Новости за 29.09.2015

DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a pedestrian has been killed by a Tri-Rail train in South Florida. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. Tuesday at the Dania Beach Station near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The train was heading north when it struck the pedestrian. Broward Sheriff's officials said it's unclear why the victim was on the tracks and said he may have had some sort of visual impairment which caused him to become disoriented. The victim's identity was not released. Читать дальше...

Drivers have to be at least 21 years old and pass a criminal background check and motor vehicle records review. The service delivers a wide range of items including paper towels, wine and beer (in Seattle only), chilled and frozen items like milk and ice cream and televisions and Kindle device in one or two hours. On its website, Amazon said currently it's only offering the program to drivers, but in the future it might let people bike or walk the packages to their destination.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — As state and federal officials look for an estimated $15 billion for a new train tunnel between New York and New Jersey, passengers along the rail line known as the Northeast Corridor contend with regular disruptions caused by track configurations and infrastructure dating to the time of the Model T — or earlier. With Congress reluctant to fund major rail projects and states unable to foot the bills themselves, it paints a bleak picture for the Northeast Corridor, the nation's busiest rail line... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules Tuesday to reduce toxic air pollution from oil refineries by forcing operators to adopt new technology that better monitors and controls emissions. Janet McCabe, the EPA's top air regulator, told Congress that a new, stricter standard is needed to cut dangerous ozone pollution and prevent thousands of asthma attacks, emergency room visits and even premature deaths. A new ozone standard, combined with greenhouse gas reductions... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Wisconsin transportation officials are pushing back completion dates for five major road projects because the state budget didn't lay out enough money for them. The delays will cause the projects' costs to increase because of inflation, though the state Department of Transportation hasn't said by how much. Gov. Scott Walker proposed borrowing a record $1.3 billion for roads in his executive state budget proposal. The agency hasn't asked for the additional borrowing authority, and Senate... Читать дальше...

Colorado's law doesn't specifically mention avalanches as one of the inherent dangers skiers face, but an attorney for the resort noted that factors that contribute to avalanches — extreme terrain, changing weather conditions, and snow — are all listed as risks. "If the General Assembly had wanted to exempt avalanches resulting from new snowfall on certain steep terrain from the scope of the inherent dangers and risks they would've done so explicitly," Peter Winterson Rietz said. The Colorado Court... Читать дальше...

Two more scribes, whose bylines gave The Stranger renown as a writers’ newspaper/blog, have departed  or are about to leave. Critic and reporter Brendan Kiley has given notice, after a career that has seen him write about the theater, but also venture into fields ranging from pedophilia in the Catholic priesthood to recent “Shell No” protests. And David Schmader has written his last column for The Stranger. Schmader has taken a new post with the Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas, a nonprofit... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola says it will not renew its sponsorship of a professional group for dietitians, bringing to a halt one of many outreach efforts on health by the world's biggest soda maker. The maker of Sprite, Dasani and Powerade has been working to slash costs as it faces pressure from investors to improve its financial performance. Critics say the company uses such outreach to try and downplay the role of sugary drinks in fueling obesity, in some cases by shifting the focus to the need for more physical activity. Читать дальше...

The agreement came as lawyers for the country's largest electric company and the state were preparing courtroom arguments regarding a $25 million fine over groundwater pollution at a Wilmington plant, the state's largest-ever penalty for environmental damage. The state's pursuit of groundwater violations represented one facet of stepped up regulations and enforcement after a 2014 a coal ash spill at the utility's Eden power plant that coated 70 miles of the Dan River in toxic, gray sludge. In arguing the Wilmington fine was unfair... Читать дальше...

Two Bellevue brothers thought to have been taken by their mother in violation of a parenting plan have landed on the FBI's missing persons list.

