Новости за 09.08.2017

The 49ers released Zuttah, 31, today to end a brief and disappointing tenure that began when they swapped sixth-round picks with the Ravens to acquire him in March. [...] Zuttah missed most of the offseason program with hamstring injury and never seriously challenged Kilgore in training camp. The 49ers filled Zuttah’s roster spot by signing linebacker Sean Porter, a 2013 fourth-round pick of the Bengals who has played in three career games. Porter played in two games last year with Jacksonville... Читать дальше...

A’s reliever Bobby Wahl, who has spent most of this season on the disabled list after experiencing shoulder discomfort in May, will visit vascular surgeon Dr. Gregory Pearl in Dallas this week. Pearl is a specialist in thoracic-outlet syndrome, in which there is compression of arteries, veins or nerves in the area from the neck to the armpit, a condition that has affected numerous pitchers in recent years, including Matt Harvey, Josh Beckett, Chris Carpenter, former Giants starter Noah Lowry and former A’s starter Tyson Ross. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Former University of Tennessee President Emerson "Eli" Fly, whose tenure as president capped a 40-year career in the university system, has died. UT says he was named acting president in 2001, which university trustees later designated as permanent for historical records.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence is set to appear on four different versions of Vogue’s 125th anniversary issue — and one is a painting by John Currin. The New York Times has a preview of Currin’s painting, in which star of “The Hunger Games” films and the upcoming “Mother!” is decked out in a fancy candy-striped hat and a billowy tan top. The other three anniversary issue covers will feature actual photographs of Lawrence, and Vogue enlisted heavy hitters for those images, as well.

A Bachelorette fan favorite, a Dallas Cowboy and a shark hunter had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past week. The Wrap 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 Aug. 2-8 and is drawn from the most emotionally reacted-to television shows, including broadcast, cable, streaming and PPV. Simply put, the season 13 finale of “The Bachelorette” on ABC... Читать дальше...

(AP) — West Virginia education officials say students statewide showed math improvements in most grades in 2017 assessments. Results released Wednesday show half the students in grade 11 were proficient in English language arts.

Devilish dolls and mannequins are such vintage staples of horror movies that filmmakers have to come up with something pretty special to justify using them. Creation is a prequel to “Annabelle” (2014), which was a spinoff of the two-film horror series that began with “The Conjuring” in 2013. Other spinoffs and sequels are in the works, and the whole blooming enterprise has become known as the “Conjuring Universe.” Creation begins with the accidental death in the 1940s of the beloved young daughter... Читать дальше...

Delcy Rodriguez, the head of the ruling socialist party and leader of the body, said the unanimously approved decree prohibits lawmakers in congress from taking any action that would interfere with laws passed by the newly installed constitutional assembly. The judges convicted another mayor Tuesday for failing to move against protesters during four months of political unrest. In calling the July 30 election for the constitutional assembly, Maduro said a new constitution would help resolve the nation’s political standoff... Читать дальше...

TOKYO — Amid growing tension between Washington and North Korea, the mayor of Nagasaki said Wednesday that the fear of another nuclear bomb attack is growing at a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of his city. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged nuclear states to abandon such weapons and criticized Japan’s government for not taking part in the global effort toward a nuclear ban. “The international situation surrounding nuclear weapons is becoming increasingly tense,” Taue said at Nagasaki’s Peace Park. Читать дальше...

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. — They have come from all over the United States, piling out of taxis, pushing strollers and pulling luggage, to the end of a country road in the north woods. Where the pavement stops, they pick up small children and lead older ones wearing Mickey Mouse backpacks around a “road closed” sign, threading bushes, crossing a ditch, and filing past another sign in French and English that says “No pedestrians.” Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, migrants who came to the U.S. from across the globe ... Читать дальше...

Series creator and star Louis C.K. told reporters during the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour on Wednesday that he doesn’t plan on bringing “Louie” back to FX anytime soon, although the network is open to it returning. “I don’t know that I’ll ever do it again, but I loved doing it,” said C.K., who is an executive producer on FX’s Better Things. FX president and general manager John Landgraf told reporters that he has his “fingers crossed” that the show will eventually come back.

