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WASHINGTON (AP) — There are too few fully qualified controllers at more than a dozen of the nation's busiest air traffic facilities stretching from Atlanta to Anchorage, according to report released Tuesday by a government watchdog. The 13 airport towers, approach control facilities and en route centers have fewer fully trained controllers than the minimum number established by the Federal Aviation Administration specifically for each facility, Transportation Department's inspector general said. Читать дальше...

The FBI is looking for a Seahawks fan suspected in a Saturday bank robbery in Seattle.

The move will include new cash machines that don't require a card and upgrades to existing machines that will allow customers to withdraw more money and in different denominations, said Chase spokesman Michael Fusco. Future upgrades of machines will allow customers to use their cell phone's near-field wireless communication feature to access their accounts, using the technology that enables shopping checkout features such as Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Chase and other banks have been rolling out... Читать дальше...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Police fired tear gas on Tuesday to disperse youths protesting Ebola restrictions that have halted market activity in Sierra Leone's northern Kambia district, police said. The restrictions were introduced after two Ebola cases emerged this month, and authorities searched for some people put under quarantine in the district, said Assistant Inspector General of Police Foday Daboh. Daboh said a high-powered government delegation, including the minister of health and sanitation... Читать дальше...

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) — A machete-wielding man attacked a U.S. tourist couple as they walked along an isolated beach on Grenada, killing the woman, police on the Caribbean island said Tuesday. Jessica Lewis Colker, 39, of Atlanta, was found dead after her husband ran to get help following the attack, which occurred around noon Sunday on a remote stretch of coast along the island's southeast, said Sylvan McIntyre, an assistant superintendent with the Royal Grenada Police Force. Colker and her husband... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury convicted a former Chicago transportation official on Tuesday for taking bribes to steer $100 million in red-light camera contracts to a Phoenix company. Bills was accused of accepting envelopes stuffed with cash, along with gifts — including condos in two states and a Mercedes — to help Redflex Traffic Systems obtain contracts in a decade-long scheme. During closing arguments Monday, U.S. Attorney Zach Fardon detailed hotels stays, golf trips, an Arizona condominium... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Shares of heavy lifting equipment maker Terex Corp. soared after the company announced it had received an unsolicited takeover offer of $30 per share from China's Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co. Terex said in August it would merge with Finnish company Konecranes PLC in a deal that would have Terex shareholders controlling 60 percent of the new company and Konecranes the rest.

I used Tony Pauline’s rankings to try and piece together a range for each prospect. The idea was to try to enhance the pass rush, the physical toughness/size in the trenches and deliver an edge. This projection follows a free agency period where the Seahawks let Russell Okung and Bruce Irvin walk. I’ll leave it […]

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Back in June we told you about the opening of The Woods in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, the new and expanded tasting room for Two Beers Brewing and Seattle Cider Company. At that time, we mentioned that food was part of the plan. Then, in November, we told... The post A New Spin on Food at the Brewery – Bread and Circuses at The Woods appeared first on Beer News.

NEW YORK (AP) — The operator of New York City's airports has the legal right to kill migratory birds when necessary to protect planes, a federal appeals court said Tuesday as it rejected a challenge from an animal advocacy group. The appeals court recounted several "near-catastrophes" over the years at LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport, including the 2009 Hudson River emergency landing after Canada geese went into both engines, causing U.S. Airways Flight 1549 to lose power. "When birds... Читать дальше...

ROME (AP) — A decision by Italian officials to cover up ancient nude statues to not offend Iran's visiting president is drawing ridicule in Rome. Among those heaping criticism on Renzi Tuesday was politician Gianluca Peciola, from the far-left SEL party, who announced a petition drive to demand that the premier explain a choice it considers "a shame and mortification for art and culture understood as universal concepts." Last fall, an unsourced French radio report said the Iranian leader had canceled... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Police Chief Steve Mylett has defended his department's investigation into the car crash involving Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman, saying his confidence level is "rock solid" in the investigation and charging recommendations. Coleman was arrested Oct. 14 after a crash that left the driver of the other vehicle with a broken collarbone and a concussion.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Chris Rock first hosted the Oscars in 2005, the four black actors nominated that year — Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo and Jamie Foxx (twice!) — didn't escape his notice. When Rock strides onto the Dolby Theatre stage on Feb. 28, he'll see no nominated African-American actors before him. What is certain is that a confluence of events has placed one of America's most perceptive and sharp-tongued commentators on race smack dab in the middle of a storm that could hardly suit anyone better. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Weight Watchers stock is gaining again, thanks to Oprah Winfrey's weight loss. The company's shares soared Tuesday after a new commercial starring Winfrey aired where she says she has lost 26 pounds on Weight Watchers. Weight Watchers has also made changes to its plans recently to better fit in with Winfrey's message of living a healthy and happier life, and not just focusing on weight loss.

STP manager Chris Dixon sent Inslee and the Washington State Department of Transportation a letter and a root-cause analysis of the sinkhole. "Stopping the (tunnel-boring machine) at its current location is not recommended and increases the risk of creating additional sinkholes," says the contractors' study. A clause in STP's $1.35 billion contract allows the state to suspend tunneling to correct unsafe conditions for the workers of the public.

The Patriot Ledger reports (http://bit.ly/1JBlqhh ) the family of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Hingham Police Sgt. Steven Dearth says people are encouraged to stand along the Main Street route where the family will be traveling Tuesday.

[...] under a brilliant blue sky one Saturday, he and a dozen teens hiked out into the snowy landscape outside the boundaries of Mount Baker ski resort to learn how to identify avalanche terrain and spot warning signs. By spending more time on youth, we feel like we can make a difference in changing behavior, said Scott Schell, program director of the Northwest Avalanche Center, a Seattle-based non-profit and federal government partnership. The center, which issues weather forecasts and avalanche warnings... Читать дальше...

MGM Resorts announced this month it would build a 3,000-space parking garage at the neighboring Excalibur site for the arena area visitors and begin charging parking fees at most of its properties.

JPMorgan worried that if Lehman couldn't pay back the cash, JP Morgan might get stuck with billions of dollars' worth of what were then being called "toxic assets." Lehman Brothers' bankrupt entity originally sued JPMorgan Chase in 2010 for $8.6 billion, alleging that JPMorgan used its position as Lehman's clearing bank to extract virtually all of Lehman's remaining liquid assets and establish an $8.6 billion "slush fund" for its own use. Lehman's bankruptcy is the largest in U.S. financial history... Читать дальше...

Traffic will be detoured onto Interstates 70 and 68 to U.S. Route 119, where vehicles can re-enter the toll road at New Stanton. The same eastbound stretch of turnpike had to be closed Sunday so crews could remove more than 500 snowbound vehicles from the westbound lanes.