Новости за 28.07.2020

The NBA’s restarted season is scheduled to open Thursday. If the league hoped to gain any encouragement from baseball’s attempt to play, it’s not happening.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has withdrawn a request for an emergency order to block the state’s largest city from ordering people to wear masks in public or imposing other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic while a lawsuit on the matters is pending.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins of Kansas gave seemingly contradictory answers when questioned Tuesday about an incorrect voting registration form that led to three felony charges against him.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Passengers flying Virgin Galactic on suborbital trips into space will be able to see themselves floating weightless against the backdrop of the Earth below while 16 cameras document the adventures, the company said Tuesday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Several people, including a former longtime state senator, were arrested Tuesday for attempting to paint “Good Trouble” and “Expand Medicaid” on the street in front of the Alabama Capitol.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — As coronavirus cases continue to surge on Virginia's coast, the state will enact bans in the region on alcohol sales after 10 p.m. and gatherings of more than 50 people, Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday.

A late slump left stocks broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, while cautious investors continued to push money into Treasurys and gold, driving the precious metal to another all-time high.

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government announced Tuesday it will conduct a full public inquiry into a mass shooting in April that killed 22 people in Nova Scotia.

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing a 17-year-old girl and posting photos of her body online now wants to reverse his guilty plea.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars such as Kerry Washington, Christina Applegate and Rachel Brosnahan have expressed excitement after being nominated for the upcoming 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nominations were announced Tuesday in a virtual show hosted by Leslie Jones.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One person was hospitalized Tuesday after a shooting in Little Rock that involved an FBI agent, a bureau spokesman said.

Are Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez suffering from coronavirus-related home buyer's remorse? They are selling the Malibu, CA, home they bought last year.

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General manager John Lynch said Tuesday the 49ers didn’t pursue a trade for All-Pro safety Jamal Adams before the All-Pro safety was dealt from the Jets to the Seahawks on Saturday. ESPN reported the 49ers and Cowboys were both involved before Seattle acquired Adams for a package that included two first-round picks.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia students will start school year online under new district plan.

Six days into the major-league season, a fiasco involving the Miami Marlins has forced baseball to postpone all seven of the team’s games this week, plus four more involving their last opponent, the Phillies.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials at Chapman University in southern California have said a piece of the Berlin Wall displayed on campus was defaced and painted brown last week, covering some of the historic graffiti written decades ago.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — More than 100 police agencies are withdrawing from agreements to send personnel to bolster security at next month's Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee because they're concerned about a recent directive ordering police in the city to stop using tear gas to control crowds.

Andytown Coffee Roasters has temporarily closed all its cafes and roasting plant after a former employee tested positive for COVID-19.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Jeff Samardzija will pitch Tuesday and Johnny Cueto Wednesday, the first two games of the home schedule.

Listed for $1.25 million, the mostly defunct 40-acre town of Cleator, AZ, includes a functioning bar, general store, and 20 other structures.

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can't make any more contributions to partisan organizations that seek to boost the election efforts of candidates for state attorney general offices.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Belarusian opposition figure who fled to Russia after being denied a ballot spot in next month's presidential election says he may not be able to return home if authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko wins another term.

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi community college has announced that it renamed one of its campuses that previously honored Confederate President Jefferson Davis, according to school officials.

In the middle of a recession and the worst public health crisis in a century, the homeownership rate surged to its highest point since the Great Recession.