Новости за 27.01.2018

Vigorous winds on Saturday followed heavy overnight rains in Western Washington as the region braced for another week of wet weather.

I’ll post notes here, this is also an open thread for the game in Mobile. — The first big play of the game came from first round pick Marcus Davenport. He crushed Pittsburgh tackle Brian O’Neill, putting his blocker on skates and walking him back into Baker Mayfield for the sack. It was a perfect […]

WA Current Conditions as of 11:00 AM PST Saturday, January 27, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Cloudy;48;S;21;83% Bellingham;Showers;49;SSE;14;77% Bremerton;Cloudy;46;SSW;32;86% Chehalis;Cloudy;48;SW;12;82% Deer Park;Snow;33;Calm;0;95% Eastsound;Cloudy;48;S;9;81% Ellensburg;Partly sunny;40;WNW;7;79% Ephrata;Partly sunny;42;SW;13;78% Everett;Partly Sunny w/ showers;46;SSE;31;82% Fort Lewis;Cloudy;49;S;15;98% Friday Harbor;Showers;46;S;5;88%... Читать дальше...

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Former airline workers have been charged with intercepting nearly 350 Apple computers, many of which were bound for school districts in remote areas of western Alaska. KYUK-AM reports a federal grand jury last week indicted six former employees of Ravn Alaska airline on mail theft and conspiracy charges. Authorities say the ramp agents at the Anchorage airport stole $489,000 in mailed merchandise from March 2015 to April 2017. According to court documents, at least 16 computers... Читать дальше...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — This winter, locals can look to Sequim's skies and waters for booming trumpeter swan populations. "They've definitely been rising in recent years," said Bob Boekelheide of the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society. Trumpeter swans were an uncommon sight in the Sequim area years ago. The first sighting of a swan was by society volunteers during the annual Christmas Bird Count in 1982, Boekelheide said. Birders never spotted more than 50 at a time until 2008, Boekelheide said... Читать дальше...

The jazz duo presents a broad spectrum of musical expressions, rooted in breezy guitar riffs and the refined vocalese of Stacey Schulman.

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Aliyah Mazyck scored 25 points, including consecutive baskets during a game-deciding run, and USC rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Washington State 73-72 on Friday night. The Trojans (14-6, 4-5 Pac-12) trailed 69-65 when they went on an 8-0 run over a two-minute span that included three WSU turnovers to lead 73-69 with a minute left. Both teams then exchanged missed shots with the Cougars having the last possession with 17 seconds left but unable to get a shot off. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordin Canada had 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting on Friday night and the No. 13 UCLA women took control in the fourth quarter to beat Washington 86-69. The Huskies scored the first point of the fourth quarter on Amber Melgoza's free throw that tied it at 62. The Bruins (16-4, 7-2 Pac-12) then scored the next 19 points, making six of their first nine from the field. Japreece Dean's 3-pointer with 4:43 left capped the 19-0 run at 81-62. The Huskies (7-13, 1-8) missed all 13 of their field-goal attempts in the period. Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Sunday, January 28, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey father of five whose T-shirt saying "In Need of Kidney" went viral has received a lifesaving transplant from a stranger. Robert Leibowitz said he had the surgery last week at a New York hospital and is now "walking on clouds." "Everything had to fall into place," he said on Friday. "The stars had to be aligned." Leibowitz, 60, said his background in advertising and the roughly decadelong waiting list for a new kidney led him to make the T-shirt and wear it every day during a vacation to Disney World last summer. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump highlighted his tax cuts and deregulatory efforts with a salesman's pitch to an elite economic forum in Switzerland on Friday: The United States, he said, is now a far more inviting place for foreign companies to spend, invest and build. "We are competitive once again," Trump told an assemblage of international business executives, financiers and academics. While discounting some of the president's more grandiose claims, many economists agree that he has generally... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown outlined a $2.5 billion plan Friday to help Californians buy electric vehicles and expand a network of charging stations as part of an ambitious goal of getting 5 million zero-emission cars on the road by 2030. The executive order is Brown's latest step to advance an ambitious climate agenda during his final year in office. He has positioned California as a global leader in fighting climate change amid President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks powered to their biggest gain in almost nine months Friday as drugmakers and technology companies surged. Investors were cheered that President Donald Trump appeared to take a more positive tone on international trade. AbbVie boosted biotechnology companies with a strong fourth quarter and a greater annual profit forecast, while Pfizer and other drugmakers also made big gains. Intel had its best day in almost nine years after its fourth-quarter results reassured investors... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the family company once run by Jared Kushner isn't allow keep the identity of its business partners in several Maryland properties secret. A court in the state has rejected the argument that the privacy rights of Kushner Cos. partners outweigh the public interest in obtaining judicial records in a lawsuit before the court. The ruling backs a motion filed by The Associated Press and other news organizations last month and means that the company tied to... Читать дальше...

