Новости за 18.02.2018

BOSTON (AP) — What better way to spend Presidents Day than at a presidential library? The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston is hosting its seventh annual Presidents' Day Family Festival on Monday. Actors portraying presidents John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Ulysses Grant and first ladies Abigail Adams and Julia Grant will share stories and engage visitors in conversation. Families can try out hands-on history crafts including building Lincoln's log cabin and designing Jefferson's Monticello. Читать дальше...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University will fund student and faculty proposed events this spring as part of the 50th anniversary commemoration of the school's first major sit-in. The school's Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion said it will offer up to $2,500 for events and programs related to the 1968 bursar office takeover. The announcement is part of the school's year-long celebration of the protest that led to the creation of its African American Studies Department. The university... Читать дальше...

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old South Carolina girl has died in a hit-and-run accident that occurred as she walked to a store with two friends. The Oconee County coroner identified the girl as Emmalee Budrevich of Seneca, a sixth-grader at Seneca Middle School. Coroner Karl Addis says she was killed about 9:30 p.m. Saturday at an intersection near Seneca. Addis says Emmalee and two friends were walking from her home to a store. Authorities say the driver fled the scene. The Oconee... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Requiring people to provide adequate shelter for dogs and changes to a special jail diversionary program for animal abusers are among the animal-related legislation a bipartisan group of Connecticut lawmakers hope to pass this session. The legislators plan to unveil their list of animal welfare legislation on Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building. Republican Rep. Brenda Kupchick of Fairfield says the Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus works throughout the year with various animal rights groups... Читать дальше...

WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Sunday, February 18, 2018 _____ 717 FPUS56 KPDT 181651 ZFPPDT Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington National Weather Service Pendleton OR 851 AM PST Sun Feb 18 2018 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 visit... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media are reporting that a gunman opened fire with a hunting rifle on churchgoers leaving a service in the Dagestan region, killing five people and wounding four others. Police then killed the assailant. The shooting took place Sunday evening in Kizlyar, a town of about 50,000 people on the border with Chechnya. Four people were reported dead at the scene and state news agency Tass cited regional health ministry spokeswoman Zalina Murtazalieva as saying a fifth person died at a hospital. Читать дальше...

HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — A woman was found dead and a man was found critically injured in a case classified a homicide by police in Pennsylvania. State police in Hamburg said borough police responded to a report of a domestic and found the two on the floor of the home shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Police identified the woman as 58-year-old Suzanne Lenkiewicz, who lived at that address. The man was taken to Reading Hospital and listed in critical condition but officials said Sunday his condition had been upgraded to stable. Читать дальше...

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly Florida high school shooting (all times local): 11:50 a.m. In a flurry of tweets Sunday morning, President Donald Trump sounded off on a number of issues but did not mention the deadly shooting rampage at a Florida high school that killed 17 people. The tweets mainly attacked allegations that Trump's campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Another tweet claimed Republicans were polling better after a recent tax cut. Trump... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Could fusty-looking tapestry and army boots look desirable? Roland Mouret and Temperley worked their magic at London Fashion Week catwalk shows Sunday, showcasing their latest womenswear styles for the upcoming autumn and winter season alongside other designers. Some highlights from Day 3 of the fashion week: DIALED-DOWN SENSUALITY AT ROLAND MOURET If there's a man who can make seemingly drab floral tapestry and thick corduroy look chic and desirable, it's Roland Mouret. The French designer... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House Committee rejected a bill designed to prevent earthquakes triggered by oil and gas production wastewater disposal methods. The bill was supported by several people who said their homes were damaged by the quakes, while the oil and gas industry strongly opposed it. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the Kansas Geological Survey says most earthquakes experienced in recent years in Kansas were caused by injecting large volumes of wastewater from oil and gas production into disposal wells. Читать дальше...

“Black Panther” is making box office history this weekend as its opening weekend estimates have risen to $192 million over three days and a whopping $218-222 million over the four-day President’s Day weekend. If that result holds, “Black Panther” will pass “Avengers: Age of Ultron” for the fifth-highest box office opening of all-time, joining a top-five list that includes “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Jurassic World” and “The Avengers.

“Black Panther” is making box office history this weekend, putting itself alongside the “Avengers” films on the box office charts as its opening weekend estimates have risen to $192 million over three days and a whopping $218-222 million over the four-day President’s Day weekend. If that result holds, “Black Panther” will pass “Avengers: Age of Ultron” for the fifth-highest box office opening of all-time, joining a top-five list that includes “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Jurassic World,” and “The Avengers.

