Новости за 31.01.2024

Great Danes guards Meghan Huerter and Lilly Phillips are day-to-day with injuries.

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Biden will appear before House Republicans for a private interview next month as lawmakers seek to regain some momentum in their monthslong impeachment inquiry into his brother, President Joe Biden.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says 150 people have been killed in the territory in the last 24 hours An additional 313 were wounded as Israeli forces battle militants, even in the northern part of the territory. The north was the initial target of Israel’s ground offensive in late October. Israel’s military said Wednesday that its forces killed more than 15 Hamas militants in northern Gaza over the past day and targeted militant infrastructure in a school. The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry says the latest... Читать дальше...

Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure.

The Federal Reserve indicated that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates, a sign that officials are confident that they are close to fully taming inflation. The Fed kept its key rate unchanged at about 5.4%, a 22-year high. But in a statement, the Fed signaled a shift by dropping previous wording that had said it was still considering further hikes. Still, the central bank said it “does not expect it will be appropriate” to cut rates “until it has gained greater confidence... Читать дальше...

Some Eastern Ohio residents whose community was devastated by a fiery train derailment early last year say President Joe Biden's visit is coming a year too late. The White House says Biden will visit East Palestine in February, but no date has been given for the Democratic president's trip. The derailment displaced thousands of residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Many residents have lingering fears about potential health effects from the assortment of toxic chemicals that spilled and the... Читать дальше...

Iran has threatened to “decisively respond” to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic following President Joe Biden linking Tehran to the killing of three U.S. soldiers at a military base in Jordan. The U.S. has signaled it's preparing for retaliatory strikes in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also injured at least 40 troops. There are concerns that any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing... Читать дальше...

Global stocks are mixed as markets await a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices slipped. China’s factory activity figures showed manufacturing contracting for a fourth straight month though they improved slightly. Samsung Electronics reported an annual 34% decline in operating profit for the last quarter. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% from its record Tuesday. The Dow rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.8%. The Federal Reserve has begun its... Читать дальше...

Farmers have blocked ever more traffic arteries across Belgium as they seek to disrupt trade at major ports with a fourth day of protests in a continued push for concessions to get better prices for their produce and less bureaucracy to do their work. Wednesday's rallies are part of farming protests across the European Union. Hundreds of thousands of Belgians have been facing disruptions and struggling to get to work or saw their doctor’s appointments cancelled because of the protests. A few hundred... Читать дальше...

Australia has reported inflation slowed in the last quarter to its lowest rate in three years, raising hopes of a ‘soft landing’ for the nation’s economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed the latest consumers price index data had slowed to 4.1%, down from 5.4% at the last quarterly update in September. The result means the annual inflation rate is at its lowest level since December 2021. The latest results will support the case that inflation is being tamed, moderating the need for the... Читать дальше...

Alumni, supporters pay tribute to Darling Gutheil's 28-year career as head coach

Maine's governor is calling for strengthening the state’s yellow flag law, boosting background checks for private gun sales and bolstering mental health crisis care following the deadliest mass shooting in state history. An army reservist killed 18 people and wounded 13 others in Lewiston in October. Three months later, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said during her State of the State address Tuesday that there's broad support for taking action to prevent future tragedies. The governor also used her... Читать дальше...

A Michigan school official told jurors that he had no grounds to search the backpack of a teenager before the boy killed four fellow students in 2021. Nick Ejak testified Tuesday that he was pulled into a meeting earlier that day at Oxford High School to discuss a violent drawing Ethan Crumbley had scrawled on an assignment. The school was concerned about the teen's mental health, but his parents refused to take him home, citing their work. Ethan's mother, Jennifer Crumbley, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. Читать дальше...

Residents of an east Arkansas town have been without running water for the past two weeks after the state was hit by below-freezing temperatures. The outage in Helena-West Helena, located along the Mississippi River, has forced residents to line up for bottled water, fill up jugs or take showers at a truck brought in by the state. The outage is affecting about 1,400 people and is the second in the past year for the small town. The town faced a similar crisis last summer. Workers are racing to fix leaks... Читать дальше...

Starbucks on Tuesday reported record revenue in its fiscal first quarter but lowered its sales outlook for the rest of the year as spending weakens in China and other markets. The Seattle coffee giant said it now expects revenue to increase between 7% and 10% in its current fiscal year, down from the 10-12% increase it forecast in early November. The update came after a bumpy first quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. Starbucks said store traffic weakened in the U.S. in mid-November... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden has made it clear the U.S. will strike back after a deadly drone attack killed three service members and wounded more than 40 at a small base in Jordan over the weekend. What isn’t yet clear is who will be hit, where, and how hard. Biden has a wide array of options, but the U.S. must also walk a fine line: A weak response will do little to deter further attacks by Iran-backed militia groups, while a major assault risks expanding the turmoil in the Middle East and drawing America into a wider conflict.

A judge says Elon Musk must give up a compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion.

Advertisements for sports betting may seem to be everywhere, but the NFL says viewers will only see three of them during next month's Super Bowl. During an online news conference Tuesday to discuss the upcoming championship game, league officials said they generally limit sports betting ads to one per quarter. But they say only three such ads have been sold for the Super Bowl: one right before kickoff, and two during the game. The Kansas City Chiefs will try to defend their title against the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden says he has decided how to respond to the killing of three American service members in Jordan, noting that he does not want to expand war in the Middle East but demurring on the specifics of how the U.S. will proceed. Officials say they are still determining which of several Iran-backed groups was responsible for the killings, the first since a wave of attacks on U.S. forces in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel. Biden has spoken with the families of the service... Читать дальше...