Новости за 27.02.2024

Sylvester Stallone is the latest California celebrity to skip town. 

A gala thrown by the Black Conservative Federation over the weekend drew condemnation from Democrats after its guest of honor, Donald Trump, addressed the largely Black audience with remarks that played to racial stereotypes about the criminalization of African Americans. For around 500 conservative lawmakers, activists, pundits and donors in attendance, Trump's appearance was part of an effort to show the former president's affinity with Black voters. The divergent reactions to the former president's... Читать дальше...

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday: AutoZone, Macy’s rise; Unity Software, CarGurus fall.

Democrats in charge of New York’s Legislature proposed new lines for congressional districts in the key battleground state hours after rejecting boundaries created by a bipartisan redistricting commission. The legislation proposed late Monday leaves much of the Independent Redistricting Commission’s recently unveiled map in place, but it includes changes to districts in suburban Long Island and the Hudson Valley north of New York City. The Democratic proposal is a significant step in the yearslong battle over New York’s 26 congressional seats. Читать дальше...

Macy's plans to close 150 of its stores, including 50 by the end of 2024.

After a decision from the Alabama Supreme Court that ruled frozen embryos are "children," Heather Maurer doesn't know when she'll be able to do her embryo transfer.

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The executive producers behind Lifetime's Wendy Williams documentary say they, too, were unnerved by some of what they saw while filming the former talk show host. But in an interview with The Associated Press, the producers say that while they were concerned about Williams' health and her behavior, they didn't realize she had dementia. Soon after they say they learned of her diagnosis in April 2023, they stopped filming. “Where is Wendy Williams?", a two-part docuseries, aired Saturday and Sunday on Lifetime. Читать дальше...

Don Henley has resumed testifying in a trial surrounding handwritten drafts of lyrics to Eagles hits including “Hotel California” and his decade-long effort to reclaim the pages. The Eagles co-founder returned to the witness stand Tuesday after a full day of testimony Monday. Three collectibles-world professionals are on trial in the criminal case involving roughly 100 legal-pad sheets from the development of the Eagles’ 1976 “Hotel California” album. They are charged with scheming to conceal the... Читать дальше...

A potential key witness for lawyers seeking to derail the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others is expected to return to the witness stand as the judge considers an effort to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with a top prosecutor. Terrence Bradley’s testimony could be crucial as defense attorneys seek to undercut Willis and Nathan Wade’s claims about when their romantic relationship began. That timeline has become a... Читать дальше...

The owners of a quirky 18th century British pub unlawfully bulldozed after a fire last year have been ordered by a local council to rebuild it, keeping with its previous lopsided specifications. The watering hole — known as the Crooked House for its leaning walls and tilting foundation — in the village of Himley in central England, was gutted by a fire and subsequently demolished last August. Three people were arrested and later released on bail in connection with the blaze but no one has been charged. Читать дальше...

MILAN (AP) — Conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a triumphant return to Teatro alla Scala in an informal role as cultural ambassador, leading the U.S. National Symphony Orchestra that he has made more “luminous” with his personal loan of centuries-old Italian-made instruments.

The government in Japan says that the number of babies born in the country last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi says it is critical for the country to reverse the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The 631,758 babies born in Japan in 2023 were a 5.1% decline from the previous year. It was the lowest number of births since Japan started compiling the statistics in 1899. The government has put forward a package of steps that include more... Читать дальше...

Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years and 50 by the end of 2024, the department store operator said Tuesday after posting a fourth quarter loss and declining sales. As part of the strategy, Macy’s aims to upgrade its remaining 350 stores, with plans to add more sales people to fitting areas and shoe departments, while adding more visual displays like mannequins. At the same time the company signaled a pivot to luxury, which has fared better than its namesake stores. Читать дальше...

Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, leading to concerns that someone wants to influence the June 2 election. Experts have predicted that the widening control of drug cartels in Mexico could make the election especially violent. Campaigning formally begins Friday. The western state of Michoacan has been particularly hard hit by gang turf wars. The watchdog group Civic Data said in a January report on political violence that “2023 was the most violent year in our database. Читать дальше...

Prosecutors recently announced that they'd seek capital murder charges in the Buffalo mass shooting case, despite a moratorium on the federal death penalty that's held for nearly three years. Alabama recently became the first state to perform an execution using nitrogen gas. Former President Donald Trump has drawn frequent applause at rallies when calling for drug dealers to be put to death. Capital punishment may not be dominating the 2024 presidential race, but it could quickly seize the political spotlight after November. Читать дальше...

Home-price growth in the US accelerated in December, capping a period with a steep drop in mortgage rates.

American consumers are feeling less confident this month as concerns over a possible recession grew. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 106.7 from a revised 110.9 in January. Analysts had been forecasting that the index remained steady from January to February. The index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months. The index measuring Americans short-term expectations for income... Читать дальше...

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A top court has ruled that two residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda have the right to challenge construction of an airstrip that critics say endangers fragile ecosystems and was begun without any permits. Tuesday's ruling by the Privy Council is considered a big win for a marine biologist and a retired teacher who launched a legal fight against the government of Antigua and Barbuda in July 2018. The government had argued that they were “busybodies” who had no standing to mount a legal fight. Читать дальше...

A Kosovo court has sentenced two ethnic Serbs to six-month jail terms for attacking NATO-led peacekeepers a year ago. But one of them will be released for time served while the other can avoid jail time if he pays a 6,000 euro ($6,500) fine. Local media named them as Radosh Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic. They had been accused of attacking KFOR troops in Zvecan. The municipality is in Kosovo’s north where most of the ethnic Serb minority lives. A dispute in May over the validity of local elections... Читать дальше...

Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs. Sony cited changes in the industry as a reason for the restructuring. The layoffs Tuesday arrive one month after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2,000 workers after its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And Riot Games, the developer of the popular “League of Legends” multiplayer battle game, said in January that it was laying off 11% of its staff.

PHOENIX (AP) — PHOENIX (AP) — Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (PNW) on Tuesday reported a loss of $23,000 in its fourth quarter.

WAYNE, Pa. (AP) — WAYNE, Pa. (AP) — Aclaris Therapeutics Inc. (ACRS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1.5 million in its fourth quarter.

HAIDIAN DISTRICT BEIJING , China (AP) — HAIDIAN DISTRICT BEIJING, China (AP) — Canaan Inc. (CAN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $139 million in its fourth quarter.