Новости за 27.05.2016

BEIRUT — Militants of the Islamic State group on Friday seized a string of villages from Syrian rebels Friday near the Turkish border in rapid advances that forced the evacuation of a hospital and trapped tens of thousands of people amid heavy fighting, Syrian opposition activists and an international medical organization said. Turkey has closed its borders with Syria for the past 15 months, and HRW says Turkish border guards enforcing the closure have at times shot at and assaulted Syrian asylum seekers as they try to reach safety in Turkey ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Striking Verizon employees may be back to work next week after the company and its unions reached an agreement in principle for a four-year contract. Verizon said that it had high health care costs for its unionized workers, which have shrunk as it sold off large chunks of its wireline unit and focused on its mobile business, which was not unionized. The president of the Communications Workers of America union, Chris Shelton, did say in a statement that the agreement is a "victory... Читать дальше...

An abbreviated work period this month produced mixed results at best — Congress exited Washington without acting on funding the battle against the Zika virus, for starters — and a full plate awaits when lawmakers return next month from a weeklong Memorial Day recess for a six-week sprint to political convention season and the traditional August vacation. President Barack Obama's $1.9 billion request to battle the Zika virus has been sitting before Congress for more than three months, but in only... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — The search for the EgyptAir plane which crashed last week killing all 66 people on board has narrowed to a 3-mile-wide area in the Mediterranean Sea, based on signals from the craft’s emergency beacon, Egypt’s chief investigator said. The ELT’s signal is too weak to transmit information from underwater, unlike the locator pings emitted by the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, known as the black box. A French naval oceanographic research ship, Laplace, carrying a long-range acoustic... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A North Carolina police department has rescinded its offer to send 50 police officers to this summer's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, citing concerns about insurance coverage and whether the city is prepared to host an event that's expected to bring 50,000 visitors to northeast Ohio. A Cincinnati police spokesman said Friday that the previous police chief had discussed sending officers to Cleveland, but his successor decided against it because of the insurance issue... Читать дальше...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — With an unflinching look back at a painful history, President Obama stood on the hallowed ground of Hiroshima on Friday and declared it a fitting place to summon people everywhere to embrace the vision of a world without nuclear weapons. Some 140,000 people died after a U.S. warplane targeted wartime Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and 70,000 more perished in Nagasaki, where a second bomb was dropped three days later. With a lofty speech and a warm embrace for an elderly survivor... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES — A judge ordered Johnny Depp to stay away from his estranged wife after she accused the Oscar-nominated actor of repeatedly hitting her during a recent fight and leaving her face bruised. Heard said in a sworn declaration that Depp threw her cell phone at her during a fight Saturday, striking her cheek and eye. Los Angeles police responded to the Depp and Heard’s residence on Saturday, but were asked by the person reporting domestic violence not to take a report and did not provide evidence. Читать дальше...

Trump has added his voice to the growing chorus of Republicans encouraging Rubio to run for re-election to the Senate, despite mocking him for months as "Little Marco" and insisting he "couldn't get elected dogcatcher" in Florida. [...] Rubio is returning the favor, going on CNN to declare he'd be "honored" to speak at the Republican National Convention in favor of Trump, the same person he trashed as a "a con man who's pulling the ultimate con job on the American people." Trump has apparently... Читать дальше...

[...] Sanders' campaign also released a statement reiterating its interest in debating the presumptive Republican nominee, saying the campaign has received two offers by television networks looking to air a Trump-Sanders debate.

ATLANTA (AP) — Travelers who were dreading long airport security lines ahead of the Memorial Day weekend instead reported moving quickly through checkpoints Friday after authorities opened extra screening lanes and used bomb-sniffing dogs to give some passengers a break from removing their shoes. [...] as the busy summer travel season kicked off, the federal Transportation Security Administration tried to offer travelers some relief after weeks of slow-moving lines blamed on an increase in the number... Читать дальше...

The legal tussle over intellectual property and stock options highlights the rising stakes in artificial reality as more technology companies bet it will produce the industry's next big breakthroughs. Since its inception six years ago, Magic Leap has emerged as one of artificial reality's most intriguing startups while raising $1.4 billion from a list of investors that include Google and China's Alibaba Group. Magic Leap instead has released videos providing tantalizing glimpses at what it's working on... Читать дальше...

The Renegade, Jeep's new small SUV introduced last year, has the chops to take on some serious off-road conditions but delivers a pretty decent ride on the pavement as well. The Renegade, which gets a new Beats audio system for 2016, is a mix of the Cherokee and Wrangler, with a decided tilt toward Wrangler. If you want the most off-road capability from your Renegade, the trail-rated Trailhawk is the one with serious skills. Besides the extra "Rock" mode, the Trailhawk has 8.7 inches of ground clearance... Читать дальше...

