Новости за 10.04.2017

Giants’ Posey leaves home opener after being beaned UPDATE, 1:50 p.m. Giants catcher Buster Posey has left the home opener in the first inning after being hit in the helmet by a 94-mph fastball from the Diamondbacks starter Taijuan Walker. Posey was batting with two outs and Denard Span on third base, when Posey was hit with the 0-1 pitch. Posey hit the dirt immeditely but quickly sat up, looking dazed. Head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner and manager Bruce Bochy wasted no time running to see Posey and removing him from the game. Читать дальше...

If you’re getting a bit tired of endlessly scrolling through Netflix movies, try these films on for size. Ava DuVernay’s latest documentary, “The 13th” sheds light on the prison industrial system and its relation to historical inequality in the United States. Each segment of the film, focuses on a specific element in “The Shining” and offers different interpretations. Academy Award nominated “What Happened, Miss Simone” features unreleased footage and interviews with the singer’s friends and families... Читать дальше...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s president on Monday signed amendments to the country’s higher education law that could force a Budapest university founded by billionaire American philanthropist George Soros to close or move. President Janos Ader said in a statement that the bill setting new conditions for foreign universities in Hungary was in line with the Constitution and did not infringe upon academic freedoms. Ader called on the government to “immediately” begin talks with affected institutions to secure compliance with the new rules. Читать дальше...

Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” has taken the teen drama genre to a new level — one that explores complex issues of bullying, sexual assault and suicide. Instead of a suicide note, Hannah records her story on 13 old-school cassette tapes, and creates an elaborate trail for her friends and ex-friends to follow. In each tape, she explains to one person why she felt they contributed to her decision to take her life. Season 1 ends with these tapes in the hands of Hannah’s parents, who are bringing a... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — Egypt imposed a three-month nationwide state of emergency Monday as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sought to ease public anger and take a tougher stand against Islamic extremists after suicide bombings at two Coptic Christian churches killed 45 people. A day after the Palm Sunday bloodshed, the Interior Ministry said it killed seven Islamic State militants in an exchange of gunfire during a security operation in the southern city of Assiut. A state of emergency already in place in the... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM — Israel closed its Taba border crossing to the Sinai Peninsula on Monday following warnings by its antiterrorism office of an “imminent” militant attack there and urged its citizens to leave Egypt hours before the start of the Passover holiday, when Sinai is a popular destination for many Israelis. Soon after the announcement, sirens wailed in southern Israel alerting residents to a rocket attack. Yisrael Katz, Israel’s transportation and intelligence minister, said in a statement Monday... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Oregon state lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would shield the names, birthdates and other identifying information of marijuana users from being accessed by federal drug agents amid worries of heightened enforcement. The bill was approved 53-5 by the Oregon House on Monday and is largely in response to mixed signals about the new White House administration's stance on the federal marijuana prohibition.

The next year, the company took the prototype to the Emerge Education incubator, which helps entrepreneurs learn about the educational toys market. Filippo Yacob, the founder of Primo Toys, was hoping to market to toy buyers and retailers when he attended the Toy Industry Association’s New York Toy Fair in February. The idea behind Cubetto was to create a tool that would make that literacy accessible to this age group, 3 to 6. According to Adrienne Appell, the director for strategic communications at the Toy Industry Association... Читать дальше...

Judges said Cullen's editorials were fueled by "tenacious reporting, impressive expertise and engaging writing." The awards were announced at Columbia University on Monday, several hours after the Times appeared to signal their wins by publishing an announcement promoting a Facebook Live event with its Pulitzer Prize winners. [...] C.J. Chivers won in the feature category for a magazine piece on a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. The Charleston... Читать дальше...

(AP) — An apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino left a teacher and the shooter dead and two students critically wounded, police said. Police do not believe the children were targeted but were close to the female teacher at North Park School when the suspect came to the classroom to visit and then opened fire with a handgun, police Capt. Ron Maass said at a news conference. The students were taken to a hospital after what was believed to be a domestic dispute... Читать дальше...

Swedish royalty, foreign diplomats and politicians were among the crowds gathered for a noon observance outside Stockholm City Hall, where Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said “the whole of Sweden” sympathized with the families and friends of the victims. The victims’ home countries suffered “horrendous acts of terrorism, but we have also seen the strength and determination and power of our democratic societies,” Lofven said. The U.N. Security Council condemned “the barbaric and cowardly terrorist... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 3-2-1 (three, two, one)

Hours after the drone left, a Russian-made fighter jet bombed the hospital in what American officials believe was an attempt to cover up the usage of chemical weapons. The former Cold War foes even worked together in 2013 to remove and destroy more than 1,300 tons of Syrian chemical weapons and agents. [...] Monday, U.S. officials had said they weren't sure whether Russia or Syria operated the drone. On Monday, Col. John J. Thomas, a U.S. military spokesman, said the U.S. has taken extra defensive... Читать дальше...

