Новости за 09.03.2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The creators of "Hitman" are pulling the trigger on an unorthodox way of releasing their espionage saga that could reshape how the interactive industry approaches video game launches. "Hitman" publisher Square Enix and developer IO Interactive are unloading the latest installment of their assassination simulator episodically instead of all at once. "When we're making games, why should we force the people who want to be with us on this journey to wait until the end?" said IO Interactive... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The moment a U.S. official pressed a computer key, dozens of security experts who gathered in an underground control room girded themselves for a cyberattack — a drill meant to thwart the kinds of intrusions that have recently crippled health networks and retail giants. More than 1,000 U.S. cybersecurity professionals are participating in — and testing how well they respond to — a mock attack, said Gregory Touhill, a Homeland Security Department deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity protection. Читать дальше...

(AP) — After winning the day's two biggest prizes in the Republican race for president, Donald Trump was in the mood to celebrate. The front-runner for the GOP nomination wanted to celebrate his skill selling things to eat and drink, among other things, defending business ventures that have increasingly come under attack in ads and in debates. Before Trump's arrival at a news conference at his golf course in Jupiter, Florida, club staff set up displays of Trump-branded products on either side of his podium. Читать дальше...

Staffan de Mistura says the talks will once again be "proximity" talks — meaning indirect talks with the parties in separate rooms and the envoy shuttling between them.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Bailout inspectors returned to Greece on Wednesday to complete a review of the government's economic reforms, which is needed before the country can get more rescue loans and much-needed debt relief. The officials representing Greece's European creditors and the International Monetary Fund are expected to discuss the government's plans to manage the rising number of banks' bad loans and to overhaul the troubled pension system. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing widespread... Читать дальше...

"Earlier, children's diets in most Indian households included a lot of vegetables and lentils," said epidemiologist Sutapa Agarwal from the Public Health Foundation of India. Nadda also raised an alarm about a related rise in diabetes among people aged 20-79, telling lawmakers Tuesday that the 2015-16 National Family Health Survey revealed more than 69 million registered cases, compared with 66.8 million the previous year and 65 million the year before that. Rising incomes have boosted the middle... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A north Florida woman told deputies her 4-year-old son shot her in the back while he was sitting in the back seat of her pickup truck. The truck, which was hauling a horse trailer, was partially parked in the road when the deputy stopped.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — In a raid that bore the hallmarks of a foreign special forces unit, soldiers dropped off by helicopters hiked through the nighttime dark to a town controlled by Islamic militants. Mohamed Hassan, an elder in Awdhegle, told The Associated Press that the foreign forces parked their helicopters outside the town and walked at least 3 kilometers (1.9 miles), sneaking into the town to avoid detection by the Islamic fighters and launch a surprise raid.

The blast occurred in the city's Greenwood section after fire crews responded to reports of a natural gas leak, Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Corey Orvold said. Photos posted on the department's Twitter feed showed a partial building collapse, windows shattered in surrounding buildings, including plate-glass windows of area businesses destroyed, and debris tangled in trees and scattered over a large area.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police say human remains discovered under a highway bridge have been identified as a woman missing since December. A group of people concerned about the care of animals discovered the remains Sunday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A thunderstorm brought heavy rain to parts of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and forcing authorities to close schools the next day in the desert nation. The rain also delayed some flights at Dubai International Airport, the home of long-haul carrier Emirates.

Donald Trump won most of the delegates in Tuesday's contests but he still must do better to win the nomination before the Republican National Convention this summer. The delegate math highlights the importance of primaries in states like Ohio and Florida, which allocate all of their delegates to the winner. Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is repeating his prediction that he'll win his home state of Ohio next week and predicts that "will be a whole new ball game" in the campaign sweepstakes. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Ozaukee County officials say tax forms belonging to 190 county employees and elected officials have been compromised in an apparent data breach. WISN-TV (http://bit.ly/1XcbM61 ) reports that the county sent a letter to employees Tuesday to let them know that fraudulent tax returns had been filed under workers' Social Security numbers.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials are launching a program to protect people from extreme heat in two high-risk regions, after a devastating heat wave killed at least 2,500 people across the country last year. With climate change bringing higher temperatures, the country and its 1.25 billion people are bracing for even more challenging summers that will dry up forests, destroy crops, wipe out farm animals and kill hundreds if not thousands of people if they are not prepared. The cities involved... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Douglas County businessman has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for failing to pay income tax. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Springfield says 49-year-old Lorenzo Shane Stewart of Tuscola was ordered Tuesday to serve two years and six months in prison and three years of supervised release.

