Новости за 07.08.2015

ROME — Survivors of a refugee boat that capsized off Libya as rescuers approached told investigators that smugglers armed with knives forced people to stay in the trawler’s hold, increasing fears that more than 200 had been trapped inside and drowned, officials in Sicily said Friday. Police said the five suspected smugglers — Libyan and Algerian men — were detained Thursday in Palermo as they disembarked, along with 362 survivors, from an Irish naval vessel. Six other survivors were taken by helicopter to hospitals... Читать дальше...

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Getting through it together with his daughter… pic.twitter.com/5razCJ9oxh — TheLADbible (@TheLadBible) August 5, 2015 A New Zealand girl might have one of the world’s sweetest dads. Charlotte, 6, is deaf and wears bulky cochlear implants on her head that allow her to hear. Her thoughtful father, Alistair Campbell, recently got a matching implant tattooed on

DENVER — A plume of mustard-colored muck that spilled from a Colorado mine was inching downstream Friday as frustrated state and local officials awaited word from federal agencies on the kind of pollutants staining the water. An estimated 1 million gallons of contaminated wastewater is flowing through the Animas River, and it is acidic and contains heavy metals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said. But the agency still was running tests to see exactly what the sludge contained... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man has admitted his role in the trade of 59 illegally caught wild snakes, including a live rattler mailed to him in a coffee can. Gerard Kruse of Oviedo, Florida, appeared Friday in a federal courtroom in New York City. The 42-year-old social worker pleaded guilty to seven counts of illegally transporting wildlife and six counts of the illegal receipt of wildlife. Federal prosecutors say the snakes were collected by Kruse and others from various states, including New Jersey, California and Oregon. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO - The Giants’ disabled list now includes three starting pitchers. Mike Leake has joined the Tims, Lincecum and Hudson. The Giants placed Leake on the 15-day DL Friday with a strained left hamstring, which was sustained Monday during conditioning drills in Atlanta a day after his Giants debut. Left-handed reliever Josh Osich has rejoined the team filling Leake’s roster spot. Ryan Vogelsong is coming out of the bullpen to make two starts in place of Leake,... Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday aimed at identifying those responsible for using chlorine and other chemical weapons in attacks in Syria that have killed and injured a growing number of civilians over the past two years. The resolution, negotiated primarily by the United States and Russia, establishes an international investigative body that would assign blame for any chemical weapons attacks during the Syrian conflict, now in it’s fifth year... Читать дальше...

SEOUL — North Korea, which was already out of sync with much of the world, announced on Friday that it would take that a step further. The isolated, authoritarian country said it would create its own time zone — “Pyongyang time” — and set its clocks 30 minutes behind those of South Korea and Japan. The change is to go into effect on Aug. 15, the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II, which liberated a then-unified Korea from decades of Japanese colonial rule.

BEIRUT — The Islamic State group has abducted 230 residents, including dozens of Christians, from a central Syrian town captured by the extremists the day before, activists said Friday. The Islamic State extremists took over the heavily populated Qaryatain on Thursday, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Bebars al-Talawy. Osama Edward, director of the Christian Assyrian Network for Human Rights in Syria, said about... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA — The raucous field of Republican presidential candidates hustled back before voters Friday, hoping to build on momentum from their first meeting of the 2016 campaign — and clean up any debate-night messes left behind. “It's not easy with 10 people debating,” said Jeb Bush, who spent Friday on the New Hampshire coast before an evening town hall. Bush, among the rivals scrambling for notice in a campaign dominated at the moment by Donald Trump, said, “I don't... Читать дальше...

A poll showed what woman was the favorite for a place on a redesigned $10 bill?Jennifer AnistonHarriet Tubman Amelia Earhart Eleanor Roosevelt What are major airlines doing about the killing of Cecil the lion?No more stuffed animals as giveawaysCarriers refusing to ship animal hunting trophies No direct flights to Zimbabwe where lion was killed Hunting

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has announced that he will oppose the Iran nuclear deal because of the “very real risk” that Tehran will “use the agreement to pursue its nefarious goals.” Schumer’s widely anticipated stance on the deal — which would put limits on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and permit international inspections — is a major defeat for President Obama’s hopes of cementing a significant foreign policy achievement in his last years in office. But the position of New York’s senior Democratic senator... Читать дальше...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Washington state want a former city employee to pay back nearly $800 in taxpayer money she spent on cupcakes for her own office farewell party. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1T0IFVJ ) that when former Yakima human resources director Cheryl Ann Mattia resigned in December, she ordered $757.40 worth of gourmet cupcakes from a local cafe. City Manager Tony O'Rourke says the spending was a "gross misuse" of taxpayer money. Mattia says the cost of... Читать дальше...

