Новости за 18.06.2017

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has new elected officers to serve for the next year, including a new president. The State Board of Education is charged with the general supervision and governance of the public educational institutions and the public school system for Idaho.

(AP) — Purdue University is teaming with the state Department of Natural Resources to spread the word about invasive insects that pose a threat to Indiana's forests. Purdue entomology professor Cliff Sadof and DNR urban forester Carrie Tauscher will lead three workshops next month in southern Indiana on invasive, three-killing insects.

Directed by “Jurassic World” filmmaker Colin Trevorrow and starring Jaeden Lieberher and Naomi Watts, the film was panned by critics following its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, scoring 25 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. [...] performing well was Sony Pictures Classics’ “Maudie,” a true story romance directed by Aisling Walsh and written by Sherry White about a recluse named Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke) who falls in love with his newly hired housekeeper, Maudie (Sally Hawkins). Sporting a RT score of 89 percent... Читать дальше...

Dr. Nadine Becker wasn’t politically involved until she saw Donald Trump elected president, but the suburban Atlanta gynecologist didn’t know how to engage, given her traditionally Republican surroundings. [...] she found her cause in 30-year-old Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is seeking a major upset in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District runoff Tuesday against Republican Karen Handel. With a potential price tag exceeding $50 million, the most expensive House race in U.S. history has become a proxy for the nation’s political divides... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A member of President Trump’s legal team repeatedly insisted that Trump is not under investigation for obstruction of justice but acknowledged he could not know for certain during combative Sunday television interviews. During a later appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Sekulow conceded that he could not say with absolute certainty that Trump is not being investigated because he cannot read the mind of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The Post reported last week that Mueller, who was appointed... Читать дальше...

A dispute over Wisconsin’s Republican-drawn boundaries for the state Legislature offers Democrats some hope of cutting into GOP electoral majorities across the United States. Election law experts say the case is the best chance yet for the high court to put limits on what lawmakers may do to gain a partisan advantage in creating political district maps. Yet Democrats are more supportive of having courts rein in extreme districting plans, mainly because Republicans control more legislatures and... Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Taking pictures of Nebraska farms and ranches could win your child $1,000 in a college fund. The Nebraska Educational Savings Trust is sponsoring the photo contest. Six winners will each receive $1,000 in a NEST 529 college savings account. Anyone who wants to enter the contest must submit a photo by the end of June. Details are available online at www.NEST529.com . The pictures should depict Nebraska's farm and ranch life. The winners will be drawn from all the photos submitted... Читать дальше...

The school board approved raises for a wide range of employees, including top managers, who aren't represented by a union in December after auditors told Oregon's largest school district that employee pay was too low. Top officials who got raises averaging about $15,000 a year include assistant superintendents, human resource and special education directors, four top lawyers and senior directors who oversee principals.

If a film finds itself facing a low score on Rotten Tomatoes, it tends to take a hit on its box office expectations. On Memorial Day weekend, poor reviews were seen as a major reason why “Baywatch” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” did not have as strong an opening as box office trackers expected. Going into this weekend, the biopic based on the life and career of famed rapper Tupac Shakur was estimated by trackers to finish with an opening between $17-22 million, but after the film received a 24 percent score on the Tomatometer... Читать дальше...

A day after Matt Joyce went 3-for-3 with two walks against the Yankees, the A’s right fielder was a popular pregame talking point Sunday. Joyce homered on the first pitch he saw Saturday and appears to be adjusting well to batting in the leadoff spot. Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is just 3-for-11 (.273) with seven strikeouts through the first three games of the four-game set in Oakland. Closer Santiago Casilla’s non-throwing shoulder checked out OK after getting drilled Saturday by a foul ball... Читать дальше...

(AP) — University researchers are using oil that comes from a gland on chickens' tails to improve survival at fish farms in a discovery that could have global implications for the Atlantic salmon industry. University animal science professor Mark Cook knew from previous research that another anti-inflammatory compound boosted fish growth. Researchers believe the oil allows fish to focus energy that's otherwise spent fighting off infections and parasites in their gut into growth development.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator on Sunday warned against rushing a vote on a GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation's health care law, saying both parties deserve a chance to fully debate the bill and propose changes after it was drafted in secret. President Donald Trump has been eager for quick action, although in a closed-door luncheon with 15 GOP senators last week, he described a House-passed bill as "mean." The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the House bill would cause... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — French polling agencies project that President Macron's new centrist party takes large majority in parliament.

House Speaker Scott Bedke and Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill announced Friday they want the group to find ways to increase transparency in the timing and reporting of campaign activity surrounding candidates, political action committees and lobbyists.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 0-9-6-5 (zero, nine, six, five)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 7-5-2 (seven, five, two)

Idaho state judge David Nye was nominated to fill the post vacated by retired U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, but his nomination languished for months without going before the full Senate for a vote. On Thursday, however, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Nye's confirmation, which means the nomination will now go before the full Senate for consideration.

Two months after a sexual harassment scandal led to his ouster from Fox, O'Reilly is considering competing against his former employer According to Newsday, O’Reilly talked about his next move during a Q&A session on his speaking tour. Though O’Reilly acknowledged that his former network’s recent struggles have opened the possibility to create a conservative media rival, O’Reilly didn’t blame Fox News for parting ways with him in the wake of sexual harassment allegations from former female network staffers.

The academy trains men and women who have already been hired by a fire department and intend to make a full-time career of firefighting. The state bought the former Springfield Fire Training Center from the city and in 2015 completed a $13.4 million renovation and construction project on the six-acre complex.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — With insect pests are causing more damage than expected to valuable black cherry trees and other species in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania, more tree planting and other measures in several areas are being proposed. Marienville planning team leader Kevin Treese said black cherry, white ash, oak and beech trees in the state's only national forest are experiencing defoliation, crown dieback and tree mortality due to multiple pests, some invasive species like the emerald... Читать дальше...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to visit eastern Idaho for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, and that could have a significant impact on the state's highway system. Idaho Transportation Department spokesman Bruce King told the Post Register (http://bit.ly/2sHpo4d ) that the department is working closely with law enforcement agencies and local governments to prepare for the event.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were: 01-02-04-05-09-15-19-28-34-37-50-52-54-62-65-67-69-75-79-80, BE: 54 (one, two, four, five, nine, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-four, thirty-seven, fifty, fifty-two, fifty-four, sixty-two, sixty-five, sixty-seven, sixty-nine, seventy-five, seventy-nine, eighty; BE: fifty-four)

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Willamette River. The Lane County Sheriff's office conducted a water rescue Saturday after a passer-by spotted the body more than a mile downstream of the Greenway Bike Bridge. The office discovered that the person was deceased. Eugene police say the medical examiner's office will confirm the person's identity.

CLYMAN, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin say two people suffered serious injuries when an apartment deck collapsed in Clyman. The Dodge County Sheriff's office says the 46-year-old woman and 40-year-old man walked out onto the deck at an upper residential apartment Saturday night when it collapsed under them. The two fell with the deck onto the concrete driveway below. Both were conscious and alert. They were flown to Aurora Medical Center in Summit. Their conditions were not immediately available. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men killed in separate stabbings in New York City. Another man was found stabbed in the chest in Queens around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Beach Channel Drive.