Новости за 10.11.2016

Mainly because Stanford’s six inside linebackers are so close to each other in ability, the Cardinal use all of them — in three sets of two. The old days of one player making tackles all over the field are gone. “Everybody wants to play,” said Noor Davis, a fifth-year senior who’s the ranking member of the committee. Defensive coordinator Lance Anderson changes them almost like a hockey coach changes lines. [...] comes the tandem of Davis and redshirt freshman Sean Barton, followed by sophomore... Читать дальше...

A man accused of killing a police officer and holing up in an Arizona cabin with a teenage girl believed to have been a hostage was shot dead Wednesday by officers after the gunman opened fire, authorities said. The shooting of Daniel Erickson, 36, came after he pulled a gun Tuesday and shot Officer Darrin Reed of the Show Low Police Department when Reed was responding to a disturbance at a restaurant, the department said in a statement. No details were immediately disclosed about the restaurant... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty-four civilians were killed and eight were injured in 24 U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria over the past year, the U.S. military said Wednesday, based on newly completed investigations. Col. John Thomas, Central Command spokesman, said the investigations concluded that the proper military process was followed in each incident and precautions are always taken to try to avoid any civilian deaths. According to residents and international aid groups... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah trucker who pleaded guilty to keeping women as sex slaves in his semi-trailer as he drove across the country was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. Vafeades, wearing glasses and a gray striped jail jumpsuit, gave a short, emotional apology at a sentencing hearing. Vafeades also suffered serious abuse as a child and repeated that pattern with his victims, his lawyer Vanessa Ramos said, though she disputed unspecified details of the victims' accounts. Vafeades... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — A British futures trader pleaded guilty on Wednesday during his first U.S. court appearance since helping to trigger a May 6, 2010, "flash crash" from his parents' suburban London home that wiped tens of billions of dollars off the value of U.S. stocks, rattling investors and leaving many wondering if the market was rigged. High-frequency traders like Sarao were the focus of author Michael Lewis' best-selling book "Flash Boys," which describes how they employed lightning fast programs to buy and sell in milliseconds ... Читать дальше...

GOP Rep. Todd Young beat Evan Bayh, a former Democratic senator and governor who mounted a much-ballyhooed comeback bid, but wilted under scrutiny. [...] there was good news for Democrats in New Hampshire on Wednesday when Gov. Maggie Hassan declared victory, defeating first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who conceded the close race and offered her congratulations. Some blamed unexpected turnout by certain segments of white voters, or FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell announcement that he... Читать дальше...

Kristine Anigwe received nearly every award possible for a freshman during her first season at Cal and is the lone underclassman on the preseason All-Pac-12 squad heading into this year. [...] don’t get it twisted. Things haven’t come quite as easily to the 6-foot-4 sophomore as she makes it appear. “I’m in here all of the time,” Anigwe said from a courtside seat in Haas Pavilion this week. Anigwe has the normal grind of classes at Cal, and when she’s not studying, it’s easy to find her. Just this week... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The maker of EpiPen emergency allergy injectors, under a microscope for repeatedly jacking up the price of the life-saving device, revealed Wednesday that it's a target of two price-related probes by federal agencies and has had its premises searched. In the SEC filing late Wednesday, Mylan disclosed that on Oct. 7, Mylan received a document request from the Division of Enforcement at the SEC seeking communications with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and documents concerning... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Snowflakes, Santa Claus and reindeer are returning to Starbucks' holiday cups this year, after last year's more subdued red cups caused an uproar from critics who said the chain was part of a so-called war on Christmas. The outcry over 2015's plainer red cup grew after now President-elect Donald Trump suggested boycotting the chain. The one cup for iced drinks has a wreath wrapped around the Starbucks mermaid logo.

(Spoiler Alert) TheWrap looks back at the heroes and villains who have lead on the hit AMC series Here we look back on all those who led others to safety or their graves Dawn took charge of the hospital when her predecessor failed to keep people safe. [...] her practice of requiring forced labor in exchange for meds earned her no friends, and eventually led to her death Gareth and his fellow Terminus residents promised weary travelers sanctuary, only to kill and eat them cannibal style. Hershel... Читать дальше...

Fourteen months after tossing a career-high four interceptions in a 47-7 loss at Arizona, he’ll return to the scene of the desert disaster Sunday. Kaepernick threw two pick-sixes in the first six minutes, had four fewer passing yards (67) than the Cardinals had interception-return yards and managed one more completion (five) than interception in the first 55 minutes. “I think Colin is a strong young man,” offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins said. The next week, in a 17-3 loss to Green Bay... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Arguments over a lawsuit aimed at restricting who can instantly reveal moves at the World Chess Championship will be heard on Thursday, a day before the games begin. World Chess US Inc. and World Chess Events Ltd. sued three websites on Monday, saying they will take advantage of a $15 live feed of the 12-game tournament to relay word of each move over the internet. Daniel Freeman, owner of Chessgames Services LLC, which runs one of the sites, said Wednesday he's doing nothing wrong... Читать дальше...

