Новости за 12.07.2016

After 60 years as an idea, and six months as a construction project, the long-awaited Korean War Memorial will open Aug. 1 in the Presidio of San Francisco. The general public is invited to opening ceremonies, which will feature decorated Korean War hero and former U.S. Congressman Paul N. (Pete) McCloskey and the 23rd Marines Color Guard.

Republicans rejected from their platform language that would’ve acknowledged “a diversity of opinion within our party” on same-sex marriage, in a victory for social conservatives. The vote shows social conservatives remain firmly in control of the party’s platform, being drafted in advance of the party’s convention, which starts July Monday in Cleveland. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he supports traditional marriage, and even after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia NAACP is criticizing civil rights icon Andrew Young for calling some demonstrators "unlovable little brats" in a speech to Atlanta officers, saying Young should instead join the protesters in demanding police reform. "While not discounting Andrew Young's historical contributions to this nation's progress, Mr. Young cannot cloak himself with the memory of Dr. (Martin Luther) King and expect that serious students of the civil rights movement will not call foul on his statements... Читать дальше...

New Mexico state Sen. Joe Cervantes, whose district includes the border region, said the special master's recommendation was not a surprise, and that he and a small group of lawmakers have been warning about potentially dire outcomes if Texas gains the upper hand in the legal battle. Irrigation districts that serve farmers on both sides of the border reached an operating agreement with the federal government in 2008 that shared the burdens of drought while ensuring everyone received water allotments. Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — From a spartan 16th floor office they've rented just blocks from this week's preliminary meetings of the Republican National Convention, some of the GOP rebels trying to head off Donald Trump are laying the groundwork for a revolt. Countering that, the renegade Republicans are setting up a high-tech messaging system to coordinate with organizers on the convention floor and plan to launch ads micro-targeted to the delegates' social media pages. "There's so much energy to do this," said Dane Waters... Читать дальше...

A spokesman for Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says the governor is disappointed in a federal appeals court decision that blocked his order defunding the state's Planned Parenthood branch. A federal appeals court is ordering Utah to continue sending money to the state branch of Planned Parenthood, overturning an earlier ruling that allowed the governor to defund the organization. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert cut off the funding for STD and sex education programs last fall, following the release of secretly... Читать дальше...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says South Dakota's winter wheat crop is forecast to be up 35 percent from last year. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates the average yield for winter wheat to be 54 bushels per acres, based on July 1 conditions. That's up 10 bushels from last year. Spring wheat is expected to be down 25 percent from 2015. Oat production is forecast to be up 12 percent from a year ago.

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto's Archbishop on Tuesday joined several other prominent clergymen who say they will bless same-sex marriages in defiance of a narrow vote by the Anglican Church of Canada not to authorize gay unions. Johnson said blessing same-sex marriages — at the discretion of the bishop and with agreement of local clergy — a logical step in the evolution of the church that he said he would be considering in the coming weeks. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada since 2005, and Monday's vote puts the Anglican Church ... Читать дальше...

The Midwest Innocence Project's appeal to the Missouri Court of Appeals on Rodney Lincoln's behalf comes a month after Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled there was not enough evidence to back Lincoln's claim of innocence in the 1982 death of 35-year-old JoAnn Tate, who was killed in her home. With Tuesday's appeal, "we feel confident the court will see what we all know," Tricia Bushnell, the Midwest Innocence Project's legal director, told The Associated Press. Davis began to question whether Lincoln was the real killer last year... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US Capitol, visitors center on lockdown with police investigating.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "the chances are pretty slim" that the Senate will vote on a sweeping trade deal between the United States and Pacific Rim nations this year. Both Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump have opposed it, as have many lawmakers concerned that it will take jobs away from Americans.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say two cases of human tularemia cases have been confirmed in Bernalillo County. Health authorities say it's believed the illness was the result of a bite from an infected deer fly.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch deflected a barrage of Republican questions Tuesday about her decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of private email, saying it "would not be appropriate" in her role as the nation's top law enforcement official. Lynch repeatedly referred the committee to last week's testimony by FBI Director James Comey, who gave a detailed account of the investigation in a nearly five-hour appearance before another House panel and described the rationale... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard Law School professor who taught Barack and Michelle Obama says he has Alzheimer's disease and is vowing to fight it. Ogletree represented Anita Hill when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1991.

