Новости за 30.11.2016

(AP) — Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein on Wednesday requested a full hand recount of Michigan's presidential vote, making it the third state narrowly won by Republican Donald Trump where she wants another look at the results. President-elect Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton by about 10,700 votes out of nearly 4.8 million ballots cast in Michigan, or two-tenths of a percentage point. University of Michigan computer scientist Alex Halderman, who says voting machines and optical... Читать дальше...

The CBS broadcast on Monday Dec. 5, 2016 can't come soon enough!

"The Walking Dead" actress Alanna Masterson has been coming home to a bunch of internet trolls on her Instagram account, and she is not having it anymore.

The Eagles founder Glenn Frey died eight days later at 67, killing our dreams of someday watching the Eagles play “Hotel California” in some pleasant Southwestern ampitheater, a warm wind blowing through our hair. Whatever you thought of her husband’s politics, she did good work for Alzheimer’s and clearly meant well. Phife Dawg, one of the founding members of A Tribe Called Quest, which, let’s be honest, is your all-time favorite group, died at just 45. June 12 brought the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — When the first notes of Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin (Love From Afar)” are played at the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday night, Dec. 1, it will mark only the second staged work by a female composer in the company’s history — and the first since 1903. “It is staggering,” said Jennifer Higdon, one of six women to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. In 1983, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich became the first female composer to win the award. “I actually had someone say to me at one point that they wanted to do an orchestral piece of mine... Читать дальше...

Delligatti’s franchise was based in Uniontown, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, when he invented the chain’s signature burger with two all-beef patties, “special sauce,” lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Citizen Brick of Chicago is offering a “Double Mountain Murder Mystery Town” Lego set full of characters who will be very familiar to “Twin Peaks” fans. The CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. is asking customers and employees not to bring guns into its stores, even in states where it’s legal. Читать дальше...

The "Aggies United" event was scheduled after Richard Spencer, who leads a movement that mixes racism, white nationalism and populism, was invited to speak on Dec. 6 by a former student, who can reserve campus space available to the public.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by the Islamic State group and a former al-Qaida leader, investigators said Wednesday. Law enforcement officials said it's too soon to say the rampage that hurt 11 people on Monday was terrorism and that they were not aware of any direct contact between the Islamic State and the attacker. The FBI said it was looking to verify whether Monday morning rantings before the... Читать дальше...

In announcing the ban, administration officials emphasized the dangers of secondhand smoke to children, saying it can increase the risk of asthma, ear infections, even sudden infant death syndrome. The final rule prohibits lit tobacco products in all living units and indoor common areas, and all outdoor areas within 25 feet of housing and administrative offices. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the smoke-free policy will save housing agencies $153 million every year in repairs, preventable fires and health care costs.

Gatlinburg Mayor Mike Werner said Wednesday that the resort mountain city may re-open Friday so business owners can assess the damage and hopefully begin paying their employees again. A Tennessee mayor is confirming another fatality in the wildfires that swept through the Great Smoky Mountains, raising the death toll to four. Rain is moving through a Tennessee tourism region ravaged by wildfires, but officials say there are still active fires in the area. Tod Hyslop, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Morristown... Читать дальше...

The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/2gVtOyC ) reports Melinda Moss was unanimously selected by the school board last week, and her three-year contract was approved Tuesday. Moss has degrees in finance and banking from the University of Arkansas, and degrees in special education, guidance and counseling and educational leadership from Missouri State University and St. Louis University.

(AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is supporting President-elect Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that he would have won the popular vote if "millions" of people hadn't voted illegally. Two political scientists at Old Dominion University in Virginia said in a 2014 Washington Post column and academic paper that the data showed illegal voting by non-citizens could influence close races, a conclusion that's been disputed. [...] Jesse Richman, an associate political science professor and co-author of the Old Dominion paper... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO — Vance McDonald has played in 16 games, a full NFL season, since the 49ers traded Vernon Davis a year ago and made him their primary tight end. In his last 16 games, McDonald has 45 catches for 663 yards and seven touchdowns, which are decent figures. [...] they’re probably better than most expected given the unsightly start to his career. The 2013 second-round pick had struggled mightily to replace Delanie Walker, who finished his rookie contract in 2012 and signed with Tennessee, where he’s flourished. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The student newspaper at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is changing its name from "Rebel Yell" to "The Scarlet & Gray Free Press" in a bid to end criticism that it evokes the Civil War Confederacy, officials said. The move comes after several months of debate and a year after a campus diversity office report commissioned by university President Len Jessup concluded that neither the campus "Rebels" nickname nor its "Hey Reb!" mascot have ties to the Confederacy. Last month... Читать дальше...

