Новости за 13.12.2017

Bokara Legendre, a solo performer, TV host and self-described “socialite-turned-social activist” died Dec. 3 in her Mill Valley home from an aggressive form of thyroid cancer. She was 77. Legendre built a public persona out of her background as an heiress who was raised by servants in the South, made her way into the tippy top of San Francisco society then evolved into a spiritual seeker who was friendly with the Dalai Lama. Her memoir, “Not What I Expected,” was published in July and in November... Читать дальше...

From the intimate and personal to the vast and far-reaching, spanning life and death and hope and anger and artistry, 2017’s best documentaries captured struggle and triumph and the creative drive. Non-fiction storytelling pushed boundaries and buttons, asking the important questions and inspiring us to seek justice and to broaden our horizons. 10. “Bones of Contention”: Director Andrea Weiss used the search for the remains of legendary Spanish author Federico Garcia-Lorca as a way to ask a bigger question that haunts the nation... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says she and her colleagues expect a "modest lift" to economic growth from the tax cuts being proposed by President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers. Yellen said at a news conference the likelihood of lower taxes is why Fed officials expect the economy to grow at 2.5 percent in 2018. But growth would then slip back closer to its recent 2 percent average. She says the potential... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a man accused of setting off a pipe bomb in the New York City subway system: (all times local): 3:50 p.m. A Bangladeshi immigrant accused of setting off a pipe bomb in the New York City subway system has appeared in court by video from a hospital room to face terrorism charges and will remain detained. Akayed Ullah is accused of setting off an explosive strapped to his body, badly injuring himself but no one else. Ullah appeared briefly Wednesday before a U.S. magistrate judge via video... Читать дальше...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An appeals court has dealt another blow to a Massachusetts museum's effort to sell 40 works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell. A judge on Wednesday granted state investigators more time to review the sale. The Berkshire Museum last week urged the Massachusetts Appeals Court to let the case quickly proceed to trial, telling the court that it is struggling financially and needs the fight over the art sale to be resolved as quickly as possible. The museum was set to begin auctioning off the artwork last month... Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan legislative committee has approved spending $23 million to address what state regulators say is an emerging problem of contamination caused by toxic chemicals used in industrial products. The funding is included in a supplemental budget bill passed Wednesday. The full Legislature could OK the bill later in the day before adjourning for the year. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are used in many industrial applications and products including firefighting foams. Читать дальше...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Attorneys failed to mention during opening statements in a murder trial that a controversial herbicide allegedly sparked the fight in northeast Arkansas between the suspect and the victim. Allan Curtis Jones is charged with first-degree murder in the October 2016 shooting death of Mike Wallace, a farmer in Leachville, Arkansas. Jones lives in nearby Arbyrd, Missouri. Police said the two men began arguing because Wallace believed the dicamba drifting onto his fields was coming... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Health Services says rabies activity in the state's gray fox populations has quadrupled in several counties. Data shows there are 24 rabid foxes this year, compared with six rabid foxes reported statewide last year. Six of the 24 cases were confirmed in the past two months. State health officials say an outbreak of fox rabies is occurring in the east-central part of Arizona near recreational hiking trails and camping areas in Maricopa and Pinal counties, which... Читать дальше...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Giants never told us they felt they had a good shot at landing Marlins left fielder Marcell Ozuna. Nor did they say they had little shot, but now we know the latter was true. The Marlins agreed Wednesday to trade the right-hander masher to the Cardinals for a package of prospects that reportedly includes right-handed pitcher Sandy Alcantra, a 22-year-old right-hander who throws gas and has struck out a batter an inning in the minors. ... Читать дальше...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A day ahead of a vote by the Federal Communications Commission on a plan to undo the country's net-neutrality rules, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he and other state leaders will take steps to protect consumers regardless of the outcome of the vote. At issue is Thursday's planned vote on the plan put forth by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai last month to gut the Obama-era net neutrality rules, meant to stop broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more... Читать дальше...

CT New York NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 13, 2017 _____ 725 FPUS51 KOKX 132040 ZFPOKX Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service New York NY 340 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 CTZ005-141000- Northern Fairfield- 340 PM EST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy this evening, then mostly cloudy with snow likely after midnight. Total snow accumulation around an inch. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. .THURSDAY...Mostly... Читать дальше...

TX Amarillo TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 13, 2017 _____ 561 FPUS54 KAMA 132037 ZFPAMA Zone Forecast Product for The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles National Weather Service Amarillo TX 237 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 TXZ012-017-141345- Potter-Randall- Including the cities of Amarillo and Canyon 237 PM CST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Читать дальше...

