Новости за 17.10.2017

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says Minnesota is preparing only a modest bid for online retailer Amazon's second headquarters with no more than $3 million in direct assistance. The governor told reporters Tuesday that Minnesota's pitch focuses on the quality of the state's workforce, educational opportunities and transportation systems. He says no direct subsidies are involved, but the pitch outlines the state's existing incentive programs, which have a $3 million spending cap. He says it... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is leaving the board of the film company he started, more than a week after the firm fired him following allegations of sexual harassment and rape. The Weinstein Co.'s board said in a statement Tuesday that Weinstein had resigned. Weinstein holds a roughly 20 percent stake in his company, according to a person close to Weinstein who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. The person declined to comment on the future of that holding. His departure from... Читать дальше...

Seahawks left guard Luke Joeckel, who last week underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, is expected to miss at least 4-5 weeks, coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday.

Their new meeting space is split across three tree houses, with soaring ceilings, skylights, and decks for people to work in.

NEW YORK (AP) — A furor over the Manhattan district attorney's decision to shut down a groping investigation of Harvey Weinstein two years ago is putting a spotlight on the DA's practice of taking campaign contributions from defense attorneys. Cyrus R. Vance Jr. insists he doesn't let money influence his decisions, and his representatives say all donations are vetted for potential conflicts of interest, and some are refused. Moreover, accepting contributions from the defense bar is common among many prosecutors in New York state and beyond. Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 12:35 p.m. A days-old endangered baby antelope born amid destructive Northern California wildfires has died. Aphrodite Caserta, spokeswoman for Sonoma County's Safari West, said Tuesday the cause of the animal's death is unknown. The species is found in swamps and grasslands in South Sudan and Ethiopia. The baby was born Friday as thick smoke clogged parts of wine country during deadly fires that began Oct. 8. Staff at... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tiger kept at a Louisiana truck stop has died at the age of 17. Tony, a Bengal-Siberian mix, was euthanized Monday night because he was old, ill, and had not responded to injected antibiotics, said Michael Sandlin, owner of Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, near Baton Rouge. He said antibiotics had helped the tiger recover from kidney problems about six weeks ago, but they didn't seem to be working this time. Since Tony wasn't eating, oral antibiotics couldn't help him as they had before. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's ranking in the Forbes list of wealthiest Americans has dropped, as the magazine said the value of some of his Manhattan real estate holdings has declined recently. Forbes ranked the first billionaire president as the 248th-wealthiest person in America and put his wealth at $3.1 billion . The year before, he was ranked 156th and Forbes said he was worth $3.7 billion. As a candidate, Trump said his net worth was more than $10 billion, but Forbes pegged that... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and health care legislation (all times local): 2:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is expressing support for an agreement struck by two leading lawmakers to extend federal payments to health insurers. Trump spoke at a news conference in the Rose Garden Tuesday with the Greek Prime Minister. He commented after Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee told reporters that he and a top Democrat have reached an agreement on a plan to extend the federal payments that Trump has blocked. Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish film company said Tuesday that Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has traveled to Poland to appear in a documentary about his early life during the Holocaust and after the war in Poland. The KRK Film company said that Polanski was in Krakow to see the site of the former ghetto where he was held as a child by the German Nazis. His mother was taken from there to her death at Auschwitz, and later his father made him flee the ghetto. The 84-year-old director also visited the village of Wysoka... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on Missouri appeals court ruling that vacated a $72 million award in an Alabama's woman's lawsuit that claimed talcum powder and other Johnson & Johnson products contributed to her cancer. (all times local): 1 p.m. A spokeswoman for Johnson & Johnson says the company is pleased with a Missouri appeals court ruling that threw out a $72 million award for an Alabama woman who claimed the company's talcum powder contributed to her ovarian cancer. The appeals... Читать дальше...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Smoke is descending into the coastal beach town of Santa Cruz from a fire that broke out late Monday, destroying four structures and injuring five firefighters. Rob Sherman, division chief at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, says the fire in the Santa Cruz mountains has grown from 125 acres to 150 acres and was 5 percent contained. About 150 homes have been evacuated and dozens of people are at two evacuation centers. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Republican senator says he and Democratic lawmaker have reached deal on health care subsidies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Donald Trump has narrowed his search for the next Federal Reserve chairman to five final candidates. A decision is expected before the president begins a trip to Asia on Nov. 3. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House deliberations, says the five finalists are current Fed Chair Janet Yellen, current Fed board member Jerome Powell, National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, former Fed board member... Читать дальше...

