Новости за 26.01.2018

Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren offered some thoughts on the Tide Pod challenge of Friday, accusing the political left of brainwashing young people into thinking it’s cool to eat laundry detergent. “The left, which dictates popular culture, brainwashes young people into believing they live in a world where 64 gender options are up for selection, everything is free, Beyonce is a god-queen, and eating detergent is funny!” Lahren huffed in a Facebook video posted by Fox News Insider. Also Read: Somebody... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday denied that he had ordered the firing of Robert Mueller, the special counsel in the Russia probe. The president called reports of the June incident “fake news.” The New York Times reported Thursday that Trump ordered Donald McGahn, his top White House lawyer, to dismiss Mueller just weeks after Mueller took over the Russia investigation. McGahn refused to ask the Justice Department to fire Mueller, saying he would quit instead, and the president relented. Читать дальше...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Greg Huchko peers through the microscope at a slide that shows why Diamond Lake fly-fishers need to hang out at the lake's south end this spring casting chironomid flies. The slide reveals a handful of the 3,332 chironomid larvae plucked from a dinner-plate sized sample of muck from the lake bed just off the pizza parlor dock, and that number has everything to do with how well Diamond Lake's trout will grow this year and what fly in the box likely will best catch them.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — With President Donald Trump withdrawing the United States from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, Congress still pondering legislation but not acting and Florida Gov. Rick Scott banning state environmental regulators from even using terms such as "global warming," concerned citizens say they cannot wait for leadership on the climate change issue to come from the top. In their recent book "Climate of Hope," former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope, former national executive director of the Sierra Club... Читать дальше...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers have announced plans for legislation to increase consumer protections in areas where the federal government steps back. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch, who are both Democrats, announced the plans Friday after a state commission studied ways to increase consumer protections, if President Donald Trump's administration attempts to reduce enforcement. Busch says part of the legislation includes an extra $1 million for the... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — More inmates died in Florida prisons last year than in any other year on record, leaving the state scrambling to identify causes and find solutions. The tally, 428 inmate deaths in 2017, was released Jan. 19 by the Florida Department of Corrections and showed a 20 percent increase over previous years. The inmates who died were, on average, younger than in previous years. "A 20 percent spike in prison deaths is of course alarming, as is the fact that it's younger inmates that are dying... Читать дальше...

Courtney B. Vance and Mary-Louise Parker have been tapped to star in FX’s half-hour comedy pilot “Compliance.” The show, which comes from writer Sarah Burgess and executive producer Scott Rudin, centers on a private-equity manager (Vance) and his government-appointed compliance monitor (Parker). The project marks Vance’s return to FX after his 2016 Emmy win for the role of Johnnie Cochran in “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.” He is also set to star and produce in the crime drama... Читать дальше...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched Friday against what they say is Turkey's unwanted influence that has emboldened hard-right groups to try and silence opposing views. Protesters representing about 20 left-wing groups braved pouring rain to voice their opposition to Turkey's agitation of "fascist" and "extremist" segments of their society. The march in the breakaway, Turkish Cypriot half of the ethnically divided island-nation's capital came four days after an attack... Читать дальше...

LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) — The black tape around the 16-year-old's head and mouth was so taut that the skin on her neck had folded in, according to court documents. Aleaya Jackson had been hanging out with her best friend in Tavares when the 35-year-old man she called "Uncle Larry" picked them up and took them to his Bushnell home to party and then overpowered the girls, according to authorities. Aleaya was strangled to death; her friend was tortured and raped but survived the November night of terror, authorities said. Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the State of Board of Education's response to criticism of a high-ranking Kansas education official (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Dozens of local school superintendents and Kansas lawmakers have packed the State Board of Education's meeting room to show their support for a high-ranking education official. The board had a closed session Friday to discuss legal issues and planned to have another one to discuss personnel matters. It met after House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr. Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service says marshals fatally shot a man who tried to attack them with a knife. The shooting happened Friday in Alton, Illinois, near St. Louis. The 42-year-old man killed has not been identified. Marshals Service supervisory deputy Patrick James says marshals from Missouri went to an Alton home searching for a Missouri man indicted on federal methamphetamine charges. The man was wanted for violating terms of his bond, and a federal judge issued an arrest warrant on Jan. Читать дальше...

