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“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert opened the CBS 2017 upfront presentation with a musical number literally singing the praises of his home network, but then got a little more topical in his opening monologue. In the brief set, Colbert touched on his program’s recent success in the ratings and his highly contentious — and highly publicized — relationship with President Trump. The comedian took shots at the administration while touching on a number of recent news events, including the firing of... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A faculty member and his 16-year-old son are accused of trying to set off a military-style smoke bomb at a private Colorado boarding school after the father's contract wasn't renewed. Bryan Bolding, 46, the school's technology director, was arrested on suspicion of felony charges including terrorist training activities, conspiracy, possession and use of a hoax incendiary device, child abuse without injury and felony menacing and later released on bond, Kirby said. According to the document... Читать дальше...

Stuart Jones, the top U.S. diplomat in charge of the Middle East, said the U.S. is still forming a “comprehensive Iran policy,” alluding to President Trump’s assertion that he may tear up the deal after he finishes reviewing it. “This ongoing review does not diminish the United States’ resolve to continue countering Iran’s destabilizing activity in the region, whether it be supporting the Assad regime, backing terrorist organizations like Hezbollah, or supporting violent militias that undermine governments in Iraq and Yemen,” Jones said. Читать дальше...

Federal officials are warning that some blood tests may have “significantly” underestimated lead levels, and they are urging the retesting of some children, as well as pregnant and breast-feeding women. “The FDA is deeply concerned by this situation and is warning laboratories and health care professionals that they should not use any Magellan Diagnostics’ lead tests with blood drawn from a vein,” Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in a statement. Читать дальше...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Two men accused of having sex with each other were each sentenced Wednesday to 85 lashes in public, the first case of people being punished for homosexuality in the Indonesian province of Aceh under a strict version of Shariah law. The sentences alarmed rights activists, who called the punishment excessive and a dangerous turn of events in Aceh, a semiautonomous province that has imposed a strict version of Shariah, the legal code of Islam. According to an annual report on state-sponsored homophobia... Читать дальше...

ATHENS — An antiausterity rally in Greece’s capital turned violent Wednesday as a general strike halted flights, ferries and public transportation, and thousands joined protest marches across the country. In a separate evening protest, more than 3,000 police, firefighters and members of the coast guard angry at impending pay cuts gathered outside parliament chanting slogans. The left-led coalition government agreed to the cuts as part of a deal with the country’s international creditors to release funds from its bailout. Читать дальше...

First Iowa scholarship named for slain Omaha officer awarded COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The Southwest Iowa Educational Foundation has awarded the first Kerrie Orozco Memorial Scholarship, named for Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco, who was killed in the line of duty two years ago.

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TheWrap has partnered with Canvs, the emotion analytics company, for a weekly look at some of the characters and personalities that have TV viewers the most worked up on social media. The data below covers May 10-16 and is drawn from the most emotionally reacted-to television shows, including broadcast, cable, streaming and PPV. A contestant on “The Voice,” an Olympic gold-medalist and the newest Miss USA had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past week. During the penultimate... Читать дальше...

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Android O, the latest iteration of Google’s popular mobile software, promises to make phones run two times faster than before while using less power, sparing the battery. [...] as the rumor mill suggested, O — expected to be released by the end of summer — will finally allow picture-in-picture mode, Google executives said Wednesday at the Google I/O 2017 conference in Mountain View. Google had previously announced that O would allow users to group their alerts into channels like “news” or “technology.”... Читать дальше...

Each season the ensemble has thrown a spotlight on a chosen composer, whose work ran through the schedule and culminated in a commissioned premiere. [...] Salerno-Sonnenberg is moving on, and the orchestra’s three-night series of farewell concerts began on Tuesday, May 16, with a retrospective look at that commissioning program. The opening movement of Auerbach’s “Memoria de la Luz,” which the orchestra premiered in 2013, cast a luxuriant, hazy glow of string sonorities, and segued beautifully... Читать дальше...

Based on the best-selling book of the same name, the show will follow a group as they hunt for a serial killer TNT released the first trailer for “True Detective” Season 1 director Cary Fukunaga’s new period drama “The Alienist.” Civil War, Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast”) and Dakota Fanning (“American Pastoral”), who work together to hunt for a serial killer who’s murdering boy sex workers at the end of the last century.

