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Bay Area political events: Town hall, voter registration Political events Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, holds a town hall at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Pittsburg Senior Center, 300 Presidio Lane, Pittsburg. ‘Comfort women’: A rally will be held at the San Francisco Japanese Consulate for the commemoration of International “Comfort Women” Memorial Day. Social Security: A rally to “reserve, improve and expand Social Security.” Flag-raising and cultural event marking 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s... Читать дальше...

Studios and exhibitors will need a strong finish to 2017 to rebound from some underperforming summer releases With just two weekends left in Hollywood’s official summer movie season, the total domestic box office from the start of May to date sits at an estimated $3.43 billion, according to data from comScore and Box Office Mojo. [...] overall box office since the start of 2017 totals is down 3.5 percent, currently sitting at $7.18 billion. [...] North America’s four top cinema chains — including Cineplex... Читать дальше...

ABC's George Stephanopoulos confronts former White House communications director with his own potty-mouthed words In his first interview after being shown the White House door, former communications director Anthony Scaramucci was forced to listen to his own harsh words come back to haunt him… while a camera caught his reaction. Scaramucci’s connection with President Trump was strong, by all accounts, with Stephanopoulos pointing out that a lot of reports said that the POTUS’ initial reaction to the tapes was with amusement. Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Sunday it was time for political leaders to accept the survival of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government. Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, addressing a rally held in Lebanon's southern Marjayoun district, advised the Lebanese government to normalize ties with its war-torn neighbor.

NY Forecast NY Forecast for Tuesday, August 15, 2017 City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Ithaca;Partly sunny, nice;80;61;SSE;6;62%;44%;8 Montauk;High clouds and nice;80;67;SSW;4;66%;8%;8 New York Jfk;High clouds;82;69;SSW;8;64%;56%;8 New York Lga;High clouds, nice;84;72;S;8;57%;56%;8

CT Forecast for Tuesday, August 15, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;High clouds;81;64;SSE;6;61%;57%;8 Chester;High clouds and nice;81;64;SSE;5;58%;9%;8 Danbury;High clouds, nice;81;62;SSW;4;58%;56%;8 Groton;High clouds and nice;79;64;SSE;6;67%;9%;8 Hartford;High clouds and nice;84;65;SSE;5;54%;9%;8 Meriden;High clouds;83;62;SSE;5;57%;9%;8 New Haven;High clouds;81;65;SE;6;62%;57%;8... Читать дальше...

[...] dozens of people carrying signs with such messages as "White Supremacy Is Terrorism" and "Another Suburban Mom Against White Supremacy" were rallying in Greenville, South Carolina, video footage from The Greenville News showed. Other demonstrations centered on confederate statues on the state Capitol grounds in West Virginia and in Tampa, Florida; officials in Tampa have voted to relocate theirs. The Florida chapter of the group Save Southern Heritage released a statement Sunday expressing... Читать дальше...

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fiery crash involving an overturned oil tanker has snarled traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. State police say all northbound on the stretch of the highway were shut down after the crash for about two hours, causing some extensive travel delays.

Three people were killed Saturday and dozens were injured as white nationalists protested the city's decision to remove a Confederate monument. A car rammed into a crowd of protesters, killing a woman, and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods, leaving two troopers onboard dead.

Police say four families took refuge in the city's municipal building but returned home Sunday to begin cleanup as waters began receding.

The (Lafayette) Journal and Courier reports that police are advising drivers to use U.S. 231 to enter the West Lafayette campus because of construction elsewhere but that will cause traffic backups during the fall semester move-in period that begins Monday. Purdue is providing students and their families with maps specific to each residence hall to help them navigate construction and recently converted two-way roads.

The Latest: FAA, NTSB investigating police helicopter crash Virginia State Police say the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are assisting in the investigation into a fatal helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two state troopers. The helicopter crashed shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday in a wooded area while assisting in law enforcement activities related to the clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville. The man who... Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, August 13, 2017 Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area National Weather Service Lubbock TX .LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...Mostly sunny the rest of this afternoon then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 50 percent. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 10 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Miami police officer fatally shot a man who authorities say had stabbed a woman. Miami-Dade Police Detective Argemis Colome said the City of Miami Police officer was on his way home from work early Sunday when he saw a fight between a man and a woman near a Miami Lakes middle school.

