Новости за 11.01.2024

Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year. That move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not give details about the size of the increases. After winning strong contracts with Detroit’s three automakers last year, the union is trying to organize all nonunion auto plants in the U.S. The Tesla raises... Читать дальше...

An attorney for an upstate New York man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman who was with a group of friends who accidentally turned into his backcountry driveway called it a “terrible accident” involving a defective gun as arguments in his murder trial began. Kevin Monahan is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Kaylin Gillis, who was out with friends who got lost while heading to another person’s house on a Saturday night last April. The group’s two cars and a motorcycle... Читать дальше...

Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 had been killed by his father and stepmother. But a sheriff says it took 34 years of scientific advancement to link microscopic fibers on the boy’s shirt to a ligature found in the parents' home. Berkeley County deputies announced on Wednesday that they have charged 69-year-old Victor Turner and 63-year-old Megan Turner with murder in the death of 5-year-old Justin Turner. The boy’s body was found inside a cabinet in a camper behind the Turner home in March 1989.

Former Arizona prisons chief Charles Ryan's sentencing has been postponed for his no-contest plea to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from his 2022 standoff with police. Ryan was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday but his lawyer requested a separate hearing to present evidence favorable to his client. It’s unclear whether Ryan will be sentenced after the Feb. 9 mitigation hearing or at a future date. Authorities say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home and pointed a firearm at two officers. The... Читать дальше...

The caretakers of part of one of Maine’s most beloved lighthouses say they believe a damaged portion of the structure can be rebuilt. A strong storm that brought high winds and heavy rains to the Northeast badly damaged the site of Pemaquid Point Light in Bristol on Wednesday. The nearly 200-year-old lighthouse is featured on the state quarter and is a popular coastal destination. The lighthouse’s bell house dates to the 19th century and sustained the worst of the damage. The town runs and maintains the site as Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park. Читать дальше...

Federal officials are investigating Boeing's design of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that the investigation is focusing on door plugs like the one that came off an Alaska Airlines Boeing jetliner over Oregon. The FAA says Boeing’s manufacturing practices need to meet high safety standards. The plane involved is a Boeing 737 Max 9, and all similar planes operated by Alaska Airlines and United Airlines remain grounded.

Apple TV and Major League Soccer are expanding their collaboration, announcing Thursday that the looming MLS season will be chronicled in a new all-access docuseries similar to the ones that have given fans a deep, different look at golf, auto racing and tennis in recent months. The eight-part series is already in production and will span from the preseason all the way through the MLS Cup final in December. It remains unnamed, for now, and no start date has been revealed.

Researchers say they have identified a new subspecies thought to be an older and more primitive relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex. A team of paleontologists and biologists from several universities and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science announced their findings Thursday. They say the discovery reshapes ideas about how T. rex first came to be in what is now North America by introducing its earliest known relative on the continent. Their work was based on a partial skull that was unearthed years ago in southern New Mexico. Читать дальше...

Tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a barrier installed by a local hydroelectric plant. An environmental activist said “new year, new problems or rather old problems with new garbage floating our way." Garbage from unauthorized waste dumps dotting the Western Balkans is carried year-round by the Drina Rive and its tributaries in Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro toward Visegrad and further on to the Danube River into which the Drina eventually flows.

Some of the Native Americans the National Park Service was supposed to consult with say moving a statue of Pennsylvania's founder William Penn from a Philadelphia historic site isn't a priority for them. The park service quickly reversed that plan amid a backlash, but says it still wants to renovate Welcome Park. Tribal leaders had wanted to ensure the renovation would highlight the history and culture of the Native Americans. Those contacted by The Associated Press say they have no problem with William Penn. Читать дальше...

Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. Overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from 12 months earlier. Those gains exceeded the previous 0.1% monthly rise and the 3.1% annual inflation in November. Housing costs accounted for more than half the increase in prices from November to December. Energy prices, led by electricity and gasoline, along with food prices also contributed to the increase. Читать дальше...

Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and was involved in a yearlong dispute that ultimately saw the U.S. Justice Department seize 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil on it. Iran’s state-run television acknowledged the seizure late Thursday afternoon, hours after armed men boarded it. The... Читать дальше...

The U.S. for the first time has given the greenlight to almost a dozen exchange traded funds for bitcoins. ETFs give every day investors a way to get in on trading in oil, gold, corporate bonds and now bitcoin without actually having to own a bar of gold, a barrel of oil, or a bitcoin. That means you don't have to find a place to store them. These funds closely track the price of bitcoin and provide an entry for smaller investors into the cryptocurrency, which now cost more than $47,000 each. Following... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a dozen new bitcoin funds are expected to begin trading Thursday after a seemingly divided U.S. regulators granted approval.

Google ha despedido a cientos de empleados que trabajaban en sus equipos de hardware, asistencia de voz e ingeniería como parte de sus medidas para reducir costos.

The United Negro College Fund announced a donation of $100 million from the Lilly Endowment, the single largest unrestricted gift to the organization since its founding 80 years ago. The gift announced Thursday will go toward a pooled endowment for the 37 historically Black colleges and universities that form UNCF’s membership, with the goal of boosting the schools’ long-term financial stability. HBCUs have seen an increase in donations since the racial justice protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and parts of neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people in remote villages, Pakistani officials and the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thursday will fund 47 EV charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including 7,500 EV charging ports. Congress approved $7.5 billion in the 2021 infrastructure law to build out a national network of 500,000 publicly available chargers by 2030. The charging ports are a key part of President Joe Biden's effort to encourage drivers to buy electric vehicles. Читать дальше...

A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks on Wednesday, saying the company’s claim that its coffee is ethically sourced is false and misleading.

Asian shares have advanced on the back of Wall Street’s climb to a near-record high, as Tokyo's benchmark hovered near its highest level since 1990. The yen has weakened against the U.S. dollar, boosting export-related shares. Oil prices and U.S. futures edged higher. Investors are watching for a U.S. inflation report due later Thursday that could show whether all the excitement that’s vaulted stocks higher recently is warranted. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, just 0.3% below its all-time high. Читать дальше...

The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend. The move carries the risk of upsetting Beijing in an already-fragile bilateral relationship. A senior administration official confirmed the plan on Wednesday without offering more details. The official says such a face-to-face meeting is the “most effective way” to engage the new Taiwanese government... Читать дальше...

The amount of renewable energy installed around the world last year grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years. The International Energy Agency said Thursday that clean energy jumped by 510 gigawatts, with China playing the biggest part. That's enough to power nearly 51 million homes for a year. That's good, but the IEA says it's not quite enough to meet the goal set at last month's climate talks in Dubai to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. The agency's executive director says the goal... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden’s son is headed back to court for an arraignment on federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have settled the case against him. Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty on Thursday to felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. The charges stem from what federal prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to skip out on paying the $1.4 million he owed to the Internal Revenue Service. Prosecutors say he instead spent millions to fund an extravagant lifestyle... Читать дальше...

A federal appeals court has directed a lower federal court to consider the merits of a challenge to Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax on First Amendment grounds. But in the decision released Wednesday the panel of judges agreed with the lower court’s decision to dismiss three other challenges. It’s a law that attorneys for Big Tech have contended unfairly targets companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon. The legal case is being closely watched by other states that have also weighed a similar tax for online ads. Читать дальше...

House Republicans are off to a raucous start in their first week back in Washington after an extended holiday break. Some are openly criticizing new House Speaker Mike Johnson. Others helped sink a routine procedural vote to express their displeasure with topline spending levels that Johnson negotiated with Democrats for the current fiscal year. Most Republicans say they support Johnson, saying he is doing the best he can. But it took only eight Republicans to oust McCarthy — along with 208 Democrats. Читать дальше...