Новости за 09.09.2016

NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft lifted off Thursday evening as crowds gathered to witness the start of its seven-year quest. The robotic probe will orbit the ancient asteroid, vacuum up some gravel, then haul the sample back to Earth. NASA has gone after comet dust and solar wind particles before, but never anything from an asteroid. The asteroid — 1,600 feet across — is believed to harbor carbon dating back 4.5 billion years, to the beginning of our solar system. Thrusters will shoot out nitrogen gas to stir up the surface... Читать дальше...

1st_$6,500, cl, 4YO up, 1f, cloudy. 1 (1) Nic a Jack (M.Ziegler)3.40No TixNo TixOff 4:34. Time 0:12.40. Fast. (c) 2016 Equibase Company LLC, all rights reserved. 2nd_$6,500, cl, 4YO up F&M, 1f, cloudy. 2 (2) Husker Ridge (R.Martinez)4.20No TixNo TixOff 6:04. Time 0:12.60. Fast. Daily Double (1-2) paid $9.60. Attendance unavailable. Track Handle unavailable. (c) 2016 Equibase Company LLC, all rights reserved.

Melissa George Hospitalized After Alleged Assault by Partner (Report) Melissa George was hospitalized on Wednesday after allegedly being assaulted by her partner Jean-David Blanc, according to French website Paris Match (via People). “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Home and Away” alum George reportedly called police after allegedly being attacked by Blanc, who founded the movie website AlloCine. According to the report, George, 40, suffered injuries such as a swollen face, bodily pain, nausea and dizziness. Читать дальше...

49ers CEO Jed York has announced that his team will make a $1 million donation to “the cause of improving racial and economic inequality and fostering communication and collaboration between law enforcement and the communities they serve here in the Bay Area.” Thursday afternoon’s statement comes amid 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s ongoing protest in which he declined to stand for the playing of the national anthem during the preseason to bring attention to what he says are racial inequities in this country... Читать дальше...

A Mississippi police chief who had just been suspended shot and killed himself Thursday in the police department's parking lot, officials said, in what was described as "a bad day for law enforcement." Bay St. Louis Police Chief Mike DeNardo shot himself in the chest, Hancock County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Don Bass said. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation sent forensic technicians to the scene to assist the sheriff's office in the investigation, said Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.

Records show Minneapolis Public Schools hasn't tested at least 31 of its schools since 1998, though district officials say they are following the state's guidelines for flushing water lines to reduce lead levels. Municipal water systems already test for lead in the water they deliver, but health officials suggest that schools test themselves due to possible sources of lead inside their plumbing, such as lead solder and brass fixtures, that could contaminate the water that students drink. "Parents... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A civilian employee for a health center at Fort Leavenworth is accused of setting one of his co-workers on fire. Prosecutors allege that on Wednesday Currie threw a flammable liquid on his female supervisor, lit on her fire and assaulted her with a straight edge razor.

NASA spacecraft headed to asteroid to bring back samples (AP) — The first NASA explorer of its kind took off on a seven-year quest Thursday, chasing after a big, black, unexplored asteroid to gather a few handfuls of gravel for return to Earth. NASA has gone after comet dust and solar wind particles before, but never anything from an asteroid. The roundish rock — an estimated 1,600-plus feet (500 meters) across and taller than the Empire State Building — is believed to harbor carbon dating back 4.5 billion years... Читать дальше...

Never before in the 135-year history of the game has the intrigue and anticipation focused so much on the rivalry between the managers and their personal missions. A build-up intensified because of the two-week Premier League break often has cast the players as the supporting act as two of soccer’s greatest coaching minds compete for supremacy in the northern English city. “I’ve played in derby games in Germany, but this should be a great match and one I’m really looking forward to, especially because Pep Guardiola is taking on Jose Mourinho... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police confiscated a loaded gun from a student on the first day of school Thursday. The gun set off the metal detector alarm at the Brooklyn School for Career Development, police said. A spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said the incident is "deeply troubling." Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters at a school visit in Staten Island the city was reviewing the use of metal detectors in public schools

Current and former kitchen workers at Burma Superstar filed a lawsuit Thursday, alleging the popular Bay Area restaurant chain hasn’t been fairly paying its employees. Attorneys for the plaintiffs filed the lawsuit — which is seeking class-action status — in Alameda County Superior Court, alleging the restaurant chain stiffed workers on wages, overtime pay, breaks and sick leave. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three employes and around 100 “similarly situated” workers by attorneys with the Asian Law Caucus... Читать дальше...

After two downers of seasons, marked more by the continued departures of fan favorites than anything else, the A’s remain without a stadium plan and with the looming possibility of losing some or all of their annual chunk of revenue sharing. The A’s have several key contributors remaining who could be signed to multiyear deals, potential money-savers down the line for the club and a show of commitment to the players and to the fans. “There are some people in this room who are what the Oakland... Читать дальше...

