Новости за 11.01.2017

Auto companies are making big promises, like Chinese automaker GAC's plan to sell a vehicle in the U.S. by the end of 2019 and Volvo's goal of preventing all fatal crashes in its vehicles by 2020. Automakers are cutting production of cars to lower their inventories, but they're also counting on new vehicles, gadgets and must-have technology, like Apple CarPlay and backup cameras, to fuel demand. At the auto show, BMW is showing off a 5 Series with gesture controls, which let drivers control volume and other functions with hand signals. Читать дальше...

RENTON -- When Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett takes the field against the Atlanta Falcons in Saturday's NFC divisional-round matchup, he'll be going against the man perhaps most responsible for bringing him back to Seattle. Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was the Seahawks defensive line coach when Bennett initially joined Seattle as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Then after Bennett established himself as a pro with Tampa Bay, Quinn, then the Seahawks' newly appointed defensive coordinator... Читать дальше...

Chinese director Feng Xiao Gang's social justice drama "I Am Not Madame Bovary" also received five nominations including best film, best director and best actress for Fan Bingbing. The other nominees for best picture were South Korean supernatural thriller "The Wailing," Taiwanese crime comedy, "Godspeed," Japanese family drama "Harmonium" and South Korean action thriller "The Age of Shadows." The Mountains May Depart director believes that it is reflective of the vibrancy of the Asian film industry... Читать дальше...

The doctors are adamant that President Uhuru Kenyatta's government must honor a collective bargaining agreement it signed in 2013 to increase their salaries by 180 percent. The strike has caused a near-total paralysis in the health sector and dozens are believed to have died from a lack of emergency services. The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentist Union rejected both offers and urged the government to pay the salary increases it promised three years ago. Emergency rooms in some... Читать дальше...

TOKYO (AP) — Global stocks rose modestly on Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a press conference by President-elect Donald Trump for details on trade and clarifications about Russia's role in the election. Investors are awaiting Trump's first news conference in nearly six months, as questions fly over Russia's role in the election year hacking of Democratic groups. THE QUOTE: Trading is likely to remain cautious ahead of press conferences with Fed members on Thursday, and Trump tonight. Samsung's... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Airbus entregó un número récord de aviones el año pasado pese a sufrir problemas de producción de motores y cabinas, aunque hubo un descenso en los nuevos encargos para la fabricante europea y su rival estadounidense, Boeing. En 2016, un cliente improbable dio un gran impulso al sector:

PARIS (AP) — Airbus delivered a record number of planes last year despite engine and cabin production problems, even as new orders slumped for both the European manufacturer and its U.S. rival Boeing. Airbus executives played down concerns that the industry is facing a downturn after a long-running buying spree by Mideast and Asian carriers, but refused to issue forecasts for this year. Racing with Boeing for business in post-sanctions Iran, Airbus is making the symbolic move of delivering an A321 jet to Iran Air on Wednesday... Читать дальше...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway began shutting down analog radio technology Wednesday as the Scandinavian country becomes the first in the world to phase out the FM signal for national and some regional broadcasting. The switchover was performed by radio listener Bertih Pauline Olderskog who moved a lever to drum rolls and a countdown from the audience at a public library in Bodoe, northern Norway.

CHICAGO (AP) — The National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago has acquired 31 screen prints by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The late Indianapolis-born author is best known for his 1969 novel "Slaughterhouse-Five," which is drawn from his World War II experiences.

Museum officials say nearly 1.27 million people visited the 91-year-old museum during 2016.

Quicken Loans and Bedrock Vice President of Community Activation Helen Johnson says "LuminoCITY will help create an environment that encourages people to walk and discover downtown, and hopefully increase visits to public spaces, businesses, restaurants, retailers, cultural institutions, galleries and events." The LuminoCITY program is partnership led by Detroit-based Quicken Loans and Bedrock real estate.

SINGAPORE (AP) — A Singapore court found a former manager at a Swiss private bank guilty of failing to report more than $1.26 billion in suspicious transactions in a case linked to the indebted Malaysian state fund 1 MDB. Sturzenegger was the first foreigner to be charged in Singapore following a multinational investigation into allegations that people close to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stole over $1 billion from the state fund, 1MDB, or 1Malaysia Development Bhd .

