Новости за 17.11.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Watching video on a phone or personal computer can sometimes feel less than awesome — not to mention kind of lonely, given the limited viewing angle of the small screen. [...] stand-alone devices tend to offer more features and more video services to choose from. The TiVo is first and foremost a digital video recorder, offering many features that cable-company DVRs can't match. TiVo figures you can simply record those channels or use your cable company's on-demand service, but that doesn't help if you have only an antenna. Читать дальше...

Motor Trend has announced the best 2016 car, SUV and truck of the year, with the Chevrolet Camaro, Volvo XC90 and Chevrolet Colorado each taking home the prestigious award.

Have a house full of Legos? Save your feet with these Lego slippers https://t.co/CrwMasLFn2 pic.twitter.com/oLNJ84k4ox — CNET (@CNET) November 16, 2015 Have you ever walked through a room where your child was busy building with Legos and inadvertently stepped on a stray brick? You probably found yourself screaming something far worse than “ouch” and hopping

(L-R) Actors Vin Diesel, Kurt Russell, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster pose with the Hollywood Blockbuster Award for ‘Furious 7′ during the 19th Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 1, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/HFA2015/Getty Images for dcp) Vin Diesel is hoping to expand his blockbuster “Fast & Furious” franchise with a series of spin-offs and prequels. The actor and director F. Gary Gray are currently working on the... Читать дальше...

Actors Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson arrive at the premiere of Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2′ at Microsoft Theater on November 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) The stars of “The Hunger Games” showed solidarity with the French by wearing Tricolor ribbons at the Los Angeles premiere of the franchise’s final film on Monday night. The event celebrating the release of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2″ was scaled... Читать дальше...

Actor Charlie Sheen waits on the set of the Today Show before formally announcing that he is H.I.V. positive in an interview with Matt Lauer on November 17, 2015 in New York City. Sheen says he learned of his diagnosis four years ago and was announcing it publically to put an end to rumors and extortion. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Charlie Sheen has revealed he was diagnosed with HIV four years ago. Earlier this month, reporters at Britain’s The Sun newspaper claimed a “major Hollywood star” was suffering from the disease... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A dead 4-foot-long alligator has been found in a park in northern New Jersey. The county sheriff's office says it removed the dead animal from Newark's Weequahic Park after a jogger spotted the reptile around 7 a.m. Tuesday. NJ.com reports (http://bit.ly/1OODF45 ) Sheriff Armando Fontoura said in a statement that officials believe the alligator was a pet. The remains were turned over to the Associated Humane Societies of New Jersey. ___ Information from: NJ.com, http://www.nj.com

(AP) — A New York man who spent 29 days in jail after Pennsylvania state police mistook homemade soap for cocaine has filed a lawsuit. The (Allentown) Morning Call reports (http://bit.ly/1l2xpZl ) Alexander Bernstein says he had to pay thousands of dollars in court costs and missed Thanksgiving with his toddler before the charges were dropped. Troopers smelled marijuana, searched the car and found packages the driver said was homemade soap, but tested as cocaine.

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's year-old mobile-payments service is expanding to more countries, banks and merchants, as it faces growing competition and some challenges before it becomes as commonplace as plastic cards. Jennifer Bailey, Apple's vice president for Apple Pay, said the company is starting with American Express in Canada and Australia because it's both the card issuer and the payment-network operator, so coordination is easier. With Visa and MasterCard, individual banks issue the cards, and... Читать дальше...

Organizers offered runners commemorative T-shirts Tuesday as part of an apology for inadvertently extending the weekend Standard Chartered Bangkok Half-Marathon by almost 7 kilometers (4 miles). Some 6,000 runners took part in the race and everyone — even those who didn't finish — will get a special jersey to wear like a badge of pride, said Songkram Kraison, vice president of the Jogging Association of Thailand, one of the event's two organizers. The race looped through Bangkok's historic district... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Chewing gum once again adorns Seattle's famed gum wall less than a week after it was steamed clean of 20 years' worth of old chewing gum. Seattlepi.com reports (http://bit.ly/1SzGe7R )a flash mob met Saturday to leave their gum behind on the wall in the city's Pike Place Market.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend after yelling at him for eating all of the salsa has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Jefferson's attorney, however, says the stabbing happened because she just learned her boyfriend was a registered sex offender.

I started thumbing through it and saw a firsthand account, written by the book's owner in 1961. It's not a long account. But it's rare to find new ones after so many decades. It was a little difficult to transcribe the story. I tried to do it as written.

