Новости за 25.02.2016

The Durango Citadel tested for this review, with everything on it, entices you with a price tag of about $55,000. [...] the Citadel is not built like a pickup truck with a body plunked down and bolted to a steel frame. Nope, the Dodge Durango is a fraternal cousin of the Jeep Grand Cherokee with a car-based unit body, like most of the newer crossover sport utility vehicles. The reward for the driver is the silky smoothness of the Durango's drivetrain - the 360-horsepower Hemi V-8 engine with 390... Читать дальше...

First unveiled in 2007 as a replacement for the S-Type, the second-generation XF luxury sedan has been completely redesigned for the 2016 model year using lightweight aluminum-intensive architecture, and bringing what Jaguar calls "an unrivalled blend of design, luxury, technology, dynamic capability, and efficiency to the business car segment." Slotted in between the mid-sized XE and the full-sized luxury XJ sedans, the newest XF continues the evolution of the sumptuous-luxury brand's design language; its looks feature sleek... Читать дальше...

The $523.70 "George Barris" bolt-on kit consists of five parts, none of which are functional, and include side pipes, raider wheels, fake hood scoops, rear window side scoops and a fiberglass decklid with spoiler. In the summer of 1968 Brenda's brothers were driving by a Chrysler Plymouth dealership when they spotted the flashy Barracuda on display in the showroom. The sleek Plymouth Barracuda languished untouched until it was finally hauled to a local body shop, a facility that Hott in hindsight would not have chosen. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The University of Missouri fired an assistant professor on Thursday who had been suspended after run-ins with student journalists during protests last year, including a videotaped confrontation where she called for "some muscle" to remove a videographer from the Columbia campus. Demonstrators had blocked then-University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe's vehicle, and the video shows Click telling police to "get your hands off the children" and cursing at an officer who grabbed her shoulder.

State water officials announced Thursday that urban water users overall have managed to use 24.8 percent less water since mandatory conservation began last year. Water officials have worried that the current rainy season might lead Californians to ease up on water conservation efforts. State regulators will provide their monthly update on how well Californians are conserving water during a historic drought.

State water officials announced Thursday that urban water users overall have managed to use 24.8 percent less water since mandatory conservation began last year. State water officials have worried that the current rainy season might lead Californians to ease up on water conservation efforts.

The Advocate (http://bit.ly/1Qh5D4l ) reports the finalists, announced Wednesday, include three administrators who currently work for the Law Center and an appellate court judge who has ties to the school. John Michael Guidry, a state appellate court judge; John K. Pierre, who is currently serving as interim chancellor of the Law Center; Russell Jones, vice chancellor for academic affairs; and Roederick White Sr., vice chancellor for student affairs.

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(AP) — SHINE Medical Technologies has received regulatory approval to begin building a plant in Janesville that will make medical isotopes for use in millions of diagnostic tests each year. Mo-99 quickly decays into a form of an isotope called technetium-99m, which is used in scans that can detect cancer and assess blood supply to the heart.

NEW YORK (AP) — "Falsettos," the umbrella title for two one-act musicals about family and love and loss, is coming back to Broadway. Lincoln Center Theater and Jujamcyn Theaters said Thursday they will bring the William Finn and James Lapine's Tony-winning musical to the Walter Kerr Theatre in September.

Investigators who found Freshwaters say he was living off Social Security benefits under an alias at a weathered trailer in rural Brevard County. Investigators who found Freshwaters say the 79-year-old widower was living off Social Security benefits under an alias at a weathered trailer. An attorney has asked an Ohio board to grant parole to a man who disappeared from a prison camp in 1959 while serving time for manslaughter and was found last year in rural Florida. Investigators who tracked down... Читать дальше...

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Jurors in a first-degree murder trial heard different accounts from the sister of a woman who was found dead in her Boone home and her husband, who is accused in her death. On the recording he said his wife's prescription drug abuse was putting "stress" on the couple.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. on Thursday asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order that the company help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone, accusing the federal government of seeking "dangerous power" through the courts. The Justice Department is proposing a "boundless interpretation" of the law that, if left unchecked, could bring disastrous repercussions for digital privacy, the company warned in a memo submitted to Magistrate Sheri Pym.

If the state education department has to take the brunt of the cut, it would strip more than two-thirds of its financing for the remaining four months of the budget year. State House lawmakers are weighing whether to boost taxes on shoppers, smokers, drinkers, phone service and more as they try to end the boom-and-bust cycles of Louisiana's budget. After days of closed-door negotiations, the House on Thursday is scheduled to debate more than 30 tax proposals aimed at raising new cash for state government. Читать дальше...

Maybe, when making a stage version of a much-loved movie, it’s better not to keep reminding the audience of what film can offer that theater can’t. [...] those same elements in SHN’s presentation of the national touring production that opened Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Golden Gate Theatre may make them think they’d be better off rewatching the movie. Conceived and written by screenwriter (“It’s My Turn,” “Let It Be Me”) Eleanor Bergstein, who wrote and spearheaded the production of the film, the... Читать дальше...

Authorities probing fatal police shooting in Alabama (AP) — Authorities in Alabama are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer.

(AP) — New estimates show the projected deficit in Connecticut's main spending account has grown to about $266 million. The forecast provided Thursday to legislators by the General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis is a marked difference from the deficit figures released recently by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget office.

"'Black Lives Matter" doesn't mean other lives don't -- it's simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve."

College officials announced the change on Wednesday following complaints that the title "master" had historical ties to slavery. The dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael Smith, said in a campus email that he has not seen any direct connection between the "master" title and slavery, but that "dean" fits the job better.

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Upon completion, someone should have set up a reasonable perimeter and sent in a bomb squad. We’re introduced to a pair of adorable young lovers, Bek (Brenton Thwaites) and Zaya (Courtney Eaton), whose lives will be affected by the day’s political struggle. The idea of making the gods twice as tall as people allows for some amusing visual touches and also makes it easy to track, at all times, who is a god and who is not. Horus and Bek set off on an improbable journey to retake the kingdom, but they never shut up about it... Читать дальше...

Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell said the elimination of a redundant section of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium exam reflects broader efforts to help districts spend less time on testing. Critics including the Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers union, have called for the SBAC exams to be replaced entirely by another way of measuring performance because they take up so much time.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Nevada's governor saying he's not interested in being considered for the Supreme Court vacancy. (all times local): The Republican governor said Thursday he notified the White House and top-ranking senators of his decision. The Senate's vetting process for any nominee is expected to be viciously political, if hearings take place at all. The search for a Scalia replacement has already become highly contentious and political.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Personnel at U.S. Central Command have deleted files and emails amid allegations that intelligence assessments were altered to exaggerate progress against Islamic State militants, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday. A senior intelligence official said that each year the DNI conducts a survey at all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies to gain feedback on the integrity, standards and objectivity of the process used to analyze intelligence. The New York Times... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS - When it comes to quarterbacks, Chip Kelly places a big emphasis on massive hands. The topic of quarterbacks’ hand size is topical, of course, because Cal’s Jared Goff measured in with smaller-than-average nine-inch hands here at the combine. Today, Kelly was asked about possibly drafting a quarterback with nine-inch hands, although Goff’s name wasn’t mentioned. If you just look at it from a pure analytical standpoint, the guys who are more successful at the quarterback position have had bigger hands. Читать дальше...