Новости за 02.07.2015

A fire continues to burn at the site of a train derailment in eastern Tennessee after a CSX train car carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire, and officials say firefighters are trying to keep neighboring rail cars cool as they make efforts to move them away from the flames. Craig Camuso, CSX regional vice president for state government affairs, said officials don't know yet how much acrylonitrile is coming out of the tank and burning or how much remains inside. CSX says... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS — BP and five Gulf Coast states announced a record $18.7 billion settlement Thursday that resolves years of legal fighting over the environmental and economic damage done by the energy giant’s oil spill in 2010. The settlement, if accepted by a federal judge, would end a years-long battle between BP and the U.S. government over Clean Water Act penalties after a judge ruled the company was grossly negligent in the nearly 134 million gallon spill. “If approved by the court, this settlement... Читать дальше...

More University of California freshman applicants from outside the state were invited to attend this fall than ever before, while the number of Californians admitted continued to drop, UC said Thursday. “Every year, we offer admission to exceptionally talented students who work hard to gain admission to Berkeley, but this year was definitely more competitive than years past,” said Amy Jarich, UC Berkeley’s director of undergraduate admissions. Because of the high demand, we are the most selective public university in America... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — The Egyptian military pounded Islamic militant positions and killed 23 extremists in dawn raids in Sinai on Thursday, a day after an unprecedented assault by Islamic State-linked extremists in the restive peninsula that undermined government efforts to stem an insurgency in the area despite a two-year crackdown. The officials also said the army was searching for extremists house to house in the town of Sheikh Zuweid — where the militants attacked a string of army checkpoints the previous day ... Читать дальше...

[...] it went Thursday at an Independence Day festival in Utah, where officials said a pig-shaped hot-air balloon descended quickly to the ground after hitting a Wyoming cowboy-themed entry. The collision ripped a hole in the nylon fabric of the pig balloon, and a piece of plastic caught fire as it descended. The pilot, Erwin Oertli was the only person in the balloon and suffered minor burns from melted plastic that dripped onto his face, the bank said in a statement. Witness Kevin Auernig, 37... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trying to close the books on the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, BP agreed Thursday to provide billions of dollars in new money to five Gulf Coast states in a deal the company said would bring its full obligations to an estimated $53.8 billion. Federal and state government officials touted the record-breaking $18.7 billion agreement as a historic milestone in the Gulf Coast's recovery. The Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 rig workers and spewed millions of gallons of crude that stained beaches... Читать дальше...

VIENNA — Iran took a hard line Thursday on two of the biggest demands of world powers in a final nuclear accord, rejecting any extraordinary inspection rules and threatening to ramp up enrichment of bomb-making material if the United States and other countries reimpose sanctions after the deal is in place. In Vienna, a senior Iranian negotiator said the U.N. nuclear agency’s standard rules governing access to government information, sites of interest and scientists should be sufficient to ensure... Читать дальше...

A judge on Thursday rejected a request for a temporary restraining order against prosecutors by the company that built the Berkeley apartment complex where six people died in a balcony collapse. Judge Evelio Grillo of Alameda County Superior Court said Segue Construction Inc. of Pleasanton had not shown evidence that it would suffer “irreparable harm” if the district attorney’s investigators were to inspect the balcony and a second rotted deck without the company’s participation. The tests are... Читать дальше...

The governor has not announced whether he plans to sign a bill that would make major changes to the two large public-sector pension plans, for teachers and state workers. The school funding bill, Wolf said, contained much that he supported, including the new funding formula, but he vetoed it because it did not do enough to restore money for public schools. "[...] his entire budget veto, and his entire budget stance is to raise taxes on Pennsylvanians and employers, nothing else," Miskin said. ... Читать дальше...

Tsipras’ government has been exhorting Greeks this week to vote no in the referendum, which, while couched in confusing language, effectively asks whether the nation is willing to accept more austerity in exchange for billions of euros that the country needs to return to solvency. After a remarkable series of twists and turns in negotiations with creditors this week, the proposal on which Greeks will be voting is no longer even on the table, as the bailout package expired Tuesday night. In an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday... Читать дальше...

