Новости за 30.10.2015

Grab some coffee because there won't be any answers until the Huskies and Wildcats kickoff after 8 p.m. local time, the final game in the country to get underway on Saturday night. After two straight wins, Arizona (5-3, 2-3 Pac-12) fell at home to Washington State last week, leaving the Wildcats in a precarious position as they try to get to six wins and bowl eligibility. Arizona closes the season with road games at USC and rival Arizona State wrapped around a home game against No. 13 Utah. The Huskies (3-4... Читать дальше...

If you are looking for chic ideas to transform your holiday table into something spectacular, Kuhl-Linscomb, 2424 W. Alabama, invites the public to a holiday tablescaping event 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday. Juliska tableware co-founder and creative director Capucine De Wulf Gooding will join Traditional Home magazine Senior Style Editor Krissa Rossbund to offer practical tips on how to bring the holidays to the table. The event also will feature cocktails and crudité. RSVP at events@kuhl-linscomb.com

The club owners, other businesses and eight other anonymous plaintiffs, described as representative club patrons of various races, claim city officials deprived business owners of their property rights and unfairly targeted events frequented by black spring breakers. The new regulations were prompted by a series of problems that included three men charged with alleged sexual assault on a crowded beach and a shooting at a spring break house party this year. In the lawsuit, the club owners also state... Читать дальше...

Stanford (6-1, 5-0 Pac-12) is the only undefeated team in league play, but it's Washington State (5-2, 3-1) that's right on the heels of the Cardinal. Aside from rivalry games against Washington, it could be considered the Cougars' most significant home game since 2002 when Washington State went to the Rose Bowl. Stanford coach David Shaw said he has been impressed by how Washington State rebounded from a season-opening loss to FCS Portland State to win five of six games. Washington State quarterback Luke Falk has thrown for 2,885 yards... Читать дальше...

Anderson said "all evidence, including eyewitness reports, points to this being a shark bite," and officials are confirming that with the International Shark Database in Gainesville, Florida. The average number of shark bites per year has doubled over the past decade, but scientists say that's because there are more people in the water, providing more opportunities for encounters. U.S. Coast Guard and Honolulu police also are searching the water for a big-wave surfer who was reported missing after going surfing Tuesday on Oahu's North Shore. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Valeant Pharmaceuticals, a company that has come under intense scrutiny for its drug prices, has cut ties with Philidor following accusations that it was a "phantom pharmacy" used solely to artificially boost sales. The imminent end of Philidor comes just hours after the nation's two largest pharmacy benefit providers, CVS Health and Express Scripts, said that they had ended all interactions with the company citing its business practices. Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed documents... Читать дальше...

CVS Health shares that hit an all-time high price three months ago tumbled Friday after the drug store chain and pharmacy benefits manger surprised Wall Street with a 2016 profit forecast that fell well below expectations. CVS leaders said on a conference call with analysts that their company is feeling immediate pressure from payers like health insurers and the government programs Medicare and Medicaid over the reimbursement it receives for filling prescriptions, while the business gains it is reaping will take time to develop. Читать дальше...

Williams says in an interview with The Associated Press that the Fed chose to mention in its policy statement this week that it could decide on a rate hike at its next meeting to avoid surprising investors in case it did raise rates then.

The new SEC rules "won't prevent the kind of fraud" that can arise in conventional online scams, said Mercer Bullard, a law professor at the University of Mississippi who is a mutual-fund investor advocate. With an eye to protecting investors, the crowdfunding securities offerings can only be made through brokerage firms or new Internet funding portals which must be registered with the SEC. SEC Chair Mary Jo White said before the vote that agency staff "will begin immediately to keep a watchful... Читать дальше...

Plane experiencing engine problem returns to Oregon airport (AP) — The Port of Portland in Oregon says a Delta flight to Salt Lake City returned to Portland International Airport after experiencing engine trouble.

German government spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz said Friday authorities were working hard to improve conditions but "in the border region where people arrive, there aren't an unlimited number of field beds." Hungary's foreign minister, saying the refugee crisis is the biggest challenge the European Union has ever faced, is accusing critics of his country's closed-borders policy of "hypocrisy." Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto also argues that people making their way through the western Balkans are economic migrants rather than refugees... Читать дальше...

Stocks were down slightly in midday trading after the U.S. government said consumer spending and wage growth remain feeble. The drug company AbbVie soared on strong sales of an anti-inflammatory drug and FirstSolar surged after reporting stronger-than-expected revenue and profit.

