Новости за 17.03.2017

(AP) — The Republican-led Montana House of Representatives on Friday sent a $10.2 billion state budget for 2018-2019 to the Senate, where Democrats will redouble their efforts to add more money for health and education programs they say are inadequately funded in the spending plan. The budget bill passed a final 58-40 vote Friday morning, a day after lawmakers in the Democratic minority tried to insert about $300 million through more than two dozen amendments during a lengthy floor debate. Trying to make a change is not political theater... Читать дальше...

[...] to bring in everyone from millennials who grew up catching “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” on Fox to young fans currently watching the 24th season of the show, “Power Rangers Ninja Steel” on Nickelodeon, the studio is rolling out a digital-heavy marketing plan that includes everything from virtual reality to “fake news” to YouTube influencers. Billionaire “Power Rangers” creator Haim Saban, who bought back ownership of the franchise he developed from Disney in 2010, is producing the film through his Saban Brands. Читать дальше...

Per preliminary TV Ratings, ABC’s all-Shondaland lineup topped Thursday night outright, despite going up against college hoops competition on CBS. [...] due to the nature of live sports, fast national Nielsen numbers for CBS’ NCAA Tournament coverage are subject to greater adjustment than other programming — so we’ll see what final numbers look like later. [...] Read: 'This Is Us' Season Finale Breaks Its Own TV Ratings Records by Double Digits The network aired two different basketball games... Читать дальше...

Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast” earned $16.3 million at the Thursday box office, ahead of what analysts are predicting will be a monster opening weekend for the remake. The live-action musical opens in 4,210 theaters in the United States and Canada this Friday, including Premium Large Format and 3D locations. Disney anticipates an opening weekend of $120 million for the film, and interest has only gone up in recent weeks given clever marketing and generally solid reviews which now stand at 68 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A woman found dead in a St. Louis-area lake was identified Friday as the mother of an infant rescued hours earlier by a paramedic, who performed CPR on the hood of the submerged SUV in which the child was found floating shortly after a fatal fire erupted at their home. The coroner in nearby Madison County, Illinois, released the information as investigators tried to untangle the events that preceded the death of the woman, 32-year-old Cristy Lynn Campbell. Court records show they had a volatile relationship... Читать дальше...

The White House has backpedaled on comments made by Press Secretary Sean Spicer after the U.K. blasted as “ridiculous” suggestions made by Sean Spicer that a London intelligence agency spied on Donald Trump for former President Barack Obama. On Thursday, Spicer spent nine minutes of a press conference reading a list of press clippings in an attempt to point to news organizations that have reported claims to back up a tweet sent by President Trump, accusing Obama of wiretapping him. According to CNN... Читать дальше...

French school shooting: 2 friends of the suspect arrested PARIS (AP) — A local police official says investigators were interviewing two friends of the 16-year-old student who shot at three students and the principal at a high school in the southern French town of Grasse.

Got a bit o’ the old leprechaun fascination, do ye? Meet 11 leprechauns in movies And TV for St. Patrick’s Day. Some are lucky. Some, not so much. Read original story 11 Leprechauns in Movies and TV for St. Patrick’s Day, From ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ to ‘South Park’ (Photos) At TheWrap

President Trump ripped Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Alec Baldwin and CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker during an interview with Fox News’ Jesse Watters that will air on Saturday night. Trump previously mocked Schumer for crying with “fake tears” while publicly criticizing his administration’s initial travel ban. Trump then took aim at Zucker, who green-lit “The Apprentice” back when he was an executive at NBC but now oversees CNN, which Trump mocks on a regular basis.

The Raiders are “strongly considering” acquiring running back Marshawn Lynch, an Oakland native who didn’t play in the NFL last year after he announced his retirement on social media during Super Bowl 50 in February 2016, ESPN first reported. The Seahawks retain the rights to Lynch, 30, meaning Oakland would have to make a trade or sign him if Seattle released him. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenize and Seahawks GM John Schneider are close friends who worked together for eight seasons in the Packers’ front office. Читать дальше...

Seth Meyers Shreds Trump’s Tough Week of Bad Budget Cuts, Blocked Travel Ban (Video) In the last seven days alone, Donald Trump’s disapproval rating on healthcare reform has shot through the roof, his new travel ban was halted by a federal judge, and members of his own party denied his unsubstantiated wiretapping claims. The ex-“Weekend Update” anchor saved much of his vitriol for Trump’s federal spending cuts, particularly the part that would defund Meals on Wheels.

