Новости за 11.09.2017

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police have arrested say a driver who they believe fatally struck a 73-year-old pedestrian. Police say the man was hit Sunday afternoon in the city's Tacony neighborhood. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was arrested at the scene. Formal charges have not been announced.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union's border agency says the number of migrants arriving in Europe through Spain has more than doubled this year. Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri said Monday that "we have registered almost 14,000 arrivals in Spain, arriving from Morocco, from the western part of the Maghreb." Leggeri said it "means that the figures were multiplied by more than 2.5 this year" compared to the same January-August period last year. He said most migrants were Moroccan nationals. Читать дальше...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police officers are on hand after a threat referencing Sept. 11 was found written in a bathroom stall in a Pennsylvania school. Officers are patrolling Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown as a precaution Monday. It's not clear what the threat said. But principal Timothy Donovan told parents the situation was promptly addressed to ensure the safety of students and teachers. The school will excuse the absences of any students if parents decide to keep their children home.

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian officials say suspected militants have ambushed a police convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, killing two policemen and wounding two others, including a police brigadier-general. The police and military officials say the Monday attack began with the detonation of roadside bombs that destroyed and set ablaze three armored vehicles and a fourth one carrying signal jamming equipment. The suspected militants later opened fire with machine guns. The attack took place about 30... Читать дальше...

CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 10, 2017 _____ 349 FPUS55 KVEF 110931 ZFPVEF Zone forecasts for the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 230 AM PDT Mon Sep 11 2017 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographical areas and may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/lasvegas and either (1) Select a location... Читать дальше...

WALNUT COVE, N.C. (AP) — A predominantly black unincorporated community is suing an adjacent North Carolina town after a decades-long fight for annexation. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the 73-household Walnut Tree Community Association and four individuals filed a lawsuit Thursday against the predominantly white town of Walnut Cove, alleging racial discrimination. K&L Gates Law Firm, which represents the plaintiffs, says the lawsuit is an attempt to accelerate annexation so Walnut Tree community... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is scheduled to visit Chicago and speak at a university conference. She's expected to appear at Roosevelt University downtown on Monday evening as part of a program focusing on themes of law, social justice and the American Dream. The event is a conversation between Ginsburg and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ann Claire Williams. Ginsburg is 84 and was appointed to the nation's highest court in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton. A book... Читать дальше...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The head of the Maldives' private bar association says the country's legal supervisory board has suspended 56 lawyers after they accused the country's courts and other institutions of not upholding the rule of law. Lawyer Husnu Suood said Monday that the Department of Judicial Administration announced the indefinite suspensions Sunday night, hours after the lawyers submitted a petition to the attorney general that complained about how courts were hearing cases, especially those against opposition politicians. Читать дальше...

WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, September 12, 2017 _____ SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 230 AM PDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...WEST WINDS WILL RISE... Читать дальше...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Monday that the violence and injustice faced by the ethnic Rohingya minority in Myanmar, where U.N. rights investigators have been barred from entering, "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing." Speaking at the start of U.N. Human Rights Council session, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein first recognized the Sept. 11 attacks anniversary then chronicled human rights concerns about Myanmar. He also spoke about rights concerns in Burundi, Venezuela, Yemen, Libya and the United States... Читать дальше...

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University's overall enrollment is down slightly this fall semester, with fewer students at all but one of its seven campuses. IU officials say it enrolled 94,698 students statewide this fall, a decrease of 0.7 percent from last year. The main campus in Bloomington has 43,710 students. That's just a small drop from 2016 as the Bloomington campus has 2.3 percent fewer graduate and doctoral students. IU's regional campuses in South Bend and New Albany... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-left challenger is setting out what he says are non-negotiable aims for Germany's next government, among them ensuring equal pay for men and women and insisting that the retirement age mustn't rise beyond 67. Martin Schulz also renewed Monday a pledge to oppose an "armament spiral" and said he won't commit to dedicating 2 percent of gross domestic product to defense spending. The U.S. administration has stepped up pressure on NATO allies to reach that level... Читать дальше...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Rapid advances in the realm of life sciences will be discussed during an annual gathering at the University of Michigan. The theme of Friday's Saltiel Life Sciences Symposium is "Game Changers: Technologies that are rewriting the future of the life sciences." Speakers include researchers and professors working on editing genes, identifying and controlling cells and viewing living systems at ever-finer resolutions and smaller scales. Organizers say the name of the event recognizes... Читать дальше...

