Новости за 20.12.2017

Shea Theodore snapped a tie with 2.3 seconds left and the host Vegas Golden Knights scored four power-play goals Tuesday night, ending Tampa Bay’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the NHL-best Lightning. Vegas rallied from a 2-0 deficit to post its third straight win and seventh in eight games. It came against the top team in the league; Tampa Bay leads the NHL with 50 points. The expansion Golden Knights are 14-2-1 at home, tying them with Washington... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE — Cal head coach Wyking Jones calls his young team a work in progress, and the Bears showed a significant growth spurt in the second half Tuesday night. Darius McNeill scored 20 points and Justice Sueing added 17 as the two freshmen helped the Bears extend a six-point halftime lead for an 81-59 victory over Seattle. “We’re young, but the guys are picking up what we’re telling them to do,” Jones said. “They’re giving us great effort. It’s just a learning process for these young guys. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — The trustee overseeing Island Air's bankruptcy case has filed a last-minute motion disclosing that Hawaiian Airlines' parent company has agreed to purchase the operating certificate and other assets of the failed company for $750,000.Hawaiian Airlines' parent to buy bankrupt Island Air's assets for $750,000 The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday that Hawaiian Holdings Inc. said it would buy the operating certificate for $450,000 and immediately provide cash advances to pay for Chapter 7 administrative expenses. Читать дальше...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A former Skagit County sheriff's deputy who pleaded guilty to an assault charge stemming from domestic violence has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. The Skagit Valley Herald reports that 34-year-old Russell Christopher Whitmore was sentenced on Friday to nine months for his second-degree assault charge, plus three years for a firearm enhancement. Whitmore is accused of assaulting his wife. He was arrested Jan. 28 and charged with two counts of unlawful imprisonment... Читать дальше...

Elusive Tim Lincecum surfaced again briefly on Twitter. Kyle Boddy of Driveline Baseball in Kent, Wash., posted a photo of the former Giants right-hander working out at the facility. “Yes, this is Tim Lincecum at @DrivelineBB,” Boddy tweeted from his KyleB@Driveline account. “Yes, Adam Ottavino took the picture while training here. Yes, Tim will throw for teams at a showcase in the near future. No, I have no other information for you.” Lincecum’s... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — New research on rat lungworm disease shows that almost 94 percent of rats in the Hilo region are infested with the parasite that causes the meningitis-like disease. The research was released Monday as the state started its first statewide campaign to prevent the disease. The most recent case came out of Hilo, where a resident contracted the disease in late November. Department of Health officials suspect the Big Island patient accidentally ingested an infected slug while drinking from a garden house. Читать дальше...

The Milwaukee Bucks have blown big fourth-quarter leads quite often this season. They wasted another in the final period Tuesday night at home against Cleveland. But this time, they recovered, as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks beat LeBron James and the Cavs 119-116. “It was a big step for our team. It shows maturity,” said Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks with 27 points, to go with 14 rebounds and eight assists. “Usually, in a situation like that, we give the game... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill early Wednesday morning on a 51-48 party-line vote, putting Republicans on the brink of their first major legislative victory in the Trump era. The vote followed House approval of the tax measure Tuesday, on a 227-203 vote, but an embarrassing glitch in the bill discovered hours later forced a new vote for Wednesday that is unlikely to change the outcome. Once approved, the bill will be sent to President Trump for his signature... Читать дальше...

Lane Kiffin’s first bowl game at Florida Atlantic was the perfect microcosm of his first season with the Owls. Slow start. Super finish. FAU rolled past Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl in Florida on Tuesday night — ending the season on a 10-game winning streak, and with Kiffin having agreed to terms on an extension that, in theory, would keep him at FAU for another 10 years. “Just an unbelievable day,” Kiffin said. “Can’t imagine it being better — 50-3. This... Читать дальше...

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Un juez sobreseyó el martes la demanda interpuesta por un coreógrafo en la que argumentó que Michael Jackson abusó sexualmente de él cuando era niño, resolviendo una de las principales reclamaciones contra los activos del fallecido artista. La decisión sumaria del juez Mitchell L. Beckloff contra Wade Robson, que ahora tiene 35 años, indicó que las dos corporaciones propiedad de Jackson, que eran los últimos acusados que quedaban en el caso, no son responsables del hecho de que Robson hubiera estado expuesto a Jackson. Читать дальше...

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NY Current Conditions as of 01:00 AM EST Wednesday, December 20, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Albany;Partly cloudy;38;NW;7;67% Binghamton;Mostly cloudy;38;WNW;9;64% Buffalo;Partly cloudy;37;W;16;64% Central Park;Clear;50;WSW;13;52% Dansville;Partly cloudy;40;WNW;13;52% Dunkirk;Clear;39;W;17;56% East Hampton;Partly cloudy;49;W;13;62% Elmira;Cloudy;44;NW;13;57% Farmingdale;Clear;48;WSW;10;67% Fort Drum;Cloudy;36;W;9;74% Fulton;Partly cloudy;40;W;16;64%... Читать дальше...

