Новости за 12.02.2017

The American Red Cross opened a shelter in the gym of Elko High School, and public safety personnel went through affected areas to check on the welfare of residents. Authorities advised people in the Elko area stay away from the flooding river, saying that people could be swept away if the river's banks fail and that driving cars in standing water pushed water toward homes threatened with flooding. Elsewhere in Elko County, sheriff's deputies with Nevada National Guard assistance used high-water... Читать дальше...

The Trump administration has signaled that it is changing course on the previous administration’s efforts to expand transgender rights, submitting a legal brief withdrawing the government’s objections to an injunction that had blocked guidance requiring that transgender students be allowed to use restrooms that match their gender identity. [...] how the administration decides to proceed on the particular issue of transgender students and restroom use would affect several other cases in which... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker has proposed legislation requiring the state to cut its vehicle fleet by 20 percent and to launch a program that could use ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft or other companies to provide transportation for state workers. Weninger's House Bill 2440 requires a 20 percent cut in the state car and light truck fleet and the creation of a pilot program using rental cars, fleet-management services, ride-hailing services, vehicle-for-hire companies or private-public partnerships. Читать дальше...

Amnesty International, which documented the killings, concluded they were part of a systematic government policy, and constituted crimes against humanity. The group called on the U.N. to investigate the prison and other detention centers, and to act immediately to end the crimes. In 2012, President Barack Obama warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that using chemical weapons would constitute a “red line” that justified U.S. military action. The U.N. has several options, said Alex Whiting, a professor... Читать дальше...

In all, more than 650 pilot whales have beached themselves along a 3-mile stretch of coastline over two days on Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island. Department of Conservation Golden Bay Operations Manager Andrew Lamason said they are sure they’re dealing with a new pod because they had tagged all the refloated whales from the first group and none of the new group had tags. The news was devastating for hundreds of volunteers who had come from around the country to help with the initial... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Small-town hospitals and clinics in rural Minnesota suffering from a shortage of doctors could be devastated if President Donald Trump's immigration restrictions prevail, state Attorney General Lori Swanson said. Swanson, a Democrat, and her team joined Washington state to challenge Trump's executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries. According to Swanson, 275 doctors in Minnesota are from the seven countries affected by Trump's order. In some communities... Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Bismarck man accused of using a gun to threaten his girlfriend and an older couple. The couple told investigators that Vann threatened them with a gun outside of a U.S. Foods in May 2016 after his girlfriend ran to them saying a man was trying to kill her.

It's no secret that Reese Witherspoon's daughter, Ava Elizabeth Phillippe is nearly an exact copy her mother, but after posting a photo of the two to Instagram, Witherspoon has seemingly thrown the Internet into a tailspin.

SAO PAULO — Several hundred military police returned to duty in Espirito Santo on Saturday, but authorities said a weeklong strike that has paralyzed the southeastern Brazilian state and led to a wave of homicides was not over. Earlier in the day, the defense minister appealed to “all of the good police officers” to return to the streets, even as he said that life was beginning to return to normal now that more than 3,000 federal troops are on patrol. [...] Tenorio said the strike was not over... Читать дальше...

The president spent a good part of his Saturday golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he hosts his first foreign leader at his winter estate in Palm Beach, Florida. After a rocky diplomatic start that included contentious phone calls with the leaders of Mexico and Australia, the friendly weekend of meetings, dinners and golf suggests the new president is willing to invest time in developing close personal relationships with leaders he feels he can work with. [...] Trump later posted... Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s electoral board on Saturday confirmed April 16 as the date of a national referendum on expanding the president’s powers, but the main opposition leader predicted an unfair campaign process. The head of the High Electoral Board, Sadi Guven, announced the referendum date a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed off on the constitutional changes aimed at creating a presidency with executive powers, which were passed by parliament last month. The changes, long sought by Erdogan... Читать дальше...