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen corporations, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Coca-Cola Co., are joining a new coalition to push for LGBT rights in the workplace in places beyond the U.S. and Western Europe. The coalition members are: the consulting firm Accenture, AT&T Inc., software company CA Technologies, Coca-Cola, Destination Weddings Travel Group, Google, IBM, Microsoft, home furnishings maker Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co., china and glassware company Replacements Ltd.... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has revived a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the Idaho Department of Fish and Game after a helicopter crash that killed the pilot and two agency biologists. In a 5-0 decision Friday, the high court reversed a lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit filed by the father of the pilot, saying it's possible that state workers were liable. The National Transportation Safety Board said a clipboard Schiff had inside the helicopter somehow fell out and hit the tail rotor... Читать дальше...

The Staten Island Advance reports (http://bit.ly/1LZPugX ) that the service expansion will start at 1:30 a.m. Thursday. New York City has been providing ferry service between Staten Island and lower Manhattan since 1905.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is countering the release of Apple's latest iPhones with two devices running on a new version of Android software designed to steer and document even more of its users' lives. The Marshmallow version of Android enables users to summon Google Now to scan whatever content might be on a mobile device's screen so it can present pertinent information about the topic of a text, a song, a video clip or an article. Most phone makers, though, still take advantage of the freedom that Google gives them to alter Android... Читать дальше...

Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln on Tuesday addressed the media for the first time since spring training, saying he's "terribly disappointed" with this year's results.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has temporarily renewed authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration while lawmakers consider whether to take responsibility for air traffic control from the government and place it under the direction of a nonprofit corporation. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has said he intends to introduce a "transformational" reauthorization bill that will spin off air traffic control, thus removing it from the uncertainties... Читать дальше...

Almost since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, major manufacturers of cars, trucks and heavy equipment have been busted for using what regulators call "defeat devices" — typically programing a vehicle's on-board computer to boost horsepower or fuel mileage by belching out dirtier exhaust than allowed. According to EPA, the cars' computers were programed to enrich the vehicle's fuel mixture when the climate control system was turned on, increasing carbon monoxide emissions to as much as three times the legal limit. Читать дальше...

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Media mogul Ted Turner has bought a South Dakota ranch that was the setting for part of the Academy Award-winning movie "Dances with Wolves." "Dances with Wolves" was a 1990 western epic about a Union Army soldier who befriends Lakota Indians. Kevin Costner, who co-produced, directed and starred in the movie, filmed much of it in central and western South Dakota.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. It happened again. “Wow, now they’re getting topical and not just sending generic emails,” is what a local brewery owner told me about receiving the letter that I share below. I admit that nobody should be surprised by this, and that any mention of a brewery acquisition... The post Local Brewery Attracts Acquisition Interest appeared first on Beer News.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., has taken herself out of the running for House majority Leader, sparing herself the painful experience endured by a Washington delegation predecessor, Rep. Jennifer Dunn. “The best way right now for me to empower my colleagues through positive change is to remain conference chair,” said McMorris Rodgers, a six-term conservative lawmaker from Eastern Washington. She holds the fourth ranking position in the House Republican leadership and is frequently the female... Читать дальше...

The awards came after an international screenwriting competition, with winners receiving mentorship and financial support to complete a feature-length screenplay in the next year. Each winner will receive the first installment of their $35,000 prizes at a Nov. 4 ceremony at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' headquarters in Beverly Hills.

Bill Gates is there, but so are a host of other Northwest names that have had their hands in everything from computers to sunglasses to, well, money.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will monitor the Balloon Fiesta again to make sure drones are kept out. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1P48a4D) officials are continuing to ban recreational drones within the three miles of the event's airspace radius.

Under Senate rules, minority Democrats can block most legislation because it requires 60 votes to advance a bill, and Republicans have only 54 senators. "By tearing down many of the worst parts of the law — like forcing people to buy insurance only to later tax them for it — we could stop Obamacare in its tracks and start working toward a more affordable, higher-quality, patient-centered system," said Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Ways and Means Committee... Читать дальше...