Новости за 18.12.2015

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. According to Reuters, the international news agency, New Belgium Brewing is for sale. The Employee-owned company is seeking a buyer to value the company at more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is reportedly working with an advisory firm that is... The post New Belgium Brewing is For Sale appeared first on Beer News.

PHOENIX (AP) — The shattered wreckage of a crashed medical helicopter was perched precariously on a rocky mountainside and the sole survivor was on the ground immediately below in a spot where he would have been crushed if the debris rolled downhill. The survivor was suffering in the cold and in severe pain with what paramedics thought was a broken pelvis, and the crashed helicopter was leaking fuel. A civilian air-evacuation helicopter and an Arizona Department of Public Safety chopper located... Читать дальше...

GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) — Federal officials say reports of a single-engine airplane crash earlier this month near the highest peak in Texas were erroneous and that wreckage found near the peak is from an earlier crash. [...] park spokeswoman Elizabeth Jackson says the tail section of a plane found in the remote, rugged wilderness area is from wreckage dating from years ago.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Mexico have dismissed a drunken-driving charge against actor and playwright Sam Shepard. Shepard was arrested May 25 outside the Santa Fe restaurant La Choza after a security guard called police. District Attorney Angela Pacheco said in a court document filed Monday that eyewitnesses said Shepard drank 1 1/2 margaritas and had a sip of mescal before leaving the restaurant. A breath test indicated his blood-alcohol level was double the legal limit.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog.   Anheuser-Busch InBev has acquired Four Peaks Brewing Company of Tempe, Arizona. The latest brewery to succumb to temptation expects to brew 70,000 barrels of beer in 2015. It was born in Tempe in 1996 but now has four pubs around the Phoenix area. Anheuser-Busch noted its... The post Anheuser-Busch Acquires Four Peaks Brewing appeared first on Beer News.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is turning to its marketing chief in China to shape advertising in the U.S. The world's largest retailer named Tony Roberts as chief marketing officer for the U.S. Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Private pilots can't offer flight-sharing services to the public using an Internet model similar to those developed by Uber and Lyft, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The company's website connected private pilots with passengers willing to share fuel costs and other flight expenses. [...] the FAA said that posting a planned trip on a website was like advertising and subjected private pilots to the same elaborate safety regulations as pilots for commercial airlines.

Martin Shkreli, whose arrest delighted countless people appalled by his unapologetic stance after hiking the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000 percent, is being replaced on an interim basis by Ron Tilles, according to a statement issued Friday by Turing, which is privately held. Shkreli, a 32-year-old former hedge fund manager, has become the "most hated man in America," according to some headline writers, for jacking up the price of Daraprim, the only approved drug for a life-saving parasitic infection called toxoplasmosis... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Mexico have agreed to open their air markets so that airlines from both countries can operate the routes they want with no restrictions. Foxx said it removed government interference from airlines' commercial decisions.

Associated Press video game critics Lou Kesten and Derrik J. Lang's favorite titles of the year featured monster hunters, treasure hunters, guardian spirits and murder suspects: "Fallout 4," a haunting epic of a post-nuclear America that veers from hilarious black comedy to heartbreaking tragedy. "Super Mario Maker," in which Nintendo gives its fans all the tools they need to design their own Mario levels. "Ori and the Blind Forest," a melancholy yet action-packed adventure that's the year's most beautiful game. Читать дальше...

Associated Press video game critics Lou Kesten and Derrik J. Lang's favorite titles of the year featured monster hunters, treasure hunters, guardian spirits and murder suspects: Wild Hunt: This role-playing drama from Poland's CD Projekt Red set a new standard for weirdness when it sent his hero in pursuit of a flying ghost fetus. For all its baroque touches, "Witcher 3" boils down to a domestic drama about a jaded warrior and his impetuous adopted daughter — and it's quite moving. "Fallout 4"... Читать дальше...

There's not much flu going around so far — unlike the last three seasons when doctors' offices were filled with patients before Christmas and illnesses peaked by late December. Only South Carolina is showing significant flu-related traffic at doctor's offices and clinics. Factors might include the weather and what kind of flu bug was spreading the most, said Dr. John Treanor, a flu vaccine researcher at the University of Rochester School of Medicine.

