Новости за 17.02.2017

PHOENIX (AP) — Two passenger jets clipped their wingtips in a minor ground collision close to a Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is investigating the collision, but National Transportation Safety Agency spokesman Terry Williams said that agency isn't investigating because damage was "very, very limited." A departing Frontier Airlines flight bound for Denver was pushing back from its Terminal 3 gate when it collided with a taxiing... Читать дальше...

MILAN (AP) — The appearance of an oasis of palm trees opposite Milan's gothic-era Duomo Cathedral has spawned a vibrant public debate. The head of the anti-migrant Northern League was criticized after writing on Twitter that the scene was only missing "sand, camels and illegal migrants who will feel at home," while one of his colleagues suggested that to accompany the desert scene, the cathedral's famed spires would next be covered with minarets. The variety he planted, Trachycarpus fortunei, is well-suited to Milan's continental climate... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — BMW AG is recalling more than 19,000 i3 REx plug-in hybrids in the U.S. because they could develop a fuel vapor leak that would increase the risk of a fire. BMW says a fuel tank vent line may rub against the sleeve of a battery cable.

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 10 this week to 751. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 597 rigs sought oil and 153 explored for natural gas this week.

A close friend of Robert Durst told prosecutors for months that the real estate heir did not confess any killing to him. Lawyers for Durst presented transcripts in a Los Angeles courtroom on Friday that showed Nathan Chavin denying that Durst indicated he killed their mutual friend Susan Berman. Defense lawyers suggested Chavin made up the story to curry favor with Durst's brother. Chavin is testifying in a hearing to record testimony from witnesses who are old or fear for their safety in case... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Department of Education is restoring an important resource website on federal disability law, providing "one stop" access to  educators and parents, which has been down for nearly three weeks.  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos uses occasion to charge that the Obama administration neglected the site..

President Donald Trump has used a stop at Boeing's South Carolina production facilities to stress his goal of returning jobs to the U.S. Trump told thousands gathered in a huge hangar at the aviation giant's North Charleston campus that his mantra is "Buy American, and hire American." Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg entered the cavernous room as a massive door slowly slid open to reveal the first 787-10 Dreamliner, Boeing's latest showpiece aircraft, to roll off assembly lines here. South... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — As the final votes pour in ahead of the Academy Awards' Tuesday afternoon deadline, Hollywood is drawing to a close an awards season that has, from Nate Parker to Mel Gibson, often been a confounding morality play. Parker, hailed as an Oscar sure-thing at last year's Sundance Film Festival, saw his "The Birth of a Nation" torpedoed by the fallout of a tragic 18-year-old rape allegation against him. The sometimes puzzling ethical calculus has prompted many to question the standards ... Читать дальше...

Ybarra's sentencing came nearly three years after the June 2014 shooting that rocked the small Queen Anne campus.

Protesters gathered outside a court hearing for a Seattle "dreamer" arrested by immigration agents hit the streets, blocking traffic and marching through downtown.

Trump tuiteó el viernes que iría a Carolina del Sur "para poder pasar tiempo con Boeing ¡y hablar de empleos!" El presidente Barack Obama realizó un viaje similar en 2012, al visitar la fábrica de Boeing en el estado de Washington y observar algunos de los aviones 787 que se estaban ensamblando. Durante su estridente conferencia de prensa, Trump arremetió contras las filtraciones "criminales" que provocaron la salida de su principal asesor en seguridad nacional y revivió las preguntas sobre sus vínculos con Rusia. Читать дальше...

Of the 62 full-length movies and shorts nominated for any category, only 11 are available online through an all-you-can-watch subscription — Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or HBO Now. Narrowing your ambitions by focusing on just best picture and the four acting categories will still cost you about $70, not including the monthly subscriptions. [...] limiting yourself this way might set back your hopes of winning the Oscar pool. None of the nine best picture nominees is available through a subscription service. Читать дальше...

