Новости за 14.12.2017

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 12:38 p.m. A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died. The fatality was announced Thursday afternoon by Chief Ken Pimlott of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, but he gave no indication of the circumstances. Pimlott says the firefighter was a Cal Fire engineer from a San Diego unit. The firefighter's name has not been released. More than 8,000 firefighters are... Читать дальше...

Prosecutors say a 38-year-old Black Diamond resident had sexually assaulted his 12-year-old step-daughter for more than four years, even forcing her into sex with her older brother.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is voting on party lines to kick off a review of how many TV stations one company can own. The current limit, in place for more than a decade, says that one company can't own TV stations that reach more than 39 percent of the U.S. population. The FCC will determine over the next several months if it should eliminate or change that cap. Consumer groups worry that raising or getting rid of the cap will lead to more consolidation and fewer voices in local TV, including news broadcasts. Читать дальше...

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Disney's deal for large part of Fox (all times local) 12:20 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump supports Disney's purchase of much of 21st Century Fox. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump called media magnate Rupert Murdoch to congratulate him on the deal. Disney is buying the Murdoch family's Fox movie and television studios and some cable and international TV businesses for about $52.4 billion. Sanders says Trump thinks the deal... Читать дальше...

The Federal Communications Commission repealed the Obama-era "net neutrality" rules Thursday, giving internet service providers like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T a free hand to slow or block websites and apps as they see fit or charge more for faster speeds. In a straight party-line vote of 3-2, the Republican-controlled FCC junked the long-time principle that said all web traffic must be treated equally. The move represents a radical departure from a decade of federal oversight. The broadband industry... Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Saturday, December 16, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;A little rain;42;37;SW;5;99%;88%;0 Bellingham;A little rain;45;38;S;7;92%;82%;0 Bremerton;Morning rain;44;35;SSE;6;94%;74%;0 Chehalis;Morning rain;44;36;W;5;84%;79%;1 Deer Park;A bit of snow;33;25;SW;5;88%;73%;0 Eastsound;Mostly cloudy;47;40;S;5;93%;78%;0 Ellensburg;Mostly cloudy;38;31;WNW;8;81%;35%;1 Ephrata;A... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story Dec. 13 about the economic impact of Oregon's state parks, The Associated Press reported erroneously that park employees earn a combined salary of $550 million. The parks generate $550 million in salaries for those in the parks' host communities. A corrected version of the story is below: Study: Oregon's state parks injected $1B into economy A study by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department finds that visitors to the state's parks contributed more than $1 billion... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks indexes veered lower in afternoon trading Thursday, giving up early gains. Health care companies and banks accounted for most of the losses, outweighing gains among retailers and technology companies. Retailers got a boost from a government report that shows retail sales jumped in November. Oil prices rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 7 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,654 as of 2:28 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 49 points, or 0.2 percent, to 24,535. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the FCC's vote on eliminating net-neutrality protections for the internet (all times local): 2:10 p.m. State attorneys general are now threatening lawsuits against the federal government's repeal of "net neutrality" rules. New York's attorney general says he'll lead a multistate lawsuit to stop the Federal Communications Commission's rollback of rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. Democrat Eric Schneiderman has been investigating fake public comments... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two couples that gave birth to children with a genetic defect later traced to donated eggs have won a lawsuit against a New York fertility doctor and his clinic. The two children have Fragile X, which causes intellectual impairments. The egg donors were supposed to be screened for genetic conditions. The case hinged on the state's medical malpractice statute of limitations, which bars lawsuits filed more than two and a half years after the alleged malpractice. The lawsuits were filed two years after the children were born... Читать дальше...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in the Asheville corridor, one week after a snowstorm shut the route in North Carolina. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports the National Park Service says the parkway is now open from milepost 375 at Bull Gap to Milepost 384. The Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center and the Folk Art Center in Asheville are also open. However, the parkway from Asheville south to the terminus at Milepost 469 in Cherokee and north to the Virginia line is closed to vehicles. Читать дальше...

Attorney General Bob Ferguson will sue to block the Federal Communications Commission from repealing net neutrality rules.  It will be the 19th time he has taken the Trump administration to federal court.

The commander at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island apologizes for "the unacceptable obscene contrails" his pilots left over Okanogan County.

The commander at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island apologizes for "the unacceptable obscene contrails" his pilots left over Okanogan County.

Division III player of the year Brett Kasper of Wisconsin-Oshkosh was selected as the first-team quarterback on The Associated Press D-III All-America team. Kasper won the Gagliardi Trophy on Wednesday night in Salem, Virginia, where the Division III championship game will be played Friday. Mount Union faces Mary Hardin-Baylor in a matchup of undefeated teams. Mary Hardin-Baylor placed four players on the first team, more than any other school, with offensive lineman Corbin Campbell, all-purpose player Bryce Wilkinson... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the FCC's vote on eliminating net-neutrality protections for the internet (all times local): 1:15 p.m. The Federal Communications Commission has voted on party lines to undo sweeping Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that guaranteed equal access to internet. The agency's Democratic commissioners dissented in the 3-2 vote Thursday. The FCC's new rules could usher in big changes in how Americans use the internet. The agency got rid of rules that barred companies like Comcast... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican tax plan seems about to hand a bow-tied holiday gift to some of America's richest multinational companies, from Apple and Microsoft to Google's parent Alphabet: Tens of billions in tax breaks on profits they've parked overseas. Republicans say they're confident the companies will spend their windfall on new plants, equipment, jobs and higher pay — investments that would energize the economy and serve America's workers. But will they? Remarks from some of the companies themselves ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The FCC votes on party lines to undo sweeping Obama-era 'net neutrality' rules that guaranteed equal access to internet.

LONDON (AP) — 21st Century Fox said Thursday it will still try to complete its 11.7 billion pound ($15.4 billion) takeover offer for Sky, a move that would hand the major European broadcaster over to Disney as it in turn buys most of Fox. Sky is based in London but has strong news and pay-TV operations across Europe, and is particularly prized for its sports broadcasting operations, including the English Premier League soccer matches. Fox, controlled by Rupert Murdoch's family, has faced hurdles... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From Tiffany Haddish and that grapefruit to Wonder Woman taking on No Man's Land by herself, here are the 10 movie moments from 2017 that we can't stop talking about. Beware, mild spoilers lurk below. ___ NO MAN'S LAND, "Wonder Woman" Goosebumps. I still get goosebumps thinking about Gal Gadot emerging from that trench and walking confidently with a steely calm into that empty and unwinnable field, swatting bullets away with her golden bracelets and giving hope not only to those... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, flush with cash from an expanding economy, would eventually spend $1 billion a year to provide health care to immigrants living in the state illegally under a proposal announced Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers. The proposal would eliminate legal residency requirements in California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, as the state has already done for young people up to age 19. It's part of $4.3 billion in new spending proposed by Assemblyman Phil Ting, a... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 9:35 a.m. The cost of battling Southern California's huge wildfire is nearing $75 million. Thursday's tally of suppression costs for the so-called Thomas fire comes from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The 11-day-old wildfire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is now the fourth-largest in California history, scorching 379 square miles (982 square kilometers). More than 8,000 firefighters and 27 helicopters are assigned to the fire... Читать дальше...

After a dry streak wraps up Thursday, Seattle will see rains return as a front moves ashore late Thursday and comes to Puget Sound early Friday.

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