Новости за 03.05.2017

Highway 1 was partially closed in western Marin County for four hours on Tuesday after a motorcyclist fatally collided head-on with a septic truck on a stretch of road between Bolinas and Stinson Beach, officials said. CHP, Marin County Fire and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office all responded, and the motorcyclist received medical attention but was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said. The crash blocked the southbound lane of the highway, so one-way traffic control was in effect from... Читать дальше...

IAC agreed to buy consumer-recommendation website Angie’s List, intending to combine the business with its own HomeAdvisor online-review network and create a new publicly traded company. The new company will be called ANGI Homeservices Inc. At $8.50 a share, the deal values Angie’s List at more than $500 million. PG&E Corp.’s profit jumped to $576 million ($1.13 per share) in this year’s first quarter, up from $107 million ($0.22 per share) during the same period of 2016, the San Francisco company reported Tuesday. Читать дальше...

Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time rushing leader, has signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos. Charles ran for 7,260 yards and 43 touchdowns in nine seasons with the Chiefs, who ended Denver’s five-year run as division champs last year. The 49ers released 13 players, a group that included nose tackle Mike Purcell, wide receiver Eric Rogers and inside linebacker Shayne Skov. The other 10 players released were: offensive lineman Alex Balducci, safety Marcus Ball, linebackers Carl Bradford... Читать дальше...

“Mad Men” may be off the air, but it stuck around long enough to reignite awareness of culture and music of the late ’50s and early ’60s. Mads Tolling, a double Grammy winner and gifted violinist, celebrates music from the “Mad Men” era on his latest album, “Mads Tolling and the Mads Men Playing the 60s,” with such songs as “A Taste of Honey,” “My Girl,” “Georgia on My Mind” and a very cool mashup of “Meet the Flintstones” and “I Got Rhythm.” Tolling will perform those familiar musical touchstones... Читать дальше...

Australians in Film named the finalists competing for the 2017 Heath Ledger Scholarship on Tuesday, with the list including actors from “Unbroken,” “Glee” and Thor: The names were announced following the L.A. premiere of the documentary chronicling the late Australian actor titled “I Am Heath Ledger,” at a fundraising event for the AiF Heath Ledger Scholarship. Dakota Shapiro (“Daddy Issues,” “Arbiter Teaser”), Daniel Monks (“Go Happy Feet!”, “Bodies,” “Marley”), Hunter Page (“Wentworth Prison,” “Cleverman” “The Sapphires”)... Читать дальше...

Fitbit, which is due to report earnings Wednesday, sure is leaky lately — in more ways than one. Yahoo Finance got the scoop, obtaining pictures showing a new design that’s hardly going to wow fans of the Apple Watch. Fitbit is reportedly struggling to make the new device waterproof, delaying its release. The chain says the utensil has an opening where people can insert some fries, which act as edible tines. McDonald’s says it will give away 100,000 of them to people who buy the new burgers starting May 5. Читать дальше...

Penguins’ Sidney Crosby out indefinitely with concussion Sidney Crosby woozily making his way off the ice after taking a brutal hit from a member of the Washington Capitals. The sight of their captain slowly heading to the dressing room Monday night following a violent cross-check to the jaw from Washington defenseman Matt Niskanen left Crosby’s teammates shaken. For Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, Crosby’s two-year recovery from a concussion suffered when he took a shoulder to the head... Читать дальше...

The former NFL tight end and his family are encouraging people to honor their late daughter’s birthday Wednesday. The former 49ers quarterback has yet to find another NFL job, but he’s donating some of his old suits in order to help others find work. Video and pictures from social media show Kaepernick standing outside a New York City parole office with two boxes of custom-made suits. An Instagram post by Kaepernick’s “Know Your Rights Camp” campaign says the suits will make parolees “better equipped... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Texas 15-year-old who was killed when a police officer fired into a moving vehicle in which the teen was riding (all times local): A suburban Dallas police department has fired the police officer who shot and killed a black 15-year-old boy who was riding in a vehicle while leaving a house party. The family of a black 15-year-old fatally shot by a police officer in suburban Dallas say they don't condone violence or threats made against the Balch... Читать дальше...

Marine Le Pen, the far-right presidential candidate in France, battled accusations on Tuesday that she had plagiarized from sections of a speech by her conservative former opponent, François Fillon, at her May Day rally. Supporters of Le Pen, who is seeking to broaden her appeal with French voters before the second round of the presidential election Sunday, said that she had merely “winked” at voters with remarks that amounted to a “small loan.” In a speech in April, Fillon referred to France’s land and maritime borders... Читать дальше...

Speaking during a joint news conference following talks at his Black Sea residence, Putin said accusations of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were “simply rumors” that were being used as part of the political fight in Washington. U.S. intelligence agencies say they have definitive evidence that Russia was behind the hacking of Democratic email accounts, with the aim of benefiting Donald Trump’s campaign and harming his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. In one instance, Russian... Читать дальше...

