Новости за 21.08.2016

Giants seek series win against Mets without Pagan, Posey Eduardo Nuñez will replace Angel Pagan in the two spot for the series finale against the Mets on Sunday evening. Manager Bruce Bochy is going with speed atop the lineup against a starter, Noah Syndergaard, who is atrocious at holding runners. Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer. Yes, this game is critical, because the Dodgers won and the Giants need to win to maintain their half-game lead. [...] manager Bruce Bochy is taking the longer view. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Vincennes University students who resume fall classes this week will be able to explore the campus' new $4 million student center that includes fireplaces, a sports lounge and a bowling center. The centrally located student center includes sound and video entertainment, dining areas, fireplaces, a gaming space and a large bowling center.

The Merola Grand Finale — the procession of operatic solos and duets that concludes the San Francisco Opera Center’s summer training program — represents an annual challenge for a stage director. Over the decades, I’ve never seen the job dispatched with the elegance, verve and sheer theatrical imagination that Aria Umezawa brought to it on Saturday night in the War Memorial Opera House. Among them were countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, whose rendition of Gluck’s “Che farò senza Euridice?” boasted... Читать дальше...

(AP) — University of Kentucky police have arrested a Lexington man after textbooks were discovered missing from campus offices. University police say in a news release that 30-year-old Anthony Shields was charged Saturday with third-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools.

WWE Superstar AJ Styles Teases ‘SummerSlam,’ Who He Wants After John Cena The man who didn’t take too long to turn “I’m gonna beat up John Cena” into a catchphrase gets exactly that opportunity this evening from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While the bad-guy persona is all part of the act, 39-year-old Styles recognizes a huge career opportunity when he gets one. [...] either Styles will beat up 15-time champ and “the face that runs the place,” or he’ll be at the wrong end of an Attitude Adjustment (or two, or three). Читать дальше...

More than 16,000 people danced in the streets of the Mission on Saturday for Noise Pop’s annual 20th Street Block Party Festival, where the smell of grilled Del Popolo pizza and Farmhouse Kitchen Thai filled the air, and the sound of Chicano rock resonated through the alleyways. The block party has always been popular — free festivals generally draw large crowds — but this year’s mass was bigger than ever, drawing in crowds of music fans with a lineup that included Miami Horror, an electronic pop... Читать дальше...

Bertolino previously was president of Lyndon State College in Vermont and a special assistant to the chancellor for system integration and related efforts at Vermont State Colleges. Bertolino says he was drawn to Southern because of its emphasis on academic excellence and social justice.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle is working with college and career academies, school systems and business people to create similar partnerships around the state, but Coweta's is the first to get off the ground, The Times-Herald reported. State lawmakers then tweaked state law and local educators adjusted curriculum so the Georgia Consortium for Advanced Technical Training Program could have its first-ever class of industrial mechanics apprentices. The consortium will allow students to begin their... Читать дальше...

School officials say incoming students have average SAT scores of 1040 and an average grade point average of 3.07. Most popular majors are: criminal justice, mechanical engineering, computer security and information assurance and civil engineering.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday. The official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said nearly two dozen pills found in one Aleve bottle were falsely labeled as "Watson 385." According to Drugs.com, that stamp... Читать дальше...

Travis Knight Explains ‘Absurd’ Decision to Make Stop-Motion Epic ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ “The challenge I set for the team was to do a stop-motion David Lean film, a Kurosawian myth in miniature,” says director and Laika CEO Travis Knight may be following in the footsteps of people like Pixar’s John Lasseter, Illumination’s Chris Meledandri and, way back when, Walt Disney himself. The CEO of Laika animation is also a filmmaker for his company – and Knight’s directorial debut, “Kubo and the... Читать дальше...

A person close to the investigation of Prince's death told The Associated Press on Sunday that pills found in Prince's home marked as acetaminophen-hydrocodone actually contained fentanyl, suggesting they were counterfeit pills obtained illegally. Because of the risk of abuse, overdose and addiction, the Food and Drug Administration imposes tight restrictions on fentanyl; it is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance. More than 700 fentanyl-related overdose deaths were reported to the DEA in late 2013 and 2014. Читать дальше...