___ US economy grew at solid 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter WASHINGTON (AP) — Strong consumer spending and a big rebound in home construction helped the economy grow at a solid pace of 2.6 percent in the final three months of last year. It followed gains of a little more than 3 percent in the second and third quarters. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tells CNBC that the modest slowdown is just a short-term aberration. The fourth-quarter growth was spurred by a 3.8 percent surge in spending by consumers. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Intel Corp., up $4.78 to $50.08 The chipmaker had a better fourth quarter than analysts expected and gave a strong sales forecast for 2018. Starbucks Corp., down $2.56 to $57.99 The coffee chain reported weak revenue growth in the fourth quarter along with disappointing sales of holiday merchandise. AbbVie Inc., up $14.91 to $123.21 The biotech drugmaker had a strong fourth quarter and raised its annual profit forecast. Colgate-Palmolive Co.... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks powered to their biggest gain in almost nine months Friday as drugmakers and technology companies surged. Investors were cheered that President Donald Trump appeared to take a more positive tone on international trade. On Friday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 33.62 points, or 1.2 percent, to 2,872.87. The Dow Jones industrial average advanced 223.92 points, or 0.8 percent, to 26,616.71. The Nasdaq composite leaped 94.61 points, or 1.3 percent, to 7,505.77. Читать дальше...

Despite a slump in international tourism to the U.S. in the last two years, the U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday released a report forecasting an 18.5 percent growth in international visitation through 2022. A chart from the department's National Travel and Tourism Office forecasts growth every year through 2022, with projections up from last year's 75.1 million international visitors to 78 million this year, 80.9 million next year, 83.4 million in 2020, 86.2 million in 2021 and 89 million in 2022. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — En un gran revés para Boeing, un panel comercial estadounidense determinó el viernes que la empresa aeroespacial no sufrió perjuicios por la competencia de la firma canadiense Bombardier. El fallo que la Comisión de Comercio Internacional independiente aprobó por 4-0 impide al gobierno de Donald Trump imponer aranceles de 292% a Bombardier. El Departamento de Comercio dijo el año pasado que la empresa canadiense había recibido subsidios gubernamentales injustos y vendido sus aviones... Читать дальше...

Marten Sortun Elementary School in Kent hosted a school assembly last month that taught students how to report molestation should they fall victim to a predator -- and, as a result, a man is now charged with two counts of first-degree rape against young children, Renton police say.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are surging further into record territory on Wall Street, driven by more gains in technology and health care companies. Chipmaker Intel jumped 10.6 percent Friday after turning in strong quarterly results. AbbVie, a drugmaker, soared 13.8 percent after releasing a strong report of its own. Health care stocks had their biggest daily gain since the day after the presidential election. Wynn Resorts plunged... Читать дальше...

Vivian McPeak is a Pacific Northwest based musician and social justice activist. He is also the executive director of the world's largest cannabis policy reform rally, Seattle Hempfest.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering a big defeat to Boeing, a U.S. trade panel ruled Friday that the U.S. aircraft giant was not harmed by competition from Canada's Bombardier. The 4-0 decision by the independent International Trade Commission effectively blocks the Trump administration from slapping 292 percent tariffs on Bombardier. The Commerce Department ruled last year that the Canadian firm had unfairly received government subsidies and sold its C series planes at artificially low prices in the United States. Читать дальше...

After a truck triggered the closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct early on Thursday afternoon, everyone looking to head home from downtown Seattle was caught in a nightmare of traffic backups.

After a truck triggered the closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct early on Thursday afternoon, everyone looking to head home from downtown Seattle was caught in a nightmare of traffic backups.