Новости за 23.10.2018

This stimulating, Tony Award-winning play by J.T. Rogers about the forging of the 1993 Oslo Accords conveys the hope that rational discourse, mutual understanding and joint compromise may be possible — even in one of the most politically polarized places in the world.

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The wife of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer has accused him of physically, verbally and emotionally abusing her throughout their eight-year marriage. In a court filing for the couple’s divorce proceedings in Montana, Nina Koupriianova said Spencer once left her with bruises after dragging her of bed and down stairs in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — US to revoke visas of some Saudi officials implicated in death of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.

A person with knowledge of the talks tells The Associated Press FIFA President Gianni Infantino is doubling down on his Club World Cup plans with a proposal for an annual tournament despite European soccer’s resistance to any competition that challenges the supremacy of the Champions League. The revised proposal amends an initial plan to play […]

Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing will pay out at least $1.6 billion to winning jackpot ticket holders. If there are none, the jackpot increases to $2 billion on Friday. But by then, lottery officials estimate, 75 percent of all number combinations will be purchased.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Seattle-based energy consultant has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for engaging in a fraud scheme involving solar energy tax credits with a former Oregon Department of Energy employee. Martin Shain was also ordered Tuesday to pay over $520,000 in restitution. Shain pleaded guilty to tax fraud […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former Republican senator and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is telling North Dakota veterans to support Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Hagel is a former two-term Republican senator from Nebraska and twice-wounded Vietnam combat veteran. He’s making campaign stops across North Dakota this week to help Heitkamp gain support from veterans, who may […]

Florid but warmhearted — much like the man at its center — “The Happy Prince” is a haunting portrait of the aftermath of betrayal; of how the master of comedy became a tragedy. Rating 3 stars out of 4.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing global outrage over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi officials are now acknowledging that the journalist was targeted inside the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey and a body double was on hand to aid in a cover-up — the latest twist in the kingdom’s evolving efforts to explain Khashoggi’s death. This new […]

BOSTON (AP) — Games have averaged 3 hours, 35½ minutes, up six minutes from the 2017 postseason and more than a half-hour over the regular season. Strikeouts have topped hits in seven of eight postseason matchups. Starting pitchers usually don’t finish the fifth inning and use of relievers is up markedly in an era when […]

LONDON (AP) — The widow of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, who was killed by radioactive poison in 2006, said Tuesday that the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should be a wake-up call to the world about the deadly behavior of authoritarian states. Speaking at an event at the British Parliament, Marina Litvinenko said […]

Amazon representatives appear to have pitched the company's facial recognition software to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, according to documents released to the Project on Government Oversight. Such tools have been in the spotlight amid criticism of Trump administration policies and broader concerns about privacy and the potential for government overreach.

The Seahawks plummeted the 25th right after their 0-2 start, but after winning three of their last four games, they've steadily inched into the top half of Mike Vorel's NFL Power Rankings.

One Washington state lawmaker wants election ads by political-action committees to display logos of their corporate donors, and some kind of warning label. Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, said he plans to push such legislation in light of the $46 million in corporate money spent so far this year on a pair of Washington ballot initiative […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Records say man who killed female student on University of Utah campus was registered sex offender.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday made clear that local election workers cannot enforce a core requirement in a new voter photo identification law, taking away the teeth of the law in advance of a marquee U.S. Senate election on Nov. 6. At issue is a new law that had directed […]

Rossi's campaign said he's been up front about his views on abortion and that Schrier's news conference misrepresented his statement at a debate last week.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials are looking at whether occupational licenses the state requires have gone beyond protecting public safety to unduly limiting job opportunities. Idaho Lt. Gov. Brad Little late last week released results of a report that found the state has at least 440 different occupational licenses with some 204,000 licenses issued […]

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that he told Russian officials the Kremlin hurt itself by meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Wrapping up two days of talks in Moscow, Bolton said he told his Russian interlocutors that Moscow’s meddling has been “particularly harmful for Russian-American relations without providing […]

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that he told Russian officials that the Kremlin has hurt itself by meddling in the U.S. election. Wrapping up two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top lieutenants, Bolton said he had told his Russian interlocutors that Moscow’s meddling has […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says a 17-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during a protest along the perimeter fence with Israel. The ministry says Montaser al-Baz was shot in the head Tuesday and died hours later at a hospital. The Israeli military says 200 protesters burned tires and threw […]

A look at Seattle's statistical turnaround of late and some thoughts on why it has happened.

Amazon, which has boosted its federal lobbying far faster than rivals in recent years, spent $3.63 million on its efforts in the third quarter.

Another study points out Washington's terrible tax system. But this supposedly blue state is in no hurry to change things.

Jonah Hill's film, an achievement in authentic world-building, explores the violent initiations of boys into manhood against the backdrop of a laid-back L.A. skate-shop crew. Rating: 2.5 stars out of 4.