Новости за 06.12.2017

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has inked an agreement with a private developer to renovate KeyArena so the venue could be ready for an NBA or NHL team. Durkan said at a news conference Wednesday that the deal with Los Angeles-based Oak View Group is the best path right now for Seattle to get an NHL team and bring back the SuperSonics. OVG CEO Tim Leiweke says his group will work diligently to get Seattle a team to join the WNBA's Seattle Storm at KeyArena. Under the memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday... Читать дальше...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota House Republicans have nominated a Sioux Falls state representative to serve as speaker pro tempore. The Legislative Research Council said this week that GOP lawmakers met in caucus to nominate Rep. Steven Haugaard for the position. Republicans control both chambers of South Dakota's Legislature. The full House will vote on Haugaard's nomination in January. He was first elected to the House in 2014. The post is vacant because former House Speaker Pro Tempore Don Haggar... Читать дальше...

A version of this story first appeared in the Actors/Directors/Screenwriters issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. More than a decade ago, a mutual friend introduced Gary Oldman to a young, aspiring director named Joe Wright, and added this note: “He’s going to be a great director someday.” Wright went on to make “Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement,” “Hanna” and “Anna Karenina,” among other films — and Oldman remembered the long-ago introduction when the director came to him to star as Winston Churchill... Читать дальше...

Richard Hambleton’s death on Oct. 29 caused barely a ripple on the arts scene. Few newspapers and websites — the New York Times was one of the few papers to run an obit — mentioned his passing. And yet in the early 1980s, Hambleton, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring ruled the contemporary art scene, moving in celebrity circles, the subjects of exhibitions that were red-carpet media sensations, and selling their works for exorbitant amounts. So why are Basquiat and Haring virtually household names... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerusalem holds deep religious significance for Jews, Muslims and Christians, heightening the stakes for President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital. Jerusalem includes the holiest ground in Judaism, the third-holiest shrine in Islam and major Christian sites linked to the life of Jesus. The three religions have co-existed in Jerusalem with mixed results, under long-standing agreements that give oversight of different sectors in the Old City to separate coalitions of Muslims and Christian groups... Читать дальше...

LONDON — Christine Keeler, the central figure in the sex-and-espionage Profumo scandal that rocked Cold War Britain, has died at 75. Her son, Seymour Platt, posted on Facebook that Keeler died late Monday night in a hospital near Farnborough in southern England. Platt said on Facebook that his mother died after suffering for several years from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. “As many of you know my mother, Christine Keeler, fought many fights in her eventful life... Читать дальше...

Netflix has signed a multi-year overall deal with “Stranger Things” producer Shawn Levy and his production company, 21 Laps Entertainment, the streamer announced on Wednesday. Under the exclusive deal, which could be worth as much as seven figures, Levy and 21 Laps will produce original television series for the streaming platform, expanding on a relationship that has already given Netflix a hit with the Duffer Brothers’ “Stranger Things.” That ’80s-inspired hit was recently picked up for a third season.

Actor Gary Oldman and director Joe Wright, who collaborated on this year’s “Darkest Hour,” stop by TheWrap for an interview and photo session. Read original story ‘Darkest Hour’ Oscar Contenders Gary Oldman and Joe Wright Portraits (Exclusive Photos) At TheWrap