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — High school students in Maine are preparing to rally in support of education in the local budget process. Voters cut nearly $1 million from a proposed budget Tuesday, and the Farmington students at Mt. Blue High School and their supporters plan to march Monday to urge voters to vote down the current budget proposal. The Sun-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2w0xvva ) a "no" vote means the school board would need to develop a new budget to go before voters for 2017-18. If the vote passes... Читать дальше...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a foreign woman working for the International Committee of the Red Cross has been shot and killed by a patient at an orthopedic clinic in northern Afghanistan. It was not immediately clear if Monday's attack was politically motivated or related to a personal dispute. Sher Jan Durani, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, says the shooting took place in the clinic in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Durani says the attacker and another suspect have been arrested. Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands are expected to rally in Barcelona to show support for an independent Catalan nation and the right to vote in a controversial referendum that has been banned by Spain. Monday's rally falls on National Catalonia Day, which is celebrated annually. But this year, it comes amid deep social and political division over the Oct. 1 vote. Polls show most Catalans support a referendum but are roughly divided over splitting from Spain. Most Spaniards reject it,... Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has expressed concern over an increase in the number of religious exemptions claimed to avoid vaccinations. The Post & Courier of Charleston reports department data indicates the number of religious exemptions increased nearly 70 percent between 2013 and 2017, rising to 8,074 exemptions during the 2016-2017 school year. South Carolina does not allow parents to claim personal exemptions to avoid school vaccine rules... Читать дальше...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pro-democracy activists are protesting the declaration of a holiday marking the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as an attempt at "political rehabilitation" for his family. More than 150 people rallied outside a national heroes' cemetery Monday where the Marcos family celebrating his 100th birthday. He died in 1989. With riot police standing by, the protesters burned composite portraits showing half of Marcos' face on one side and President Rodrigo Duterte on the other. Читать дальше...

CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 10, 2017 _____ 011 FPUS55 KPSR 110844 ZFPPSR Zone Forecast Product for Southwest Arizona/Southeast California National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 143 AM MST Mon Sep 11 2017 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographical areas and may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site specific forecast, please visit weather.gov/phoenix and either (1) Select a location... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says violence between metered taxi drivers and drivers who use Uber's ride-hailing app threatens the country's tourism industry. Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa said Monday that property destruction and the "general mood of uncertainty" surrounding the clashes could push tourists to travel to other countries instead of South Africa. The African News Agency quotes Xasa as saying the rival drivers, who are competing for business, could eventually lose customers worried about safety. Читать дальше...

NY Buffalo NY Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 10, 2017 _____ 093 FPUS51 KBUF 110838 ZFPBUF Zone Forecasts for Western New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 438 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 NYZ001-112115- Niagara- Including the city of Niagara Falls 438 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 .TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .TONIGHT...Mainly clear. Lows around 50. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs ranging from the lower 70s along the Lake Ontario shore to the upper 70s inland. Light winds. Читать дальше...

SIGHETU MARMATIEI, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in memory of the late Elie Wiesel in a northern Romanian town where thousands of Jews were deported to Nazi death camps. Romanians, Jews and some Hungarians who had traveled from neighboring Hungary took part in the Sunday evening procession in Sighetu Marmatiei, the hometown of Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel prize winner. They also marched against anti-Semitism. The procession started at the Wiesel family home, went past the... Читать дальше...

NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Sunday, September 10, 2017 _____ 392 FPUS51 KBGM 110831 ZFPBGM Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania National Weather Service Binghamton NY 430 AM EDT Mon Sep 11 2017 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast, please visit... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — A media advocacy group has accused Turkey's president of trying to silence the country's main opposition newspaper and free press as the second hearing of a trial against staff members of the paper began. Christophe Deloire, the secretary general of Reporters Without Borders, has called the case against pro-secular Cumhuriyet newspaper "a mockery of justice." Deloire spoke to The Associated Press on Monday outside a prison on the outskirts of Istanbul where five Cumhuriyet staff members are being held in pre-trial detention. Читать дальше...