Новости за 19.09.2017

Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/walkthrough Address: 355 Elizabeth St., San Francisco. Asking price: $3.495 million. Description: This recently renovated two-story home on a tree-studded street in Noe Valley has an open floor plan that’s awash in natural light. The... Читать дальше...

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — A college that was the site of a rowdy protest of a guest speaker has announced a policy for hosting such events in what it calls the "new climate." Middlebury College announced the guidelines Friday following a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and what it says are other threats to safety on campuses. They call for evaluating the safety risks and security needs of proposed events and say the school would consider canceling only events that cause... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal "Obamacare" would redistribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal financing for insurance coverage, creating winners and losers among individual Americans and states in ways not yet fully clear. Independent analysts say the latest Senate Republican bill is likely to leave more people uninsured than the Affordable Care Act, and allow states to make changes that raise costs for people with health problems or pre-existing medical conditions. Читать дальше...

Ever curious and ever the maverick, Francis Ford Coppola is now spreading the gospel of something called live cinema. Mixing techniques from theater, TV and film, the medium lets audiences watch performances, shot by many cameras, in real time. The director outlines the concept in his new book, “Live Cinema and Its Techniques” (Norton; $25.95), his second published work, after last year’s “The Godfather Notebook.” “The purpose of this book,” Coppola writes, “is not to indulge in nostalgia, whether... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State Rep. Gordon Hintz was elected Tuesday as Democratic leader in the state Assembly, running unopposed to take over midway through the session. Hintz, of Oshkosh, urged Democrats to avoid in-fighting and unite in order to counter Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans who control state government. Republicans control the Assembly 64-35, their largest majority since 1957. "We only have 35 members and unless all 35 of us are on the same page, we will not be an effective voice for... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A 47-year-old man has admitted to swindling hundreds of thousands of dollars from women by posing as an oil tycoon on various dating websites. Federal prosecutors say John Edward Taylor pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and sending threatening communications in connection with the seven-year scheme. Prosecutors say Taylor stole or attempted to steal, money, credit and personal information from women on several websites, including Match.com, eHarmony and Craigslist, often describing... Читать дальше...

After losing inside linebacker Malcom Smith for the season, and Reuben Foster for a few weeks, the 49ers have turned to Ray-Ray Armstrong and, briefly, Brock Coyle. Today, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh was asked why Coyle replaced for Armstrong for a six-snap series in the second quarter of a 12-9 loss in Seattle on Sunday. Saleh indicated Coyle could play more in Thursday night’s meeting against the Rams. “He deserves it,” Saleh said when asked why Coyle entered the game. Читать дальше...

FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in Ohio suspended after a Facebook post in which he allegedly indicated he would save a dog from a burning building before a black person has resigned. Officials say 20-year-old Tyler Roysdon resigned Monday from the Franklin Township Fire Department in southwest Ohio. He was suspended without pay after the fire chief learned of the post. The post containing multiple racial slurs had been ordered removed by township officials, who called the content "unacceptable."... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump's debut speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly: ___ Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President, world leaders and distinguished delegates, welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American people, to address the people of the world. As millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country, I want to begin by expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered assistance and aid. Читать дальше...

An Oakland artist has been hard at work restoring some mementos of San Francisco history: long wooden benches that for over 70 years were fixtures of San Francisco's Transbay Terminal.

BATON ROUGE, La. — A 23-year-old white man was arrested Tuesday and accused of cold-bloodedly killing two black men and shooting up a black family’s home in a string of attacks last week that police say may have been racially motivated. A law enforcement official said authorities found a handwritten copy of an Adolf Hitler speech at Kenneth James Gleason’s home, and investigators said surveillance footage and DNA on a shell casing link him to the crimes. Authorities... Читать дальше...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Mississippi man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a 1987 cold-case murder in Florida. Local news outlets report that only nine of 12 jurors voted for the death penalty Tuesday for 50-year-old Rodney Clark. Under Florida's new death penalty law, jurors must vote unanimously for execution. Otherwise, it's an automatic life sentence. Clark was convicted last month of first-degree murder. Authorities say 27-year-old Dana Fader was raped and strangled in the back seat of her car in Lake Worth in June 1987. Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the bomb that partially exploded on a London subway last week. Police said they arrested a 25-year-old man in Wales on Tuesday evening under the Terrorism Act. They say a property in Newport, Wales is being searched. Two other men arrested over the weekend — an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year-old from Syria — remain in custody. Neither has been charged. The partially exploded bomb injured 30 people when it detonated inside a crowded subway car on Friday. Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Synchronoss Technologies Inc., down $6.93 to $9.82 The mobile services company said Siris Capital Group is no longer interested in buying it. Rite Aid Corp., down 33 cents to $2.40 Regulators approved a deal in which Walgreens will buy 1,932 Rite Aid stores, fewer than the companies had planned. Centene Corp., down $4.80 to $89.78 The Medicaid program administrator slumped as Senate Republicans sought votes on a bill that... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A music teacher and singer/songwriter who performs for children at synagogues, Jewish community centers, camps and conventions nationwide is facing child pornography charges. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say Eric Komar was charged Tuesday with receiving and distributing images of child sexual abuse. The 46-year-old Hillsborough man was later remanded without bail after he made his initial court appearance. Prosecutors say Komar used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to... Читать дальше...

