Новости за 01.05.2018

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• Two top US trade officials offered warnings about the future of NAFTA talks on Tuesday.
• US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said a deal must be reached in the next two weeks — or approval by the current Congress would be "on thin ice."
• US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the "political calendar makes it difficult" absent a deal soon.

Two top US trade officials warned that negotiations on a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement need to wrap up soon ... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton called for lawmakers Tuesday to set aside $138 million in emergency funding for public schools as districts across the state grapple with budget shortfalls that may lead to teacher cuts, larger class sizes and overall spending cuts. Dayton unveiled his request for the one-time money as the Legislature heads toward a mandatory May 21 adjournment. The Democratic governor's proposal, spurred by media reports about possible school cutbacks and closures, would increase... Читать дальше...

Is there a Tony Romo or a Kurt Warner lurking among this year’s group of rookie free agents?

A friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who was once one of Lebanon's most powerful men is trying to make a comeback, with the backing of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. Jamil al-Sayyed rose to become Lebanon's feared intelligence chief during Syria's 15-year domination of the country after its 1975-90 civil war. He quit in 2005, weeks after former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated, and spent four years in jail until he was released without charge over the killing. Now 68... Читать дальше...

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US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as markets digested disappointing manufacturing data. Tech shares helped pare losses for the Dow, led by Intel and Apple — which reports after the bell. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite was up nearly 1%. Treasury yields remained below the key level of 3% as the dollar rallied to a fresh multi-month high. 

Here's the scoreboard: See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Wall Street's biggest bull explains why... Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger's announcement that he will leave Arsenal at the end of the season has affected Jack Wilshere's contract talks. The England midfielder's deal expires at the conclusion of the campaign, with talks between the player and the club dragging on. Wilshere remains positive over his chances of extending his career-long association with the Gunners despite Wenger's impending departure. "We are still in the same position really," Wilshere told Sky Sports. "Not much has changed. We are still talking. Читать дальше...

From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on May 1, 2018:

It’s an open secret inside the game: Pine tar, and other grip substances, can help a pitcher increase their spin rate. I’ve been asked not to write about it by more than a few pitchers, but at this point there are two pressing reasons to have this discussion.

One is that Trevor Bauer recently pointed out that Gerrit Cole’s spin rate is up dramatically with his new team. The Cleveland righty made mention of the link... Читать дальше...

Shares of Mondelez International Inc. rose nearly 2% late Tuesday after the maker of Oreo cookies and Toblerone chocolates reported first-quarter earnings and sales that surpassed Wall Street expectations and said it sees "encouraging" growth trends. Mondelez said it earned $938 million, or 62 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $630 million, or 41 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $6.77 billion, from $6.41 billion a year ago. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected... Читать дальше...

You don't get a much more Trumpian series of events than this one: Special Counsel Robert Mueller tells President Trump's legal team what questions he wants Trump to answer; Trump's team leaks it to the media; Trump goes on Twitter to complain about the questions being leaked, amidst a blizzard of other nonsense. When Donald Trump is involved, every new development in this most serious of scandals quickly turns to farce.

A lost city that appeared in the Bible has been found near Jerusalem, experts say. Historians believe they have uncovered a building belonging to the ancient settlement, which is linked to King David. Archaeologists are divided over whether or not Biblical figures such as King David and King Solomon ever existed. Professor Avraham Faust, co-head...

CNN legal analyst Paul Callan implied Monday night that adult film actress Stormy Daniels would have a hard time convincing...

Athletics, Mariners to play opening 2-game series in Tokyo on March 20-21.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — A U.N. Security Council delegation on Tuesday visited Myanmar’s Rakhine state, from where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled military-led violence, and said they hope to help the refugees return quickly and safely to their homes. Around 700,000 Rohingya fled the troubled area to squalid camps in Bangladesh last year as Myanmar’s army launched a brutal crackdown following insurgent attacks on security posts. State television showed the ambassadors touring the border area. Читать дальше...

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. border inspectors allowed some of the Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing, ending a brief impasse over lack of space. But the migrants who crossed Mexico in a caravan may face a long legal path. Caravan organizers said eight members of the group criticized by President Donald Trump that traveled from southern Mexico to the border city of Tijuana were allowed in to be interviewed by asylum officers, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not provide a number.

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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a flair for the dramatic, but the information he presented about the Iran deal is scary in any light.
• The Mossad stole over 100,000 Iranian documents.
• What they reveal about the Iranian nuclear program is terrifying. 

Benjamin Netanyahu is a man who understands the power of a story well told.

The Israeli prime minister has a penchant for using visual aids to bolster his rhetoric. Читать дальше...

The number of Afghan security forces dropped by 11 percent between 2017 and 2018, amid an uptick in violence in the country and despite the US’ 17-year-long effort to bolster their abilities.

This dude is hanging way more than 10. 

Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa was awarded the Guinness World Record for "Largest wave surfed" on Saturday for tackling an 80-foot wave off the coast of Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal. He rode the wave in November of last year, but the 38 year old was officially given the honor at an event in California held by the World Surf League.

Koxa took the Guinness World Record from American Garrett McNamara, who surfed a 78-foot wave back in 2011. Читать дальше...

Spc. Gabriel D. Conde of Loveland, Colo., was killed by small arms fire during a firefight in the Tagab District in Kapisa province, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

From 2004 to January 2013, Massachusetts state chemist Sonja Farak used drugs that she stole from or manufactured in an Amherst crime lab, causing thousands of people to be wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on unreliable evidence. To make matters worse, prosecutors from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“AGO”), have engaged in persistent misconduct to cover up and minimize the scope of the scandal. Former Assistant AGs Kris Foster and Anne Kaczmarek committed “fraud on the court” by withholding exculpatory evidence... Читать дальше...

Early financial returns on the city’s free public WiFi kiosks have been so underwhelming that the de Blasio administration plans to let the tech consortium running the system to defer profit-sharing payments. The original 2016 agreement between the city’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and the consortium — known as CityBridge — called for...

This is a howler of the first order, and we’re sick watching it.

Bayern Munich fans, avert your eyes. Actually, anyone with empathy for goalkeepers or mistake-prone people in general, avert your eyes.

This is an actual nightmare.

Just 20 seconds in to the second half of Bayern Munich’s Champions League semifinal second leg against Real Madrid, the score was tied 1-1. Bayern Munich had the ball in their end, and Real Madrid was putting a bit of pressure on. So a pass went back to Bayern keeper Sven Ulreich... Читать дальше...

Gilead Sciences Inc. shares declined in the extended session Tuesday after the drugmaker's quarterly results fell short of Wall Street estimates. Gilead shares fell 5.9% after hours, following a 0.5% rise to close at $72.56 in the regular session. The company reported first-quarter net income of $1.54 billion, or $1.17 a share, compared with $2.7 billion, or $2.05 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $1.48 a share. Revenue fell to $5.09 billion from $6.51 billion in the year-ago period. Читать дальше...

The Trump administration has so far avoided a trade fight with Europe by temporarily exempting it from hefty steel and aluminum tariffs. Yet the move also extends the uncertainty weighing on small businesses that use those materials, a much broader group than you might think. For example, Gary Cammack, the owner of Cammack Ranch Supply in Union Center, South Dakota, is worried that he will have to raise prices on steel barbed wire that he sells to area ranchers, from $60.95 a roll to as high as $67. Читать дальше...