Depending on where you fall on the geek spectrum, it’s either the coolest or creepiest thing you’ll see this week. Tesla Motors posted online a brief video clip of its “Snakebot,” a recharging system for the electric Model S sedan that plugs itself in, no hands required. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has mentioned the technology

SAN ANTONIO — The U.S. government has asked a federal judge to reconsider her ruling calling for the immediate release of children and their mothers caught entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico, saying recent changes mean federal authorities are no longer violating a ban on holding immigrant children in secure facilities. In late July, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles ordered the release of all children from immigrant family detention centers “without unnecessary delay,”... Читать дальше...

BOSTON — The two men suspected of masquerading as police officers to rob an art museum of $500 million worth of masterpieces in 1990 are dead, the FBI says. Two years ago, investigators announced they knew who stole 13 works — including paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer — from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, but they refused to elaborate, saying only that the investigation was focused on recovering the artwork. Now Peter Kowenhoven, the FBI’s assistant special agent in charge in Boston... Читать дальше...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Winston-Salem State has added former Wake Forest defensive back Chip Vaughn to its coaching staff. The school announced the addition of Vaughn on Friday through the NFL Players' Association's coaching internship program. He will coach safeties and help with special teams. Vaughn helped the Demon Deacons win an unlikely Atlantic Coast Conference title in 2006. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 2009 and spent parts of two seasons with Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Carolina.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — In a story Aug. 6 about Ecuador and digital surveillance, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of electronic devices infected by the government's spy agency with a company's software, based on a computer screenshot. The screenshot shows 13 devices were either infected or targeted for infection, not that 13 were infected.  A corrected version of the story is below: APNewsBreak: Email leak suggests Ecuador spied on opposition APNewsBreak: Leaked emails suggest Hacking... Читать дальше...

The weekly poll THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What should be done about the trophy hunter who shot Cecil the lion? 53% Extradite Dr. Walter Palmer to Zimbabwe. 26% Ban the import of trophy lions into the U.S. 15% Leave Palmer alone — it’s only a lion he killed. 6% Put him in the Minnesota Zoo next to the lions. Читать дальше...

CLEARLAKE, Lake County — The imminent danger from the devastating Rocky Fire in Lake County diminished Thursday and hundreds of residents began to return to their evacuated homes, but Gov. Jerry Brown made clear in a visit to the area that California is still in danger. Brown traveled to the scorched hillside at Cowboy Camp, just off fire-ravaged Highway 20, and, as helicopters circled nearby, said the fire illustrates that climate change is both real and destructive. The message, he said, isn’t getting through. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota has released redacted accounts of alleged sexual harassment that led to the resignation of the school's athletic director. One of the two female co-workers who accused Norwood Teague of harassment during a recent event says what started out as friendly texting with Teague about setting him up with her friend devolved into Teague pinching her butt and asking if he could perform oral sex on her. The other woman told school officials that Teague asked her inappropriate questions... Читать дальше...

There are various menfolk hanging around her, but “Don Pasquale” turns on the doings of its lone female character, the charming and resourceful Norina. Or at least, that was the impression left by the Merola Opera Program’s musically alluring, if theatrically spotty, account of Donizetti’s comic gem. At a glance, the elements of “Don Pasquale,” which is done surprisingly seldom, are taken from the familiar toolbox of Italian comic opera. It’s the same repertoire of devices that go back to commedia dell’arte ... Читать дальше...

Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum. (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage) Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley is set to become a first-time father next year The star’s wife, Cassie McConnell Kelley, will welcome their first child in February after years of struggling with fertility issues. In a message on her lifestyle blog, McConnell Kelley writes, “Charles and I are SO BEYOND EXCITED to share with y’all that we are expecting a baby…! Like, ecstatic and I’m crying even as I type those words!” The couple was... Читать дальше...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's average school start time is later than the rest of the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data Thursday that says Alaska's average statewide start time of 8:33 a.m. is the latest among the 50 states, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported (http://bit.ly/1MfoRdg). Less than a quarter of Alaska's schools start their days before 8:30 a.m., the time recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2014 for adolescents in middle and high school. Читать дальше...

Mike Leake #13 of the San Francisco Giants steps off the mound in Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The San Francisco Giants announced on Friday morning that newly acquired pitcher Mike Leake has been put on the disabled list retroactive to Aug. 3. Leake had already been removed from the rotation after straining his left hamstring during conditioning drills on Monday in Atlanta. “It was actually on my last sprint. I would’ve been done. That’s what sucks the most,” Leake said. “I usually... Читать дальше...