Новости за 08.04.2018

Armed with words, gun safety supporters and gun rights advocates square off at an Everett town meeting sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash.  Larsen doesn't want teachers packing heat.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest on British theater's Olivier Awards (all times local): 9:00 p.m. Hamilton" has been named best new musical at British theater's Olivier Awards, where it won seven prizes in all. Giles Terera won the best actor in a musical prize for playing Vice President Aaron Burr in Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop biography of U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton. British actor Michael Jibson took the supporting-actor trophy for playing King George III and was delighted. Jibson said: "I'm a northern... Читать дальше...

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Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, the city's seminal civil rights leader, has died at the age of 91.  He was pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church from 1958 to 1998, a college classmate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, the city's seminal civil rights leader, has died at the age of 91.  He was pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church from 1958 to 1998, a college classmate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the government won't back down in the face of rail strikes that are crippling travel in France. Philippe said in an interview published by French newspaper Le Parisien as a new round of strikes began Sunday that he receives daily messages from supporters telling him to go the whole way "and that's what we're going to do." Unions are planning periodic two-day strikes through June to try to counter the French government's plans to abolish a benefits... Читать дальше...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The latest version of drink cups bearing the likeness of slain Tejano music queen Selena didn't last long this weekend at Stripes convenience stores in Texas and Louisiana. Fans quickly exhausted supplies of the plastic cups within hours after they went on sale Saturday. And just as quickly, some of the containers that sold for $3 were offered on online sales sites for at least 10 times that amount. A spokeswoman for the store chain, Piper Scott, tells the Corpus Christi... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — John Krasinksi's "A Quiet Place" has opened with a thunderous $50 million in ticket sales for the year's second-best debut after "Black Panther." The Paramount Pictures thriller far exceeded expectations to land one of the top opening weekends for a horror release. Directed by Krasinski, and starring him and real-life wife Emily Blunt, "A Quiet Place" is a badly needed hit for Paramount. It's the studio's best non-franchise opening since 2014's "Interstellar." Steven Spielberg's virtual-reality... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — In 1967, a Boston Marathon official nearly dragged a woman off the course after she managed to enter the men's-only race. Five decades later, race officials aren't as concerned about gender boundaries: They're now publicly acknowledging that transgender runners can compete using the gender they identify with. "We take people at their word. We register people as they specify themselves to be," said Tom Grilk, chief of the Boston Athletic Association, the group behind the race. "Members... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — The crown prince of Saudi Arabia arrived in Paris on Sunday, a day ahead of his first official visit to France, which is hoping to profit from his shake-up of the conservative kingdom to forge a new kind of commercial relationship. No big weapons contracts are expected to be signed during the short visit of Mohammed bin Salman, but a "strategic partnership" is to be announced Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron. The 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne, now at the center of the kingdom's power structure... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Women's rights activists are due to join stage stars on the red carpet Sunday at British theater's Olivier Awards, where "Hamilton" leads the race for trophies with 13 nominations. Inspired by the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment and abuse, several leading actresses will bring guests from feminist groups and organizations working against domestic violence to the ceremony at London's Royal Albert Hall. Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about U.S. founding father Alexander Hamilton... Читать дальше...

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Christina Lynch's 'The Italian Party' gathers castles, playboys, spies, American expats, shady characters and the mob in post-war Italy

'Age in Place' is a highly useful book filled with practical tips on letting aging parents stay in their own homes. Patricia Gale sat down with author and aging specialist Lynda Shrager to learn more.

'Dropmix' is the latest creation from legendary music game developer Harmonix.

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it has suspended a Canadian political consulting firm amid media reports it had ties to Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining company accused of obtaining data from up to 87 million Facebook users to sway elections. Menlo Park, California-based Facebook says in a statement issued Saturday that AggregateIQ may have improperly received data from Facebook users. AggregateIQ will lose all Facebook access. Cambridge Analytica was employed by Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Читать дальше...