Новости за 15.04.2016

The crucial vote is slated for Sunday on whether to send the measure to the Senate, where an impeachment trial would take place, prompting the president’s suspension from office. Lawmakers backing impeachment allege Rousseff’s administration violated fiscal rules, using sleight of hand accounting in a bid to shore up public support. Miguel Reale Junior, author of the impeachment petition, said Rousseff’s maneuvering directly led to the ills plaguing the country today, such as high inflation and... Читать дальше...

The scenes of people hurriedly carting away belongings highlights Palmyra’s present-day human tragedy that has been largely sidelined by the magnitude of the destruction inflicted by Islamic State militants on the world famous Roman-era ruins that stand just outside the town. Much of the ancient Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site that includes 2,000-year-old ruins, was destroyed by Islamic State militants who blew up some of its most famous monuments, filming the destruction for the world to see. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Latest on a retired Washington state police officer who an Illinois prosecutor says was wrongly convicted in a 1957 slaying (all times local): A 76-year-old Washington state man has been released from prison in Illinois after a prosecutor persuaded a judge that the man was wrongly convicted in 2012 of killing a schoolgirl six decades earlier. McCullough left a jail near the courthouse Friday afternoon, smiling to reporters from the backseat of his stepdaughter's rental car. The stepdaughter... Читать дальше...

Sheriff Mitchel Newman says Evans was arrested on March 8 on charges of aggravated robbery, auto theft and arson. Jail records show Evans also faces charges of escape and assault causing bodily injury.

“Aside from the odd mucking about with my kids, I haven’t played guitar at all,” says Berenyi about getting back into the groove after the band decided to make a comeback last year. Berenyi helped the British band rise to fame from 1987 to the end of 1996, with hits like 1994’s “Hypocrite,” 1991’s “For Love” and “Ladykillers,” a track off Lush’s last album before disbanding. Primarily associated with shoegaze music, with its dreamy guitar reverb and ambient sighs, Lush also brought a spiky, tart and witty edge to its lyrics and sound. Читать дальше...

GENEVA — The United Nations’ special envoy to Syria met with a government delegation as part of peace talks in Geneva on Friday as humanitarian workers warned that fighting in Syria’s north was triggering a new wave of civilian displacement. Ja’afari’s brief comments to reporters suggested the government is still focusing on the basic principles toward a political solution in Syria and is not yet willing to consider what de Mistura calls the “mother of all issues” — political transition away from President Bashar Assad’s rule. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Messy party photos, offensive tweets, pepper spraying student protesters ... sometimes, you just want a do-over when it comes to your online presence. The University of California, Davis is under fire for contracting consultants for at least $175,000 to clean up its online reputation after a November 2011 incident in which campus police pepper-sprayed peaceful protesters, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. A company called ICMediaDirect advertises reputation control for $6,300... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS — Belgium’s transport minister resigned Friday after a secret European Union report detailing lapses in airport security oversight was leaked in the wake of the deadly March 22 bombings at Brussels Airport and subway. Galant said the leak was part of a vendetta against her by a disgruntled senior transport official and insisted that she always paid very close attention to security concerns. The revelations came after the March 22 attacks in Brussels killed 32 people, including 16 at the national airport, and left 270 people wounded.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old runaway who's been arrested in the campus killing of a University of Texas student claimed he left home in August because his grandmother's religious beliefs demanded that teenagers his age go "make their own way in the world," according to court records obtained by The Associated Press. The records shed more light on the troubled upbringing of Meechaiel Criner, the homeless teenager charged with murder in the death of 18-year-old Haruka Weiser, a dance student... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has ordered an assistant basketball coach at a Detroit middle school to stand trial on sex charges involving some boys he coached. The 28-year-old Jones faces second-degree criminal sexual conduct, accosting or soliciting a minor for immoral purposes and other charges.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Defending a Texas state law banning the sale of sex toys, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz argued in a 2007 court brief that individuals have no legal right to use them, even in the privacy of their own bedrooms. On the campaign trail, Cruz frequently reminds audiences that he used the job to defend capital punishment and oppose abortion, while preserving the words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and defending a monument to the Ten Commandments on the state Capitol grounds. Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY — Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican on Friday to address “immoral and unsustainable” wealth inequality and poverty, using the high-profile gathering to echo one of the central platforms of his presidential campaign. The Democratic senator from Vermont cited Pope Francis and St. John Paul II repeatedly during his speech to the Vatican conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of a landmark teaching document from John Paul on social and economic justice after the Cold War. Читать дальше...

The Santa Cruz Boardwalk is a 15-minute walk away; even closer is the energetic Pacific Street thoroughfare, packed with bars and restaurants. Rooms are decorated with natural materials: rustic wood panels for a headboard; lacquered tree stumps as a side table; sliding barn doors fashioned as bathroom barriers. Of the 170 rooms, 42 face the beautiful pool area, which features cabanas (reserve them beforehand) and an enormous hot tub next to a fire pit. During the Paradox’s construction, a... Читать дальше...

