Новости за 19.05.2016

Trump and other top Republicans will speak at the National Rifle Association convention Friday in Louisville, where organizers are trying to unite gun-rights voters by painting Clinton as a foe of their causes who must be stopped. The dual appearances highlight the opposing positions the candidates have staked out on gun rights and safety, the prominent role the issue might play in the campaign and the national policy implications for the next president. The NRA — which Clinton listed as an enemy in a debate last year ... Читать дальше...

The main retort to every proclamation that self-driving cars are the future remains the same: but what about the pedestrians? What if someone gets hit?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton, seeking a governing coalition if she wins the White House, is pumping millions of dollars into key battleground states at the heart of her presidential map and Democrats' quest to regain control of the Senate. The Democratic National Committee and state parties are spending about $2 million initially to build coordinated campaigns in eight battleground states with competitive Senate races. The money is being raised by Clinton's campaign through her Hillary Victory Fund... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man convicted of killing former Washington intern Chandra Levy are making clear that at his second trial they plan to offer jurors evidence pointing to a different one-time suspect in the case: former California Congressman Gary Condit. Defense attorneys argued in a motion filed Wednesday, however, that Condit was "a main suspect" and had a "powerful" and "obvious" motive to kill Levy and or cover up her death. Guandique was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to 60 years in prison... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — It's been 50 years since the Starship Enterprise began its five-year mission to boldly go where no man had gone before, and Seattle's EMP Museum is marking the anniversary with an exhibition honoring "Star Trek" and its influence on pop culture and society. Exploring New Worlds opens Saturday and is filled with geeky artifacts from all the Star Trek series and movies — from sections of the original Enterprise bridge to a costume worn by Benedict Cumberbatch in the latest movie. The... Читать дальше...

The driving force behind the project is Jan Vokes, an amiable and strong-willed barmaid who gets plenty of camera time. Rated PG. 86 minutes. The creation, curation and design of the 2015 “China Through the Looking Glass” fashion exhibition at the Met in N.Y.; and the creation, curation and design of the annual Met Costume Institute party. Rated PG-13. 90 minutes. Money Monster: George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in this engaging thriller about an enraged investor who takes over the TV studio of a personal finance guru. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday approved its $1.1 billion plan to combat the Zika virus, setting the stage for difficult negotiations with House Republicans over how much money to devote to fighting the virus and whether to cut Ebola funding to help pay for it. The White House has signaled that President Obama would accept the Senate compromise measure but has issued a veto threat on the House bill, saying it doesn’t provide enough money. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A man who taught journalism at Central Michigan University has been charged with possessing child pornography, an investigation that began when pornographic images were mistakenly displayed in class with his computer. In a federal criminal complaint filed Thursday, Ranzenberger is quoted as telling investigators that he thought "he had gotten rid of all that stuff."

Argentine tango legends María Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes swung wildly between those extremes in a 50-year career that started in the working-class clubs of 1940s Buenos Aires and led to international fame. Americans may remember them from “Tango Argentino,” a 1985 Broadway sensation. Magic together on the dance floor, they parlayed his elegance, her speed and their chemistry into a career that lifted them out of poverty and fulfilled them as artists. Profoundly ill-suited as spouses, they barely got along... Читать дальше...

2293 Mission Street, former home of Hapa Ramen (pictured above), is getting a new tenant. Photo: John Storey/Special to The Chronicle Related Links Popsons brings its burgers to Mid-Market Citizen Fox: Plant-based Mission restaurant and brewery calling it quits It looks like 2293 Mission Street, a.k.a the former home of Hapa Ramen, has a new occupant. According to Eater, Alvin Garcia and Adam Rosenblum — the guys behind Causewells and burger joint Popsons, which opened earlier this week on Market Street ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot says one of its New York City stores will take steps to ensure employees aren't promoting political messages at work after one wore a cap opposing a Donald Trump slogan. Krystal Lake says she went to work wearing a hat that read "America Was Never Great," a twist on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's slogan "Make America Great Again."

Latur, with its ravaged farmland and thirsty families, has become the unfortunate poster child for the blistering drought that is hurting tens of millions of people across 13 Indian states. With the monsoon rains still at least a month away, the water train, which started running in April, is a desperate measure to ease a desperate situation. Crops have failed, cattle are wasting away and long, scorching walks in search of drinking water have resulted in dozens of deaths. Sitting with her two young children... Читать дальше...

