Новости за 09.03.2018

Don’t worry, MoviePass has decided it doesn’t need to be with you 24/7. The subscription service removed its “app location capability” following backlash from users who freaked out when they learned about the company’s plan to track their whereabouts at all times. MoviePass Chief Executive Mitch Lowe was the one to break the initial creepy news to users at the Entertainment Finance Forum in Los Angeles last week. Also Read: MoviePass Hits 2 Million Subscribers, Gaining 1 Million in Seven Weeks... Читать дальше...

The Bay Area's sports landscape features iconic athletes and legendary teams that will live forever in local lore. As fans go, we're a pretty blessed bunch. The stadiums and arenas where it all happened share a similarly special place in our collective consciousness.

The Bay Area's sports landscape features iconic athletes and legendary teams that will live forever in local lore. As fans go, we're a pretty blessed bunch. The stadiums and arenas where it all happened share a similarly special place in our collective consciousness.

Netflix has given a 10-episode order to a talk show from “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald. “Norm Macdonald has a Show” will feature Norm’s trusty sidekick Adam Eget, and one celebrity guest per episode. According to Netflix’s description, it will consist of “great and unexpected conversation, jokes and a behind-the-scenes look at Norm’s world.” Yeah, basically it’s the YouTube show with a bigger budget. Also Read: Barack Obama in Talks to Produce Shows for Netflix (Report) Friday’s news... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The five companies selected to grow medical marijuana in Arkansas have paid their fees to be licensed, and one reversed course on which county it would locate its facility. The Department of Finance and Administration said Friday the five companies each paid the $100,000 fee and posted the $500,000 performance bond required to be licensed by the state as cultivation facilities. The Medical Marijuana Commission is expected to formally issue the licenses Wednesday. Natural... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli's lawyer said he sometimes wants to hug his client and sometimes wants to punch him in the face, but he told a federal judge at his sentencing hearing Friday that his outspokenness shouldn't be held against him. Attorney Benjamin Brafman wants U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto to sentence the former pharmaceutical company CEO known for trolling critics on the internet to 18 months in prison. He was convicted of securities fraud last year for defrauding investors in two failed hedge funds. Читать дальше...

PERRY, Okla. (AP) — A former principal of a northern Oklahoma elementary school has been sentenced to five years on probation for not reporting child abuse by a teacher's aide. The Oklahoman reports that 51-year-old Kenda Miller was sentenced Thursday after reaching a plea deal for misdemeanor charges of failure to promptly report child abuse or neglect. Miller resigned in June from Upper Elementary School in Perry, where 86-year-old Arnold Cowen molested girls while working as an aide. Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say dozens of vehicles crashed in snowy conditions along westbound Interstate 94 in southern Michigan, closing the freeway. The multi-vehicle pileup Friday morning involving cars, semi-trucks and other vehicles snarled traffic through Jackson County, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) west of Detroit. There was no immediate word about injuries. The Jackson County sheriff's office used its Facebook page to urge motorists to avoid the area. The sheriff's office, Michigan... Читать дальше...

An unknown number of bus lines are delayed across San Francisco due to a server crash that impacted the radio system and is now causing the city’s app to malfunction. “Between about 6:15 a.m. and 6:40 a.m., the radio system was down,” said Paul Rose, a spokesman for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority. “So we were making sure that all of those radios work before we sent those buses out, so every operator has a working radio. “During that time, buses... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota is considering changing the name of its student union building because it's named after a segregationist. The university's student government passed a resolution this week that says the school should rename the Coffman Memorial Union to a "neutral name" that reflects inclusive values. The building is named after former university president Lotus D. Coffman. His legacy came under scrutiny last fall after a university exhibit brought attention to Coffman's... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — With hundreds of teachers chanting in the hallway, lawmakers in Kentucky called a recess instead of voting on a bill that would cut retirement benefits for one of the nation's worst-funded public pension plans. The state Senate is scheduled to vote Friday on Senate bill 1, which would temporarily reduce annual cost-of-living raises for retired public school teachers among other changes. Teachers packed the state Capitol, chanting so loudly the Republican Senate president asked to keep the doors closed as much as possible. Читать дальше...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A former Twin Falls police officer accused of sexually abusing young girls has entered a plea bargain. The Times-News reports 33-year-old William Jansen pleaded guilty Thursday. A teenage girl accused Jansen last year of sexually abusing her in 2008 and 2009 when she was between 7 and 9 years old. She told authorities that Jansen had also abused at least two other girls. Jansen was charged with four counts of lewd contact with a minor under 16 and one misdemeanor count last April. Читать дальше...

