Новости за 08.02.2024

The Shamrock Shake is available now at McDonald’s.

The A's lame-duck period between the Oakland Coliseum and Vegas is going great.

SF's Boudin Bakery is getting in on the Super Bowl fun. 

A Republican-led group trying to restore abortion rights in Missouri is ending its campaign. Executive Director Jamie Corley on Thursday announced her moderate abortion-rights campaign is withdrawing to clear the path for a competing, more sweeping proposal. Corley was trying to amend Missouri's constitution to allow abortion up to 12 weeks into pregnancy. After that, abortion would be allowed in cases of rape, incest and fatal fetal abnormalities until viability. With the moderate campaign out of the way... Читать дальше...

The company also is laying off 43 people.

Two one-of-a-kind rock homes, created by a master of organic architecture and set on the same road, are available in Palm Springs, CA.

A California woman is missing after attempting to hike in the middle of a storm. 

A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission who has faced calls to resign after falsely declaring that former President Donald Trump won the state claimed Thursday that “no white Republican that has done more for the Black community than me.” Bob Spindell made the remark after two members of the public called for him to resign during a commission meeting. Spindell has faced calls for his resignation since he served as a fake Trump elector and later bragged about efforts to suppress Black and Hispanic voter turnout in Milwaukee.

The former chairman of Georgia’s ruling party has been appointed by parliament as the prime minister of the Caucasus nation in a reshuffle ahead of national elections in the autumn. Irakli Kobakhidze was named to the job by a 84-10 parliament vote on Thursday. Kobakhidze previously stepped down as chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party and was replaced by the former prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, who resigned last month. The reshuffle came after the founder of the Georgian Dream, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili... Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden won't seek any redactions in a report by the Justice Department special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents. The announcement Thursday by the White House clears the way for its release. White House counsel’s office spokesman Ian Sams says the White House had notified the Justice Department that it has completed a review of the report and that Biden “declined to assert privilege over any portion of the report.” The report was later sent to Congress. It may... Читать дальше...

The prevailing view among legal experts before the Supreme Court heard argument in a case to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot was that the justices wouldn't take that step. And after Thursday's lengthy arguments, that sense has grown. The justices' questions challenged the notion that a state court can order a presidential contender off the ballot for violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That section bars those who engage in insurrection from holding office. At issue was Trump's role... Читать дальше...

“Bob Marley: One Love” is a noble but uninspired attempt to capture some of the essence of a monumental musical force. Its lived-in textures and attention to Marley’s political consciousness are enough to make “One Love” something more substantial than many recent, glossier music biopics. But the power and complexity of Marley is still out of reach for “One Love,” writes Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle in his review. The film takes a typical biopic framework in plotting itself around the... Читать дальше...

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Biden administration officials are meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan. It's part of an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Joe Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the 2024 election. The community has grown increasingly disillusioned with the Biden administration because of the president’s vocal support of Israel. About three dozen demonstrators chanting “free, free Palestine” and “stop the genocide” marched... Читать дальше...

A Modesto-based dairy company recalled many products after a CDC investigation.

The 49ers can add an early morning fire alarm to their weird Super Bowl week.

Follow all of the Warriors updates through the noon PT trade deadline.

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08 February 2024

(Bloomberg) -- For German banks at the forefront of a spreading US commercial property downturn, covered bonds and deposits can offer a lifeline, according to Barclays Plc analysts.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG and Aareal Bank AG have seen their unsecured borrowing costs grind higher as investors scrutinize their loan books for bad US loans. That makes it critical that they continue to be able to rely on more steady sources of funding. Читать дальше...

A near-total abortion ban has been rejected by lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on a bipartisan 8-0 vote Wednesday night, a House subcommittee rejected a bill that would have prohibited abortions except in cases necessary to save the mother’s life. Freshman Republican bill sponsor Tim Griffin of Bedford faced questions about the implications his bill would have for miscarriage care and rape victims. He responded that the bill was about “protecting... Читать дальше...

Pressure is mounting on Hungary’s head of state to resign after it was revealed she issued a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accomplice in a child sexual abuse case. Hungary’s opposition parties say President Katalin Novák is no longer fit to hold office after pardoning the former deputy director of a state-run children’s home last year. The man was sentenced to more than three years in prison in 2018 for helping to cover up sexual abuse by the institution’s director. Novák is a former... Читать дальше...

Brazilian police are investigating several top allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2022 election and have searched their homes and offices. Bolsonaro was not himself a target of Thursday's searches but was ordered to forfeit his passport. That's according to a Supreme Court justice's decision made public on Thursday. A lawyer says Bolsonaro would comply and hand over his passport. A police statement said the subjects of the searches are under... Читать дальше...

Whether you want your side gigs to replace your day job or simply provide some extra cash, treating them like businesses can keep your finances better organized and help you work smarter.

Bangladesh's foreign minister says 340 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police and soldiers have fled into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic minority army. Hasan Mahmud says 340 security personnel had entered Bangladesh by Wednesday. He says Bangladesh is having discussions with Myanmar’s government about the issue and that it is willing to take them back. He made the comments Thursday while on a visit to India, his first since becoming foreign minister last month. Separately on Thursday... Читать дальше...

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