Новости за 09.08.2017

DETROIT (AP) — Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 52,016 Titan pickup trucks because their rear seat belts might not adequately protect passengers. The recall affects the 2016-2016 Nissan Titan Crew Cab and Titan XD Crew Cab pickups. Most of the vehicles are in the U.S., but Nissan said 7,752 are in Canada. Nissan discovered through testing that a passenger's head could come into contact with part of the rear seat belt assembly in a crash. The company says it has no reports of injuries related to the defect. Читать дальше...

The media company reported disappointing revenue as cable-network profits fell. The online booking service gave a third-quarter forecast that came up short of analysts' estimates. The prepaid debit card company raised its profit and revenue forecasts and gave more details about its partnership with Apple.

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Investors kept a wary eye on escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Disney dropped 3.9 percent after reporting a weak quarter and saying it would pull its movies from Netflix and start its own video streaming services. Disappointing earnings also helped pull the market lower Wednesday. Priceline Group dropped 8 percent after issuing a profit forecast that was weaker than analysts were expecting. Disney dropped 4.5 percent after reporting a weak quarter and saying it would pull... Читать дальше...

The Olympia-based Freedom Foundation, which touts itself as "a national leader in winning the fight for freedom at the state and local level," called the 2.25 percent tax on individuals making more than $250,000 annually or couples making more than $500,000 "illegal for many reasons."

Special circumstances — from the country's divisive political climate to Silicon Valley's broader problem with gender equity — contributed to the outrage and subsequent firing. "Anyone who makes a statement like this and expects to stick around ... is foolish," said David Lewis, CEO of Operations Inc., a human resources consulting firm. The parts that drew the most outrage made such assertions as women "prefer jobs in social and artistic areas" and have a "lower stress tolerance" and "harder time" leading... Читать дальше...

Un hombre estadounidense y su esposa transgénero demandaron el miércoles a Amazon con el argumento de que sufrieron constante discriminación y acoso durante un año cuando trabajaban en un almacén del gigante de ventas por internet en el norte de Kentucky. La abogada de la pareja dijo que el caso es notable porque Amazon, una de las corporaciones más grandes en Estados Unidos, tiene tradición de apoyar los derechos de la comunidad homosexual y transgénero. La defensa de la pareja será llevada ante... Читать дальше...

Mental sharpness, outstanding athleticism and a willingness to learn have rookie cornerback Shaquill Griffin quickly rising up the Seahawks depth chart. 

[...] the city known for its Gore-Tex and overcast days has gone in the other extreme: it's in its longest dry streak in more than six decades. It was a very wet spring — in some places, record amounts of rain on the heels of more winter we've had in the last few years. Seattle measured 44.9 inches of rain between Oct. 1 and April 30, making it the wettest such period, according to the National Weather Service. The Pacific Northwest has a Mediterranean climate, so the region typically doesn't get a lot of rain in the summer... Читать дальше...

Travel and media companies led U.S. stocks lower in afternoon trading Wednesday as some rare earnings disappointments weighed on the market. Investors' unease over escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea pushed gold and bond prices higher. With President Donald Trump warning North Korea of "fire and fury," investors have become concerned that the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang could escalate. Pyongyang said it was examining plans for attacking Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific with a military base. Читать дальше...

A study commissioned by the German government found that Twitter lagged behind other social networks such as Facebook and YouTube in responding to complaints about hate speech. Under pressure after Germany passed a law last month that could see social networks fined up to 50 million euros ($58.6 million) if they fail to swiftly remove illegal content, Facebook announced plans this week for a second office in Germany to review posts for illegal content. [...] the company cited its guidelines which... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — The man accused of kidnapping a British model in Italy painted a picture of big money, international intrigue and spine-chilling dealings as a member of Black Death, an organization selling drugs, guns and murder on the dark web. Italian police have arrested 30-year-old Herba over the abduction of Chloe Ayling, who says she was lured to Milan on the pretext of a photo shoot. When she arrived, she says she was drugged, stuffed into a suitcase and held at a rural house by criminals... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Federal Reserve's interest-setting committee said Wednesday it would be appropriate for the central bank to announce next month that it will begin trimming its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, but wait until December before raising a key interest rate again. [...] this year, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation has been backtracking, dropping to a 12-month increase of 1.4 percent in June, below the 2.2 percent 12-month gain the inflation gauge had hit in February. Читать дальше...

Nearly 1.5 million acres have burned in British Columbia, and with a high pressure system parked over Washington, the smoke that's blown south from those fires remains.

Shake Shack, one of the country's hottest burger chains, will open up its first Seattle restaurant in South Lake Union in mid-2018, the company announced on Wednesday.

Any parents of young children — or anyone thinking of hearing the pitter-patter of little feet — are urged to go to their local movie theater and see "The Glass Castle." Walls created a sensation when she wrote about her destitute and nomadic youth, a childhood of hunger and privation at the hands of a pair of idiosyncratic parents who shunned schools, authority, capitalism and regular bill payments. Hers was a childhood where she suddenly moved in the middle of the night, badly burned herself while unsupervised at the stove... Читать дальше...

A Kentucky man and his transgender wife sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that they endured sustained discrimination and harassment during a year as co-workers at the mammoth online retailer's warehouse in northern Kentucky. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Covington, Kentucky, alleges that Dane Lane and Allegra Schawe-Lane were targeted with threats, slurs and sexual harassment by numerous colleagues at their shipping facility. The fund's executive director, Jillian Weiss, noted that... Читать дальше...

Stocks are lower at midday as investors weighed the growing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea. Disappointing earnings also helped pull the market lower Wednesday. Disney dropped 4.5 percent after reporting a weak quarter and saying it would pull its movies from Netflix and start its own video streaming services. Disney dropped 4.5 percent after reporting a weak quarter and saying it would pull its movies from Netflix and start two of its own video streaming services.

With centuries-old gabled buildings lining a web of canals and cobblestone streets, the vibe is quintessential old-world Europe. The city was spared major damage during the two world wars, so much of its medieval architecture is intact, earning the historic center of town a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation in 2000. A marketplace starting in 958, The Markt (Market Square) is often filled with pedestrians and bicycles crisscrossing past statues of medieval freedom fighters Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck. Читать дальше...

The amenities include a giant cutout of President Donald Trump in the living room. Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/2vP83YX ) reports that the principal of Paramount Realty USA, Misha Hagani, confirmed the listing's authenticity. Hagani says he can't disclose whether the home was placed on Airbnb by the property owner or by a leaseholder.

News outlets report Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham says a comparison of the last 30 days to the same period in 2016 shows the city is seeing its lowest number of violent crimes in 10 years. The numbers of violent crime offenses included homicide, sex abuse, assault and robbery.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Author Jeannette Walls already scraped away at the dark truths, joy and hardship of her eccentric upbringing to write her memoir "The Glass Castle." [...] she's living it all over again, but this time as an audience to her own life as her memories and words are acted out in a big screen adaptation of her book starring Brie Larson as herself and Woody Harrelson as her father. Born to charismatic, bohemian and occasionally distracted parents, Rex and Rose Mary Walls, she and her... Читать дальше...

Some of the dishes on the three-course menu created by chef Anne Burrell include Cheetos Crusted Fried Pickles, Mac n' Cheetos and Cheetos Sweetos Crusted Cheesecake. Frito-Lay says recipes created by fans inspired the company to "bring a full Cheetos culinary experience to life."

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is curtailing access to ration cards used by three-quarters of the country's 93 million people to buy subsidized food items, the latest move in the government's ambitious economic reform plan. Egypt has reduced energy subsidies, introduced value added tax and floated its currency.