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Pence hit a home run with two outs in the seventh inning, the Giants’ first hit off Jon Lester in a 2-1 loss to the Cubs on Friday afternoon. The Giants collected three hits for the second straight day, fell to 0-2 in September and continued to show no signs of breaking from a funk that began immediately after the All-Star break. Brandon Crawford was the unluckiest of Giants, lining out to both of Chicago’s corner infielders, Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant, who needed to dive to his left to prevent a Crawford hit in the fifth inning. Читать дальше...

When Katy, Texas native Renee Zellweger stepping out on the red carpet in 2014, her look was turning heads. Though, it's safe to say, not in the way she had hoped.

MOSCOW — Islam Karimov, who crushed all opposition in the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan as its only president in a quarter-century of independence from the Soviet Union, has died of a stroke at age 78, the Uzbek government announced Friday. Media freedom and human rights have been harshly repressed ever since he became leader in 1989 while it was still a republic of the Soviet Union. “The death of Islam Karimov may open a pretty dangerous period of unpredictability and uncertainty in Uzbekistan,” Alexei Pushkov... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Pakistan military plans to search with helicopters Saturday morning for a pair well-known Utah climbers missing on an icy mountain peak that has been encased by thick clouds and snowfall for days. A rescue effort was launched last Sunday near northern Pakistan's Choktoi Glacier after Dempster and Adamson failed to return Aug. 26 to base camp following an attempt to climb the north face of a 23,901-foot mountain. "After days and days of waiting, the upcoming dawn in Pakistan... Читать дальше...

There are plenty of unanswered questions about how self-driving cars would function in the real world, like understanding local driving customs and handing controls back to a human in an emergency. How does a robot, for example, tell everyone what it plans to do in intersections when human drivers and people in crosswalks go through an informal ballet to decide who will go first and who will yield? [...] they will try to communicate with visual displays that go beyond today’s turn signals, perhaps... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — While brainstorming ways to highlights it digital image archive, The New York Public Library came up with — the emoji bot. If you tweet an emoji to NYPL Emoji Bot (@NYPLEmoji) , you will get an automatic reply with a related image from its vast digital collection.

[...] the filmmaking itself has an appropriately old-fashioned feel to it, as if directors Ciaran Donnelly and Stephen Kay were back in 1940s Hollywood, creating a film about American ingenuity. In the miniseries, Bill Harley (Robert Aramayo, “Game of Thrones”) is at a music hall watching an ever-so-slightly-naughty performance with Arthur Davidson (Bug Hall, “The Little Rascals”) by Swedish star Anna Held, who arrives onstage on a motorized bike. Other motorbikes are being built in Europe and in the U.S. The local bicycle manufacturer... Читать дальше...

A kid goes missing, another kid shows up with weird powers, there may be a monster lurking in the woods… Maybe it’s time to finally figure out what people have been buzzing about since “Stranger Things” debuted on Netflix over the summer. “Fringe” built up an intense fanbase during its five seasons on Fox and continues to find new fans. [...] if you want to be one of them, you’ll want to binge it all this long weekend, since the series is disappearing off Netflix on Sept. 11. Make yourself feel... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps Engineers can continue killing cormorants that prey on Columbia River salmon and steelhead in a move that shows just how complex the debate has become over how to best sustain imperiled fish species emblematic of the Pacific Northwest. Along with other groups, it contends that hydroelectric dams pose the greatest threat to the fish and says it is unnecessary to reduce the number of fish predators by shooting thousands of cormorants and spreading... Читать дальше...

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is returning to San Francisco on Sept. 12 for another big-dollar fundraiser. In an invitation to potential donors obtained by The Chronicle, organizers said this “may be her last visit to the Bay Area before election day.” The invitation says contributing at least $33,400 or raising $100,000 will give donors access to the “chair reception with Hillary featuring exclusive performance by a special guest,” who is not identified. President Obama is also... Читать дальше...

Hurricane Hermine barreled ashore in Florida’s Big Bend early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, killing one person and raising a storm surge that destroyed beachside buildings and bringing soaking rain and tens of thousands of power outages. In Florida’s capital, toppled trees in Tallahassee also downed power lines and injured people in their homes. Hermine weakened Friday from its peak wind speed of 80 mph to a tropical storm as it moved into southern Georgia. Читать дальше...

State troopers in Chattanooga, Tenn., have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel. In Bethesda, Md., a police officer disguised himself as a homeless man, stood near a busy intersection and radioed ahead to officers down the road about texting drivers. Texting while driving in the U.S. is not just a dangerous habit, but also an infuriatingly widespread one, practiced both brazenly and surreptitiously by so many motorists that police are being forced to get creative ... Читать дальше...

