Новости за 13.09.2017

With floodwaters nearing knee height, Arlene Estle fled to the upstairs of the Houston house where she's lived for 50 years and raised four children. It was many hours later before her son-in-law arrived by boat to rescue her. Her flooded home didn't fare so well. It could be a year, her contractor warned her, before she can return. Until then, she'll have to find some place to rent. "I'm going to be 83," Estle said one recent morning as her daughter and housekeeper helped try to disinfect her belongings. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are hardly budging Wednesday as banks and technology companies give back some of their gains from earlier in the week while retailers and energy companies trade higher. Apple continues to take small losses as investors contemplate its new lineup of iPhones and other products. Target said it will hire far more workers for the holiday season this year, which has investors hoping for a strong holiday shopping period. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's new iPhone X is special. It has flashy upgrades, facial recognition and animated emoji, all in celebration of the iPhone's 10-year anniversary. And its price tag is appropriately special: $999 and up. But not everyone will find those extra features necessary. A solid phone that takes good pictures and lets you communicate with loved ones doesn't have to cost that much. Here are some options. ___ GO BACK A MODEL — OR TWO Going with an older phone can mean significant savings... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the U.S. government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business information. The government has vociferously defended its searches as critical to protecting the homeland. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, and requires law enforcement to secure warrants based on probable cause. Читать дальше...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — From frighteningly fast hypercars to new electric SUVs, the Frankfurt auto show is a major event for car lovers wanting to get a glimpse of the future. Though overshadowed by scandals over diesel engine emissions, big manufacturers like BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler took advantage of the show to unveil the new models they will sell in coming years as well as prototypes that are not meant for sale but showcase technological advances. In the high-end luxury market, Daimler had... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Hillary Clinton's new book "What Happened" is questioning Amazon reviews posted within a day of the book's release. Published Tuesday, the book is Clinton's retelling of her presidential election loss last year. As of Wednesday morning, more than 1,500 reviews appeared on Amazon. Many contained little information about the book and instead offered high praise or sharp criticism of the Democratic candidate. Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp tells The Associated Press... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Target says it is recalling nearly 180,000 dressers because they can tip over and pose a risk to children. The Minneapolis retailer said Wednesday that it has received 12 reports of its Room Essentials four-drawer dressers falling over or collapsing. Two 3-year-old children were struck by a dresser, but no injuries have been reported. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says customers should stop using the $118 dresser immediately and return it to any Target store for a full refund. Читать дальше...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval says Nevada is looking to become the future site for Amazon's second headquarters. Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2wWZyLH ) state economic development officials are putting together a proposal to draw in the giant online retailer. Amazon announced last week that it will spend $5 billion on the construction and operation of its new location called Amazon HQ2. The facility would house up to 50,000 full-time employees. Sandoval said Tuesday... Читать дальше...

Mitch Rapp is an action hero in the vein of Jack Ryan or John McClane: an impossibly tough and determined everyday guy out to save the world. Dylan O'Brien brings a youthful freshness to that archetype in "American Assassin ," his first leading-man role and the first big-screen adaptation of Vince Flynn's series of Rapp novels. The character is scrappy and outspoken, rebellious and single-minded, and a skilled wielder of all manner of weapons. But Rapp is first seen onscreen as a starry-eyed lover in Ibiza about to propose to his girlfriend. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher energy costs led to prices at the wholesale level rising in August at the fastest pace in four months. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, rose 0.2 percent last month. It was the largest monthly increase since a 0.5 percent gain in April. Inflationary pressures have largely been subdued in recent months. Much of the increase in August came from a 3.3 percent surge in energy costs. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are little changed in early trading on Wall Street, a day after the market set its latest record high. Technology companies and banks fell more than the rest of the market early Wednesday. Apple fell 1.1 percent in the first few minutes of trading, a day after announcing its latest lineup of iPhones. Northern Trust fell 2.9 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,494. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans would get health coverage simply by showing a new government-issued card and would no longer owe out-of-pocket expenses like deductibles, according to legislation Sen. Bernie Sanders released Wednesday. But the Vermont independent's description of the legislation omitted specifics about how much it would cost and final decisions about how he would pay for it. Sanders was releasing his bill on the same day Republican senators were rolling out details of a last-ditch effort... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Top Russian officials have sought to downplay the "hysteria" surrounding a new film depicting the love affair between Russia's last czar and a ballerina, amid arson attacks and threats against cinemas. Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that "Matilda" was just "an ordinary feature film." President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists Wednesday that pressure on cinemas was "unacceptable" and he condemned the "unpleasant form" debate about the film had taken. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers have reached agreement to extend financing for the children's health insurance program for five years, and approval of the deal would avert an end-of-month cash crunch for the popular initiative. In a concession to Republicans, the agreement late Tuesday would phase out extra federal dollars that have gone to states since the additional money was mandated as part of former President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law. Money for the federal-state program is due to expire at the end of September. Читать дальше...

