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Team effort: Turnovers haven’t helped 49ers defense Yes, it’s true, the 49ers are on pace to allow a staggering 501 points. That would tie for the third-most in NFL history. [...] it would be the most since the 2008 Lions (0-16) - the only winless team since the NFL adopted a 16-game season in 1978 -- allowed 517. [...] it’s worth noting the 49ers offense and special teams deserve credit, um, blame, for some of those NFL-high 219 points. Opponents have scored points off 12 of the 49ers’ 13 turnovers this season... Читать дальше...

“Ride Along” producer Will Packer will reteam with comedian on the project Kevin Hart is in talks to star as Santa Claus in Disney’s christmas comedy, “Dashing Through the Snow,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Will Packer, who has worked on the “Ride Along” films with Hart, will serve as producer along with John Jacobs (“Ted”). “Dashing Through the Snow” will follow a New York City detective who has a bad relationship with his son. The project, in development at Disney Live Action... Читать дальше...

‘Mad Men’ Creator Matt Weiner Sets TV Return at Amazon Weinstein Company anthology series has eight-episode order at streaming service Amazon has given Weiner’s upcoming Weinstein Company anthology series an eight-episode order as part of a $70 million show commitment. Little is known about the actual plot of the project, aside from it being set in present-day and taking place in multiple locations around the world. Amazon beat out the bids of six other potential suitors for the rights, TheWrap has confirmed. Читать дальше...

Weinstein Company TV is behind limited series based on real-life siege of Branch Davidian compound Weinstein TV’s limited series “Waco,” starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch, has landed at Spike, the company announced Wednesday. Based on the 1993 FBI siege of the Branch Davidian religious sect in Waco, Texas, the series will be six episodes and starts filming in the spring. “We couldn’t think of a better home to bring ‘Waco’ to audiences than Spike TV,” said David Glasser, Weinstein Company president and COO, in a statement. Читать дальше...

“I was literally blinking trying to get out of this,” comedian says of tragic day Patton Oswalt has opened up about his wife Michelle McNamara’s death at age 46 in April, telling the New York Times he suspects the anti-anxiety medication Xanax might have played a part in her passing. According to Oswalt, he had become concerned about his wife’s health and encouraged her to “sleep until you wake up,” at which point McNamara, a true-crime writer, took Xanax and went to bed. The comedian recalled that... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A University of Wisconsin student charged with sexually assaulting and choking a woman was expected to face additional charges after investigators said they were contacted by dozens of other women. Alec Cook, 20, of Edina, Minnesota, is facing nine charges, including false imprisonment and strangulation, in a case involving a female acquaintance who told investigators Cook assaulted her, choked her until she was nearly unconscious and wouldn't let her leave his apartment. Officers searching... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a public outcry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday ordered the Pentagon to suspend its effort to seek repayments of enlistment bonuses given to thousands of California National Guard members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Carter's decision comes in the wake of angry reaction from congressional Republicans and Democrats who demanded he relieve the burden on Guard members following news reports that soldiers were being asked to repay debts that in some cases totaled more than $25,000. Читать дальше...

Unemployment rates drop in Wisconsin counties, cities The local rates aren't seasonally adjusted so they can't be compared to the state unemployment rate, which stood at 4.1 percent in September, the lowest it's been since 2001.

Doctors Without Borders says its personnel have recovered the bodies of 25 migrants aboard an overcrowded inflatable raft in the Mediterranean Sea. Field coordinator Michele Telaro said in a statement that victims likely died of fuel inhalation, and that the potent mixture of petrol and water hampered the recovery efforts during the operation Tuesday. The U.N. refugee agency says the death toll for migrants in the Mediterranean has reached at least 3,800 this year so far. The Geneva-based agency... Читать дальше...

The company says it knows of one person injured in a crash involving one of the vehicles, but a spokesman didn't know where the crash happened. An air bag analyst has estimated the cost of making and distributing replacement inflators could cost more than $20 billion. Analysts expect Takata to go through a bankruptcy restructuring to shed some recall costs, with investors taking control of the company and changing its management.