Start with a medical exam to rule out other solutions, and to confirm that your type of hearing loss will be helped by hearing aids. Because of the “scientific” nature of the purchase, people are often vulnerable to misinformation and bad deals, and some companies take advantage by recommending hearing aids when none are needed. Because hearing aids are expensive, be sure to shop around for the best price. Buying online or by mail order can save money, but Checkbook cautions that those options... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Three immigrant students are challenging a policy that bars them from attending Georgia's five most competitive state colleges and universities because of their immigration status. The lawsuit names as defendants the individual members of the Board of Regents, which governs the university system, as well as the presidents of the state's five most competitive state colleges and universities. "Not only is the policy contrary to the very fairness embedded in our constitutional system... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Eulogized in the church where she took her vows decades ago, a slain nun was remembered Friday for her devotion to the poor and for the Donald Duck impression she used to comfort her young patients in Mississippi. The Roman Catholic nuns worked as nurse practitioners at a medical clinic in Lexington, Mississippi, one of the poorest spots in the nation. Held was a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee, where one of her eight siblings, Sue Zuern, told hundreds at her funeral... Читать дальше...

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Officials say water samples taken at two public schools in Maine have shown elevated levels of lead. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2bIxBIy ) reports that Superintendent Andrew Dolloff said in an email that water tests from three drinking fountains and nine faucets at Yarmouth Elementary School showed lead levels of more than 15 parts per billion, the EPA standard.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party on Friday defended its release of an Old West style wanted poster criticizing Democratic U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick in her campaign for the Senate, after Democrats said the poster depicted bullet holes that are inappropriate and disturbing. State Republican Party spokesman Matt Specht called the criticism an attempt to distract from the poster's message that Kirkpatrick avoids public appearances in which she might be asked tough questions. Specht in a... Читать дальше...

Republicans don't want to be blamed for prematurely giving up on Donald Trump, the party's presidential nominee, for fear of alienating his supporters. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., facing a competitive re-election fight, unveiled a video this week promising to "act as a check, not a rubber stamp," if Clinton wins the White House. Ryan's fundraising appeal for Republicans, sent last month, opens with, "I worry about what will happen if Hillary Clinton is elected president," adding, "The situation... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Protectors of Maine's image as Vacationland — an identity so dear that it's on the state's license plates — want to make sure their outspoken governor doesn't turn off tourists. The concern over Republican Gov. Paul LePage has cropped up among people who make their living persuading people to come to Maine — either to work or to play — since he made racially charged remarks and left an obscene, threatening voicemail last week for a Democratic lawmaker. The sector is riding high... Читать дальше...

BAGHDAD — A series of attacks across Baghdad, including an explosion at a weapons warehouse that set off munitions and sent a huge plume of smoke over the Iraqi capital, killed 15 people and wounded more than 50 on Friday, according to Iraqi officials. The attacks underscore the poor security situation in the Iraqi capital, which has been subject to several recent large-scale attacks, including a July shopping center bombing that killed nearly 300 people. Two bomb attacks on fruit and vegetable... Читать дальше...

The editorial says undergraduates know Paterno only through the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, court fights or alumni who "can't accept" that their time at the university is past. Penn State's athletic department on Thursday announced plans to commemorate the anniversary on Sept. 17, when the football team hosts Temple. Lauren Davis, the newspaper's opinions editor who authored the editorial, said the editorial had drawn a heavy response, particularly on social media, with a wide range of opinions. Читать дальше...

(AP) — An Oregon high school is resuming its football program in the wake of hazing accusations that depleted the team's membership. Six varsity players have been cited with the juvenile equivalent of harassment and assault charges from an incident at the team's July conditioning camp. The Benton County District Attorney's office announced the changes Monday after a six-week investigation by Oregon State Police and the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office.

Holt, the anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” will moderate the first debate on Sept. 26; Raddatz of ABC and Cooper of CNN will moderate the town hall debate on Oct. 9; and Wallace of Fox News will handle the final debate on Oct. 19. Debates have allowed challengers and relative political newcomers to reach out to reluctant voters, providing reassurance about their qualifications. In 2012, after Candy Crowley of CNN fact-checked Mitt Romney and corrected him during a debate with Barack Obama, she was... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton told the FBI she relied on the judgments of her staff not to send emails containing classified information to the private email account she used as secretary of state, adding that she was unclear about a classification marking on official government documents. The revelation came Friday as the FBI, in a rare step, published scores of pages summarizing interviews with Clinton and her top aides from the FBI’s recently closed criminal investigation into her use of a private... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Public colleges and universities in New Mexico are bracing for budget cuts as state lawmakers prepared to deal with a budget shortfall of up to $650 million. Albuquerque Republican Rep. Jimmie Hall told The Santa Fe New Mexican (http://bit.ly/2bIoDzP ) that many lawmakers consider higher education one of the easiest areas to cut. Some universities have already responded to the cuts and prepared for the potential of more reductions by slashing their own budgets. New Mexico... Читать дальше...