Новости за 24.11.2017

The State Patrol says a man was arrested for DUI Wednesday after ramming a tree while drunk, naked and having sex with a woman while driving south of Tacoma.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks set more records in quiet post-holiday trading Friday as technology companies again did much of the heavy lifting. Energy companies rose with the price of oil. Macy's and some of its retail counterparts rose after the department store's CEO said Black Friday sales were going well. Online titan Amazon made an even bigger gain. Oil prices and energy companies rose after Bloomberg reported that a group of key oil producers plans to extend production cuts until the end of 2018. Читать дальше...

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Malachi Flynn scored 26 points and Washington State held off No. 21 Saint Mary's 84-79 to reach the title game of the Wooden Legacy on Friday. In the opening round, Flynn hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining to seal a 75-71 win against Saint Joseph's after the Cougars rallied from 20 points down. This time, the Cougars were the ones putting the Gaels (5-1) in a 16-point hole, and they stayed cool when Saint Mary's got within three on a 3-pointer by Jordan Ford with 47 seconds left. Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Sunday, November 26, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;Cloudy, p.m. rain;53;48;ESE;9;74%;87%;1 Bellingham;Cloudy, p.m. rain;54;47;ENE;9;70%;85%;1 Bremerton;A little p.m. rain;52;46;SSE;5;84%;87%;1 Chehalis;Cloudy, p.m. rain;50;47;SSE;5;82%;85%;1 Deer Park;A bit of p.m. rain;46;39;ENE;6;79%;80%;1 Eastsound;Cloudy, p.m. rain;53;49;ESE;6;75%;88%;1 Ellensburg;A shower... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): 3 p.m. Octavius Crawford was out in person at the Mall of America for Black Friday because it's close to him and he'd save on shipping, even though he would get the gifts in a couple of days if he ordered online. The 31-year-old chef from the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield, Minnesota bought a printer and headphones at the Best Buy store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Crawford says he saved about $50 on the printer and $40 on the headphones. Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks set more records in quiet post-holiday trading Friday as technology companies again did much of the heavy lifting. Energy companies rose with the price of oil. On Friday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index picked up 5.34 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,602.42. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 31.81 points, or 0.1 percent, to 23,557.99. The Nasdaq composite jumped 21.80 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,889.16. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies finished up 2.40 points, or 0.2 percent... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): ___ 1 p.m. Hot toys were hard to find in stores. That's according to Jim Silver, editor-in-chief of toy review website TTPM. Among the sold-out ones, Silver says: Fingerlings robotic monkeys; Luvabella moving dolls; and Pikmi Pops and LOL Surprise Big Surprise, both of which hide dolls or small stuffed animals in plastic balls that are wrapped in several layers of packaging. Silver, who visited Toys R Us, Walmart, Target and other stores... Читать дальше...

A break from rains Thursday and Friday is set to end Saturday as a new frontal system moves into the region. Meanwhile, rain-soaked soils are keeping landslide risks up through Friday.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are broadly higher on Wall Street as technology and health care companies post solid gains. Energy stocks were also higher Friday as the price of U.S. crude oil rose about 1 percent. Oil was higher after Bloomberg reported that OPEC and Russia have agreed on an outline for extending production cuts. Hess rose 2.3 percent and Marathon Oil gained 2.1 percent. Macy's rose 3.2 percent after its CEO said the holiday shopping period had gotten off to a good start. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are on track for more records Friday as retailers climb at the start of the post-Thanksgiving shopping period. The CEO of Macy's said Black Friday sales are going well. Energy companies rose after Bloomberg reported that a group of key oil producers plans to extend their cuts in production until the end of 2018. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 6 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,603 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time. That's higher than its record close from Tuesday. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): 10:45 a.m. As Black Friday spreads globally, in France an anti-Black Friday movement has emerged among e-commerce sites that oppose consumerism. A French association called Zero Waste France got thousands of entrepreneurs and businesses nationwide to sign up to a Black Friday boycott via an online petition called "Count me out on Black Friday." French furniture outlet Camif closed its website for 24 hours Friday in protest at the imported American big-spend day ... Читать дальше...

A woman relaxing in her bed in Federal Way early Friday morning dodged serious injury when a car crashed through the wall next to her.

