Новости за 13.06.2017

How major US stock market indexes fared on Tuesday U.S. stocks bounced back to record highs Tuesday as investors put an end to a two-day drop for technology companies. The Nasdaq composite advanced 44.90 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,220.37.

Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril were present, a Kam Chancellor contract extension was still absent, Earl Thomas was near full speed and more notes/observations from Day 1 of Seahawks mandatory minicamp.

Brains and a heart or plush leather seating and cup holders? While the cycle of life and death is movingly detailed in most every Pixar movie, particularly in the "Toy Story" series, the aluminum-thin world of "Cars" has always been the exception. Yet kids — boys especially — love them, and so Pixar keeps making them, even while reproduction, itself, remains a foggy issue in "Cars"-land. Lacking the magic of Pixar's more tender touchstones, "Cars 3" mostly makes you pine for the halcyon summers... Читать дальше...

Last week, the San Francisco provider of student and personal loans submitted an application for federal deposit insurance, a protection normally only available to conventional banks. In its application, the company said its SoFi Bank subsidiary will offer bread-and-butter banking products, including checking accounts, debit cards and eventually credit cards. SoFi's application carries symbolic value as well. Since the financial crisis nearly a decade ago, only a handful of brand new banks have arisen.

There have been lawsuits, allegations of sexual harassment and a profanity-laced outburst by its CEO that was caught on video. On Tuesday, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said he will take a leave of absence for an unspecified period to grieve for his mother — who died last month — and become a better leader. After President Donald Trump releases his first executive order on immigration, New York taxi drivers protest by refusing to pick up passengers at Kennedy Airport for an hour. Some protesters say... Читать дальше...

Sen. Murray asks and get told: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will NOT hold a hearing on health care reform legislation being written in secret by an 11-member team of male Republican Senators. 

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Horror author Stephen King says his frequent criticism of President Donald Trump has gotten him blocked on Twitter. King tweeted a lament in December that Hillary Clinton's victory in the popular vote was by a margin of millions and Trump was still going to become president.

In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported that researchers at American University's Kogod School of Business surveyed women business owners about their use of the Section 179 tax deduction. The survey was done jointly with the advocacy group Women Impacting Public Policy.

Safeco Field, which will sport a new name following the 2018 season, has become a beloved venue in Seattle, even if it hasn't hosted a lot of recent happy memories.

Hoping for another invasion of visitors — this time with tourist dollars — the city is celebrating with museum exhibits, music and film festivals, Summer of Love-inspired dance parties and lecture panels. Hotels are offering discount packages that include psychedelic cocktails, ''Love Bus tours, tie-dyed tote bags and bubble wands. The city's travel bureau, which is coordinating the effort, calls it an "exhilarating celebration of the most iconic cultural event in San Francisco history." San Francisco remains a magnet for young people... Читать дальше...

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has decided to take an unspecified leave of absence. Recent events have brought home for me that people are more important than work, and that I need to take some time off of the day-to-day to grieve my mother, whom I buried on Friday, to reflect, to work on myself, and to focus on building out a world-class leadership team. During this interim period, the leadership team, my directs, will be running the company. The incredible outpouring of heartfelt notes and condolences... Читать дальше...

Luke Skywalker's lightsaber, Darth Vader's helmet and shoulder armor, as well as imperial and rebel weapons are on the block, but the centerpiece is no doubt the squat blue, white and silver droid famous for communicating in a series of electronic beeps and squeaks. The 43-inch tall R2 unit for sale is sort of a Frankenstein's monster of droids, pieced together over several years from different original components used in the first five Star Wars movies. For the sequels after the original "Star Wars... Читать дальше...

Macron stressed in a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that the decision has been taken by the sovereign British people. British Prime Minister Theresa May says that the U.K. and France will work together to press internet companies to reduce extremist material online. British Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting France's president on her first foreign trip since a catastrophic election that weakened her leadership as Britain heads into tough talks on quitting the EU. Читать дальше...

The pop-up exhibit will be at 3 West 57th Street in Manhattan, not far from Trump Tower, Comedy Central announced Tuesday. The "Daily Show" will highlight Trump's insults and contradictions and allow "verified survivors" to remember being on the receiving end of his social media outbursts.

Adam Paysse was one of the founders of, and brewers at, Holy Mountain Brewing. Last year he decided to The post Seattle’s Floodland Brewing will focus on barrel-fermented, mixed-culture beers appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are changing course Tuesday as investors put an end to a two-day drop for technology companies. Investors are selling traditionally safe, high-yielding investments like household goods makers and phone companies. The Nasdaq composite, which has a large concentration of technology companies, rose 40 points, or 0.7 percent, to 6,215. Big tech companies like Apple and Alphabet have been responsible for a huge portion of the stock market's gains this year. Financial services firm State Street jumped $1.69... Читать дальше...

The Federal Reserve is set to raise short-term interest rates Wednesday for the third time in six months — a vote of confidence in the American economy and especially in the resilience of the U.S. job market. [...] across the globe, for reasons that largely confound economists, countries are struggling to generate the acceleration of worker productivity that normally underpins prosperity. In the United States, factories have expanded for nine straight months, rebounding from a slump caused by cuts... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — After allegations of sexual harassment and a toxic workplace from a former employee, Uber hired former Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm to and come up with recommendations for changes. CEO Travis Kalanick told employees he was taking an unspecified leave, during which he'll work on his leadership skills. Lawyers said the board should continue its search for a chief operating officer who is "diverse" and has a background in diversity and inclusion. The report also recommends... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the internet's best-known brands. The suits include complaints tied to computer hacking attacks that stole personal information from more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts in 2013 and 2014 but weren't disclosed until last year. Verizon is counting on the combination of Yahoo and AOL to build a strong third alternative... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Britain's prime minister: UK, France will work together to press internet companies to reduce extremist material online.

Holder also recommended that Uber use performance reviews to hold senior managers accountable by setting metrics for improving diversity and responsiveness to employee complaints. Liane Hornsey, Uber's chief human resources officer, said implementing the recommendations "will improve our culture, promote fairness and accountability, and establish processes and systems to ensure the mistakes of the past will not be repeated." [...] it's not enough to hire women and minorities, but the company must... Читать дальше...

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., appearing on MSNBC, argues that the media are "really trying to brainwash America."  McMorris Rodgers is the No. 4 ranking member of the House Republican leadership.

Well folks, we're officially in the throes of real estate season and it is a doozy. While the monthly report from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) notes that May saw a gain of 6.8 percent in the volume of new listings since April (and 10 percent over last year), sales prices are still rising, and May was still a hotbed of a month.

CHICAGO (AP) — It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Drone-delivered devices weren't used on patients in the preliminary study, but the results are "pretty remarkable" and proof that the idea is worth exploring, said Dr. Clyde Yancy, a former American Heart Association president who was not involved in the study. The analysis found an emergency response time of almost 30 minutes and a survival rate of zero... Читать дальше...

Calling all professional brewers! Sip Northwest, a beverage-focused magazine for which I am proud to write, is now accepting The post Sip Northwest – Best of the Northwest 2017, submit your beers now appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.