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of confirmations for President Donald Trump's judicial nominees has quickly become a source of pride for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans while Democrats are ruing the day they changed the rules to make it easier to fast-track court picks. Nine confirmations in little more than a month have lifted the total number of judges confirmed during the Trump presidency to 16. Along with the major prize — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch — Trump can... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state can pursue its lawsuit seeking to force one of the nation's largest privately run immigration detention centers to pay minimum wage for work done by detainees, a federal judge in Tacoma ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Robert Bryan denied the GEO Group's motion to dismiss the case. The for-profit company runs the Northwest Detention Center, a 1,575-bed facility in Tacoma where detainees are held pending deportation proceedings. In a related case, Bryan also declined... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — It is rare and perhaps unique for the world to interfere with a country's choice of its own capital. But that is far from the only unusual thing about Jerusalem. Here is a look at some of the extraordinary facts about the city that Israel claims as its capital, even though nearly 40 percent of its population are not Israeli citizens: HOLY HALLELUJAH Jerusalem is home to key holy sites for the world's three monotheistic religions — concentrated in the Old City. The densely packed area... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawyers are opening a new front in objections to jailing Mississippians who can't pay court fines — filing complaints that could get judges punished. The Southern Poverty Law Center and the MacArthur Justice Center on Tuesday sued the city of Corinth and Municipal Judge John Ross in federal court for improperly jailing people who can't afford to pay fines. "No inquiry into their ability to pay ever occurs," a complaint states. "These bail and fine practices are in direct conflict... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he's grateful to President Donald Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Missouri's first Jewish governor praised the decision in a Wednesday tweet. He said he also spoke with Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday and congratulated him and the president on the move. The move breaks with decades of U.S. foreign policy. And the president is defying warnings from global leaders that it would it more difficult to achieve a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians. Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado state lawmaker arrested for having a gun at Denver International Airport had a loaded handgun in her bag that was discovered by an airport security officer, police said Wednesday. State Rep. Lori Saine "knowingly brought the handgun to the checkpoint" at the airport on Tuesday, according to a police report written by Denver Police Officer Gregory Zimmerman. The report did not explain how Zimmerman made that determination. Saine, a Republican who has advocated for gun rights... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Santa is helping deliver a national atheist group's message promoting its upcoming convention in Oklahoma City. The American Atheists organization says advertising with Christmas imagery on billboards in 'the buckle of the Bible Belt' will reach atheists whose voices may be muted in the conservative state. One billboard features an image of Santa flying his sleigh over the Oklahoma City skyline and reads, "Just like Santa Claus, the atheists are comin' to town!" Another in Albuquerque... Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man denies in court papers allegations by his family that he killed his millionaire grandfather in 2013 and says he lacks sufficient information to admit or deny that no one's seen his mother since he went on a fishing trip with her in 2016. Nathan Carman has been called a suspect in the shooting death of 87-year-old real estate developer John Chakalos in Connecticut. No one's been arrested. He's also been questioned about the day his boat sank with his mother on it near Rhode Island. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Penguin Random House art director, facing allegations of sexual harassment, has resigned. Guiseppe Castellano wrote on his blog Tuesday that his situation had become "untenable," while also denying the allegations by actress-author Charlyne Yi. Yi had tweeted in mid-November that she had met with Castellano for what she thought was a planned book project. Instead, she alleged, he suggested that they have an affair. Penguin Random House confirmed Wednesday that Castellano had left... Читать дальше...

WEST JORDAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man who was placed on probation last year for a sexual battery was sentenced to prison for a new offense. The Deseret News reports Eli Timothy Sherman, of Provo, was sentenced Monday to at least one year and up to 15 years in prison for enticing a minor, a second-degree felony. Sherman pleaded guilty to the charge in September, while an identical charge was dismissed. Court records say Sherman was charged in June after authorities say he went online and attempted to arrange sex with a 13-year-old girl... Читать дальше...

James Mangold is set to direct the Patty Hearst drama for Fox, with Elle Fanning in talks to star as the heiress, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. The still untitled film will be an adaptation of Jeffrey Toobin’s best-selling “American Heiress,” and is set to delve into Toobin’s reporting on Hearst’s kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Mangold will produce the film with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. The screenplay was written by Larry Karaszewski & Scott Alexander and Mangold.

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The Tupelo Public School District is looking for a new superintendent. Dr. Gearl Loden announced his retirement at the district's Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday after six years in the post. Multiple media outlets report his retirement will begin following the current school year. During Loden's tenure, the district's graduation rate rose from 72.4 percent in 2012 to 86.6 percent in 2016. The district also passed a $44 million bond issue with 86 percent support by the community. Читать дальше...

Look, OK, we understand that you’re probably a fan of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” You’re allowed to have your own taste in movies — what you like is what you like. But for us, whenever we watch it again we can’t help but see more and more cracks. The thing is a great big mess that feels oddly patched together, giving off a vibe very similar to the one that we got from another recent movie: “Justice League.” Scenes don’t make sense next to each other, character development is basically nonexistent... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's recently ousted education commissioner, Margie Vandeven, says Gov. Eric Greitens never met with her to discuss his expectations of her or his goals for education. Vandeven said she wasn't surprised when the state Board of Education voted to fire her last week because Greitens had been maneuvering for weeks to name board members who would agree to remove her. The Springfield News-Leader reports Vandeven said turnover on the board happened so quickly she didn't have... Читать дальше...

(This post contains speculation about “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” that, if true, would constitute a major spoiler. You have been warned.) One of the biggest problems with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was, well, Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) entire arc. She somehow was able to teach herself Force powers, using a Jedi mind trick on a stormtrooper despite presumably having no knowledge of that being a thing. And then she was somehow strong enough in the Force and skilled enough with a lightsaber that she could beat Kylo Ren (Adam Driver)... Читать дальше...

An alternate juror in the controversial San Francisco trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate has stepped forward, claiming that despite outcry over the acquittal of the defendant's involuntary manslaughter charge, "the jury didn't botch it."

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's attorney general says his office is researching whether the governor has the legal authority to enact $15 billion in Medicaid contracts through an emergency process. Sixteen Republican state senators asked Attorney General Jeff Landry to determine whether Gov. John Bel Edwards can use emergency provisions as he intends for deals to keep managed-care companies operating services for 1.5 million Medicaid patients. Landry said Wednesday his attorneys are working on a response. Читать дальше...