Новости за 12.11.2016

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of high school students have rallied against President-elect Donald Trump in downtown Minneapolis. The crowd chanted "No Donald Trump, no KKK, no racist USA" while gathered Friday in a park outside of U.S. Bank Stadium, the new home of the Minnesota Vikings.

At least 26 employees at a San Francisco Recology Center were sickened Friday morning after a hazardous-materials situation inside the company’s Pier 96 building, fire officials said. The incident began about 7:30 a.m. after employees performing routine recyclable sorting began to fall ill, said Eric Potashner, a Recology spokesman. The workers were sifting through standard materials people throw in the trash, but some items, such as paint and household cleaners, can become hazardous when mixed together, officials said. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA — A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos on Facebook, his town’s police chief said Friday. “It’s really too bad because he’s not a bad kid — he’s just misguided,” said James Stephens, the police chief in Jenkins, Ky., where Johnny Mullins, 21, was arrested this week on a second-degree arson charge. A teenager in Harlan County, Ky., also was arrested for arson this week, and in Tennessee, authorities said Friday... Читать дальше...

Lawsuit claims that domestic worker was ridiculed for her religious practices and sexually harassed her “Shameless” star Steve Howey and “Person of Interest” alum Sarah Shahi are being sued by a woman who claims that she suffered religious discrimination and sexual harassment while employed as the couple’s nanny, according to court papers obtained by TheWrap. In her lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Sarah Alaseri — described as “a young Muslim woman” in the suit — says that... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Spurred by fear and outrage, protesters around the country rallied and marched Friday as they have done daily since Donald Trump's presidential election victory. Leslie Holmes, 65, a website developer from Wilton, Connecticut, took an hour-long train ride to the demonstration — her first protest since the 1970s, when she hit the streets of San Francisco to oppose the Vietnam War. In Tennessee, Vanderbilt University students sang civil rights songs and marched through campus across a Nashville street, temporarily blocking traffic. Читать дальше...

Klay Thompson’s older brother has joined the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s NBA Development League affiliate. To clear a roster spot, the Warriors waived guard Amere May Jr. The American skier broke her arm during a crash in training in Colorado and underwent surgery, but hopes to return to skiing “as soon as possible.” “While I am beyond frustrated by this latest setback, at least my knees are OK and I will return to the slopes as soon as possible, as I always do!” Vonn, 32, posted on Facebook.

On Monday, Sergei Makarov will become the fourth player inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame to have worn a Sharks jersey for at least a portion of his career. Makarov spent two seasons in San Jose — 1993-95 — and led the Sharks in goals (30) and scoring (68 points) at age 35 in 1993-94. [...] the great Russian star was maybe the most mysterious and guarded player in franchise history, though former U.S. Olympian and short-time Shark Mark Pavelich — who disappeared into the Minnesota woods without... Читать дальше...

Guns, Facebook death scare, Trump’s no-fly zone In a week when the market got a Trump bump, Silicon Valley felt down in the dumps and everyone but Peter Thiel looked like a chump, we also saw... Gun sales rose after President Obama was elected because buyers appeared concerned about tighter firearms regulations. “We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate his life,” a message above his profile and others’ said. The FAA has banned flights... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A high school football playoff game was postponed Friday as the Alabama Supreme Court tries to sort out which teams should play under the Friday night lights. The legal dispute landed before the justices after two school systems went to court to try to secure their spot in the class 2A playoff game, and judges issued conflicting rulings in favor of their hometown teams. The teen was ruled ineligible under rules that say players — who transfer back to their original school — are ineligible to play sports until the next semester. Читать дальше...

The size-44 jeans are nearly pristine, said auctioneer Daniel Buck Soules, who’s appeared on TV’s “Antiques Roadshow,” because the owner fell ill after wearing them a few times. The far-reaching trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations that President Obama hoped to leave as a major legacy, but which Trump called “a terrible deal,” is dead. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Mitch McConnell, R.-Ky., both said that the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest regional trade agreement in history, would not be approved by Congress. Читать дальше...

With speedy new starter J.J. Nelson coming into his own at wideout, Palmer is fully armed and poised to exploit the 49ers’ generous pass defense. Jeremy Hill, RB, Bengals at Giants: Despite sharing carries with Giovani Bernard, Hill is managing to remain start-worthy, thanks to his nose for the end zone. The Giants coughed up TDs to both Eagles backs last week, and that scenario should unfold again Sunday. Jordan Howard, RB, Bears at Buccaneers: Howard had his coming-out party two weeks ago against the Vikings, of all defenses. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Nearly all residents of the small southern Minnesota town of Ellendale have been allowed to return home after a train derailed and spilled hazardous chemicals. Crews were removing the other cars from the site, while developing a plan for removing the remaining gas from the leaking car and cleaning up the site.

