Новости за 10.06.2017

Ben Affleck Remembers Fellow Batman Adam West: Affleck played the DC Comics superhero in 2016’s Batman v Superman: Burt Ward, Robin on '60s 'Batman,' Mourns Loss of Adam West: 'I Will Forever Miss Him' West famously starred in the title role of TV’s “Batman” from 1966-1968.

HOUSTON (AP) — The Navy's newest combat ship was put into active service following a commissioning ceremony Saturday, named after former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was injured during a 2011 shooting. Giffords told a crowd at the ceremony in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Galveston that she was honored the 421-foot-long ship will carry her name and the vessel is "strong and tough, just like her crew." Speakers including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said Giffords' strength... Читать дальше...

Bay Area political events: Political events The Sierra Club is seeking volunteers to recruit new members and educate people on environmental issues at Sunday Streets, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Golden Gate Park. Marchers to mobilize and call for the protection of rights for LGBTQ people and “those targeted due to immigration status, ethnicity, religion, skin color, gender and disability.” Oxfam America and Microsoft will host an interactive event exploring the Syrian refugee crisis. Nuclear weapons march... Читать дальше...

Trump’s recent decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal was just his latest rapid-fire move to weaken or dismantle federal initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, which scientists say are heating the planet to levels that could have disastrous consequences. Rescinding the Clean Power Plan, President Barack Obama’s signature measure to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants, likely would require three years. Trump’s budget, which would slash funding for climate research and assistance... Читать дальше...

An anonymous bidder has agreed to pay more than $2.6 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett, with the auction proceeds going to the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco homeless charity. The winning bid of $2,679,001 was announced Friday night, as the online auction that started last Sunday wrapped up. Glide provides meals, health care, job training, rehabilitation and housing support to the poor and homeless. The winners of the lunch auction typically dine with Buffett at Smith and Wollensky steak house in New York City... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — The hammer-wielding man who attacked police officers patrolling in front of Notre Dame Cathedral appears to have radicalized himself through the internet and was unknown to French police and intelligence services, the chief prosecutor in Paris said Saturday. The Paris prosecutor's office said the 40-year-old Algerian doctoral student was given preliminary charges Saturday of attempted murder of a police officer in connection with a terrorist enterprise and crime of terrorist conspiracy. Читать дальше...

Anaheim police and fire officials say 17 people, including six children, were hit by bird droppings just before 9 p.m. Friday. A hazardous materials team was sent to Main Street near the Sleeping Beauty Castle after a report that feces had been thrown on people.

(AP) — Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania has moved at a brisk pace and produced gripping testimony along with moments of levity. The trial involves only accuser Andrea Constand, although about 60 women have accused Cosby of similar misconduct over his long career as an actor, comedian, author and, as one judge said, "public moralist." Authorities reopened her complaint in 2015 after learning Cosby had testified in her lawsuit to giving various women wine, pills or even quaaludes before sex. Читать дальше...

"If you put all your money into something that a very few people are watching, eventually you'll have nothing for people to watch," Ted Sarandos... Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos defended the streaming platform’s recent decisions to cancel two high profile shows, “The Get Down” and “Sense8.” If you put all your money into something that a very few people are watching, eventually you’ll have nothing for people to watch. [...] Read: 'Sense8' Fans Fume After Netflix Dashes Renewal Hopes... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A western Michigan city has broken a mark set by the Guinness World Records for the most people simultaneously making sand angels at a beach. The Ludington Daily News and The Muskegon Chronicle report 1,387 people angelically assembled on a Lake Michigan beachfront in Ludington on Saturday and worked their magic for 30 seconds.

Texas native and pop star, Selena Gomez is rarely the topic of conversation for a wardrobe malfunction, but even small slips can happen to the best of us.

Family Guy’ Boss Seth MacFarlane Remembers His Mayor Adam West: ‘You’re Irreplaceable Seth MacFarlane, the creator of and voice behind many in “Family Guy,” remembered his friend and co-worker Adam West Saturday in a statement. “His positivity, good nature, and sense of fun were undeniable, and it was always a big jolt of the best kind of energy when he walked in to record the show,” he continued. Read original story ‘Family Guy’ Boss Seth MacFarlane Remembers His Mayor Adam West: ‘You’re Irreplaceable’... Читать дальше...

