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Writer and comedian Rachel Bloom recalled her own personal #MeToo moment, saying that she recently demanded an apology from the people she now says sexually harassed her a decade ago and forced her from the leadership of a sketch comedy group at NYU. “When I was 19, I got caught in a love triangle with two guys who were older than I was, and I handled myself weirdly because I had just lost my virginity,” the creator and star of CW’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” said Monday at TheWrap’s BE Conference in Austin, Tex. Читать дальше...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado criminal defense investigator jailed for refusing to testify in a death penalty appeal because of her faith is being released from jail now that she's agreed to take the stand. A judge on Monday ordered that Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, be set free after spending two weeks behind bars. She did not want to testify for prosecutors seeking to uphold the conviction and death sentence of Robert Ray. But according to a court document filed Saturday... Читать дальше...

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Not long ago, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the voice of a conservative revolution in the heartland, a Republican at the vanguard and a possible future president. Today, he’s the voice of concern, warning his party — at home and nationally — that change is coming again. In private meetings, public forums and his own policy moves, Walker has made clear he sees worrisome signs for the GOP and the hard-line conservatism that’s marked his eight years in office. Wisconsin... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state agency is telling 3,000 college scholarship recipients in South Carolina that their personal information was posted online for 10 months. The Commission on Higher Education sent a letter to students who earned Palmetto Fellows scholarships, saying their names, addresses and Social Security numbers were posted in May 2017 when the agency switched programs. The letter says a student found the information during a web search. It is only supposed to be available to colleges. Читать дальше...

The pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump offered Monday to return $130,000 she received from Trump’s personal attorney in 2016 for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship. In exchange, the actress, Stephanie Clifford, seeks an end to her deal to keep quiet about what she says was an affair with Trump that started in 2006 and lasted for several months. In the letter, which was sent to Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen... Читать дальше...

TRAFFORD, Pa. — Barbara DeFelice spent a bright but chilly afternoon preparing her garden for spring, not hand-wringing over a congressional special election just days away. She decided months ago to back Republican Rick Saccone for one reason: opposition to abortion rights. “He shares my values,” said the 64-year-old retiree. “I just don’t understand that people say we shouldn’t put lobsters into hot, boiling water ... but we can kill babies.” Nearby in this upper-middle-class enclave outside Pittsburgh... Читать дальше...

ALONG THE BANGLADESH-MYANMAR BORDER — From their home, a tent hastily erected in a grassy field, the young Muslim Rohingya couple can see the village they left behind last year, fleeing attacks by Buddhist mobs and Myanmar security forces. They arrived in a no-man’s-land, one of the small, poorly defined areas that exist at the cloudiest edges of the borderlands, places that seem to be neither Myanmar nor Bangladesh. While most Rohingya refugees who crossed the border have sought... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Efforts to find out more about what top Hawaii officials did in the immediate aftermath of January's false missile alert have been stymied at the highest levels of state government. Hawaii law says opening the government to public scrutiny "is the only viable and reasonable method of protecting the public's interest." But for nearly two months, Gov. David Ige's office has refused to provide information requested by The Associated Press that could show how he and other officials handled the crisis.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on deadly package bombings in Austin, Texas (all times local): 3 p.m. Austin's police chief says package bombs caused both explosions in Texas' capital city on Monday, making it three this month. Police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference that the latest bombing injured a 75-year-old Hispanic woman. Manley says investigators believe that attack and one earlier Monday that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured a woman in her 40s are linked to a March 2 package... Читать дальше...

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WA Portland OR Zone Forecast for Monday, March 12, 2018 _____ 725 FPUS56 KPQR 121953 CCA ZFPPQR Zone Forecasts for Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington...CORRECTED National Weather Service Portland OR 1253 PM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018 Updated coastal zones for warmer temperatures today... Spot Temperatures are for Today, Tonight, Tuesday, Tuesday Night, and Wednesday. WAZ021-122330- South Washington Coast- Including the cities of Raymond, Long Beach, Ocean Park, Naselle, Cathlamet, and Cape Disappointment... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State employees working in the Albany office building that's the tallest in upstate New York are drinking bottled water after a chemical used in mothballs was detected in water samples. The Office of General Services says trace amounts of naphthalene were found in samples taken from faucets inside the 44-floor Corning Tower, located on the Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany. OGS, headquartered in the tower along with the health department, says the amounts were well below the... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Top Democratic leaders in the House and Senate implored President Trump on Monday to employ “all resources available” to extradite 13 Russians charged last month with subverting the 2016 presidential election after Russia’s president raised the possibility of Jewish involvement. “Ensuring these Russian nationals stand trial in the United States is imperative for deterring Russia from future attacks on our democracy and would be a signal to those who seek to meddle with... Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — La candidatura de Nueva York a organizar los juegos olímpicos del 2012 en un barrio de rieles de trenes y edificios industriales no prosperó, pero el imponente proyecto de Hudson Yards que surgió en su lugar conserva ambiciones de proporciones olímpicas. Tras cinco años de obras, emerge en el West Side de Manhattan una mini-ciudad en donde pudo haber habido un estadio olímpico y otro para partidos de fútbol americano. El proyecto, que incluirá un hotel, una escuela, un centro comercial... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police chief: Package bombs caused both of Monday's explosions in Austin, Texas, making it three this month.