Honoring local firefighters and the people who died on 9/11 might be a noble cause, but not when you stack a bunch of Coke cans to look like the World Trade Center. After getting mocked online, Walmart removed such a display from its Panama City Beach, Florida, store, saying “there was nothing disrespectful intended by the display.” After Wednesday’s national security forum that featured interviews with presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, plenty of people on Twitter had a clear message for NBC host Matt Lauer... Читать дальше...

Thanks to a sizable pledge grant of around $250,000 from Emeryville-based Peet's Coffee, the University of California, Davis will launch Coffee Center, a new research hub dedicated to a multidisciplinary study of coffee.

An 8-year-old Concord boy was recovering at a hospital on Thursday after he was bitten twice by a rattlesnake slithering in his backyard, fire officials said. The boy, whose name was not released, was playing in his backyard on the 1000 block of Discovery Way about 4 p.m. Wednesday when the venomous reptile bit him twice on the ankle, authorities said. Rattlesnakes are common in the region, Marshall said, adding that the young boy was playing in an open scrubland area behind his home. Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

A man who was clubbed by Vallejo police while trying to walk away from them in 2003 is entitled to $50,000 in damages plus legal fees, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in rejecting officers’ arguments that the damages should be slashed because the city later filed for bankruptcy. [...] the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Jason Deocampo’s suit and the jury’s verdict were aimed at the officers who injured him, not the city that employed them. Deocampo suffered injuries to his knees and back... Читать дальше...

On deck Friday at Diamondbacks 6:40 p.m. Channel: 11 Bumgarner (14-6) vs. De La Rosa (4-5) Saturday at Diamondbacks 5:10 p.m. CSNBA Cueto (14-5) vs. Bradley (6-8) Sunday at Diamondbacks ... Читать дальше...

Even though there is no stakes race, Saturday’s program is outstanding with a $33,000 open allowance, two $27,000 first-level allowances and a $26,000 maiden special-weight. The third race features two-time Grade 3 winner G. G. Ryder, a middle-distance specialist trying 6 furlongs for the first time since Feb. 1, 2014. [...] running in the main-track event are My Friend Emma, who set a 5-furlong course record of 55.75 seconds in winning the Jess Jackson Owners Handicap on the grass at the Sonoma County Fair... Читать дальше...

Teaching, victories keep Bellarmine coach going Bellarmine football coach Mike Janda turned 65 this year. Last fall, he picked up his 270th victory to become the winningest coach in Central Coast Section history. The win was monumental, a 42-35 Northern California Division I-AA regional-final decision at favored Folsom, a team that had won 25 in a row overall and 43 straight at home. Considering that eight first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League players would graduate, no one could have blamed Janda for leaving, too. Читать дальше...

The good news is, within two years, you’ll no longer need to rent a set-top box from your cable company or satellite provider. The bad news is, you already don’t have to rent a cable box, and the FCC’s way of getting rid of the box could mean an increase in your internet bill. In a significant walk-back from previous proposals to “unlock the box,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing a rule that would require all pay TV companies to offer a free app to their customers that would give them the same experience as using a set-top box ... Читать дальше...

Warriors’ Kevon Looney on track to return for training camp If not for the two hip surgeries that robbed him of most of his rookie year, the big man knew he could have offered his team another versatile banger. Less than five months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum on his left hip, Looney is on track to return for the start of training camp Sept. 27. Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP JaVale McGee will compete for the final roster spot, and rookie Damian Jones (torn pectoral muscle) hopes to join the fray by the regular season. Читать дальше...

[...] San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo were playing up BART’s potential Thursday when they got together for a brief ride to show their support of a Nov. 8 measure on the ballot in three counties that would fund the transit system. BART directors say the money would go toward replacing 90 miles of track, repairing water damage, increasing capacity, modernizing control and electrical systems and making the system safer in the event of an earthquake. Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego zoo officials on Thursday burned items containing rhinoceros horn with an estimated black market value of $1 million in a symbolic gesture to show the United States is committed to ending illegal wildlife trafficking. Countries around the world have been burning and destroying illegal wildlife products to send the message that such products cannot be traded and that poaching of animals for their horns must stop. New York, which wildlife officials call the country's biggest ivory market... Читать дальше...

After a federal appeals court this summer found Republican legislators acted with discriminatory intent against black voters in an effort to depress Democratic turnout with a 2013 law, board members had to approve new proposals for early voting dates, hours and locations in a third of the state’s counties. Predominantly black churches have traditionally driven their members to vote in “souls to the polls” efforts on Sundays, and the 4th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals found that the state’s Republican... Читать дальше...