Новости за 26.09.2017

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom next summer, fulfilling a key demand of women’s rights activists who faced detention for defying the ban. The kingdom was the only country in the world to bar women from driving and for years had garnered negative publicity internationally for detaining women who defied the ban. The move, which has been welcomed by the United States... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka high school student was arrested after reportedly making social media threats against the school. The student at Seaman High School was arrested Monday night. The student was taken to juvenile intake for making a criminal threat but it wasn't clear if the person was detained or released to his parents. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the threat was sent via Snapchat and contained a reference to Columbine, the infamous 1999 high school shooting in Colorado that left 15 people dead and more than 20 injured. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta said Tuesday it has agreed to settle tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits by farmers over the company's rollout of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China approved it for imports. Terms weren't disclosed. Syngenta said in a statement that the settlement would establish a fund to pay claims by farmers and others who contracted to price corn or corn byproducts after Sept. 14, 2013. Details will be announced after the agreement is submitted for court approval later this year... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a Mexican man helped illegally smuggle Mexican immigrants into Maine via Canada. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2wiKPHf ) 40-year-old Silvino Orduna-Cabrera pleaded guilty Aug. 31 and was sentenced Monday to time served — about two months. Prosecutors say he dropped off two Mexican citizens who had been previously deported from the U.S. on the Canadian side of the border across from Norton, Vermont, on July 17. Orduna-Cabrera then drove... Читать дальше...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Michigan this week to push a plan to cut taxes and simplify the country's tax code. Pence will arrive Wednesday evening for a Republican dinner in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. On Thursday, he will discuss the tax overhaul proposal at American Axle Manufacturing in Auburn Hills. Gov. Rick Snyder also will participate in the business event with Pence. The Trump administration is expected to release details on the tax overhaul proposal Wednesday. Читать дальше...

“Saturday Night Live” has added three new cast members ahead of Season 43: Heidi Gardner, Luke Null and Chris Redd. Gardner was a member of the Groundlings main company in Los Angeles. She voices a role on the Crackle animated series “SuperMansion” and appears in the 2018 film “Life of the Party” starring Melissa McCarthy. More to come …   Read original story ‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Three Cast Members for Season 43 At TheWrap

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State police on Tuesday announced an official probe into "potential criminality" on the part of one of the co-owners of a multibillion-dollar nuclear construction project whose failure cost thousands of people their jobs. Meanwhile, an opinion from one of South Carolina's top prosecutors called a state law used by utilities to raise customers' rates to fund the now-defunct project "constitutionally suspect." And the utilities that abandoned the project at V.C. Summer Nuclear... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is back in New York raising money for his 2020 re-election campaign and the Republican Party. Trump will speak at what has been dubbed an "RNC finance dinner" at the upscale Le Cirque restaurant. He'll also participate in a round-table discussion with top Republican donors and meet with the Republican National Committee's chairwoman before the dinner. Trump is also scheduled to participate in a greeting event at the U.S. mission to the United Nations. Reporters... Читать дальше...

But what about Daenerys? “Game of Thrones” fans reacted swiftly to reports on Tuesday that former co-stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie had announced their engagement. The couple had met on the set of the hit HBO series, where Harington’s no-longer-a-bastard Jon Snow had romanced Leslie’s wildling character, Ygritte — until she met her end in typically dramatic fashion toward the end of Season 4. Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Showrunners Will Direct Series Finale “Here’s hoping that Kit Harington... Читать дальше...

CARBONDALE, Pa. (AP) — Rescuers are searching a northeastern Pennsylvania lake for a child who was hit by a boat. The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports (http://bit.ly/2k0Y1ib ) that a dive team and rescuers were called to the lake around 2 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning after a boat struck a child. A dive team and rescuers were called to the lake around 2 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a possible drowning after a boat struck a child. Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company Chief PJ Fortuner says... Читать дальше...