The Seahawks should be one of the favorites to take a conference title with Aaron Rodgers out of the picture, but Seattle's going to have to take care of its own division first. That's by no means a given with the vastly improved Rams moving to 4-2 and the Arizona Cardinals looking like they might have fixed their running game woes by trading for Adrian Peterson.

NEW YORK (AP) — Univision's channels have gone dark for Verizon's 4.7 million Fios cable customers because of a contract dispute. Verizon says Univision wants payments for its networks to more than double. Verizon says this is an "excessive price increase" given "reported declining viewership." Univision says it's still attracting viewers despite industry ratings declines. Fights over channels' cost between cable companies and owners of TV networks have become more common in recent years. Channel... Читать дальше...

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending October 15, 2017: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Baby Driver 2. War for the Planet of the Apes 3. The House (2017) 4.Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Emoji Movie 6. Colossal 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 8. Spider-Man: Homecoming 9. The Big Sick 10. Hocus Pocus iTunes Movies US Charts — Independent: 1. Colossal 2. The Beguiled (2017) 3. Brawl in Cell Block 99 4. Walking Out 5. Wish Upon 6. The Osiris Child: Science Fiction Volume One 7. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The young Han Solo Star Wars spinoff film finally has a title: "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Director Ron Howard announced the title Tuesday in a Twitter video celebrating production wrap on the anthology film starring Alden Ehrenreich as the grumpy space smuggler originated by Harrison Ford. The film also stars Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Thandie Newtown and focuses on Han and Chewbacca before they joined the rebellion. The film has had some well-known production turmoil. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has thrown out a $72 million award to a woman who claimed talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson contributed to her ovarian cancer. The Missouri Eastern District court ruled Tuesday that Missouri was not the proper jurisdiction for a lawsuit filed by 62-year-old Jacqueline Fox, of Birmingham, Alabama, who died in 2015 of ovarian cancer. That 2006 award was the first award in several cases that claimed talcum powder contributed to cancer. About 65 people... Читать дальше...

Last month's median price for Snohomish County listings was $430,000, including single-family homes and condos. But if you looked at each of the six sub-areas within that county, the median price ranged anywhere from $352,000 in the northwest segment to $606,250 in the southeast portion.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Appeals court tosses $72 million verdict in lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to cancer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — CSX Corp. reported third-quarter earnings that met expectations, but its revenue took a hit as the company suffered service delays while overhauling its operations. The freight railroad company acknowledged that it struggled to execute its new operating plan. Those problems were further aggravated by two major derailments and the impact of Hurricane Irma, which hit Florida in September, disrupting the operations of the Jacksonville-based company. CSX reported net income of $459 million... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two leading senators said Tuesday they have the "basic outlines" of a bipartisan agreement to resume federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has blocked. Both said in separate interviews that they still have unresolved issues but expressed optimism that a compromise was near. The agreement would involve a two-year extension of federal payments to insurers that Trump halted last week, said Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. Unless the money is quickly restored... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Autonomous vehicles are already navigating the verdant hills of Pittsburgh and cruising the pitched avenues of San Francisco. They may soon be tested by the chaos of downtown Manhattan, where pedestrians, taxis, buses and bikes embark daily on an eternal quest to avoid impact. Cruise Automation, a self-driving software company owned by General Motors, aims to begin testing in New York early next year. They'll have an engineer behind the wheel to monitor performance. Cruise CEO Kyle... Читать дальше...