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The final day of campaigning Monday before votes are cast in Pennsylvania's closely watched congressional election drew a visit by Donald Trump Jr. and lots of door-knocking all over the southwestern district where polls show a close race. President Donald Trump tweeted about "steel and business" in a final push to sway voters and Donald Trump Jr., visiting a candy-making business, touted Republican Rick Saccone as someone who will be "helping fight with my father" for jobs to come back from overseas. Читать дальше...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses said. A senior airport official said the pilot of US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 did not follow landing instructions from the control tower and approached the airport’s one runway from the wrong direction. “The airplane was not properly aligned with the runway. Читать дальше...

SHELTON, Conn. (AP) — All 398 seventh-graders at Shelton Intermediate School faced the same task: take sides and successfully argue the position of patriots or loyalists in the American Revolutionary War. Most would spend three 50-minute social studies classes researching and writing, using laptops, audio tapes, hand outs and videos to compile evidence. The 186 students who are part of the new School of Innovation tackled the assignment differently. Using the same materials, the School of Innovation ... Читать дальше...

MESA, Ariz. — It doesn’t take much to be the longest-tenured A’s player, and that distinction goes to shortstop Marcus Semien. All of three years. On some teams, three years means you’re a kid. Look across the bay. On the A’s, it makes you a veteran. In Semien’s case, it’s more than that. Against the backdrop of top middle-infield prospects Franklin Barreto and Jorge Mateo in training camp, corner infielders Matt Olson and Matt Chapman seemingly... Читать дальше...

CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on the Pennsylvania special election in the 18th Congressional District (all times local): 3:40 p.m. The conservative Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board has offered a novel endorsement of Republican Rick Saccone in Tuesday's surprisingly competitive special congressional election. The newspaper says Democrat Conor Lamb is impressive, but argues that an upset in Pennsylvania could start a "Democratic wave" that would lead to President Donald Trump's impeachment. Читать дальше...

TEHRAN — Investigators on Monday found the “black box” from a Turkish private jet that crashed in an Iranian mountain range on its way from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul, killing all 11 people on board that included a Turkish bride-to-be and her bachelorette party. Authorities recovered all the dead from the crash site in the Zagros Mountains outside of the city of Shahr-e Kord, some 230 miles south of Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to a report by the state-run IRNA news agency. Читать дальше...

Vincent Kartheiser has been cast as a lead in Fox’s legal drama pilot from Danny Strong and David Elliot. The untitled project is set at a wrongful conviction firm led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer. Her team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty. Our lead’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation, household name and national celebrity. Читать дальше...

Vincent Kartheiser has been cast as a series regular in Fox’s legal drama pilot from Danny Strong and David Elliot. The untitled project is set at a wrongful conviction firm led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer set to be played by Rachelle Lefevre. Her team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were ‘proven’ guilty. Our lead’s motivation comes from her infamous past; as a young adult she was found guilty and later exonerated in a high-profile case in which she became a tabloid sensation... Читать дальше...

Former CAA agent Cameron Mitchell, who was fired from the agency last November after aspiring actress Demi Mann accused him of multiple sexual assaults, contends in a new statement that she is “fabricating her story, likely for material gain.” Mitchell, whose clients have included Common, Nia Long, Jordan Peele, Terence Howard and RZA, has largely remained silent since Mann filed her lawsuit. But now his representatives have released a statement to TheWrap in which he says CAA fired him without... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman Monday in Austin is probably linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, authorities said, and investigators are considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black. Shortly after Police Chief Brian Manley announced the suspected link between Monday's blast and a March 2 attack that killed a 39-year-old man, authorities rushed to the scene of a third explosion that badly injured a second woman. Читать дальше...