What do you do when a hurricane blows away your vacation plans? The Associated Press asked Pauline Frommer of Frommers.com and the Frommer travel guidebook series for advice. WHERE TO START Frommer says it all depends on "how you booked that vacation." If you booked an air-hotel package through Expedia, contact Expedia. If you booked it "a la carte" — booking hotel, cruise and airfare separately on your own — contact each vendor or company separately. HOW ABOUT REFUNDS? If you're going to a Caribbean... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is increasing the number of people it hires to work during the holidays by 40 percent, to 100,000. The Minneapolis retailer said Wednesday that the seasonal hires, up 30,000 from 70,000 people it hired last year, will stock shelves at its more than 1,800 stores or fulfill online orders that customers pick up in stores. In addition, it plans to hire 4,500 people to help pack and ship online orders at its warehouses. Target Corp. has seen online orders soar after it strengthened... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US producer prices increased 0.2 percent in August, led by energy costs jumping 3.3 percent.

Walt Disney World theme parks and Universal Orlando Resort have reopened in Orlando after Hurricane Irma hit Florida, while the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg planned to reopen Wednesday. But many other destinations in the state and the Caribbean affected by Irma and other storms remain off-limits to visitors, in some cases with extensive damage or power outages that will take days if not weeks to resolve. Irma was at one point the most powerful recorded storm in the open Atlantic and its hit on the tourism industry will be significant... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's culture minister has sought to downplay the "hysteria" surrounding a new film depicting the love affair between Russia's last czar and a ballerina, amid arson attacks and threats against cinemas. Vladimir Medinsky wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that "Matilda" was just "an ordinary feature film." The movie — which is yet to be released — has sparked harsh criticism from hard-line nationalists and some Orthodox believers in Russia. Although most people accept that the affair happened... Читать дальше...

Shares of Centene are up sharply before the opening bell after the Medicaid coverage provider said it will expand into New York through a $3.75 billion acquisition of Fidelis Care. Leerink analyst Ana Gupte said the deal, announced late Tuesday, puts Centene in the market with a solid Medicaid presence and a profitable business on the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchange. Centene says the privately held, nonprofit Fidelis had $4.8 billion in revenue through the first six months of the year. Читать дальше...

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BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's civil war has been one of the modern world's most brutal conflicts and one of its most heavily filmed. Hundreds of thousands of amateur videos uploaded to YouTube document every heartbeat of the war over the past seven years, from momentous events like cities under bombardment to intimate scenes like a father cradling his dead children. Syrian activists fear all that history could be erased as YouTube moves to rein in violent content. In the past few months, the online video... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu. Vaccine experts think the results may reflect the older age and other miscarriage risks for the women, and not the flu shots. Health officials say there is no reason to change the government recommendation that all pregnant women be vaccinated against the flu. They say the flu itself... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As North Korea flaunts its new nuclear muscle, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is spotlighting the overwhelming numerical superiority of America's doomsday arsenal. On Wednesday he is dropping in on ground zero of American nuclear firepower: Minot Air Force base in North Dakota, home to more than 100 land-based nuclear missiles as well as nuclear bomb-toting aircraft. He also will receive briefings at Strategic Command, whose top officer would command nuclear forces in war.