Новости за 18.07.2017

The former presidential candidate, who made a name for himself as a Tea Party activist and a Fox News contributor, has been linking out articles from his website, hermancain.com, but with the added bonus of “Twin Peaks” stills. For a story about an Al Gore comment on global warming, he linked it with a picture of Bobby Briggs speaking with Sheriff Truman. Fighting global warming is just like abolishing slavery https://t.co/5bSIM3Vsq2 pic.twitter.com/oUzB5jTBfG Hermancain.com features multiple... Читать дальше...

The battle of Dunkirk was not a victory, but a successful evacuation, and Nolan doesn’t try to give it the contours of a conventional tale of triumph. When France fell to Hitler in 1940, it left 400,000 Allied soldiers, most of them British — basically the entire British Army — stranded on the beach, needing transport across the English Channel. To convey a sense of that day, Nolan stays focused, on a handful of soldiers, sailors, RAF pilots and civilian volunteers, all struggling to do their part and go home. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — John Mayer never relied on multicolored lighting, confetti and pyrotechnics to help him during his live shows, like some of his peers. [...] the singer-songwriter-guitarist wanted to step up his game, and he said watching Drake perform live encouraged him to beef up his stage production and take more risks during his concerts. Mayer will launch the second leg of his Search for Everything World Tour on Tuesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The new live shows have been a departure for the Grammy winner... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Authorities say gas spurting out of a main at Lehigh University prompted evacuation of 16 buildings in the area of the eastern Pennsylvania campus. Assistant Fire Chief Craig Hoffert said the smell indicated it was natural gas and a construction worker on a backhoe knew immediately it was a gas leak.

A ‘Ragtime’ supporting arts for kids In an era defined by the fracturing of identity groups, the musical “Ragtime” seems like much-needed balm, weaving together the turn-of-the-century stories of blacks in Harlem, Jewish immigrants in the Lower East Side and affluent whites in New Rochelle. Yet the legions of 9- to 14-year-olds make up just part of the cast of San Francisco Arts Education Project and the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company’s one-night-only benefit production of the Tony-winning musical.

Way back in 1993, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for his first Oscar for his touching and at times mesmerizing performance as Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s “Chaplin.” Kamin, a respected theatrical comic and Chaplin expert, coached Downey’s moves in trying to capture the silent film comedian’s phenomenally gifted physical performances (he also appeared in the film as a Keystone Kop). [...] Kamin, who also coached Johnny Depp in “Benny and Joon,” will personally demonstrate Chaplin’s... Читать дальше...

An entire history of 20th century Russian music could probably be written through the prism of music for cello, tracing a stylistic development from the last vestiges of Romanticism through the more astringent sounds of midcentury and perhaps back out the other end. [...] most of it would involve the legacy of the great Mstislav Rostropovich, for whom most of that music was created. Cellist Sarah Hong and pianist Makiko Ooka, who perform as a partnership dubbed Le Due Muse, are sampling that tradition with their recital this weekend.

Amazon-branded meal kits come with raw ingredients needed to prepare such meals as chicken tikka masala and falafel patties. The development comes as Amazon is also buying the organic grocer Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, a deal that would give the company a foothold in both groceries and brick-and-mortar retailing. Amazon could ultimately use Whole Foods' more than 400 locations as distribution centers for all food services, including meal kits. Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Securities... Читать дальше...

Family members of late Muppets creator Jim Henson are weighing in on the fallout stemming from Whitmire announcing last week that Disney replaced him with Matt Vogel after 27 years as the voice of the iconic anthropomorphic amphibian. Lisa Henson, president of the company and Jim’s daughter, said that Whitmire refused to develop an understudy but also sometimes resisted doing “B-level performances, such as a ribbon-cutting.” The Screen Actors Guild got involved in a dispute over how much the puppeteers should be paid... Читать дальше...

Harvey Atkin, an actor known for his roles in “Cagney & Lacey” and the “Law & Order” franchise has died at the age of 74, TheWrap has learned. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved friend, husband, father and grandfather, Harvey passed away peacefully last night following his battle with cancer,” Atkins’ agent Larry Goldhar said in a statement on Tuesday. On the film side, he’s known for co-starring alongside Bill Murray, Kate Lynch and Chris Makepeace in the 1979 comedy... Читать дальше...

SF Ballet at Festival Napa Valley’s Dance Gala The program includes a performance of the celebrated “Within the Golden Hour,” which The Chronicle hailed in April as “Christopher Wheeldon’s most cherishable contribution to the San Francisco Ballet repertoire.” Other works on the mixed-repertory docket include: a pas de deux from George Balanchine’s “Agon” with Sofiane Sylve and Carlo di Lanno; Helgi Tomasson’s pas de deux from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” with Yuan Yuan Tan and Tiit Helimets; and Joseph... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI — A white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a Cincinnati traffic stop won’t face a third murder trial, a prosecutor announced Tuesday while saying he’s asking federal authorities to consider possible civil rights charges. Two previous juries couldn’t reach a unanimous agreement on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges against the former University of Cincinnati officer. Tensing’s attorney said Deters made the right decision because jurors he talked... Читать дальше...

