Новости за 05.02.2016

A California man is suing McDonald's for claiming it uses "100 percent real cheese" and "real mozzarella" in its new mozzarella sticks when they actually contain a small amount of what he says is starch filler.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a thief broke into an Albuquerque elementary school and stole more than a dozen boxes of Student Council chocolate. The district representative said officials have looked at surveillance video, and it appears the culprit is a young teenager.

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple for the first time is accepting banged up iPhones as a trade-in from those wanting to upgrade. [...] Apple offered credit to iPhone owners only if the device had an intact screen and working buttons. Apple hopes that with more leeway, applicable only to iPhone 5 and later models, more people will upgrade to new iPhones.

Nasim recently found a woman's wallet in Oakland and not only did he return it with all the money, he also wrote an adorable letter. 

Todd Shoberg at Molina in Mill Valley. Todd Shoberg, who opened his Mill Valley restaurant, Molina nearly two years ago, has moved on to concentrate his efforts on a new venture. Related Links Pastry chef Melissa Chou has left Aziza/Mourad for new project The chef is still working out all the details and is staying fairly mum about the exact shape the as-of-yet unnamed project will take, as well as a projected timeline. That said, Shoberg teased that it will be even more experiential for diners than his work at Molina... Читать дальше...

CBS cranks things up a notch with the Super Bowl and offers multiple ways for cord cutters to watch, ensuring that no one has an excuse not to watch the big game. Let’s take a look at all the options.

George Lucas attends the European premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty) A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to halt George Lucas’ plans to build a $400 million museum in Chicago, Ill. The Star Wars creator successfully beat opposition from local parks advocacy group, Friends of the Parks, in October after local council members approved his bid to establish the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum... Читать дальше...

Paris Jackson hints at alcohol troubles in online rantParis Jackson attends the opening night of Deaf West Theatre’s ‘Spring Awakening’ at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on May 28, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. ( Tibrina Hobson/Getty) Michael Jackson’s teenager daughter Paris has suggested she is attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings during a furious rant at online critics. The troubled 17-year-old shared the information in an expletive-filled message posted on photo-sharing website Instagram.com... Читать дальше...

Paramo Coffee’s new location on 9th St., connected to the Perennial The coffee industry, says Robert Myers, co-founder of Paramo Coffee, has put a lot of energy into sourcing the right beans and helping coffee growers improve their farming practices. But there’s so much more it could be doing at home — in particular, to reduce its carbon footprint. As part of Paramo’s connection to the Perennial — Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz‘s climate-change-combating SoMa restaurant, which the Chronicle wrote about several weeks ago ... Читать дальше...

Schuyler downed 429 wings Friday morning in a photo finish with fellow professional eater Patrick Bertoletti. The early morning eating ordeal draws boozy spectators who tailgate beforehand outside the city's sports arena to watch flamboyant contestants and suggestively-clad women known as Wingettes.

On a remote island off of Nantucket, scientists are using a tool most commonly associated with war and surveillance to get a look at fuzzy baby seals. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration used a pair of unmanned aircraft on Muskeget Island off of Massachusetts to take pictures of seal pups in January. The pictures will help scientists find how many gray seals there are in Northeastern waters, said Kimberly Murray, the coordinator of the seal research program at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory from Delaware to New Jersey and a winter storm warning for most of New England. Meteorologist Mal Walker in Caribou says Maine's eastern tip could see up to 11 inches. New Jersey was expected to get up to 5 inches, while rain that turned to snow snarled the morning commute in eastern Pennsylvania and caused some schools to delay opening. The wet, heavy snow weighs down tree limbs and power lines.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. People in the securities and investment industry gave more than $17 million last year to super political action committees supporting her presidential run and nearly $3 million directly to her campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org, a campaign-finance watchdog. Wall Street is the top industry donating to her effort, ahead of the legal profession... Читать дальше...

HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) — Police in southern Thailand, where Muslim separatists are staging an insurgency, said they found and disarmed a small improvised explosive rocket on Friday similar to ones discovered for the first time last month. Last month, after several similar devices were found by authorities, the separatist Patani United Liberation Organization said it was targeting Thai army bases with rocket attacks, though it is unclear if any launches were carried out.

MOSCOW (AP) — A music video with more than 33 million views online has inspired organizers of a Moscow art exhibit to offer free admission to women who turn up wearing high heels.

The company says in documents filed with the government that the recall covers tires used on trailers. Tread separation can cause sudden loss of air pressure and increase the risk of a crash.

Rep. Tom Phillips, a Manhattan Republican, says the bill is designed to prevent alcohol poisoning and deaths of college-age students who drink. The Wichita Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1X8iV8f ) underage drinkers would be immune from criminal prosecution if they called law enforcement or emergency medical services for themselves or other drinkers.

NEW YORK (AP) — The end may be nigh for a Harlem church known for hateful public messages condemning gays and President Barack Obama to eternal damnation, and two groups that serve gay New Yorkers are hoping to get an ironic last word on the matter. The large red billboard in front of the church is emblazoned with rotating messages like one that said to gays "cursed be thou with cancer, HIV, syphilis, stroke, madness, the itch, then Hell." [...] when the news broke that the church owed $1 million... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Hattiesburg Public School District employees have been notified of pending job and salary cuts. The next measure involves layoffs of 15 employees, which would include jobs such as custodial, maintenance, secretarial, technical, teacher assistant and transportation. Interim chief financial officer Sheryle Coaker said salary cuts would take effect in February. On Jan. 21, state Superintendent of Education Carey Wright send a letter to State Auditor Stacey Pickering saying a review by education... Читать дальше...

Court upholds Atlantic City $65M tax refund debt to Borgata ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A judge says Atlantic City must pay $62.5 million in tax refunds to the Borgata casino.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The chief of staff fired from the Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tomah after allegations of over-prescription of narcotics were investigated is set to begin practicing psychiatry in La Crosse. Houlihan was fired last year from the VA after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs investigated allegations of over-prescription of pain medications and retaliatory behavior at the Tomah facility.

Authorities have identified an armed man who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported stabbing in far northeast Ohio. Authorities in far northeast Ohio say a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported stabbing fatally shot a suspect who confronted officers with a gun. A Friday statement from the sheriff's office says Lake County deputies were called to a Perry Township home Thursday night by a woman who said she'd been stabbed repeatedly.

AHMADABAD, India (AP) — An official says a bus plunged off a bridge into a river in western India, killing 25 people and injuring 20 others. Government official Ramya Mohan said the bus fell about 10 meters (35 feet) off the bridge on Friday into the Purna river in Navsari district of Gujarat state. Mohan said the cause of the accident was not immediately known.

In this drought-stricken area of Zimbabwe, some people allege that who you know determines whether you'll get state food aid, with those out of favor with local officials going hungry. Underscoring the severity of the drought linked to the El Nino weather pattern hitting much of southern Africa, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe declared a state of disaster Thursday, with the hope of speeding up the flow of aid to needy communities. A nearby shopping center is packed with food items such as rice... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Montana woman who is suing her medical providers for failing to diagnose her unborn daughter's cystic fibrosis testified that she did not read all the information a nurse gave her about the disease. Evans has testified that she was not given any information on cystic fibrosis carrier screening, but said she did indicate she wanted her unborn child tested for CF and Down syndrome.