Finding a room in the Bay Area induces enough headaches, but some house hunters have run into a bizarre roadblock – urgings to join a roommate-matching website called Roomster before they can visit the advertised rental.

"The Bachelor" 2018 has officially announced the 29 beautiful women who will compete to win the heart of race-car-driver-turned-real-estate-broker, Arie Luyendyk Jr.

U.S. stocks were moving higher in afternoon trading Wednesday following the Federal Reserve's widely expected decision to raise short-term interest rates for the third time this year. The central bank also said that the U.S. economy was on sound footing. Health care, technology and industrials stocks accounted for much of the market's gains. Banks lagged the broader market. Smaller-company stocks notched some of the biggest gains after the GOP leadership in the House and Senate reached a deal on a tax package. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As conservative Republicans reel from Tuesday's loss in Alabama by the candidate picked by former White House strategist Steve Bannon to fill Jeff Sessions' U.S. Senate seat, Republicans and Democrats alike are questioning Bannon's influence in horse-race politics. That includes a race in South Carolina, where GOP gubernatorial hopeful Catherine Templeton has aligned herself with Bannon. In Alabama, President Donald Trump initially backed another GOP candidate before ultimately... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Donald Trump's nominees for federal judge are not moving forward amid criticism from a leading Republican senator. White House officials say the nomination of Brett Talley has been withdrawn. And a person familiar with the process says the administration hasn't submitted paperwork for the nomination of Jeff Mateer and does not intend to. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee... Читать дальше...

Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicole Kidman, Dwayne Johnson and Jenny Slate had a busy year, both on the big screen and on TV. John Goodman John Goodman starred in five projects this year: “Kong: Skull Island,” “Atomic Blonde,” “Once Upon a Time in Venice,” “Transformers: The Last Knight” and “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Nicole Kidman The Australian actress had a busy year as well — while starring as Celeste in “Big Little Lies,” she also appeared in “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “The... Читать дальше...

COLDWATER, Mich. (AP) — A woman alleges police in southern Michigan slammed her onto the ground and knocked her unconscious while handcuffed at a jail in an incident captured on video. Tiffany McNeil filed a lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court alleging Coldwater police used excessive force in the encounter in a secure entrance at the Branch County Jail, where she was taken after a domestic dispute. Police reports say that McNeil was resisting arrest and moved toward an officer, who then took her down. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Beanie Feldstein was a Broadway buff since she was a kid. She was obsessed with musicals, hung with the "theater crowd" in high school and spent years watching shows on the Great White Way. So when she was cast opposite Bette Midler in the revival of "Hello, Dolly," she had already hit a career milestone. "It's like if my 7- or 9-, 10-, 14-year-old self knew that this was happening she would be hysterically crying," Feldstein said. "It just has always been my dream, and then to be there with Bette Midler... Читать дальше...

For a position that’s only been part of college volleyball for about 15 years, the libero can be critical. Being a defensive specialist takes a special skillset — the reflexes of a hockey goalie, the nimbleness of a gymnast and the guts of a ski-jumper. Morgan Hentz, Stanford’s first Pac-12 Libero of the Year since the award’s inception in 2011, wraps it all up in a 5-foot-9 package. And she can’t get enough of the position. “I love making a dig when we put it away,” she said. “That’s... Читать дальше...

WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Wednesday, December 13, 2017 _____ 771 FPUS56 KPDT 132006 ZFPPDT Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1206 PM PST Wed Dec 13 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... Читать дальше...

Maria Bamford did great things without much mainstream notice for years, voicing characters on animated programs including “Adventure Time,” playing a Tobias Funke love interest on “Arrested Development” and starring in the Web series “The Maria Bamford Show.” Then Bamford found a high-profile starring role in the Netflix series “Lady Dynamite,” loosely based on her own life, about a stand-up comedian who returns to Los Angeles and tries to pick up her life after treatment for bipolar disorder. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 6-8-3 (six, eight, three)

Cheer up, Roy Moore; you’re not going to the Senate, but Michael Rapaport has a holiday message for you. Sort of. On Tuesday night, after Moore lost his bid to become a U.S. senator representing Alabama, Rapaport took to Instagram to weigh in on the defeat, which occurred after multiple women accused Moore of sexual misconduct, including a number who were teenagers at the time. The “Atypical” star did so in his trademark, obscenity-fueled style. Also Read: Steve Bannon Dragged After Roy Moore Loss... Читать дальше...