Новости за 29.03.2024

For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense. The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by the pig’s name, Ozempig. Almost immediately after the team announced the name this week ahead of Friday’s opening day game, criticism began pouring in on social media from people distressed by the name, saying it belittled people who are overweight. Читать дальше...

Tugboats were not escorting the massive cargo ship Dali when it lost power in the Port of Baltimore and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, toppling the span and killing six people. Maritime experts told The Associated Press that this week's disaster is drawing renewed attention to whether such tugboat escorts should be required in the nation's ports to nudge increasingly big ships to safety and protect bridges and other critical infrastructure. Cost-conscious shipping companies have over... Читать дальше...

Wrexham, the fourth-tier Welsh team co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, has taken a step toward another promotion by beating Mansfield 2-0. Talismanic forward Paul Mullin scored both goals. He finished a cross in the first half and converted a penalty in the 67th minute at the Racecourse Ground. Wrexham remains third in League Two tied on points with Mansfield, which is second on goal difference. Stockport beat Forest Green 3-0 to move into first place, one point ahead. The top three teams at the end... Читать дальше...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won’t be ready to do so until it sees “more good inflation readings’’ and is more confident that annual price increases are falling toward its 2% target. Speaking at a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Powell said he still expected “inflation to come down on a sometimes bumpy path to 2%.″ But the central bank’s policymakers, he said... Читать дальше...

A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease. Prices rose 0.3% from January to February, decelerating from a 0.4% increase the previous month in a potentially encouraging trend for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid. Compared with 12 months earlier, though, prices rose 2.5% in February, up slightly from a 2.4% year-over-year gain in January. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, last month’s “core” prices suggested lower inflation pressures. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia.

The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles. EPA officials say Friday's action will help clean up some of the nation’s largest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. The EPA says the new rules will take effect for model years 2027 through 2032 and will avoid up to 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the next three decades. EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the new standards will especially benefit... Читать дальше...

All four women’s basketball sessions this weekend at MVP Arena are essentially sold out.

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Devices that can translate the eclipse on sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8 when a total solar eclipse crosses North America. An astronomer who is blind collaborated with a Harvard astronomer to design the LightSound box, which translates changing light in the sky into differing musical notes. Another device allows users to... Читать дальше...

The Associated Press found that Black people make up a disproportionate number of those who died after being restrained, beaten or shocked with stun guns by police officers over a decade. Accounting for 12% of the U.S. population, non-Hispanic Black people made up a third of the more than 1,000 fatalities. The three-year investigation, led by AP with FRONTLINE (PBS) and the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism, buttresses studies by researchers who demonstrated that Black people endure discrimination... Читать дальше...

The frantic 911 call described a 23-year-old man suffering a seizure, foaming and shaking. When medics and police arrived, the tiny apartment in Bristol, Tennessee, became a chaotic scene. Karen Goodwin watched in fear, but she trusted that the police and paramedics were there to help her son, Hunter. He stopped breathing in the ambulance, a life cut suddenly short. For six years, Goodwin believed her son died of an overdose. But after she finally saw the police body-camera footage, her memories... Читать дальше...

Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of U.S. sanctions. The Shenzhen-based company reported a net profit of $12 billion, helped by strong sales and an improved product portfolio. Revenue jumped nearly 10% compared to a year earlier. Huawei’s rotating chairman Ken Hu said the company’s figures were in line with forecasts. One of China’s first global tech brands, Huawei has been caught... Читать дальше...

In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized as of Friday. Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. came under fire for not going public quickly with problems known internally as early as January. The first public announcement came March 22. Some people developed kidney problems after taking the supplements, such as Benikoji Choleste Help meant to lower cholesterol. The supplements contain a red species of mold called benikoji. Читать дальше...

A Colorado Republican panel has made a surprising decision, choosing a former mayor, Greg Lopez, to be U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s likely replacement until the November general election, a saving grace for Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bid for another term in Congress. Lopez will run as the Republican candidate in the June special election following Buck’s abrupt departure from office earlier this month. Nine competitors had jostled for the special election nomination, including seven also running in the primary race against Boebert. Читать дальше...

A Georgia bill that aims to require local jailers to work with immigration authorities is headed to the governor's desk for his signature. Georgia’s House of Representatives voted Thursday to accept changes to House Bill 1105 by a vote of 99 to 75. Under the measure, local law enforcement agencies would risk losing state funding for failing to work with immigration officials. Local officials could also face misdemeanor charges. The measure was backed by Republicans and gained traction after police... Читать дальше...

International Transgender Day of Visibility aims to show “trans joy.” Buildings will be lit pink, white and light blue to mark the event on Sunday, which features rallies and panels. The idea is to bring attention to a population that's often ignored, disparaged or victimized. The event stands in contrast to the Transgender Day of Remembrance held each November to honor the memory of those killed in anti-transgender violence. Transgender people have become more visible. But they also are facing more restrictions in some U.S. states... Читать дальше...

U.S. citizens jailed in Russia include a Wall Street Journal reporter, a vacationing corporate security executive and a dual national visiting her family in Tatarstan. Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common in recent years, as relations between Moscow and Washington sink to Cold War lows. The U.S. accuses the government of President Vladimir Putin of targeting Americans for political reasons and using them as bargaining chips, but Russian officials have insisted they all have violated the law. Читать дальше...

Political dignitaries, friends and family were expected to gather to honor the late, former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. A funeral service is planned Friday morning in Stamford, the hometown of the four-term senator who grew as the son of a liquor store owner to come within hundreds of votes of becoming the first Jewish vice president in 2000. Lieberman's family says he died Wednesday in New York City from complications from a fall. He was 82. Services will be held at Congregation Agudath Sholom. Читать дальше...

As authorities begin removing twisted wreckage from the the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, they’re confronting the potential for environmental fallout. They are deploying nearly a mile’s worth of barriers in the water, testing samples for contamination and monitoring the Patapsco River for oil and other hazardous spills. The Unified Command, which includes state agencies and the Coast Guard, said Thursday they’ve unfurled 2,400 feet of an absorbent containment device, along with another 2,400... Читать дальше...

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard is arriving by barge so crews can begin removing the wreckage from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the crane can lift up to 1,000 tons. It will be used to clear the channel in order to resume the search for four workers who remain missing and reopen the key shipping route. Another crane is also on the way. Moore says “the best minds in the world” are working on plans to remove the twisted metal and concrete remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the nation's most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring — and quick firing — of someone who isn't even a journalist in the first place.

Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Democrats continue to see a broad range of benefits from immigration. Overall, about 4 in 10 Americans say that legal immigration to the U.S. is beneficial to the economy and culture, but that sentiment is down since 2017. Republicans... Читать дальше...

Broadcaster strives for balanced coverage in a world of rising interest in Iowa star, and her sport.