Новости за 21.09.2016

(AP) — An early literacy bill cleared the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday, requiring third-graders be held back if they lag in reading, though there are a number of exemptions to let kids still advance for "good cause." Gov. Rick Snyder, who's expected to sign the measure, supports it in conjunction with spending more on literacy coaches, assessments and instructional time for children who need extra help reading. Starting in the 2019-20 school year, third-graders wouldn't advance unless their... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-involved shootings on Wednesday, with the Republican nominee saying he was "very troubled" by the killing of a black man by a white police officer in Oklahoma. Courting black voters who have long spurned Republicans, Trump's event in Cleveland Heights' New Spirit Revival Center took a bizarre turn when he was introduced by boxing promoter Don King, who used a racial slur as he made the case for black voters to support Trump. Читать дальше...

Dooley was tapped as interim president and chief executive officer on Aug. 20, replacing the embattled Philippe Dauman at the top. “The best and only investment case is that National Amusements decides to either combine CBS and Viacom or looks to merge it into another company (most likely a Liberty-backed one),” MoffettNathanson wrote today, following the news. “A merged Viacom/CBS actually looks more similar to their peers — meaning a broadcast juggernaut, combined with at least one strong cable... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Burlington teachers union is asking the school board to continue negotiating after the board adopted a one-year employment policy. The Burlington School Board voted for the resolution last week, ending contract negotiations with the Burlington Education Association for the current fiscal year.

(AP) — Students throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area dressed in black to support a Kansas girl who says she was sexually assaulted in a school bathroom. Word of the "wear black to stop attacks" effort spread on social media Tuesday night soon after news broke that police were investigating the alleged assault.

About 100 students gathered at the student union at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to protest the shooting death of a black man by a police officer about a mile from campus. Court records indicate that the man shot to death by Charlotte police had a criminal record including an assault conviction. Mecklenburg County records matching Keith Lamont Scott's name and birth date show Scott was charged in April 2004 with multiple counts, including felony assault with a deadly weapon. A... Читать дальше...

‘The Walking Dead’ Franchise Will Last as Long as ‘Star Trek,’ AMC President Predicts “The Walking Dead,” which easily finished last season as the No. 1 rated scripted series, enters Season 7 next month, but Sapan said he could envision the franchise becoming as lasting as long as “Star Trek,” which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Sapan also bragged about AMC’s other series, including new entries “Into the Badlands” and “Preacher,” two series he said had “franchise-like qualities.” [...] Read... Читать дальше...

There aren’t many writers who can keep surprising us decades into a career that’s already produced multiple tours de force, including “Amsterdam,” “Atonement” and “Saturday,” but Ian McEwan has done it again. A master of the miniature powerhouse, McEwan pulls all this off in under 200 compact pages that span two momentous days. In place of Shakespeare’s moody young Dane out to avenge the murder of his father, McEwan’s hero is an unborn baby boy, two weeks from term, “reeling off the walls of my castle... Читать дальше...

“Without pride or embarrassment, I can say that I find the rebar and concrete of a construction site every bit as beautiful as fir trees delicately outlined by freshly fallen snow, and the apparent solidity of an office building as lyrical and ephemeral as fog floating over a sunlit ocean,” Citret says. The beauty in his statement was that he was talking about the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant, commonly known as the sewage treatment plant. Twenty years later, these construction images... Читать дальше...

First up was Rodriguez, known for his elegant and minimalist look. [...] after talking with choreographer Peter Walker, the team — which included Marc Happel of the ballet company's own costume shop — decided on neon colors under the black lace, melding old and new. [...] designer Rosie Assoulin provided the entertaining — and sexy — costumes for Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's "Unframed."

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State University Research Park is facing a major financial loss after a once-promising tenant was allowed to fall behind on rent for years before going bankrupt. The Ames research park, a nonprofit that is connected to the university, says it is likely the single biggest creditor of Etrema Products and is owed roughly $480,000 in uncollected rent. The trustee appointed by the government wrote in a court filing last week that the research park's lien on Etrema's property... Читать дальше...

Polls show the race is close, but Democrats argue the momentum is with Missouri's 35-year-old secretary of state, Jason Kander, a former Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan. Democrats' Senate campaign committee has sought to seize the moment, announcing $3.5 million in new advertising last week. In an unpredictable political environment with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, Republicans are trying to protect a slim 54-46 Senate majority against Democrats who are determined to retake control. Читать дальше...

Fox News will air Wednesday’s Donald Trump town hall event with Sean Hannity as planned even after issuing a stern statement that its primetime host should not partake in pro-Trump campaign videos. Hannity came under fire on Tuesday when he appeared in a promotional YouTube video for the Trump campaign. The Fox News host discussed Trump’s pledges to build a border wall, eliminate Obamacare, make America energy independent and defend the Second Amendment. “We were not aware of Sean Hannity participating... Читать дальше...

