Новости за 18.01.2018

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, EE.UU. (AP) — El actor y guionista Paul Rudd ha sido nombrado Hombre del Año 2018 por el grupo de teatro universitario más antiguo del país: el Hasty Pudding de la Universidad de Harvard. Hasty Pudding dijo el jueves que reconocerá a Rudd por una carrera que ha abarcado múltiples géneros, desde películas independientes hasta las más comerciales, de comedias a cintas de superhéroes. La presidenta de Hasty Pudding Amira Weeks dijo que la organización entera está impresionada con Rudd... Читать дальше...

A remarkable story inspired “12 Strong,” but the remarkable story actually told by “12 Strong” is a different remarkable story. Maybe the story is slightly different, and maybe it’s a lot different, but one thing is for sure — it happens to different characters. For a movie like this, an inspirational historical drama, this is a bit of a problem, because half the satisfaction comes from knowing (or believing) that everything on screen is at least grounded in fact. But in “12 Strong,” it’s all dramatized. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Pennsylvania (all times local): 3:35 p.m. President Donald Trump says he called Apple CEO Tim Cook to thank the company for announcing its plans to invest $350 billion in the United States in the coming years. Trump says, "They are going to build plants, they are going to build a big campus, they're really going to town." Speaking in Pennsylvania to promote the tax cut law passed in December, Trump is highlighting the nearly $250 billion... Читать дальше...

A pimp who goes by the name of Mood has only just met Mike Kendall, and he has him nailed. “You’re nothing but a drunk in a 50-dollar suit,” he says. That’s so true — Mike is a mess, an alcoholic ex-cop who was kicked off the force in disgrace. And yet when he stumbles across a fatally wounded prostitute, he vows to solve the case, working toward something like redemption. Buoyed by an appealing lead performance by John Hawkes, “Small Town Crime” is a smart... Читать дальше...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A powerful storm pummeled Europe with high winds and snow Thursday, killing at least seven people in three countries, grounding flights, halting trains, ripping roofs off buildings and flipping over trucks. The Dutch national weather service recorded wind gusts of up to 140 kph in the southern port of Hook of Holland as the storm passed over. Amsterdam’s Schiphol briefly halted flights for an hour in the morning, and airline KLM scrapped... Читать дальше...

The #MeToo movement has been embraced by legions of women as a vital step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and misconduct. This week, more so than at any point in the movement's brief history, there's visceral discussion about its potential for causing harm. The catalyst was the publication by Babe.net of an account by a woman identified only as "Grace" detailing her 2017 encounter with comedian Aziz Ansari. The article intimated that Ansari deserved inclusion in the ranks of abusive perpetrators... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Jan. 17 about meteors, The Associated Press reported erroneously the size of asteroids that scientists hope to be able to deflect from Earth's path in the future. They want to have a defensive system for asteroids larger than 165 feet (50 meters), not 30 miles (50 kilometers). A corrected version of the story is below: Science Says: That Michigan meteor could have been meatier Science Says: That Michigan meteor could have been meatier By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) ... Читать дальше...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Less than three months after President Donald Trump declared the U.S. opioid crisis a public health emergency, the nation's governors are calling on his administration and Congress to provide more money and coordination for the fight against the drugs, which are killing more than 90 Americans a day. The list of more than two dozen recommendations made Thursday by the National Governors Association is the first coordinated, bipartisan response from the nation's governors since Trump's October declaration.

Peter Wyngarde, the cult British actor who served as Mike Myers’ inspiration for Austin Powers, died Thursday, according to his agent. He was 90. Wyngarde is best known for playing the titular role in the 1971 British series “Jason King.” In the short-lived spinoff of the espionage series “Department S,” Jason King was a suave, garishly dressed adventure novelist who would often travel to exotic locales for research on his stories, only to get mired in mysteries with dangerous villains and exotic women. Читать дальше...

Wheat for March was up 3.75 cents at 4.2525 a bushel; March corn fell 1.50 cents at 3.5150 a bushel; March oats gained 5.50 cents at $2.5975 bushel; while March soybeans rose 4.25 cents at $9.73 a bushel. Beef and pork were higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange February live cattle was up .98 cent at $1.2195 a pound; January feeder cattle gained 1.30 cents at $1.4917 a pound; while February lean hogs rose .33 cents at $.7305 a pound.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a stretch, at best, to think the military would bear the brunt of a partial government shutdown, as President Donald Trump asserted Thursday at the Pentagon. Although he was meeting Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and other senior Pentagon officials to get briefed on two key defense reports — on nuclear policy and defense strategy — Trump emphasized in remarks to reporters that the budget showdown was uppermost on his mind. Republicans and Democrats were scrambling to avert a shutdown... Читать дальше...

