Новости за 05.08.2017

Tom Brady says he prefers to keep any medical issues in his past private, including whether he had a concussion last season. In his first comments since the Patriots opened training camp, the quarterback said Friday he is “not blind” to issues such as CTE, but remains confident in how he tries to avoid injury. Brady’s wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, told “CBS This Morning” in May that Brady played through a concussion on his way to a fifth Super Bowl title. The NFL said it reviewed all reports... Читать дальше...

Cubs manager Joe Maddon would like to see more night games at Wrigley and day baseball mostly limited to Saturdays and Sundays. Maddon dismissed the idea that the Cubs have an advantage over a visiting team that mostly plays at night. Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right foot. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and Gio Gonzalez will miss their scheduled starts for the Washington Nationals against the Cubs this weekend. Manager... Читать дальше...

Police say the skunk apparently got into the home when it climbed through a hole in a trash can and a resident brought the can inside. Police say an animal control officer arrived "to the poignant smell of skunk, which emanated throughout the house."

After a slow start to training camp, the fourth-round pick has run more authoritatively in recent practices. Williams ran the second-fastest 40-yard dash among running backs at the combine and ended his college career by averaging 190.2 rushing yards and 7.1 yards per carry in his final seven games. [...] general manager John Lynch didn’t have Williams on his draft board due to off-the-field concerns before Shanahan and Turner convinced him to reconsider. Williams acknowledged he arrived for the offseason program out of shape... Читать дальше...

A’s minor-leaguer died of painkiller overdose ANAHEIM — A’s minor-leaguer Casey Thomas died May 1 of accidental fentanyl intoxication, according to the medical examiner in Maricopa County, Ariz. Fentanyl is a powerful opiate painkiller considered 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine; Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in 2016. Thomas, 24, was assigned to the A’s minor-league facility in Mesa, Ariz., at the time of his death and he had been playing in extended spring-training games there. Читать дальше...

In recent years, some financial services companies have been adding investment products that place bets on women-led firms, investing in companies that have either female chief executives or diverse boards of directors. Credit Suisse, for example, has found that having a woman on the board was associated with better performance, and that having more female top managers was associated with higher returns on equity, valuations and payout of dividends, as well as better stock performance. Other studies... Читать дальше...

The San Francisco Police Department will be stepping up patrols around Dolores Park over the weekend in the wake of a spasm of gun violence Thursday afternoon that left three people wounded and nearby residents deeply rattled. Law enforcement officials said Friday that they are working to identify as many as five suspects in connection with the shooting, which erupted in broad daylight as the popular park was teeming with people. Officer Giselle Talkoff, a police spokeswoman, said the city’s gang... Читать дальше...

The series will debut as a pilot on HGTV on Sunday, and feature a couple that the El Moussas met at their Success Path house flipping school. El Moussa said he was “super excited” about the pilot, calling the opportunity to executive produce the program is “super exciting.” In December, the couple announced their breakup after seven years of marriage, saying in a statement to People, “Like many couples, we have had challenges in our marriage,” the statement read. Upon arriving a witness told the... Читать дальше...

The Television Academy confirmed on Friday that the show has been disqualified from competing in the category for Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie. [...] the episode is predominately period. The sixth-place vote-getter — now the fifth nomination — will be identified by the accountants and will be revealed when the Television Academy’s final-round viewing platform opens on Monday.

Capt. Tubby hailed a hero after SF Bay rescue When Erik Anfinson set sail Thursday on San Francisco Bay in his 130-foot Alcatraz Clipper with more than 400 passengers aboard, he didn’t expect to end the night a hero. A 31-foot recreational vessel had hit a rock in the water and was about to sink with ten people on board, said Lt. Nicole Emmons with the Coast Guard. “I noticed it was taking on a lot of water very quick,” he said. Anfinson sidled up to the sinking ship, but he said neither one... Читать дальше...

The Golden State Warriors' center will receive the honor in the city where he was born and the Republic of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi.

NEW YORK — Martin Shkreli, accused of defrauding his hedge fund investors and a pharmaceutical company, was convicted on three of eight counts on Friday, after a five-week trial in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Shkreli was accused of securities and wire fraud related to two hedge funds he ran, MSMB Capital and MSMB Healthcare. The prosecution brought forth an “avalanche” of evidence, as prosecutor Jacquelyn Kasulis put it in her rebuttal argument, that included a threatening letter he sent to the wife of a former employee... Читать дальше...

Doc Rivers is losing one of his roles with the Los Angeles Clippers, keeping his position as coach while Lawrence Frank takes over Rivers’ responsibility for basketball operations. Last year, Frank was promoted to oversee day-to-day operations of the front office although Rivers retained his title as president of basketball operations. Frank and Rivers have a strong relationship and they worked together to make hires and changes in the front office structure. The Spurs re-signed former St. Mary’s guard Patty Mills... Читать дальше...