Curtis Hanson, the “L.A. Confidential” filmmaker who died Tuesday at age 71, suffered from a rare illness that “ultimately precipitated his death of natural causes,” Hanson’s partner, producer Rebecca Yeldham, said Wednesday. In a statement, Yeldham said that Hanson had been battling “a rare terminal condition known as Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD)” for some time. “It is a distinctly different diagnosis than Alzheimer’s, with its own set of symptoms and challenges,” Yeldham added. “We will... Читать дальше...

Old friends were very much on the mind of Stanley Kwan, the Hong Kong art-house filmmaker who has made a career out of tragedy, regret and haunted pasts, during a Skype conversation last week. The talk turned to “Rouge,” his 1987 ghost story starring Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, two of Hong Kong’s biggest stars ever, as tragic lovers in a melodrama that plays out after death. Twenty-nine years after its release, it’s a rock-solid classic and one of two films — with “Center Stage” — Kwan is bringing... Читать дальше...

Shortly after winning the 2013 National Book Award for her second collection of poems, “Incarnadine,” Portland’s Mary Szybist told the Paris Review that she started writing poetry when she was young, after losing her ability to pray. Szybist was raised Catholic, and “Incarnadine” focuses on the Annunciation, approaching it through many forms and perspectives in an attempt, as she said in that interview, “to take the iconography of the Annunciation out of the realm of symbol, where its meaning is predetermined... Читать дальше...

DeSOTO, Texas (AP) — More than a dozen students on a Dallas-area volleyball team in a predominantly black school district took a knee as the national anthem played before a match. DeSoto Independent School District Superintendent David Harris, in a statement Wednesday, said he respects the rights of the girls to conduct what he calls a "peaceful" and "non-confrontational" action.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday backed the Obama administration's plan to sell more than $1 billion worth of American-made tanks and other weapons to Saudi Arabia, soundly defeating a bid to derail the deal pushed by lawmakers critical of the kingdom's role in Yemen's civil war. The war in Yemen is pitting the country's internationally recognized government and a Saudi-led coalition against the Shiite rebels known as Houthis, who are allied with army units loyal to a former president.... Читать дальше...

A German court has been flooded with new lawsuits against Volkswagen from investors who say they lost billions as the value of the carmaker’s shares plunged after its diesel emissions scandal. Of those suits, 750 were submitted on Monday alone, coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the disclosure by U.S. authorities of the company’s use of illegal software on its diesel vehicles to cheat on U.S. emission tests. The rush of filings this week was intended to ensure that Volkswagen could not... Читать дальше...

LAKE VIEW, Iowa (AP) — The Sac County Sheriff's Office has identified a woman shot while driving in northwest Iowa as a University of Iowa graduate student. The sheriff's office said in a news release Wednesday that 24-year-old Megan Quinn Sloss, of Guthrie Center, was traveling Sunday with her 26-year-old brother to a family event when she was shot.

Berkeley's leadership is still firmly entrenched in keeping Berkeley the most Berkeley it can possibly be.

The 56-year-old construction worker is among many Puerto Ricans living in this working-class neighborhood just south of Orlando along central Florida's Interstate-4 corridor — perhaps the most valuable political real estate in the nation. Unlike other immigrant groups, they arrive as American citizens and become eligible to vote almost immediately in the nation's premiere battleground state. Since June 28, Clinton's team and an allied super PAC spent a combined $23 million on advertising in the Orlando and Tampa areas... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Republican leader is criticizing the Detroit school district's emergency manager after the approval of teacher pay increases. Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof said Wednesday he's lost "all my confidence" in Steven Rhodes as the state-managed district returns to local control under a state bailout.

Fox Promotes Casting Execs in Charge of ‘People v. O.J.’ and ‘Empire’ Sharon Klein, who formerly ran casting at 20th Century Fox Television, will now oversee all casting at Fox Television Group, which includes 20th, Fox Broadcasting and Fox 21 Television Studios. Klein was the exec in charge of casting for Fox’s “Empire” and FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: Three actors for “People v. O.J.” won Emmys on Sunday night, and the show itself took home the trophy for best limited series. “We wanted... Читать дальше...

The film centers on Brad (Stiller), who despite a gainful career and happy home life, finds himself obsessed with his more successful former schoolmates. While touring colleges with his son, Brad is forced to confront his friends and feelings of failure. Amazon plans to release the film theatrically, but a distribution partner has not yet been determined. Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE) is financing and producing “Brad’s Status” with Plan B Entertainment, which has Academy Award-celebrated films... Читать дальше...