Новости за 08.02.2024

BERLÍN (AP) — El Zoo de Berlín lloraba el jueves a Ingo el Flamenco, su residente más mayor, que murió a una edad estimada de al menos 75 años y vivía allí desde mediados de la década de 1950.

President Joe Biden has chosen a longtime aide and close adviser to be a White House deputy chief of staff. Boston native Annie Tomasini has spent the past three years as director of Oval Office Operations. Tomasini is a close adviser who travels regularly with the president, advises him and helps manage his time. In her new role, Tomasini will add a new roster of responsibilities, including overseeing Biden's schedule as well as personnel and operations on the 18-acre campus. Tomasini will succeed... Читать дальше...

Senior officials for President Joe Biden’s reelection effort will meet with House Democrats to outline in detail post-Super Tuesday campaign plans. Thursday's strategy session is a big step in the campaign’s efforts to coordinate with lawmakers to organize and communicate with voters nationwide. The campaign aides plan to discuss their general election message and outlook for the year and ongoing mobilization efforts. Campaign officials say they'll also focus on how to “activate and engage” supporters... Читать дальше...

Pakistanis are braving cold winter weather and the threat of violence to vote for a new parliament. Security forces were deployed at polling stations and authorities suspended mobile phone services to prevent disruptions and flash protests. Voters lined up to cast ballots in major cities on Thursday, a day after twin bombings in a restive southwestern province claimed at least 30 lives. The balloting has also been marred by allegations from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of imprisoned former... Читать дальше...

A total solar eclipse is coming to North America. On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds. That's twice as long as the total solar eclipse that darkened U.S. skies in 2017. This eclipse will take a different and more populated route, entering over Mexico's Pacific coast, dashing up through Texas and Oklahoma, crisscrossing the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and New England, before exiting over eastern Canada into the Atlantic.

Kansas is set to nearly double state legislators’ pay at the start of next year. That will make their compensation better than it is for their counterparts in a majority of states. The increase is nearly $28,000 a year for rank-and-file legislators. That boosts their total compensation to nearly $58,000 from $30,000. That's an increase of 93%. The pay increase appeared to have bipartisan support. But lawmakers never voted directly on it. They instead set up a bipartisan pay commission last year.... Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Crowds are flocking to Chinatown in the Philippine capital to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit streets with food, lucky charms and prayers for good fortune.

Here’s what we know about the search for five U.S. Marines who were aboard a heavy-lift helicopter that went down in the Southern California mountains during stormy weather. Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while returning to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego after training at Creech Air Force Base, northwest of Las Vegas. The craft was discovered Wednesday morning near the mountain community of Pine Valley, an hour’s drive from San Diego. But authorities... Читать дальше...

Blazers 4, Thunderbirds 1

First Period

1. Kamloops, Ferster 12 (Michael, Finnie) 7:18.

Penalties — Cumby Sea (roughing) 2:41; Pickford Sea, Vochvest Kam (major, major-fighting) 16:13.

Second Period

2. Kamloops, Koci 3 (Matthew, Swetlikoff) 14:11 (pp).

3. Seattle, Mathies 7 (Hanzel, Martorana) 16:25.

Penalties — Matthew Kam (hooking) 1:47; Pilling Sea (hooking) 4:09; Michael Kam (holding) 11:58; Holberton Sea (roughing) 11:58; Myatovic Sea (hooking) 12:25. Читать дальше...

Share are mostly higher in Asia after the S&P 500 neared the 5,000 level for the first time. Hong Kong's benchmark fell while Shanghai advanced after China replaced its top stock market regulator. Tokyo surged 2% on strong corporate earnings. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.8% and at one point was just a fraction of a point away from its latest milestone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9%. A relatively calm day in the bond market helped keep things smooth... Читать дальше...

Rockets 2, Royals 0

First Period

1. Kelowna, Iginla 35 (Szturc, Cristall) 7:36 (pp).

2. Kelowna, Gojsic 14 (Cicek) 12:57.

Penalties — Wightman Kel (interference) 4:17; Kipkie Vic (delay of game) 6:47.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Penalties — Haugen Vic (hooking) 0:15.

