Новости за 11.09.2017

CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — The family of an 8-year-old biracial boy in New Hampshire says teenagers taunted him with racial slurs and then pushed him off of a picnic table with a rope around his neck. The boy's grandmother tells the Valley News (http://bit.ly/2wkX70X) he was treated at a hospital for cuts to his neck following the near-hanging Aug. 28 in Claremont. Lorrie Slattery says the children were in a backyard when some of the teens got on the table and grabbed a rope that held a tire swing. It's... Читать дальше...

PLANO, Texas — A ninth person died Monday, a day after a man opened fire at a suburban Dallas home during a gathering to watch football, police said. An officer responding to a report of shots fired about 8 p.m. Sunday confronted the suspected shooter and opened fire, killing the suspect. Police then found nine gunshot victims — seven were dead and two were taken to the hospital. Plano police Chief Gregory Rushin said at a news conference Monday that one of the two... Читать дальше...

Justin Lin will direct a drama based on the PBS documentary “Abacus: Small Enough To Jail” about a small Chinatown bank that was the only bank to be prosecuted following the 2008 mortgage crisis, TheWrap has learned. The documentary shines a light on the Sung Family, an immigrant family who owned the Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Manhattan’s Chinatown. While international banks escaped unscathed, federal prosecutors went after Abacus and the Sungs for mortgage fraud, forcing the family to enter... Читать дальше...

The robot was perched over a bin filled with random objects, from a box of instant oatmeal to a small toy shark. This two-armed automaton did not recognize any of this stuff, but that did not matter. It reached into the pile and started picking things up, one after another after another. “It figures out the best way to grab each object, right from the middle of the clutter,” said Jeff Mahler, one of the researchers developing the robot inside a lab at UC Berkeley. For humans, that is an easy task. Читать дальше...

Only one team exited (Foothill-Pleasanton) and one team (Kennedy-Richmond) entered The Chronicle’s top 25 football rankings this week. After numerous byes over the Labor Day weekend due to excessive heat and poor air quality, all but two of the 25 teams had games on Friday or Saturday. They went 19-4. Three of the losses were to other Top 25 teams, including No. 3 St. Francis which lost 31-7 to No. 1 De La Salle, and No. 4 Serra, which dropped a 35-28 home game to then-No. 6 Pittsburg. Читать дальше...

Only one team exited (Foothill-Pleasanton) and one team (Kennedy-Richmond) entered The Chronicle’s top 25 football rankings this week. After numerous byes over the Labor Day weekend due to excessive heat and poor air quality, all but two of the 25 teams had games on Friday or Saturday. They went 19-4. Three of the losses were to other Top 25 teams, including No. 3 St. Francis which lost 31-7 to No. 1 De La Salle, and No. 4 Serra, which dropped a 35-28 home game to then-No. 6 Pittsburg. Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — British police say three men, including two soldiers, have been charged under terrorism laws with belonging to a banned neo-Nazi group. The West Midlands Police force says 22-year-old Alexander Deakin, 32-year-old Mikko Vehvilainen and Mark Barrett, who is 24, were charged Monday with membership in National Action and other offenses. They are among five people, four of them soldiers serving in the British Army, arrested last week. Two others were released without charges. The government... Читать дальше...

CBS is denying that recent statements by “Star Trek: Discovery” co-showrunner Aaron Harberts imply that the Klingons in the upcoming series are based on supporters of President Donald Trump. Last week, Harberts gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in which he discussed how current events had influenced the tone and direction of the CBS All Access series. Themes related to the show’s depiction of Klingons “are going to help us really look at certain sides of ourselves and our country,” he said. Читать дальше...

Don Lemon’s responsibility as a CNN anchor fell second to his responsibility as an openly gay public figure, even as Hurricane Irma neared the coast of Florida. When it became clear a major and deadly weather event would strike the South on the very weekend he was due to receive an award from GLAAD, the cable news anchor asked his boss what to do. “He said, ‘You’ve got to go,’” Lemon explained, standing on the red carpet of City View atop the Metreon on Saturday night. “So Anderson (Cooper) is doing... Читать дальше...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of people have gathered in New Haven to express concerns about President Donald Trump's decision to end a program that protects young immigrants from deportation. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held a hearing Monday at First and Summerfield Church. The Connecticut Democrat says he will bring the testimony back to Washington in an effort to pass legislation that will provide legal status to young immigrants living in the United States illegally. The church has been providing... Читать дальше...

General Motors’ purchase last year of San Francisco self-driving startup Cruise Automation appears to be bearing fruit. The two companies on Monday unveiled a jointly developed self-driving car that — unlike the autonomous prototypes already being tested on California roads — is fully designed for large-scale production. Kyle Vogt, Cruise’s co-founder and CEO, referred to the vehicle as “the world’s first mass-producible self-driving car.” “This... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two leaders of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect pleaded not guilty Monday to charges connected to a child abuse investigation into the secluded group. Deborah Green and Peter Green entered pleas in Cibola County District Court a month after authorities raided their compound. Co-leader Deborah Green and high-ranking leader Peter Green of the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps are being held on $500,000 cash surety bond in connection with child sexual abuse... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks rallied to record highs Monday as Hurricane Irma weakened without causing as much damage as many had feared, and a North Korean holiday passed without new missile launches. Financial and technology companies lead the way. On Monday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 26.68 points, or 1.1 percent, to 2,488.11. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 259.58 points, or 1.2 percent, to 22,057.37. The Nasdaq composite advanced 72.07 points, or 1.1 percent, to 6,432.26. The Russell... Читать дальше...

