Новости за 01.09.2017

Political events in the Bay Area Sunday Indivisible: General meeting of Indivisible to plan weekly actions. Meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 1661 15th St. in San Francisco. Information: http://bit.ly/2xrMHOK Tuesday Iran deal: Trita Parsi, a Middle East expert who... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The White House plans to ask Congress for a $5.9 billion down payment for initial Harvey recovery efforts. Republican leaders are already making plans to use the aid package, certain to be overwhelmingly popular, to win speedy approval of a contentious increase in the federal borrowing limit. A senior House Republican, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity, disclosed the approach. It ignores objections from House conservatives who are insisting that disaster money... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — When people conjure up an image of a typical Vermont farmer, they most likely think of a middle-age white man on a dairy farm. But the state's farming community is now made up of a more diverse population farming more than just dairy cattle, and the University of Vermont and several partners plan to update that image. The university and its partner groups have earned a three-year $90,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that requires them to raise the same... Читать дальше...

These are the drones you were looking for Three “Star Wars” devices are combining drones with online games. Manufacturer Propel plans to sell three models based on the original movies. They are the X-wing Starfighter made popular by Luke Skywalker, the Imperial TIE fighter he battled and the Speeder Bike that zoomed through the forests of Endor. The $179 drones fly up to 35 mph and can make corkscrew turns. Читать дальше...

The smoke from massive wildfires hangs like fog over large parts of the West, an irritating haze that has caused health concerns, forced sports teams to change schedules and disrupted life from tiny Seeley Lake, Montana, to Seattle. Air quality has been rated unhealthy in cities across the region because of the blazes that show no signs of abating. Officials said Friday one of the worst wildfire seasons in the U.S. in terms of area burned is likely to continue scorching Western states and blanketing... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators is in possession of a letter drafted by President Donald Trump and an aide, but never sent, that lays out a rationale for firing FBI Director James Comey, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The letter was written in the days before the May 9 firing of Comey, but was held after objections from the president's lawyer and others, according to two other people familiar with the process who were not authorized... Читать дальше...

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BART Labor Day weekend closure BART trains will not run Saturday, Sunday or Monday between the 19th Street and Fruitvale stations and the West Oakland and Fruitvale stations as work crews rebuild trackway in downtown Oakland. Getting around the closure: BART will run frequent bus service between 19th Street and Fruitvale stations... Читать дальше...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Two new tomato varieties created by West Virginia University researchers have been named Mountaineer Pride and Mountaineer Delight. According to the university, the names, chosen among more than 114 proposed, honor of the 150th anniversary of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. The varieties by researchers Mannon Gallegly and Mahfuz Rahman are also known as West Virginia '17A and '17B. Gallegly, emeritus professor of plant pathology, says they initially considered releasing only one... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans will soon run out of time to rely on their slim majority to dismantle the Obama health law. The Senate parliamentarian has determined that rules governing the effort will expire when the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, according to independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee. The rules allow Republicans to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law with just 51 votes, avoiding a filibuster. "Today's determination... Читать дальше...

Remember when your wood floors were a source of beauty and pride? Before wear and tear made them a sore spot? If not, it may be time to bring back that new-floor feeling. But be prepared for what can be a pretty unpleasant new floor smell, and a few messy and inconvenient days. Also be prepared to do your homework when selecting a refinishing firm. First, decide if you really need to refinish your floors. The answer is yes if: •Bare wood is exposed in more than one or two areas. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Acrid, black smoke was seen pouring from a chimney at the Russian consulate in San Francisco Friday, a day after the Trump administration ordered its closure amid escalating tensions between the United States and Russia. Firefighters who arrived at the scene were turned away by consulate officials who came from inside the building. An Associated Press reporter heard people who came from inside the building tell firefighters that there was no problem and that consulate staff were burning unidentified items in a fireplace.

