Новости за 31.01.2017

ARIES. (March 20 - April 18): Curb the impulse to knock over the game board. Take yourself out for a nice walk instead. When you return you'll see things more clearly.

Abbott on Tuesday will deliver his State of the State address to the Republican-controlled Legislature at a time when Trump's executive actions on immigration and building a border wall promise to heavily impact Texas. Hundreds of Muslims are expected to rally outside the Texas Capitol before the governor's speech as part of a lobbying event organized months before Trump's executive order Friday.

“The atmosphere here is electric,” retired running back LaDainian Tomlinson said into an NFL Network camera, minutes before he interviewed two men: one in a red and white getup resembling a Disney prince, another in a dress. “It’s quite stunning,” Tomlinson said of the dress, while the crowd, which sat in the bottom two levels of the stadium, seemed indifferent. [...] with the exception of the dramatic player introductions — complete with a smoke machine, a grand stage and electro music —... Читать дальше...

The retailer says it will reduce shipping time to two days on 2 million of its most popular essentials like diapers, pet food and cleaning supplies. The strategy shift is one of the first big moves by Walmart.com's CEO Mark Lore, who joined the company when Wal-Mart bought online retailer Jet.com last year. Amazon's membership program costs $99 a year, but includes services like streaming music and video that have created fierce loyalty. Lore declined to comment on Amazon, but said lower prices... Читать дальше...

USOC working on athlete access The U.S. government has told the U.S. Olympic Committee that the travel ban put in place over the weekend shouldn’t impact athletes traveling to the United States for international events. In a statement Monday, USOC leaders said the government told them it would work to ensure athletes from all countries would have expedited access to the United States for international competitions. A World Cup archery event is scheduled for Las Vegas on Feb. 10. The U.S. wrestling... Читать дальше...

The University of Maine at Machias is currently a regional institution struggling with declining enrollments in an area of the state with dwindling numbers of young people. The campus's fiscal troubles have cost the state university system more than $ 1 million from its financial reserves.

[...] to college endowments, the Standard & Poor's 500 index, a broad measurement of the stock market, ended 2016 with a gain of 9.5 percent. To help jumpstart its performance, Harvard's endowment agency recently made plans to cut half its 230 staff members, focusing instead on hiring external investment experts. [...] most schools continued to increase spending from their endowments last year to pay for operating costs, scholarships and research. John Walda, president and CEO of the association behind the study... Читать дальше...

Responding to the invitation of Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux, the filmmaker said: ‘I am very happy to be able to celebrate Cannes Film Festival 70th anniversary from such a privileged position. From Pepi, Luci, Bom (Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón, 1982) to Julieta (2016), his 20 films form an incandescent work, a legacy of his punk, protest-filled youth, and driven by an insatiable passion for female figures and the history of film itself. Ever surprising and eclectic but always coherent... Читать дальше...

(AP) — When the town sponsored a student essay contest on the topic of white privilege, it was intended to provoke discussion in this wealthy, overwhelmingly white community on Connecticut's Gold Coast. The contest , put on by the town's diversity council, asks students to describe the impact white privilege has had on their lives, using a term that refers generally to advantages conferred automatically to whites, and not to minorities. The town has a liberal streak that some attribute to its vibrant arts community... Читать дальше...

University officials are working with the students and will help any other affected students they become aware of, CSU president Tony Frank wrote on Facebook late Sunday. Isweiri, who is earning her doctorate at CSU's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, has an extended visa for optional practical training in the United States. Trump's order suspended the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days and instituted a 90-day ban on all entry to the United States from citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries... Читать дальше...

Kids with unpaid lunch accounts are often embarrassed with a substitute meal of a cold cheese sandwich and a carton of milk. In the nearly two months since, people around the country have been inspired to donate thousands of dollars to erase debts owed by parents that can follow kids throughout their school careers. Some of the IOUs come from kids who simply forget their lunch money or parents who can afford to pay but neglect to keep prepaid accounts up to date. Others give them an alternate... Читать дальше...

Closing arguments continue in 1979 missing boy case A relative of Hernandez called police after the case made news in 2012 when federal agents dug up a basement looking for evidence.

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Monday blocked two bills by California Democrats to rescind President Trump’s 90-day travel ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries, deflecting for now a Democratic resistance to the new administration that has snowballed in one week from cautious skepticism to widespread alarm. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren of San Jose, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, both offered legislation to rescind the order. Читать дальше...