MIAMI (AP) — Stiltsville, a stubborn relic of Miami's less-glitzy past as a sun-soaked outpost, has survived Hurricane Irma's brutal winds and waves, much to the surprise of the landmark's caretakers and fans. Perched at the edge of sea grass flats where the turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay meet the dark and choppy Atlantic Ocean, the cluster of wooden shacks has no protection from killer storms. But when Irma's clouds cleared in early September, Stiltsville emerged relatively intact, to the relief... Читать дальше...

BERLÍN (AP) — Empleados de media decena de centros de distribución de Amazon en Alemania y uno en Italia iniciaron el viernes una huelga en demanda de mejoras salariales, en coincidencia con el Black Friday o "Viernes Negro", uno de los días de más ventas del año en Estados Unidos. En Alemania, portavoz del sindicato ver.di, Thomas Voss, dijo que unos 2.500 empleados se fueron a huelga en las instalaciones de Amazon en Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben y Coblenza. En un depósito cerca de Piacenza... Читать дальше...

A Shelton family says they have a lot to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving holiday, even though they had to flee their flooded home.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A museum has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public. The quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) panorama toured the U.S. after it was completed in 1848. A section was featured at the 1964 New York World's Fair. But the panorama deteriorated after so much traveling on wagons and trains, rolling and unrolling. Paint dried up and flaked off, and the panorama was put into storage. The New Bedford Whaling Museum... Читать дальше...

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street and some of the biggest gains are going to energy and technology companies. Energy stocks were higher Friday as the price of U.S. crude oil rose about 1 percent. Oil was higher after Bloomberg reported that OPEC and Russia have agreed on an outline for extending production cuts. ConocoPhillips rose 1 percent and Pioneer Natural Resources rose 1.1 percent. Several retailers... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's lawmakers on Friday approved a law that will phase out Sunday shopping by the year 2020 despite criticism that it may eliminate thousands of jobs. Proposed by trade unions that want shop workers to spend more time with their families, the bill got support from the ruling party that adheres to Catholic values. Critics say it would negatively affect Poland's economy, eliminating tens of thousands of jobs, and hurt supermarket chains, which are mostly western.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): 8:30 a.m. The Mall of America in Minnesota says that 2,500 people were in line at the 5 a.m. opening Friday, in line with a year ago. Shoppers started queuing up as early as 5:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Jill Renslow, Mall of America's executive vice president of business development, said that stores like Nordstrom, Macy's and Best Buy were crowded. She said the items that caught shoppers' attention included were voice-activated devices like Amazon Echo... Читать дальше...

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HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets were mostly higher Friday after more upbeat economic data in Europe, though trading was still subdued due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. Investors were monitoring Chinese shares, which stabilized after an early tumble. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, France's CAC 40 was up 0.6 percent to 5,413 while Germany's DAX gained 0.9 percent to 13,126. Britain's FTSE 100 was flat at 7,419. Wall Street was poised to open higher after the holiday, though trading volumes were... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with "Black Friday" to demand better wages from the American online giant. In Germany, Ver.di union spokesman Thomas Voss said some 2,500 workers were on strike at Amazon facilities in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben and Koblenz. In a warehouse near Piacenza, in northern Italy, some workers walked off the job to demand "dignified salaries."... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Black Friday (all times local): 6:45 a.m. As shoppers begin their holiday buying in earnest, some popular items appear to be TVs, electronics and toys like Hatchimals. Target said in a post on its website that popular deals included several big-screen TVs. In toys, it cited BattleBots and Hatchimals. Greg Foran, CEO of Walmart's U.S. division, said Thursday that in the company's online sales that began just after midnight on Thanksgiving, a broad range of deals from... Читать дальше...

BERLÍN (AP) — Empleados de media decena de centros de distribución de Amazon en Alemania inician el viernes una huelga en el episodio más reciente de una prolongada disputa salarial con el minorista estadounidense durante uno de los momentos de mayor trabajo del año, informó un sindicato laboral. El portavoz del sindicato ver.di, Thomas Voss, dijo que unos 2.500 empleados se fueron a huelga en las instalaciones de Amazon en Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben y Koblenz, para que coincida con el día de ofertas “Black Friday”. Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A labor union says workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany have walked off the job, the latest in a string of walkouts in a long-running wage dispute with the American online retailer at one of its busiest times. Ver.di union spokesman Thomas Voss said some 2,500 workers were on strike at Amazon facilities in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben and Koblenz in a stoppage timed to coincide with "Black Friday." The union's been pushing since 2013 for higher pay for some 12,000 workers in Germany... Читать дальше...