Police investigating the escape of two killers from a northern New York prison last month are asking owners of seasonal homes and camps in the area to check for missing or left-behind items. Police have evidence that Richard Matt and David Sweat relied on supplies from camps and cabins in the heavily wooded area after escaping from the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6. State police piecing together the pair's path during their three weeks on the lam are asking for property... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Intel said Thursday that President Renee James, who has worked at the chipmaker for 28 years, plans to leave the company early next year to seek a CEO role elsewhere. James has agreed to stay with Intel until January to oversee the transition of her responsibilities and will be paid $4 million to do so, according to a filling with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(AP) — Billboards and TV commercials, living room visits, guess-your-water-use booths, and awards for water stinginess — a wealthy swath of Orange County that once had one of the worst records for water conservation in drought-stricken California is turning things around, proving it's possible to get people to change their ways. The agency achieved it by, among other things, holding small meetings in people's homes, knocking on 2,000 doors, plastering the city with save-water billboards, conspicuously honoring its most frugal citizens... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wanted dearly to get the government in the business of rating universities based on value and affordability. No longer does the federal government intend to use a formula to score schools based on factors like price, average student debt and graduation rates.

An 18-foot great white shark estimated at 5,000 pounds was spotted where? San Francisco sewer plant at Ocean Beach North Carolina’s Outer Banks Sunken ship near Santa Cruz Dive boat off Puerto Vallarta, Mexico The Shellfish Suppression Act is all about what? Law used to prosecute Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow Protection for otters accused of

WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators found no evidence of a shooting after the Washington Navy Yard went on lockdown Thursday when someone reported shots fired in the same building where a gunman killed 12 workers in a rampage two years ago. D.C. police said a woman called from inside a Navy Yard building to report that she might have heard sounds of gunshots around 7:20 a.m. However, investigators found no sign of a shooting, a shooter or anyone injured. A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity... Читать дальше...

"The single most important step for polar bear conservation is decisive action to address Arctic warming," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a draft recovery plan, part of the process after the agency listed the species as threatened in 2008. Polar bears living in the high Canadian Arctic fared the best. Besides global warming, the draft plan outlines other goals, including better management of subsistence harvests; deadly interactions with humans, which could increase as people move farther... Читать дальше...

A car on a CSX train carrying a flammable and toxic substance derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people within a 2-mile radius. Craig Camuso, CSX regional vice president for state government affairs, said the derailed car was carrying acrylonitrile. The company said it’s a hazardous material used in multiple industrial processes including making plastics, it’s flammable and it’s dangerous if inhaled. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, acrylonitrile is a colorless liquid. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Where two-term Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stands on various issues that will be debated in the Republican presidential campaign, a race he's joining. [...] he's also questioned whether the current policy on legal immigration makes economic sense, suggesting he might side with those who believe high numbers of immigrants — legal or not — suppress wages. Walker also opposes same-sex marriage, voting for a state constitutional amendment in 2006 that banned it. Walker called the Supreme Court's... Читать дальше...

The hardcore sex acts were played out Wednesday night by actors in an open space at the social sciences department of the University of Buenos Aires. Lucia Romano, president of the department's student center, told local Radio Continental on Thursday that performers left behind a mess of condoms and urine.

Michael Briggs, a campaign spokesman, said the totals included $1.5 million that was transferred from Sanders' Senate campaign account into the presidential campaign. Sanders is courting the most liberal grassroots voters by running largely on a platform of reducing income inequality. The 73-year-old democratic socialist has tried to appeal to Democrats with a message of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and increasing taxes on the wealthy and Wall Street. Obama's appeal among small donors... Читать дальше...

BENGHAZI, Libya — The old courthouse in central Benghazi, Libya’s second-largest city and the birthplace of the uprising against Moammar Khadafy, is a shelled-out ruin — a testimony to the destruction and chaos that permeate this North African country four years after the civil war that ousted the longtime dictator. Near-daily street fighting has pitted militias made up of a myriad of al Qaeda-linked militants, Islamic State extremists and former anti-Khadafy rebels against soldiers loyal to the... Читать дальше...

[...] HBO has made its shows and movies available online for $15 a month to people who don't pay for cable, while Showtime has an $11-a-month service debuting this month. Rather, the Lifetime Movie Club service will let viewers watch a rotating pool of movies, about 30 at a time, from Lifetime's library of more than 300 films. Some of our biggest events on Lifetime are the movies, said Dan Suratt, executive vice president for digital at A+E Networks, which owns Lifetime as well as the History channel and A+E. Читать дальше...

Interview with Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights The heart and the soul of bohemian San Francisco, Lawrence Ferlinghetti has altered the cultural landscape of readers and writers both locally and globally from his perch at City Lights, at 261 Columbus Ave. in North Beach. “I Greet You at the Beginning of a Great Career,” a new collection of letters between him and Allen Ginsberg, tracks their friendship and explores the fellowship of poets born at City Lights Bookstore and its publishing arm, City Lights Books. Читать дальше...