Новости за 10.05.2018

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh will offer the nation's first undergraduate degree program in artificial intelligence. Officials with the school announced Thursday the new major will be available to students enrolled in the School of Computer Science starting in the fall. Many American universities offer an artificial intelligence track within degree programs like Computer Science and Computer Engineering. But Carnegie Mellon is the first school to offer a distinct undergraduate major in artificial intelligence. Читать дальше...

Carol Hickins' wedding dress arrived at her office "in a plastic bag inside a brown cardboard box," she says. The packaging was a "letdown," she says, but the dress was not. She loved the gown she bought from the Ann Taylor website. That was in 2013, and Ann Taylor has since stopped selling wedding dresses. But Anthropologie's bridal line BHLDN has stuck around since launching in 2011, and many other retailers have joined the online market. Now, brides can buy gowns online from designers like Nicole Miller... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A program that allows foreign graduates of American universities to stay in the country for temporary employment has expanded significantly over the past decade. That's according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The report comes as colleges and universities are struggling with falling enrollment of foreign students amid the Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric. In 2016, 172,000 foreign nationals who went to college or university in the U.S. got a job through the Optional Practical Training program. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has removed R. Kelly's music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. A spokesperson on Thursday says Kelly's music is no longer available on the streaming service's owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations. His music will still be available, but Spotify will not actually promote it. The new policy defines hateful conduct as "something that is especially harmful or hateful," such as violence against children and sexual violence. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — There's no apparent signs that Wall Street is worried about a plant fire that is forcing Ford to cut back on production of its F-150 pickup, the top-selling vehicle in America. The company suspended F-150 and Super Duty production in Kansas City, Missouri; Dearborn, Michigan; and Louisville, Kentucky. A May 2 fire severely damaged the Meridian Magnesium Products of America factory near Lansing, Michigan. The plant makes part of the trucks' front structure that holds up the radiator. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is promising quick action on new restrictions for a widely sold solvent used for paint stripping. Thursday's announcement comes after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt met with families of men who died after using products with the compound methylene chloride. The Obama administration in its last days proposed banning most consumer sales of methylene chloride. Lawmakers last month accused Pruitt of putting the rule on hold. Pruitt met Tuesday with... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday, extending solid gains from a day earlier. Technology and health care companies accounted for much of the broad gain. Investors were sizing up the latest company earnings and economic news. Crude oil prices were down slightly. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 10 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,708 as of 9:53 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 91 points, or 0.4 percent, to 24,634. The Nasdaq added 24 points, or 0.3 percent, to 7,364. Читать дальше...

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A hospital director says there are five new suspected cases of Ebola in Congo's northwestern town of Bikoro, where an outbreak of the often deadly hemorrhagic fever was declared this week. Dr. Serge Ngalebato, Bikoro Hospital director, tells The Associated Press that two nurses who were in contact with patients are among the five suspected cases. Already two Ebola cases have been confirmed in the region. Ngalebato says that among the new suspected cases is a woman from Ikoko Impenge... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are off to a solid start on Wall Street, building on the market's gains from a day earlier. Technology and health care stocks rose more than the rest of the market in early trading Thursday. Micron Technology rose 2.5 percent and Qualcomm climbed 2.3 percent. Envision Healthcare rose 5.5 percent. Telecom company CenturyLink soared 9 percent after reporting earnings that were much higher than analysts were expecting. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in April, lifted by higher gas costs, a sign that broader inflation pressures remain muted. The consumer price index increased 2.5 percent in April from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Thursday, the biggest annual gain in 14 months. Yet excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices ticked up just 0.1 percent in April and 2.1 percent from a year earlier. Inflation has increased steadily since last summer, when... Читать дальше...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tens of thousands of Tanzania's ethnic Maasai people are homeless after the government burned their houses to keep the savannah open for tourism benefiting two foreign safari companies, a U.S.-based group charged Thursday. Villagers in northern Tanzania's Loliondo area, near the Ngorongoro Crater tourism hotspot, have been evicted in the past year and denied access to vital grazing and watering holes, said the new report by the California-based Oakland Institute policy think tank. Читать дальше...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese tech giant has been brought to its knees. Tougher inspections at Chinese ports are holding up cars, apples and lumber imported from the U.S. These are among the early signs that the widening trade dispute between China and the U.S. is exacting a toll on both sides. More talks aimed at resolving the conflict are planned for next week in Washington, while both sides dig in for a fight over their trade imbalance. The tech giant, telecommunications equipment and smartphone maker ZTE... Читать дальше...

