Новости за 23.11.2016

‘Married By Mom and Dad': ‘Boss Babe’ Ursula Spills Her Secret (Exclusive Video) Ursula wants to marry former NFL player Devin, but on TLC’s “Married by Mom and Dad,” that’s neither the bride or groom’s decision. [...] she reveals a rules violation in the world of “Married by Mom and Dad”: Ursula reached out to Devin on social media and they’ve since texted. From Tampa, Fla., 26 year-old former NFL player, Devin hopes to put an end to his frequent string of one-night stands and finally settle... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The former CEO of a bankrupt Berlin, New Hampshire-based steel fabrication firm that supplied construction projects around New England has been convicted in a federal fraud case. The U.S. attorney's office for Vermont said Hanson, former chief financial officer Steven Griffin and David Driscoll, the company's outside accountant, worked together to inflate the amount of inventory the company had on hand and other aspects of its finances in applying for financing with the St. Johnsbury-based... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey, this time with his nephews standing in for daughters Malia and Sasha. The light-hearted ceremony in the Rose Garden also featured Iowa-raised turkeys Tater and Tot, with the latter receiving the formal reprieve. [...] they just couldn't take my jokes anymore, the president said. While only one could be named the "National Thanksgiving... Читать дальше...

Jeff Pritzl, district wildlife supervisor for the state Department of Natural Resources, says the doe likely had a higher testosterone level, which might occur in one in 100,000 deer. Douville says he plans to have the entire deer mounted, though he doubts his wife will let him put it up on the living room wall.

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois high school football team that lost a playoff football game because officials made an incorrect call won't be in the state championship contest after a judge on Wednesday rejected its bid to overturn the outcome. Officials ruled the play to be intentional grounding, a penalty that gave Plainfield North the ball and one more play, which it used to kick a field goal and tie the game before winning 18-17 in overtime. The association argued that if Fenwick prevailed it could... Читать дальше...

Yolanda Kumar told The Kansas City Star that she felt pressured to keep athletes academically eligible , especially football and men's basketball players. Hours after Kumar posted in her personal Facebook account Tuesday afternoon that she had taken entrance exams and completed entire courses for Mizzou athletes, the university issued a statement announcing its investigation. "The University of Missouri has received allegations of potential academic rules violations by a former tutor in the Athletics... Читать дальше...

Jim Tomsula is not in the NFL and Adam Gase is in the midst of a five-game winning streak. Twenty-two months after passing over Gase for their opening, the 49ers will get a reminder of that decision when they visit the NFL’s youngest head coach and the Dolphins on Sunday. The 49ers have six wins (and 20 losses) since they hired Tomsula, their longtime defensive line coach who was fired and replaced by Chip Kelly after a 5-11 season. On Wednesday, Gase spent part of his conference call with Bay Area reporters praising the 49ers... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Ski resorts in Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah have been forced to delay opening for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend or have few ski runs open because unseasonably warm weather limited their ability to make man-made snow. The opening delay for Grand Targhee Resort came after it got nearly 60 inches of snow in October that ended up melting on the lower mountain slopes during a warm and dry November, said spokesman Ken Rider, forcing the ski area to delay the start to its season for the first time since 1998. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole. Roeder was convicted in January 2010 of premeditated first-degree murder for the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller as he was serving as an usher in the foyer of the doctor's church in Wichita on May 31, 2009. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said that... Читать дальше...

The Lionsgate film will be the first recipient of the society’s SF Honors award, recognizing achievement in filmmaking and made possible by a $1 million, ten-year gift from Film Society Board Vice President Todd Traina and his mother, philanthropist Diane B. Wilsey. Director Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling, John Legend and Emma Stone will attend and talk about their work after the public screening. The film is about a young actress (Stone) and a jazz musician trying to pursue their career... Читать дальше...

Peter Sumner, who played Death Star security officer Lt. Pol Treidum in the first “Star Wars” film has died, The Sidney Morning Herald reported.  In the original 1977 “Star Wars” film, Treidum notices two stormtroopers (Han Solo and Luke Skywalker in disguise) are not at their assigned stations and says into an intercom: TK-421, why aren’t you at your post? According to the Herald, Sumner was in England after traveling with his family when the original “Star Wars” was being cast. Sumner’s London... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials settled a deadlocked race for a spot on a city council in suburban Salt Lake City by drawing names from a pilgrim hat and flipping a coin — a decision-by-chance that Utah and a number of other states allow to break ties in elections or appointments. Each candidate's name was written on an identically sized piece of paper and put in a pilgrim-style hat provided by councilman Dirk Burton, who was asked to bring an option from his large collection of hats in case of a tie. Читать дальше...

