Новости за 19.05.2017

The agricultural equipment manufacturer reported better-than-expected earnings on strong international sales. The maker of canned soup, Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 juice reported lower sales in its latest quarter. The design software company raised its earnings forecast for the year and reported a loss in its latest quarter that was narrower than analysts were expecting.

Not long into Malik McDowell's first in-person meeting with local media on the first day of rookie minicamp, it became clear he may be of Marshawn Lynch's school of just being "'bout that action," and not much talking.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Communications Workers of America union says that up to 40,000 AT&T workers have started walking off the job over contract fights with the phone company. Wireless workers want wage increases that cover higher health care costs, better scheduling and promises from the company to not cut jobs.

(AP) — This was the golden era for ocean travel: when ladies wore floor-length ball gowns, sometimes with parasols in hand, and gents donned flared frock-coats that gave them an hour-glass figure, a style inspired by Prince Albert. [...] any visual story about ocean liners wouldn't be complete without some artifacts from the "unsinkable" Titanic, which broke apart and sank in 1912 after the ship's captain ignored warnings and steered the boat into an iceberg at speeds meant to impress passengers. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiat Chrysler has applied for diesel emission certifications for its 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 models after months of talks with federal and state agencies. The applications come after the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board in January alleged the automaker used software in previous model years that allowed the vehicles to emit more pollution on the road than showed up in emission tests.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has beaten President Trump in court.  He is mounting and joining other legal challenges against the 45th president.  Now, Ferguson is trying to get inside Donald Trump's head. 

Seattle weather may have been slow to warm this spring, but the city's housing market remains as hot as ever. With that in mind, take a look at these cute Seattle-area homes listed between $388,000 and $399,995.

Producers said Wenders' film features Pope Francis responding to questions from around the globe and discussing ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice. Wenders, the German filmmaker of the angels-on-Earth classic "Wings of Desire," was granted several lengthy audiences with the pope for the film.

Professors rescue design drawings for neon signs on Route 66 The University of New Mexico sculpture professor found hundreds of yellowing envelopes containing folded drawings of some of the memorable neon signs on Route 66, one of the first roads in the U.S. highway system. The sketches detailed signage for gas stations, motels, burger joints, bowling alleys, dry cleaners and coffee shops. Aside from the sketches, the files included material lists, purchase orders and other correspondence between... Читать дальше...

Thirty-seven years after the most destructive eruption in U.S. history, Mount St. Helens continues to rumble.

CANNES, France (AP) — You walk along a high metal fence that once divided Arizona and Mexico and into a small holding cell where you are asked to take off your shoes and socks. All around you are the abandoned shoes of migrants who have been arrested by the border patrol. With his regular cinematographer, Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki, he has regularly tested the boundaries of cinematic powers of immersion with lengthy, fluid takes. Inarritu said he was struck by the stories of immigrants from Mexico... Читать дальше...

The Wolverine that Jackman plays onscreen is a mutant born with super-human senses and the power to heal from almost any wound. Earlier this year, Jackman marked the character's final performance in "Logan," and is now promoting the film's special treatment "Logan Noir," with a black-and-white version of the film in theaters ahead of the DVD release. While "Logan" takes on a grittier look and feel than the other movies of the franchise, director James Mangold, who also co-wrote the screenplay, wanted the story to be more sentimental. Читать дальше...

"The story of Marceau and the resistance is one of the most striking secrets of World War II," Jakubowicz told the Associated Press on Friday in an email. The Venezuelan filmmaker, whose movie "Hands of Stone" premiered last year at the Cannes Film Festival, said he started doing research and writing the script last year, when he first spoke with Baptiste Marceau, the mime's oldest son, who will serve as an executive producer. Marceau learned to mime to survive and save the lives of Jewish orphans whose parents were killed by the Nazis.