Social media’s dominance of the public’s time and attention has reached new heights, according to a study released Friday. More people than ever reportedly get their news from social media, and about half of the online American public relied on social networks for learning about the 2016 presidential election. With 1.18 billion people checking Facebook daily as of September, the social media juggernaut has quickly become one of the most significant distributors of information in the world. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg... Читать дальше...

Stanford (6-3, 4-3 Pac-12) is hoping to get more pass completions out of quarterback Keller Chryst in his third start. The Cardinal have scored just 19 touchdowns, at least seven fewer than every other conference team. The Ducks (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12) have beaten only Arizona State in conference play and have been blown out in three league games. Helfrich’s job is believed to be on the line, although it would take $11.6 million to buy him out of the final three years of the five-year deal he signed after the 2014 season. Читать дальше...

10 Mannequin Challenges Ranked From Worst to Best (Videos) While it may seem petty to dock off points for a mere blink, the entire purpose of the challenge is to hold still like a mannequin–and mannequins don’t blink. Blac Chyna didn’t let having a baby keep her from participating in the Mannequin Challenge. Chyna was in the hospital bed appearing to be screaming from giving birth while Rob Kardashian was anxiously at the foot of the bed awaiting his daughter to arrive. The sheer strength it... Читать дальше...

Politics aside, there is one thing every San Franciscan agrees on: the undeniable joy that the puppy and kitten-filled Macy's windows bring every holiday season.

Corey Lewandowski, CNN’s New Trump Mouthpiece, Already Leaving for Some Reason Overheard in the CNN break room Friday (probably): Hey, remember Corey? Was Hiring Corey Lewandowski Good for CNN? Right after his old boss, Donald Trump, won. [...] Van called him a horrible person, like, on the air in front of everybody. [...] I hope he’s OK. Like, Jeff Zucker only hired him at CNN to be the voice of Donald Trump, but then he couldn’t even talk about a lot of things because of non-disclosure agreements. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Being a midtown Manhattan neighbor of Donald Trump now that he's president-elect has come to this: navigating swarms of police officers, barricades, checkpoints and street closings that have turned Trump Tower — a tourist attraction normally open to the public — into a fortress. The extreme security measures began going up around the landmark Fifth Avenue skyscraper on Election Day, when authorities brought in a fleet of heavy Sanitation Department trucks filled with sand to wall off the front of the glittering... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump shook up his transition team Friday as he plunged into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the operation. On the heels of Trump’s victory this week, his team has begun to embark upon building a government, an enormous undertaking that probably will require Trump to alter his hands-on management style and consider going outside his insular group of loyalists. Christie will still be involved in the transition... Читать дальше...

The protest is expected to focus on Trump’s election as president and the U.S. Electoral College system, according to event organizers, who say it will be nonviolent. A rally scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. Sunday at Oakland’s Lake Merritt called for peaceful demonstrators to join hands in a circle around the roughly 3.4 mile lake “to stand up against racism, sexism, homophobia, and Islamophobia.” [...] protests have occurred night and day. Thirty people were arrested Wednesday night in... Читать дальше...

Because much of what President Obama did that slowed our economy he did on his own, either executive orders or regulations. Obama rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline last November, declaring it would have undercut U.S. efforts to clinch a global climate change deal at the center of his environmental legacy. Project supporters, including unions and lawmakers from both parties, tout the jobs it would create and demand its approval, while environmentalists urged the president to reject it, saying it would carry dirty... Читать дальше...

In the wake of Donald Trump's election, reports of racist incidents are emerging from the nation's schools and universities, including students who chanted "white power" and called black classmates "cotton pickers." Reporting by The Associated Press and local media outlets has identified more than 20 such encounters beginning on Election Day, many involving people too young to cast a ballot. Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League office that monitors extremism, said young people "were... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook users received an unsettling shock Friday, when an unexplained glitch caused the social networking service to post a notice that implied they were dead. A number of Facebook users reported that their profile page on the social network was topped with a message that referred to them by name — as if they were gone — while linking to a feature that "memorializes" the page of someone who has died.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is considering a conservative bomb-thrower and the face of the GOP establishment, among others, for White House chief of staff — a major post that could set the direction for his presidency. No position is considered more important than chief of staff, a behind-the-scenes power player who typically controls access to the president, guides the enactment of his policy priorities and oversees White House hiring. Trump has already narrowed his list to a handful of high-profile... Читать дальше...

America's president-elect has made pronouncements that have struck fear within certain groups of Americans — women, Latinos, people with disabilities and others. [...] college students whose parents moved to the United States illegally are worried that Trump will follow through with his threat to rescind President Obama's executive order that protects young immigrants from deportation.