Michigan would have the toughest lead-testing rules in the nation and require the replacement of all underground lead service pipes in the state under a sweeping plan that Gov. Rick Snyder and a team of water experts unveiled Friday in the wake of Flint’s water crisis. Other proposals include requiring utilities to test all schools, day care centers, nursing homes and similar facilities — not just some people’s houses — and the mandatory disclosure of lead plumbing in home sales and rental contracts. Читать дальше...

FARGO, N.D. — Attorneys for the family of a North Dakota college student who was a confidential informant for a drug task force before he turned up dead said Friday that they’re not getting information from authorities and want a federal investigation. Family members don’t believe Sadek killed himself and are frustrated about the investigation, which is now in the hands of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. In a statement released Friday, the BCA said it’s working with the FBI and North Dakota investigators... Читать дальше...

The previously unknown virus is thought to have been brought into the U.S. by a Syrian man who flew in the cargo hold of an airliner in order to join the rest of his family. Because of his nationality, though, bioterrorism is suspected. What is known about the disease is that it is contracted through bodily fluids, is highly contagious and has a 100 percent mortality rate, according to Dr. Sabine Lomers (Claudia Black), an expert at managing health crises. Lomers enlists the cops to set up a strictly... Читать дальше...

Mississippi’s governor has signed into law a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure, setting the state up for a possible legal challenge. Gov. Phil Bryant signed the law Friday that outlaws a procedure called “dilation and evacuation” unless it is necessary to prevent a woman’s irreversible physical impairment. Planned Parenthood will continue to fight to protect the rights of our patients and their access to safe medical care. “Dismemberment abortion, typically performed on a fully formed... Читать дальше...

Sourcing ingredients is an increasingly important part of many culinary ventures, and, in the case of Fowl Boys, it is California’s state bird that they are raising for their quail-centric pop-ups. Part-time farmer Kevin Rodgers and chef Tim Edmonds raise Coturnix, a Japanese variety that Rodgers says “has favorable genetic traits for quality of meat and are a good size — 4 to 6 ounces — after processing.” [...] instead of trying to wholesale their quail, the Fowl Boys decided to put them to... Читать дальше...

Like any college town, Santa Cruz is rife with coffee shops, with options ranging from corporate fast-caf to an anarchist-collective coffee klatch. [...] Verve’s organic, direct-trade beans are all roasted in this soaring converted vegetable cannery tucked into Santa Cruz’s Seabright neighborhood. Order an espresso at the tiny coffee bar, take a seat near the roll-up doors, and watch the roasters in action. 104 Bronson St., Santa Cruz. 6 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Located about a mile from the UC Santa Cruz campus... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — Egyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday at demonstrators protesting President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Riot police first cracked down on protesters in Cairo’s twin city of Giza, where demonstrators had gathered at two prominent mosques after Friday prayers and started marching toward Tahrir Square downtown. All unauthorized demonstrations in Egypt are illegal, and security forces have, in the past, used lethal force against peaceful demonstrators. Читать дальше...

Beard returns to Lubbock after leading Arkansas-Little Rock to a school-record 30 wins and a first-round upset of Purdue in the NCAA Tournament this season. UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy was the first to officially announce Beard's move on Friday, and she didn't mince words about her frustration at Beard's sudden change of direction after being hired to replace the fired Dave Rice. Beard agreed to a contract with UNLV on March 28, less than two weeks after he coached the Trojans in... Читать дальше...

ABOARD THE JOHN C. STENNIS — For the second time in five months, Defense Secretary Ash Carter landed aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier in the bitterly contested South China Sea, sending a deliberate message to China on American power in the region. With a key Asia Pacific ally at his side, Carter’s visit aboard the John C. Stennis underscores persistent complaints from the U.S. and its allies in the region about China’s military buildup in the South China Sea. Beijing has been creating man-made islands and equipping many with runways... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Ask Americans about bad manners in the 2016 presidential campaign and the conversation shifts immediately to Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner who has branded his critics “little,” “lyin,” “low-energy” and worse. When it comes to rudeness in 2016 politics, the Republican presidential contest wins in a landslide, a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has found. Trump plainly has played a role in setting the tone to extra-coarse, doling out put-downs to a wide selection of critics... Читать дальше...

2 arrested after food fight in McDonald's drive-thru lane (AP) — Connecticut police say two people have been arrested after a dispute in a McDonald's drive-thru lane turned into a food fight.

Valkyrie: This sci-fi dogfighter — one of the first full-fledged games to be created for modern-day VR — convincingly pits online gamers against each other in out-of-this-world locales. — "Fantastic Contraption": In this physics-based puzzler, there's a wacky frenzy as players are tasked with constructing virtual inventions to navigate a glowing pink blob across increasingly more complex levels. — "The Lab": Valve didn't release a new "Half-Life" game alongside the Vive, but they did create a dynamic... Читать дальше...