Comic-book character is a killing machine brought back from the dead Sony has assembled a wish list for actors to lead the comic-book movie “Bloodshot” that includes Oscar Isaac, James McAvoy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nicholas Hoult, and Mark Wahlberg, an insider familiar with the search told TheWrap exclusively. Sony is gearing up to make an offer for the lead on the comic-book series from Valiant Entertainment, and has a shortlist of eight actors, said the insider, who shared five of the names with TheWrap.

SEATTLE - For the first time in nearly four years, the A’s will open the gates early so that fans can watch the home team take batting practice. The team announced Wednesday that starting Tuesday against the Marlins, the gates will open one hour earlier, at 4:30 p.m., which coincides with Oakland’s on-field work before most night games at the Coliseum. The A’s usually are wrapping up their batting practice right as the gates open at 5:30 p.m., leaving home fans to watch only the opposing teams hit on the field before the game. Читать дальше...

Austria has banned wearing a full facial veil in public places, the latest move by a European country to restrict expressions of Muslim identity viewed as contrary to Western secular values. Under the new legislation, approved by parliament on Tuesday, women who wear clothing that covers their faces, such as burqas or niqabs, in places like universities, public transportation or courthouses will face fines of about $167. Other elements of the legislation include mandatory integration courses, German-language... Читать дальше...

“Radio Dreams,” about a high-minded Iranian writer who tries to gather up Metallica and a Kabul rock band for an on-air performance in San Francisco, has a wide emotional bandwidth: Director Babak Jalali sketches out a series of wry misadventures at a radio station that quietly and powerfully add up to a meditation on the joys and pitfalls of assimilating into a new culture. The drab surroundings of the station may be confining — with a few notable exceptions, we barely realize we’re in San Francisco ... Читать дальше...

The castle-like exterior of 11025 Alba Road may look like it belongs in the mountains outside a quaint French village circa 1680, but it is in fact located in the mountains outside the quaint Santa Cruz village of Ben Lomond and was actually built in ye olde 1980s on a nearly 11-acre property amidst the redwoods.

Retired federal Judge Julian Abele Cook Jr. dies at 86 In 1986, Cook presided over a criminal trial involving auto executive John DeLorean.

Pranay had the best score through most of the 2-hour competition, but Thomas pulled even when he gave a more thorough answer to an essay-type question about a country that would be well-suited for resettling residents of the Maldives displaced by rising sea levels. The bee moved into sudden death and Pranay won on the first tiebreaker question, correctly identifying the Kunlun Mountains as the 1,200-mile range that separates the Taklimakan Desert from the Tibetan Plateau. Pranay showed an interest in geography starting at age 3... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The state says Michigan's unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in April, further depleting the ranks of jobless people. Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives Director Jason Palmer said the number of unemployed people in Michigan has fallen by 28,000 since February.

[...] a brewing storm over Netflix's place at the world's most prestigious film festival clouded the event as Cannes rolled out the red carpet. During the opening ceremony Wednesday, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi helped set a welcoming tone for the festival, calling it a "place where cultures speak to one another." Farhadi's presence in Cannes sharply contrasted with February's Academy Awards ceremony, which the filmmaker (whose "The Salesman" won best foreign language film) boycotted to protest... Читать дальше...

Supporters of the accelerated timeframe say permitting Uber and Lyft to start before the July 4 weekend will benefit tourism and reduce drunken driving during the busy holiday.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court has sidestepped making a ruling on whether U.S. prison officials can hold people who were convicted of marijuana offences that were legal under state medical marijuana laws. The court was considering a legal challenge by prisoner Matthew Davies, who was convicted of federal marijuana charges.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the dust still settling from the envelope snafu at the Academy Awards, it might seem early to be talking about next year's ceremony, but producer Jennifer Todd is already thinking up ambitious plans for the sets and the clips to celebrate the 90th Oscars ceremony — and host Jimmy Kimmel's likely "field day" with jokes about the flub come showtime. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that Todd, her co-producer Michael De Luca and Kimmel would... Читать дальше...