Новости за 18.02.2016

A man was arrested in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood Wednesday evening after he allegedly pushed a shopping cart into another man, struck him with a hammer and threatened to kill him with a frying pan, authorities said. Around 5:40 p.m., the suspect, an unidentified 50-year-old man, was pushing a shopping cart near the corner of Sixth Avenue and Irving Street, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman. The suspect was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats, Esparza said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman says Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders doesn't "believe that gender should be the reason we vote for or against anyone." Killer Mike told supporters on Tuesday that "a uterus doesn't qualify you to be president of the United States," a reference to Sanders' Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

The two soda giants are trying to rehabilitate soda's cheap image and fetch higher prices as Americans keep cutting back on sugary fizz. A press release for Pepsi's Kola House last month was peppered with marketing buzzwords, and said the lounge would have a "resident cocktail curator" and "artisanal menu." Soda remains a big business, with the familiar sizes like 12-ounce cans and 2-liter bottles still accounting for the vast majority of the market. [...] Americans keep reaching for alternatives... Читать дальше...

Around 7:45 p.m., police received several reports of gunshots near Townview Avenue on the eastern side of the city, Sgt. Josh Ludtke, a police spokesman, said a statement. The first officers on the scene discovered the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound, Ludtke said, and the person was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit were called out to take over the investigation, Ludtke said, but the victim’s identity was being withheld until their family could be notified.

A thunderstorm moving through the Bay Area early Thursday hit San Francisco with heavy rain, lightning strikes and pea-size hail. Another storm headed for the Bay Area will likely bring light rain on Friday afternoon and evening, according to Canepa. Rain totals varied across the Bay Area with San Francisco picking up .65 inches, Oakland around a third of an inch, Santa Rosa around a half inch while other parts of Napa and Marin County received more than an inch as of Thursday morning, he said.

(AP) — Police say an 81-year-old Pennsylvania woman chased down robbers who stole her purse, ramming their car with hers and leaving damage that helped officers apprehend them. Pocono Mountain Regional police say the woman took off after them and hit their car, but the duo drove off.

The film critic and historian Neal Gabler has warned that movies that once united the generations now divide us, leaving us with an endless stream of the very latest with no regard for what came before. Citizen Kane is a fictionalization of the life of a towering figure of American and California history: the newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. [...] when you look through the state standards for class content — what all California children are supposed to learn — you won’t find one word... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama says he's traveling to Cuba to advance efforts to restore US-Cuban ties, improve lives of Cubans.

There are several reasons to like slow cookers, even beyond the wonderfulness of being able to toss ingredients into it, head to work and return to a fully cooked dinner in the evening. [...] this isn't a deal breaker if you're making a dish that doesn't require browning, such as chicken soup or beans or fish stew. Following the advice of several slow cooker cookbooks, I removed and discarded the chicken skin before cooking it. [...] the first and final versions of this recipe were as different as night and day. Читать дальше...

Car wash finds wedding band, rings the bell to locate owner (AP) — A Florida car wash attendant says he found a "big ol' ring" inside one of the business's vacuums, and now the station wants to reunite that wedding band with its owner.

The uplifting spot for Bernie Sanders features sunny images of his packed rallies while Simon and Garfunkel's song "America" plays. Nine months into his insurgent presidential campaign, that ad stands out as a symbol of Bernie Sanders' effort to spark a grassroots political movement competing with the more traditional campaign of Hillary Clinton. [...] Jane Sanders' hand in the final product shows her influence in the campaign — one that may increase as she headlines more events on her own. Along the way... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The owner of a Cranston business is challenging the city's denial of a massage therapy license, arguing it is overstepping its authority and wrongly demonizing the business as sexual in nature and morally questionable. The city says it based its decision on a police report that found that Ruggieri had links to three other establishments authorities suspected of prostitution, and Ruggieri's own criminal past.

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(AP) — A judge has rejected a request to dismiss murder charges against a Massachusetts woman who lived in a squalid home where the remains of three babies were found. The Milford Daily News (http://bit.ly/1othcPn ) reports that the Worcester Superior Court judge said in her ruling that although there are no eyewitnesses, facts and circumstances support probable cause for the murder charges.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Top officials from the European Central Bank expressed concern at their last meeting about turbulent financial markets and the increasingly dim outlook for China and other emerging economies. The central bank could increase the size of its 60 billion euros ($67 billion) in monthly bond purchases, a step which drives down already low borrowing costs and pumps newly printed money into the economy. In the summary, ECB members expressed concern that global economic growth... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister on Thursday said Israeli forces "cannot be trigger happy" in the face of relentless attacks by Palestinians, echoing similar remarks by the country's military chief a day earlier. On Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot told a meeting with high school students that when "there is a 13-year-old girl who is holding scissors or a knife and there is a barrier between her and the soldiers, I wouldn't want a soldier to open fire and empty a magazine on a girl like... Читать дальше...

Fast-moving house fire leaves 5 hurt, including toddler JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving house fire in New Jersey has left five people injured, including a toddler.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates threw its support on Thursday behind a plan by major oil producers to freeze output levels in an attempt to halt a slide in crude prices that has pushed them to their lowest point in more than a decade. Energy Minister Suhail Mohammed al-Mazrouei said in a statement to state news agency WAM that the Emirates supports any proposal to freeze output through consensus with OPEC and Russia, which is not part of the oil-producing bloc. A day earlier... Читать дальше...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The largest Mexican grocery store chain in the Milwaukee area is closed as employees head to Madison for a rally against legislation they consider anti-immigrant. Opponents say an Assembly bill would lead police to investigate a person's immigration status and detain undocumented people for deportation.

The (Munster) Times (http://bit.ly/1oqV1sy ) reports Santrina Echols pleaded guilty Wednesday, and a plea agreement calls for a sentence of 15 years in prison. The newspaper says Echols admitted to killing Sims while acting under sudden heat due to past domestic violence and the affair he was having.

PAWLING, N.Y. (AP) — Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Daryl Hall wants to add an outdoor stage at his music venue and restaurant in upstate New York. Hall, of the duo Hall and Oates, films his Internet and cable television music program, "Live From Daryl's House," at his Pawling restaurant.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's leaders on Thursday blamed top enemies, including Kurdish militant groups in Turkey and in Syria as well as the Syrian government, for the suicide bombing in Ankara and vowed strong retaliation against the perpetrators, threatening to further complicate the Syria conflict. The rush hour car-bomb attack on Wednesday evening targeting buses carrying military personnel killed 28 people and injured dozens of others as Turkey grapples with an array of issues, including renewed fighting with the Kurdish rebels... Читать дальше...

LAKEHURST, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey residents living near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst might hear booming and feel the earth shaking. The base said on its Facebook page that Marines from the 3rd Battalion and 6th Engineer Support Battalion will conduct live artillery and controlled demolition exercises from Thursday through Sunday. The base says the training could produce "considerable" noise in the area and that it could travel further during overcast weather.

The Wisconsin Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and other similar organizations are expecting factories, dairy farms, fast food restaurants and hotels will be among business impacted when participants take the day off to rally in Madison. The groups oppose an Assembly bill that they say would lead police to investigate a person's immigration status and detain undocumented people for deportation.