Новости за 17.03.2017

The plan involves building ponds on the northern and southern ends of the Salton Sea, a salty, desert lake that has suffered a string of environmental setbacks since the late 1970s. The Brown administration said the U.S. Agriculture Department recently committed $7.5 million to preserve the lake and identified federal, state and local governments and philanthropic groups as potential contributors. The Sierra Club said the plan addressed many of its short-term concerns such as potential funding... Читать дальше...

The England goalkeeper faces Italy’s most in-form attack on Saturday when his Torino side welcomes Champions League-chasing Inter Milan to the Stadio Olimpico. Inter, which has won four of its past five Serie A matches, has 12 goals in its past two games, including a 7-1 humiliation of high-flying Atalanta last weekend. Captain Mauro Icardi netted a nine-minute hat trick in that match to take his tally to 20 league goals. Inter is fifth, six points behind third-place Napoli and the final Champions League spot. Читать дальше...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Issa Hayatou was voted out as president of the African soccer confederation on Thursday after 29 years in charge, ending his tenure as FIFA senior vice president. Hayatou’s 34-20 loss to Ahmad in a vote by the Confederation of African Football’s member countries delivered a seismic shakeup for soccer on the continent, which Hayatou had led since 1988. FIFA President Gianni Infantino invited speculation he was backing Ahmad, and turned on his senior vice president when he... Читать дальше...

State senators on a judicial panel voted 4-3 along party lines Thursday to advance Senate Bill 115. The proposal would prohibit firearms, explosive devices, knives, clubs and paint guns from public libraries unless the governing board gives someone written permission to carry one of those weapons.

MANCHESTER, England — Carli Lloyd’s eyes light up as she talks about the opportunities that have opened up through her short-term move to Manchester City Women. Two days in and the United States captain has already been dazzled by the lavish soccer facility where she will train, play and spend much of her time in England — the $300 million, 80-acre City Football Academy that Lloyd says is on “another level” to anything she has previously experienced. [...] there’s the more personal experiences on offer... Читать дальше...

Sony Gives ‘Spider-Man’ Spinoff ‘Venom’ a Release Date Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the movie, which is expected to launch a new franchise that exists separately from and unrelated to the upcoming Spider-Man movies starring Tom Holland. Originally introduced as a new Spider-Man costume variant based on alien technology in 1984 and as a full-fledged Spider-Man villain in 1988, Venom grew to become an anti-hero and is currently established as a full-fledged hero in the Marvel Comics universe. Читать дальше...

The Brewers Association has again released its annual list of top craft breweries of the year (based on sales volumes), and 2016's top 50, like 2015's top 50, includes a staggering seven breweries from Northern California on its list. That equates to 14 percent — an impressive showing for one region of the country.

Tyra Banks Is Back in as Host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ VH1 announced Thursday that the original host of “America’s Next Top Model” is returning to her duties after a one-season absence. “Tyra has always been the heart and soul of the franchise and her absence was deeply felt by our fiercely loyal fans who missed their Queen of the Smize,” executive producer Ken Mok said in a press release. [...] Read: 'America's Next Top Model' Revived at VH1 Without Host Tyra Banks

Horror production house comes off two box office hits: “Split” and “Get Out” Jeff Wadlow will write and direct the film, which follows a college student in Mexico who is conned to play a supernatural version of Truth or Dare. Blumhouse has had a solid year so far in terms of box office, and is establishing itself as the go-to horror production house.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House approved legislation Thursday to make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire, suspend or demote employees for poor performance or bad conduct, part of a renewed GOP effort targeting VA accountability in the new Trump administration. [...] Democrats and unions cast the measure as an attack on workers' rights, saying the House version is too aggressive and unfairly punishes rank and file employees. Last year, a bipartisan Senate bill by Sen. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Documenting more than $67,000 in fees and expenses paid before the presidential election to former national security adviser Michael Flynn by Russian companies, a Democratic congressman Thursday asked the Trump administration to provide a comprehensive record of Flynn's contacts with foreign governments and interests. Flynn accepted $33,750 from Russia's government-run television system for appearing at a Moscow event in December 2015 — a few months before Flynn began formally advising President Donald Trump's campaign ... Читать дальше...

Upstart distribution label Neon continues to flex its taste muscles — nabbing the buzzy, noirish thriller “Gemini” out of SXSW from writer-director Aaron Katz. A tenacious personal assistant (Kirke) and her actress boss (Kravitz) get tangled in a brutal act of violence, and set out across Los Angeles to make sense of it as a policeman (Cho) pursues them. In Sundance, they took three of the most talked-about films to hit Park City: “Ingrid Goes West” with Aubrey Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen, “Roxanne... Читать дальше...

