Новости за 23.08.2016

Harley-Davidson Inc. on Tuesday introduced an all-new engine, the Milwaukee-Eight, named for the city where the company was born. Harley says it's only the eighth time in the company's 113-year history that it has done a complete redesign of its classic V-Twin engine.

Best Buy’s profit jumped 21 percent as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer increased sales online and tried to create a better shopping experience in the stores while it also cut costs. The company has been working on revamping its stores and improving sales staff training to convert browsers into buyers. Sales of health trackers grew, as did those of home theaters and appliances as the U.S. real estate market has grown. Smartphone sales overall have been in a malaise because there have been few new products or innovations... Читать дальше...

Martin Lawrence‘s first stand-up special in 14 years will air on Showtime next month, the network announced on Tuesday. Uncut will premiere on the premium cable network on Friday, Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. “I look forward to having my third concert film premiere on Showtime,” Lawrence said in a statement. Fourteen years is a long time between concert specials and I am excited to know that my TV audience will be able to enjoy this show as if they came to see me live. The “Bad Boys” star returned to stand-up after a four-year hiatus in February... Читать дальше...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an air strike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau and killed about 300 militants, but there was no way to confirm yet another claim of the death of Nigeria’s Islamic extremist leader. The Nigerian Air Force carried out “the most unprecedented and spectacular air raid” while Shekau was praying on Friday, Islam’s holy day, at Taye village in the extremists’ Sambisa Forest holdout in northeast Nigeria, according to the statement signed by army spokesman Col. Читать дальше...

Shares of all four companies rose following the takeover announcement, partly because of the 120 percent premium Pfizer paid over Medivation’s share price before reports of interest earlier this year. Following months of pursuit, Sanofi came up short to Pfizer, which announced a deal Monday to buy San Francisco’s Medivation and its blockbuster cancer drug for $81.50 per share. There is a “strong strategic incentive for large-cap biotech and pharma companies to bring in additional assets through acquisitions,” said Jeffrey Holford... Читать дальше...

Wrestling legend Rey Mysterio Jr. has signed a first-look deal with Robert Rodriguez‘s El Rey Network, TheWrap has learned. Mysterio, a former WWE World Champion and current star of El Rey’s “Lucha Underground,” will render exclusive first-look and development services to the network that will include work on scripted and unscripted shows. “Rey Mysterio’s incredible talent extends far beyond the ring,” El Rey Network President and General Manager Daniel Tibbets said. Mysterio is a 25-year ring... Читать дальше...

Baritone celebrates his marriage with unusual recital Baritone Lucas Meachem has come a long way since his training days as an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera. At 38, he’s taken mainstage roles at the War Memorial Opera House in works by Mozart and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, appeared in concert with symphony orchestras nationwide, and been lauded internationally for his performances in the title role of Rossini’s “Barber of Seville.” Meachem is slated to return to the San Francisco Opera... Читать дальше...

A "once in a lifetime" party open to public ticket buyers will hit the San Francisco Mint this Friday evening.

BANGKOK — A Thai military court on Tuesday rejected allegations by two Uighur defendants that they were tortured in custody to confess to bombing a popular Hindu shrine in Bangkok last year that left 20 people dead. In previous preliminary hearings, the two men who are from the Uighur-speaking region of China have said they were tortured and mistreated by their jailers in military detention, and on Tuesday pleaded to be moved to a different correctional facility. “After investigating these claims... Читать дальше...

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel Get Rave Reviews as Last-Minute Hillary Clinton Fundraiser Hosts At least one person attending the Tuesday luncheon hosted by the duo told TheWrap Biel has been an “amazing, lovely, gracious host.” Clinton arrived on the West Coast Monday for a jam-packed fundraising spree with events in Los Angeles, Laguna Beach and Silicon Valley. After taping a segment with “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday, the Democratic presidential nominee zipped over to a big soiree at the Beverly... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The mother of a British man accused of trying to grab a police officer's gun to shoot Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign event in Las Vegas won approval from a judge on Tuesday to visit her son in federal custody in Nevada. Authorities say Sandford grabbed for a Las Vegas police officer's gun and later told federal agents that he drove from California to Las Vegas with a plan to kill Trump. Sandford has pleaded not guilty to disrupting an official function... Читать дальше...

Worried Faces Pack ‘Deadliest Catch’ Spinoff ‘Dungeon Cove’ Sneak Peak (Exclusive Video) Even just watching the “Deadliest Catch” franchise is not for the faint of heart — so imagine starring on the reality series. A new sneak peak for spinoff “Dungeon Cove” is packed with concerned faces, as one fisherman calls in an SOS after losing power on the (very) high seas. The below Discovery Channel promo — which is exclusive to TheWrap — promises that while “getting out is dangerous, getting home is... Читать дальше...