CASS CITY, Mich. (AP) — The owner of two Michigan dairy farms pleaded guilty Tuesday to harboring workers who were in the U.S. illegally and agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million to the government. Denis Burke, an Irish immigrant, admits he employed more than 100 people who were in the U.S. without legal permission. Guilty pleas were also entered on behalf of his farms, Dunganstown Dairy and Parisville Dairy, both located in Michigan's Thumb region. Burke "gave the illegal aliens free housing on or next... Читать дальше...

VERSAILLES, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper will spend 10 days in jail and two years on supervised probation for the death of a handcuffed man who drowned when he fell out of the trooper's boat. Trooper Anthony Piercy was sentenced Tuesday in the May 2014 death of Brandon Ellingson on the Lake of the Ozarks. The Kansas City Star reports Piercy avoided a trial for involuntary manslaughter by pleading guilty in June to a misdemeanor, negligent operation of a vessel. Piercy pulled... Читать дальше...

You can always tell summer is coming to an end when Folsom Street fills up with leather and kink enthusiasts and exhibitionists. The annual Folsom Street Fair is going down Sunday, Sept. 24, meaning that the drag from Eighth to 13th streets will be packed, nearly shoulder to shoulder, with people letting out their inner kinkster. It’s the largest such gathering in the world and attracts some 400,000 every year, according to organizers. Along with demonstrations of various sexual proclivities... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health authorities on Tuesday declared an outbreak of the highly contagious liver disease hepatitis A in Los Angeles County, the third California region to see significant infections this year. Health officials reported the outbreak to the county Board of Supervisors, which requested a briefing due to the proximity of LA to San Diego, which has had more than 420 cases and 16 deaths since early this year. Vaccinations were urged as the best way to prevent spread of the disease. Читать дальше...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to help restore "democracy and political freedoms" in Venezuela, singling out the South American country for some of his most blistering criticism in a speech to the United Nations. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit back by calling the U.S. president "the new Hitler" of international politics. Trump threatened to build upon sweeping economic sanctions that the U.S. slapped on Venezuela last month if Maduro "persists on a path to impose authoritarian rule.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and de facto leader of Myanmar, stood before a room of government officials and foreign dignitaries on Tuesday to at last, after weeks of international urging, address the plight of the country’s Rohingya ethnic minority. But those who expected Suu Kyi to eloquently acknowledge a people’s oppression were disappointed. In her speech, delivered in crisp English and often directly inviting foreign... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax, under pressure from a massive data breach, says it had a separate incident earlier this year. That may mean even more scrutiny as the company deals with the aftermath of a security failure that exposed the information of 143 million Americans. Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Attorney General has filed suit against Equifax. And Equifax says about 100,000 Canadian consumers may have had their personal information compromised. Here's the latest on the breach: AN EARLIER BREACH... Читать дальше...

“Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke got a new haircut, which is putting fans and show watchers into a speculative frenzy. On her Instagram, Clarke can be seen rocking a cropped, pale blonde hairdo. The actress is naturally a brunette, so she’s finally one step closer to looking like her character Daenerys Targaryen in real life. “Mother of dragons meet Emilia. Emilia meet mother of dragons. If you squint just so you might never know,” the actress wrote. “All hail to the magnificence of @kevalexanderhair... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. environmental groups opposed to the Pacific Northwest becoming an international fossil fuels gateway scored a major victory when a Washington state board invalidated two permits for a $2 billion project to manufacture methanol from natural gas and export it to China. Last week's decision by the state Shorelines Hearings Board is a setback for the project by Northwest Innovation Works on the Columbia River in the small city of Kalama. The China-backed consortium wants to build... Читать дальше...