Новости за 12.06.2017

Gymboree files for bankruptcy protection to reduce debt WASHINGTON (AP) — Children's clothing seller Gymboree Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the latest sign of traditional retailers' struggles as shoppers shun stores and buy online. The San Francisco-based company said it is seeking to reduce its debt load by $900 million, and it expects to operate its business and majority of its 1,300 stores during the restructuring.

Marshawn Lynch, former Seahawks running back now playing for his hometown Oakland Raiders, had the bestselling jersey in the month of May. Free agent QB Colin Kaepernick checks in at No. 17, ahead of Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. 

The Essex County district attorney's office says the body found on Salisbury Beach on Monday morning has been identified as 44-year-old Chhoeun Chhoun, of Lowell. Joseph Ranagan tells The Daily News of Newburyport he was playing football about 15 yards from the shore when he saw what looked like a body floating a few yards away.

A 29-year-old man is charged with rape after a woman with developmental disabilities claimed he forced her onto a Metro bus and into his West Seattle apartment.

The latest from Linklater is described as a "lyrical road movie." The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the selection Monday, handing "The Last Flag Flying" one of the fall film festival circuit's premiere slots.

How major US stock market indexes fared on Monday U.S. stock indexes slipped again Monday as technology companies, which were near record highs last week, suffered a second day of sharp losses.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing a dropout trend seen in the Obama years, about 16 percent of consumers who signed up for coverage this year through public health insurance markets had canceled their plans by early spring, the government said Monday. Figures released from the Health and Human Services department show that 10.3 million people were signed up and paying their premiums as of March 15. Created by Obama's Affordable Care Act, HealthCare.gov and its state counterparts offer subsidized private... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Massive waterfalls in Yosemite National Park and rivers raging in mountains throughout the western United States are thundering with greater force than they have for years — and proving deadly as warm weather melts the deepest mountain snowpack in recent memory. Record snowfall on towering Western peaks this winter virtually eliminated California's five-year drought and it is now melting rapidly. [...] it has contributed to at least 14 river deaths and prompted officials to close sections of rivers popular with swimmers... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating a claim by a Los Angeles County coroner's investigator that an anesthesiologist used a painkiller to hasten the death of a gravely injured boy to increase the likelihood his organs could be harvested without deterioration, a newspaper reported Monday. The county's chief medical examiner at the time listed significant causes of death as near-drowning and fragile X syndrome, a genetic abnormality that causes intellectual and physical disabilities. [...] of the autopsy... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A museum that tells the stories of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks will reopen Tuesday in a new space, a little farther from the World Trade Center memorial but with triple the exhibition space of the temporary quarters it occupied for a decade. The Tribute Museum offered daily guided tours of the rebuilt World Trade Center site led by people with close personal connections to the tragedy, including attack survivors, first responders, recovery workers and relatives of the dead. Читать дальше...

A look back at the Mariners' draft history shows just how fraught the whole enterprise can be. Sprinkled among the team's past top picks are several All-Stars and a certain recent Hall of Famer. Of course, there are also several players who never sniffed the major-league level.

Seattle is a hot ticket, but can you afford to live here? For minimum wage workers, the answer is no.

Monday's announcement follows a rise in cancers tied to the human papillomavirus across the U.S. territory. Health officials said the rate of cervical cancer in Puerto Rico is 11 percent compared with 7 percent in the U.S. mainland.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit rose to $88.4 billion in May from $53 billion a year earlier, as government spending in areas such as Medicaid and defense rose at a faster pace than revenue. Medicaid costs have risen 3 percent, partly because the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act has brought more people in the program. The think tank says that revenue results from this month's quarterly tax payments are likely to clarify the deadline, but for now Mnuchin has sufficient maneuvering room ... Читать дальше...

The famous fugitive known as the "Barefoot Bandit," Colton Harris Moore, is now using Twitter for rants against Jenny Durkan, the Seattle Mayor candidate and federal prosecutor who sent him away and took away his movie rights.

Amazon quietly altered the logo for its premium membership service, streamlining both the check mark and typeface.

Shipp's uncanny resemblance to Shakur inspired his friends to call him "Pac" in high school. Shipp's dad is a music producer who worked on one of Shakur's songs. The delays — prompted by the departure of two potential directors and a legal battle with Shakur's estate over his life rights — allowed Shipp to properly study acting, and he was unexpectedly reunited with a teacher from his youth. Shipp, 28, appears in nearly every frame of "All Eyez on Me," which tracks Shakur's life from his teens to his violent death in 1996... Читать дальше...

A drone operator captured footage of a humpback whale feeding in south Puget Sound.

Beer Camp is a massive collaborative brewing project organized by Sierra Nevada Brewing that involves a dozen different breweries. The post Sierra Nevada Beer Camp returns to Seattle June 30th appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

If nothing else, the political fights and uncertainty in Washington — over investigations into Russia's ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, health care legislation, tax cut proposals and about whether Congress will raise the nation's borrowing limit and pass a new budget — could lead the Fed to raise rates more slowly than it otherwise would. The CME Group's tracking gauge shows that market traders see a 96 percent probability that the Fed this week will raise its target for the federal funds rate ... Читать дальше...

[...] don't wash yourself, your clothes or your pet and avoid throwing any objects into them — except coins in the traditional gesture meant to ensure you'll return. Beside the fines, which start at 40 euros ($45) and rise to 240 euros, "most importantly, Rome's (municipal) police have been tasked with monitoring these sites with ever more scrutiny," the mayor said, in a videotaped comment. In 2015, Dutch soccer fans damaged the 17th-century Barcaccia fountain at the foot of the Spanish Steps and littered its waters with broken beer bottles. Читать дальше...

SYDNEY (AP) — Un avión con destino a Shangai regresó sano y salvo a Sydney, luego de un problema durante el vuelo que dejó un boquete en la carcasa de uno de sus dos motores, informaron las autoridades el lunes. La aerolínea explicó en su blog Sina Weibo que el avión aterrizó sin problemas y que se haría cargo de las necesidades de los pasajeros.

Veggies given names like zesty ginger-turmeric sweet potatoes proved to be more popular at a Stanford University cafeteria than labels that made them sound healthy, like low-fat, ''reduced-sodium or sugar-free. Diners didn't realize the items were prepared the exact same way, but they consistently chose the fancy-sounding items more often and served themselves bigger portions in the 46-day experiment last fall.