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Una mujer de California llamó a un automóvil de Uber cuando se dio cuenta de que estaba a punto de parir, pensando que tenía tiempo suficiente para ir al hospital, pero el bebé llegó tan rápido que la mujer dio a luz en el vehículo. Erica Davidovich cuenta que sus otros tres hijos nacieron tras una prolongada labor de parto, y por ello pensó que con éste tenía tiempo suficiente para ir al hospital el viernes cuando sufrió las primeras contracciones.

The surprise announcement in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk casts further doubt on the 2015 cease-fire deal that was supposed to stop fighting in Ukraine’s industrial heartland and bring those areas back into Kiev’s fold while granting them wide autonomy. More than 10,000 people have died in fighting since Russia-backed rebels took control of parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions in April 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Donetsk separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Keith Baird, an educator and linguist who centered his life on language and advocated for use of the term "Afro American" rather than "black" to describe people of African descent in the United States, has died. Baird became fluent or conversant in 14 languages during his life and wrote several books on linguistics, along with many articles and book reviews.

The last on-camera White House press briefing was back on June 29 and deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders conducted it instead of Spicer.  Spicer’s absence may signal a much bigger shift in White House communications strategy, says CNN editor-at-large Chris Cillizza. Trump told Fox News host Jeanine Pirro in May. [...] Spicer has been the subject of endless speculation. Last month, Politico reported that Spicer was reaching out to prospective candidates to take over his position as... Читать дальше...

‘Twin Peaks': Matthew Lillard Dishes on His ‘Animalistic, Weird, Crazy’ Scene When Showtime announced the gigantic cast list for Twin Peaks: The Return, comprised of more than 200 actors, it became a game to guess what kind of characters each would be playing and how they’d factor into the story. [...] nobody could’ve predicted some of the placements — that Michael Cera would be a Brando impersonator or Amanda Seyfried would be a drug addict and also Shelly’s daughter. Arguably most surprising... Читать дальше...

RAQQA, Syria — Hunkered down on the top floor of an abandoned building, two Americans and a British volunteer face off against Islamic State snipers in the Syrian city of Raqqa. The men joined U.S.-allied Syrian militias for different reasons — some motivated by survivors’ accounts of brutality at the hands of the extremists. Shiite Iranian and Lebanese militias have sided with the Syrian government, deepening the sectarian nature of the conflict that has killed over 400,000 people and displaced over 11 million. Читать дальше...

The police officer, trying to cite the driver for the infractions, discovered she had no driver’s license, so he called Border Patrol to review her Guatemalan passport. Under a Trump administration that has taken an aggressive stance on illegal immigration, the moving car has become an easy target. Routine traffic stops have always carried the threat of deportation, but during the last years of the Obama administration, when serious crimes were prioritized, the stops that simply revealed unlawful status often resulted in deferment. Читать дальше...

The impoverished nations face some of the world’s harshest impacts from global warming and are the least equipped to fight back. According to the Climate Change Vulnerability Index 2017 compiled by global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft, South Sudan is ranked among the world’s five most vulnerable countries and is experiencing some of the most acute temperature changes. While up to 95 percent of South Sudan’s population is dependent on “climate-sensitive activities for their livelihoods” such as agriculture and forestry... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Pennsylvania man says he was attacked by a raccoon as he worked on his car outside his home, and killed the animal with the only weapon he had: a hammer. Waldenville says he felt compelled to kill the raccoon when he saw it heading for his neighbor's yard, where small children live.

Stranded or injured hikers are rescued by helicopter all the time from remote areas, but airlifting a dog in distress is comparatively unusual.

MIAMI — Prosecutors in Florida believe a 10-year-old boy who died with the painkiller fentanyl in his system is among the state’s youngest victims of the opioid crisis. Health officials say fentanyl and other synthetic forms of the drug are so powerful that just a speck breathed in or absorbed through the skin can be fatal. State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle spoke publicly about the case because of its unusual nature and the need for tips to find out how Alton came into contact with the drug. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Reeling from the collapse of their plan to repeal the health care law, Republicans tried to move on quickly to tax legislation Tuesday, taking the first step with a budget proposal that calls for reducing tax rates for businesses and individuals. The plan calls for consolidating tax brackets and cutting rates, repealing the alternative minimum tax and switching the United States from a worldwide tax system to a territorial tax system. [...] Tuesday morning, the House Budget Committee... Читать дальше...