Consumer advocates complain that hard-fought protections on privacy and competition are at risk, though the new regime says consumers win if businesses have incentives to invest. [...] they're the first shots in what could turn into a full-fledged war over Obama-era "net neutrality" rules, which were designed to keep phone and cable giants from favoring their own internet services and apps. For a telecom policy, net neutrality is popular with consumers, drawing attention from comedian John Oliver... Читать дальше...

“Trollied, away with the fairies, squiffy, three sheets to the wind,” actor says while drinking a beer Sitting in a pub with a beer in hand for a segment on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the “Fifty Shades Darker” star began to recite common-used words likehammered, intoxicated, inebriated, rat-arsed, bladdered, destroyed, but they quickly got more and more ridiculous as the list went on. “Fifty Shades of Grey,” in which Dornan first played the troubled Christian Grey, became a global phenomenon as it grossed $571 million worldwide.

Jennifer Garner calls for Congress to boost education funds WASHINGTON (AP) — Jennifer Garner has called on Congress to do more to support early childhood education.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The boot has been booted, the wheelbarrow has been wheeled out, and the thimble got the thumbs down in the latest version of the board game Monopoly. More than 4.3 million voters from 146 countries weighed in on which tokens they wanted to see in future versions of the property-acquisition game, which is based on the real-life streets of Atlantic City. In the decades since, an estimated 1 billion people have weighed the merits of buying up utilities and railroads or trying to hit it big with Boardwalk hotels. Читать дальше...

TheBlaze host Tomi Lahren claims Donald Trump called her on the phone following her recent appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity,” during which she spoke kindly of the president. Lahren told Hannity, He’s running against the Democratic party and, in some ways, the Republican party as well. Trump clearly liked what he saw enough to pick up the phone and thank the 24-year-old rising star of conservative media. Despite being one of Trump’s most outspoken supporters and regularly mocking liberals as “snowflakes,”... Читать дальше...

Fox News host Sean Hannity once pulled out a gun on the set of his show last year, and aimed it at political analyst Juan Williams following an on-air debate, CNN’s Dylan Byers  reported on Thursday night. “Last year, after ending one of his many spirited on-air arguments with liberal contributor Juan Williams, Hannity pulled out a gun and pointed it directly at Williams, according to three sources with knowledge of the incident,” Byers wrote. Williams, who serves as an analyst for Fox News, immediately responded on Twitter... Читать дальше...

Andrea Brinkmann told The Associated Press that officials would still rely on a range of information, including documents presented by the asylum-seeker and an expert opinion, before reaching a final conclusion. Authorities have expressed concern that some asylum-seekers from Arab countries are claiming to be from Syria in hopes of increasing their chances of staying in Germany.

Twitter Users Slam Critics Who Slammed ‘Iron Fist': ‘Am I Watching a Different Show?’ Netflix subscribers have offered their own opinions about “Marvel’s Iron Fist” all morning on social media — and the show isn’t as bad as the pros said, according to many average Joes binging Season 1. [...] Read: 'Marvel's Iron Fist' Trolled on Twitter for Scathing Reviews, White Male Lead Start streaming the series today and let us know in the comments section who you side with. [...] here are some of the... Читать дальше...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A house in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion heard for miles around, a blast so powerful it shattered windows and caused other damage to several neighboring homes, authorities said. The explosion rocked the sleepy Washington, D.C., bedroom community of Rockville at around 1 a.m. and scattered debris widely, a fire official said, adding the cause wasn't immediately known. Authorities said they had no reports of any... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The University of Kansas says reported crimes increased 2 percent from 2015 to 2016, led by an increase in theft and criminal damage to property cases. Annual crime statistics from the university's Office of Public Safety show officers handled 770 criminal cases in 2016, up from 757 in 2015.

(AP) — Officials say a fraternity at Grand Valley State University in Michigan has been shut down following multiple drug and alcohol violations. Eileen Sullivan, the school's Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, says in a statement that Grand Valley State looks forward to working with the national Delta Upsilon organization to determine when the school's chapter can return.

(AP) — Higher education leaders have approved a major expansion and renovation project involving the west end of Sanford Stadium, the University of Georgia football team's home field. A new locker rooms for the Bulldogs, which will include a sports medicine area, an X-ray room, and other areas.

Kill funding of a regional environmental cleanup that has lasted seven years and cost the federal government more than $2 billion, with no end in sight. [...] it underscores the resistance Trump may encounter to some spending cuts he is proposing for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior and other agencies that draw frequent attacks from congressional Republicans yet fund projects and services with support back home. Asked for more details, EPA released a statement saying... Читать дальше...

A busy week of dining at some great restaurants.