Новости за 05.04.2017

The Wall Street Journal says in a report citing unnamed sources (http://on.wsj.com/2ob0W8D ) that General Electric is considering selling its lightbulb business. Activist investor Trian Fund has pressured GE to take steps to improve its performance and share price.

Navy officials on Wednesday said restoration work on the USS Constitution is nearly complete. The ship has largely remained open to visitors, but access will be limited from July to September while workers restore the masts and rigging.

How major US stock market indexes fared on Wednesday A big rally in U.S. stocks evaporated Wednesday as the Federal Reserve appeared to struggle with questions related to inflation and government policy and suggested it might start trimming its balance sheet later in the year. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 41.09 points, or 0.2 percent, to 20,648.15.

Rail service has been cut back since Monday morning's derailment took out eight of 21 tracks maintained by Amtrak, affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters. The directors of the agencies that run the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit say Amtrak needs to do more to maintain its infrastructure.

Western Washington's run of bad weather is rolling into April, a month that usually sees temperatures creep up. No worries of that yet.

Western Washington's run of bad weather is rolling into April, a month that usually sees temperatures creep up. No worries of that yet.

Western Washington's run of bad weather is rolling into April, a month that usually sees temperatures creep up. No worries of that yet.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Amazon transmitirá a través de su plataforma online los partidos del jueves por la noche de la NFL. Una persona con conocimiento del acuerdo dijo el miércoles a The Associated Press que el contrato con la NFL es por un año, y cerca de 50 millones de dólares.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly did nothing wrong and should not have settled with women who accused him of sexual harassment, President Trump says in interview with the newspaper he calls "the failing New York Times."

The case involved a dispute between Unwired Planet, a U.S. company that has purchased patents developed by other firms, and China-based Huawei Technologies Co., which makes phones and other communications equipment, over the use of patented technologies that have become the standard on which mobile phone networks are based. [...] that raised the question of what FRAND terms would be, with patent holders and manufacturers choosing different definitions. [...] the courts have offered little guidance... Читать дальше...

More than 300 applicants had felony convictions and 51 were registered sex offenders. First the companies were required to perform multi-state criminal and driving background checks and a check of a national sex offender website. Drivers who passed were referred to the state, which ran its own background checks including a lifetime look-back for violent felonies, serious driving offenses, and sex abuse convictions. A group representing the taxi industry said the state should also require Uber... Читать дальше...

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog.   New Beers Eve is an unofficial holiday celebrated in the United The post Diamond Knot Brewing celebrates New Beers Eve with 4 new beers appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

(AP) — A Colorado company that produces organic milk and butter is confirming that it plans to build a plant in northeast Columbia, which would eventually create 150 new jobs. Aurora Organic Dairy and the Department of Economic Development announced Tuesday that the Platteville, Colorado-based company will build a $90 million plant.

NEW YORK (AP) — A body-camera maker is offering some U.S. police departments a chance to try out their goods for a year. Departments that sign up will also get online data storage, camera equipment and other services.

Albania's post-World War II communist regime considered it the country's "airplane carrier, the port of defense, the key to controlling the Otranto Strait," according to officers from that era. The island's trenches and tunnels were built by the communist government to stave off a Western invasion. The defense minister said the government is considering letting tourists visit two other naval military bases close to the island — Pashe Alimani and Orikum — with archaeological sites found there.

A Seattle man shot during a protest against Milo Yiannopoulos sees the shooting as an extension of the violence fueled by the disgraced right wing agitator and President Donald Trump, the Guardian reports.

The e-commerce powerhouse will stream NFL Thursday Night games this season via its Amazon Prime video service, replacing Twitter. In a note to investors, R.W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian said the deal is a boon for Prime's value, since live sports and events are attractive to advertisers even as other types of TV ad budgets are on the decline. The Seattle company already works with the NFL on a documentary series on Prime Video called "All or Nothing," now entering its second season.

At the heart of the shift is an unconventional president who is overturning expectations of what the United States wants, what it says and how it behaves on a global stage. [...] when the United States abandoned an Asia-Pacific free-trade pact in January, China intensified efforts to persuade countries to join its version of a regional trade accord. On Twitter last week, Trump predicted that the meetings Thursday and Friday could be "very difficult." [...] he warned that America's vast trade deficit in goods with China ... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Institute of Arts is launching a new marketing campaign that includes a different ad every day for a year to help highlight the museum's offerings. Jenn Kerasiotis, a creative director at the ad agency, says in a statement that producing 365 ads "might seem crazy, but we're really just documenting the bits of wonder patrons discover every day."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials last month struggled to come to grips with two big uncertainties facing the U.S. economy — whether it would be safe to let inflation rise faster for a while and how to assess the impact of President Donald Trump's ambitious economic stimulus plans. The minutes also showed that Fed officials had a briefing from staff over the central bank's massive $4.5 trillion balance sheet, which was quadrupled during the financial crisis and its aftermath as the central... Читать дальше...

Former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch told Oakland Raiders officials he intended to un-retire and play in the NFL again during a visit with his hometown team on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Donald Trump's leadership style gets a black mark from a majority of Washington voters, but the state is more spit on changes that the 45th president is trying to make to the country.  Trump has won the hearts of Washington Republicans, who were split on him last year, but is hugely unpopular among Democrats and gets thumbs-down from Independents.

MOSCOW (AP) — The photograph of Red Army soldiers raising the Soviet flag atop Germany's Reichstag after the Nazis' defeat is imprinted on the memory of almost every Russian. Khaldei's Reichstag photo was inspired by Associated Press photographer's Joe Rosenthal's iconic shot of U.S. soldiers raising the American flag on Iwo Jima; Khaldei even made sure to bring his own flag to Berlin as the Soviet soldiers closed in on the Nazis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed minutes: Officials divided over inflation prospects and impact of Trump's economic plans.

In the latest episode of the Seahawks Sideline podcast, seattlepi.com Seahawks beat writer Stephen Cohen spoke with CBS Sports' Rob Rang about which players might be fits for Seattle, particularly at positions of need on the offensive line and in the defensive backfield.