Новости за 29.07.2015

Gov. Jay Inslee has sharply rebuffed a campaign demanding that the state investigate and defund Planned Parenthood, describing it as the work of “national extremist organizations” trying to eliminate a vital source of health care for women, particularly poor women. The Governor’s statement came after a letter to Inslee by seven Republican legislators demanded that the state stop funding Planned Parenthood, and a letter from 34 GOP lawmakers asking Attorney General Bob Ferguson to investigate whether... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Electric car maker Telsa Motors Inc. is offering its first incentive, $1,000 to new-car buyers who are referred by current Tesla owners. Owners who make a referral also will get $1,000 in their Tesla account that can be spent on a car purchase, service or accessories. CEO Elon Musk said the $2,000 is about equal to what it costs to sell a car through a company store and he's passing it on to customers. The Tesla Model S is the only current model and it starts at $70,000. New car orders must be placed by Sept. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's second-quarter revenue barely squeaked past Wall Street's outsized expectations, sending its high-flying stock down in after-hours trading. While the results surpassed forecasts on all fronts, some investors may have been looking for a bigger beat, or simply cashing in on some profits as Facebook's shares have been trading near record highs. The world's largest online social network continued to expand its massive user base, reaching 1.49 billion monthly users as of June 30, up 13 percent from a year earlier.

Students who decide to purchase a new Mac this school year will walk away with something a little extra with their purchase: a pair of Beats headphones. Apple kicked off its Back-to-School promotion for the year this week. Any customer who purchases a new Mac Pro, MacBook Air, McBook Pro, MacBook, or iMac with education

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Yelp Inc., down $8.45 to $25.06 The online business review service reported a second-quarter loss and issued a lackluster outlook. Twitter Inc., down $5.30 to $31.24 The short-messaging service reported better-than-expected second-quarter profit, but raised concerns about audience growth. CNH Industrial NV, down 42 cents to $8.72 The construction and agriculture... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve appears on track to raise interest rates later this year but signaled Wednesday that it wants to see further economic gains and higher inflation before doing so. A statement from the Fed after its latest policy meeting provided no timetable. Many analysts foresee the first hike in September, though Fed Chair Janet Yellen has stressed that any increase will be driven by the latest economic data. The statement noted that the job market, housing and consumer spending have all improved. Читать дальше...

A comparison of the Federal Reserve's statements from its two-day meeting that ended Wednesday and its meeting June 16-17: ECONOMY: Now: The Fed is a bit more optimistic about the job market: "The labor market continued to improve, with solid job gains and declining unemployment. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources has diminished since early this year." Then: "The pace of job gains picked up while the unemployment rate remained steady. On balance... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit July 2818,112,975Statutory debt limit18,113,000Total public debt outstanding July 2818,151,851Operating balance July 28198,065Interest fiscal year 2015 thru June181,833Interest same period pvs fiscal year191,761Deficit fiscal year 2015 thru June313,381Deficit same period pvs fiscal year365,865Receipts fiscal year... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — When a car dealer offers to loan you the money to buy a car at zero interest, it gets your attention. Yet that cheap money might not be the best deal you can get. Dealers can offer zero-percent financing through automakers' finance companies because, unlike banks, they make money on the sale of the car and don't need to rake in interest payments. Zero-percent financing offers have been common in the last four years as auto sales recovered from the recession while interest rates remained low... Читать дальше...

The Blue Angels are in town for Seafair Weekend, which officially starts on Friday. But they made an appearance in the skies above Seattle Wednesday, when they flew over Safeco Field ahead of the Mariners’ series finale versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. Check out the Blue Angels’ brief appearance in the video below: Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle Mariners news. Contact sports reporter Stephen Cohen at stephencohen@seattlepi.com or @scohenPI

BETHLEHEM, N.H. (AP) — Universal Studios is donating a free vacation to all 42 seniors graduating from a New Hampshire high school after the class donated funds for a class trip to their principal, who was diagnosed with cancer. The Caledonian Record reports (http://bit.ly/1D8QAcx ) the Class of 2015 at Bethlehem's Profile School gave $8,000 to Principal Courtney Vashaw in May. The students spent several years raising money for their class trip but decided it would be better off going to Vashaw to help with her medical treatments. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aerospace giant Boeing Co. is giving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts $20 million toward the center's expansion project. The Kennedy Center announced the gift Wednesday from the Chicago-based company. The center broke ground on the $100 million project in late 2014 and expects to begin active construction this fall. Officials say they plan to open the addition in the fall of 2018. It is the first major expansion since the center opened to the public in 1971. It will include rehearsal... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aerospace giant Boeing Co. is giving the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts $20 million toward the center's expansion project. The Kennedy Center announced the gift Wednesday from the Chicago-based company. The center broke ground on the $100 million project in late 2014 and expects to begin active construction this fall. Officials say they plan to open the addition in the fall of 2018. It is the first major expansion since the center opened to the public in 1971. It will include rehearsal... Читать дальше...