When Cal plays at Washington State on Saturday night, two of the nation’s most productive quarterbacks will be on display. Webb almost sounded as if he were reading from the Texas Tech record book as he spouted off quarterback after quarterback whom he watched Washington State head coach Mike Leach tutor in Lubbock from 2000 through ’09. Webb grew up in a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb and threw for 5,550 yards and 46 touchdowns at Texas Tech before transferring to Cal. “Coach Leach is a coach I’ve always looked up to... Читать дальше...

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Holloway told the judge Ansberry is dangerous, saying his explosive device was sophisticated and contained arsenic. Investigators say Ansberry was arrested in the Oct. 11 incident after surveillance video captured him buying cellphones he expected to trigger the explosive in the town of Nederland.

NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 71.4 million Americans watched returns electing Republican Donald Trump the next president on prime-time television Tuesday, narrowly missing a record set eight years ago on the night Democrat Barack Obama won his first term. The Trump victory proved a surprise to both viewers and the networks themselves, which clearly anticipated a victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton based upon her consistent lead in pre-election polls. Fox News Channel's audience soared as it became apparent that Trump had won the presidency... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter's chief operating officer is leaving the company, the latest high-profile departure from the troubled communication service. Last month, it announced it was cutting 9 percent of its workforce and killing its popular, if money-losing, video-sharing app Vine.

[...] the election of Republican Donald Trump and GOP majorities in the Senate and House tempered advocates' excitement about an easing of federal restrictions. "There is a massive sense of momentum, and this will put a lot of pressure on the federal government," said Ethan Nadelmann, founder of the nonprofit Drug Policy Alliance, a pro-legalization group. Nadelmann and other advocates say the president-elect is "unpredictable," and they are unsure where he stands on marijuana issues, though Trump... Читать дальше...

Former NFL running back and current Raiders team chaplain Napoleon Kaufman has O’Dowd’s football team playing at a level not seen since its peak years under Paul Perenon, when the Dragons won three North Coast Section titles (1997, ’98 and 2004) and went 209-75-2 record from 1985 through 2010. O’Dowd (9-1) enters Saturday’s NCS Division 3 home playoff opener against Terra Linda-San Rafael (5-5) as the No. 2 seed and ranked eighth by The Chronicle, its highest ranking in more than a decade. Kaufman replacedanother former NFL player... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An investigation into whether Brad Pitt was abusive toward his son on a private flight in September says the case has been closed with no finding of abuse by the actor, a source familiar with the inquiry said Wednesday. Jolie Pitt's representatives said Monday that an agreement on custody had been reached, although a final agreement will be part of the couple's divorce judgment when it is entered. California law favors joint custody, although details about custody arrangements... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A fired white police officer's defense lawyer hammered away Wednesday at the state investigation in the fatal shooting of a black motorist, noting citizens using a toy metal detector found evidence missed at the crime scene. Crime scene investigator Jamie Johnson testified that about two weeks after the shooting in April 2015, she returned to the scene because experts hired by defense attorney Andy Savage alerted investigators two more bullets had been recovered. Another prosecution witness... Читать дальше...

Many of the guilds and unions in Hollywood are staying mum today on President-elect Donald Trump’s win, but, the hotelier-turned-world leader will undoubtedly have an impact on the entertainment industry’s working class. PAs, freelancers and independent writer-producers that depend on Obamacare for healthcare may be left seeking an alternative if Trump dismantles President Obama’s hard fought plan as he promised during his campaign. “The middle class and working people are in jeopardy of experiencing... Читать дальше...

‘Sunny’ Sullivan pulls double duty with Stanford, U.S. soccer On one of the many plane trips she has taken lately, Andi Sullivan came upon this unnerving passage while studying for her course in probabilistic analysis: The monthly worldwide average number of airplane crashes of commercial airlines is 3.5. What is the probability that there will be a at least two such accidents in the next month; b at most one accident in the next month? [...] questions might give the average air traveler pause. Читать дальше...

David West reads Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche, runs a charity to help impoverished youths and sits on the advisory board for a renewable energy company. “This whole fairy tale about this post-racial utopia that Obama supposedly created is all bull,” West said after shootaround Wednesday. Though he has career earnings of roughly $88 million, he practices a frugal lifestyle and still owns the 2003 Lexus LX 470 he bought before he was drafted. West has stood last in line and two feet behind his... Читать дальше...

With 72 days before he takes control of the executive branch, Trump and his senior team on Wednesday immediately began the herculean task of picking a Cabinet and tapping hundreds of appointees to senior roles in key departments — State, Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce and Treasury among them — many requiring multiple security reviews or Senate confirmation. The group included the transition chairman, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, Alabama Sen. Читать дальше...

Left-leaning Berkeley City Councilman Jesse Arreguin will become Berkeley’s youngest mayor — and first Latino mayor — after clinching a surprise victory in the cutthroat race to replace retiring Mayor Tom Bates. Arreguin, 32, won with 52 percent of the vote after several instant runoff rounds, compared with 38 percent for Councilman Laurie Capitelli and 11 percent for Councilman Kriss Worthington. The crowded ballot also included a homeless man, a UC Berkeley graduate student and an indigenous elder. Читать дальше...