Новости за 10.11.2017

In honor of Veteran's Day, I'd like to share two Houston area veterans' stories and the rides owned and inspired by them. Brad Shaw has loved hot rods and racing his whole life. Growing up with a dad who, as he puts it, "always had something old and something cool" in the garage, he knew he wanted his own. Unfortunately for him, though, by the time he was old enough to drive, his dad had gotten rid of them all. After school, Shaw enlisted in the Army and was deployed in the 3rd Armor Division during Desert Storm. Читать дальше...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A military jury on Friday sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service for subjecting Muslim recruits to verbal and physical abuse, including one young man who committed suicide after an especially troubling encounter. The eight-member jury issued its sentence a day after it found Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix guilty of maltreatment for terrorizing three Muslim men at the Marines’ boot camp in Parris Island... Читать дальше...

Jenny McCarthy detailed her 1995 encounter with Steven Seagal on her radio show on Thursday, saying that actor asked to see her naked when she auditioned for one of his films. The actress described the incident, which occurred during an audition for the film “Under Siege 2,” on her SiriusXM show. “I purposely wore a muumuu to the audition so the casting people would actually look at my face and watch my work,” she said. “I walk in and I shake his hand with a firm grip just to show him how professional I am. Читать дальше...

Among the gems of the large crossover utility vehicles on the market now is the Audi Q7, a seven-passenger model that not only can haul the family and a lot of "stuff," but also can be quite fun to drive. After a year's hiatus in 2016, the Q7 returned to the lineup for 2017 with a major redesign, its first since its introduction for model year 2007. It launched with just a single engine offering - a 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 with 333 horsepower and 325 foot-pounds of torque, connected to an eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission. Читать дальше...

CAIRO — As Saudi Arabia tightens the screws on its weak southern neighbor, the war it launched in Yemen over two years ago appears more intractable than ever, with nothing but further suffering in sight. Despite crushing air power by the Saudi-led coalition seeking to reinstall the country’s exiled president, which has reduced much of the north to rubble, Yemen’s Shiite rebels, with the political backing of Iran, still hold large swaths of territory, including the capital, Sanaa. Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Among those caught in the unprecedented arrests this week of top princes, wealthy businessmen and senior officials was the scion of one of Saudi Arabia's most recognizable families: Bakr Binladin, the chairman of the kingdom's pre-eminent contractor — and Osama bin Laden's half-brother. It was a stunning end to a decades-old alliance between the ruling Al Saud and Binladin families that saw the Saudi Binladin Group secure a near-monopoly on mega-expansion projects in Islam's two holiest sites... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The family of a man killed in 1966 by the Ku Klux Klan has gotten a private preview of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum that is opening next month. Vernon Dahmer (DAY'-mur) of Hattiesburg was targeted because he encouraged fellow African-Americans to register to vote during the Jim Crow era. His widow, 92-year-old Ellie Dahmer, toured the museum Friday with four surviving children and several other relatives. It includes a gallery with photos and descriptions of how the Dahmer home was firebombed. Читать дальше...

I first encountered the poetry of W.S. Merwin in 1987. I was a newly converted English major, and the assignment was to peruse our poetry anthology and note any poems that intrigued us. I still remember sitting in the dining hall, thumbing through Robert DiYanni’s “Modern American Poetry: Their Voices and Visions.” Somehow, I found myself reading Merwin’s “A Door” and “When You Go Away.” Almost immediately, I could feel the entire room moving away from me, as though it were on a conveyor. I had never encountered anything like his poems... Читать дальше...

iTunes Official Music Charts for the week ending November 9, 2017: Top Songs 1. Perfect, Ed Sheeran 2. Havana (feat. Young Thug), Camila Cabello 3. Thunder, Imagine Dragons 4. Call It What You Want, Taylor Swift 5. Too Good at Goodbyes, Sam Smith 6. rockstar (feat. 21 Savage), Post Malone 7. What Lovers Do (feat. SZA), Maroon 5 8. Feel It Still, Portugal. The Man 9. Bodak Yellow, Cardi B 10. Bad at Love, Halsey Top Albums 1. The Thrill of It All, Sam Smith 2. Red Pill Blues, Maroon 5 3. Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini 4. Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — With the fall of the Islamic State’s last significant stronghold in Syria, Iranian and Russian-backed Syrian troops now turn to face off with their main rival, the U.S.-backed forces holding large oil fields and strategic territory in the country’s north and east. The complicated map puts U.S. and Iranian forces at close proximity, standing just across the Euphrates River from each other, amid multiple hotspots that could turn violent, particularly in the absence of a clear American policy. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved preliminary plans for top capital projects for each of the system's four campuses. Final approval is expected in March. Curators say the top priority for the entire system and the Columbia campus is a $200 million Translational Precision Medicine Complex, designed to find new ways to diagnose and treat health issues. Precision medicine tailors medical treatment to the molecule-by-molecule makeup of the patient. Missouri -St. Читать дальше...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor says he's dropped charges against three of the dozen people accused of toppling a Confederate statue in North Carolina in August. Durham County District Attorney Roger Echols told The Herald-Sun of Durham that he dismissed the felony and misdemeanor charges against Aaron Caldwell, Taylor Cook and Myles Spigner. Echols told the newspaper there was no visual evidence, or other evidence, to show those three took part in ripping down the statue. Nine others still face... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly police shooting on a busy highway in Rhode Island (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Police have shown highway surveillance footage of the moments leading up to a deadly shooting involving officers on a busy stretch of interstate in Rhode Island. The Department of Transportation video shows a driver racing in a white truck down Interstate 95 on Thursday morning as he tried to elude police cars then repeatedly ramming a woman's car as officers jumped out of the way. Читать дальше...