A pod of killer whales have killed seven whales in 12 days in Monterey Bay, but the humpback whales in the area appear to be doing just about everything they can to stop the feeding frenzy.

(AP) — Base funding would increase by $100 per student under a $16.3 billion education budget approved Tuesday by a divided Michigan House, which also voted to give schools significantly more to teach low-income kids as requested by Gov. Rick Snyder. The Republican governor instead has proposed a $100 boost for the lower-funded schools and a $50 increase for the higher-funded ones — sticking with a formula used in the previous two years to reduce the gap in funding across districts. Overall spending... Читать дальше...

Apple Inc. reported falling iPhone sales in its fiscal second quarter, showing why it’s urgent the company make significant upgrades to the next version of the flagship device to contend with rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. Investor confidence has been mounting ahead of a major upgrade to the iPhone due later this year. Yet competitors released new high-end smartphones recently, exacerbating the need for Apple to deliver a device that matches or exceeds consumer expectations. BGC Partners... Читать дальше...

Interns make more than median pay of U.S. worker at top companies According to a new report by the jobs site Glassdoor, the 25 best-paying companies for internships each pay their median summer worker more than $4,500 a month. Dobroski notes that the numbers are a median —- sought-after engineering interns with specialized skills likely make more than summer workers in the marketing department — and that the more limited differences between experience levels and job categories for interns allow for the smaller sample size. Читать дальше...

The Wisconsin Legislature agreed Tuesday to make cheese the official dairy product of the dairy-obsessed state, which produces more 3 billion pounds of cheese per year. The idea to give cheese its rightly place in state designations came from a fourth grade class in Mineral Point, a city in southwest Wisconsin that's home to one of the state's nearly 150 cheese plants.

House and Senate negotiators agreed Tuesday evening on a plan to raise more than $1 billion over two years by rolling back past income tax cuts championed by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback. Democrats and moderate Republicans said Monday's plan didn't raise enough new revenue to cover budget shortfalls and provide additional funds for public schools. Kansas legislators are preparing to draft another plan for raising income taxes to fix the state budget after top Republicans abruptly dropped a proposal negotiated earlier. Читать дальше...

Molina Healthcare, a major insurer in Medicaid and the individual insurance exchange market in California, abruptly dismissed its president and chief executive, Dr. J. Mario Molina, and Chief Financial Officer John Molina Tuesday. The move fueled speculation from industry analysts that the Long Beach company, which has been run by the Molina family since its founding 37 years ago, may be sold to a larger health care organization. White will become chief financial officer and interim CEO while the board searches for a new permanent CEO... Читать дальше...

The script, which exists in a world where humans and puppets interact, has been described as “Avenue Q meets L.A. Confidential.” “When a really good script combines puppet strippers, Los Angeles’ underbelly and comedy, it’s like my fever dream has finally come true,” McCarthy said. “Melissa McCarthy is the reigning queen of comedy and we believe she will make ‘The Happytime Murders’ the kind of hysterical, edgy, viral event that audiences today crave,” Fogelson said in a statement.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A conservative state lawmaker has successfully tacked an anti-abortion message onto an otherwise innocuous resolution in the Alaska House aimed at raising awareness about sexual assault and child abuse. The amendment from Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla refers to abortion as "the ultimate form of child abuse." Katie Rogers, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, said Tuesday that the Eastman amendment "seeks to shame women who choose abortion,"... Читать дальше...

Jerry Hollendorfer hopes this is his year in Derby Jerry Hollendorfer’s Hall of Fame career as a thoroughbred trainer includes 7,276 wins — third most in history — and victories in many of the nation’s premier races. [...] there is only one Kentucky Derby, and Saturday at Churchill Downs, Hollendorfer, 70, will try to win it for the first time in six tries. “The Santa Anita Derby is a good testing race and the fact he ran so well makes us think he’ll have a good chance to run well” in the Kentucky Derby, Hollendorfer said. Читать дальше...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Judge declares mistrial in murder trial of former Northern Arizona University student in fatal 2015 shooting.

Teachers at a San Francisco elementary school sought to enlist community support in contract negotiations by sending a letter home to parents in student backpacks, a move that district officials said violated state law. The letter, sent Thursday by some teachers at Daniel Webster Elementary, informed parents that the teachers planned to work only the hours required by their contract as of May 1, an action known as work-to-rule that is sometimes used by employees in labor disputes. “We will arrive together at 8:20 a.m.... Читать дальше...

The Chainsmokers bring chart-topping hits to the city The electronic-pop duo made up of producer Alex Pall and vocalist Drew Taggart is riding a streak of massive hits, including “Closer,” “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Something Just Like This,” a collaboration with Coldplay’s Chris Martin. [...] the group has gone 52 weeks in a row with at least one song inside the top 10 — the second longest run behind Drake.

President Trump has proposed the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, but Congress this week defied him, calling for an increase in spending for the endowments. [...] of the outcome, writers who have benefited from NEA grants will gather in San Francisco for an NEA fundraiser, where they’ll speak to the grants’ ability to change lives.