Новости за 19.08.2015

Philadelphia transit chief retiring days after Pope's visit SEPTA is cutting commuter service to just 18 outlying stations and selling special passes to accommodate expected high ridership.

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday as investors got mixed signals from the Federal Reserve over the possibility of an interest rate hike in September. Energy stocks fell as the price of oil plummeted. The Nasdaq composite dropped 40.30 points, or 0.8 percent, to 5,019.05.

NEW YORK (AP) — The boyfriend of Morgan Freeman's granddaughter was found standing over her lifeless body with a knife still sticking out of her chest when police officers arrested him on a Manhattan street, a prosecutor said at his arraignment Wednesday. The 33-year-old actress was found Sunday in front of her apartment building, stabbed 15 times in the heart, lungs and liver, Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Penfold said. "Police officers arrived on scene and found the defendant still on the scene... Читать дальше...

Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice said he didn’t miss the day-to-day grind of professional football a year after retiring from the NFL at the age of 27, but he thinks his former teammates are in for another long season in 2015 — and that’s a good thing. Former Seahawks WR Sidney Rice has become an advocate for player health since his retirement last year. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images) The 2007 second-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings was a big-name free agent signing for Seattle in 2011... Читать дальше...

The numbers are in and America’s most-arrested college football program is none other than Pullman’s Washington State Cougars. Former San Jose Mercury News reporter Mike Rosenberg did the number-crunching and found that there were 918 reported arrests (and criminal citations) of Division I college football players over the last five years. That’s good for an average of about one every other day. Then, just to be thorough, Rosenberg compiled a top 25 list of which schools had the most players arrested in that same time frame. Читать дальше...

(AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday announced a second attempt at passing right-to-die legislation this year after an earlier measure stalled amid religious opposition and hesitant Democrats. The new bill allowing doctors to prescribe terminally ill patients life-ending drugs was introduced in a special legislative session on health care financing convened by Gov. Jerry Brown. Religious groups and advocates for people with disabilities opposed a nearly identical California bill introduced earlier this year... Читать дальше...

The company, based in Boise, has requested an easement from the Navy to place approximately 10 miles of transmission lines on the west side of Bombing Range Road — which splits the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility to the west and a half-dozen irrigated farms to the east. Part of the project's Morrow-Umatilla segment includes an alternative that shows lines running down the east side of Bombing Range Road, drawing loud criticism from landowners and county officials who say the towers would... Читать дальше...

The Sterling Ridge house had what local designer Amanda Eck calls "The Woodlands look": dark woods; heavy, rich paint colors; and lots of wrought iron, especially in ornate light fixtures. Beyond that, the updates were cosmetic: new gray paint, new light fixtures and new furniture that gives each room a cleaner, more contemporary look. The Belshas kept their heavy wooden dining table, but Eck had new chairs custom made and covered with kid-friendly, stain-resistant Sunbrella fabrics. Formerly shrouded by bulky burgundy curtains... Читать дальше...

Consultants told the South Carolina Ports Authority board on Wednesday that a permit will be sought this fall so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can begin environmental studies of the massive project. With have berths for between eight and 10 vessels, the completed terminal will be the largest single-site container terminal in the nation, the board was told. Since preliminary plans were drafted back in 2009, there have been some changes in the terminal design, mainly because of the advent of larger container ships.

While crews are still putting Bertha back in the ground less than two miles to the south, the north end approach to the Seattle tunnel is on track to be finished next June. State Route 99 will close this weekend to allow workers to complete the last third or so of the project, Washington Department of Transportation officials said Wednesday.

Named for the bar code branded on the back of his head, Agent 47 is stoic, expressionless and amazingly efficient at wielding multiple firearms and using everyday objects as murder weapons. Some moviegoers may not mind the use of this lazy device — which serves as a catalyst for the action and ostensibly why we should care — but for those who do, it's as frustrating as having a piece of popcorn stuck between your teeth. Agent 47 and the mysterious John Smith (Zachary Quinto). Because Katia can sense danger before it happens... Читать дальше...