Former San Francisco Giants star Aubrey Huff has apologized in an interview with the Bay Area News Group after getting into social media spats with fans over the weekend.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's decision to suspend the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days and institute a 90-day ban on all entry to the United States from citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries has sent ripples across the globe, provoked a political reaction at home and led to high-stakes legal maneuvering. Travelers of all types, including tourists, students, immigrants and people returning from vacations, were detained at airports after arriving in the U.S. Some remained in custody overnight. Читать дальше...

A tsunami triggered by a Dec. 26, 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean that killed or left missing nearly 230,000 people, a large share in Indonesia, raised the urgency of ensuring communities have the fastest possible warnings. Because of lack of information, officials didn't cancel the tsunami warning for two hours. The magnitude 9.1 quake in 2004, centered in the north of a subduction zone where one major section of the earth's crust is being forced under another, released enough energy to make... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Trump’s immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues for the first time since leaving office. Lewis, a former White House official, pointed out that Obama used his last official speech as president to talk about Americans’ responsibility to be “guardians of our democracy,” even in nonelection years. “Citizens exercising their constitutional right to assemble, organize... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump held a private White House screening of the Pixar pic one day after signing his divisive travel ban A day after signing the hugely controversial travel ban on citizens from seven majority-Muslim nations on Friday, President Donald Trump held a private White House screening of the Disney-Pixar hit “Finding Dory.” DeGeneres noticed it too, and as such, in a rare departure from her usual apolitical stance, used her monologue in Monday’s episode of her syndicated talk show to explain the... Читать дальше...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Ian Baker scored 27 points and New Mexico State earned its 19th consecutive victory by beating NAIA Northern New Mexico College 98-75 on Monday night. Four additional players finished in double figures for New Mexico State (21-2), which shot 56.1 percent while the 98 point output is its second highest mark of the year.

The Zags were considered one of the best teams in the West and had a long string of NCAA Tournament appearances, but going to No. 1 carried with it a new level of expectations. The lone remaining unbeaten team in Division I, Gonzaga on Monday moved to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll for the second time in school history. In the women’s poll, UConn still sits at No. 1 after cruising to two more wins. Stanford moved up to No. 8 after two road wins. Jamie Nared scored 27 points as the Lady Vols (14-7... Читать дальше...

The Justice Department earlier this month released heavily censored records in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit from The Associated Press, Vice Media and Gannett, the parent company of USA Today. The FBI in its most recent filing broadened the legal arguments it had used earlier this month, when it released about 100 pages of largely redacted documents, saying for the first time that national security was at risk and that the records were entirely exempt from disclosure under the law. Читать дальше...

More than 12 million passengers flew through Oakland International Airport in 2016, according to the airport’s annual report released Monday. Oakland International, which lags behind its neighbor across the bay, San Francisco International in terms of size and traffic, added a number of new routes servicing European destinations, which explains in part the increase in passengers, officials said. Bryant Francis, director of aviation for the Port of Oakland, which manages the airport, said it’s a “growing gateway” to the world... Читать дальше...

[...] “Suicide Squad,” five months later, managed to redefine what “mess” even means with its endless array of bizarre trailer montages after allegedly being taken away from director David Ayer and completely reworked in the editing room. Just as you can rarely take the more standard reason for a director quitting a project — “creative differences” — with the mildness of the term. Since Affleck is still going to be playing Bruce Wayne in the movie, and possibly still have a hand in the screenplay... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Mississippi Delta school district has agreed to a settlement in a long-running desegregation lawsuit, a lawyer said Monday evening. The Cleveland school board voted unanimously to accept a settlement, district lawyer Jamie Jacks said. The 3,500-student district had originally sought to maintain historically black and white high schools, but U.S. District Judge Debra Brown ruled in May that such a plan maintained illegal vestiges of segregation, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department... Читать дальше...

The Deltas added veterans Bryan Burke, Steward Ceus, Tyler Gibson, and Devon Sandoval to their roster on Monday. San Francisco will have 14 signed players for their pre-season camp which starts at Beach Chalet on Wednesday, along with 8 other invitees. All four players added on Monday are veterans of the NASL and MLS. Defender