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Latest on the general election in Norway (all times local): 10:15 p.m. The conservative parties that have governed Norway for the past four years appear to be retaining control of the parliament. The Norwegian Directorate of Elections said that with 51 percent of ballots counted, the Conservatives of Prime Minister Erna Solberg and coalition partner the Progress Party were projected to win a total 74 seats in the 169-seat Storting. Two other conservative parties that support the coalition... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on a hearing regarding allegations of retaliation in a lawsuit that protests the quality of health care in Arizona's prisons (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A warden for one of Arizona's prisons was questioned in court over whether an inmate being reassigned to another cell was retaliation for their bunkmate testifying in a lawsuit over the quality of health care for prisoners. Kim Currier said the change was not retaliatory and occurred because another set of inmates were having issues and couldn't live together anymore.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials with New Mexico's commuter rail line are warning passengers about changes in the schedule for afternoon service following a fatality on the tracks early Monday. State police have cleared the scene where a northbound Rail Runner Express train struck a person on tribal land about 35 miles north of Albuquerque. Authorities are continuing their investigation, but the incident resulted in major delays and forced the cancellation of most morning trains. Officials say they... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A government backlog of 700,000 security clearance reviews has led agencies like the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals — even rapists and killers — fueling calls for better and faster vetting of people with access to the nation’s secrets. The pileup, which is government-wide, is causing work delays for both federal and private intelligence efforts. It takes about four months to acquire a clearance to gain access to “secret” information on a need-to-know basis... Читать дальше...

We’re guessing Trey Parker and Matt Stone are going to poke fun at #AllSides with the upcoming Season 21 premiere of “South Park.” The long-running Comedy Central series released a description and video teaser Monday for the season premiere, which revealed that the episode will touch on the recent flareup of white nationalism in America. There’s a particular nod to this summer’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Protestors armed with tiki torches and confederate flags take to the streets of South Park,” the description of the episode... Читать дальше...

MADISON, N.J. (AP) — A private university in New Jersey is cutting tuition by 20 percent for the upcoming school year. Tuition at Drew University in Madison will drop from $48,336 to $38,668, effectively matching 2010 pricing. With room and board included, the total cost of attendance will be $52,776. University president MaryAnn Baenninger says the tuition cuts will open the door for families "who thought it was closed to them." The school saw a decline in enrollment after the 2008 financial crisis... Читать дальше...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee says he's committing the school to innovation and research, supporting local business, talent expansion and alumni outreach as part of a statewide economic initiative. In his state of the university address Monday, Gee says WVU and its affiliated medical center are West Virginia's largest employer and economic engine, and its collective talent obligates its leadership in advancing the state. He also notes that the Legislature... Читать дальше...

President Trump led a national moment of silence on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Monday, the first commemoration as president for a New York native who has described the destruction of the Twin Towers as a defining event in his political life. At the White House, Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, marked the moment, 8:46 a.m., when the first airliner struck one of the towers, leading to a catastrophic collapse that killed nearly 3,000 people... Читать дальше...

Despite being downgraded to a tropical storm, Irma still caused substantial damage Monday, as record flooding hit northeastern Florida. Irma then continued its wrath north, crossing into Georgia with winds of 60 mph (97 kph) and producing storm surges along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts. In South Florida, those who had sought shelter began to venture out and survey the damage. Officials say about 6.5 million Floridians have been left without power, while more than 800,000 people in Georgia were also without electricity. Читать дальше...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Elijah Taylor didn't expect he'd ever become as involved in jazz as he is. He started playing saxophone a couple of years ago. He was originally a clarinet player. Clarinet isn't traditionally a jazz instrument, so Taylor's background is more classical than it is jazz. He's new to the jazz scene. In high school he played in the jazz workshop. From Aug. 6 to 11, Taylor got to participate in Vermont Jazz Center's Summer Jazz Workshop through the Nicholas Mattingley scholarship. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With businesses disrupted, fuel and chemical refineries out of commission and consumers struggling to restore their lives, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma will likely pack a tough double-whammy for the U.S. economy. Nearly one-fifth of the nation's oil refining capacity has been shut down because of Harvey, and fuel production has dropped sharply as a result, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Consumers will also spend less in the immediate aftermath of the storms. Even those... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Equifax breach didn't just expose sensitive personal information of 143 million Americans. It also underscored the huge vulnerabilities that make identity theft possible. Experts have warned for years that the widespread use of Social Security numbers, lax corporate security and even looser individual password practices could lead to an identity-theft apocalypse. The Equifax attack was particularly damaging. Intruders made off with the information needed to pose as ordinary citizens and defraud them. Читать дальше...