The state is cracking down on illegal immigration services and is taking legal action against four firms that allegedly provide unlawful immigration assistance, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday morning. “Scammers who prey on Washington residents who are working hard to follow complex federal immigration laws will not be tolerated,” Ferguson said. “Immigration services fraud has dire consequences for Washington families, and my office is committed to prosecuting these frauds.” Immigration services... Читать дальше...

Looking to buy or sell a home? Now there’s an app for that. A new app called SQFT (Square Feet) is bringing the whole home buying and selling process to your smartphone. With the app, sellers can create professional-looking listings for their home, and upload those listings for free simultaneously to 450 different real estate

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan plans to nominate a Massachusetts transportation official to become commissioner of the same agency in her state. Sheehan, who lives in Nashua, currently serves as manager of strategic planning and highway performance at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, where she coordinates the highway division's five-year, $5 billion capital plan and $600 million annual operating budget.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, his campaign fueled by West Coast rallies that drew 70,000 people, has gained substantial ground on 2016 Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, according to a CNN/ORC national poll released Wednesday morning. According to the latest figures, Clinton enjoys support from 47 percent among Democrats, Sanders scores 29 percent, with Vice President Joe Biden at 14 percent. Biden is considering whether to enter the Democratic race. The same poll, in July, had Clinton in front of Sanders by a 56-19 percent margin. Читать дальше...

China, world's second-biggest economy, had wanted the IMF to include its currency, the yuan, in the basket along with the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen starting Jan. 1. Joining the basket would give the yuan the IMF's seal of approval and might encourage foreigners to use the Chinese currency more and to have more confidence in China's financial markets.

Mike Montgomery vs. Derek Holland, 11:05am Early game today as the M’s will catch a flight home and await the arrival of the White Sox on Friday. Today’s game’s an interesting one, as it marks the 2nd start, and 2nd *inning* lefty Derek Holland w...

Soon officials barricaded this community of nearly 600 people, putting up orange plastic fencing to quarantine half the town for the 21-day Ebola incubation period after potential exposure. [...] late last week, residents who could only talk to family on the other side of the fence by phone erupted into song and dance when President Ernest Bai Koroma came to cut it down, marking the formal end of Sierra Leone's largest remaining quarantine. Billboards plastered throughout Sierra Leone's capital... Читать дальше...

There’s a new fitness tracker on the market that promises to track your movement in a new location: the pool. Burlingame company Misfit has partnered with Speedo for a new version of its popular Shine fitness tracker designed specifically for swimmers. Called Speedo Shine, the device works similarly to other fitness trackers on the market,

The production crew took six weeks to turn the 3-story house into the squalid home of the killer played by Ted Levine. A film crew spent three days shooting in the foyer and dining room of the home near Perryopolis, about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Anthony Hopkins played Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a crazed, cannibalistic psychiatrist whose macabre clues help Clarice Starling, the rookie FBI agent played by Jodie Foster, track down and kill Buffalo Bill in his home. [...] real estate agent Dianne... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Every evening, 14-year-old Kim Sung-jin orders fried chicken, delivery pizza or Chinese food to eat in a small room in his family's home south of Seoul. Better known to his viewers by the nickname Patoo, he is one of the youngest broadcasters on Afreeca TV, an app for live-broadcasting video online launched in 2006. While the Internet has been making stars for years — from bloggers to gamers who play for millions of YouTube viewers — outsiders may find it puzzling, if not outright bizarre... Читать дальше...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coast guard rescued hundreds of migrants in more than a dozen search-and-rescue operations, including one in which a toddler found unconscious in an overcrowded dinghy died, authorities said Wednesday. Greece has seen record numbers of migrant arrivals this year, most fleeing conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan and arriving on Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast. While cheap inflatable dinghies with small engines are the predominant method used by smugglers to reach Greek islands... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are lower ahead of the release of the latest minutes from the Federal Reserve. Investors are waiting for clues from the Fed on when the nation's central bank could begin to raise interest rates.

NEW YORK (AP) — "Subway guy" Jared Fogle has agreed to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex with minors and received child pornography, prosecutors say, marking one of the biggest downfalls ever for a corporate pitchman. Fogle's case is unusual because of how closely Fogle's regular-guy persona was tied to the sandwich chain — he wasn't a celebrity for any other reason than his Subway diet weight loss. After the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a report detailing allegations of doping by Armstrong... Читать дальше...