Новости за 18.08.2015

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending August 17, 2015: iTunes Movies US Charts 1. Mad Max: Fury Road 2. Hot Pursuit (2015) 3. The Divergent Series: Insurgent 4. Home 5. Still Alice 6. I Am Chris Farley 7. Aloha 8. True Story 9. Ex Machina 10. Cop Car iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent 1. Still Alice 2. Ex Machina 3. Cop Car 4. Unfriended (2014) 5. Dark Places 6. Before We Go 7. Woman In Gold 8. The Salvation 9. The Escort 10. Every Secret Thing ___ (copyright) 2015 Apple Inc.

Hillary Clinton continues to run a stealth presidential campaign in these parts, with unannounced fundraising forays: The latest private event guest is 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful and ex-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. The “Deaniac” once drew 8,000 people to a Westlake rally during his nationwide “Sleepless Summer” tour 12 years ago.  He was the hero of liberals then, the candidate who boasted of representing “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.” Although officially an independent, and self-described “democratic socialist”... Читать дальше...

Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas said he questioned his love for football this offseason while rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Seattle Seahawks FS Earl Thomas said he ‘battled demons’ after shoulder surgery. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) The three-time All-Pro returned to the practice field at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on Tuesday, taking 11-on-11 snaps for the first time since he underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in February after the Hawks’ loss in Super Bowl XLIX. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Freeman's step-granddaughter was an up-and-coming actress who had briefly given up her career in frustration only to return to New York with renewed spirit and a starring part in an independent film. Life can make you want to give up or walk away; sometimes it gives you the strength to appreciate when you do get your happy ending, Edena Hines wrote on her blog. The 33-year-old actress, who sometimes went as E'dena, was fatally stabbed on Sunday in front of her Upper Manhattan apartment building. Читать дальше...

A movie about a wisecracking grandma and her teen granddaughter, racing around in a beat-up car to find $600 by nightfall. "Grandma" is, instead, a brisk, bittersweet and moving film, rightfully devoted to displaying the singular talent of Lily Tomlin — especially her striking ability to fuse acerbity and crankiness with empathy and humanity, and to find the essential lovability way, way down at the core of an unlikeable person. Credit for that last part goes to Tomlin and also to Sam Elliott,... Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. This Saturday in Spokane, No-Li Brewhouse present the inaugural KAN JamBEERee, a beer fest celebrating SpoKANe and beer. In all, the event features 22 specialty beers from eight regional breweries. Also, two local food trucks, a live local band, a keg toss, a dunk tank, and No-Li swag. All proceeds... The post KAN JamBEERee beer lineup and more info appeared first on Beer News.

A Des Moines man accused of fighting a police officer during a rowdy May Day demonstration in Seattle now faces a felony assault charge.

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has hit a plateau of about 25 percent, but still enjoys a wide lead over competitors in the 17-person contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest CNN-ORC national poll. Overall, however, both Trump and his nearest competitor, ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, are viewed negatively by nearly 60 per cent of Americans, with Bush’s “negatives” on the rise. Donald Trump:  He leads Republicans but nearly 60 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of him. Читать дальше...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal safety officials are investigating an incident in which a US Airways jet struck runway lights, damaging the underside of the plane's tail, while attempting to land after the pilots reported wind shear. Radar systems are designed to detect wind shear, and pilots are trained to respond appropriately, including aborting the landing and performing a so-called go-around maneuver.

The Seattle Mariners are in the process of deciding general manager Jack Zduriencik’s future with the organization. According to a report from FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal, the club is in the “contemplation phase” of whether to retain Zduriencik after they signed him to a multi-year contract extension last summer. With Monday’s 4-3 road loss to the Texas Rangers, the Mariners dropped to 55-64, seven games out of the second American League Wild Card and nine games back of first place in the AL West. Читать дальше...

With backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson suffering a high-ankle sprain in Seattle's preseason opener against the Denver Broncos, the Seahawks needed an additional arm in training camp. First play in, we get a turnover. The second play, we kick a field goal. Boyer walked on to the football program at Texas and eventually won the starting job.

Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a break with the Obama administration, has come out against oil drilling in the Arctic, saying in a Tweet that it is “not worth the risk.” Clinton took her stand a day after the Obama administration said it would allow Shell to drill into oil-bearing rock formations beneath Alaska’s remote Chukchi Sea.  The Shell-leased drilling rig Polar Pioneer — a familiar, much protested presence in Seattle’s Elliott Bay last spring — has been drilling for two weeks at a site 75 miles north of Wainwright. Читать дальше...

