Новости за 14.06.2017

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dipped Wednesday as investors worried about weak retail sales and oil prices sank. The Commerce Department said retail spending decreased in May, which surprised experts. Investors reacted by buying traditionally safe assets like government bonds and high-dividend companies while selling stocks from other industries that depend more on economic growth. After a late tumble in technology stocks, the Nasdaq composite lost 25.48 points, or 0.4 percent, to 6,194.89. The... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The increase in the Fed's short-term rate by a quarter-point to a still-low range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent could lead to higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses and slightly better returns for savers. The Fed's decision to raise rates, announced in a statement after its latest policy meeting, was approved 8-1... Читать дальше...

For Michael Bennett, the reason for Colin Kaepernick's current unemployment is tied to an issue that the NFL as a whole doesn't want to address: Race.

The slowdown is due to marijuana being considered a Schedule I drug by the federal government, meaning it's listed along with heroin and peyote among the most dangerous drugs. Researchers now have to file applications with multiple federal agencies before they can request cannabis products from a university in Mississippi that remains the country's sole source of pot for federally approved research. Ethan Russo, medical director at the clinical research organization Phytecs, is working on a Johns... Читать дальше...

Richard Sherman spent roughly 18 minutes Wednesday discussing the trade talks that surrounded his name leading up to the April draft and a contentious article detailing a rift between the offense and defense.

This Saturday, Pike Brewing Company releases its Pike Seafair Summer Ale. Yep, Pike brewed a Seafair Ale. And why not? The post Pike Brewing releases Seafair Summer Ale this Saturday appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

The weekend's coming and so is the end of that giant box of granola bars. That means it's time for a Costco trip — if you dare.

A judge in Florida on Wednesday ordered a new sentencing hearing for Troy Victorino because none of the four death sentences he received were unanimous. The Florida Supreme Court ruled last year that death sentences have to be unanimous, and anyone sentenced after a 2002 ruling could be eligible for a new sentence.

In the age of smartphones, social media and hacking fears, vintage typewriters that once gathered dust in attics and basements are attracting a new generation of fans across the U.S. From public "type-ins" at bars to street poets selling personalized, typewritten poems on the spot, typewriters have emerged as popular items with aficionados hunting for them in thrift stores, online auction sites and antique shops. Renewed interest began around 10 years ago when small pockets of typewriter enthusiasts came together online... Читать дальше...

Someone hasn't read our public HOV-cheat shaming before. Luckily for us, we get to add another violator to the list.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are blaming the North Korean government for a series of cyberattacks dating to 2009 against media, aerospace, financial sectors and infrastructure in the United States and around the world. The joint alert was issued Tuesday, the same day that American student Otto Warmbier, who was released from serving a 15-year sentence in a North Korean prison for participating in alleged acts against the government, arrived in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Fox News has jettisoned its trademark slogan "Fair and Balanced."

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local): Reaction was muted on financial markets to the Federal Reserve's latest rate increase, which was widely expected by investors. Federal Reserve policymakers lowered their forecasts for inflation and unemployment, and continued to predict they would raise rates once more this year. Fed officials now expect the U.S. unemployment rate to end the year at 4.3 percent, down from the 4.5 percent they predicted in March. Читать дальше...

[...] will people with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit. The cumulative impact of another Federal Reserve interest rate hike — its fourth in 18 months — will range widely for individuals and businesses with loans or income-producing accounts. A series of Fed hikes generally means that overseas investors in search of interest income can increase their returns by shifting money into the United States. When the Fed lifts the short-term rate it controls by one-quarter of a percentage point... Читать дальше...

Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama never saw 60 percent of Americans disapprove of their job performance in any poll.  It took almost five years, two wars and Hurricane Katrina for President George W. Bush to reach the unwelcome six-zero.

The woman killed in her Ballard home Friday was likely subject to "a prolonged violent attack," investigators say, and her nephew is now charged with murder.

A Seattle-area man who accused Mayor Ed Murray of sexually abusing him in the 1980s has withdrawn the lawsuit, but plans to refile the case next year.

A Seattle-area sheriff's deputy fatally shot a delusional man armed with a knife late Monday after a break-in in Burien.

(AP) — A Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones and other electronics is considering building a plant in Wisconsin that could employ thousands of people and give Gov. Scott Walker a huge political boost as he prepares to run for re-election. A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the state is in talks with Foxconn. Foxconn assembles smartphones and other devices for Apple, Sony, Blackberry and other brands ... Читать дальше...

Will commuters from South Lake Union's tech scene really foot the Alaskan Way tunnel's bill? Here are three numbers that suggest not.

Alessi Bakeries of Tampa says a new, undisclosed component in pans the bakery bought caused the pans to warp, ruining $120,000 of their Tres Leches cakes. Tres Leches is a sponge cake soaked with a mixture of three milks: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream.

Comedies are welcome to test our moral flexibility, but it was extremely hard to get on board with the privileged cover-up antics of the "Rough Night" crew after the man bleeds out — no matter what narrative gymnastics they try to concoct to make it OK. The thing is, there is a lot of funny in "Rough Night," the directorial debut of Lucia Aniello, who wrote the script with her partner Paul W. Downs (he also plays the straight-laced fiancé of Scarlett Johansson's character). The comedy duo has the chops to make something wild and great ... Читать дальше...