Warm, welcoming public rooms and serene bedrooms await at this 1930s traditional on the border of Oakland and Piedmont. The rear garden hosts a brick patio and a workshop/art studio/playhouse. Built-ins are found throughout the residence. Listing agent: Jack Cooper, Grubb Co., (510) 339-0400, Ext. 214, jcooper@ grubbco.com. 80 Florada Ave., $2.095 million. Beds... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — A parent advocacy group is calling on Massachusetts policymakers to provide adequate support to hundreds of students from Puerto Rico arriving in the state following Hurricane Maria. Massachusetts Parents United said Friday that about 880 Puerto Rican students have enrolled in public schools in five cities that already face significant educational challenges: Boston, Holyoke, Lawrence, Springfield and Worcester. The organization says state lawmakers should provide "immediate assistance" to those public school systems. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Roy Moore, the GOP nominee for the Senate in Alabama (all times local): 3:35 p.m. Alabama's Republican national committeeman says allegations of sexual impropriety against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore are a "sinister" attempt to derail his candidacy. Paul Reynolds tells The Associated Press: "This is a firestorm designed to shipwreck a campaign in Alabama. I think it's sinister." Reynolds says the timing of the allegations in a report from The Washington Post is too coincidental... Читать дальше...

Twelve- to 15-foot ceilings await inside this trilevel residence that frames views of downtown, the waterfront and the East Bay hills. The home includes high-tech amenities like Sonos sound, a Tesla charger and motorized blinds. Listing agent: Dan Slaughter, Vanguard Properties, (415) 531-2800, danslaughter@vanguard sf.com. 625 Grand View Ave., $3.595 million. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Marine Corps drill instructor was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for choking, punching or otherwise tormenting recruits, especially three Muslims — one of whom ultimately killed himself by leaping down a stairwell. A military jury handed out the punishment to Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix a day after convicting him of abusing more than a dozen trainees at the Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina. Among other things, he taunted the Muslims as "terrorists"... Читать дальше...

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mayor has died at age 23 hours after resigning his post. The deputy coroner in Schuylkill (SKOO'-kul) County pronounced Brandon Wentz dead Thursday morning. Officials haven't said how he died. Barnes was appointed mayor of Mount Carbon in February 2016. He followed his mother and grandmother into public service. His grandmother was the first woman to be mayor of Mount Carbon, and his mother served on the council. Janel Marie tells The Associated Press her son... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of Nov. 13:Workspace Property Trust - Horsham, PA, 39 million shares, priced $12-$15, managed by Goldman Sachs. Proposed NYSE symbol WSPT. Business: REIT focused on suburban office properties. MPM Holdings - Waterford NY, 39 million shares, priced $20, managed by J.P. Morgan. Proposed NYSE symbol MPMH. Business: Producer of specialty silicone and other chemical additives. Читать дальше...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge is trying to decide how to deal with a man who has been diagnosed with autism and has repeatedly violated his probation for sexual battery by asking women to touch their bellybuttons. 29-year-old Graig Burrier (GREG bur-EE-ur) pleaded guilty Wednesday to a probation violation after he asked a female jogger if he could see her bellybutton. He had been convicted of sexual battery in 2011. The judge must decide whether to send Burrier back to prison or to a treatment program for sex offenders. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bernalillo County authorities say a man is dead following a shootout with deputies on the northern edge of Albuquerque. Sheriff Manuel Gonzales told reporters Friday the man had opened fire on deputies after barricading himself inside a home. Four deputies returned fire. When SWAT team members eventually entered the home, they found the man dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities were waiting for positive identification but they believe he is the same man that prompted... Читать дальше...

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Weather observers stationed atop the highest peak in the Northeast are having some fun with a blast of cold wind. Winds gusted to over 100 mph (160 kph), temperatures got down to below zero and the wind chill hit minus-40 on Friday at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, site of some of the world's worst recorded weather. The frigid conditions didn't stop the observatory's Tom Padham from battling the whipping winds. In a video post on the observatory's Facebook page... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Republicans weren’t supposed to have to worry about Alabama. Yet in the span of a tumultuous afternoon, a low-profile special election became a Republican nightmare that threatens a once-safe Senate seat — and offers a new window into ugly divisions that continue to plague the GOP in the age of President Trump. Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore, a 70-year-old former state Supreme Court justice, defiantly denied allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and a group of other Senate Democrats said Friday that they are going to continue to participate in global climate talks, even though President Donald Trump won't back the Paris Climate Agreement. "We are here because it's our responsibility to be part of the global community," Cardin said in a conference call with reporters from Bonn, Germany, site of the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. "We're here because it's in our national security... Читать дальше...