Новости за 24.03.2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 93-year-old Las Vegas doctor faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of illegally writing prescriptions for oxycodone and other painkillers that ended up in the hands of drug addicts and dealers. U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson declared a mistrial in the case against the pharmacist, Jason Smith of Michigan, after jurors failed to return a verdict on a single count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone.

Sound Transit 3 will transform the way the Puget Sound region moves and bring untold economic and social benefits in the coming decades, but some will lose indirectly from the construction of new transit hubs and light-rail stations.

It's been seven years since South Park residents stood up on a rainy day and told politicians they wanted a new bridge over the Duwamish River.  They got it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., withdrew the legislation after Trump called him and asked him to halt debate without a vote, according to Ryan spokeswoman AshLee Strong. Just a day earlier, Trump had demanded a House vote and said if the measure lost, he would move on to other issues.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling as the struggling Republican health care bill again dominates investors' attention. Hospital operators like HCA Holdings and Universal Health Systems rose, and so did insurers that do a lot of business with Medicaid, like Centene and Molina Healthcare. When the act was introduced, those stocks traded lower because investors were concerned hospitals would have to take in more patients who lack insurance and that insurers would get less money from Medicaid. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal inspector general has launched an inquiry into the Trump administration's decision to pull advertising for HealthCare.gov in the closing stretch of this year's sign-up season, according to a letter made public Friday. About 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage this year through HealthCare.gov and state insurance markets, short of earlier Obama administration projections. In a statement, Murray said HHS has "a duty to provide the public with accurate and timely... Читать дальше...

Other major companies including General Motors and Ford have allowed Trump to take credit for job decisions that either pre-date his election or involve market forces outside the administration's direct control. [...] after meeting with Trump in the Oval Office Friday, Rutledge credited the administration's call to reduce regulations and corporate tax rates for contributing to the hiring decision. Venech also said the $25 billion investment was new, although market analysts were expecting the company... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has rejected requests by Ohio Gov. John Kasich and several state officials to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state has effectively segregated people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in institutions by failing to provide accessible community- or home-based services. Disability Rights Ohio filed the complaint on behalf of six people the group says are, or are at risk of being, "needlessly institutionalized" because of barriers to more integrated residential, employment or day services. Читать дальше...

The Legislature pledged about $585 million in tax money for the Destination Medical Center project in 2013, but the funds were on hold until enough private investment was made, The Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/2nvrNf2 ) reported. "The momentum we're building, based on this business model, has never been stronger," the center's Economic Development Authority Executive Director Lisa Clarke said in a statement. Less than two years ago, city officials expressed anxiety over the slow pace of development... Читать дальше...

While neither "Ridiculous 6" nor "The Do-Over" received anything close to good reviews, Netflix said Friday they are the biggest film releases for the service. Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos said Sandler's films have proven "extremely successful" with Netflix subscribers.

(AP) — Spacewalking astronauts prepped the International Space Station on Friday for a new parking spot reserved for commercial crew capsules. [...] on Thursday, the crew will conduct another spacewalk to secure the unit. [...] the new crew capsules come on line, U.S. astronauts will keep riding Russian rockets to orbit. During their 6 ½-hour excursion, the spacewalkers also replaced a pair of Japanese cameras, greased latching mechanisms on the end of the big robot arm and even tackled some extra work. Читать дальше...

Snarled commute looms after NYC train collision The Long Island Rail Road says its riders should expect cancellations and delays during the evening rush hour because of an Amtrak derailment Friday morning at New York's Penn Station. An NJ Transit spokeswoman says the rail line won't be able to use 11 of its regular tracks, and will instead share tracks with Amtrak and the Long Island Railroad. Two passenger trains clipped each other during the morning rush Friday at Penn Station, jolting commuters... Читать дальше...

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., will vote against the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court, and join in Democrats' filibuster against Gorsuch.

From Sulu in "Star Trek Beyond" to LeFou in "Beauty and the Beast" and now Trini in "Power Rangers," the latest Hollywood fascination is the subtle nod that a once straight or undefined character is now or has always been gay. What are we to make of these "blink and you'll miss them" moments in a year when "Moonlight," with its explicit exploration of gay themes, can rise to become the best picture winner at the Academy Awards? "While, to be sure, even incremental progress should be celebrated ... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A group of 11 people took off their clothes, killed a sheep and chained themselves together by the main gate of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz before being detained by police, officials said Friday. A spokesman for the Auschwitz memorial, Bartosz Bartyzel, told The Associated Press their motives were not clear as they briefly stood and then sat down by the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work sets you free") gate in the southern city of Oswiecim on Friday afternoon.

About 37,000 defective ladders are being recalled because locking pins can fail unexpectedly. Other recalled consumer products this week include bibs that pose a suffocation hazard and electric bicycles with a defective fork. Call Wing Enterprises for a free repair kit at 855-595-3378 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or visit www.littlegiantladders.com and click on RECALL at the top of the home page for more information. The model number is located on the fuel tank cover. The right side panel heat shield can melt... Читать дальше...

Security experts say the exploits described in the WikiLeaks documents are plausible, but suggest they pose little threat to typical users. Besides being likely out of date, the techniques also typically require physical access to devices, something the CIA would use only for targeted individuals, not a broader population. The leaks Thursday came about two weeks after WikiLeaks published thousands of alleged CIA documents describing hacking tools it said the government employed to break into computers... Читать дальше...

The measure would repeal major parts of Obama's health law, capping future funding for Medicaid and cutting tax increases for high-income families, health insurance companies and drugmakers. The bill would repeal tax credits that people can use to purchase health insurance and replace them with a new tax credit that is less generous for most. The GOP health plan includes nearly $1 trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, and much of that would go to the very wealthy. [...] people with higher... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have decided not to seek a recall after investigating complaints that door ajar warning lights won't turn off on thousands of Ford SUVs. [...] the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined the doors were either opened by passengers or were not latched properly.

Job gains in February were most robust in states outside the coastal regions that have fared the best since the Great Recession, the Labor Department report showed. Hiring has been strongest in construction, financial services, and in education and health care. The gains have mostly been outside manufacturing, with hiring up in construction, professional services such as accounting, and restaurants and hotels. All those states have either oil and gas or coal mining industries, or both, which have taken sharp hits from falling energy prices.

El procurador de Duesseldorf, Christoph Kumpa, dijo a The Associated Press que Andreas Lubitz había padecido depresión durante su entrenamiento como piloto, pero que no había indicios de que esta condición persistiera después de 2009. "Sin embargo, la investigación demostró que a partir de fines de diciembre de 2014 se hallaron síntomas de una nueva enfermedad psicológica iniciada en ese tiempo, que fue diagnosticada por médicos especialistas en febrero y marzo de 2015", dijo Kumpa. Un examen de... Читать дальше...

Photos posted on social media show dents, scrapes and some twisted metal on the side of one train. A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman says the Amtrak train derailed and service has been suspended into the station.

BERLIN (AP) — The father of Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz said Friday his son loved life and wasn't suffering from depression on the day his plane crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, suggesting the official investigations were faulty. Other families who lost loved ones in the crash on March 24, 2015, have expressed anger at the news conference, on the second anniversary of the disaster. Van Beveren said he was unable to present an alternative theory for the crash... Читать дальше...