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has directed government agencies to ensure free access to contraceptives for 6 million poor women — a move expected to be opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic church and pro-life groups.

Last week, Blindspot delivered an eventful, if hurried midseason premiere that had the unfortunate task of following up on big cliffhangers and unveiling new mysteries to drive the back half of Season 2. Amid everyone's call for Patterson (Ashley Johnson) to take some time off, the technical wizard got a hit on one of Jane's tattoos, introducing international terrorist Anton Stepulov (Mark Ivanir), his sick son and yet another round of FBI-CIA spook squabbling (which, by the way, is far too real given recent world events). Читать дальше...

While that episode is a landmark achievement, the Freeform drama has incorporated ASL into every single episode of its show, forcing its cast members to become fluent in it. To celebrate Switched at Birth's final season, TVGuide.com asked the cast what sign language has meant to the show and who had the hardest time picking it up. Katie Leclerc, who plays the deaf sister Daphne Vasquez, was fluent in sign language before she started the show, but several cast members didn't know any ASL before starting production.

Bones, Fox's longest-running drama, is currently airing its 12th and final season. In this current TV age of revivals, reboots and reunions, though, does goodbye really mean goodbye anymore? I am not sure that anyone is terribly upset or terribly shocked this would be the last year. Legacy and Prison Break -- so naturally fans want to know if there could be a Bones revival down the line. Before the cast focuses on potentially getting the band back together again, they made sure to give a shout-out... Читать дальше...

Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman said, They found a way to take an iconic series and bring it to 2016 Los Angeles. The project will also likely feature characters from the original series playing bosses to new, younger lawyers who will be new to the franchise.

Black-ish is at its best when its characters are sitting in a room arguing about a topic, like they did about police brutality and Black Lives Matter in last February's "Hope," still the high-water mark for the ABC sitcom. Barris and his terrific cast delivered a potent, timely statement once again with Wednesday night's episode "LEMONS," a startlingly relevant take on the impending Trump presidency that may go down as the definitive pop cultural artifact from the surreal, uncertain time between Nov. Читать дальше...

David Boreanaz decided to say goodbye to his tenure as Seeley Booth on Bones by directing the show's final episode. Most importantly, the cast hopes that the final season will not only answers fans' questions but give them a satisfying ending to help them let go of the series as well.

Time travel is totally in this season, if you hadn't noticed, what with Timeless, Time After Time and Frequency (it counts). [...] you also may have noticed that time travel can be... what's the word, confusing? On Fox's Making History, time travel gets dumbed down -- and we mean that as a compliment -- to follow buddies Dan (Happy Endings' Adam Pally), a sort of ne'er-do-well, and Chris (Yassir Lester), a professor, who zap through time every weekend in a duffel bag. Though creator and executive... Читать дальше...

Legacy panel at the Television Critics Association winter previews on Wednesday. The motivation to portray a character that young people like him could see themselves in played a crucial part in Hawkins taking the role -- and he was the first person Fox even considered for the part. [...] he understands the weight of what he's taken on, not just from a social standpoint, but to deliver to die-hard fans of the original series. The only pressure is to step into Eric Carter's shoes and make him live as fully... Читать дальше...

From bringing a gun to school to attempting to kill himself in Mariana's bedroom -- not to mention sending Jesus (Noah Centineo) to the hospital with a reactivated brain injury -- Despite Nick's appeals to Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) in the season finale that he has finally seen the light, he'll still be causing trouble in upcoming episodes. [...] the new twist is enough to bring Nick's overbearing father back into the fray.

Lee Daniels' Star follows the titular character (Jude Demorest), a young white woman, as she navigates the mostly black world of Atlanta in order to make it in music. Daniels recently raised eyebrows when he said he centered the show around a white lead because the country needed healing -- and because he wanted to help "white people feel good about being white." Daniels clarified his comments Wednesday at the show's panel at the Television Critics Association, saying that he meant personal healing. Читать дальше...