Third Period

No Scoring.

Penalties — Burlock Vic, Trembecky Vic, Gojsic Kel, Price Kel (roughing) 1:33; Szturc Kel (hooking) 7:25; Trembecky Vic, Graham Kel (unsportsmanlike... Читать дальше...

An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities in the state. The new legislation passed in northern Uttarakhand state on Wednesday also requires couples that live together to register with the government or face punishment. Muslim leaders and others opposed the Uniform Civil Code that was initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu Nationalist party. The legislation bans polygamy... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Donald Trump is expected to sweep Nevada’s GOP caucuses on Thursday, which would give the former president a third straight win in the Republican presidential race and display his dominance over the Republican Party.

Former President Donald Trump’s appeal to remain on the 2024 ballot is coming before the Supreme Court. On Thursday, in the justices’ biggest election case since Bush v. Gore, the court will be weighing arguments over whether Trump is disqualified from reclaiming the White House because of his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss, ending with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The case marks the first time the justices will be considering a constitutional provision that was adopted after... Читать дальше...

A group of progressive lawmakers are fighting back against a multimillion-dollar campaign to push them out of Congress for their vocal opposition to Israel's deadly bombardment of Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. The so-called “squad” is being singled out this election cycle by pro-Israel PACs like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, better known as AIPAC. As a result, the incumbents are raising a record number of contributions from Muslim and Arab American groups who are determined to keep their voice on Capitol Hill. Читать дальше...

James' son Bronny got the start for the Trojans in front of a sellout crowd.

Self-help author and spiritual guru Marianne Williamson is suspending her long-shot Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. The 71-year-old onetime spiritual adviser to Oprah Winfrey announced Wednesday that she was formally leaving the presidential race. She ran for president in 2020 and made national headlines calling for a “moral uprising” against then-President Donald Trump. Williamson’s second White House bid featured the same nontraditional campaigning style, but she struggled... Читать дальше...

A sinkhole appeared in SF on Wednesday and crews are on the scene. 

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block the University of California from renaming a leading law school whose namesake was linked to the slaughter of Native Americans. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a judge ruled Tuesday against descendants of Serranus Hastings in a $1.7 billion suit. A lawyer says they will appeal. Hastings was a wealthy rancher and former California Supreme Court chief justice. In 1878 he founded the school, whose graduates include Vice President Kamala Harris. Читать дальше...

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A bill that would reduce personal income taxes and collect more taxes on investment income has passed the Democratic-led New Mexico state House. The broad package of tax changes won House endorsement on a 48-21 vote Wednesday. It now moves to the Senate for consideration. State government would forgo an estimated $160 million annually through adjustments to personal income tax rates and brackets, while separately collecting more taxes on investment income. The bill from Democratic state Rep. Derrick... Читать дальше...

When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off. In late December, Swift’s camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, with a cease-and-desist letter that blamed his automated tracking of her private jet for tipping off stalkers as to her location. Sweeney, now the focus of wrath from two billionaires ... Читать дальше...

The department identified the man as Maison Des Champs, 24. It wasn’t immediately clear what charges he faces.

Adult dancers in Washington state are fighting for statewide worker protections that advocates say would be the most comprehensive in the U.S. The industry has such wide regulation gaps that dancers have had to fend for themselves for safety in the workplace. The proposals being considered in the Democratic-controlled Legislature are known as the strippers’ bill of rights. They would require at least one dedicated security guard at each club as well as employee training on preventing sexual harassment and assault. Читать дальше...

Authorities say two police officers have been wounded by gunfire at a home in suburban Philadelphia that was later set on fire and consumed by the flames. Emergency officials in Delaware County say officers were called to the house in East Lansdowne on Wednesday afternoon on a report that a child had been wounded by gunfire. Officers immediately came under fire. One was shot in the arm, another in the leg. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says both are expected “to be perfectly... Читать дальше...