Новости за 17.09.2016

ATLANTA — Gio Gonzalez didn’t feel too badly about another poor performance against the NL-worst Atlanta Braves. “I got beat by a lot of singles,” Gonzalez said. “Some were by just inches. It was one of those unfortunate things. You want to show you can pitch in this rotation, and it was the way today’s

ATLANTA — When he was pitching in the minor leagues earlier this month, Josh Collmenter didn’t envision himself beating the Washington Nationals. He stayed focused, though, and got another chance in the major leagues with the NL-worst Atlanta Braves, who backed him up with timely hitting. Nick Markakis and Anthony Recker each drove in two

Five boys are in custody after a police chase from Richmond to Reservoir early Sunday morning, after they allegedly stole two vehicles from a home in Melbourne's south east.

Syrian opposition expects Russia's tough response to the US-led coalition airstrike on Syrian government forces near Deir ez-Zor, Mais Krydee, the official representative of Syria's Hmeimim opposition group, told Sputnik on Saturday.

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DETROIT — A Michigan man who can’t buy a gun because he was briefly treated for mental health problems in the 1980s has won a key decision from a federal appeals court, which says the burden is on the government to justify a lifetime ban against him. The Second Amendment case was significant enough for

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The controversial national anthem protest that is sweeping the NFL and other professional sports has now reached some local high school teams.

Carrington’s Fine Wines sits among old-timey saloons, gift shops and a sushi restaurant on a Gold Rush-era side street in Nevada City. “People who come here know where they are going,” says owner Cal Carrington, 68, slipping his hands into the pockets of the madras shorts he wears year-round. During its not terribly extensive business hours — 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays — Carrington holds well-attended tastings. Mystery Reds is another category: seven... Читать дальше...

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President Obama graciously thanked himself for cheap gasoline at a rally in Philadelphia for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday.

To hear him tell it, “Let’s face it; Republicans don’t like to hear good news right now.” And while cheap fuel is indeed something that millions of households and businesses are happy about, including Republicans, many would doubt that Obama is to thank. Meanwhile, businesses in the oil and gas sector and those employed (or unemployed, as the case may be) in the oil and gas sector... Читать дальше...

A whopping 86,694 homeless students are enrolled in city schools — a number that has steadily grown over the past few years.

Saturday's US-led coalition strike against Syrian government forces near Deir ez-Zor is not surprising given the United States is not serious about fighting terrorism in Syria, Mais Krydee, the official representative of Syria's Hmeimim opposition group, told Sputnik on Saturday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Alexandria City Council has voted to change the name of Jefferson Davis Highway, which honors the president of the Confederacy.

An Iranian cyclist has died after a crash in a C4-5 cycling road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday. The International Paralympics Committee identified the dead rider as Bahman Golbarnezhad, aged 48.

Nominees Take Class Photo, Plus Pre-Emmys Party Scene (Photos) The TV Academy bestowed the actors with frame-worthy nomination certificates as a badge of their achievement.   Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Hale and RuPaul became a quick clique, joking around in the back row as the nominees filled the stage one-by-one. Janet Varney quipped “Oh, I graduated TV” when receiving her certificate from Lily Tomlin and Bob Bergen, governors of the Television Academy Performers Peer. If audience applause from... Читать дальше...

At a campaign stop in Houston, where he met with families of people killed by illegal immigrants, Donald Trump once more asserted a hard-line stance on border security and deportation, backing away from the more conciliatory tone he briefly adopted last month.

Russia convened an emergency UN Security Council Session on US-Led coalition airstrikes against the Syrian Army which Moscow fears will undermine the breakthrough ceasefire agreement that just went into effect earlier this week.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — An advisory board recommended a California city refuse Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property because of privacy concerns, saying it won’t support the building of a “compound.” Zuckerberg bought the Palo Alto homes in 2013 for $30 million after learning that a developer

The writing was on the wall earlier this week, when word emerged that quarterback Sam Bradford took all of the first-team reps at practice on Wednesday. That didn’t change on Thursday or Friday, which means (as reported by ESPN) that Bradford will start on Sunday night for the Vikings against the Packers. From the moment the…

John Toshack was fired as coach of Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca on Saturday, less than 24 hours after they lost 4-0 at Zamalek of Egypt in the first leg of the African Champions League semi-finals.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a black man by Tulsa police (all times local):

An attorney for the family of a black man who was shot and killed by a Tulsa Police officer says police should immediately release any video footage of the incident, and the man's twin sister said she doesn't believe her brother was armed. Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons and Terrence Crutcher's twin sister, Tiffany Crutcher, told reporters Saturday they want police to be transparent about the events leading up to the shooting. Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, say an officer shot and killed a black man... Читать дальше...