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — The president of Dartmouth College is urging the Trump administration to maintain a program that has given nearly 800,000 young immigrants a reprieve from deportation. The White House says President Donald Trump will announce a decision Tuesday on the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which covers young people who were brought into the country illegally as children. Dartmouth has long supported maintaining and expanding the program. In a letter to Trump on Friday... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will announce a decision Tuesday on the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children — immigrants the president is calling "terrific" and says he loves. "We love the dreamers, we love everybody," Trump told reporters Friday, using a shorthand term for the nearly 800,000 young people who were given a reprieve from deportation and temporary work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE — With rosters expanding Friday, the A’s activated catcher Josh Phegley and outfielder Jake Smolinski from the disabled list and called up left-hander Sam Moll and infielder Franklin Barreto. At one point, Barreto was on the bubble when it came to a September call-up; the club wanted the top prospect to push for a promotion - and he did. Barreto was 17 for his past 35 at Triple-A Nashville. The 21-year-old, obtained in the Josh Donaldson deal with Toronto... Читать дальше...

With temperatures climbing into the 90s in San Francisco and triple-digits in much of the Bay Area, BART is reducing the speed of trains.

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Peoria high school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a teenage student for years has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office says 47-year-old Brian Woolsey was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty two counts of sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of attempted sexual conduct with a minor in June. Woolsey and his now ex-wife were arrested in October 2015. Jennifer Woolsey also was a teacher at Sunrise Mountain High... Читать дальше...

Leonardo DiCaprio as the Joker isn’t happening anytime soon. A Hollywood Reporter story Friday set off lots of maniacal cackling about the possibility the Oscar-winning DiCaprio — who has eschewed superhero films for his whole career — might finally relent. The story said the Todd Phillips film wants to enlist Martin Scorsese to produce in hopes he will lure DiCaprio, his frequent collaborator. One insider with deep knowledge of DC projects told TheWrap the story is false. And it hedged carefully... Читать дальше...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronaut Peggy Whitson is closing out a space streak unmatched by any other American. The world's most experienced spacewoman is due back on Earth this weekend following 9 ½ months at the International Space Station. Counting all her flights, she will have logged 665 days in space — the equivalent of more than 1 ½ years. First stop Saturday night is Kazakhstan as usual for a Russian Soyuz capsule touchdown, then a brief detour to Germany before heading home to storm-crippled Houston. Читать дальше...

OnePlus 5 Cnet rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 The good: It’s affordable and super fast, with an 18-hour battery. Its camera takes great portraits and low-light shots. The bad: It costs more than any previous OnePlus model, its design isn’t anything special, and it doesn’t have expandable storage. The cost: $625 The bottom line... Читать дальше...

NAIROBI, Kenya — President Uhuru Kenyatta’s re-election victory last month was thrown out Friday by Kenya’s Supreme Court, which ordered new voting within 60 days in a stunning decision that plunged the East African country back into political chaos. The move to nullify an election was unprecedented on the African continent. It gave new hope to opposition candidate Raila Odinga, who had alleged the electronic results of the Aug. 8 balloting were manipulated. He had... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders in Congress on Friday urged President Trump not to terminate an Obama-era program that has allowed nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” to live and work in the country without fear of deportation. Ryan, R-Wis., said in a radio interview that it was up to Congress to determine the fate of the immigrants enrolled in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which offers two-year work permits to those... Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — They are not inclined to complain, not about the merciless sun or the 110-degree heat, as they labor to transform the pale sands of the Arabian desert into verdant fairways. They accept with resignation that their families are far away, in India, Pakistan or Nepal. What these migrant workers cannot abide is how frequently their employer, a local construction company, pays them late, delaying the money they send home and forcing their families to borrow. Читать дальше...

TOKYO — The world’s Pacific bluefin tuna won something of a reprieve Friday, when tuna-fishing countries reached an agreement to gradually rebuild severely depleted stocks while still allowing nations like Japan to catch and consume the delicacy. Japan — by far the world’s biggest consumer of bluefin, eating about 80 percent of the global haul in the $42 billion tuna industry — had been resisting new rules, while conservationists were warning about the commercial extinction of bluefin in the Pacific Ocean. Читать дальше...

Now available for 2017 is the newest version of Nissan's redesigned Titan pickup, the half-ton versions, which offers a variety of choices - including a crew-cab model with premium amenities and plenty of power. This truck comes with a new 390-horsepower, 5.6-liter Endurance V-8 gasoline engine, and is shorter and on a different chassis from bigger Titan XD diesel model that debuted for 2016. Nissan said the 2017 Titan half-ton was given the same "aggressive style" of the Titan XD, but is about a foot shorter in wheelbase. Читать дальше...