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(AP) — Two former Penn State administrators admitted Monday to mishandling child-sex allegations against Jerry Sandusky, pleading guilty more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and led to the downfall of football coach Joe Paterno. The three administrators handled a 2001 complaint by a graduate assistant who said he saw Sandusky, a retired member of the coaching staff, sexually abusing a boy in a team shower. Robert J. Donatoni, a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers... Читать дальше...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man whose company scoops up pet poop has been placed on probation for two years and fined $500 for buying fake Secret Service identification cards and badges online to impress women on a dating site. The investigation began when police in the Pittsburgh suburb of Reserve Township said Diiorio flashed a Secret Service ID card when an officer pulled him over for a faulty brake light on July 22. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Hull told the judge that the case was especially troubling... Читать дальше...

The remains, individually boxed, would be reinterred in nearby Oconee Hill Cemetery — where many of Athens' most prominent citizens of the 19th and 20th centuries are buried — under a "stately granite marker" to be unveiled at a March 20 ceremony, UGA announced in a press release that didn't include the words slave or slavery. According to 1860 census figures, Clarke's population that year was 5,539 white people, 5,660 slaves and 19 free persons of color, the late E. Merton Coulter wrote in an essay on slaves in Athens during the Civil War. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has sued Verizon, saying the phone giant broke its 2008 promise to make its Fios cable service available to all city residents. The city said in a lawsuit Monday that Verizon missed a 2014 deadline to extend wire by every home or apartment building in the city — in technical parlance, "passing" the home. In a letter to the city Friday, Verizon says 2.2 million households have access to Fios, a phone, cable and high-speed internet network.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful nor'easter in the forecast has delayed a meeting between President Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, until later this week.

[...] meticulous planning earned Veer Towers gold certification from Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. A split-level floor plan separates the bedroom suites, affording considerable privacy in the contemporary building. Towers in the middle of a desert do not receive much protection from the sun, so designers focused their efforts on absorbing and deflecting light. Yellow screens peppered across the building’s eastern, southern and western facades combat the sun while providing the towers with a dramatic checkerboard aesthetic.

Film about kidnapping of famous oil magnate’s grandson will be director’s next project after Alien: Covenant two months away from release, director Ridley Scott is close to signing on for his next project: “All The Money In The World,” a true-story drama about the kidnapping of famed oil tycoon John Paul Getty’s grandson, J.P. Getty III. The project, which is being produced and financed by Imperative Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures, is set to start filming in Italy in May, shortly after the release of Alien... Читать дальше...

Sony Pictures has hired “Don’t Breathe” filmmaker Fede Alvarez to direct the film, “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” with a release date of Oct. 5, 2018 locked in. The Oscar winner has since been cast as Lara Croft in the upcoming “Tomb Raider” reboot, so it’s unclear if she’ll have time to take on another franchise. Swedish filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev was the first to adapt Stieg Larsson’s trilogy of thriller novels that began with “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” starring Noomi Rapace as the troubled hacker in 2009. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate stenographer has collapsed on the chamber's floor. The Senate went into a brief recess as medical personnel attended to the woman, who collapsed as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was speaking. Media and visitors were quickly cleared from the galleries. The woman was conscious as personnel attended to her. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer opened the proceedings shortly after, thanking the medical attendants and wishing the woman a speedy recovery. He did not give details about what happened.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a popular author, filmmaker and speaker who brightened lives with her wide-eyed and generous spirit — and broke hearts when she wrote of being terminally ill and leaving behind her husband Jason — died Monday at age 51. A Chicago native and longtime resident, Rosenthal completed more than 30 books, including journals, memoirs and the best-selling picture stories Uni the Unicorn and Duck! Rosenthal told of learning about her fatal diagnosis, and, in the form of a dating profile... Читать дальше...

Private colleges that don't cooperate with federal immigration authorities would lose state funding for scholarships and research under the proposal. Opponents assert that the bill will impede on the privacy of students and their families, but the bill's sponsor says such claims are "irrelevant" and that law-abiding institutions will have no problems.

“The NoPa achieves a new level of modern sophistication and urban luxury in one of San Francisco’s most coveted neighborhoods,” said Bernie Katzmann of Vanguard Properties, who is co-listing the penthouse at 1811 Turk St. with fellow Vanguard agent Mike Shaw. Dolomite counters and slab backsplashes soften the stainless steel appliances. The robust stone provides visual punch against the sleek, shiny white cabinetry. A 20-inch-deep soaking tub is in the penthouse’s other bathroom, ensuring that... Читать дальше...

“The NoPa achieves a new level of modern sophistication and urban luxury in one of San Francisco’s most coveted neighborhoods,” said Bernie Katzmann of Vanguard Properties, who is co-listing the penthouse at 1811 Turk St. with fellow Vanguard agent Mike Shaw. Dolomite counters and slab backsplashes soften the stainless steel appliances. The robust stone provides visual punch against the sleek, shiny white cabinetry. A 20-inch-deep soaking tub is in the penthouse’s other bathroom, ensuring that guests experience luxurious amenities as well. Читать дальше...

