Новости за 19.09.2019

America is tired of children — everyone — living in fear that they will be next.

DMK chief M K Stalin on Thursday pooh-poohed claims that his party surrendered to the Centre by putting off a protest against "Hindi imposition," saying it cannot be cowed down and remained firm on its stand. A day after putting off the September 20 protest, Stalin said the decision was taken after considering state Governor Banwarilal Purohit's assurance that Hindi will not be imposed and Home Minister Amit Shah's clarification that he has been wrongly understood on the issue. Addressing... Читать дальше...

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to apprise it about the steps being taken to provide protection to those who entered into intercaste or interfaith marriages. Hearing a writ petition, Justice Siddhartha Varma directed the Amroha district superintendent of police to see that the petitioners, who entered into intercaste marriages, were given requisite protection as per a government order last month. The petitioners alleged that the police were harassing their family members instead of helping them. Читать дальше...

The CDC has counted at least 530 cases of e-cigarette-linked lung illnesses in the last several weeks, and the FDA has collected more than 150 vapor cartridge products for testing.

The government has limited fiscal space to support growth, but low inflation can help the monetary authority ease policy rates further and help boost the economy that has badly lost its momentum, governor Shaktikanta Das said Thursday. Government measures to boost growth are more on the administrative side and it has been fiscally prudent in its moves, Das said, adding there can be more such off-balance- sheet measures from New Delhi in the offing. It can be noted that GDP slipped to a six-year low of 5 percent in the June quarter... Читать дальше...

Nike dropped NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown as one of its endorsed athletes, according to the ...

India's foreign exchange bill is estimated to reach Rs 5.37 lakh crore by 2025 in absence of export-oriented manufacturing base of technology products, IT hardware industry body MAIT said on Thursday. In 2018-19, with a meagre export of around Rs 8,500 crore, the net outflow of foreign exchange was about Rs 1,09,265 crore, MAIT said in its report on enhancing manufacturing ecosystem in the country. "India is looking at a foreign exchange bill of Rs 5.37 lakh crore on mobiles, PC (personal computer)... Читать дальше...

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The remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda unleashed torrential rain Thursday in parts of Texas, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road closures as the powerful storm system drew comparisons to Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Although the amount of predicted rainfall is massive — forecasters say some places could see 40 inches (100 centimeters) or more this week — Imelda's deluge is largely targeting areas east of Houston, including the small town of Winnie and the city of Beaumont. Читать дальше...

Star Ghana World Cupper and most capped player Asamoah Gyan has joined Indian Super League side NorthEast FC for the upcoming season. The ISL side announced the signing of Gyan on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. "Airline ... Baby Jet ... Next destination ... NorthEast. Welcome to Sarusajai, @ASAMOAH_GYAN3!," the club tweeted. "We have a star coming, former captain of Ghana." Baby Jet Airlines is a proposed airline, founded by Gyan in 2017 and its launch was officially announced by Ghana... Читать дальше...

Former Newcastle Under-23s coach Peter Beardsley has been suspended from all football-related activity for 32 weeks after he was found guilty of making racist comments. The England international, who played for Newcastle and Liverpool, was charged earlier this year by the Football Association with three counts of using racist language. The 58-year-old's departure from the Premier League club was confirmed in March after he was placed on leave while an investigation into bullying was carried out. An FA statement said... Читать дальше...

The husband-and-wife co-founders of Bluemercury, the beauty retailer that Macy’s acquired in 2015, are preparing to step down. Macy's announced that Bluemercury COO Barry Beck will leave the company by Sept. 20. Marla Beck will remain as the CEO for a transition period, but she will ultimately depart as well.

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The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without the Google Play store. This, of course, is no surprise. The Chinese tech giant is currently on a US entity list, which prohibits US-based companies from doing business with it. Fortunately for Huawei, the company had its own app distribution ecosystem to lean upon. Because Google’s operations in Mainland China are limited, Huawei has long been forced to maintain its own app store, called Huawei AppGallery. This is in addition to its own web browser and cloud storage services... Читать дальше...

Retailer reiterates full-year profit forecast despite difficult start to autumn

NEW YORK (AP) — As news of immigrant parents being separated from their children at the border filled headlines last summer, Vivien Tartter became distraught. So the 67-year-old psychology professor took action: She opened the doors of her Manhattan apartment to a Guatemalan family of three who had been separated at a detention center in […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission says it has made a decision on a local electric company’s request for a rate increase. Last December, OG&E asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for an annual rate increase of nearly $78 million. The company says that it was updating coal-fired units at the Sooner Power Plant and the Muskogee Power Plant in order to comply with federal regulations. As a result, the company says that it needed to increase rates by $78 […]

After days of silence, Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg finally addressed the discovery of thousands of baby remains in the home of a former South Bend abortion doctor.

Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) opened a third runway Sept. 19, which will nearly double the number of possible takeoffs and landings from 55 to 90.