Ava DuVernay’s “A Wrinkle in Time” grossed $1.3 million at the Thursday box office. When tracking for the adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s sci-fi novel first came out three weeks ago, opening weekend estimates were set at approximately $35 million against a production budget of at least $103 million, according to California Film Commission reports. The closest competition for “Wrinkle in Time” would be Disney’s 2015 flop “Tomorrowland,” which opened to $33 million and ended up making $209.1 million... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would end most child marriages. The House voted 109-1 on Friday for the bill, which would prohibit anyone under the age of 17 from getting married. The measure emerged after a compromise with the Senate, which originally voted to ban marriages of anyone under 18. The bill says anyone marrying a 17-year-old can't be more than two years older, and minors need parental consent. Currently, 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with the consent of both sets of parents. Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are honoring a news photographer who has been covering the state Capitol for decades. The House of Delegates recognized Richmond Times-Dispatch photographer Bob Brown on the House floor on Friday. The House had previously passed a resolution expressing admiration for his work. Brown joined the newspaper in 1968 and was recently selected to the Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was the first photojournalist to win the George... Читать дальше...

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who killed a mother and her 4-year-old daughter last summer will spend 44 years to life in prison. The Post-Star says Bryan M. Redden apologized and asked for forgiveness Thursday in Warren County Court. Crystal Riley and her daughter, Lilly Frasier, were stabbed and strangled in their Glens Falls home. In court, Riley's mother, MaryEllen Monroe, described them as beautiful, kind, selfless and loving. The defense said Redden had a history of psychiatric problems and substance abuse. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli (all times local): 11:30 a.m. A defense lawyer for "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli (SHKREL'-ee) says his client shouldn't be sentenced to a more severe punishment because he is outspoken. Attorney Benjamin Brafman is speaking at the sentencing Friday for the pharmaceutical company CEO on a securities fraud conviction. Shkreli became notorious for raising the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000 percent and trolling critics online. Читать дальше...

NBC’s “Champions” didn’t win anything on Thursday night, when the series premiered to Nielsen numbers that might not even qualify for a participation trophy. Airing after “Will & Grace,” the 9:30 p.m. sitcom’s debut settled for a 0.8 rating/3 share and 3 million total viewers. At least the conclusion to NBC’s latest “Chicago Fire”/”Chicago PD” crossover at 10 performed well. CBS topped primetime outright with “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon”; ABC’s “TGIT” lineup finished runner-up. Читать дальше...

Anya Taylor-Joy’s compellingly incongruent face is the best effect in the new thriller “Thoroughbreds.” Best known for playing the Puritan teen accused of practicing dark magic in the 2015 arthouse horror hit “The Witch,” the British actress has the eyes of a prim toddler and a full, sensual mouth somehow made up of sharp angles. Those mercurial features comprise a microcosm of writer-director Cory Finley’s debut: a cold, twisty mystery that keeps delivering surprises. Imagine if the creepy twins from “The Shining” were separated at birth... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Education is requiring four school districts to participate in interdistrict student transfers despite worries that students crossing district lines will result in "white flight." The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the board decided Thursday to uphold a decision made earlier this year to deny Public School Choice Act exemptions to Hope, Junction City, Lafayette County and Camden Fairview districts. District leaders had pursued... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli (all times local): 11:05 a.m. "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli (SHKREL'-ee) is in the courtroom to be sentenced on a securities fraud conviction. A judge must weigh whether the pharmaceutical company CEO is a manipulator who conned wealthy investors or a misunderstood eccentric who made those same investors even wealthier. The defense wants the judge to give Shkreli a sentence of 18 months or less because his investors in two failed hedge funds got all of their money back. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is getting deeper into the professional sports streaming game, signing a deal with Major League Baseball to air 25 afternoon games in an exclusive deal. The games will be available Facebook users in the U.S. on Facebook Watch, the company's video feature, via the MLB Live show page. Facebook said Friday that recorded broadcasts will also be available globally, excluding select international markets. Facebook, Twitter and Amazon and other tech companies are in a race to acquire sports streaming rights... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A doctor who pleaded guilty to accepting money for prescribing a highly addictive opioid spray in exchange for kickbacks is being sentenced. Jerrold Rosenberg is expected to be sentenced Friday in federal court in Providence. He faces a maximum 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say Rosenberg bullied patients who complained about the effects of the fentanyl spray Subsys, telling one to "stop crying, you're acting like a child." He got $188,000 in kickbacks. Two patients survived after overdosing. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas unemployment rate rose slightly in January to start the year at 4 percent. The Texas Workforce Commission on Friday reported that compares to the December statewide jobless rate of 3.9 percent. Nationwide unemployment held steady in February at 4.1 percent. Texas jobless figures for February will be released on March 23. Commission figures show Midland had the lowest unemployment in Texas during January at 2.4 percent. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission area had the state's... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The bull market turned nine Friday, extending a run that began in the depths of the Great Recession. On March 9, 2009, the S&P 500 hit a cycle low of 676.53, and has more than quadrupled since that date, according to Howard Silverblatt at S&P Global, helped by historically low interest rates and improving corporate profits. The stock market has had several corrections since March 2009, which is when an index like the S&P 500 falls 10 percent or more from a recent high, most recently in February. Читать дальше...