Robert Shiller, an economist at Yale University, used his understanding of how human behavior can affect markets to predict the dot-com crash of the early 2000s and the housing collapse of 2007. In his new book with George Akerlof, another Nobel-prize winning economist, Shiller examines the many ways credit-card companies, financial firms and other businesses lure people into buying things that might harm them. The authors call that phishing, adopting the word for a common email scam to a broad array of cynical business practices. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The plane that caught fire as it prepared to take off from Fort Lauderdale to Venezuela had no previous incidents or issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday as cleanup from the fuel that spilled on the taxiway continued. The Dynamic Airways plane — a Boeing 767/269 that was manufactured in 1986 and is owned by Utah-based airplane leasing company KMW Leasing in Salt Lake City — lost 45 to 50 gallons of fuel, damaging the asphalt. Don Dodson, the director of operations for Dynamic Airways... Читать дальше...

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Roads to Yellowstone National Park's most popular locations will be closing as the park beings preparation for the winter season. The Cody Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/1NEc9Tz ) that the park will close most of its roads to vehicle travel on Monday. The park will begin preparing the roads for guided snowmobile and snowcoach travel beginning Dec. 15. The road from the park's north entrance to the northeast entrance will remain open to provide access to the communities of Cooke City, Silver Gate and Mammoth Hot Springs. Читать дальше...

HP Inc. will sell personal computers and printers; Hewlett-Packard Enterprise will sell commercial computer systems, software and tech services. CEO Meg Whitman will run HP Enterprise, while PC industry veteran Dion Weisler will lead HP Inc. Each will be independent, with "flexibility to respond to a constantly evolving market," Whitman told an investor conference last month. [...] skeptics say neither will have the clout of the old HP, which became a leading consumer brand while using its vast... Читать дальше...

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports (http://bit.ly/1PZc0fL) the project also will give engineers time to devise a solution to protect the Outer Banks highway from rough weather and rising seas. Transportation officials had begun building a $59 million bridge in the same place last year, however the plan was scrapped as part of a deal with conservation groups.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight to Tampa, Florida, returned to Raleigh-Durham after a bird flew into one of the plane's engines. Airport spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin tells local media outlets that no one was hurt when the jet returned to Raleigh shortly after takeoff around 8 a.m. Friday.

[...] spending totals can be influenced by price changes, and falling gasoline costs last month were a big reason for the weaker spending figure. Americans snapped up cars and other large manufactured goods, the report showed, and spending on services also rose at a healthy clip. "Consumer spending is still healthy but it slowed as the third quarter came to an end," said Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets. [...] in a statement, Fed policymakers said they would be looking at the... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — KeyCorp will expand deeper into the Northeast with a $4.1 billion deal to buy First Niagara Financial Group and create the 13th largest commercial bank in the United States. First Niagara shares edged up 4 cents to $10.42 in morning trading Friday while KeyCorp dropped 85 cents, or 6.3 percent, to $12.53.

Woman gives birth on freeway off ramp during morning commute SEATTLE (AP) — A woman has given birth in a vehicle on the side of Interstate 5 in Seattle after she and the baby's father were unable to make it to the hospital on time.

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. posted its worst third quarter in 12 years due to low oil prices but still earned $4.24 billion, beating Wall Street expectations. Exxon Mobil is dealing with oil prices that have dropped by half since June 2014 and have remained lower for longer than most industry experts expected. The oil giant reported Friday that third-quarter profit slid 47 percent from the same period last year and was the smallest third-quarter gain since 2003, when oil prices were around $30 a barrel. Читать дальше...

Richard Curtin, chief economist for the university's consumer surveys, says the entire gain was generated by improved spirits among lower-income households. Wealthier consumers were a bit less confident, worried about gyrations in financial markets that reflect deteriorating economic conditions overseas. [...] another gauge of consumer spirits — the Conference Board's consumer confidence index — fell to 97.6 this month from a nine-month high 102.6 in September, the business group reported Tuesday.

The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/1PZcqTo) reports four Metro Council members sent a letter on Oct. 29 to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Other suggestions have included naming the bridge after Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali, Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis or civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr.

LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister lashed out Friday at European "ineptness" in handling the continent's massive immigration crisis after 31 more people — mostly children — drowned in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea. On the Turkish side, Turkey's state-run agency said four children drowned and two others were missing after two new accidents Friday involving boats en route to the Greek islands of Lesbos and Samos. Greece is the main point of entry for people fleeing war and poverty... Читать дальше...