(AP) — U.S. safety officials said Tuesday they've seen slow progress in efforts to upgrade or replace tens of thousands of rupture-prone rail cars used to transport oil and ethanol, despite numerous fiery derailments that prompted new rules for the industry. Sumwalt spoke ahead of a planned meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, where government and industry officials were to update the safety board on progress addressing the issue. Tom Simpson with the Railway Supply Institute says the industry... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Wisconsin Republicans headed to Cleveland next week for the national GOP convention are scheduled to have a late night "beer and brats bash," attend a reception outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and honor Gov. Scott Walker. Ryan, Walker and other Wisconsin delegates have had a complicated relationship with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The official convention business will be happening inside the Quicken Loans Arena, but there are plenty of extracurricular events... Читать дальше...

The measure would "prohibit the federal government from taking discriminatory action" against a person whose religious beliefs or moral convictions define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

(AP) — Authorities say a man fleeing San Diego County sheriff's deputies made one big mistake — he tried to escape by climbing into jail. The San Diego Union-Tribune (http://bit.ly/29OPAOX ) says the chase began around 2 a.m. Tuesday after a police officer in Oceanside tried to pull over a Nissan sedan for a minor traffic violation.

(AP) — A former Yale University dining services worker facing criminal charges for destroying a stained-glass window depicting slaves in a cotton field said Tuesday that he should not have done it, but he found the image disturbing. Corey Menafee, who is black, used a broomstick last month to break the window inside Calhoun College, which has been the target of student protests because it is named for former Vice President John C. Calhoun, an ardent 19th century defender of slavery. Yale President... Читать дальше...

The Guantanamo parole board Monday cleared a Yemeni “forever prisoner” whose military advocate introduced him to the panel on Memorial Day as a “quite pleasant” captive who gets along with both fellow detainees and the prison guard force. Shawqi Awad Balzuhair, 34, was captured in Pakistan on Sept. 11, 2002, and got to the prison in southeast Cuba on Oct. 28, 2002, where he was profiled for a time as “an al Qaeda operative who planned to participate in terrorist operations targeting U.S. forces in Karachi... Читать дальше...

After nearly a week of cool weather across the Bay Area, forecasters expect temperatures to warm up for the next few days before dwindling back down for a below-average weekend. A ridge of high pressure out of the south has started to build back toward the Bay Area, heating up the air, especially in more inland areas, said Charles Bell, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Monterey. The warming is forecast to last through early Friday, when a weather system from Canada starts to sag down into the region. Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A small-city mayor who's also a veteran standup comedian was indicted Tuesday on four felony counts including election falsification and theft in office. The state auditor's office announcement followed a monthslong investigation of Republican Hillsboro Mayor Drew Hastings by special prosecutors appointed by a Highland County judge. Among allegations probed were improper personal use of Hillsboro city trash bins, a $500 vacant building fee refund he received and election falsification... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch steadfastly defended her decision to close the Hillary Clinton email investigation without criminal charges, insisting Tuesday that she simply accepted the unanimous recommendation of career FBI investigators and attorneys. Introducing a new critique into the debate over the Justice Department investigation of Clinton’s emails, they suggested Lynch was wrong to announce ahead of time that she would be accepting the investigative team’s guidance for... Читать дальше...

Haslam's office said in a news release that Krause has been executive director of the Drive to 55 effort since 2014 and managed implementation of Tennessee Promise and other initiatives. The Higher Education Commission oversees development of the state's master plan for higher education, makes recommendations for capital appropriations in the governor's budget, establishes tuition levels and approves new academic programs.

CLEVELAND — Rising tensions after the deadly ambush of police officers in Dallas and subsequent protests nationwide have led Cleveland and Philadelphia to adjust security plans for the national political conventions this month. Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention is to begin Monday, has moved up by a week the activation of a tip line for reporting suspicious activity, Police Chief Calvin Williams said. Security plans have been “ramped up” because of the Dallas shootings last week... Читать дальше...