‘The Grand Tour’ Host Richard Hammond Injured in ‘Serious’ Car Accident While Filming Amazon’s “The Grand Tour” host Richard Hammond was involved in a “serious” car crash while filming in Switzerland, the series said on Saturday. “Richard Hammond was involved in a serious crash after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb in Switzerland in a Rimac Concept One, an electric super car built in Croatia, during filming for ‘The Grand Tour’ Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video, but very fortunately suffered no serious injury,” the series said in a statement. Читать дальше...

(AP) — The severed head of a young black man was found on the front steps of a Mississippi home and police are working to identify him. The head was found Saturday about 9 a.m. Jones says authorities do not yet have a motive for the killing.

[...] the musical part of it was reaffirmed yet again on Friday, June 9, when conductor Susanna Mälkki returned to Davies Symphony Hall to lead the San Francisco Symphony in a zesty, invigorating program of music by Stravinsky and Beethoven. Together with her penchant for strong-boned rhythms and crisp orchestral sonorities, the result was a display of forceful and almost pitilessly precise musicianship. What Mälkki adds to the mix, though, is a gift for rhetoric that is at once sinuous and mathematical ... Читать дальше...

After exercising some options, his pre-tax net proceeds are more like $69 million After exercising some options, Iger’s pre-tax net proceeds from the sale comes out to be more like $69.3 million. Here’s a snapshot of the company’s last five days’ worth of overall trading activity:

WALL, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school district is investigating why the yearbook photos of two high school students were altered to remove President Donald Trump's name on clothing they wore. The Wall Township district also is probing why a Trump quote submitted by the freshman class president wasn't included under her photo while a quote by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appeared under the senior class president's photo. District Superintendent Cheryl Dyer told the Asbury Park Press that she was "quite disturbed by the entire situation... Читать дальше...

The jobs training initiative is aimed at millions of Americans who could consider apprenticeships instead of four-year college degrees, which can leave them struggling to pay off student loans. Trump's young presidency is facing an increasingly tense period, amid the congressional and Justice Department probes into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and ties to the Trump campaign. Other items on the Trump agenda are also mired in uncertainty, including a tax overhaul and plans to replace... Читать дальше...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden has encouraged onetime GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney to run for the Senate in Utah if longtime Republican incumbent Orrin Hatch decides to retire next year. The 70-year-old former Massachusetts governor now lives in Utah, where he's remained popular as the man who led a turnaround of the scandal-plagued 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and as a prominent Mormon businessman and politician in a state that's home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Hundreds of former patients of a Johns Hopkins gynecologist accused of secretly recording pelvic exams want to know when they will receive their share of a $190 million settlement. The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2rMMHs3 ) that while details announced earlier by the claims adjudicator indicated settlement checks would be mailed by June 2, the administrator of the settlement fund says the plan was always to mail them out in batches.

The WWE Superstar and host of Fox’s “American Grit” spent his recent landmark birthday deadlifting 600-plus pounds, Cena told friend Jimmy Fallon on Friday’s “Tonight Show.” John Cena Buries His Reputation for Burying Other WWE Talent: 'They're Not as Motivated'

Cleveland is thousands of miles from Hollywood, but that didn't stop the Kardashians from cheering on the Cavaliers at Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a driver fled the scene of an accident with a fire hydrant stuck to his car and then tossed it in the trash. Police say 27-year-old township resident Domingo Moreno has been charged with criminal mischief, hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence, and was turned over to federal immigration officials.

‘Orange Is the New Black': 22 Characters Ranked From Worst to Best (Photos) ‘Orange is the New Black is filled with inmates running around — some of whom we care about and others are just background characters that are a little annoying at times. Gloria’s one of the only characters on the show who gets a chance to contact the outside world and uses it for something other than Twitter and YouTube. Not gonna lie, her character makes us feel uncomfortable at times (most times) but we would totally be best friends with Suzanne. Читать дальше...

There are several fine actors who have portrayed Batman in films, in my eyes there was only one real Batman and that is and always will be Adam West; He was truly the Bright Knight. Click here for more reactions to Saturday’s somber news from Hollywood friends and fans. In addition to donning the DC Comics character’s tights all those years ago, West recently provided the voice to Quahog’s mayor on 111 episodes of Seth MacFarlane’s animated Fox series “Family Guy.”