Новости за 17.03.2017

[...] reduce poor women’s access to the reproductive services they need to prevent unintended pregnancies, so they have less control over when, and with whom, they have children. [...] make it harder for any unexpectedly expecting women to have abortions. [...] make the adoption process more expensive, reducing incentives for other families to adopt the babies resulting from these unplanned pregnancies. [...] cut the services these involuntarily growing low-income families rely on to help support and care for their children... Читать дальше...

The first rigorous test of an expensive new drug that radically lowers cholesterol levels found that it significantly reduced the chance that a high-risk patient would have a heart attack or stroke. The drug, Repatha, is called a PCSK9 inhibitor and can make cholesterol tumble to levels almost never seen naturally in adults, or even in people taking cholesterol-lowering statins. The Amgen drug and a similar one, sold by Sanofi and Regeneron, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2015 with the hope ... Читать дальше...

The country has emerged as a global leader in the fast-growing field of driverless cars, as illustrated by Intel’s more than $15 billion acquisition of Israeli firm Mobileye this week. Israel is now home to hundreds of startups that provide everything from censors to cybersecurity to data collection for autonomous vehicles, putting it alongside Silicon Valley at the forefront of an industry that many expect to take off over the next decade. Virtually every major auto maker has established a foothold in Israel... Читать дальше...

Political events in the Bay Area: author series, panels, protests Political events Rallies and protest events are a part of political life in the Bay Area. Forum: A Jewish Community Forum to discuss the political climate and how it affects the Bay Area Jewish community, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St., San Francisco. Author series: A conversation with Aya de Leon, a local poet, author and performance artist, and Kate Raphael, author and... Читать дальше...

Ship traffic Due to arrive today SHIP FROM PORT ... Читать дальше...

“Derek Alton Walcott, poet, playwright, and painter died peacefully today, Friday 17th March, 2017, at his home in Cap Estate, Saint Lucia,” read a family statement released later in the morning. The prolific and versatile poet received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1992 after being shortlisted for the honor for many years. “In him, West Indian culture has found its great poet,” said the Swedish academy in awarding the $1.2 million prize to Mr. Walcott. With passions ranging from watercolor painting to teaching to theater, Mr. Читать дальше...

Spring training can get long and the games a little tedious for players. Braun, the Brewers outfielder, had the option for a much more entertaining time this spring, however, and he’d turned it down: “It was awesome, a whole lot of fun,” Lavarnway said Friday morning after returning to Hohokam Stadium. We had a huge difference in experience level, and knew we had potential, but we really didn’t know what we’d look like. Manager Bob Melvin said he’d try to get Lavarnway back in action as soon as possible. Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A veteran social worker accused of coaching congregants and their children on what to say during a 2015 child abuse investigation of her secretive religious sect has resigned, an attorney for a child welfare agency said Friday. The development came less than two weeks after The Associated Press published a report that quoted former members of the Word of Faith Fellowship sect saying that Cornelius and two assistant district attorneys — all members of the church — had helped undermine abuse investigations. Читать дальше...

HODEIDA, Yemen — A military vessel and a helicopter gunship attacked a boat packed with Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen overnight Friday, killing at least 42 people, according to a U.N. agency, Yemeni officials and a survivor who witnessed the attack. A Yemeni trafficker who survived the attack said the boat was filled with Somali refugees, including women and children, who were trying to reach Sudan from war-torn Yemen. Al-Hassan Ghaleb Mohammed said the boat had left from Ras Arra,... Читать дальше...

Fox News does not stand by its senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano, who Donald Trump cited on Friday as the reason why he tweeted unverified claims that former President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower. During Friday’s joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump was asked about his series on tweets in which he accused Obama of wiretapping. Judge Napolitano went on “Fox & Friends” a few weeks ago and said that “three intelligence sources have informed Fox News... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation will end its residency program in Bradenton, Florida, for players under 17 years old this spring after 18 years. The U.S. Soccer Development Academy, now in its 10th season, has increased from 63 clubs across the nation to 150, with more than 10,000 registered players.

JERUSALEM — Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes early Friday after a series of Israeli air strikes inside Syria — a rare military exchange between the two hostile neighbors that was confirmed by both sides. The Israeli military said its aircraft struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several antiaircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets. The firing of missiles from Syria toward Israeli aircraft is extremely rare, though... Читать дальше...

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian man of Kazakh origins who was arrested in a massive hack of Yahoo emails appeared briefly via video link in a Hamilton, Ontario court on Friday where a date has been set for his bail hearing. U.S. authorities said earlier this week that Baratov and three others, including two men alleged to be officers of the Russian Federal Security Service, were indicted for computer hacking, economic espionage and other crimes. People who said they know Baratov told The Associated... Читать дальше...