[...] they had been robbed of cell phones, wallets and motorcycles over the years, and thought Bernal had a criminal’s face. Vigilante violence against people accused of stealing has become commonplace in this crime-ridden country of 30 million, once one of the richest and safest in Latin America. The public prosecutor opened 74 investigations into vigilante killings in the first four months of this year, compared with two all of last year. [...] a majority of the country supports mob retribution as a form of self-protection... Читать дальше...

Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Niño, the planet shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented 12th straight month, as April smashed the old record by half a degree, according to federal scientists. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s monthly climate calculation said Earth’s average temperature in April was 58.7 degrees. The Southern Hemisphere led the way, with Africa, South America and Asia all having their warmest Aprils on record, NOAA climate scientist Ahira Sanchez-Lugo said. Читать дальше...

Thick redwood forests, green and golden hills dappled by fog, long sandy beaches, bustling bayside marinas and picturesque, pedestrian-friendly towns — Marin County is a microcosm of everything beautiful in the Bay Area. No wonder so many other residents of the region flock here for special occasions and easy getaways, finding unique lodgings that range from rustic cabins in West Marin to chic suites in Sausalito. [...] why wait for the weekend, when a serene escape is so close to home? Small-town Marshall is best known for two things... Читать дальше...

Police tell The Detroit News that fake bills were mixed in with real $100 bills. MLive.com reports the 32-year-old was arrested May 13 after returning to the strip club in Kochville Township, near Saginaw, later that day.

The mothers of the Sudanese Association of Northern California. Photo by Hana Baba. This is a field trip. East Bay school kids going to the California Academy of  Sciences – pretty typical, right? Wrong. This is the weekend school of the Sudanese Association of Northern California, or SANC, where Sudanese kids come every Sunday to learn their parents’ mother tongue and immerse themselves in Sudanese poetry, folklore, music, and spirituality. Even this bus ride from San Leandro to San Francisco is a cultural lesson in disguise. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The virtual reality company Oculus relies heavily on Facebook for security and shares information about its users with VR creators. Oculus' head-mounted Rift system features a pair of high-definition screens that surrounded users' visions with views of virtual worlds. The company also said it relies on Facebook's data centers and technical infrastructure to host its VR platform, as well as over 200 security professionals from Facebook to help keep the data secure. HTC has a more detailed privacy policy for its HTC Vive... Читать дальше...

BART has restored normal service between the Hayward and South Hayward stations after a Fremont-bound train struck a woman on the tracks between the two stations. Jim Allison, a BART spokesman, said the incident was reported at 10:13 a.m. Emergency crews took the woman to a nearby hospital. Information on her condition, and details of the incident, were not available. BART halted service after the incident but started running trains on a single track shortly before... Читать дальше...

A recent video shows some chilling shark activity near Santa Cruz. Tour company Specialized Helicopters posted an aerial video to the company's Facebook page of sharks swimming near Brighton State Beach in Capitola.

ATLANTA (AP) — To some, the metal tower supporting a giant peach atop an Atlanta building was about as popular as a freeway-snarling ice storm. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the peach was erected in 1994, shortly before Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympic Games.

Krysko and his co-authors just published a paper showing that DNA testing proved the three animals captured in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are Nile crocs, a species whose males grow to over 16 feet long and weigh upward of 1,600 pounds. Krysko, who works at UF's Florida Museum of Natural History, said the captured crocodiles matched genetically, meaning they are related to one another, but didn't match Nile crocs kept at Disney's Animal Kingdom and other licensed Florida attractions. The Nile croc, if it became established in the Everglades... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump kept himself planted firmly in the political spotlight this week with one headline-grabbing move after another — launching a social media defense of his treatment of women, listing possible Supreme Court nominees, rapidly declaring an Egyptian plane crash an act of terrorism. She pledges to break down barriers to progress, build on President Barack Obama's priorities and implement lessons learned from her husband's economic stewardship in the 1990s. [...] her ability... Читать дальше...

A photo posted by LocoL (@welocol) on Mar 18, 2016 at 5:45pm PDT Related Links Scenes from the big Loco'l debut in Watts How and why Daniel Patterson and Roy Choi are starting a new fast food chain, Loco'l It’s finally happening. Two years in the works, Locol, the revolutionary fast food restaurant from chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson, will open the doors of its Uptown Oakland shop on Wednesday, May 25. While Choi and Patterson had originally plotted for the restaurant’s first Bay Area location to be in San Francisco’s Tenderloin... Читать дальше...

GATESVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Central Texas junior high school teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old female student. Ex-Copperas Cove teacher Shawn Westley Noordam pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child and to an improper relationship with a student.