The mild-mannered 74-year-old Republican and one-time Baptist deacon was said to be at peace with the decision and will announce it during a Cabinet meeting Monday afternoon, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. Bentley's resignation would follow the ouster of former House Speaker Mike Hubbard, who left office in 2016 after being convicted on ethics charges, and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore... Читать дальше...

Some two thousand years later, Egypt's Coptic Christians have become the preferred target of the Islamic State group, an apocalyptic cult seeking religious war. In Nasser's drive to liberate the country from Western influence and purify the Arab nation, Christians — whose religion is more often practiced in the West — began to take on a less favorable light among the majority Muslim masses. President Anwar Sadat's overtures to Islamists and his addition of references to Islamic Law, or Shariah... Читать дальше...

Ohio's average price for a gallon of regular fuel was $2.38 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That's 21 cents higher than last month and well above the $2.03 average from a year ago. AAA says pump prices have been moving higher, led by the switch over to more expensive summer-blend gasoline and increased driving demand.

New York Daily News and ProPublica for uncovering, primarily through the work of reporter Sarah Ryley, widespread abuse of eviction rules by the police to oust hundreds of people, most of them poor minorities. The Chicago Tribune for reporting on prescription drug dispensing; and the Houston Chronicle for coverage of cost-cutting that denied tutoring, counseling and other special education services to families. East Bay Times in Oakland, California, for coverage of the "Ghost Ship" fire, which killed 36 people at a warehouse party. Читать дальше...

VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island are investigating the deaths of two bodies found inside a burning car. Nassau County Police Department detectives say patrol officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday to a report of a car on fire in the parking garage at the Sears store in the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream.

(AP) — Nebraska lawmakers began debating Monday whether to join nine other Republican-dominated states in calling for a constitutional convention to limit the federal government. A resolution proposed by Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete would request a convention to propose amendments on fiscal restraint, the size and scope of the federal government and term limits for Congress. The original constitutional convention in 1787 was called to amend the Articles of Confederation, but delegates threw out the... Читать дальше...

Stocks manage tiny gains, led by energy The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): U.S. stock indexes closed barely higher, led by gains in energy companies as the price of crude oil rose for the fifth day in a row. Energy companies led U.S. stock indexes to modest gains in midday trading as the price of crude oil headed higher. Stocks are opening modestly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in energy and industrial companies. Among industrial companies, transportation... Читать дальше...

Stefanski, a Republican from Crowley, takes over the seat previously represented by Jack Montoucet, a Democrat who left when Gov. John Bel Edwards appointed him secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Stagni, a Republican chiropractor from Kenner, is a former city councilman who is filling out the remainder of the term of Thomas Willmott.

DeRidder Police Chief John Gott says officers themselves suggested one of their own be stunned April 15 to raise funds for the department's Christmas toy drive. Gott says a certified instructor will shoot the stun gun under controlled conditions, showing what officers must endure in training.

In the finale, principal Bolan (Steven Weber) tells school counselor Mr. Porter (Derek Luke) that Alex (Miles Heizer) has shot himself in the head and is in critical condition in the hospital. Throughout the season, Alex has seemed pretty despondent and wants to tell the truth about Hannah’s suicide, but is often steamrolled by the other students into silence. Will another Liberty High student fall to suicide? A second season could explore the fallout or Alex’s survival. Does this mean she wants to press charges? Читать дальше...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Sioux City school district's budget director has been placed on leave after raising concerns about the superintendent's management style. Documents obtained by the Sioux City Journal (http://bit.ly/2oYxlNE ) say the district placed John Chalstrom on paid administrative leave Feb. 13. Chalstrom had accused superintendent Paul Gausman of creating a hostile workplace and threatening his job if he shared alternative budget options with school board members outside regular board meetings.

O’Sullivan was the founder and president of Proper Television, a Canadian production house that specialized in reality and documentary programming. Guy had a tremendous impact in the Canadian and international television industry, and was adored by his colleagues and staff. British-born O’Sullivan originally worked in the U.K. as a journalist before moving into television, kickstarting projects as a producer and director for the BBC.