Новости за 12.10.2017

A dose of winter came through the mountains east of Seattle Wednesday and continued dumping snow across the Cascades Thursday.

U.S. stock indexes retreated from their record highs Thursday as retailers and media companies declined and investors shrugged at quarterly reports from a few big banks. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up 4.31 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,550.93. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 31.88 points, or 0.1 percent, to 22,841.01. The Nasdaq composite declined 12.04 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,591.51. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks shed 1.76 points, or 0.1 percent... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Viacom Inc., down 64 cents to $24.57 Reports said the entertainment company hasn't been able to resolve a contract dispute with cable company Charter. AT&T Inc., down $2.33 to $35.86 The company said it expects to lose DirecTV video subscribers in the third quarter. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., down 34 cents to $55.13 Retailers slumped Thursday after women's clothing company J. Jill slashes its third-quarter forecast. Southwest Airlines Inc.... Читать дальше...

VIENNA (AP) — Austria is asking the European Court of Justice to declare planned highway tolls in Germany illegal, arguing that the charges discriminate based on nationality. Austrian Transport Minister Jorg Leichtfried turned to the court on Thursday. He called the levies "a foreigners' toll" that the European Commission approved with its eyes "firmly closed." The autobahn tolls are to take effect in 2019. All motorists would have to pay, but German taxpayers could file for refunds. Under the plan... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What does Russia-sponsored political influence look like on Facebook? An Associated Press analysis of the content on a now-shuttered Facebook page called "Being Patriotic" shows it's colored with words like "illegal," ''country" and "American" and phrases like "illegal alien," ''Sharia law" and "Welfare state." "Being Patriotic" was among 470 pages and accounts that Facebook shut down in recent weeks in response to a congressional probe into Russian meddling in last year's election.

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Officials say progress is being made in some of the largest wildfires burning in Northern California but that the death toll is almost sure to surge. Fire Chief Ken Pimlott says the number of dead is 26 as of Thursday. Pimlott says crews have made significant progress against blazes in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and they're being redirected to wine country. He says the fires blackening California's wine... Читать дальше...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The Latest on an FDA panel's discussion on a gene therapy treatment for blindness (all times local): 3:19 p.m. U.S. health advisers have endorsed an experimental approach to treating inherited blindness, setting the stage for the likely approval of an innovative new genetic medicine. A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously in favor of Spark Therapeutics' injectable therapy, which aims to improve vision in patients with a rare mutation that gradually destroys normal vision. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. is recalling 11,000 Model X SUVs worldwide because their rear seats might not lock into place. The recall involves vehicles with fold-flat second row seats made between Oct. 28, 2016, and Aug. 16, 2017. Tesla believes only about 3 percent of the recalled vehicles have the issue. Tesla says some cables in the seat may have been improperly tightened, which prevents the left seat from locking in an upright position. If it's not properly locked, it could move forward during a crash. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors plans to shutter a Detroit car factory for five weeks, laying off 1,500 workers as it tries to keep inventory under control. The Detroit-Hamtramck (Ham-TRAM-ick) plant makes the Chevrolet Impala, Cadillac CT6, Buick Lacrosse and Chevrolet Volt gas-electric hybrid. It will be shut down through the end of the year starting Nov. 20. GM also plans to lower the assembly line speed at the plant starting Oct. 20. The company says fewer than 200 workers will be laid off on that date. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 50 members of Congress are giving federal regulators a deadline for resolving how to prevent prisoners from using contraband cellphones behind bars. In a letter dated October 4 and obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, 48 House members and four U.S. senators wrote to the Federal Communications Commission, calling the security threat posed by contraband cellphones "an issue of critical importance." Inmates use the phones, the members of Congress wrote, to continue... Читать дальше...

Two members of Seattle City Council have a revised plan to fight homelessness and a new way to fund it.