Farnsworth also produced a number of award-winning documentaries, including a full-length feature on Chilean Judge Juan Guzmán as he attempts to bring Pinochet to justice for human rights violations. The book opens in a dark editing room at Skywalker Ranch with Farnsworth and her colleagues scrambling to finish the Guzman documentary in time for the San Francisco International Film Festival. In an exhausted daze, she watches a sequence in which the judge first finds human remains, the chilling evidence of human slaughter 30 years earlier. Читать дальше...

The actor says he beat up the Canadian Prime Minister when they were kids [...] it was quite the opposite. In an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday night, Perry admitted that he and a friend beat up the future Canadian Prime Minister when they were in grade school. [...] Perry feels shame for his actions, saying that it was the work of a stupid kid making a stupid mistake.

The White House said Rachel Maddow was “desperate for ratings” when she released President Trump’s 2005 tax return, and whatever he motives, she definitely scored viewers — the Trump tax return earned “The Rachel Maddow Show” its best ratings ever. Rachel Maddow Admits No 'Damning Bombshell' Came From Trump's Tax Return (Video) Democrats and reporters have been trying to get the former “Celebrity Apprentice” host to reveal his tax returns since his campaign kicked off. Presidential nominees have released their taxes for decades... Читать дальше...

Republican majority lawmakers shot down amendments big and small offered by Democrats to increase education funding above the GOP budget plan. Republican lawmakers also nixed Democrats' attempts to fill some of the vacant health department positions the budget plan would keep open to save money. Democratic lawmakers tried to persuade their Republican colleagues by telling personal stories of the struggles of direct care workers. Only one Republican, Rep. Adam Rosendale of Billings, voted with... Читать дальше...

Fifty-eight tech companies, including Bay Area-based Airbnb, Lyft, and Dropbox, have signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit filed by Hawaii in response to the Trump administration’s latest “Muslim Ban.” That’s almost half of the 97 companies that signed a similar brief against the previous iteration of the plan. Notably absent in this version are signatures

The Democrat-led Assembly on Thursday approved the legislation inspired by the Republican president's failure to disclose his tax returns despite state Republicans' claims the bill was "transparently political and blatantly unconstitutional." The vote comes after MSNBC obtained and revealed two pages of Trump's 2005 tax return that showed he earned $150 million that year and paid $38 million in income taxes. Democratic Assemblyman John McKeon, who sponsored the measure, acknowledged it's unlikely Christie would enact it... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday he'll oppose any legislation that takes health care away from West Virginians and urged people to "bombard" President Donald Trump with calls and emails to halt the Republican plan. Without bipartisan support, the alternative that would provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans will prove as divisive as the current program that was approved by only Democratic legislators, Manchin said. About 35,000 got insurance through the federal marketplace... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Google is trying to improve the quality of its search results by directing review teams to flag content that might come across as upsetting or offensive. While flagging something doesn't directly affect the search results themselves, it's used to tweak the company's software so that better content ranks higher. [...] it gives examples of "high-quality" pages, such as the home page of a newspaper that has "won seven Pulitzer Prize awards," and "low-quality" pages, such as an article... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump called Thursday for eliminating subsidized air service to rural communities, many of which supported his election last year after he promised to create jobs. Trump's proposal, part of his budget plan, would sever an economic lifeline that enables rural communities to attract and keep businesses and jobs, officials in those communities said. Trump's budget proposal cuts many domestic programs as the administration looks for money to increase the military... Читать дальше...

Creative Coalition Blasts Trump Arts Budget Cuts as ‘Extreme,’ Urges Congress to ‘Reject It’ The Creative Coalition — a nonprofit advocacy group formed by members of the American entertainment industry — has come out punching hard against President Trump’s budget proposal that calls for the defunding of the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In a statement released Thursday, the Coalition blasts Trump’s planned cuts as “extreme” and “calls... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee joined the chorus of lawmakers stating they are not aware of any current evidence supporting President Trump’s claim that his campaign headquarters were wiretapped during the presidential election. Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., on Thursday released a joint statement with the ranking Democrat, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, stating that they have not seen data supporting Trump’s claim. “Based on the information available to us... Читать дальше...

NBC drama jumps 13 percent from penultimate episode among adults 18-49, and rises even more in total viewers All told, when combined with lead-in “The Voice” and the decent two-episode debut of new sitcom “Trial & Error” (which averaged out to a 1.2 rating and 5.3 million total viewers), NBC won another Tuesday primetime in the main demo. Nielsen’s numbers have been delayed for days due to a Florida power outage at the TV ratings currency company’s data collection headquarters.

Forums on civic engagement and Jewish community Rallies and protest events are a part of political life in the Bay Area. Community forum: A conversation on civic engagement with elected officials, business leaders and community activists, hosted by Golden Gate University. 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... Читать дальше...