Новости за 26.07.2016

In a brief filed Tuesday in the high court, Josh Block of the American Civil Liberties Union says the Gloucester County School Board has failed to show that it will be irreparably harmed by allowing Gavin Grimm to use the restroom that corresponds with his gender identity while his case plays out in lower courts.

Interim UL System President Dan Reneau suggested that the reason for the quick turn around in selecting a new president was because of an urgency to provide leadership for the university which has suffered from loss of dollars and dwindling enrollment. The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has nominated two people as final candidates for the Grambling State University presidency. The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/2auxPoy ) the finalists are former state Rep. Rick Gallot,... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize. If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in Wednesday night's drawing, it will be the game's first jackpot winner since May 7.

Yet while Obama is expected to get a rock-star reception at his convention speech Wednesday, that love-fest won't extend to trade, where he's now at odds with Clinton, Kaine, Sanders and the top Democrats in both the House and Senate. Ironically, Obama's strongest TPP support has come from congressional Republicans, who joined with fewer Democrats last year to pass legislation expanding Obama's negotiating authority. The sticking points have centered on wonky policy issues like "data localization," intellectual property and market access ... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A prosecutor said Tuesday that he'll seek the death penalty against an Indianapolis man who he says killed three people in four days in attacks inspired by the horror movie "The Purge." The court filing requesting the death sentence lists six aggravating factors, including that Cruz is accused of having killed multiple people and done so while attempting to commit armed robberies. In a probable cause affidavit, police say a girl told them Cruz was her drug dealer and that he... Читать дальше...

The offensive, part of the government’s Operation Shafaq — or Dawn in Pahsto — started hours after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 80 people who were taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Kabul on Saturday. The offensive marks a new chapter in Afghanistan’s war against insurgents. [...] they have been a largely defensive force, and have struggled to take the lead on the battlefield since the withdrawal in 2014 of most international combat forces. While the main fight is against the Taliban ... Читать дальше...

Jasmine Hardison sent me this letter tonight. Her son David was shot and killed a few days ago while driving in West Oakland where he lived. He was 21 years old.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden cars Tuesday outside the office of the U.N.’s mine-clearing agency and a Somali army checkpoint in Mogadishu, killing 13 people, including seven guards, Somali police officials said. Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility, according to the group’s Andalus radio station. The deputy spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, Farhan Haq, told reporters that if the guards had not stopped the car from entering the U.N. premises... Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Qualcomm agreed Tuesday to pay $19.5 million to settle a gender discrimination class-action lawsuit alleging women were denied equal pay and job opportunities to their male counterparts at the tech giant. The settlement also stipulates that the San Diego-based chip maker implement policy changes and programs to better promote female employees working in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM. "While we have strong defenses to the claims, we... Читать дальше...

Former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will be presented by his daughter, Lisa, when he is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 6. Lisa DeBartolo will become just the fifth daughter to serve as a presenter. Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, who died last year, will be presented by John Madden via video. Former Raiders wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff will be on stage for Stabler’s presentation.

Japan rampage that killed 19 disabled people foretold in Letter SAGAMIHARA, Japan — A young Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired, officials said, killing 19 people months after he gave a letter to parliament outlining the bloody plan and saying all disabled people should be put to death. The facility employs more than 200 people, including part-timers, with nine of them working the night of the attack, a government official said. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — Experts who've followed the leak of Democratic National Committee documents say they believe the party's claim that Moscow had a hand in the hack, lending weight to the extraordinary allegation that the Kremlin is trying to tamper with the U.S. presidential contest. The second category of evidence was provided by electronic fingerprints on some of the documents suggesting the files had been run through Russian language-configured machines. Most convincing for Tait was evidence that... Читать дальше...

