of the general election, noting the contributions of progressive Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to the party platform. Speaking to donors at a virtual fundraiser early Tuesday evening, Sen. Harris (D-Calif.) made the remarks while answering a question about how...

Harley is a U.S. soldier’s dog — a loyal, lively, floppy-eared mutt saved from the bomb-scarred mountains of Syria — but her life is again in danger. Since Aug. 24, Harley has been caged and in limbo at JFK Airport, on the last leg of her journey to rejoin the Air Force combat vet who...

MLB has handed down its punishments stemming from the benches-clearing incident at the end of Tuesday’s Yankees-Rays matchup. Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman will sit out three games for “intentionally throwing a pitch” at the head area of Tampa batter Mike Brosseau in the top of the ninth inning of the 5-3 win. Chapman was also...

The 16-year-old mega-star is addicted to the stuff.

Mobile gaming firm Skillz will float its shares on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Flying Eagle Acquisition, a blank-check company founded by Hollywood executives Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky. The transaction will value Skillz at around $3.6 billion, according to Skillz. Wellington Management, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton Investments and Neuberger Berman...

President Trump on Wednesday said Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is less “sharp” mentally than a nonagenarian World War II veteran. Trump, speaking in North Carolina on the 75th anniversary of World War II ending, cited Hershel “Woody” Williams as an example of how advanced age doesn’t always result in senility. “I promised him I...

The one-time trophy property sold for $50.9 million in 2014 and traded hands again for just $18 million.