Новости за 10.03.2017

Seattle police are investigating Holocaust-denying graffiti that appeared on a Capitol Hill synagogue overnight.

James Cameron says the long-gestating sequel to his science-fiction epic will not be released next year. Though "Avatar 2" had not officially been scheduled for next year, 20th Century Fox last November dated a film from Cameron's production company for Dec. 21, 2018.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans hate "Obamacare," so House GOP leaders freak out whenever their health care bill is compared to President Barack Obama's law. [...] one reason some conservatives are branding the bill "Obamacare Lite" comes down to the tax credits to help consumers buy insurance. Both tax credits target people who don't get health insurance from their employer or from the government. The Obamacare tax credits are designed to limit the share of income that people have to spend on health insurance. Читать дальше...

The head of the Washington State Medical Association flags the Republicans' Obamacare replacement plan.  It puts the state's Medicaid program "at risk" and reduces access to "our state's most vulnerable patients."

On Thursday, Bellevue's India Gants became the latest Washingtonian to win it all on reality television. Reality TV's heyday has passed. In it's prime time, though, the money-making medium introduced a handful of Washington residents to the world. Check them out in the gallery above.

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington freshman guard Markelle Fultz has declared for the NBA draft, where he is expected to be among the top five picks. Fultz made the expected decision on Friday, ending a rocky season with the Huskies in which he led the Pac-12 Conference in scoring but missed six games because of a knee injury. After sitting down with my mom and the coaching staff, I've made the decision to enter the NBA draft. Fultz plays with a deliberate pace and is a true point guard — but with the... Читать дальше...

Southwest shares fall on disappointing revenue outlook Average fares fell in 2015 and 2016 as competition increased from discount airlines including Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

U.S. regulators confronted VW about the software after West Virginia University researchers discovered differences in testing and real-world emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide. Even after that admission, company employees were busy deleting computer files and other evidence, VW's general counsel Manfred Doess acknowledged to U.S. District Judge Sean Cox. An attorney for 300 VW owners who have opted out of a larger court settlement objected to the penalty, contending that owners were entitled to restitution through the criminal court.

[...] the Internal Revenue Service is required by a new law to delay tax refunds to those who file for the earned income tax credit while it looks for fraud. Trump has called for a program of tax cuts for businesses and individuals and increased government spending in such areas as repairing the nation's aging infrastructure

Pediatric surgeon Dr. Gary Hartman, who led the 50-person team that separated the twins in a 17-hour operation, says they are doing great and have blossomed in their individual personalities. The girls had shared a bladder, liver, parts of their digestive system and a third leg.

NEW YORK (AP) — In the disheveled backroom of an East Village restaurant, Kristen Stewart is sarcastically motivating the French director Olivier Assayas for a photo shoot. Stewart, a blockbuster veteran at 26, is well acquainted with the demands of movie promotion. In the film, which opened Friday, Stewart plays a twin whose brother has just died. "Personal Shopper" follows their previous "Clouds of Sils Maria," also a singularly enigmatic movie in which Stewart played support staff (an assistant... Читать дальше...

Documents purportedly outlining a massive CIA surveillance program suggest that CIA agents must go to great lengths to circumvent encryption they can't break. To help thwart spies and snoops, the tech industry began to protectively encrypt email and messaging apps, a process that turns their contents into indecipherable gibberish without the coded "keys" that can unscramble them. The NSA revelations shattered earlier assumptions that internet data was nearly impossible to intercept for meaningful surveillance... Читать дальше...

Recalls this week include: portable table saws, snowshoes Other recalled consumer products include defective snowshoes and chairs. Serial numbers included in the recall begin with the following letters: RSN, RSP, RSQ, RSR, RSS, RST, RSU, RSV, RSW, RSX, RSY, RSZ, RTN, RTP, RTQ, RTR, RTS, RTT, RTU, RTV, RTW, RTX, RTY, RTZ, RUN, RUP, RUQ, RUR, RUS, RUT. The table saw's stand can collapse unexpectedly, posing laceration and impact injury hazards to the operator. INCIDENTS: 11 reports of the table saw collapsing... Читать дальше...

