Новости за 26.11.2015

Will Smith. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic) Will Smith is considering a career in politics as a way to honor his grandmother. The “Men in Black” star is keen to follow in Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ronald Reagan’s footsteps and turn his back on Hollywood to run for office – and he admits he has already started prepping for his new career. “I’m working really hard and my storytelling is elevating, my ability to be eloquent with my body and with my voice and to deliver ideas as an actor is elevating,” he tells The Hollywood Reporter. Читать дальше...

After the Cardinals had four interceptions in a 47-7 win against the 49ers in September, Arizona safety Tyrann Mathieu had a blunt assessment of San Francisco’s aerial attack. Mathieu and Justin Bethel each had interception returns for touchdowns in the game’s first six minutes. Mathieu finished with two interceptions, and he suggested it wouldn’t be as easy to pick off Blaine Gabbert, who has started the 49ers’ past two games. At the start of the conference call, Mathieu said he didn’t want to... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Marissa Mayer's nearly four-year attempt to turn around Yahoo needs a turnaround itself, repeating a pattern of futility that has hobbled one of the Internet's best-known companies for the past decade. Like her predecessors as Yahoo CEO, Mayer has been unable to snap the company out of a financial funk despite spending billions on acquisitions and new projects. Yahoo's stock has sunk by 35 percent so far this year as investors' frustration with the follies have mounted, spurring calls for her replacement. Читать дальше...

The Eye Has to Travel explores the life of Peggy Guggenheim, whose instinct and taste carved out a place for herself in the firmament of 20th century artists. A fascinating story about a woman who amassed one of the world’s great art collections, all the more interesting because of the remembrances of an array of art pundits and historians. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie are longtime friends, having one last Christmas night bender before they enter the boring stage of adulthood. Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio State University announced Wednesday that it will move to end an annual lake jump after a student experienced a fatal medical emergency while participating in the campus tradition. The death occurred despite efforts to make the lake jump safer, and Ohio State leaders "strongly" agree that they will work with the campus community to end the event, the university said in a separate statement. University spokesman Chris Davey said the lake jump was not sanctioned by the university... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the bloody corpse on Facebook was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder after failing to convince a jury that he shot her eight times in self-defense. Medina told police in a videotaped statement he shot his wife during an altercation in which she threatened him with a knife. Medina, who did not testify in his own defense, admitted in the police statement taking a cellphone photo of his dead wife's body and uploading it on Facebook... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A University of Tennessee study released Wednesday is laying out some options for the state to boost its funding for road projects, ranging from charging drivers by the mile to tapping the state's general fund. [...] any talk of a gas tax hike is being met with a largely chilly reception among state lawmakers — most of whom are facing re-election next year. According to the report, fuel economy has improved by 20 percent since the gas tax was last raised in 1989. Linking the gas tax rate... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a $607 billion defense policy bill despite his opposition to restrictions in the legislation that ban him from moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States and making good on a long unfulfilled campaign promise. Some legal experts and Obama administration allies argue the restrictions are unconstitutional and are urging Obama to move the detainees and close the prison despite the provisions. In addition to the detainee ban, it... Читать дальше...

A Republican Party that's long taken a law-and-order stance finds itself desperate to improve its standing among minority voters and Democratic candidates are also being drawn into national conversations on policing, drug crimes and prison costs. With criminal justice issues intruding into election season, the "Just Say No" message of the Reagan administration and the "three strikes" sentencing law developed a decade later under President Bill Clinton have given way to concerns over bloated prison costs... Читать дальше...

A photo of a new mom showing her post-pregnancy body and wearing only underwear and a bra is trending on Facebook today. Mel Rymill of Australia shared the image to encourage women to embrace their imperfections and feel confident about their bodies. She’s also fighting back at the pressure many new moms feel to quickly

More than 70 percent of all trading today is automated, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said this week as it voted unanimously in favor of new registration standards for high-speed traders. The systems use algorithms to spot variances in market data, allowing trading firms to deliver buy and sell orders in milliseconds. Key elements of the proposal involve market participants, including merchants, setting up risk controls for the trading orders. In a statement, he said the goal is to have risk controls at multiple levels... Читать дальше...

If you’re flying JetBlue this holiday season, then your trip might have just got a bit more pleasant. The airline announced this week that it will be offering unlimited streaming entertainment on Amazon Video on its 150 aircraft that are currently equipped with free Fly-Fi broadband internet. But there’s a catch: To take advantage of

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One person has been arrested after a threat found on a building wall at Michigan State University forced some classes to be moved to other locations on campus. The arrest was made Wednesday. University spokesman Jason Cody tells the Lansing State Journal that the threat was found Tuesday at the Packaging Building. It was directed at that building. Details of what was written were not released. The building was secured by police and open Wednesday to employees. Police said... Читать дальше...

The lawsuit said the university's Office of Student Integrity found the student, identified as "John Doe" in the suit, responsible for non-consensual sexual and intercourse and coercion against a female student at an October 2013 event where they had been drinking. According to the lawsuit, Doe invited a female student identified only as "Jane Roe" to an event on Oct. 10, 2013 at his fraternity house. The woman filed a complaint in February with the Office of Student Integrity, later telling staff... Читать дальше...

The group is urging everyone to consider freezing their credit reports as the only way to stop ID thieves from taking out loans, credit cards and other credit accounts in victims’ names. “Whether your personal information has been stolen or not, your best protection against someone opening new credit accounts in your name is the security freeze,” said Mike Litt, the group’s consumer program advocate. When a freeze is in place, credit bureaus are prevented from releasing a file to potential creditors without the consumer’s permission. Читать дальше...

Earlier generations believe male enlistment in the military had an equalizing effect; wars brought men from all classes together to fight for a common cause. Newspapers are the modern (much less dangerous) equivalent in that they provide a common experience for people of all walks of life, as well as a common investment. When you get your news from Facebook friends and like-minded websites, your politics remain in an echo chamber of stories that validate your worldview. Years ago, I began a tradition... Читать дальше...