Новости за 12.10.2018

Bitcoin is assured to run its course as a get-rich-quick financial innovation but until the bubble bursts, it threatens to burn a lot of precious energy, including some in Washington state.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Trump welcomes Turkey’s release of American pastor, says Brunson ‘in good shape,’ will visit Oval Office Saturday.

CDC testing found evidence of a rare but deadly amoeba that can cause a brain infection at one of the four attractions at the BSR Cable Park and Surf Resort in Waco, and conditions favorable for its growth at the other three.

The Khashoggi affair is a grim illustration of how the risk to journalists increases worldwide when America abdicates its role as global defender of a free press.

A government policy designed to make it harder for poor women to avoid having children they don’t want is off-the-wall on every level — medical, sociological and fiscal.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican candidate for governor had some advice Friday for his Democratic opponent: put on a catcher’s mask because “I’m going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes.” Scott Wagner made the comments in a nearly 3-minute video posted on Facebook, the latest time the former state senator and […]

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell has shown an ability to collaborate across party lines on key issues, while also standing up when necessary to defend the interests of Washingtonians. Voters should re-elect her.

In her Oct. 8 debate with U.S. Sen. Marie Cantwell, challenger Susan Hutchison often echoed the rhetoric of Republican leaders in the other Washington. In response to a question about intellectual property theft, she refers to how “Chinese and Russians hacked into Hillary Clinton’s emails from her home server. According to a Seattle Times story, she “also […]

BOSTON (AP) — The utility company involved in last month’s explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities have been ordered by state regulators to halt all non-emergency natural gas work. The moratorium imposed Friday by the Department of Public Utilities covers all parts of the state serviced by Columbia Gas. While officials say the order […]

IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media say American pastor Andrew Brunson’s plane has taken off from city of Izmir.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Jones Industrial Average claws back nearly 300 points but still suffers its biggest weekly loss in six months.

The Seahawks could use an improved pass rush Sunday to combat Oakland quarterback Derek Carr, who is averaging 328 passing yards per game, sixth in the NFL.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Vandals damaged a Republican office in Manhattan Friday that is set to host the founder of a far-right men’s organization. Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro says the damage includes smashed windows, a spray-painted door and glue put in the locks at the Metropolitan Republican Club, a longtime gathering spot for Republicans. […]

You sent us your questions and Seattle Times basketball reporter Percy Allen went the Bay Area for Pac-12 basketball media days to bring back the answers.

REPUBLIC, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with lighting his own home on fire, grabbing a rifle and waiting outside because he was upset that his ex-wife was dating a firefighter. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 35-year-old Jason Hawkins, of Republican, pleaded not guilty Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of arson, […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 40-year-old Alaska man suspected of firing shots at workers he mistook for burglars has been jailed on suspicion of felony assault. Anchorage police detained Joshua Groghan early Friday. Officers at 2:30 a.m. responded to shots fired at a business park in southeast Anchorage. Police say Groghan approached the area, saw […]

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found in New Jersey this week were those of a child believed to have been a toddler. Camden County prosecutors say the remains were found Thursday afternoon in a trash-strewn alleyway in the 800 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue. They were determined to be that of a […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris said they did not sign off on three White House nominees for open California seats on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and will oppose the confirmations, according to a report. President Donald Trump announced he had nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern […]

In regard to the letter about the need for funding for rape kits in the state of Washington, the letter writer is 100 percent correct. However, the contention that the Republicans in the Senate discount and ignore the abuse of women is plain wrong. The Senate Republicans treated Christine Blasey Ford with dignity. The Democrats […]

Patrick Marshall answers your personal technology questions each week.

I am beside myself that Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court. This is a dark time for the Senate. And the swing votes of Sens. Susan Collins and Joe Manchin were shocking. That anyone could ever vote yes on Kavanaugh shows that they are spineless and unaware and must be replaced, starting with […]

Democratic leaders showed themselves willing to destroy a good man with a lifetime of accomplishment and a spotless reputation from all who knew him, using nothing more than a sincere but unsupported allegation of something that may not have happened decades ago. We would all be losers to move away from being a nation of […]

A look at some of the features in the new macOS, including security, Finder Stacks, document scanning from iPhone or iPad, and Dark Mode.

The part of this latest charade that really got me thinking was the fact that some of the senators who were involved in the Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas hearings were still dispensing justice — if you can call it that — in the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh hearings. I cannot think of […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State Rep. Knute Buehler, seeking middle ground on immigration issues in his race for governor of Oregon, criticized the Trump administration for pursuing rule changes that could hurt health care for immigrants. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Buehler on Thursday blasted a proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security. It […]