'Annabelle' scares up $35M, jolting sleepy box office Creation scared up an estimated $35 million in North American theaters over the weekend, making it easily the top film and giving the lagging August box office a shot in the arm. The opening came close to matching the film's predecessor, "Annabelle," which opened with $37.1 million in October 2014. Even amid an especially weak August, the well-reviewed horror sequel and modestly budgeted Annabelle: More sequels and spinoffs are being developed in what has become for Warner Bros. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Pueblo residents hope President Donald Trump's plans to slash the Environmental Protection Agency's budget will push the EPA to hasten the Superfund cleanup of a neighborhood around an old smelter. The EPA has told residents it has an interim plan to start the cleanup next year, even though it hasn't tested most of the homes in the study area, The Pueblo Chieftain reported Sunday (http://bit.ly/2w0WG0e). "There's so much uncertainty back in Washington right now that I think the agency's... Читать дальше...

(AP) — When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending her or sounding uneducated, she put an advertisement in a California newspaper: "Questions and answers about being Muslim." Shaiq has since spoken about being Muslim and answered questions at dozens of libraries, pizza parlors and coffee shops in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recent anti-Muslim incidents across the U.S. include arson attacks, vandalism, harassment and school bullying. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who killed himself during an armed Los Angeles standoff last week was an important witness in a sweeping corruption investigation in Indonesia, according to media reports. Indonesian anti-corruption police allege that a network of about 80 people, mostly politicians, and several companies used the introduction of a $440 million electronic identity card system to steal more than a third of the allotted funds. Setya Novanto told a televised news conference Tuesday he would respect the legal process... Читать дальше...

A’s won’t skip Sean Manaea in rotation Despite Sean Manaea’s rotten stretch lately, the A’s have no plans to skip the left-hander’s next turn in the rotation, manager Bob Melvin said Sunday. Because Manaea threw just 28 pitches in the worst outing of his career Saturday, the light workload essentially equates to being skipped as it is, Melvin pointed out. [...] the A’s have a day off before Manaea’s next scheduled start at Houston on Friday. Melvin said that Manaea’s bullpen routine will be... Читать дальше...

On May 24, 2016, Parkerson loaded his bike with 150 pounds of telescopes, eclipse glasses, food, a tent and other road trip gear in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a start point south of his Shreveport, Louisiana, home. [...] the self-titled "über amateur astronomer" embarked on the Pedaling Astronomer Project, a ride through the entire country aimed to educate people about the upcoming historic eclipse. Parkerson has adopted his role as teacher throughout his trip, even though his astronomy expertise is self-taught ... Читать дальше...

There’s just one engaging three-minute segment in the unfortunate production of Libby Larsen’s “Frankenstein” that opened Saturday night at the West Edge Opera, but it’s a dazzler. Morgan does his signature move — a contortionist’s overhead wriggle of his arm, exploiting a shoulder joint that seems unmoored by any conventional ball-and-socket apparatus — and a wave courses through his body, and you can feel the galvanic excitement of life springing up where there had been none. To say anything... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The college town of Charlottesville, Virginia, is reeling after violent clashes erupted between a large gathering of white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters. Three people were killed amid the turmoil that has exposed the nation's roiling racial and political divisions. A federal investigation is underway after a 20-year-old Ohio man allegedly rammed his vehicle into a crowd of anti-racism protesters, killing a woman and seriously injuring scores of others. Virginia State Police... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior U.S. national security officials said Sunday that a military confrontation with North Korea's is not imminent, but they cautioned that the possibility of war is greater than it was a decade ago. CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump's national security adviser, tried to provide assurances that a conflict is avoidable, while also supporting Trump's tough talk. [...] he stressed that the U.S. is pursuing "a very determined diplomatic effort"... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of legal scholars is urging President Donald Trump to keep a program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation and is outlining a legal argument to maintain it. Around 100 law professors and immigration attorneys are scheduled Monday to send Trump an open letter arguing the president has the legal authority to preserve the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Federal courts have ruled... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Officials say a lightning strike has delayed the scheduled start of classes at a Pennsylvania high school by a couple of days. School district officials say the Shippensburg Area Senior High School in Cumberland County was struck by lightning, which has affected electricity within the building.