Новости за 21.02.2020

BANGKOK — Thailand’s most dynamic political force in years was ordered disbanded Friday by the country’s Constitutional Court, in a ruling that rights groups say is part of a pattern of judicial harassment aimed at smothering democracy.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s president urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to “restrain” the Syrian government and halt the humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwestern Syria as Damascus wages a military offensive against the last rebel stronghold in the country.

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MONROVIA, Calif. (AP) — A big, old bear wandered a Los Angeles foothill suburb Friday, drawing curious onlookers and news media before wildlife authorities removed it.

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said on a conference call Friday that this year’s draft is deepest at wide receiver and cornerback, which are arguably the 49ers’ biggest areas of need at this stage of the offseason.

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The A’s are trying to be upbeat about losing a Bay Area radio station for this year’s season, but this is a major setback.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of a new virus swelled Friday in South Korea, the newest front in a widening global outbreak.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Free speech concerns that were raised following the arrests of two University of Connecticut students accused of saying a racial slur have led state legislators to consider repealing a century-old law that bans ridicule based on race, religion or nationality.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Helena woman has been convicted of her role in the robbery of a couple who apparently made an out-of-state drug run but returned with less heroin than they were asked to buy.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief called Friday for an immediate cease-fire in Syria’s war-torn Idlib province “to avoid an uncontrollable escalation” and urged donors to contribute an additional $500 million to help hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the violence.

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders broke up a marathon budget summit without a deal Friday and will have to reconvene for another meeting on the divisive issue in the coming weeks.

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri:

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has ruled that initiative promoter Tim Eyman illegally failed to report more than $766,000 in campaign contributions over a six-year period.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The federal government needs to do more to prevent the failure of radioactively contaminated facilities at an aging nuclear weapons production site in Washington state, the Government Accountability Office said this week.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man charged with having tens of thousands of digital images and about 200 videos of child pornography pleaded guilty Friday, federal prosecutors said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite," his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea.

BOSTON (AP) — Three more students from Iran attending New England colleges have filed civil rights complaints with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, saying they were mistreated and illegally denied entry into the country.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El nombre de Annabella Sciorra, que se repite más que cualquier otro en el juicio por violación de Harvey Weinstein, volvió a quedar en el foco el viernes cuando el jurado comenzó su cuarto día de deliberaciones al escuchar una lectura de una gran porción del testimonio de la actriz.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A South Carolina college student reported missing this week was found dead in Tennessee, a sheriff's office confirmed.

BONO, Ark. (AP) — Several people were injured after a school bus collided with a commercial trailer Friday morning in eastern Arkansas, authorities said.

Some employees of the Silicon Valley-based tech company Oracle walked out of work Thursday to protest Chairman Larry Ellison's fundraiser for President Donald Trump, Bloomberg News reported.

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