Новости за 02.02.2018

DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi is recalling nearly 227,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix glass sunroofs that can fly off and parking brakes that may not work. The first recall covers nearly 57,000 Outlanders from 2007 to 2010, Lancers from 2008 to 2010, Lancer Evolutions from 2009 and 2010, and 2010 Lancer Sportbacks. Sunroof glass can detach and become a hazard. Dealers will replace the glass. The second recall covers over 170,000 Outlanders from 2014 to 2016 and 2013 to 2016 Outlander Sports. Water can get enter the rear brake calipers... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added 200,000 jobs in January, paychecks rose at fastest pace in 8 years.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and shopping district of Shibuya. The shop's name in Japanese means "strange cafe." The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a vending machine and greets the customer. "Would you care for a delicious coffee?" the barista, with a screen showing a pair of cartoon eyes, asks in a flat tone. "I can... Читать дальше...

MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has extradited to the United States a Russian citizen who is suspected of being one the world's most notorious spammers. Pyotr Levashov, a 37-year-old from St. Petersburg, was arrested in April while vacationing with his family in Barcelona. U.S. authorities had asked for him to be detained on charges of fraud and unauthorized interception of electronic communications. A statement from Spain's National Police said officers handed Levashov over to U.S. marshals on Friday. Читать дальше...

Drugmaker Merck posted a loss of $872 million in the fourth quarter, as a big charge related to the recent U.S. tax overhaul more than offset higher medicine sales. Its adjusted earnings still topped Wall Street's expectations though. The maker of Januvia diabetes pills and cancer drug Keytruda took a charge of $2.6 billion to cover half of a one-time tax of $5 billion for "repatriating "profits held overseas. The tax will be paid over eight years and the amount may be adjusted. Merck said that due to the lower tax rates under the overhaul... Читать дальше...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida nurse's Facebook rant about the "cesspool of funky flu" in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention. "Wash your stinking hands," Katherine Lockler says in a six-minute video that's been viewed 4.8 million times. Lockler told the Pensacola News Journal she recorded the video after a 12-hour shift on Jan. 27 because she's concerned people aren't taking the proper precautions during a nasty flu season. She sarcastically offers a "magic trick" for staying well, showing how to sneeze into your arm. Читать дальше...

KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) — Merck is reporting a fourth-quarter loss of $872 million, but its adjusted results topped Wall Street's view. The Kenilworth, New Jersey-based company had a loss of 32 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time costs and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 98 cents per share. Analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research were calling for earnings of 94 cents per share. The pharmaceutical company posted revenue of $10.43 billion in the period. Analysts polled... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Britain's fertility authority says it has granted permission to doctors at clinic in northeastern England to create babies from the DNA of three people, to help prevent two women from passing on fatal, genetic diseases to their children. It is the first such approval for the U.K. but the technique has already previously been used: a baby was born in Mexico in 2016 using the experimental therapy. The treatment fixes problems linked to mitochondria, the energy-producing structures outside a cell's nucleus. Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alabama made news with its good-natured dig at New Orleans — billboards touting Mobile as the home of America's original Mardi Gras celebration. The billboards near New Orleans and in south Mississippi tell motorists how close they are to "America's original Mardi Gras." On Thursday, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu responded. "That was then and this is now," Landrieu told a laughing crowd before cutting the ribbon at a renovated historic courthouse. Asked if he was conceding Mobile's claim to be first... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is reporting its first quarterly sales in years on the back of new cancer treatments. The company said Friday that product sales rose 4 percent in the fourth quarter to $5.49 billion, buoyed by new drugs such as bladder cancer treatment Imfinzi, and lymphoma medication Calquence. It was the first increase since the third quarter of 2014. AstraZeneca says it expects product sales to increase "in the low single digits" this year. Despite encouraging news on the sales front... Читать дальше...

BEIJING (AP) — Ratcheting up control over Chinese microblogs, regulators ordered operators on Friday to set up a mechanism to remove false information after the most popular service was criticized for allowing prohibited material to spread. The order adds to a steady drumbeat of new measures imposed by the government of President Xi Jiinping to tighten control over what China's public can see and say online while still trying to reap the economic benefits of internet use. Microblog operators must... Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine health officials said Friday that the deaths of three children injected with a Sanofi Pasteur dengue vaccine may have "causal association" to the inoculation, including two who may have died because the vaccine failed. The Philippine government halted its massive immunization drive last year after Sanofi said a study showed the vaccine may increase the risks of dengue in people vaccinated prior to infection. More than 830,000 children were injected with the Dengvaxia vaccine, health officials said. Читать дальше...

CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — A Latvian airline is launching nonstop service connecting Washington, D.C., to London. Dulles International Airport, located outside the District of Columbia, announced Thursday that Primera Air will run five nonstop flights a week each way between Dulles and London's Stanstead Airport beginning in August. The airport says Primera will offer travelers a low-fare option. One-way flights will be as low as $199. Dulles says its international passenger activity increased to a record 7.8 million in 2017. Primera... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Economists are generally bullish in their outlooks for 2018: Most expect the new U.S. tax cuts, a sturdier global economy and a healthy job market to support consumer and business spending and a steady if modest pace of hiring. On Friday, the government's jobs report for January will provide an early look at whether that bright outlook is starting to come into view. Analysts have forecast that employers added a solid 175,000 jobs and that the unemployment rate remained a low 4.1 percent for a fourth straight month... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Noah Dickerson scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, David Crisp had three key baskets in the final five minutes, and Washington knocked off No. 25 Arizona State 68-64 on Thursday night. If there was question about Washington's validity in the Pac-12 race, some of those were answered by a gutty performance from the Huskies. Dickerson dominated on the interior in the first half as Washington built a 10-point lead at the break, only to hold on in the closing minutes after Arizona State rallied. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — When 86-year-old Carol Wittwer took a taxi to the emergency room, she expected to be admitted to the hospital. She didn't anticipate being asked if she cooks for herself. If she has friends in her high-rise. Or if she could spell lunch backward. "H-C-N-U-L," she said, ruling out a type of confusion called delirium for the geriatrics-trained nurse who was posing the questions in a special wing of Northwestern Memorial Hospital's emergency department Wittwer's care is part of a new approach... Читать дальше...

'Fall Into You' is beautiful, deliciously haunting, and wistful. The melody surges with flooding sparkling energy as well as an aura of desire and hope. And McGrath's marvelously persuasive tones heighten the romantic susceptibility. 'Fall Into You' is a must-listen-to song.

Hama Sankare's 'Ballebe: Calling All Africans' is a great example of Malian desert blues.

TOKYO (AP) — Sony Corp. named Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida as its new president and CEO Friday, replacing Kazuo Hirai, who led a turnaround at the Japanese electronics and entertainment company and will stay on as chairman. Yoshida has experience in Sony's U.S. operations, as well as its network, financial and investor relations businesses. Yoshida and Hirai are set to talk to reporters later Friday. Sony's board members said they were surprised Hirai wanted to step down. But Hirai said... Читать дальше...

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as investors evaluated the latest earnings reports and worries about rising U.S. bond yields weighed on sentiment. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 sank 1.3 percent to 23,181.34, reversing a big gain from the previous day, and South Korea's Kospi fell 1.5 percent to 2,530.04. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dipped 0.1 percent to 32,626.36 and the Shanghai Composite index edged 0.1 percent lower to 3,444.58. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 added 0.3 percent to 6,106.70. EARNINGS... Читать дальше...

WA Current Conditions as of 06:00 PM PST Thursday, February 1, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Arlington;Showers;45;E;9;82% Bellingham;Rain;41;NNE;7;100% Bremerton;Rain;45;ESE;6;87% Chehalis;Rain;45;S;8;98% Deer Park;Rain to snow;34;S;3;92% Eastsound;Showers;45;N;5;93% Ellensburg;Showers;40;NE;5;85% Ephrata;Showers;37;N;6;75% Everett;Rain;42;E;10;95% Fort Lewis;Rain;45;Calm;0;100% Friday Harbor;Showers;43;E;8;88% Hoquiam;Rain;44;ENE;7;100%... Читать дальше...

MALE, Maldives (AP) — Political opponents of the Maldives government clashed with police on the streets of the capital early Friday after the Supreme Court ordered the release of imprisoned politicians, including an ex-president living in exile in Britain. Hundreds of people celebrated in Male by waving the country's flag after the court overturned verdicts against ex-President Mohamed Nasheed and an ex-vice president jailed after trials that were internationally condemned. The court said in its... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was a prime holiday season for Amazon: The online retailer's quarterly profit soared past $1 billion for the first time in its more than 20-year history as it sold more voice-activated gadgets, enlisted new Prime members and benefited from its recent purchase of Whole Foods. The Seattle-based company's profit was also helped by recent changes to the tax law, giving it a $789 million tax benefit during the fourth quarter. Amazon, which got its start as an online bookstore in 1995... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the federal government withdrawing an appeal of a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pennsylvania boy left disabled from brain injuries caused by the use of forceps during his birth (all times local): 6:50 p.m. The U.S. Attorney's Office says it's withdrawing an appeal, and will pay $42 million to the parents of a young Pennsylvania boy left disabled from brain injuries caused by the use of forceps during his birth. U.S. Attorney David J. Freed says in a statement... Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Saturday, February 3, 2018 _____ 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;53;46;S;9;85%;92%;0 Bellingham;A little rain;51;45;SSW;9;89%;90%;0 Bremerton;A little rain;54;46;SSW;11;87%;82%;1 Chehalis;A little rain;54;46;SW;7;86%;84%;1 Deer Park;A touch of rain;42;34;WSW;6;97%;72%;0 Eastsound;A little a.m. rain;51;46;SW;8;91%;92%;1 Ellensburg;Partly sunny, mild;52;39;NW;12;75%;44%;2... Читать дальше...