Microsoft is aiming to be a good "corporate citizen" with its "Upgrade Your World" volunteer initiative to celebrate the release of Windows 10, its latest version of the now 30-year-old operating system.

The “Shell No” campaign moved to Portland on Wednesday, as demonstrators rappelling off a bridge and “kayakctivists” in the water sought to block departure of a Shell-leased icebreaker that has a vital role to play in the oil giant’s Arctic drilling plans. The 380-foot Fennica remained, for the moment, at the Vigor Industries dry dock in North Portland, where it arrived Saturday for repair of a 39-inch gash in its hull.  The gash was acquired when the icebreaker hit an uncharted shoal, as it began... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tepid user growth and ongoing uncertainty about its leadership dragged Twitter's stock to its lowest level in over a year Wednesday, even though the short-messaging service reported sharply quarterly higher revenue. Twitter is "not satisfied" with its user growth, co-founder Jack Dorsey, who replaced Dick Costolo as CEO earlier this month, said Tuesday after the earnings report. But that's unlikely to change any time soon. Twitter doesn't expect to see "sustained, meaningful growth"... Читать дальше...

Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano will miss Wednesday series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks as the M’s try to avoid the sweep. The 32-year-old is out with an abdomen strain he suffered during a play on the field on Monday, manager Lloyd McClendon said before Wednesday’s matchup. Mariners 2B Robinson Cano will miss Wednesday’s series finale with an abdominal strain. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Cano has an MRI scheduled for Wednesday and is listed day-to-day, but McClendon said... Читать дальше...

King Felix vs. Patrick Corbin, 12:40pm Happy Felix day in the actual day time, everyone. While the King’s fielding-independent stats are down, he’s still having a remarkable season, and one that FIP may tend to underestimate. His K:BB ratio is a bi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its latest policy meeting ended: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months. Growth in household spending has been moderate and the housing sector has shown additional improvement; however, business fixed investment and net exports stayed soft. The labor market continued to improve, with solid job gains and declining unemployment. Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Local and not-so-local news sources have been reporting what they assume will be bad news. One article I saw was titled IPA Lovers Beware: Beer Prices Could Skyrocket. Another warned Trouble Brewing: Drought-Hit Hops Crop Concerns Craft Brewers. One local television news outlet went completely hysterical, warning that Washington drought... The post The drought’s impact on the hop crop and the price of your pint appeared first on Beer News.

There's some interesting talk in the cleverly satisfying script of "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" about the element of luck. As in: How much is luck a factor in the success of Ethan Hunt and his IMF cohorts? After all, in the last movie they merely saved us from a nuclear holocaust. Was it talent, work, or dumb luck? Whatever you decide about that, let's be clear about this: When it comes to Tom Cruise and his durability as an action hero, luck has little to do with it. The guy's an action star extraordinaire... Читать дальше...

If Joseph McEnroe's life merited to small bit of leniency after personally killing two children and helping murder of four adults, could justice demand that his purported partner in crime Michele Anderson be killed for killing?

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965, roughly half of Americans 65 and older had no health insurance. "No longer will older Americans be denied the healing miracle of modern medicine," Johnson said at the bill signing. "No longer will illness crush and destroy the savings that they have so carefully put away over a lifetime so that they might enjoy dignity in their later years. No longer will young families see their own incomes... Читать дальше...

One day before the Seattle Seahawks report for the start of training camp came reports that one of the team’s defensive stars may be considering holding out for more money. Seattle Seahawks SS Kam Chancellor is reportedly considering a training camp holdout. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) And it’s not who you think it is. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport tweeted Wednesday that strong safety Kam Chancellor is “strongly considering” a holdout in a bid to earn more than the $4.55 million salary he’s set to make in 2015, per Over The Cap. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft debuted its new Windows 10 operating system Wednesday, in what the company hopes will be a pivotal moment in its bid regain its sway in a world where the PC is no longer king. The first people to get the new software Wednesday included about 5 million "insiders," or tech enthusiasts who previously enrolled in an early preview program. Microsoft is counting on tens or even hundreds of millions more to download its latest release for free in coming months. Others will get the software when they buy a new PC. Читать дальше...