Two-thirds of the deaths took place in the Mediterranean Sea, where 5,098 people lost their lives trying to make the trip from North Africa, Turkey and the Middle East to Europe, according to information collected by the group’s Data Analysis Center in Berlin. [...] evidence shows that along with several large shipwrecks, there also were more small fatal incidents as smugglers pursued strategies such as launching multiple boats simultaneously — making rescue operations more difficult — and taking to rough seas during the winter... Читать дальше...

James Cotton, a pioneering harmonica player who worked with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and helped establish his instrument as an integral part of modern blues, died Thursday in Austin, Texas. Often heard in close call and response with Waters’ deep, declamatory vocals, Mr. Cotton’s squalling harmonica animated dozens of recordings Waters made for the influential Chess label, including classics like “Got My Mojo Working” and “Rock Me.” Mr. Cotton’s muscular, heavily amplified harmonica — he typically... Читать дальше...

Huahua Media, the Chinese film company that recently agreed to a $1 billion slate financing deal with Paramount Pictures, has elevated a businessman with a checkered reputation to chairman and become involved with a distressed lender as it scrambles to deliver that funding, TheWrap has learned. In the last couple months, Huahua has named a new chairman in Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang, who has a relationship with former Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore, and become involved in a financial joint... Читать дальше...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's Republican governor on Friday vetoed a pair of bills that would have loosened restrictions on carrying concealed guns in the conservative state. Gov. Dennis Daugaard had warned he would veto the bills — one to let people carry concealed handguns without a permit, the other to allow concealed weapons in the Capitol building. Daugaard's vetoes are the latest evidence of a split between a more moderate GOP governor and a Republican-held Legislature that grew even more conservative after the last election. Читать дальше...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Gaza artist is crafting artworks out of honeycomb to draw attention to Palestinians who lost limbs in fighting with Israel. Abu Hashish lost his brother Hani in the 2014 war between Hamas, the militant Islamic group that rules Gaza, and Israel.

Buyers are doing all sorts of things to acquire houses beyond writing the heartfelt “pick me” letter. In some cases, buyers will waive certain contingencies that are commonly included in an offer. There are various contingencies in a real estate contract, including inspections, title and financing/appraisal. Here in Marin, we are increasingly seeing more and more sellers provide the buyers with a complete buyers package, which typically consists of all inspections — the most common are home, pest... Читать дальше...

Police say 21-year-old Leoul Yosef will be charged with burglary for robbing an Alexandria apartment on Wednesday and then jumping off the second-story balcony after the owner returned home. Responding officers matched the identity of the caller to the burglary suspect.

The writer-director’s follow-up to 2016’s “Our Little Sister” continues its themes of family, death, life expectations and dreams unfulfilled. The film’s main conduit is Ryota (Hiroshi Abe, Kore-eda’s “Still Walking”), a middle-aged detective who tells people that he’s working the job only to get material for his next novel. The truth is that the glory from his first novel has long since faded, and his writer’s block (combined with a gambling addiction, inherited from Dad) keeps him perpetually broke. Читать дальше...

The School Board declared an impasse Friday morning, forcing the two sides to find a mediator, a fact-finder, or both to iron out issues and move talks forward. Both sides are disagreeing over how much teachers' salaries should increase, curriculum changes, average class sizes and removing what the board calls outdated contract language.

“Saturday Night Live” Emmy winner Kate McKinnon and “Bad Moms” star Mila Kunis are in negotiations to star in Lionsgate’s “The Spy Who Dumped Me,” TheWrap has learned. McKinnon, probably best known for her “SNL” portrayals including Hillary Clinton and Kellyanne Conway, was most recently on the big screen as an offbeat human resources employee in Paramount’s “Office Christmas Party.” Kunis last appeared in STX’s surprise summer hit “Bad Moms,” which has already spawned a sequel, “A Bad Moms Christmas,” set to hit theaters in November.

In his opening remarks, Trump said that "training our workforce for the 21st century" was a top priority, adding that "we want to make sure we have the workforce development programs we need to ensure these jobs are being filled by American workers." The conversation was focused on vocational training and workforce development, not on the thornier issues of international trade. Attending for the administration were Trump adviser — and Ivanka Trump's husband — Jared Kushner, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Lawyers for a West Virginia public school system are asking a judge to maintain a 75-year practice of putting children in Bible classes. Backed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the unidentified mother had argued in the January lawsuit that her kindergarten child will be forced either to take weekly Bible classes in elementary school or be ostracized as one of the few children who don't.