The designers, owners of a boutique firm that’s a hybrid of their last names (Conrad Asturi Studios) share the mind-set that the biggest regrets stem from not taking a chance. “Failing means you’re trying,” said Sanchez, a designer with more than three decades of experience and a portfolio teeming with high-end construction. The team recently began a project in Malibu, a market both men were eager to enter. In this chat with SFisHomes, Sanchez and Asturi talk about their influences, their approach and how they avoid becoming complacent. Читать дальше...

Stephen Vogt, the A’s two-time All-Star catcher, hasn’t played the past three days because of right heel soreness, according to manager Bob Melvin. Vogt also isn’t the lineup Monday against the Reds, but he will DH on Tuesday, Melvin said, and he’ll catch Thursday against the Indians. With Vogt out, Josh Phegley and Bruce Maxwell are getting the lions’ share of the catching duties, starting every other day; Maxwell is scheduled to start Monday against the Reds, making it four appearances in five days for the rookie. Читать дальше...

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Classical, dance and opera listings for March 12-18 Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Foreign Affairs: Characters of the Baroque. Works by Telemann, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Rebel. 3 p.m. today. $35-$85. Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. All That Bad Trio 7:30 p.m. Fri. $20-$25. Works by Beethoven, Mozart, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. Mon. $37-$70. Avedis Chamber Music Works by Duruflé, Kaspar Kummer, Robert Beaser, Tatiana Nikolayeva. Bard Music West The World of György Ligeti... Читать дальше...

In the biggest deal yet in the race to build driverless cars, Intel is paying $15.3 billion for Mobileye, an Israeli company that makes sensors to help autonomous vehicles perceive the world around them. “This acquisition essentially merges the intelligent eyes of the autonomous car with the intelligent brain that actually drives the car,” said Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, in an email to Intel employees. Santa Clara’s Intel was already making a big push into working on chips and artificial intelligence to create the brains for autonomous cars... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers have until Saturday to resolve efforts to raise new money to sustain public school budgets and state agency services in response to a sustained slump in the state's oil and natural gas sectors and a lackluster state economy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to highlight complaints about the Obama health care law Monday, including a gripe of his own, that the law is "a disaster" but that the media makes it look "wonderful." "The press is making it look so wonderful, so that if we end it, everyone's going to say, 'Remember how great Obamacare used to be?'" Trump said as he welcomed people affected negatively by the law to the White House for a listening session. The meeting came as Republicans awaited... Читать дальше...

“We’re living in a golden age of content, and great storytelling and characters resonate regardless of whether you’re watching it in a theater or on TV,” MTV president Chris McCarthy said in a statement. The new MTV Movie & TV Awards will celebrate even more of the brightest, bravest, funniest and most shared films and TV shows resonating across youth culture. [...] the network announced plans for a Movie & Television Festival on May 7 featuring live musical acts, special guests and food in the area outside of The Shrine Auditorium.

Oakland’s Pandora Media on Monday launched its long-awaited on-demand premium music service, providing a late but potentially formidable competitor to Spotify and Apple Music. The service is built on Pandora’s existing Music Genome Project, a vast database of recorded songs and other audio, and technology acquired last year from its purchase of streaming music rival Rdio. Pandora has about 81 million listeners for its regular service, which more resembles radio because it streams a playlist of songs based on the listener’s tastes. Читать дальше...

Oakland made four more roster cuts Monday, with Brentwood’s Paul Blackburn among those sent to minor-league camp. The curveball is going to be an important pitch for him, it was really good and then he kind of went away from it. The A’s acquired Blackburn, 23, from the Mariners for infielder Danny Valencia during the offseason, and he was in the mix for the fifth-starter spot initially. Reliever Bobby Wahl, who got the save the previous day in a 9-8 win over the Cubs, also was sent out. [...]... Читать дальше...

Adam Carolla’s new live Spike TV show debuts Tuesday, so the podcasting king’s already busy days just became jam-packed with final rehearsals. In the case of “Adam Carolla & Friends Build Stuff Live,” there’s at least one aspect the guys can nail down. Adam Carolla Lauds 'News Girl' Gina Grad, Walks Us Through Grueling Podcast Schedule Bill Paxton Oscars In Memoriam Addition Was Cut for Song Timing, Adam Carolla Says Carolla’s first project will be a loft bed, he told TheWrap, which he’ll... Читать дальше...

The star of NBC’s Mike Schur comedy “The Good Place” has had run-ins with President Donald Trump, and speaks often on issues like child hunger and the Flint water crisis on platforms like Twitter and Instagram. The two-day event offers networking, workshops, panels and mentor sessions with top industry executives, thought leaders and creatives in a first-class setting for networking, mentorship and ideas. Speakers will include award-winning TV journalist Soledad O’Brien; LinkedInCMO Shannon Stubo;... Читать дальше...