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NY Forecast NY Forecast for Friday, August 18, 2017 City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Binghamton;Fog in the morning;77;65;SE;4;64%;60%;7 Dansville;Areas of morning fog;85;69;SSE;5;62%;66%;7 Elmira;Areas of morning fog;83;67;SSE;4;66%;63%;5 Ithaca;Fog in the morning;81;66;SE;4;61%;60%;8 Montgomery;Areas of morning fog;82;66;N;3;60%;43%;8 Wellsville;Areas of morning fog;81;69;SSE;6;65%;67%;7

WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars. The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Aug. 15$19,808,747Statutory debt limit$19,808,772Total public debt outstanding Aug. 15$19,844,740Operating balance Aug. 15$100,391Interest fiscal year 2017 thru July$249,302Interest same period pvs fiscal year$231,418Deficit fiscal year 2017 thru July-$566,022Deficit same period pvs fiscal year-$511,980Receipts fiscal year... Читать дальше...

CT Forecast for Friday, August 18, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;Partly sunny;81;68;S;6;52%;27%;8 Chester;Mostly sunny;81;67;S;5;49%;27%;8 Danbury;Sun and some clouds;81;66;SSW;4;53%;27%;8 Groton;Mostly sunny;79;65;SSW;6;56%;27%;8 Hartford;Mostly sunny;83;67;SSE;5;46%;27%;8 Meriden;Mostly sunny;82;65;S;5;48%;27%;8 New Haven;Partial sunshine;81;69;S;6;52%;41%;8 Oxford;Sun and... Читать дальше...

KABUL — Sultan Hossaini sent three of his children from their rural home to the capital, Kabul, hoping they would gain degrees and employment in the new Afghanistan that was promised after the overthrow of the Taliban. [...] one was killed by a suicide bomber, and the other two face dwindling opportunities and mounting fears as the country slides into chaos. Khadim’s younger sisters, Najiba and Maryam, were part of the first generation of Afghan women to attend school after the fall of the Taliban, who had outlawed women’s education. Читать дальше...

Please help me God, she sobbed as she waited in a long line in the pouring rain Wednesday outside Freetown's overwhelmed mortuary to try to identify the corpses of her loved ones. More than 300 people were confirmed dead — a third of them children — from the devastating mudslides that struck before dawn on Monday, triggered by days of heavy rain. At the city's Connaught Hospital morgue, firefighters, military personnel, police and volunteers tried to help grieving survivors with the difficult process of finding their dead relatives... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he revived a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people even though he was told it would never get a vote in the GOP-controlled state House, while signaling that the twice-failed effort is dead for the foreseeable future. A proposal requiring transgender Texans to use public restrooms according to the gender on their birth certificates fizzled Tuesday night, when lawmakers abruptly ended a month-long special legislative session Abbott convened. Читать дальше...

24-year-old bear's testicular cancer surgery successful Doctors placed Shash under sedation to get a better look at his overall condition and found he had an enlarged testicle.

Reliever Chris Hatcher brings experience, sense of humor to A’s Because Chris Hatcher hasn’t appeared in a big-league game since June 22, there might be some questions about what the right-hander whom the A’s acquired from the Dodgers on Tuesday will bring to the Oakland bullpen. Talking with him for a few minutes in the Coliseum clubhouse before Wednesday’s game against Kansas City, it’s clear he brought one thing: a sense of humor. “I’ve been a closer,” Hatcher said, quickly adding, Excuse me... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing has been honored during a ceremony to break ground on a park to be built in his memory. Martin Richard was among three people killed when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013.

The machines use sensors to scan a person as they walk through, searching for firearms and explosive compounds, said Dave Sotero, a Metro spokesman. Metro is conducting the pilot program to evaluate the accuracy and capacity of the portable machines and determine if the scanners could become permanent fixtures in the Los Angeles transit system. The idea is that you have a continuous flow of people through the security system without causing a backlog and causing people to miss their trains. Similar to airport checkpoints... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Vermont man is charged with spraying liquid manure on a marked U.S. Customs and Border Protection car after confronting an agent about immigration enforcement. Johnson told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the agent was parked at the entrance to a field near the Canadian border where Johnson was spreading manure Aug. 3.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number and strength of opioid drugs prescribed to first-time users as part of a wide-ranging effort to curb an epidemic affecting millions of Americans. [...] the new program from Express Scripts is drawing criticism from the American Medical Association, the largest association of physicians and medical students in the U.S., which believes treatment plans should be left to doctors and their patients. Express Scripts... Читать дальше...