ONALASKA, Wis. (AP) — Special education students in western Wisconsin are running a small business and learning communication, budget and inventory skills. The La Crosse Tribune reports that Onalaska High School transition coordinator Shelby Buchanan founded Ona Spirit in 2012. The business started creating spirit chains: personalized key chains made from letter beads, colored beads and cord. Now it also sells coffee and fresh greens grown from a classroom greenhouse. Students typically receive between four to 20 orders for spirit chains daily... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — For families who have searched years for missing loved ones, donating a sample of their DNA is often a last, desperate act to confirm their worst fears. New York City's medical examiner is leading a nationwide effort to collect genetic material and match it with unidentified human remains. Over the last decade, thousands of DNA samples have been donated to the city's medical examiner's office. Most include swabs of saliva from relatives, but also DNA taken from items used by the missing persons themselves... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Several weekend flights were delayed or cancelled at Peoria's airport after a man tried to use a stolen vehicle to ram the main terminal and breached security. The Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport says in a release the man was taken into custody and to a hospital after the incident early Saturday. The airport was closed for a few hours. Airport officials say the man used the car to try to ram the building but was unsuccessful. He then forced his way inside and... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man was seriously injured in a fire that broke out on the 52nd floor of Chicago's former John Hancock Center. The Chicago Fire Department says the fire was reported in a condominium about 5 a.m. Sunday and was contained to that unit. Emergency crews rescued the man from the condo and took him to a hospital in serious condition. No other injuries were reported and the fire's cause wasn't immediately determined. The 100-story building is the fourth-tallest in Chicago... Читать дальше...

WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Monday, February 19, 2018 _____ SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 804 AM PST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * General seas...Combined seas around near 18 feet by late morning. Seas possibly to 20 feet late Sunday morning through the afternoon. * FIRST EBB...Strong ebb around 615 PM Sunday. Seas to 20 feet.... Читать дальше...

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly Florida high school shooting (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Students who survived the shooting at a Florida High School that killed 17 people are urging President Donald Trump and other leaders to do something to address gun violence. Speaking on NBC's "Meet The Press," Emma Gonzalez, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says now is the time to get on right side of the issue. Gonzalez also said politicians who are funded by the National Rifle... Читать дальше...

Stephen Curry may have picked his All-Star team, but Klay Thompson has his eye on another group of champions.

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria are releasing hundreds of people accused of supporting an Islamic extremist group, citing a lack of evidence. Salihu Othman Isah, a special adviser to Nigeria's attorney general, said in a statement Sunday that 475 suspects will be sent to rehabilitation instead of facing trial. They are among the more than 1,000 suspected Boko Haram members whose trials began last Monday at a military barracks in the central Nigerian town of Kainji. The suspects were... Читать дальше...

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Dakota Wesleyan University has unveiled an initiative and a partnership with international technology company Apple. The Daily Republic reports that university President Amy Novak announced Tuesday that all full-time, on-campus students would receive an iPad on the first day of class this fall under the initiative called Digital DWU. Novak also announced that tuition will not increase next school year, but students will see a technology fee. University officials say the partnership... Читать дальше...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A school where African-American college learned to be teachers could become a heritage center if organizers in northeastern North Carolina are successful. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports the "practice school" was built in 1921 on what was then the campus of Elizabeth City Normal School. Now partners that include Elizabeth City State hope to turn the building into an African-American Heritage center for the region. Organizers say it would be a resource center... Читать дальше...

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has sentenced 65 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group to jail over alleged incitement against the state. The decision late Saturday by a court in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig also acquitted eight individuals. Prosecutors say the group was caught with inflammatory leaflets opposing the army and state institutions, and calling for violence. Of the group, 44 were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, while the rest received two years. Under President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi... Читать дальше...

MCCOMB, Miss. (AP) — An alliance of five counties in southwestern Mississippi could soon manage local parks, including a water park that has been closed indefinitely. The Enterprise-Journal reports that the Scenic Rivers Development Authority Alliance will be made up of government groups from Amite, Franklin, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson counties. The alliance is created in House Bill 1525 , which has passed the Mississippi House and Senate and awaits a decision from Gov. Phil Bryant. One park that... Читать дальше...