PHOENIX (AP) — An Air Force officer who helped rescue the sole survivor of a medical helicopter crash this week says the wreckage was perched precariously on a rocky Arizona mountainside. [...] the seriously injured survivor was right below the wreckage, where he would have been crushed if the wreckage rolled downhill during the nighttime rescue.

The National Weather Service says nearly 2 inches of rain fell at Portland International Airport on Thursday, shattering the old mark of just over an inch set back in the 1970s. Showers remain in the forecast through the weekend, but heavy rainfall isn't expected back until Monday. Siuslaw (seye-YOO'-slaw) Valley Fire Chief Jim Langborg tells Florence radio station KCST that a woman was killed when a landslide destroyed a home Friday morning. Eastbound Interstate 90 was closed 14 miles east of... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone under the age of 18 would be barred from using indoor tanning equipment, under a federal proposal to help reduce skin cancer linked to the devices. The Food and Drug Administration also wants to require tanning bed users to sign consent forms acknowledging the risks of the radiation-emitting devices. Friday's announcement follows years of prodding by dermatologists and medical groups for bolder action on indoor tanning, citing rising rates of skin cancer among teens and people in their 20s, particularly women. Читать дальше...

An FBI affidavit released Thursday provides a close-up look of the fateful friendship that would bind the two into young adulthood. By 2011, Marquez begins spending most of his time at Farook's home, where he watches videos involving radical Islamic content and reads Inspire magazine, an official publication of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Marquez told investigators that around late 2011 he and Farook planned to bomb a crowded cafeteria or library at a local community college or mow down... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase is paying $307 million to settle federal charges of failing to reveal conflicts of interest from steering clients into certain investments tied to its businesses. The civil settlements were announced Friday by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The North Platte Telegraph (http://bit.ly/22dfcdf ) reports that the event's chairman, Don Kurre, began informing people of the cancellation on Thursday. The bureau has provided Rail Fest with $15,000 a year in grants to market the event, and Burke says, "we've fully supported it and hate to see it go." Logistics coordinator Dave Harrold says the grants help with promotion for the event, but they are not enough.

The Force Awakens has set a box office record with an estimated $57 million from Thursday night shows. The early figures suggest "The Force Awakens" is on course to exceed the record domestic opening of "Jurassic World," which debuted with $208.8 million in June. Disney said that 47 percent of the box office came from 3-D showings and $5.7 million from Imax screens. Sequels and spinoffs are already in development for years to come, not to mention an entire corner of Disneyland devoted to the franchise.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are skidding Friday as investors continue to worry about global economic growth. Financial stocks like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup took the biggest declines while trucking and oil drilling companies also stumbled. Used car dealership chain CarMax disclosed disappointing quarterly results, as its profit and sales both fell short of analyst projections. Olive Garden sales rose and the company's profit was better than analysts were expecting. Stronger earnings lifted... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli resigns, Board Chairman Tilles named interim CEO.

A judge also considered evidence that the departing eastbound train blocked the boy's view of the second locomotive until the final seconds before the crash. A Colfax County District Court judge ruled that Union Pacific had not violated its standard of care and concluded that the boy should have looked and listened for the oncoming train. "[...] no reasonable fact finder could conclude that Efrain's negligence in completely disregarding the railroad safety features at the crossing and riding his... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc., which shares a name with the Islamic State extremist group, has changed its name to Ionis Pharmaceuticals after resisting to do so for some time. The developer's old name was a distraction, said Dr. Amy Williford, the company's associate director of corporate communications. Islamic State, commonly known by its acronym ISIS, has claimed responsibility for several violent attacks around the world, including the gun and bomb massacres in Paris last month.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in more than half of U.S. states in November as employers stepped up hiring. Nationwide, the economy generated a robust 211,000 jobs last month and the U.S. unemployment rate remained 5 percent, a 7-year low. Falling oil and gas prices have caused widespread job cuts in the state's drilling industry.