Las cámaras tienen filtros solares para capturar el eclipse en sus fases parciales, además de modificaciones que puede fotografiar la corona y ondas de luz que son invisibles para el ojo humano, permitiendo con ello a los científicos ver y estudiar la temperatura y composición del sol en una forma solamente posibles durante eclipses totales, dijo. Dantowitz, afiliado a la Dexter Southfield School en Brookline, Massachusetts, ofrece su experiencia en el programa de NOVA "Eclipse Over America", que... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite White House claims to the contrary, fired FBI Director James Comey was highly respected and trusted within the bureau during his nearly four-year tenure, according to internal survey results released Wednesday. Other, broader employee surveys dating to the start of Comey's tenure in 2013 show consistently high levels of respect for senior FBI leadership — including the director — and high levels of pride that people had in working for the FBI over that time. The annual... Читать дальше...

The Filipino Film Festival, a grand showcase for the latest in aesthetically and politically inventive Filipino cinema, returns to San Francisco for its sixth year at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from Thursday, Aug. 17, through Sept. 3. The films shed an artistic light on the recent political and human rights crises that have taken place during Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency. “As the indelible specter of dictatorship continues to cast a shadow on the nation, filmmakers continue to tell stories that bring to light... Читать дальше...

The “Hunger Games” star took to Facebook on Wednesday — a day after President Trump angered many by declaring that there were bad people “on both sides” in the Charlottesville conflict — to share a quote from writer and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Violent unrest broke out in Charlottesville after white nationalists descended on the city to protest the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on the search for five crew members from a downed Army helicopter off Hawaii (all times local): Crews searching for five soldiers missing from an Army helicopter crash off Hawaii have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet. The Fire Department has rescue boats at the scene, while the U.S. Coast Guard sent an airplane, helicopter and two boats.

DeMario Jackson is sharing his thoughts on how “Bachelor in Paradise” handled the disputed incident between himself and fellow Season 4 contestant Corinne Olympios that led to a brief shutdown in production. The ABC dating series returned with its two-part premiere this week following a temporary halt to filming in June to investigate allegations of misconduct. The episodes dealt with the scandal, as the returning cast members told host Chris Harrison that they wanted to resume filming and didn’t... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for beating to death a University of Southern California graduate student from China who was walking to his off-campus apartment. Authorities say 24-year-old Xinran Ji was attacked with a baseball bat and wrench as he walked home after a late-night study session in 2014.

(AP) — The Latest on Illinois House debate over public school funding legislation (all times local): Rauner vetoed a school-funding model he says unfairly favors Chicago schools and hinders state funding flexibility. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he's determined to fight a "corrupt political machine in Chicago" and its "special deals" as he seeks a second term. Rauner spoke at a GOP breakfast Wednesday before heading to the Illinois State Fairgrounds for a campaign rally. The events coincide... Читать дальше...

Vandals keep coming up with new ways to kill and maim Ford GoBikes, those urban bike-share cruisers that have become a symbol of gentrification in the Bay Area.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico is one step closer to building a new and long-awaited hospital after its governing board decided to hire an architect to begin advanced design work. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2x51ZYI ) the university's Board of Regents unanimously voted to bring on an architect to prepare plans for the first phase of the new hospital on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the era of nuclear nightmares — of the atomic arms race, of backyard bomb shelters, of schoolchildren diving under desks to practice their survival skills in the event of an attack — seemed to finally, thankfully, fade into history. [...] . [...] there were backyard bomb shelters, which briefly became the rage during the missile crisis of 1962, when it was learned the Soviets had slipped nuclear-tipped missiles into Cuba and pointed them at the United States. Читать дальше...

Haunted by the death of his closest friend, and relied on by his hardworking mother to find a way out of poverty, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects must choose between the streets that raised him or the higher education that may offer him a way out. McCraney, whose unpublished play served as the basis for Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning 2016 movie, will write and executive produce the series. “I wanted to explore the pivotal steps towards adulthood and identity, the ones we take when we think... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Louisiana's education superintendent has again received a positive job evaluation from the state's top school board, which didn't address criticism about the current contracting arrangement. White announced he received a 3-point evaluation on a 4-point scale, what he described as an "effective: proficient rating."