Новости за 20.01.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations are pushing a conservative meme related to the investigation of Russian election interference, researchers say. The purported Russian activity involves the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo, a reference to a secret congressional report about President Donald Trump’s allegations that he was wiretapped by the Obama administration. A group […]

There’s a great sex scene in the season two premiere of HBO’s “Crashing,” for which star Pete Holmes — in light of #MeToo, TimesUp and Aziz Ansari — could well win Man of the Year. In the throes of a drunken, headed-to-bed encounter with a woman named Ali (played by Jamie Lee), Pete (played by […]

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The honeymoon, as it were, is apparently over. A day after Pope Francis grabbed headlines by pronouncing two flight attendants man and wife while flying 36,000 feet over Chile, the conservative Catholic commentariat on Friday questioned the legitimacy of the shotgun sacrament and warned it could cheapen the church’s marriage preparation […]

SWEET HOME, Ore. (AP) — Forestry officials say that Oregon has been selected to provide the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree. Willamette National Forest officials said Friday the tree will be cut from the Sweet Home Ranger District. The tree will be displayed on the West Lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. with […]

The coach, who was suing in the wake of the Bellevue recruiting investigation, dropped his suit after his suspension was reduced.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two patients at a state psychiatric hospital are charged with resisting hospital police during unrest that has kept the facility locked down for nearly a week. Department of State Hospitals spokesman Ralph Montano said Friday that the two were arrested Tuesday when police responded to a Coalinga State Hospital living unit […]

DETROIT (AP) — Warmer temperatures may make it dangerous to go out onto frozen lakes and ponds to do things like go ice fishing or ride ATVs. In a news release, the U.S. Coast Guard in Detroit says the expected warmer temperatures could create “extremely dangerous” conditions on the ice. And the anticipated rain and […]

Commentary: Facebook’s fixes to problems sometimes need fixes of their own. It’s useful to remember that nothing at Facebook is permanent, not even its principles.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Petty’s family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose. His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night. Dana and Adria Petty say they got the results from the coroner’s office earlier in the day […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Petty’s family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose. His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night. Dana and Adria Petty say they got the results from the coroner’s office earlier in the day […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family: Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose, according to medical examiner.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate schedules showdown vote for 10 p.m. EST on House GOP bill averting government shutdown.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More than half a century after the end of Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South, legislators are finding remnants of racism in Virginia law. The Code of Virginia makes it legal for employers to pay less than minimum wage to “newsboys, shoe-shine boys, caddies on golf courses, […]

This week’s best quotes in business span the Amazon HQ2 hunt, the bitcoin collapse, the new allure of China for software developers, and more.

Belief in witchcraft occurs in cultures throughout the world. In rural China, the accused witches are not hunted down and burned at the stake by their neighbors, but they are ostracized from their community.

A roundup of notable obituaries from the week ending Jan. 19

In 2016, according to government statistics, close to 22,000 people committed suicide, a rate of 17.3 per 100,000 people.

The Aeolus Robot, inspired by Rosey the Robot, can distinguish the subtle differences between a bagel and a doughnut.

A baby who had experimental surgery as a fetus is born with fewer complications than expected, to the delight of parents and doctors.

The battle over the late playwright’s manuscripts, private journals and other papers pitted two of the nation’s most prestigious archival institutions against each other. And it cracks a window onto the rarefied trade in writers’ papers.

Learning about the curious food chain in the deep sea.

A new generation of Canadian chefs are reclaiming and popularizing indigenous foods as part of a growing culinary affirmation of identity.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say the state’s five national parks will still be accessible if the federal government shuts down after failing to reach a budget deal by midnight Friday. Utah Office of Tourism managing director Vicki Varela says her office and the superintendents of Utah’s parks discussed contingency plans Friday afternoon […]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has amended her executive order calling for a special legislative session to include new tax increases and policy changes endorsed by a group of civic and business leaders. Fallin amended her call Friday to ask lawmakers to consider tax hikes on tobacco, motor fuel and energy production, […]

The Department of Homeland Security plans to issue a proposal to remove the work eligibility of spouses of H-1B holders — a move that industry groups expect next month.