Новости за 20.11.2016

Bera faced a tough challenge from Republican Scott Jones, the Sacramento County sheriff who raised his profile by criticizing President Obama’s immigration policies. Election results updated Friday showed Bera widening his lead to more than two percentage points in California’s Seventh District, which has been one of the most closely watched in the nation in each election since the boundaries were drawn in 2012. Issa, a top foe of President Obama, faces a tough challenge from Doug Applegate, a... Читать дальше...

An edited transcript of an interview with Warriors rookie guard Patrick McCaw. A year ago, you’re in Vegas just starting your season and now you’re on the road with Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. Are you still in the surreal state or do you feel like, “Yeah, this is where I belong”? [...] I finally responded, and I was just amazed that Kevin Durant was texting my phone telling me how happy he was to be a Warrior and happy to take me under his wing and teach me throughout the process. Going back to the draft... Читать дальше...

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney met Saturday at the billionaire’s golf club in New Jersey, both emerging with smiles and a public handshake but no word on what, if any, role the 2012 GOP hopeful might play in the new administration. On Friday, Trump picked Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA, signaling a sharp rightward shift in U.S. security policy as he begins to form his Cabinet. Trump also named retired Lt. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Eastern Illinois University's campus walkways have been riddled with political messages in chalk about President-elect Donald Trump and his recent victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton. The (Decatur) Herald and Review reports that trustee Daniel Caulkins told his colleagues on Friday that he was disturbed that a group of students at another school sought removal of political messages because they disagreed with the message.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of mourners — including first lady Michelle Obama — remembered and celebrated veteran Washington journalist Gwen Ifill on Saturday, recalling her as a standard bearer, cherished friend, devoted mentor and woman of abiding faith. Will you normalize that which is anything but? Holder asked in a veiled reference to the incoming administration of Donald Trump. The service, held at the historic Metropolitan A.M.E. Church — where Ifill was a longtime member — was also a grand... Читать дальше...

LIMA, Peru — Warning against a rush to judgment, President Obama sought Saturday to ease concerns in Latin America that President-elect Donald Trump will wipe out trade deals and create other international problems. Obama pressed leaders of the other 11 countries in the Pacific agreement to “find ways to ensure that trade agreements contribute to our shared objective of reducing inequality,” according to a White House statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping made an impassioned call against protectionism... Читать дальше...

Launched Thursday from Kazakhstan, the Russian Soyuz capsule docked at the 250-mile-high outpost as NASA got set to launch a weather satellite from Florida. The Soyuz delivered NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy. A biochemist by training, Whitson will celebrate her 57th birthday at the orbiting lab in February. [...] Thursday, no woman older than 55 had flown in space.

4 shoreline stretches show range of challenges to cope With as little as 18 inches of sea level rise, water could spill across Doolittle Drive onto the Oakland International Airport several times a year during extra-high tides. Raise the drive’s low spots. [...] the road is owned by Caltrans, which means the airport might need to protect itself with inland measures while waiting for Caltrans to take action. Add another 2 feet, as is now being considered by the City Council, and no additional... Читать дальше...

The twin-engine plane crashed in a mining company’s parking lot near a casino and other businesses near Elko Regional Airport and Interstate 80. 2 Death penalty: A jury recommended Saturday that a man be put to death for killing three people and wounding three others last year at a suburban Cleveland barbershop in what authorities described as a gang-related dispute. The same jury previously convicted Douglas Shine Jr., 21, of aggravated murder and dozens of other charges related to the shootings at Chalk Linez barbershop... Читать дальше...

More than 10,000 yellow-shirt protesters rallied Saturday in Kuala Lumpur seeking Prime Minister Najib Razak’s resignation over a financial scandal, undeterred by a police ban and the arrest of 20 people. Protesters marched to the Petronas Twin Towers after failing to enter Independent Square, the city’s main protest venue, which was locked down by police with water-cannon trucks on standby. Family members and followers of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos gathered for a vigil at his tomb in Manila on Saturday... Читать дальше...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — After facing the first real test of Chris Beard's coaching tenure at Texas Tech, the Red Raiders quickly separated from Eastern Kentucky late in a 90-71 win Saturday behind 20 points and seven rebounds from Shadell Millinghaus. Justin Gray added 17 points and six rebounds for Texas Tech. The Red Raiders have started 3-0 for the first time since 2012-13 and have won 22 consecutive home nonconference games. Early in the first half, the Colonels (1-3) maintained leads of 19-9... Читать дальше...

The Walking Dead’ Showrunner Says There Will Be a Movie: ‘One Day, It’ll Happen “The Walking Dead” is far from over, but could there be a big screen movie to wrap everything up when the end is nigh? “That question comes up every now and again,” the executive producer told ComicBook.com this week. [...] Gimple has high exceptions about getting some big names for the movie versions of the AMC zombie series characters. The idea of the show eventually becoming a movie is not a new concept to the cast and crew. Читать дальше...

LIMA, Peru — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urged world leaders meeting in Peru on Saturday to help get more people online as a way to improve global living standards while separately announcing new measures to cut down on fake news stories on the social network that some suggest could have helped sway the U.S. presidential election. The Facebook founder took on the role of evangelist for “connectivity” as he spoke at a trade summit, lamenting that half the world has no online access and is being... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — The Saudi-led military coalition declared a 48-hour cease-fire in Yemen on Saturday, on the condition that Shiite rebels abide by it and allow humanitarian assistance into besieged cities, particularly Taiz. [...] minutes after it went into effect, activists in Taiz said rebel shelling continued in the city while a rebel-affiliated military spokesman said there was no halt in fighting. The Saudi news agency SPA carried a statement from the coalition saying the truce would take effect at... Читать дальше...

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to void drilling permits for oil and natural gas wells on tribal land that the tribe alleges cause earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. The federal lawsuit claims drilling permits and leases on tribal-owned lands held in trust have been improperly approved by the Interior Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. “In doing so, BIA and BLM also have run roughshod over Pawnee natural resource protection laws... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is seeing its biggest wave of street demonstrations in decades, but gone are the raised fists, flying rocks and police water cannons that had symbolized the intensity of the country’s protest culture. For the tens of thousands of people who filled a major avenue in downtown Seoul for the fourth straight Saturday, demanding the resignation of scandal-ridden President Park Geun-hye has become a form of family entertainment. Police said about 170,000 people turned... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — Government bombardment of besieged rebel-held neighborhoods in Aleppo killed at least 20 people Saturday, the bloodiest since air strikes resumed earlier this week, said Syrian opposition activists, as the U.S. called for an end to the bombings. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said not all hospitals in east Aleppo neighborhoods are out of service but people are having difficulties reaching them because of the intensity of the shelling. Residents said hundreds of artillery shells and dozens of air strikes hit the city... Читать дальше...