Новости за 10.04.2024

Authorities say a Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse with her family fell out of a moving trailer on a highway and died. The State Police say Dr. Monika Woroniecka was in the 2024 Airstream trailer along with other members of her family on Saturday for the last 20 minutes of their trip to see the eclipse. The wind blew the trailer’s door open and Woroniecka was thrown from the trailer. She was taken to a hospital, where she died. Woroniecka was a pediatrician... Читать дальше...

Speaker Mike Johnson will not send the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned. Republican senators have requested more time Tuesday to build support for holding a full trial. The sudden change casts fresh doubts on the proceedings, the historic first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary in roughly 150 years. House Republicans impeached Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of security and immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Democrats... Читать дальше...

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in Ohio. But residents worry that the money won’t go far enough to cover future health needs that could be tremendous but also won't amount to much once divided up. The company said Tuesday that the agreement, if approved by the court, will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment and, for those residents who choose to participate... Читать дальше...

A federal appeals court has upheld California's authority to set its own nation-leading vehicle emission standards that are the strictest in the country. Tuesday's ruling comes after President Joe Biden's administration restored the state's ability to set vehicle emission rules that are stricter than standards from the federal government. Former President Donald Trump's administration previously revoked that authority. Republican-led states have since tried to block California's ability to set its own standards. Читать дальше...

Scrabble is getting a bit of a makeover, at least in Europe. Mattel has unveiled a double-sided board that features both the classic word-building game and Scrabble Together, a new rendition aimed at making Scrabble more accessible. This new version, which is now available across Europe, is advertised as being more team-oriented and quicker to play. Mattel says the update marks the first significant change to Scrabble’s board in more than 75 years. Whether the new version will expand beyond Europe one day has yet to be seen. Читать дальше...