Новости за 02.08.2016

LOCKHART, Texas — The pilot of a hot-air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing all 16 people aboard, was convicted of drunken driving at least four times in Missouri and twice spent time in prison, court records show. [...] in Missouri, the Better Business Bureau warned consumers about doing business with a balloon touring company Nichols used to operate in that state. Authorities say the balloon, which was operated by Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides, hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture Saturday near Lockhart... Читать дальше...

Japanese banks reported strong trading income, generated by selling down a dwindling portfolio of government bonds. This won’t last.

Kinda creepy or kinda cool? We're not exactly sure. Disney recently acquired a patent for a method that looks like it will be able to track park goers by their feet, the Orlando Sentinel...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China's overwhelming domination of table tennis at the Olympics will likely continue in Rio, but there's drama about just which member of the talented Chinese national team will prevail.

In this Tuesday, June 21, 2016 photo, South Korea's top female table tennis player, China-born Jeon Ji-hee, 23, returns a ball during a training session for the ITTF World Tour Korea Open in Incheon, South Korea. South Korea’s top female…

FILE In this Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, China's Liu Shiwen returns a ball against North Korea's Ri Mi Gyong during their women's single table tennis match at the 17th Incheon Asian Games in Suwon, South Korea. The exodus of…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — China's overwhelming domination of table tennis at the Olympics will likely continue in Rio, but there's drama about just which member of the talented Chinese national team will prevail.

The Juventus midfielder has revealed that he's on a delayed flight - but has refused to reveal his destination

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Ralph Martin, a former top executive at Trib Total Media in Pittsburgh, has been named executive vice president of Steinman Communications.

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Ralph Martin, a former top executive at Trib Total Media in Pittsburgh, has been named executive vice president of Steinman Communications.

(AP) — Ralph Martin, a former top executive at Trib Total Media in Pittsburgh, has been named executive vice president of Steinman Communications. Steinman's businesses include LNP newspaper in Lancaster and the Delmarva Broadcasting Company, which operates radio stations in Maryland, Delaware and southern New Jersey.

GRAMERCY, La. (AP) — An Imperial Sugar Co. packaging facility is closing in September and state officials say 49 jobs will be affected.

GRAMERCY, La. (AP) — An Imperial Sugar Co. packaging facility is closing in September and state officials say 49 jobs will be affected.

(AP) — An Imperial Sugar Co. packaging facility is closing in September and state officials say 49 jobs will be affected. The Louisiana Workforce Commission said on Monday that it received notice that a packaging facility in Gramercy, Louisiana, owned by Imperial Sugar will be closing at the end of September.

“Did you wash your hands? Let me smell them.”

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It was the second warning in two days: auto sales – last year one of the few booming sectors in the US economy – are exiting the freeway and turning south on a road full of potholes. And that would come at the worst possible time.

The debt-fueled growth of this economy is already fizzling. On Friday, first quarter GDP growth was revised down to 0.8% on an annualized basis. “Annualized” means that if this awful pace continues, growth for the year will be 0.8%!... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A St. Louis grand jury indictment unsealed Monday against five people accuses some of them of four shooting deaths that a prosecutor says were linked to heroin dealing. [...] Beth Orwick, the chief trial assistant in the city prosecutor's office, told The Associated Press on Monday that "we do know the five of (the defendants) are all involved in heroin drug trafficking and heroin distribution." All of the suspects are in custody, and a prosecutor is pressing in court filings that Henderson... Читать дальше...

Laura Hansen (20) uit Den Haag die eerder deze maand met haar kinderen uit IS-gebied in Syrië vluchtte, is vanavond teruggekomen in Nederland. Ze is volgens het Openbaar Ministerie geland op Schiphol en daar direct aangehouden.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in four weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in four weeks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in four weeks. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, edged down to 0.53 percent last week from 0.55 percent the previous week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills dropping to their lowest level in four weeks. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for making changes in adjustable rate mortgages, edged down to 0.53 percent last week from 0.55 percent the previous week.

The S&P 500 retreated after briefly nearing a record, as falling crude prices hit energy shares.

LOVELAND, Ohio — Authorities say a 4-month-old Ohio girl has been found dead along a riverbank and her father, who reported her missing, has been charged in her death. The discovery Monday afternoon of remains believed to be those of Kaylynn Crawford came less than 24 hours after her father told police someone snatched her