If you like the large-scale artwork in Farallon, Bruno’s and Zero Zero, you’ll love 956 South Van Ness Ave. Michael Brennan, the artist who created those massive murals, previously owned the 1872 Victorian and covered nearly every surface in the 3,500-square-foot home in his art, from the Sistine Chapel-inspired ceiling in the triple parlor to

Oakland allowed Vikings running back Adrian Peterson 203 rushing yards in a 30-14 loss on Sunday. In the first 843 games of the franchise’s history, the Raiders allowed six 200-yard rushers and 200-yard receivers. The only other player in the NFL to crack that number this season was Bengals receiver A.J. Green (with 227 against the Ravens). The Steelers with their receiving corps and their quarterback situation, they’re going to throw it quite a bit. The Raiders’ run defense had actually been... Читать дальше...

Mario Chalmers scored 16 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter Monday as the host Memphis Grizzlies held on for a 122-114 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Memphis made 12 of 17 three-point attempts, much out of character for the Grizzlies, who entered the game shooting 29 percent from behind the arc. Brandon Knight had 30 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double as host Phoenix ran past Los Angeles. The Celtics’ third consecutive win left the Rockets with a... Читать дальше...

Hagelin broke out of a slump with a goal and two assists, and Anaheim beat the host Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Monday. “I wanted to prove myself, that I was a better player than I was last game,” said Hagelin, who entered with one goal and one assist this season. Sami Vatanen and Shawn Horcoff also scored and Ryan Getzlaf added an empty-netter for his first goal of the year. Getzlaf also had an assist for Anaheim — which snapped a three-game losing streak, matched a season-high for goals and earned... Читать дальше...

The 6-foot-6 Blanks, 29, has played mostly left field during a career that began with the Padres in 2009 but was sidetracked with injuries. If he makes the Giants’ Opening Day roster, he could be at least a valuable backup outfielder — which would have been the plan for Byrd — and first baseman. Blanks hit 10 homers in 54 games as a rookie. In 71 plate appearances this past season, he hit .313 with a .352 on-base percentage and .522 slugging percentage. In Triple-A, he has averaged a homer every 18 plate appearances. Читать дальше...

Typical Bay Area freelancer: Moonlighting IT guy, survey finds Lots of Bay Area workers — about 29 percent of the workforce or 1.5 million people — do freelance work, according to a survey called “Freelancing in America.” Only a small fraction (6 percent) drive for Uber, Lyft or other transportation services, the survey said. [...] most are workers in tech or related fields who freelance in addition to other work. The survey describes a typical Bay Area freelancer like this: “A highly educated... Читать дальше...

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was a unanimous pick as NL Rookie of the Year, and Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was voted the AL honor. Correa, 21, the top pick in the 2012 amateur draft, made his debut June 8 and hit .279 with 22 homers, 68 RBIs and 14 steals, helping the Astros make their first postseason appearance in a decade. Blanks, 29, is a career .241 hitter with 33 homers and 111 RBIs in seven seasons with the Padres, A’s and Rangers.

Former Giant Aubrey Huff wants to play in the majors again at age 39 Former Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff wants to play major-league baseball again. A hero from San Francisco’s first championship team in 2010, who pumped 26 home runs and pumped up fans with his Rally Thong, understands that folks will think he has lost touch with reality. For two months he has been working with a trainer twice a day, five times a week, at a San Diego facility, and said he is down to 212 pounds after ballooning to 230 in 2012, his final year in baseball. Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Barack Obama landed in Southeast Asia Tuesday for string of summits with Asian leaders, a visit he had hoped would highlight progress in his seven-year charm offensive in the region — but was instead overshadowed by the fight against Islamic terrorism in the Middle East. While Obama was ready to talk up his freshly inked trade deal and military cooperation in Asia, the rest of the world was looking for leadership on the Islamic State's relentless terror spree. Читать дальше...

Officials have said the explosion at the Priest Rapids Dam was caused by an electrical equipment malfunction.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a commuter train near the Santa Clara Caltrain Station on Monday evening, causing delays of up to 90 minutes, officials said. Around 5:40 pm., a northbound train carrying 175 people hit the pedestrian just north of the station, said Tasha Bartholomew, a Caltrain spokeswoman. The Transit Police Unit was investigating the incident, and no trains will stop at the station while they clear the scene.

The 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that includes the United States and China says the attacks "demand a united voice from the global community." The APEC meeting, which focuses on trade and economic issues, is being overshadowed by the Paris attacks and China's disputes in the South China Sea with its Asian neighbors.