IRBIL, Iraq — Iraq’s prime minister on Tuesday ordered the Kurdish region to hand over control of its airports to federal authorities or face a flight ban, as the Kurds claimed victory for the “yes” vote in an independence referendum rejected by Baghdad and Iraq’s neighbors. The Iraqi Kurdish leadership billed Monday’s vote as an exercise in self-determination, but the Iraqi government is strongly opposed to any redrawing of its borders, and Turkey and Iran fear the move will embolden their own Kurdish populations. Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says any attempt to do away with the state's citizen-initiative process would be met with strong resistance from residents. Jaeger told a panel studying the initiated measure process Tuesday that North Dakotans have been allowed to put proposed laws and constitutional amendments directly to a vote for more than a century. He says "it's part of our fabric." North Dakota began studying the citizen-initiative process this year. It was spurred... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes finished barely higher Tuesday after a late slump erased much of an early gain. Technology companies recovered some of the losses they took a day ago, but energy companies and banks slipped. On Tuesday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.18 points to 2,496.84. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11.77 points, or almost 0.1 percent, to 22,284.32. The Nasdaq composite edged up 9.57 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,380.16. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks climbed 4.91 points... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak earlier than first scheduled at the Indiana State Fairgrounds where he will pitch the Republican tax overhaul plan. Trump is now scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, two hours earlier than initially planned. The White House says the event will be at the Farm Bureau Building at the fairgrounds on Indianapolis' north side. Trump's visit comes as he tries to persuade Democratic Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly to support the tax proposal. Donnelly recently... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is reviving legislation that emerged last year as then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged his supporters to watch Philadelphia closely for cheating at the polls on Election Day. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 106-91 Tuesday to allow a registered voter from anywhere in Pennsylvania to be appointed as a poll watcher in any election district. Currently, a poll watcher must be registered to vote in the same county. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents in southern Utah asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear their case claiming federal safeguards for Utah prairie dogs have prevented them from doing what they want with their private property. The rules block residents from building homes, starting businesses and even protecting playgrounds, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Property Owners argue in their case. "Some own lots in residential subdivisions where they planned to build homes, but prairie dogs... Читать дальше...

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Officials in Oakland say residents were being evacuated from an area near a fast-moving grass fire that was threatening at least 50 structures including several homes. KNTV reports that the fire in the Oakland Hills neighborhood had grown quickly to about 20 acres in under an hour, or roughly a third of a square mile. The Oakland Fire Department and Oakland Police Department issued a statement saying they were... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two baby mandrills have made their debut at the Los Angeles Zoo. The mandrills, a male and a female by different mothers, were introduced to the public on Tuesday. Mandrills are the largest monkey species. The adult males are known for their colorful red-and-blue muzzles. Mandrills also have red and blue rumps. The babies don't have names yet but the zoo says they've been playing and exploring their environment. The mandrills were both born in August to mothers Clementine and Juliette... Читать дальше...

FARMINGTON, Maine (AP) — A murder trial is underway in Farmington for a Maine man charged with killing another man in a dispute over a drug debt. The lead prosecutor told jurors that 25-year-old Timothy Danforth of Wilton killed a man in June 2016 over a $200 bag of marijuana. The victim, 24-year-old Michael Reis of New Sharon, was struck three times by shotgun blasts outside the home of Danforth's father. The Sun Journal (http://bit.ly/2xE0IuT ) reports that Danforth turned down a deal to plead guilty to manslaughter before the trial began. Читать дальше...

Burger King’s Russia division has filed a complaint with Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) seeking for “It” to be banned in the country because Pennywise looks too much like Ronald McDonald. The company claims that because of the similarity, the film serves as an advertisement for their rival fast-food company. According to Newsweek, Russian financial publication Vedomosti obtained the complaint filed last week, which read that the “protagonist of the movie is an exact copy” of Ronald McDonald... Читать дальше...

In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally develop custom ways to prevent and treat disease. Why does one sibling get sick but not another? Why does a drug cure one patient but only cause nasty side effects in the next? Finding out is a tall order. Today, diseases typically are treated based... Читать дальше...

PARIS — Calling Europe slow, weak and ineffective, French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said the EU should embrace a joint budget, shared military force and harmonized taxes to stay globally relevant. With Brexit looming, Macron warned the rest of Europe against the dangers of anti-immigrant nationalism and fragmentation, saying it goes against the principles of a shared Europe born from the tragedy of world wars. “We thought the past would not come back ...... Читать дальше...

The Warriors reached out to Dwyane Wade after the 12-time NBA All-Star reached a buyout with the Bulls on Monday, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype. The talks were reportedly brief because “it was unclear what role Wade would play with Golden State.” Wade intends to play major minutes on his next team, and that likely wouldn’t be possible with a Warriors club that boasts a backcourt of Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. To even sign Wade, Golden State would... Читать дальше...

Well, this is no laughing matter. “Saturday Night Live” funnyman Pete Davidson, who in March said that he’d quit drugs and was “happy and sober for the first time in eight years,” appeared on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast on Monday, detailing his stint in rehab last year and divulging that he’s been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. “I found out I have BPD, which is borderline personality disorder,” Davidson, who told Maron that he entered rehab in December, said. “One of my psychiatrists... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s top general told Senate lawmakers Tuesday that despite North Korea’s escalating threat to attack the United States with nuclear weapons, there is no indication that Pyongyang has mobilized the forces to do so. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee seeking confirmation for his next two-year appointment as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His nomination is not expected to encounter resistance. ... Читать дальше...