Photo: The Chronicle Related Links Outside Lands (August 5-7) has announced the schedule for this year’s GastroMagic stage line-up. This is the third year that the sold-out music festival has hosted the dedicated culinary entertainment stage, showcasing celebrity chefs alongside musicians, comedians and other entertainers in a wild assortment of eclectic food-related performances. Here’s the full line-up: FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 CUESA’s Trash Talk Redux (2:55-3:25 p.m.) CUESA (Center for Urban Education... Читать дальше...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates might not seem like an obvious spot to begin and end a globe-spanning flight promoting renewable energy. The fourth biggest oil producer of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the UAE, after all, is where gas guzzlers rule the road and the air conditioning is always on — not just at its indoor ski slope. Dubai, the country’s cosmopolitan commercial hub, last month picked an Emirati-Spanish consortium to develop the third... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education will cut off federal student financial aid to three Medtech College campuses in the Washington area. According to Medtech's website, the company offers courses in practical nursing, medical assistant, lab assistant, dental assistant and English as a second language.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The circumstances, separated by 26 years, are chilling — two women attacked while bicycling alone down lonely Ohio country roads on warm July days. The first fought off her attacker on Independence Day in 1990 after he knocked her from the bike with his truck, pulled her inside the cab and handcuffed her. The second, a 20-year-old college student, never made it home from her ride last week. Authorities have spent the past several days digging through the farmhouse and barns... Читать дальше...

First lady's apolitical image big part of her political draw Martha McKenna, a former political director for Senate Democrats, said it looked like Mrs. Obama was having fun on the stage, "so I'm hopeful that that's a sign that means that she's going to keep doing it." Aside from her convention appearance, Mrs. Obama has barely engaged in the 2016 campaign and has resisted positioning herself as a distinct political figure. The two women share bonds forged in the elite membership of the first ladies' club, and Mrs. Читать дальше...

For about 10 years, people have been trying to make a movie about the potential horrors of the online mob. The results have been a series of weak efforts like “Untraceable,” from 2008, a preachy bit of exploitation about a serial killer broadcasting his murders over the Internet. The complicated truth is that the Internet’s dangers are entwined with its pleasures, the allure of instant fame, the illusion of contact with masses of people. “Nerve” is the first movie to capture all that, and the result is a successful and memorable thriller. Читать дальше...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says a federal rule change has restored the ability of student pilots to fly solo on their 14th or 16th birthday, depending on the type of aircraft they're operating. The Frederick-based group said Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration acceded to the group's request to grant temporary authorizations enabling youngsters to take birthday flights.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Bernie Sanders delegate from North Texas sparked a shouting match Tuesday among his state's delegation to the Democratic National Convention by condemning Hillary Clinton, but later said he misspoke in "a moment of passion." In a moment of passion, while reaching out to my fellow members of the Texas delegation," it read, "I spoke one sentence that did not reflect my intention of promoting productive dialogue. "[...] the old proverb of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' will prevail," Anchia said.

Weiner's company, Financial Innovations Inc., has since 1980 provided the official campaign merchandise for the DNC, such as T-shirts and buttons. The company also provided merchandise and other work for political candidates including Barack Obama's presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012 and for current presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Paolino told The Providence Journal that Weiner first met Hillary Clinton in 1976, when she was running Jimmy Carter's presidential campaign in Indiana and Weiner was her intern.

The NYPD bee brigade responds to dozens of calls each spring and summer, including some recently where officers used vacuums to remove grotesque, wiggling masses of tens of thousands of bees from a lamppost near Grand Central Terminal, the awning of a restaurant and even a chained bicycle near Times Square. Since 2010, when the city legalized beekeeping, the New York honeybee population has soared from just a few dozen illegal hives. City officials welcome the bees — except when hives become overcrowded... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bank burglars reminded New York's top police official of a Hollywood movie as they pulled off two nighttime heists, snatching about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards from safe deposit boxes before they were caught, authorities said Tuesday as they announced the arrest of three men. Evidence in the case will include surveillance footage of the men as they prepared for and carried out the burglaries, as well as video surveillance of two of the men buying supplies used in one of the burglaries... Читать дальше...

Backpacks are among the most convenient methods for carrying your stuff around with you while you’re traveling, but having something easily slashable on your back presents an easy mark for thieves. A lightweight eXomesh slash guard built into the front divider, back and side panels combines with hard-to-cut straps and webbing to outsmart bag slashers. A cushioned back panel with aluminum support bar and airflow channels, plus adjustable sternum, waist and shoulder straps allow you to use it for adventures, too. Читать дальше...

OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A former teacher's aide has been accused of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl when he was worked at a school in Ossipee, New Hampshire, last fall. Court records say the child's appetite decreased, she had mood swings and pulled her own hair to the point where it hurt.