Could Jeremy Clarkson return as host of BBC’s “Top Gear” just one year after he was fired for punching a producer? Former BBC boss Mark Thompson this week told Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine said kicking Clarkson out at the curb was a mistake. Ratings have tanked, with the recent season’s finale pulling in a mere 1.9 million viewers in the U.K. Last season, the Clarkson-led program averaged 6.49 million viewers per episode. Former BBC Boss Say Firing Jeremy Clarkson From 'Top Gear' Was a Mistake... Читать дальше...

GANSBAAI, South Africa — On the edge of a boat off this coastal village, Michael Rutzen stubs his cigarette into a soda can and stares pensively out to sea. Extensive research by Rutzen and his marine biologist partner, Sara Andreotti, has found that great whites off the South African coast are rapidly heading for extinction. Andreotti, who works with Rutzen to photograph and take DNA samples from sharks, estimates there are 333 breeding animals left in the area. “The great white sharks on the... Читать дальше...

The headlining annual event of San Francisco Theater Pub, which stages theater in bars and whose motto is “Make it good, keep it casual, have a beer,” comprises short, beer-themed plays, the last of which features a belligerent, drunken llama, written each year by Stuart Bousel and played by Rob Ready. A master of timing, he inserts such a gulf of a pause between the words “I am” and “starting a family” — he’s listing reasons why the tradition of the llama play might not persist — that you imagine... Читать дальше...

Live stylishly off the land at this 11-acre Yountville estate offering a private lake, dock, Cabernet vineyard and enticing patios. Manicured gardens and rolling hills surround the custom built five-bedroom home. Patios sit near the saltwater pool and spa, while an loggia off the great room includes a built-in grill and offers an idyllic setting for outdoor dining. Landscape architect Jack Chandler created a manicured landscape that includes a 1½ acre lake with its own dock, expansive lawns, mature trees, and native plants. Читать дальше...

The family of slain photographer Teresa Halbach will have a say in whether “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey will be retried for her murder, according to Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schmiel. According to People, Schmiel told reporters on Monday that the attorney general’s office will consult with Halbach’s relatives before it makes a decision regarding Dassey, whose conviction was overturned last week. Dassey, the nephew of fellow “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, was convicted of murdering Halbach in 2007. Читать дальше...

Kristen Stewart, Adam Driver Added to NY Film Festival Lineup Kristen Stewart and Adam Driver have been named the 2016 “An Evening With…” honorees for the 54th New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced Tuesday. The Special Events section will feature the world premiere of Lonny Price’s “Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened.” The magazine will also lead two special panels at the festival, including a roundtable discussion with filmmakers. The New York Film... Читать дальше...

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The closing of one of the last two Howard Johnson restaurants in a couple of weeks will mark the end of its fried clam strips, ice cream and other menu staples that nourished baby boomers and leave the once-proud restaurant chain teetering on the brink of extinction. The orange-roofed eateries once numbered more than 800, with the New England-based restaurant chain predating the ubiquitous Howard Johnson hotels. The orange roof with a blue spire represented a dependable place for travelers to park the family car... Читать дальше...

People will hear the songs of heartbreak and betrayal on Essence Goldman’s new album, “Black Wings,” and think they have it all figured out: marriage, children, midlife crisis, discontent, the usual. With a paper cup of tea in hand to ward off the chill outside, she finds a pair of plastic chairs in the back and lays out the inventory that went into the making of the album: two marriages. Goldman, who headlines a record release party at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley on Thursday, Aug. Читать дальше...

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — Several schools in the western North Dakota oil patch are reporting increased enrollments, despite the slumping oil industry. Holen said more students are coming into kindergarten than are graduating, and oil production-related employment in the area remains steady. New Public School District 8 in Williston has also seen an enrollment increase from 360 last year to nearly 460 this year, according to Maria Barnett, the district's administrative secretary.

(AP) — Lincoln police did not have reasonable suspicion to stop and detain a man whose legs had been amputated and who says he was injured in the stop, an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday. [...] two of the three judges on the appeals panel said that the officers did not have reasonable suspicion that Duffie had or was going to commit a crime when he was stopped. Police said they stopped Duffie because his van matched the clerk's description and that the officer who initially... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Prosecutors charged a Tulsa man on Tuesday with first-degree murder and committing a hate crime in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor — a violent culmination of the man's feud with the family that spanned several years and included a regular barrage of racial insults and personal confrontations. The hate crime charge is a misdemeanor under Oklahoma law and accuses Majors of intimidating and harassing Jabara and his mother, Haifa Jabara, "because of race, color, religion, ancestry and national... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it has received a formal extradition request from Turkey for exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen. State Department spokesman Mark Toner says the U.S. is now considering the merits of the request.

Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller says, "The Clinton Foundation's laughable attempt to address conflicts of interest fails to include many of its umbrella organizations," such as the Clinton Health Access Initiative. The Democratic presidential candidate is unveiling economic proposals on a Tuesday conference call with small-business owners. The Republican candidate has faced lawsuits accusing him of failing to pay small companies for services and products used in his businesses. Kaine told... Читать дальше...