Новости за 24.01.2017

The team will meet with their remaining general-manager candidates, Vikings assistant GM George Paton and Cardinals vice president of player personnel Terry McDonough, on Saturday in Atlanta, a league source said. The candidates will presumably meet with Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, who is expected to hired as their head coach after Atlanta plays New England in Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5. The Colts, who fired general manager Ryan Grigson on Saturday, will interview Paton on Wednesday or Thursday, the Sporting News reported.

The Bristol, Rhode Island-based school joins more than 60 U.S. and international colleges that provide scholarships for Syrian students to complete their degrees in North America and Europe. Kate Green, the university's director of international program development, says this recognizes the unprecedented tragedy of the conflict and the vital role higher education will play in rebuilding Syria.

Fox Searchlight has won the bidding war for the Sundance film “Patti Cake$,” buying Geremy Jasper’s debut film for an estimated $10.5 million, according to media reports. Searchlight beat out several other studios including Lionsgate, Annapurna, and Amazon to land “Patti Cake$,” which has received strong reviews at its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. “Patti Cake$” stars newcomer Danielle McDonald as the titular rapper and follows her attempts to make it big in New Jersey’s hip-hop underground scene.

(AP) — The University of Michigan has installed a special toilet and urinal in a campus engineering building that take aim at converting human urine into agricultural fertilizers. Tuesday's opening of the facilities at the G.G. Brown building on the university's Ann Arbor campus coincides with the launch of a survey to understand public opinion surrounding the technology.

Schools would remain able to limit content if it is deemed libelous or slanderous, invades privacy, violates federal or state law or violates school policy or disrupts school. If it passes, Missouri would become the twelfth state, in addition to the District of Columbia, that has approved additional legal protections for high school students.

A spokesman says President Donald Trump's belief that there were millions of illegal votes cast in the November election is based on "studies and evidence." An Agriculture Department research agency has banned the release of news releases, photos and other material to the public. A statement released by ARS spokesman Christopher Bentley said the agency "values and is committed to maintaining the free flow of information between our scientists and the American public as we strive to find solutions... Читать дальше...

La publicación especializada Real Estate Alert fue la primera en informar la venta del U.S. Steel Tower. Los propietarios han invertido 60 millones de dólares en mejoras al edificio, que puede jactarse de dos grandes inquilinos: las oficinas del Centro Médico de la Universidad de Pittsburgh (UPMC) y las de la gran siderúrgica U.S. Steel.

LILLE, France (AP) — The tiny Baltic nation of Estonia is experimenting with the idea of cyberconscription, a move that gives draftees with tech skills the chance to work shoring up their military's electronic infrastructure, an Estonian defense official said Tuesday. Estonia's compulsory military service means teens can serve between eight to 11 months in the military depending on their role on whether they serve as sailors, soldiers or in other roles. Government agencies and militaries across... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Virginia House of Delegates has passed a perennial bill that would allow home-schooled students to participate in high school sports. The issue rose to national prominence in 2007 when ESPN's "Outside the Lines" featured Tebow and several other home-schooled students across the country seeking access to high school athletics.

Michael Wilhoite, Tony Jarod Eddie, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid in New York (Cat Collins).There is a shadow narrative when it comes to 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. It says that Kaepernick doesn’t want to return to the team. However, sources close to Kaepernick say that all things being equal, the 49ers would be his first choice. The narrative says that his teammates don’t support him. However, Kaepernick won the team’s Len Eshmont Award last season – an honor voted on by teammates and given... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago street signs honoring President Donald Trump that were pulled down after the then-candidate characterized the city to a "war zone" have gone missing.

(AP) — Louisiana's top school board voted Tuesday to create new public charter schools, despite questions about how the state will pay for them amid ongoing litigation that has put financing for more than 30 similar schools in doubt. Charter schools are public schools, funded with taxpayer dollars but operated by independent organizations with more freedom, under agreements approved by state or local education officials. An appellate court ruled this month that money from Louisiana's public school funding formula ... Читать дальше...

The Bronx Zoo is offering people the chance to name one of its Madagascar hissing cockroaches in honor of someone for Valentine's Day. The zoo in New York City started offering the name-a-roach program in 2011 as a fun way to fundraise.

When Allison Schroeder first saw Margot Lee Shetterley’s book proposal for “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of African-American female mathematicians working at NASA at the height of the Space Race, she immediately knew this was a project she wanted to take on. Schroeder, who is the only female screenwriter nominated in either the Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay categories, said she tried to stray from actual facts as little as possible — and she didn’t have to for many of the film’s most remarkable moments. Читать дальше...

