Новости за 04.03.2016

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A Maine town that spends hundreds of dollars annually to replace stolen street signs is again asking residents to consider renaming one of the frequent targets: Board of Selectman Chairman Charles Taylor says the thefts occur so frequently that "you would think every dorm room in the state of Maine should have one by now."

Dozens of excited tweens and teens huddled beneath the stage before the final dress rehearsal for the first-ever amateur production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “School of Rock” — and none of them could stand still. The musical based on the movie is still on Broadway, so it’s rare that the rights were released, even to kids. When the show’s New York producers began accepting applications from amateur theater companies to present “School of Rock,” the folks at the Curran helped Oakland School for the Arts lock in the deal. Читать дальше...

Years of slow jobs growth and stagnant wages made the president and his team wary of seeming out of step with the plight of Americans still feeling the aftereffects of the recession. The president said he looks forward to "forcefully" making his case for changing the conversation to a debate over investing in education and infrastructure and increasing wages, "not fantasy, not name-calling."

SEATTLE (AP) — Three children of a Washington state lobbyist died in a house fire early Friday after thick smoke and flames blocked their mother from reaching the upstairs bedrooms where they were sleeping, authorities said. The woman was on the lower floor of the split-level home in the city of Centralia, about 90 miles south of Seattle, when the fire woke her, police Sgt. Carl Buster said. A police officer, Phillip Weismiller, 36, climbed onto the roof and tried to break a window to save the children. Читать дальше...

Earnest was responding to news reports that Secretary of State John Kerry had canceled a solo trip to Cuba before the president's March 21-22 visit, due to disagreements with Cuban officials over which dissidents will get an audience with Obama. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved more than a year ago to end decades of hostile relations between their formerly estranged countries. [...] the U.S. and Cuba have reopened embassies in Washington and Havana and have taken steps to restore commercial air travel and loosen other restrictions.

The Giants’ biggest acquisition this offseason has been scratched from his first scheduled Cactus League start on Saturday. Former Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero, here on a minor-league deal, will pitch at Scottsdale Stadium against the Indians instead. [...] did Cueto, who signed a six-year, $130 million contract to pitch for the Giants, saying through an interpreter there was “nothing wrong physically.” Cueto is expected to throw a bullpen session Sunday then make his Cactus League debut against the Rockies in Scottsdale on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES — If there was any doubt about how Nina Simone’s family and fans feel about the upcoming biopic starring Zoe Saldana, recent social media posts make it clear they are not pleased. Saldana posted a quote from the singer and civil rights activist on Twitter, and Simone’s estate responded with: Cool story but please take Nina’s name out your mouth. Simone’s dark complexion and traditionally African features were central to her identity and concept of black beauty, so casting someone with Saldana’s more European appearance is galling... Читать дальше...

Knowing Sonny Gray as one of the really special talents in the major leagues, you’d figure A’s general manager Billy Beane got some handsome offers for his ace right-hander during the offseason. “It never reached that point,” Beane said Friday in his office at HoHoKam Stadium, where the A’s opened their Cactus League schedule against the Colorado Rockies. [...] I know these general managers, some of ‘em I’ve known for 20 years in this business, and they’re like, ‘You sure?’ I said you can always ask without offending me... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detectives are investigating a knife purportedly found some time ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a police spokesman said Friday. A citizen supposedly found the knife, possibly during demolition of Simpson's former home years ago, and turned it over to a now-retired police motorcycle officer who was working as a security guard at a filming location, police Capt. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards showed increasing frustration Friday with the House blockade of many of his tax proposals to stabilize Louisiana's budget, saying a "lackadaisical approach" threatens to devastate health services and college campuses. The Legislature has failed to produce any alternative to my plan that comes anywhere close to solving the problem. [...] to make matters worse, the Legislature's wasted multiple days this week when they should have been voting, the Democratic governor said. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. The results from last year's study prompted a sea change in experts' approach to preventing these allergies. The agency paid for last year's study and follow-up, and will issue final guidelines after a 45-day comment period. The draft guidance echoes advice issued last year by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups in response to the ground-breaking study. Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — The FBI has revealed how thieves made off with gold bars worth $4.8 million in a truck robbery on Interstate 95 last year, and it reads like a heist fit for Hollywood. According to an FBI affidavit unsealed in federal court this week, the friend said Perez spent about a year preparing for the heist. The target: a routine shipment of gold bars aboard a tractor-trailer sent by Miami-based Republic Metals to a processing plant in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, that serves jewelry makers in the Boston area. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Seven northern Virginia high schools have received bomb threats that disrupted classes and in some cases forced evacuations. Megan Hawkins, a spokeswoman for Fairfax County Police, said she did not know if the calls were connected to a bomb-threat hoax earlier this week at McLean.