Thanks to required intimacy training sessions to help them appear more natural as a married couple for their new film "Wakefield," Garner discovered a lot about Cranston. [...] she admits it was a feast for the senses. The idea came from writer-director Robin Swicord, who had very little preparation time for the film, so she thought it was best for Garner and Cranston to feel like a couple married for 15 years. The film is based on a short story by E.L. Doctorow, and deals with Howard Wakefield... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is threatening to fire a key executive accused of stealing self-driving car technology from a Google spin-off unless he waives his constitutional right against self-incrimination so the ride-hailing service can comply with a court order.

The new measures followed an intense public debate over vaccines after a measles outbreak and political sniping over accusations that the populist 5-Star movement had emboldened anti-vaccine advocates. Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin said children will not be accepted into nursery or pre-schools without proof of vaccinations, while parents of children legally obliged to attend school will face hefty fines for noncompliance.

Swedish prosecutors dropped cases of alleged sexual misconduct when the statute of limitations ran out in 2015, leaving only the rape allegation. Marianne Ny, the Swedish director of public prosecutions announced Friday that she was dropping the rape case because there is no prospect of bringing Assange to Sweden "in the foreseeable future" and it is "no longer proportionate" to maintain the European arrest warrant. London's Metropolitan Police force says that it "is obliged to execute that warrant should he leave the embassy." Ecuador... Читать дальше...

Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer with the software security company Veracode, says after ransomware attacks, researchers will often infect one of their own machines on purpose to see if the key is somehow left in the memory. WannaCry encrypts victims' computer files and displays a message demanding ransoms to be paid in the digital currency Bitcoin before people can get their files back.

Here, the U.S. Special Operations Command — the Tampa-based unit that oversees all of the nation's elite military teams — shops for equipment. Lantern-jawed Marines in camo mingle with computer geeks in chinos who run complex intel programs on the convention floor. Panels such as "Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit Sessions" are popular, and alphabet soup acronyms are common in casual conversation ("Are you going to the USSOCOM J-Code Directors Panel?"). Outside the convention center, maritime... Читать дальше...

Industrial companies led U.S. stocks broadly higher in afternoon trading Friday, extending the market's modest gains from the day before. Energy companies rose as the price of crude oil headed higher. THE QUOTE: "It's clearly been a roller coaster week, with equities being swayed between political uncertainty and improving fundamentals," said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Despite the tumult in Washington, "President Trump's pro-growth agenda of tax reform... Читать дальше...

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A landslide caused by pre-monsoon rains stranded about 13,000 Indian pilgrims near a revered Hindu temple site in a mountainous area of northern India on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries, said Amit Chandola, a spokesman for the state government of Uttarakhand. Authorities rushed food and drinking water to the stranded pilgrims and hoped to clear the debris soon from blocked roads leading to the Badrinath temple so the pilgrims could continue their journey, Chandola said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has struck down a federal regulation that required owners of recreational drones and other model aircraft to register the devices with the Federal Aviation Administration. [...] the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that federal law prohibits the FAA from issuing any rules covering "model aircraft."

Amber Heard has given the world a glimpse of her look as the underwater alien she plays in the upcoming "Aquaman" film. Heard and "Aquaman" director James Wan shared photos of Heard in character as Aquaman's underwater alien love interest, Mera, on Thursday.

(AP) — Despite weaker crop prices and nervous American farmers, Deere & Co. reported better-than-expected earnings on strong international farm equipment sales and higher demand for construction equipment as U.S. home sales take off. The company doubled its profit forecast for the year and investors took note, sending the stock to a record high. The agricultural equipment manufacturer reported second-quarter net income of $802.4 million, compared with $495.4 million for the same period last year. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks were broadly higher in midday trading as investors cheered solid earnings from several companies. Energy companies also rose as the price of crude oil headed higher. Foot Locker plunged 15 percent after its profits fell short of analysts' forecasts. Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as traders look over a mixed bag of earnings reports. Heavy equipment maker Deere & Co. jumped 6.6 percent in early trading Friday after reporting solid results for its latest quarter. Читать дальше...