(AP) — A children's watchdog agency says social service workers didn't comply with Michigan policies and state law in the handling of a child safety case of two children later fatally shot by their mother's ex-boyfriend. The Holland Sentinel and MLive.com report the Office of Children's Ombudsman recommended in a report Tuesday that Allegan County's child protective services provide more training to workers.

Having a celebrity diner can make all the difference for a restaurant's success, except for when the establishments aren't exactly hurting for a high profile clientele.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' narrow upset win over Hillary Clinton in Michigan could crank up the intensity level between the Democratic presidential contenders at their eighth debate Wednesday night in the political proving ground of Florida. [...] Michigan gives Sanders bragging rights to a big Rust Belt state victory and the success of his argument that U.S. trade deals take away jobs. Sanders' win over Clinton in Michigan came largely as a result of his drive to cast trade deals as "disastrous" for working class Americans. Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Skygazers from around the country caught a flight from Alaska to Hawaii for prime viewing of a total solar eclipse that will unfold over parts of Indonesia and the Indian and Pacific oceans. Joe Rao, an associate astronomer at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium in New York, called Alaska Airlines last fall, explaining that the flight would be in the right place for the eclipse. The airline said it rescheduled the flight to depart 25 minutes later... Читать дальше...

Before her death she planned the funeral's flower arrangements, the music to be played by a U.S. Marine Corps band and the people who received invitations to the private memorial. First ladies' funerals, once a quiet affair, changed significantly following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's widow, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1962. Mrs. Roosevelt, a United Nations delegate, author and prominent political figure in her own right, tried to keep the event fairly quiet, limiting the guest list to 250 people... Читать дальше...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding an Idaho pastor last weekend was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents Tuesday after he allegedly threw items over the fence at the White House, police said. A former Marine from Coeur d'Alene, Odom is suspected of shooting Remington a day after Remington led the prayer at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. [...] several news outlets in Spokane received letters on Tuesday that purported to be from Odom... Читать дальше...

(AP) — After winning the day's two biggest prizes in the Republican race for president, Donald Trump was in the mood to celebrate. The front-runner for the GOP nomination wanted to celebrate his skill selling things to eat and drink, among other things, defending business ventures that have increasingly come under attack in ads and in debates. Before Trump's arrival at a news conference at his golf course in Jupiter, Florida, club staff set up displays of Trump-branded products on either side of his podium. Читать дальше...

University officials haven't released the names of the developers, but RiverWalk LLC, which offered to work with the university last year on a housing project, confirmed Tuesday it was one of the bidders. Documents say university officials want to finish negotiations and paperwork for the project when classes start in the fall.

Never one to back down from a political fight, the five-term Nevada Democrat has been relentlessly pounding Republicans over their insistence that President Barack Obama's successor fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Each day of the Senate session, the 76-year-old Reid, who is retiring at the end of his term, stands on the floor and rails against the GOP, casting them as obstructionists and lackeys of presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Reid, a former middleweight boxer and U.S. Capitol police officer... Читать дальше...

Rubio and his GOP opponents know a loss next Tuesday in Florida would force him out of the 2016 contest — and scar his future political ambitions, should he have any. [...] his allies are pelting Trump with an avalanche of negative ads on Florida TV that reinforce the same message Rubio and his army of volunteers offer to anyone who will listen: Spokesman Alex Conant says the Rubio campaign has seven fully staffed offices in the state backed by 40 full-time staffers and "countless" volunteers. While he is a distant third in most polls... Читать дальше...