Новости за 11.06.2017

Police responded to reports of a shooting at Peck and Walnut streets in Toledo at about 2:30 p.m.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans got the chance today to tell the U.S. Congress which political status they want for a U.S. territory mired in an economic crisis that has triggered an exodus of islanders to the mainland.

HOLLAND, Mich. — At least four people have died in Michigan lakes.

LONDON — The British prime minister’s office says the state visit invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump still stands, after a newspaper reported that Trump wants to postpone the trip.

NEW YORK — “Wonder Woman” wrapped up Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” at the weekend box office, pulling in an estimated $57.2 million in North American theaters.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Church bells will toll throughout the Orlando area as residents reflect on the 49 patrons killed during a massacre at the gay nightclub Pulse in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history.

WASHINGTON — In the nation’s capital, and dozens of other cities across the U.S., supporters of LGBT rights are gathering for marches and rallies today, celebrating their gains but also angered over threats to those advances.

LONDON  — All the suspects arrested over last month’s Manchester concert bombing have been released without charge, British police said today, acknowledging that detectives are still not sure whether the attacker had accomplices.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  — Qatar has paid $2.5 million to the law firm of a former attorney general under U.S. President George W. Bush to audit its efforts at stopping terrorism funding, a matter at the heart of the Gulf diplomatic crisis that erupted last week.

DES MOINES, Iowa  — A sole winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8 million and matching all six numbers was sold in southern California and will claim the 10th largest lottery prize in U.S. history, lottery officials said today.

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whose contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. during the presidential campaign have sparked questions, has agreed to appear before the Senate Intelligence committee on Tuesday as it investigates alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

LONDON — Police say the London Bridge attackers wore fake suicide belts to create “maximum fear” as they carried out their rampage.

LONDON — British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has denied plotting to topple Prime Minister Theresa May, who has been weakened by the Conservative Party’s disastrous election result.

OTTAWA LAKE, Mich. — The Whiteford softball team showed off its versatility on Saturday on the way to claiming its second consecutive Division 4 regional title.

LOUISVILLE  —  Sebastian Elizalde hit a run-scoring single in the first inning, leading the Louisville Bats to a 5-4 win Saturday against the Toledo Mud Hens.

NASHVILLE — Perhaps the third time will be a charm.

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If laughter is the best medicine, the Toledo Repertoire Theatre administers a pharmacy’s worth with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a ribald tale of life, love, and lunacy in ancient Rome.

A towering great dane panted in one corner of a tent, while a squatty bulldog cut through another on the heels of its handler. Around them, a puffed-out out poodle and a mop-like komondor panted in the heat, their painstaking coiffures casting a sharp contrast to the slick coat of a doberman pinscher.

We played that funky music (that was the name of a song), wondered about Jimmy Carter (he was the man of the hour), worried about inflation (it was over 5 percent, and heading higher). We didn’t think much about the stock market (the Dow hovered around 1,000) nor about the price of gasoline (it was 59 cents a gallon, more or less). We actually thought that more, not less, was our birthright. It was a long time ago.

The recent tasteless stunt by comedian Kathy Griffin has been rightly condemned by all sides of the political spectrum and prompted her firing by CNN.

In a somber and emotional news conference on Tuesday that was held to discuss four football players who have been charged with sexual assault since the beginning of the year, Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said he has to do better.

Here’s the good news: Texting while driving is becoming a primary offense in Toledo. The bad news: It won’t make much difference.

Democrats would like to blame Anthem’s withdrawal from the Ohio health-insurance marketplace on Republican efforts to undermine the Affordable Care Act.