Daitchman and his wife, who own a graphic design business in Santa Cruz County, each pay $350 a month for a health insurance plan from Anthem Blue Cross on the Covered California exchange. [...] Anthem announced this week that it will pull out of most of the state’s individual markets, including most of the Bay Area, citing the uncertainty swirling around the Affordable Care Act. [...] there’s the possibility that a new insurer will charge more for coverage. [...] he has kidney disease. The move by Anthem... Читать дальше...

Executives at Ionic Materials in Woburn, Mass., have announced a design breakthrough that could make solid-state alkaline batteries a viable alternative to lithium-ion and other high-energy storage technologies. Cheaper and more powerful batteries are also considered by many to be the driver needed to make the cost of renewable energy technologies like wind and solar competitive with the coal, gas and nuclear power that support the national energy grid. Ionic said it had developed prototypes of... Читать дальше...

The retired running back, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, addressed the issue of his election being delayed by questions about such a short career. [...] the other five were spectacular, powering the Broncos and aging quarterback John Elway to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in the late 1990s. Davis will be inducted with running back LaDainian Tomlinson, quarterback Kurt Warner, owner Jerry Jones, kicker Morten Andersen, defensive end Jason Taylor and safety Kenny Easley. Читать дальше...

Cnet rating: 5.0 stars out of 5 Echo products still can’t offer audio that syncs across multiple devices in multiple rooms. The bottom line: The new and improved Dot takes Amazon’s best-in-class smart home speaker and wraps it in an ultra-affordable package. Cnet rating: 4.0 stars out of 5 The second-generation Play:5 is a sleek speaker that delivers rich sound and strong bass for its size. Fairly pricey, especially if you want to buy a second one for stereo sound. The bottom line: The second-gen... Читать дальше...

TCA 2017: "Transparent" creator was asked by TV critic for an example of transgender portrayal in media that "broke your heart" “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway called early 1990s “Saturday Night Live” recurring sketch “It’s Pat” an “awful piece of anti-trans propaganda” on Friday during a GLAAD panel at the Television Critics Association press tour. The “I Love Dick” executive producer was prompted by the following question, which one media member posed to the entire “Transgender Trends on TV” panel... Читать дальше...

The White House says President Donald Trump has discussed with France's president ways to increase cooperation on addressing the crises in Syria and Iraq and countering the influence of Iran. The two leaders also talked about forging a political resolution in Libya and countering terrorist activity in the Sahel region of Africa. According to the White House, Trump and Macron agreed that the Maduro regime in Venezuela must restore the rights of the Venezuelan people.

The patient had developed acute anxiety over the cross streets where the crash occurred, unable to drive a route that carried so many painful memories. [...] Jewell, a psychologist in Colorado, treated the patient through a technique called exposure therapy, providing emotional guidance as they revisited the intersection together. Jewell is among a handful of psychologists testing a new service from a Palo Alto startup called Limbix that offers exposure therapy through Daydream View, the Google headset that works in tandem with a smartphone. Читать дальше...

Uber said it took “swift action to fix the problem” after learning of the auto fire and worked with Singapore officials on its response. “We acknowledge we could have done more — and we have done so,” a spokesman for the company wrote in an email. Since the beginning of the year, we’ve proactively responded to six vehicle recalls and will continue to do so to protect the safety of everyone who uses Uber. In January, Uber paid $20 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, saying... Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Toyota is taking a 5 percent stake in Mazda, another Japanese automaker, and said Friday that the companies would jointly build an assembly plant in the United States and would pool resources on new technologies. Mixing appeals, rebukes and state-sponsored enticements, Trump has pushed both American and foreign-owned companies to locate factories in the United States rather than in lower-wage countries. Even before Trump was sworn in, heating and cooling giant Carrier agreed to cut the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will reconsider whether to pay farmers, business owners and others in three states for economic losses caused by a mine waste spill that government crews accidentally triggered in 2015, the agency's leader said Friday during a visit to the site. Stretches of waterways turned an eerie orange-yellow, and the rivers were temporarily off-limits for agriculture and water utilities, as well as fishing and boating — important contributors to the area's recreational economy. Читать дальше...

Disney’s Lyft; no football, Lombardi; no ‘Donuts,’ Dunkin’ In a week when Anthony Scaramucci got canned and Allen Iverson was suspended by Ice Cube — if you ever picked those names to fit in the same sentence, start a psychic hotline — this also happened: Walt Disney World, collaborating with Lyft, started a transportation system to take people from one point on Disney property (including resorts) to another, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Halo Top, the supposedly “guilt free” ice cream, has become... Читать дальше...

Taylor Swift’s Brother Austin Swift Joins ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star’s Road-Trip Comedy ‘Whaling’ (Exclusive) It stars “Pretty Little Liars” alum Tammin Sursok in the story of an estranged brother-sister pair who reunite after their mother’s death to dispose of her ashes in an unusual way. “Whaling” recently began recently began principal photography in Oklahoma, and the project is working in conjunction with the Oklahoma Film Commission. Read original story Taylor Swift’s Brother Austin Swift... Читать дальше...