Fox News may be entangled in a sexual harassment scandal that’s led to millions of dollars in payouts and some of its biggest stars leaving, but loyalty from a massive base of viewers including President Trump helped the network continue to rake in the cash, driving parent 21st Century Fox to a strong spring quarter. Fox’s cable networks division increased its revenue by 10 percent year-over-year, and boosted its operating income before depreciation and amortization — a common measure of core profitability — by 19 percent. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — As President Trump touts new oil pipelines and pledges to revive the nation’s struggling coal mines, federal scientists are warning that burning fossil fuels is already driving a steep increase in the United States of heat waves, droughts and floods. Contradicting Trump’s claims that climate change is a “hoax,” the draft report representing the consensus of 13 federal agencies concludes that the evidence global warming is being driven by human activities is “unambiguous.” “There are no alternative explanations... Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The driver of a Volkswagen and three passengers barely escaped tragedy after their car plowed through a railroad crossing barrier in Poland as a high-speed train approached.

BEIJING — Stranded tourists and residents struggled Wednesday to clear roads and cope with power cuts caused by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 19 people and injured 247. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck a mountainous region near a national park that is one of the country’s top tourist attractions. The Tuesday night quake knocked out power and phone networks, complicating efforts to locate and evacuate survivors. Most of the deaths and injuries were recorded in Zhangzha township, near to Jiuzhaigou or Jiuzhai Valley... Читать дальше...

HAGATNA, Guam — Residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam say they’re afraid of being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang announced it was examining plans for attacking the strategically important U.S. territory. [...] advances in the country’s nuclear program paired with fiery rhetoric from President Trump has raised the already high animosity and heightened worries that a miscalculation might spark conflict between the nuclear-armed nations. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO — When Illinois jurors convicted Patrick Pursley of murder, they relied on an expert’s assurance that the scratches and dents on bullets and shell casings from the crime scene proved they could only have come from Pursley’s gun. [...] 51, Pursley represented himself for more than a decade and persuaded Illinois legislators to update the law to let him retest the evidence using a more advanced system that links shell casings to guns — a tool that became available five years after his conviction. Читать дальше...

Special circumstances — from the country's divisive political climate to Silicon Valley's broader problem with gender equity — contributed to the outrage and subsequent firing. "Anyone who makes a statement like this and expects to stick around ... is foolish," said David Lewis, CEO of Operations Inc., a human resources consulting firm. The parts that drew the most outrage made such assertions as women "prefer jobs in social and artistic areas" and have a "lower stress tolerance" and "harder time" leading... Читать дальше...

Daniel Affrunti, of Farmington, turned himself in Wednesday on a warrant charging him with 12 counts of second-degree sex assault. Police say the victim told officers in June that she had been involved in a sexual relationship with the 67-year-old man last year, after the original investigation was closed.

When the police finally got him, 40 years ago Thursday, the man behind the killings was unmasked as a schlubby civil servant with a boyish face and a dopey smile. A pretrial report had recommended Berkowitz be released without bail because he had a steady job as a postal worker and ties to the community. Six people died and seven were wounded, sometimes horribly, as Berkowitz stalked the city, targeting young women and couples sitting in cars. Fanned by news reports, and Berkowitz's own loquacious... Читать дальше...

(AP) — An Indiana man convicted of trafficking cocaine in Georgia has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two other men charged in connection with the same incident have pleaded guilty and received prison sentences.

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo's police have detained five Russian and five Serb nationals for illegally crossing the border from Serbia, the police said Wednesday, although the detainees are due to be released soon. The group was detained a day earlier when police stopped them while they were traveling in two vehicles the Kosovo-Serbia border, the force said in a statement.

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered an animated speech to hundreds of enthusiastic supporters, lashing out at the media and his political opponents amid corruption allegations that have threatened to drive him from office. Israel's embattled prime minister is accusing the media of leading a campaign to oust him as he battles a series of corruption allegations. Israel's ruling Likud Party has kicked off a rally in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A mounting chorus of critics is calling it unacceptable that pumping problems in New Orleans contributed to widespread weekend flooding. News outlets report Sewerage and Water Board officials told the City Council on Tuesday that pumping stations in two hard-hit areas went down to about half- to two-thirds capacity.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic state senator who represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn says he is resigning because "a sliver of heavily invested special interests" wields too much power in Albany. Squadron was referring to the Independent Democratic Conference, a breakaway faction that collaborates with Senate Republicans.