Senate Republican leaders forced a vote to confirm Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt as EPA director, four days before a court-ordered release of up to 3,000 emails detailing his dealings with oil, gas and coal company executives.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. said that its bid to acquire Europe's Unilever had been rejected, but that it would still try to hammer out a deal. Here's a look at the companies and some of the many brands they own. More than 400, including Dove, Hellman's, Lipton, Knorr, Axe, Ben & Jerry's, Country Crock, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Noxema, Popsicle, Q-tips and Vaseline

NEW YORK (AP) — Customers are still turning their backs on Wells Fargo after a scandal over sales practices, with the bank saying Friday the number of new checking accounts people opened was down 31 percent in January from a year earlier. Wells Fargo has been releasing monthly reports on these figures since the outcry over its sales practices as a sort of "report card" on how the bank has been dealing with the scandal. Along with reimbursing customers, Wells recently restructured its compensation... Читать дальше...

Both were rugged outdoorsmen and both just 21 when, overcome by demons, they decided to kill themselves: The answer came quickly when he met Mardini, a plastic surgeon whose specialty is facial reconstruction. Sandness couldn't bear to see himself, so he covered his hospital room mirror with a towel. Mardini and his team removed dead tissue and shattered bones, then connected facial bones with titanium plates and screws. When he ventured to the grocery store, he avoided eye contact with children so he wouldn't scare them. Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Registration is now open for the second annual Pacific Northwest Homebrewers Conference. The post 2nd Annual PNW Homebrewers Conference – last call for early registration appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

In a move that had been rumored for days, UW wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator Bush Hamdan will leave the Huskies to be become the quarterbacks coach of the Atlanta Falcons.

(AP) — A new supercomputer in the top coal-mining state has begun critical climate-change research with support from even some global warming doubters, but scientists worry President Donald Trump could cut funding for such programs. Located in a windy business park near the city of Cheyenne, the National Center for Atmospheric Research-Wyoming Supercomputing Center that houses the water-cooled machine continues to enjoy support even from Wyoming's coal cheerleaders who doubt humankind is warming the Earth. Читать дальше...

On the market for just shy of $7,000,000 is this 5,460-square-foot Bay Area mansion; and the seller is none other than Trent Dilfer. Football fans will recognize Dilfer as a thirteen year NFL veteran: he played for the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, among other teams during this decade plus. Now we can see him on ESPN, analyzing games instead of playing them.

(AP) — They are outfits you might expect to see in Lady Gaga's closet: a flamingo pink Fiberglas frock and a wooden one-piece replica of Notre Dame Cathedral. The quirky show, a collision of art and the craziest of couture, offers visitors a chance to view 32 award-winning costumes from the New Zealand-based design competition of the same name. Nearly three decades ago, the contest began when organizers asked an eclectic international mix of boat builders, taxidermists, amateur enthusiasts and... Читать дальше...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — Some residents of the New Jersey shore town stung by MTV's "Jersey Shore" are wary about plans by a bar featured in that series to hold a casting call for a new reality show. The Bamboo Bar in Seaside Heights is looking for "loud and fun" single people at a casting call Saturday.

The government-controlled mortgage company has already paid the Treasury $154.4 billion in dividends since receiving $116.1 billion in government bailouts between 2008 and 2011. Both companies buy mortgages from lenders, package them as bonds, guarantee them against default and sell them to investors.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. food giant Kraft Heinz Co. confirmed that it's made an offer to buy Europe's Unilever and been rejected. Kraft Heinz, maker of Oscar Mayer meats, Jell-O pudding and Velveeta cheese, said there's no certainty that it will even make another offer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg helped create the modern world by connecting nearly a quarter of its citizens to Facebook and giving them a platform to share, well, everything — baby pictures and Pepe memes, social updates and abusive bullying, helpful how-to videos and live-streamed violence. [...] he wants to remake it, too, in a way that counters isolationism, promotes global connections and addresses social ills — while also cementing Facebook's central role as a builder of online "community" for its nearly 2 billion users. Читать дальше...