At first glance it appears that Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is merely driving home a group of University of Texas students as part of a campus safety program. That's not the problem. 

(AP) — The number of Latino and multiracial students attending Oregon's public universities has more than doubled in the past seven years, according to an analysis of enrollment records by a Portland newspaper. Portland State University specifically worked to recruit Latino students and people from other underrepresented populations, according to a news release from the school's president. The University of Oregon also took steps to recruit Latino students, including sponsoring community events and buying advertising on Univision... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Yellowstone National Park's superintendent has predicted the number of park visitors will keep growing after two straight years of record attendance but said park personnel are prepared for the challenge. Wenk expressed concern about dangerous and illegal activity by some visitors — including a bison calf put in a vehicle by people who thought it was cold, tourists who left footprints at the Grand Prismatic Spring and a man who strayed off a boardwalk and died after falling into a hot spring. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest tech can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool technology they don't already own can be tough. [...] while recent research has pointed to a possible link between radiation from wireless devices and decreased sperm count, studies are far from conclusive, so there's no reason to panic just yet. [...] January, the underwear is available only on Spartan's website for about $45. The device attaches to an Android phone (sorry... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Michigan Senate committee narrowly voted Wednesday to close the pension system to new teachers and other school employees and to instead offer them only a 401(k)-style retirement plan, despite objections from Gov. Rick Snyder. The switch in plans, which would be similar to one made for newly hired state employees nearly 20 years ago, is favored by many Republican lawmakers as a way to address the $26.7 billion in unfunded pension liabilities facing the Public School Retirees Retirement System. Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania high school principal has been placed on paid leave after a 14-year-old special education student produced a recording of threatening comments made by the principal, the district superintendent said Wednesday. Woodland Hills High School Principal Kevin Murray can be heard saying he'll "punch you in the face" and "knock your ... teeth down your throat," according to the recording the teen's attorney first shared with KDKA-TV on Tuesday. District Superintendent... Читать дальше...

Two of the world's deadliest mushroom species are popping up over the Bay Area in the wake of recent rains.

A specialist in bankruptcies, Ross headed the restructuring practice at investment banking firm Rothschild Inc. when Trump's bad bets in the Atlantic City casino industry had put him on the verge of losing everything. Ross convinced creditors to drop a plan to strip Trump's name and ownership from the Taj Casino, a victory that set the stage for Trump's eventual resurrection. [...] his time in the coal industry included a disaster that cost 12 lives at the Sago Mine in West Virginia, and the mortgage... Читать дальше...

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old student has been arrested for bringing an unloaded handgun to a middle school in Conway. Conway police say the boy was arrested Tuesday after bringing the weapon to Simon Intermediate School. Police say the student was arrested after resource officers found the unloaded gun in the boy's backpack. Police say they don't believe the boy made any threats to use the gun at school. He was taken into custody on a charge of being a minor in possession of a handgun or possession on school property.

When the family arrived in the U.S., Artan had a secondary inspection by immigration officials, but no negative information was found and he was allowed into the country, according to a U.S. official briefed on the case. The government conducted a second background check on Artan when he became a legal permanent resident in 2015. If Trump was referring to his proposal to end some refugee processing and to block migration from certain countries, that's a different issue. During the presidential campaign... Читать дальше...

The Nordic indie pop musician Monica Birkenes (better known as Mr Little Jeans) made waves in 2011 with a languid, broody cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs.” During the next few years, Birkenes dropped other singles that proved that she wasn’t a one-hit wonder — “Runaway” comes to mind — and ultimately put out a full album she called “Pocketknife.” The title track is a gorgeous pop anthem that mixes her affinity for darker, moodier beats with her light, ephemeral vocals.