‘Avengers’ Director Joss Whedon Says US Wins ‘Worst Country’ in Twitter Rant Whedon, who was a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter during the campaign, wasn’t referring to the election when he sent the disparaging message. Scientists, Lawyers Want Hillary Clinton to Demand Election Recount The famed director recently shot a PSA encouraging people to vote and has been extremely vocal on Twitter over the recent presidential election, calling for a ballot audit and claiming that Donald Trump and Russian... Читать дальше...

Throughout this bitter election campaign, liberal celebrities like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lawrence, Lena Dunham and Lin-Manuel Miranda used their powerful media platforms to sing Hillary Clinton’s praises. While the angry tweets, therapeutic Instagram testimonials and fiery speeches may comfort their fans, these left-leaning celebrities are also inadvertently energizing the opposition. Conservative news outlets — most notably Breitbart News Network, the right-wing populist enclave — are perfecting... Читать дальше...

The blows keep coming for San Francisco's struggling taxi industry. The city's largest taxi company, the bankrupt Yellow Cab Cooperative, is up for sale.

Meyer says that discovery and deposition testimony in her state-level case led her to believe that Barta's decision to remove her from the athletic department was made only after Meyer had presented Barta a memo in which she complained about gender equity, equal pay and retaliation against her and others.

Some retailers say they have seen a surge in feel-good items such as spa treatments, candles and comfort food, while executives at some major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Macy's have said there's no discernable shift in consumer behavior since the presidential election won by Republican Donald Trump. Some shoppers say they plan to divert money from traditional gifts like sweaters to donations to charity groups in their friends' or relatives' names. Even for gifts like music or books, he... Читать дальше...

Sports calendar, Nov. 23-24 College basketball Wichita State vs. LSU ESPN2 Cleveland State at Kentucky SECNet VCU vs. Baylor ESPN2 The Citadel at Arizona State P12Net Texas Tech vs. Utah State CBSSN Charleston at Villanova FS1 Colgate at Penn State BigTen Oklahoma State ESPN2 Auburn vs. Purdue CBSSN Troy at USF BYU vs. Valparaiso ESPN2 Golf World Cup GolfCh. NBA San Antonio at Charlotte ESPN Minnesota at New Orleans ESPN L.A. Lakers at Warriors CSNBA (95.7) NHL Chicago... Читать дальше...

Known for its aquarium, jazz festival, literary history and spectacular landscapes, Monterey has recently added the second-largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí in the United States to its major tourist draws. The owner of the collection, Dmitry Piterman, and the Monterey History and Art Association entered into a joint venture that has Piterman managing the daily operations of the new museum. Piterman, a Pebble Beach businessman, began building his collection in the late 1980s just after... Читать дальше...

When traveling with a popular four-member band, going out in public can get complicated. Especially when each of the band members has his or her own quirks, qualities and preferred scratchy spots. [...] she lives for moments out with all four of her French bulldogs. Monterey County resident Marci Bracco, owner-operator of Chatterbox PR, has plenty of names for the group, but #BulldogParkingLot gets the most play. “Baby” Hugo, the biggest and the youngest, rides shotgun in the car and in Bracco’s lap at dinner. Читать дальше...

[...] another centennial is around the corner, in this case for the former Highlands Inn, which began as a collection of hillside artists’ cottages and, after Carmel founder J. Frank Devendorf purchased the site, opened as a hotel in 1917. The terraced, weathered wooden buildings of today’s Hyatt Carmel Highlands include 48 hotel rooms, 94 residential-size timeshares and a newly remodeled restaurant that combined two previously popular dining rooms into one. About a mile south of the entrance to... Читать дальше...

At least, that’s the claim of a new lawsuit filed against the filmmaker by the directors of health and pension plans. The lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court on Wednesday, alleges that Lee’s Black Butterfly owes nearly $45,000 in contributions to health and pension plans. The directors of the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan and the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan claim that a payroll audit was conducted on Black Butterfly for the period of Sept. 23, 2007 to March 6, 2010, and found... Читать дальше...

A San Jose mansion that just went on the market for $2.849 million is filled with traces of the star football player who lived here with his family.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An experimental treatment for Alzheimer's failed again in a widely anticipated study, disappointing many who had hoped drugmaker Eli Lilly had finally found a way to slow the progression of the mind-robbing disease. The drug did not work better than a placebo treatment in a study of more than 2,100 people with mild Alzheimer's, the company announced Wednesday. The drug binds to a protein called amyloid that builds up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The drug clears the... Читать дальше...

The 90th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade can provide a serviceable distraction during the morning hours tomorrow. This year, Broadway talent from “Cats,” “Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical,” “Paramour” and “Waitress” will perform, as well as the network’s “Hairspray Live!” cast. Joining the festivities this year are Kelsea Ballerini, Tony Bennett, Aloe Blacc, Chloe x Halle, Easton Corbin, Daya, De La Soul, Diamante Eléctrico, Brett Eldredge, Fitz & the Tantrums, Christopher Jackson... Читать дальше...