Demonstrators in the Bay Area joined abortion opponents outside Planned Parenthood facilities across the country Saturday for protests calling for an end to government funding for the organization. While demonstrators in both San Francisco and Redwood City joined more than 200 anti-Planned Parenthood rallies across the country, both groups were outnumbered by counter protesters supporting the women’s health centers. Maya Malika, a Planned Parenthood supporter, tried to yell louder, shouting... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dogs from petite papillions to muscular Rottweilers showed off their four-footed agility Saturday at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, tackling obstacles from hurdles to tunnels. Even some Westminster competitors found the juxtaposition jarring — or "so weird," in the words of Hannah Naiburg of Milford, Connecticut, who guided her terrier mix, Molly, in Westminster's agility contest. If Saturday's "Meet the Breeds" event — sponsored by Westminster, the American Kennel Club and The International Cat Association ... Читать дальше...

The issue of fake news was an especially touchy subject for Maher, who said, “Now people get their news from Facebook, by ‘sharing,’ or as it used to be called, ‘hearsay.'” The political commentator brought up an example of a student in a social media focus group, who reportedly said “if the news is important, it will find me.” “And that’s how we ended up with President Bannon and his dummy Donny,” echoing a growing sentiment that President Donald Trump’s advisor, Steve Bannon, is the one who’s really running things in the White House. Читать дальше...

[...] less than a month into Trump’s presidency, the school rejected $800,000 in federal funds aimed at combatting violent extremism. The decision made late Friday by the Bayan Claremont graduate school’s board to turn down the money — an amount that would cover more than half its yearly budget — capped weeks of sleepless nights and debate. Bayan Claremont had received the second-largest grant, among the first 31 federal grants for CVE awarded to organizations, schools and municipalities in the dwindling days of the Obama administration. Читать дальше...

(AP) — After years of debate, Yale University announced Saturday it will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent supporter of slavery. Yale trustees said the Ivy League university is renaming Calhoun College after trailblazing computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper, a mathematician who earned Yale degrees in the 1930s, invented a pioneering computer programming language and became a Navy rear admiral. Rabb has... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Anti-abortion activists emboldened by the new administration of President Donald Trump staged rallies around the country Saturday calling for the federal government to cut off payments to Planned Parenthood, but in some cities counter-protests dwarfed the demonstrations. Thousands of Planned Parenthood supporters, many wearing the pointy-eared pink hats popularized by last month's women's marches, turned out for a rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, separated by barricades from an anti-abortion crowd of a couple hundred people. Читать дальше...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A divorced couple cannot be forced to pay college tuition for their estranged daughter, a state appellate court ruled. [...] the appellate court rejected those rulings, finding Thursday that detailed hearings must first be held to determine whether Caitlyn was considered legally emancipated after she moved in with her paternal grandparents.

Acting director of U of I's medical school to take over (AP) — The new acting regional dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine will take over later this month, pending approval from trustees.

(AP) — Kansas Democrats hoping to turn voter discontent into an upset picked civil rights attorney Jim Thompson to run for the U.S. House seat that Mike Pompeo vacated to become CIA director under President Donald Trump. Thompson, a 46-year-old political newcomer and Army veteran, will run against Republican state Treasurer Ron Estes in the April 11 special election. Trump won 60 percent of the votes cast in the 17-county congressional district, which is home to the state's aircraft manufacturing... Читать дальше...

Tennessee Boys Basketball How They Fared Blackman (22-3) beat Smyrna 61-44, beat LaVergne 49-28.4. Cleveland (22-3) idle.(tie) Ridgeway (23-6) beat Collierville 72-65, beat Kirby 78-64.(tie) Maryville (22-3) beat Farragut 60-44, lost to Alcoa 89-68.8. Summit (21-5) beat Centennial 40-35, lost to Ravenwood 64-59.10. Whites Creek (23-4) beat Martin Luther King 54-44, beat Lipscomb Academy 21-12.5. Maplewood (21-5) beat Lipscomb Academy 75-58.6. Brentwood Academy (24-2) beat McCallie 81-46, beat... Читать дальше...

Photo of Alec Baldwin’s ‘SNL’ Trump Mistakenly Used Instead of Real POTUS in Newspaper The article in El Nacional reported on President Trump’s Israeli settlements and ran with Baldwin’s Trump-esque pic alongside one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump has long been a critic of Baldwin’s “Saturday Night Live” impersonation of him, tweeting, “Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks.” @HuffingtonPost Can every newspaper and media outlet do that?