With “The Walking Dead” still bringing in big numbers, AMC has been trying to replicate its success with the prequel “Fear The Walking Dead,” which shows the collapse of civilization at the hands of the zombie outbreak. “FTWD” focuses on two former high school teachers, Madison Clark and Travis Manawa, who have started a relationship after Travis’ divorce and the death of Madison’s husband. The series opens with Nick waking up in a heroin den and discovering a walker feasting on the guts of another junkie who died of overdose. Читать дальше...

The program launching Monday allows students pursuing doctorates in pharmacy to stay in Alaska to finish their degrees, KTUU-TV reported (http://bit.ly/2b7TKG0). Tom Wadsworth, ISU/UAA college of pharmacy assistant dean of Alaska programs, said the curriculum will help bridge a gap in rural areas where communities have trouble finding enough pharmacists. Long-distance learning will keep students connected from state to state.

CBS Films’ and Lionsgate’s “Hell or High Water” continued strong momentum as it expanded into 472 theaters this weekend, earning an estimated $2.7 million with a per-screen average of $5,614. [...] when it comes to strong averages, Natalie Portman drama “A Tale of Love and Darkness” took the weekend at the specialty box office with the strongest figure — $18,000 per screen as the Focus film opened in two theaters. [...] Read: 'Hell or High Water' Reaches High-Water Mark in Limited Debut Just behind... Читать дальше...

Dennis Cheng announced the achievement on Thursday in a meeting with staff at the campaign's headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, according to a campaign aide who was present for the meeting but wasn't authorized to discuss internal campaign strategy and spoke on condition of anonymity. Clinton raised $90 million for her campaign and Democratic party committees in July, according to finance reports released on Saturday. GOP rival Donald Trump raised $80 million for his campaign and the Republican party... Читать дальше...

The big-budgeted biblical bio failed to hit the faith-based sweet spot Paramount and MGM’s big-budget biblical epic “Ben-Hur” crash-landed in theaters this weekend opening to a paltry $11.4 million. [...] Read: 'Ben-Hur' DOA With $11.4 Million, 'Suicide Squad' Wins Weekend With $20.7 Million Timur Bekmambetov‘s remake of the 1959 hit swaps Charlton Heston for Jack Huston as the prince Judah Ben-Hur, who seeks revenge on his adopted brother, a Roman army officer played by Toby Kebbell, after being... Читать дальше...

Tennessee Prep Football How They Fared Maryville (1-0) beat Heritage 44-6.2. Smyrna (1-0) beat LaVergne 38-20.7. Independence (1-0) beat Brentwood 21-20.2. Farragut (1-0) beat Powell 55-6.(tie) Centennial (1-0) beat Franklin 28-24.Class 4A1. Knoxville Catholic (1-0) beat Morristown West 63-30.2. Knoxville Fulton (1-0) beat Morristown East 63-30.3. Greeneville (1-0) beat Anderson County 55-9.5. Pearl-Cohn (1-0) beat Hillsboro 9-7.6. Nashville Christian School (1-0) beat Red Boiling Springs... Читать дальше...

Sheriff's officials say the suspect, Derrick Dearman, will be charged with six counts of capital murder — one count for each adult and a sixth count because Reed was pregnant. Authorities say a man suspected in the deaths of five people at a home in south Alabama kidnapped his estranged girlfriend from the home after the killings. Capt. Paul Burch of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office tells The Associated Press that the ex-girlfriend, Laneta Lester, told investigators that she was taken against her will by the suspect... Читать дальше...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The attorney for a Texas inmate says the federal prison system has approved her client's request to begin hormone therapy to transition into becoming a man. Bureau of Prison officials declined to comment on Mason's gender transition, stating that an inmate's health information is not public information.

According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2bnxzcJ ), Joseph Anton Hilton, 56, and Adam Forman, 46, were arrested last week for practicing as unlicensed attorneys. Authorities say their company, The Asset Protection Law Firm, offered residential loan modifications and debt consolidation.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say a man riding a stolen, illegal dirt bike was killed when he crashed into the rear of a minivan. Police said in a news release that a 23-year-old man was driving the dirt bike, which had been stolen out of Baltimore County a month ago.

In an Olympic Games full of scenes, perhaps none was more bizarre than this one.

Burlington County prosecutors announced Sunday that they've filed murder and weapons charges against 26-year-old Samuel James. Authorities say a 5-year-old girl who was in the area where the shooting occurred was injured while retreating from the gunfire but wasn't shot.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Four-Midday" game were: 3-8-2-3 (three, eight, two, three)