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands’ spy service broke into the computers used by a powerful Russian hacking group and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee, a Dutch newspaper and television show jointly reported Friday. Reports carried in the respected daily Volkskrant and by the current affairs show Nieuwsuur said hackers working for the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service penetrated the computers used by the group, often nicknamed Cozy Bear... Читать дальше...

Hold on to the gripes, Piers Morgan. British media personality Morgan found himself in a Twitter tussle with a perhaps unexpected foe — “Hold On to the Nights” singer Richard Marx — on Friday, after Marx singer called Morgan out for being “cowardly” during his interview with President Donald Trump this week. Marx kicked things off with a reaction to a segment from the sit-down in which Morgan asked Trump about retweeting anti-Muslim videos posted by right-wing group Britain First.

A New Jersey doctor accused of arranging the slaying of his radio host wife to keep her from exposing a drug distribution ring he was running with an outlaw biker gang was found dead in his jail cell Friday in an apparent suicide. Authorities did not release details of how Dr. James Kauffman died, but they said they suspected suicide and didn't see signs of foul play. He was found alone in his cell at the Hudson County jail, and guards checked on him when he did not respond, county spokesman James Kennelly told The Associated Press. Читать дальше...

Roku Streaming Stick Plus Cnet rating: 5 stars out of 5 The good: The Roku delivers 4K and HDR video in a compact package for an affordable price, with a dead-simple interface and more 4K HDR apps and better search than competitors. The bad: The menus can seem dated compared to rivals, and some apps use old-school layouts. Читать дальше...

The world had never seen anything like WWF attraction Andre the Giant. Today, readers can see the trailer for Bill Simmons’ and WWE’s HBO documentary, “Andre the Giant.” Though Andre is the main attraction — pretty much like anywhere the legendary professional wrestler ever went — he’s not the only squared-circle legend in this thing. The doc features new interviews with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Jerry “The King” Lawler, “Mean” Gene Oakerland and Vince McMahon, among others. Oh, and some guy named Billy Crystal is in here too. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young subordinate was kept on the campaign at Clinton’s request, according to four people familiar with what took place. Clinton’s campaign manager at the time recommended that she fire the adviser, Burns Strider. But Clinton did not. Instead, Strider was docked several weeks’ pay and ordered to undergo counseling, and the young woman was moved to a new job.

The buzzy Sundance drama “The Tale” has sold to HBO Films, it was announced Friday. Laura Dern, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki and Common star in the true story drama about a woman who has to confront her past when she realizes her relationship with a 40 year old man when she was just 13 was anything but a consensual romance. Jennifer Fox wrote and directed the shocking tale, based on her own experiences. The film premiered against the #MeToo movement — in an interview with TheWrap, Fox said, “Now with the #MeToo movement... Читать дальше...

After more than a year-long battle by mostly elderly Sunset District residents, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has relented on its plan to remove an important metro stop at 17th Ave.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 0-5-4-5 (zero, five, four, five)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 8-4-5 (eight, four, five)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were: 8-7-0-9, Fireball: 7 (eight, seven, zero, nine; Fireball: seven)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were: 5-4-3, Fireball: 4 (five, four, three; Fireball: four)

BOSTON (AP) — A prestigious Boston hospital is under fire from the family of an 80-year-old man who says he was discharged without notice after heart surgery wearing nothing but two hospital gowns and socks. Sharlet Ramsland said she received a call Wednesday morning from her father, Allen Ramsland, saying he had been discharged from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She drove an hour to find him sitting alone in the lobby, confused and unsteady. Allen Ramsland told WBZ-TV the family had been told he would be discharged later Wednesday. Читать дальше...