CT Current Conditions as of 01:00 AM EST Wednesday, December 20, 2017 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%) Bridgeport;Partly cloudy;47;WSW;9;70% Chester;Partly cloudy;48;WSW;8;61% Danbury;Partly cloudy;47;WSW;8;60% Groton;Clear;50;WSW;18;68% Hartford;Cloudy;49;N;6;60% Meriden;Cloudy;43;S;5;70% New Haven;Clear;44;SW;13;77% Oxford;Cloudy;47;W;12;60% Willimantic;Cloudy;49;NW;6;58% Windsor Locks;Mostly cloudy;45;WNW;12;65% _____ Copyright 2017 AccuWeather _____ Keywords... Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on the death of Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston who was a central figure in the clergy sex abuse scandal. (all times local): 6:30 a.m. A Boston attorney who has represented dozens of people who say they were sexually abused by priests says Cardinal Bernard Law's death has reopened old wounds. Attorney Mitchell Garabedian said that "many victims are reminded of the pain." Law, who died early Wednesday in Rome, was the Boston archbishop... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President Donald Trump cheered the lawmakers on, eager to claim his first major legislative victory. The Senate narrowly passed the legislation on a party-line vote, 51-48, after midnight, hours after the GOP rammed it through the House, 227-203. Читать дальше...

TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 19, 2017 _____ 323 FPUS54 KCRP 200550 AAB ZFPCRP Zone Forecasts for The Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Plains...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1150 PM CST Tue Dec 19 2017 TXZ243-201015- Nueces- Including the city of Corpus Christi 1150 PM CST Tue Dec 19 2017 .REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill early Wednesday morning on a strict 51-48 party-line vote, putting them on the brink of their first major legislative victory in the Trump era. The vote followed House approval of the tax measure on Tuesday, on a 227-203 vote, but an embarrassing glitch in the bill discovered hours later forced a new vote for Wednesday that is unlikely to change the outcome. Once approved, the bill will be sent to President Trump for his signature... Читать дальше...

Key dates in the life of Cardinal Bernard Law, who died early Wednesday at age 86. — Nov. 4, 1931: Bernard Law is born in Torreon, Mexico; the only child of a U.S. Air Force colonel and a mother who converted to Roman Catholicism from Presbyterianism. — 1953: Law graduates from Harvard University with a degree in medieval history. — 1961: Law is ordained as a priest. — 1968: Law takes a job at the ecumenical office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. — 1973: Law is named bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri. Читать дальше...

Guard Stephen Curry will miss at least another week with a sprained right ankle, the Warriors announced Tuesday evening. Team doctors determined Tuesday that Curry’s ankle “is healing well and that he is making good progress overall, enabling him to progress to modified on-court workouts in the coming days,” Golden State said in a news release. The team hopes to have a clearer timetable on his return after re-evaluating him in a week. That leaves the Warriors without Curry for at least four more games... Читать дальше...

NY Buffalo NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 19, 2017 _____ 905 FPUS51 KBUF 200544 ZFPBUF Zone Forecasts for Western New York National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1244 AM EST Wed Dec 20 2017 NYZ001-201000- Niagara- Including the city of Niagara Falls 1244 AM EST Wed Dec 20 2017 .OVERNIGHT...Mainly clear, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny and colder with near steady temperatures around 30. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming northwest.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Bernard Law, the disgraced former archbishop of Boston whose failures to stop child molesters in the priesthood sparked what would become the worst crisis in American Catholicism, died early Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86. Law had been sick and was recently hospitalized in Rome. Law was once one of the most important leaders in the U.S. church. He broadly influenced Vatican appointments to American dioceses, helped set priorities for the nation's bishops and was favored by Pope John Paul II. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the push in Congress to pass a sweeping tax cut bill (all times local): 12:30 a.m. The Senate has voted to strip three elements from the Republican tax bill that were deemed to violate Senate rules. The vote was 51-48 early Wednesday. The finding by the Senate's parliamentarian on the three minor elements was a temporary speed bump in the $1.5 trillion tax bill's trajectory toward passage and President Donald Trump's signature. The Republican-controlled House passed... Читать дальше...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Despite its denials, one of the world's biggest paper producers has extensive behind-the-scenes ties and significant influence over wood suppliers linked to fires and deforestation that have degraded Indonesia's stunning natural environment, The Associated Press has found. Indonesia's Sinarmas — better known by its international trade name, Asia Pulp & Paper — has insisted in company publications, public events and to the media that most of the companies that supply... Читать дальше...

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 19, 2017 _____ 554 FPUS51 KBTV 200513 ZFPBTV Zone Forecast Product for Vermont and Northern New York National Weather Service Burlington VT 1210 AM EST Wed Dec 20 2017 NYZ028-200900- Eastern Clinton- Including the city of Plattsburgh 1210 AM EST Wed Dec 20 2017 .REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers or isolated snow showers. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Читать дальше...