Новости за 18.02.2017

The Maine town of Eastport reported 69 inches in a 10-day period while the state's largest ski resorts, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, reported record-setting snowfalls for February, with 4 feet in the last week. Visits to Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia, New Hampshire, are up by 65 percent, and snow cover is three times what it was last year at this time, spokesman Greg Keeler said. The dramatic rebound has helped some resorts begin to recover from a disastrous year in which skier and snowboard visits were down... Читать дальше...

Historians cite the failed attempt by Brown and a band of fervent followers to raid the federal arsenal as the opening salvo in the Civil War because it incited strong passions, especially in the slave-holding South. James Brown, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Etta James, Otis Redding and dozens of others headlined at John Brown's Farm, a stop on the so-called Chitlin' Circuit before white audiences embraced rhythm-and-blues and soul music. Maliskas, a historian, musician and retired evangelical pastor... Читать дальше...

The 45-minute "Museum Workout" sends people in exercise attire chugging through 35 galleries, past paintings, sculptures, armor and other treasures, before the venerable Fifth Avenue institution opens to the public. [...] came the speedy trek through the galleries and up the preserved ornate staircase of the 19th century Chicago stock exchange. There were squats in front of John Singer Sargent's "Portrait of Madame X," balancing on one leg before Henry VIII's rigid armor, a yoga pose before a bronze nude of the Roman hunting goddess Diana... Читать дальше...

Jones reprises the role of Simba's father, Mufasa, which he voiced in the 1994 animated film. Favreau is making a CGI created live-action version of the movie, similar to Disney's remake of "The Jungle Book," which he also directed.

Charles Bieler, a high energy ubiquitous personality in the wine world. You may not be familiar with his name necessarily, but you are familiar with the wines he is associated with. Charles & Charles wines is a collaboration he thought up with the help of Charles Smith of K Vintners. Bieler is also part of the Three Thieves Wine Group known for such labels as Newman’s Own Wines, Bandit Wines and The Show Wines. An obvious entrepreneur, he developed his passion for wine in Southern France. Based out of New York... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane in Istanbul has been evacuated after a suspicious note was discovered in one of its bathrooms. A Turkish Airlines press official told The Associated Press that cabin crew on Saturday found the words "BOMB TO TORONTO" on the bathroom's wall on Flight TK-17 during its pushback from the gate.

At the height of the game's popularity last summer, the large crowds it attracted to one Milwaukee park left county officials at a loss for how to deal with the sudden influx of players and the trash they left behind. With more augmented-reality games in development, the permitting process Milwaukee County set up puts it at the forefront of an emerging challenge for government officials who want to regulate them. Hundreds and sometimes thousands of players came to Lake Park at all hours of the day... Читать дальше...

Passenger train derails near Brussels; 1 killed, 20 hurt BRUSSELS (AP) — A passenger train derailed and flipped on its side Saturday near Brussels, killing one person and injuring up to 20 others, a Belgian official said.

SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — Angelina Jolie said Saturday that she hopes her new film about Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the 1970s regime and shed a light on the plight of young people in war zones today. "First They Killed My Father" is based on author and human rights activist Loung Ung's account of her survival as a child under the 1975-79 communist Khmer Rouge regime, believed to be responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians from starvation, disease and execution. Читать дальше...

Big crowd expected! Since taking office, Trump has lurched from one problem to the next, including the botched rollout of his immigration order, struggles confirming his Cabinet picks and a near-constant stream of reports about strife within his administration. Trump's reset effort started Thursday with a marathon press conference where he defended his administration and denounced the "criminal" leaks that took down his top national security adviser. On Monday, Trump demanded the resignation of... Читать дальше...

The junior guard scored 22 points to lead UCLA to a 90-79 upset victory over No. 9 Washington. The Bruins (19-7, 10-5 Pac-12) weren't sure if Canada would play since she left the previous game with a neck injury. Washington's Kelsey Plum, the nation's leading scorer, scored 39 points in the loss. Chantel Osahor had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. UCLA coach Cori Close said the Bruins had a team meeting after its loss to Oregon, which was the third defeat in its four-game road swing. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Microsoft plans to unveil its next-generation three-dimensional experience sometime this year, and two Billings high school graduates left their mark on the project. The result is high definition interactive imagery that can be adapted for entertainment, educational, industrial and military purposes, reported the Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/2kJ2R2R). Xray, a game offered on the platform, births robots from real walls, and the user is challenged to shoot and dodge the machines. Because nearby objects are still visible... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Marilyn Penney Welch's self-published cookbook is one part labor of love, a pinch of nostalgia, and heaping cup of happy accident. By the end of October, Penney, 78, self-published her first cookbook featuring dozens of original recipes, ordering 1,000 initial copies. The illustrations on each recipe page appear in black and white, so the cookbook doubles as a coloring book. Some recipes were donated by friends; others were jotted down while Penney was married to her Frenchman husband;... Читать дальше...

On Feb. 18, 1977, the space shuttle prototype Enterprise, sitting atop a Boeing 747, went on its debut "flight" above Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President Jose Maria Pino Suarez were arrested during a military coup (both were shot to death on Feb. 22). In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto (now designated a "dwarf planet") was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. In 1943, Madame Chiang Kai-shek... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minyon Moore scored a season-high 32 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help Southern California beat Washington State 80-64 on Friday night. Kristen Simon added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Courtney Jaco scored 12 for USC, which split the season series after a 74-57 loss on Jan. 8 in Pullman, Washington.

Big rallies are planned in four Washington cities next Thursday, asking the state's Republican members of Congress to hold town meetings and hear out the folks back home.

Dozens of Muslim Amazon workers and their supporters took part in a "pray-in" Friday in a protest against what they contend is religious discrimination by the tech giant.

After almost 20 years as an actor, he's attending his first Academy Awards as a star of two of its best picture nominees: he's Taraji P. Henson's love interest in "Hidden Figures"; and he's favored to win the supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of a compassionate drug dealer in "Moonlight." The 43-year-old actor talked with The Associated Press about why he finds the convergence of his personal and professional milestones grounding, the role music plays in his performances and what he wants to do next. Читать дальше...

The Endangered Species Act – the 43-year-old bulwark against extinction – may itself be endangered.

Hugh Jackman says he's 'fine' after latest skin cancer bout BERLIN (AP) — Hugh Jackman arrived at the premiere of "Logan" with a small bandage on his nose after taking to Twitter to announce he had been treated for skin cancer once again. Jackman revealed Monday that he had another basal cell carcinoma on his nose, and tweeted out a picture of his bandaged nose, and urged people to wear sunscreen.

Ian Bell's Brown Derby, which puts on "ridiculously staged readings of your favorite screenplays," is doing its own version of the 1986 classic Tom Cruise action flick "Top Gun."

A 38-year-old man has been charged with indecent exposure after allegedly exposing himself while being detained for shoplifting at the West Seattle Target store.

A new survey found that most commuters to downtown Seattle opt for a mode other than driving alone.

Just days after it was learned he would not return to the Seahawks in 2017, former Seattle running backs coach Sherman Smith said the team wasn't as hungry in 2016 as it was before winning the Super Bowl.

Donald Trump, Jr. and Eric Trump will appear in Vancouver, B.C., for the opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower, the first Trump-branded property to open since its namesake became President of the United States.