CAMBERLEY, England (AP) — The leaders of Britain and France met Thursday against a military backdrop to pledge closer cooperation on defense, security and borders after Britain leaves the European Union. But President Emmanuel Macron also delivered a firm message: the U.K. cannot keep coveted access to the European Union for its financial sector after Brexit unless it continues to play by the bloc's rules once it leaves. "The choice is on the British side, not on my side," Macron said at a joint... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reinforcing its strong connection with social conservatives, the Trump administration announced Thursday a new federal office to protect medical providers refusing to participate in abortion, assisted suicide or other procedures on moral or religious grounds. Leading Democrats and LGBT groups immediately denounced the move, saying "conscience protections" could become a license to discriminate, particularly against gay and transgender people. The announcement by the Department of... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Leaders of a new state panel say they're optimistic the General Assembly will seriously consider their recommendations for making Connecticut a more competitive and financially stable state. Jim Smith and Robert Patricelli, co-chairmen of the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth, say they think lawmakers now realize the state's fiscal woes have reached a crisis level and they need help from the business community. Smith is a retired bank president and Patricelli... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The University of Utah soon will have a new president. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Board of Regents is expected to vote Thursday night on its selection of the next president of the University of Utah. A search committee announced three finalists last week — University of Utah Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Ruth Watkins, Pennsylvania State University Executive Vice President Nicholas Jones and University of Virginia Executive Vice President Thomas Katsouleas. Читать дальше...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A man convicted of first-degree murder and other charges after prosecutors in New Jersey said he stalked and shot ex-girlfriend 2½ years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Middlesex County prosecutors said 28-eight-year-old Giver Quiroz-Vasquez was sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors said he stalked and shot 24-year-old Alicia Martinez-Izaguirr in South Brunswick in June 2015. They say he used a friend's car to follow the victim from her new boyfriend's house, then waited... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a helicopter crash in New Mexico that killed five people, including a Zimbabwean opposition leader (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Authorities in the U.S. state of New Mexico say a victim injured in a helicopter crash that killed five others, including a Zimbabwe opposition leader, called for help. State Police Lt. Elizabeth Armijo confirmed opposition leader Roy Bennett's death Thursday, a day after a helicopter carrying him and five others went down in a remote area. Читать дальше...

Unless you’re a world expert in Russian opera, you’re unlikely to have stumbled across either of the one-act operas by Rimsky-Korsakov that make up the fine double bill on offer from Island City Opera, the plucky little fledgling company that makes its home in Alameda. But nobody involved in this effort is relying on novelty alone. The company has assembled a cast of strong singers, brought in an excellent conductor, Lidiya Yankovskaya of the Chicago Opera Theater, to oversee the musical proceedings... Читать дальше...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio municipal court judge facing federal fraud charges from her work as a private attorney has pleaded not guilty at a hearing where she had been expected to plead guilty. The Vindicator reports Mahoning County Court Judge Diane Vettori-Caraballo conferred in court with her attorneys Wednesday before entering her not-guilty plea to charges in the theft of nearly $100,000 from the home of a dead woman whose estate she represented. Vettori-Caraballo was charged last week in an information with theft... Читать дальше...

Harold Pinter’s “The Birthday Party,” one of his so-called comedies of menace, is often associated with a feeling particular to a time and place: the fear of postwar Europeans who, still reeling from bombings and the Gestapo, knew that terror can strike capriciously, raining down at random, leaving no one, ever, completely safe. Yet nothing feels period about ACT’s production of the 1957 play, which opened Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Geary Theater as the last production Carey Perloff... Читать дальше...

DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana health network has become the latest in the state targeted by money-seeking computer hackers. Hackers infiltrated some of the Adams Health Network's computer servers last week by encrypting data and demanding a ransom for releasing those files. WANE-TV reports the health network hasn't disclosed the requested ransom's sum or whether it paid the amount demanded. The network operates Adams Memorial Hospital in the city of Decatur near Fort Wayne and has medical offices in Decatur... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the debate over immigration and the budget (all times local): 3:15 p.m. The Interior Department says that if there is a government shutdown, national parks and other public lands will remain as accessible as possible. The stance is a change from previous shutdowns when most parks were closed and became high-profile symbols. Spokeswoman Heather Swifts says the American public — especially veterans who come to the nation's capital — should find war memorials and open air parks open to visitors. Читать дальше...

Put your Amazon Prime membership to good use next month by watching these new titles. Have a pre-Valentine’s Day date night in by streaming the Golden Globe winning “3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” on Feb. 13. Follow it up with Chris Pine’s 2009 “Star Trek” movie on Feb. 14. You can watch Season 4 of “Mozart in the Jungle” also on Valentine’s Day, plus the Adam Driver-starrer “Logan Lucky.” You can also catch Season 1B of Amazon’s Original Series “The Tick” on Feb. 23, and catch “Murder on the Orient Express” with Penélope Cruz... Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois education administrators are seeking to double the amount of money public schools get in the coming year. The State Board of Education has approved a request for $7.5 billion in additional state aid — a 91 percent increase. Board members argued that the $15.7 billion in general state aid they're requesting is necessary to adequately finance public education. Democratic-led legislation signed last summer by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner overhauled the funding formula. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Pennsylvania (all times local): 3:07 p.m. President Donald Trump is promising to return to Pennsylvania to campaign for a state lawmaker who's vying to keep a U.S. House seat in the Republican column. Trump says the candidate, Rick Saccone, is a "great guy" and a "special person." Says Trump: "I'll be back for Rick." He promised to fill a stadium for Saccone, which suggests Trump may return for a campaign rally. Saccone is running for the seat that opened up when the incumbent... Читать дальше...