Eager to dive into a packed legislative agenda in a new era of GOP governance, Republicans instead found themselves confronting questions Tuesday about Trump's claim that he would have won the popular vote but for 3 million to 5 million ballots cast by immigrants in the country illegally. No evidence supports that assertion, which Trump made in a private meeting with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders at the White House on Monday night. [...] for many lawmakers, Trump's comments raised... Читать дальше...

Youngest Oscar Nominee Lucas Hedges on ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Learning Curve While Casey Affleck and Kenneth Lonergan have received much of the awards buzz for “Manchester by the Sea,” 20-year-old Lucas Hedges took many by surprise with his Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor, making him this year’s youngest nominee for the award. Hedges spoke with TheWrap on Tuesday shortly after learning of the major acting recognition — his career first Oscar nomination. Hedges plays Patrick Chandler, a hockey-playing... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed executive actions Tuesday to advance construction of the huge Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, moving aggressively to overhaul America's energy policy and dealing a swift blow to Barack Obama's legacy on climate change. The memo orders the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review and approve construction and easement requests in an expedited manner for a project that has led to major protests by American Indian groups and their supporters. Читать дальше...

VIENNA (AP) — Bike riders know the challenge of dressing warmly when pushing the pedals in sub-freezing temperatures. State broadcaster ORF says the biker — nude and drunk — was detained after a nighttime joyride that included trying to steer his cycle through the revolving door of a hotel, pulling a fire alarm and then dropping his bike to sprint through part of the southern city of Villach with police in hot pursuit.

NEW YORK (AP) — The tech industry brought us self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and 3-D printers. Despite loudly touted efforts to hire more blacks, Latinos and women, especially in technical and leadership positions, diversity numbers at the largest tech companies are barely budging. Tech companies themselves tend to blame a "pipeline problem," meaning a shortage of woman and minorities with technical qualifications. Interviews with more than 30 tech workers, executives and diversity... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Adams and Tom Hanks are not Oscar nominees this year, but for a moment Tuesday morning both were listed on the official Oscars website as having scored lead acting nominations. Hanks was listed as a best acting nominee for "Sully" while Adams was posted alongside the lead actresses for "Arrival," leading to mix-ups by various news outlets, including The Associated Press.

‘Hell or High Water’ Writer ‘Humbled’ by Oscar Nod for Film About Embattled Working Class Taylor Sheridan said Tuesday he was “humbled” to receive his first Oscar nomination for his screenplay for “Hell or High Water,” an underdog indie that snagged four nods, including Best Picture. The screenwriter said director David McKenzie’s film — starring Chris Pine and Ben Foster as brothers who turn to crime to try to save their family farm — tapped into a current mood about the plight of the working class in America. Читать дальше...

Behind the headlines at the Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, there were some special achievements, including honors for Matt Damon, Meryl Streep and Denzel Washington. — "La La Land" became the first musical with original music and story to receive a best picture nomination since "All That Jazz" (1979) and the second since "Anchors Aweigh" (1945).

The new project reunites Iglesias with ABC after the comedian’s semi-autobiographical pilot “The Fluffy Shop” was not picked up to series last season. ABC already has two comedy pilots in the works: “Libby & Malcolm,” from Vijay Patel and “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris, and “Raised by Wolves,” from “One Mississippi” and “United States of Tara” creator Diablo Cody. On the drama side, the network has the time-travel refugee drama “The Crossing,” the magician crime drama “Deception,” an untitled... Читать дальше...

Trump is promising higher growth as his administration curbs regulations, overhauls the tax code, and repeals the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama's signature accomplishment. CBO Director Keith Hall told reporters that Trump doesn't face the immediate crisis that Obama was dealt but that Trump is facing a more difficult long-run budget picture as the debt has jumped under Obama's watch. The projections come as Trump and Republicans controlling Congress are working to repeal much... Читать дальше...

A father-daughter comedy from Germany, a psychological thriller from Iran, a Danish film about German prisoners of war, a dark Swedish comedy about a grumpy man, and an Australian film about tribal love on a remote South Pacific island are this year's Oscar nominees for best foreign film. Ade was traveling by train on Tuesday, and the phone connection was so bad, co-producer Jonas Dornbach had to share the nomination news via text message. The Salesman" is a psychological thriller about a young... Читать дальше...