Smoke from wildfires is causing airline flights to be delayed or canceled in Northern California. More than 80 flights were canceled by late Thursday morning at San Francisco International Airport, said airport spokesman Doug Yakel. He says delays on other flights average 30 to 45 minutes. The Federal Aviation Administration says some arriving flights are delayed more than three hours. Several flights are canceled at Charles M. Shulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, near the epicenter of fires in the wine country. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says it's extending its review of a congressman whose stock market trades prompted an advocacy group to request an investigation for possible violation of insider trading or conflict of interest laws. Republican Rep. Chris Collins of New York was the largest shareholder of Australia's Innate Immunotherapeutics and was on the company's board of directors. Advocacy groups say Collins sponsored legislation that could potentially benefit the company. As part of its extension... Читать дальше...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The fast start to the season under first-year California coach Justin Wilcox is a distant memory. Three straight losses against some stiffer competition after a perfect nonconference slate made sure of that. The task only gets harder this week when the Golden Bears (3-3, 0-3 Pac-12) try to snap their skid Friday night while hosting No. 8 Washington State (6-0, 3-0) in their third game against a top 10 team in four weeks. "We're just trying to come back," quarterback Ross Bowers said. Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is considering another type of surveillance balloon that can be quickly moved to spot illegal activity, part of an effort to see if more eyes in the sky translate to fewer illegal crossings. Agents in Texas recently finished a 30-day trial of the camera-toting, helium-filled balloon made by Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a small startup that named former Border Patrol chief David Aguilar to its board of directors in January. The 3-year-old, money-losing company... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP releases first public recording of sound heard by some U.S. personnel in Havana amid unexplained attacks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax has taken down one of its web pages after reports that another part of its web site had been hacked as well. The news comes as Equifax Inc. continues to deal with the aftermath of hackers breaking into its system earlier this year which allowed the personal information of 145.5 million Americans to be accessed or stolen. Hackers reportedly altered Equifax's credit report assistance page that would send users malicious software pretending to be Adobe Flash. Equifax said that... Читать дальше...

Trump, who was unable to repeal the Obama-era Affordable Care Act despite repeated attempts (and with Republicans controlling both houses of Congress), signed the order making lower-premium health care plans available to more Americans on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Signs that more people are dropping their traditional TV subscriptions weighed on TV providers' stocks Thursday. AT&T said it lost 90,000 video subscribers in the U.S. in the third quarter. It's a steeper drop than the same period last year, even though gains from its newer, cheaper online cable-like service, DirecTV Now, are included. DirecTV Now wasn't available in the July-September quarter in 2016. DirecTV Now added 300,000 subscribers in the quarter, so AT&T lost about 390,000 satellite TV and cable customers. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The congressional delegation in closely divided Ohio is bridging partisan differences to pitch the state as the ideal location for Amazon's second North American headquarters. In an Oct. 5 letter obtained by The Associated Press, both Ohio senators and all 16 representatives of both parties pitched Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos on the state's assets. They cited Ohio's advantageous location, high-quality higher education network, large and talented workforce, robust transportation... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein (all times local): 12:41 p.m. British media say London police are investigating a sexual assault allegation against Harvey Weinstein. London's Metropolitan Police force says it has received an allegation of sexual assault from the Merseyside force in northwest England. It says the claim will be assessed by detectives from the sexual offenses team. Merseyside Police says the allegation was made Wednesday and concerns... Читать дальше...

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) — The owner of the nation's last Howard Johnson restaurant has been charged with sexually abusing or harassing more than a dozen employees of his upstate New York business. The Warren County sheriff's office announced Wednesday night that 65-year-old Jonathan LaRock was arrested on charges of sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday. Deputies said the investigation started last week after a... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida health officials are reporting the state's first case this year of the Zika virus transmitted by a mosquito. Florida's Department of Health said Thursday a Manatee County couple traveled to Cuba, and one of them contracted Zika while on the Caribbean island and was bitten by a mosquito after returning home. That mosquito then bit and transmitted the virus to the other partner. Officials wouldn't identify the sex of the couple, citing privacy laws. Officials say there's no evidence of ongoing... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — London police are investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, British media say.

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Gusting winds and dry air forecast for Thursday could drive the next wave of devastating wildfires that are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history. Winds up to 45 mph (72 kph) were expected to pummel areas north of San Francisco where at least 23 people have died and at least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. The conditions could erase modest gains made by firefighters. "It's going to continue to get worse... Читать дальше...