Offensive coordinator Bill Cubit was promoted, given a two-year contract after the season and then fired in March by Illinois' new athletic director. Ohio State 2011 — Jim Tressel was forced to resign May 30 after he was found to have lied to NCAA investigators and school officials during an investigation about players trading memorabilia, equipment and autographs for tattoos from a local business. Luke Fickell was promoted from defensive coordinator and the university did not call him an interim coach — but he was. Читать дальше...

"The result is that China's actions could erect a great wall of self-isolation as countries across the region — allies, partners and the unaligned — are voicing concerns publicly and privately at the highest levels, regional meetings and global forums," Carter said. The U.S. government refuses to recognize these features as having the same legal claim to naturally occurring islands, and while taking no formal position on sovereignty claims, insists that all nations enjoy the right to freely sail and fly through the strategically vital area. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Louisiana's use of the Common Core education standards has provoked passionate arguments and lengthy hearings in recent years. The state education board approved the changes in March after a public meeting marked by heated arguments. Scott Richard, executive director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, said local school districts will face costs to roll out revised standards at a time of scarce state resources.

According to the online betting site Bovada, the Penguins are a minus-145 choice to win the best-of-seven series for the NHL championship. The Sharks, who are making their first trip to the Finals, are plus-125; a $100 bet would net a $125 payoff if San Jose wins. Using odds instead of the betting line, the Penguins are the 20-29 favorite; the Sharks the 5-4 underdog. The Sharks and Penguins split a pair of regular-season games this season, each winning on the other’s home ice.

The university board of regents began the process of firing Briles on Thursday as it released some of the findings of a scathing report that accused the coach and other university leaders of not responding or inappropriately handling allegations of sexual assault. After Ohio State dismissed coach Jim Tressel in May 2011 for lying to NCAA investigators, defensive coordinator Luke Fickell was made interim head coach and the Buckeyes went on to finish 6-7. A scandal involving assistant coaches and... Читать дальше...

"In grabbing that money with both fists, you took it out of the pockets of small business owners in New York who were truly hurting," Rep. Jerrold Nadler wrote in an open letter to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. The lawmaker's letter, posted on his campaign website and dated Thursday, represented the latest Democratic attempt to focus attention on Trump's wealth. According to Nadler's letter, Trump received the money from the grant program for one of his companies, 40 Wall Street LLC, which owns a Manhattan skyscraper.

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — As he belted out the words to "Nothin' But A Good Time," Poison singer Bret Michaels gave voice to the plans of residents and revelers alike as the unofficial start of summer arrived at the Jersey shore. The hair band icon performed Friday on the Seaside Heights boardwalk before about 1,000 fans to kick off Memorial Day weekend. Christie shed his business suit and tie, opting for a Princeton polo shirt as he stopped at a boardwalk stall game to throw a dart and snap photos. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of an East Feliciana Parish School Board member. Baton Rouge Police report 19-year-old Jacquez Griffin, of Baton Rouge, was arrested Thursday on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying of 34-year-old Broderick Brooks, of Jackson.

Ford's design team did an admirable job keeping the gingerbread off, which not only helps style and perceived quality, but also contributes to improved aerodynamics. Despite EcoBoost, Ford's tidal wave of turbocharging, it's the 5.0-liter V8 that unleashes the sound and fury of the Mustang GT's 435 horsepower and 400 lb.-ft. of torque. Resurfacing this year and available with the GT fastback or convertible, the sharp 2016 edition is a study in contrasts, bundling C/S stripes, logos and badges, its own upper and lower grille... Читать дальше...

From a new mom tearfully re-experiencing her infant daughter six months later, to Paul McCartney remembering what led him to write a hit song, virtual reality startups have uncovered how the new technology can store human experiences like no other medium before. “Imagine meeting your grandparents as young adults or as kids,” said Linc Gasking, CEO of virtual realty startup 8i. Much of the focus on VR development so far has centered on creating entertainment, especially video games. Company representatives... Читать дальше...

Detectives are investigating the possibility that a sexual assault involving two Novato High School students that occurred last week near campus is related to the late afternoon attack Wednesday that left one teenager dead and another in the hospital with gunshot and stab wounds. Officials revealed Friday that the three suspects in Wednesday’s attack on a hiking trail near a country club and the two victims were all students at Novato High School. The possibly connected sexual assault occurred... Читать дальше...

Game 6 of the Western Conference finals is in Oklahoma City, but Warriors fans can still watch it at Oracle Arena. Season ticket holders and priority wait list members get first dibs; presale begins at 10 a.m. Tickets become available to the general public at 1 p.m. on warriors.com. The team said in a release Thursday that a portion of the proceeds from the Oracle watch party will go to the AEG Oakland Community Foundation and the Warriors Community Foundation.

Among those tests was an analysis of a bullet removed from the leg of rapper Troy Ave, who remained hospitalized following his arrest on attempted murder and weapons charges in the Wednesday night shooting, a police spokesman said. An eight-second video clip released by police shows a limping gunman — identified by the police as Collins — burst through a VIP room door, stop and scan the room, then raise his gun and fire a single round.