The Republican nominee said in a CNN interview Wednesday that his personal investment in his campaign will top $100 million. An Ohio congresswoman says she and other black Democrats have told presidential candidate Hillary Clinton that she should engage more with black-owned media outlets. Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Deshundra Jefferson said on the call that the party worked with the Congressional Black Caucus to arrange a bus tour visiting historically black colleges and universities. Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States abstained for the first time in 25 years Wednesday on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed. The U.S. decision to change its vote follows President Barack Obama's restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and his support for lifting the embargo, which the Republican-led Congress is against. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Dec. 17, 2014, that they were restoring diplomatic ties... Читать дальше...

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Utah police were investigating Wednesday how a 14-year-old got a gun allegedly used to critically wound another teenager after an argument near a middle school, a district spokesman said. "The message we are sending is that this school is a safe place to be, even though a traumatic event did happen here yesterday," said Haney, who described the shooting as an isolated incident. Cami Lance, whose daughter attends the school, said the shooting left both students and parents shaken ... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were: 02-04-09-12-13-14-15-17-22-26-29-30-46-47-60-62-69-75-77-79 (two, four, nine, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-six, twenty-nine, thirty, forty-six, forty-seven, sixty, sixty-two, sixty-nine, seventy-five, seventy-seven, seventy-nine)

Van Eaton Galleries announced Wednesday that the items will be among myriad pieces of Disney memorabilia available at the "Souvenirs of Disneyland" auction next month. Other lots include an animatronic sparrow from the Enchanted Tiki Room and original concept art for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia on Wednesday withdrew a request to refuel a fleet of Russian warships in Spain, as Britain and NATO allies piled pressure on Madrid over concerns that the ships could be used to ramp up air attacks in Syria. The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and escorting vessels have steamed through the North Sea and English Channel in recent days heading to the Mediterranean Sea. At talks between NATO defense ministers in Brussels, U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said... Читать дальше...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces moved more than 1,000 people out of villages near Mosul that were recently retaken from the Islamic State group for their safety, officials said Wednesday, as witnesses and Iraqi commanders said the militants have driven hundreds of civilians into the city, using them as human shields. Witnesses and Iraqi commanders tell The Associated Press that IS is withdrawing from villages south of Mosul, taking civilians with them to use as human shields and leaving behind explosive booby-traps to slow the advancing troops. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant who died after his patrol car crashed this week had suffered a heart attack. Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter tells City News Service Wednesday that an autopsy determined the 47-year-old Lopez had a heart attack.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of utilities and state agencies in New England has rejected proposals that sought to bring wind farms to sites in northern and western Maine. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2dKIL0F ) the projects were among 24 bids submitted to New England Clean Energy RFP following their November request for proposals to meet clean-energy goals for the region.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's Cabinet has resigned following the breakup of the governing coalition, part of political maneuvering ahead of a constitutional referendum set for this fall in the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation. The Kyrgyz parliament's speaker formally declared Wednesday that the governing coalition no longer exists following the departure of President Almazbek Atambayev's Social-Democratic Party.

With no sign of unusual health problems and excellent grades in school at ages 13 to 18, these children are "doing well," said embryologist Jacques Cohen at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, where the treatment was done. [...] the study of the children is timely because just last month, the first baby was born from a different procedure that also mixed genetic material from three people. [...] finding no problem so far from the infertility treatment is helpful and "a good... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the world was watching America's gay rights transformation, the Obama administration was pursuing a quieter mission to export the same freedoms overseas to places like sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and eastern Europe. The U.S. has deployed its diplomats and spent tens of millions of dollars to try to block anti-gay laws, punish countries that enacted them, and tie financial assistance to respect for LGBT rights. The growing focus on gay rights in diplomacy mirrored the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — With an open seat, two dozen candidates, prostitution allegations and a white supremacist contender, the only sure thing in Louisiana's U.S. Senate race seems to be that it won't be decided Nov. 8 when most of the nation's political contests are settled. Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy is accused of promoting suicide because of his oft-repeated catchphrase that he'd "rather drink weed killer" than be a political insider or support the federal health care overhaul. Another candidate... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Wednesday that the Pentagon was suspending its efforts to claw back enlistment bonuses improperly awarded a decade ago to 9,700 members of the California National Guard for re-enlisting during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Carter made his statement after members of Congress from both parties, including House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, condemned the Pentagon’s efforts to recoup... Читать дальше...

The year was 1999 and the tiny 12-by-12 pixel designs — smiley faces, hearts of the intact and broken variety, cats, and so on — were mainly popular in Japan.