Trump has defied reports before that he has gone too far and that his campaign is doomed, but the general election is a different ballgame than the GOP primary. Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg produced research that shows a Trump nomination threatens to drive moderate Republicans from the party. What’s more, The Donald’s anti-immigrant, anti-Latino, anti-Muslim and anti-women remarks threaten to pump up turnout among Democratic voters in November. To save the party from a Trump nomination ... Читать дальше...

The Beast Rises is a belated sequel to the classic 1976 horror film “The Omen,” which starred Lee Remick and Gregory Peck as a couple who adopt a strange child who is just a little devil. Directed by Richard Donner, the film (which spawned several sequels) capitalized on the always fertile lethal-child trope, which worked so effectively in films like “The Bad Seed” and the “Children of the Corn” franchise. In “Damien,” the devil child has grown up to become a war photographer with washboard abs named Damien Thorne (Bradley James). Читать дальше...

(AP) — A jury on Friday found a California man guilty of committing lewd acts on a 15-year-old girl who later married him, had his child and stayed with him for a decade after she disappeared from her mother's California home. Prosecutors said Garcia kidnapped his then-girlfriend's teenage daughter after a fight at the family's Santa Ana apartment in 2004 and threatened and beat her for years until she mustered the courage to report him to authorities. Garcia could face a maximum sentence of four years and four months in prison. Читать дальше...

Monterey’s happiest hours The most memorable surprise at Restaurant 1833 this season hasn’t been the number of whole roasted goats and suckling pigs ordered, or what resident ghost Hattie has done to startle staffers. Instead it’s the fact that the upscale dining destination suddenly has some of the best tacos — yes, tacos — in town. At $5 for two, they’re a good value and the heart of a new social hour. Executive chef Jason Franey’s offerings include a complex mole chicken taco and a slow-stewed... Читать дальше...

A high school football coach in suburban Philadelphia has been suspended after three senior players were charged with assaulting a freshman on what the team called "No Gay Thursday." The superintendent of the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District said Friday that Coach John Vogan will be suspended pending the outcome of the district's investigation. Three senior football players at a suburban Philadelphia high school are accused of assaulting a freshman on what the team called "No Gay Thursday."

(AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to cast himself as the GOP's conservative savior as party insiders look for an alternative to Donald Trump, an irony considering his years spent fostering a reputation as an outsider willing to anger fellow Republicans as well as Democrats. "The stakes are too high, and if you are one of the 65 to 70 percent of Republicans who recognize that nominating Donald would be a disaster, then I ask you to come join us," Cruz said during the debate, indicating that national... Читать дальше...

While total sales were down 3 percent from a year ago, HP Enterprise said revenue from computer servers, data storage systems and networking gear all increased after adjusting for currency fluctuations and one-time costs. Credit Suisse analysts said the results provide "continuing evidence" of a turnaround for the company, after several years in which the old Hewlett-Packard struggled with internal problems and changes in tech industry buying patterns.

Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found a link between tornado activity in the United States and complicated atmospheric wave patterns that shift every 40 to 60 days. "Victor's results look promising," although some big challenges and unknowns remain, emailed Greg Carbin, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. Because twisters are so small and short-lived — unlike hurricanes that meteorologists... Читать дальше...

A Baltimore public school police officer under investigation for a video showing him slapping and kicking a teenager at a school was fired from the city sheriff's department in 2003 for his role in an incident in which a stun gun was used on a man mistaken for a bank robber. Spence acknowledged in a telephone conversation with The Associated Press on Friday that he's the subject of a criminal investigation into the actions captured on cellphone video Tuesday at the REACH Partnership School. The... Читать дальше...

Upscale supermarket Whole Foods has pulled a new product that seems perfect for lazy millennials who won't eat cereal because of the exhausting cleanup involved.

Three senior football players at a suburban Philadelphia high school have been charged with assaulting a freshman with a broom handle on what the team called "No Gay Thursday," a prosecutor announced Friday. After the charges were announced, longtime head football coach John Vogan was suspended from all coaching duties pending the outcome of an investigation by the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District. The school investigation will "determine whether or not code of conduct violations occurred, the... Читать дальше...

The Democratic presidential candidate spoke Friday morning at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where the primarily student audience packed a 4,000-seat campus basketball arena, including on the gym floor and outer hallways. Sanders touched on familiar campaign themes, calling for campaign finance reform, marijuana decriminalization and increased corporate taxes.