Needing a roster spot to deal with a growing number of injuries, the Seattle Seahawks parted ways with long snapper Nate Boyer on Tuesday. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer first reported news of Boyer’s release on Tuesday, which was confirmed by seattlepi.com. The team is expected to add former Kansas State quarterback Jake Waters to it’s 90-man offseason roster on Tuesday. Update 10:08 a.m. The team officially announced releasing Boyer and signing Waters. “NFL is a tough business,” Glazer wrote. “Seahawks released Nate Boyer... Читать дальше...

A Seattle-area softball team was accused of purposely losing a game in the Little League World Series in Portland on Monday in order to avoid playing a previous opponent. A Snohomish softball team was accused of cheating during the Little League World Series. (Photo courtesy KOMO News) The South Snohomish Little League team, representing the West region, was previously 3-0 in tournament play, but lost 8-0 on Monday to a team from Salisbury, North Carolina. At 3-1, that left the Snohomish team in a three-way tie in pool play... Читать дальше...

Scores of homes remain threatened, and mandatory evacuation orders remained in effect for more than 2,900 people in the area. [...] many fires are burning across the West that the National Interagency Fire Center announced Monday that 200 active-duty military troops were being called in to help. Air quality was expected to remain in the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" range for at least the next couple of days because of the Chelan fire and other fires, according to the Spokane Regional Health District... Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Hop harvest is now upon us. Farmers in the Yakima Valley are just now beginning to harvest the crop in earnest, but a couple weeks ago Joel Vandenbrink, owner/brewmaster at Two Beers Brewing, drove a box truck to Mabton, Washington where he procured some of the very first... The post Tapping the First Fresh Hop Beer of 2015, This Friday appeared first on Beer News.

The Seahawks are expected to add former Kansas State quarterback Jake Waters on Tuesday while backup signal caller Tarvaris Jackson recovers from an injury suffered in Seattle’s preseason opener versus Denver. The Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign former Kansas State QB Jake Waters on Tuesday. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Waters, 23, tried out with Seattle earlier this month. His signing was first reported on Twitter by NFL Draft Diamonds. Update 10:08 a.m. The team officially announced the signing... Читать дальше...

Upstairs, the guestrooms are spartan, a throwback to when those carpeted corridors housed the living quarters for the brothers. Each door is labeled with the name of a saint or apostle, and opens into a narrow room with the bare essentials: a single bed, a desk and little else. On her regular retreats, Amy Jones spends hours in the solace inside, but also ventures out to walk around Harvard Square or stop at her favorite frozen-yogurt shop. The chapel, designed by renowned New England architect Ralph Adams Cram... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Las Vegas is a must-see destination, luring visitors from around the world with its bright lights, gambling and flamboyant shows. Two of the top destinations for Vegas visitors who need a break from the action are just 30 minutes to the southeast at the Arizona-Nevada state line: Built between 1931-36, Hoover Dam is an architectural marvel, considered one of America's seven modern civil engineering wonders. The view from the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge above the dam — accessed from a parking lot on the road to Hoover Dam ... Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani militant leader with a $10 million bounty on his head over his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks now has a new target: a Bollywood film that imagines him being assassinated. [...] beyond the choreographed mayhem of the film's imagined, perfectly coiffed Indian spies, the movie's premise lays bare the anger still felt over the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans, as well as tensions between the two nuclear-armed rival countries. Читать дальше...

"There's never one thing that causes you to lose a game," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. Rodney walked Adrian Beltre to force in winning run to extend Texas' winning streak to five games. The Rangers loaded the bases on two bunt hits and a hit batter. Shawn Tolleson (5-2) worked a scoreless ninth inning for Texas to earn the victory. The Mariners tagged Cole Hamels for seven hits in seven innings to go with four walks, which equaled his season high, but managed only three runs off him. Читать дальше...

(Their son Qirin was born in May.) In the filing, she claimed irreconcilable differences and noted that she and the Empire star had been separated since last August. [...] on July 29, Ghent filed a lawsuit against Howard for assault and battery, claiming he punched, kicked and strangled her while they were on vacation in Costa Rica in the summer of 2013. Days later, he called Ghent and told her, "I will never love someone like I loved you," according to a recording that was played in court on Monday.

Emile Hirsch will spend 15 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault of a female studio executive in January, The Associated Press reports. Hirsch was initially charged with felony assault after he reportedly dragged Daniele Bernfield across a table, put her in a chokehold and body-slammed her at a nightclub on Jan. 25during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The judge - who handed down a light sentence because Hirsch has no criminal record or history of violent... Читать дальше...