Новости за 28.07.2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state representatives in Ohio planned to meet Tuesday for the first time since their leader was arrested in connection with a $60 million federal bribery probe to discuss whether to remove disgraced House Speaker Larry Householder and what the investigation's fallout might mean for their fall legislative campaigns.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A massive financial scandal linked to the 1MDB wealth sovereign fund helped sink former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's political career and ended the six-decade rule of his coalition in 2018 national elections. Najib was found guilty Tuesday in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of 1MDB.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada has a new state Gaming Commission member, and a longtime commissioner has been promoted to chairman of the five-member panel.

BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases continue to rise in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, with 57 reported on Tuesday.

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Magnus Eriksson scored on a pair of second-half penalty kicks, Chris Wondolowski added another late goal and the San Jose Earthquakes continued their impressive MLS is Back tournament run with a 5-2 win over Real Salt Lake

Two-time AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season after one inning for the Texas Rangers.

Washington put quarterback Alex Smith on the physically unable to perform list Monday on the eve of the start of training camp.

WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — Community leaders say local law enforcement in Texas did not protect protesters from opposing groups after weekend rallies turned violent.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike in California's Central Valley, the state will send “strike teams" to help staff hospitals in the vast agricultural region and spend $52 million to speed up testing and help infected people quarantine so they don't infect others, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr is defending the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America, saying “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests” sparked by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:

Having a tough time recognizing your neighbors behind their pandemic masks? Computers are finding it more difficult, too.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported Tuesday.

Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that stranded the team in Philadelphia.

The Oakland A’s defeated the Angels 3-0 on Monday at the Coliseum, with third baseman Matt Chapman providing a key RBI double and a terrific defensive play. The Athletics are 3-1 to open the season.

PHOENIX (AP) — Two young adults charged with murder in the bludgeoning death of an Arizona State University professor four months ago told investigators that they lured him into the desert under the expectation he would pay money for sex, according to court records.

Richard Lovelady, who grew up in Castro Valley rooting for the A’s, is the first fan ever to earn a foul ball via cardboard cutout at the Coliseum. Matt Olson’s foul ball struck Lovelady’s likeness on Friday.

A jury in Santa Clara County has found former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield guilty of raping a woman at his Morgan Hill home in 2015.

Wide receiver Richie James was the first member of the 49ers to be placed on the NFL’s reserve/COVID-19 list Monday. The designation means James has either tested positive or has been quarantined because he’s been in close contact with an infected person or persons. Teams are not permitted to disclose whether a player has tested positive or is in quarantine.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor on Monday called a special election to fill the remainder of Rep. John Lewis’ current term, after the longtime congressman and civil rights leader's death on July 17.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 13-year-old runaway is suspected of stealing a neighbor's truck in the Lincoln area.

DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A truck driver has been arrested for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash involving a quad that left two teenage girls dead and a woman seriously injured in Dolan Springs, Mohave County authorities said Monday.