If a federal judge agrees to the Justice Department's sentencing recommendation, the scandal will end up costing the company more than $20 billion in the U.S. alone, not counting lost sales and brand value. The German automaker has agreed to pay $2.8 billion in criminal penalties and another $1.5 billion in civil fines for a total of $4.3 billion. VW previously agreed to spend up to $10 billion compensating owners of roughly 475,000 Volkswagens and Audi vehicles with 2-liter diesel engines — the... Читать дальше...

"Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide" (Razones para votar por los demócratas: una guía completa) consiste de 266 páginas. El autor Michael J. Knowles dijo a Fox News que cuando le dio un vistazo a los "registros (de los demócratas) y las razones por las que votar por ellos", pensó que "probablemente era mejor solo dejar todas las páginas en blanco".

In a best-case scenario, Luke Joeckel recoups some of his nearly forgotten potential. But like many of the Seahawks' free agent signings over the past few seasons, Joeckel's best-case scenario relies on a lot of separate things going just right.

The raids came two days after the New York Times cited a report by Dartmouth College accounting professor Leslie A. Robinson, which stated that Caterpillar "did not comply with either U.S. tax law or U.S. financial reporting rules." Other than the IRS, the agencies involved in raids on three properties where Caterpillar operates included the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Export Enforcement and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s office of inspector general.

Consumer-focused companies and tech stocks are higher after a strong February jobs report, but renewed losses for energy companies are limiting the gains overall. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates next week following the solid employment report. The gains in hiring and pay, along with higher consumer and business confidence since the November election, could lift spending and investment in coming months and accelerate economic growth. Investors expected the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates... Читать дальше...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of people have caught measles in an ongoing outbreak that has caused 17 deaths in Romania, the health minister said Friday. In neighboring Hungary, there was no threat of a national epidemic after Hungarian health officials reported 31 suspected cases of measles, said Beatrix Oroszi, head of the National Center for Epidemiology.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and raised pay at a healthy pace, making it all but certain that the Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates next week. The gains in hiring and pay, along with better consumer and business confidence since the November election, could lift spending and investment in coming months and accelerate economic growth. Investors responded by lifting stock prices, with the Dow Jones industrial average up a modest 29 points in midday trading. Читать дальше...

The company admitted installing software that activated pollution controls during government tests and switched them off during regular driving. The company admitted installing software that activated pollution controls during government tests and switched them off during regular driving. U.S. regulators confronted VW about the software after West Virginia University researchers discovered differences in testing and real-world emissions. The company admitted installing software that activated... Читать дальше...

The impact of recruiting more soldiers and paying for their training and wages would be different than the impact of ordering more naval ships or F-35 fighter jets. With so much of the U.S. economy dependent on consumer spending, defense spending doesn't make a significant impact, said Fordham University economist Giacomo Santangelo. To pay for the increase in defense spending, Trump has proposed $54 billion in cuts to foreign aid and domestic agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency. Читать дальше...

The film enchanted audiences and critics alike, and raked in several hundred million dollars along the way, but also upended expectations of what an animated film could be. Not only did the New York Times theater critic controversially call it the best Broadway musical score of the year (spurring an actual Broadway show three years later), it also was the first-ever animated film to be nominated for a best picture Oscar. Out March 17, the film is a lavish live-action reimagining of the "tale as old as time" with state-of-the-art CG splendor... Читать дальше...

What doctors found astounded them: A cyst in one of her ovaries had grown into a 140-pound tumor. Doctors at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown removed the cancerous, Stage 1 mass in a five-hour operation Nov. 10. After five hours in surgery, she lost 180 pounds of tumor and tissue, about half her weight, the doctors said. To help in the removal of the tumor, a second table had to be moved next to the one on which Clancey was lying so the mass could be rolled out without it rupturing, The Morning Call reported.