Новости за 16.05.2024

Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition while in the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted pleas for mercy from the governors of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia. In a letter Tuesday to the islands’ governor, they said the three men charged from their states maintained they inadvertently took ammunition with them on vacation. They did not have firearms. Читать дальше...

Prosecutors say former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for corruption next April. It'll be four years after he was officially charged with taking bribes in connection with a multi-billion-dollar arms deal and 20 years after he was first implicated. Zuma is charged with corruption, racketeering, fraud, tax evasion and money laundering in relation to a huge deal the South African government signed to revamp its armed forces in 1999. The charges relate to a time before he was president. Читать дальше...

Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have pushed this Congress into chaos showed up at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. They stood outside Trump Tower filming their support for the indicted former president. They filed into the Manhattan courthouse “standing back and standing by,” as Rep. Matt Gaetz put it, invoking Trump’s call to the extremist Proud Boys. And they commandeered the spotlight to rant against what they called the “kangaroo court” and the “political persecution” of Trump. Читать дальше...

SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — Despegar.com Corp. (DESP) on Thursday reported earnings of $13.8 million in its first quarter.

New federal estimates show Philadelphia remains the nation’s sixth-most-populous city, despite a decline in population throughout the pandemic. But the U.S. Census Bureau data out this week also shows San Antonio, Texas, could surpass Philadelphia in the coming years if trends continue. The data shows that Philadelphia lost 3.3% of its population — roughly 53,000 residents — between April 2020 and July 2023, dropping the city’s overall population to about 1,550,542. San Antonio, meanwhile, saw the... Читать дальше...

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Adecoagro SA (AGRO) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $47.4 million.

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended a full pardon for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020.

United Airlines says it can plan for growth again as federal regulators continue their review of the airline's operations. The airline lost some privileges earlier this year after a series of various problems on flights, including an engine fire and a tire falling off a plane after takeoff. The airline said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration is letting the airline resume planning for new routes and additional planes. The FAA says, however, that it hasn't given final approval for United to increase its fleet or add routes. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.9 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter.

A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office has pleaded not guilty to extortion, bribery, conspiracy and false statement charges. Konstantinos Diamantis appeared in federal court in Hartford on Thursday. Federal authorities allege Diamantis demanded and received thousands of dollars in bribes from contractors when he was in charge of state school construction grants. Diamantis and his lawyer declined to comment while leaving court. He previously has denied any wrongdoing. Читать дальше...

The Broadway and Hollywood star has found a buyer for her charming property designed by a Gilded Age architect.

The world-famous beauty is looking to part ways with her gorgeous apartment in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.

This Waco, TX, home was a "Fixer Upper" reject. Now, it's had a five-star renovation and is back on the market.

SF Travel said he's stepping down due to "personal reasons."

President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio of his interview with special counsel Robert Hur.

To the surprise of no one, Bay Area fans absolutely loved that their QB did this.

A spectacular seaside property with two separate addresses in Water Mill, NY, recently hit the market for $99.5 million.

Not a great look for this union.

A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state is hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while he was removing election campaign signs. News outlets report Doug Skaff was bitten in the left leg and the right foot Wednesday in Danville. Skaff says he expects to be in a hospital in Charleston for a few days. Skaff ran in the secretary of state’s race as a Republican on Tuesday. In unofficial returns, Skaff finished second to Kris Warner. Skaff was the House of Delegates Democratic leader... Читать дальше...

Removing it from the property is easier said than done, too.

A disability rights advocate made a complaint to New York State Police saying was shoved twice by state Senator Kevin Parker. Advocate Michael Carey says Parker got inches from his face Wednesday and yelled “I don't care” before grabbing him by his shoulders and shoving him twice. Carey said he approached Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat, before a committee meeting about cosponsoring a piece of legislation. Parker has had past trouble with the law. In 2005 he was arrested and charged for punching a traffic agent who gave him a ticket. Читать дальше...

South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to order a cease-fire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah. It was the third time the International Court of Justice held hearings on the conflict in Gaza since South Africa filed proceedings in December accusing Israel of genocide. South Africa told the panel of 15 international judges they must order Israel to “totally and unconditionally withdraw” from the Gaza Strip. Читать дальше...

The U.S. military has finished installing a floating pier in the Gaza Strip. Officials said Thursday that they're poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. The final construction sets up a complicated delivery process more than two months after U.S. President Joe Biden ordered it to help starving Palestinians as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting prevent food and other supplies from making it into Gaza. Читать дальше...

House Republicans plan to deliver a rebuke to President Joe Biden for putting a pause on a shipment of bombs to Israel that could be used in an assault on Rafah. They are voting Thursday on a bill that has practically no chance of being enacted but puts pressure on Democrats as it mandates delivery of the weapons. The Biden administration is seeking to discourage Israel from its offensive on the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah. This month, it put on hold a weapons shipment of 3,500 bombs. Republicans... Читать дальше...

Authorities in Belarus have announced raids and the seizure of property of 104 opposition activists who have fled the country. The action announced on Thursday was the latest step in the crackdown on dissent that has continued unabated for nearly four years. Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko unleashed the crackdown in August 2020. That's when mass protests erupted against his rule following his disputed reelection that the opposition and the West have denounced as rigged. More than 35,000 people have been arrested... Читать дальше...