Can't flip an omelette to give your mom breakfast in bed this Mother's Day?

According to Zillow, the share of millennials who are living with their mom is on the rise, with 14.4 percent of millennials in Seattle in such a co-habitation.

LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said. Philip Nitschke, director of Exit International, said David Goodall was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. in Liestal, a town outside the city of Basel, where he had traveled to take advantage of Switzerland's assisted-suicide laws. "My life has been rather poor for the last year or so. And I'm very happy to end it,"... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in April, while core prices tick up just 0.1 pct.

TOKYO (AP) — The price of oil continued to rise Thursday and stocks edged up cautiously amid concerns about the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the potential for more instability in the energy-rich Middle East. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 added nearly 0.1 percent to 5,535. Germany's DAX rose 0.4 percent to 12,993. Britain's FTSE 100 was flat at 7,662. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures rising 0.1 percent and S&P 500 futures up 0.2 percent. ENERGY: Oil rose... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump welcoming home Korean Americans released by North Korea (all times local): 7:35 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence is revealing new details about the conditions of the three Americans freed by North Korea, saying one was evidently kept from the daylight. Pence tells ABC News that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo related to him that during a refueling stop in Anchorage, "one of the detainees asked to go outside the plane because he hadn't seen daylight... Читать дальше...

LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — A right-to-die group says 104-year-old Australian biologist David Goodall has ended his life in Switzerland. Philipp Nitschke, director of Exit International, said Goodall was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Goodall had traveled to Switzerland to take advantage of the country's assisted-suicide laws. The British-born scientist, described by Exit International as its first member, said this week that he had been contemplating the idea of suicide for about 20 years... Читать дальше...

LIESTAL, Switzerland (AP) — Assisted suicide group says 104-year-old Australian David Goodall has died in Switzerland.

MILAN (AP) — Telecom Italia has announced a content-sharing agreement with Mediaset, Italy's largest private broadcaster, as the former telecom monopoly pushes ahead with its plan to improve digital content after a boardroom shakeup. Telecom Italia said Thursday the deal will allow subscribers to watch Mediaset's free-to-air channels and have access to the previous week's programing posted on-line. The deal is part of Telecom Italia CEO Amos Genish's plan to expand digital content. Genish was confirmed... Читать дальше...

TOKYO (AP) — Global markets were higher Thursday, tracking solid overnight gains on Wall Street despite lingering concerns about the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and trade tensions between Asia and the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 added nearly 0.1 percent in early trading to 5,539.46. Germany's DAX edged up 0.6 percent to 13,019.58. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.1 percent to 7,671.16. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures rising 0.1 percent at 24,533. S&P 500 futures were also up... Читать дальше...

HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese tech giant brought to its knees and delays for imported U.S. cars, apples, lumber and other agricultural products are early casualties of the widening trade dispute between China and the U.S. A fresh round of talks aimed at resolving the conflict is planned for next week in Washington. But the battle is already starting to take its toll as both sides dig in for a fight over their trade imbalance. The tech company, ZTE, said Wednesday that it's ceasing "major operations"... Читать дальше...

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Staging a made-for-TV, still-of-the-night arrival ceremony, President Donald Trump welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of de-nuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. Speaking early Thursday on an air base tarmac with the former detainees by his side, Trump called it a "great honor" to welcome the men to the U.S., but said "the true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear... Читать дальше...

BASE AÉREA ANDREWS, Maryland, EE.UU. (AP) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, recibió en la madrugada del jueves a tres estadounidenses liberados por Corea del Norte y dijo que su regreso era una señal prometedora de cara a su objetivo de desnuclearizar la Península de Corea. Trump declaró que era un "gran honor" recibir a los detenidos en territorio estadounidense, añadiendo que "el verdadero honor será si tenemos una victoria para deshacernos de las armas nucleares”. Junto a los liberados... Читать дальше...