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The death of celebrity chef and “Parts Unknown” star Anthony Bourdain moved people to flood social media on Friday with tributes. Among the more unexpected tributes came from musician and outspoken conservative Ted Nugent, whose political views would seem to have little in common with Bourdain’s. “Adios & Godspeed my kill it & grill it bloodbrother Anthony Bordain,” Nugent wrote early Friday morning, after news broke that Bourdain had died of an apparent suicide at age 61.

MESCALERO, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on New Mexico wildfires (all times local): 3:00 p.m. A New Mexico utility says firefighting efforts in southern New Mexico prompted it to shut down power lines for several communities. PNM says it planned to shut down the lines early in the afternoon Friday to allow for air tankers to drop retardant on the wildfire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The lines provide power to the Village of Ruidoso, and the villages of Mescalero and Tularosa. The utility planned... Читать дальше...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Police records show the Navajo Nation president's daughter had a blood-alcohol level more than double the legal limit when she was arrested for DWI. Arizona Department of Public Safety reports made available Friday indicate Karis Begaye had a BAC level of 0.211 percent at the time of her April 22 arrest south of Flagstaff. Arizona's legal limit is 0.08 percent. DPS officers say they found a bottle of vodka on the ground next to Begaye's vehicle as well as an open bottle of tequila in the backseat after a collision. Читать дальше...

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police in the northern Iowa's Mason City say two apartment complexes near an overflowing creek have been evacuated. Police say the decision to evacuate Autumn Park and Chelsea Creek apartment complexes on Friday came after nearly 6 inches of rain fell in the area, swelling nearby Chelsea Creek. Police said the creek's water levels were slowly receding Friday, but that the threat of more rain later Friday and Saturday still posed a flooding threat. Because of that, the apartment... Читать дальше...

It was one of Anthony Bourdain’s closest friends who found him unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning. Éric Ripert, a famed chef in his own right whose flagship New York restaurant Le Bernardin holds three Michelin stas, honored Bourdain after his death by suicide at the age of 61. “Anthony was my best friend,” tweeted Ripert on Friday, adding, “An exceptional human being, so inspiring & generous. One of the great storytellers who connected w so many. I pray he is at peace from the bottom of my heart. Читать дальше...

It was one of Anthony Bourdain’s closest friends who found him unresponsive in his hotel room on Friday morning. Éric Ripert, a famed chef in his own right, honored Bourdain, who died by suicide at the age of 61. “Anthony was my best friend,” tweeted Ripert on Friday, adding, “An exceptional human being, so inspiring & generous. One of the great storytellers who connected w so many. I pray he is at peace from the bottom of my heart. My love & prayers are also w his family, friends and loved ones.

CHICAGO (AP) — The deaths of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion designer Kate Spade highlight a troubling trend — rising suicides among middle-aged Americans. Mental health issues, often undiagnosed, are usually involved. Experts say knowing warning signs in family, friends and co-workers can help stop a crisis from becoming a tragedy. These include talk of feeling trapped or hopeless. A U.S. report released this week found an uptick in suicide rates in nearly every state since 1999. Middle-aged adults ... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — A former seminary president dismissed over his response to two rape allegations made by students says he won't give the featured sermon at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting next week in Dallas. The convention's official news service, Baptist Press, says Paige Patterson announced the decision Friday. Patterson was dismissed last month from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, because of his response to the two rape allegations. A seminary official says in one case... Читать дальше...

(Note: This post contains spoilers for the Netflix series “The Staircase,” so you might want to finish it before reading on.) One of the key figures in the long-running case of Michael Peterson in “The Staircase” is Duane Deaver, a blood spatter analyst who worked for North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation in 2002 when the case went to trial. Deaver’s expert testimony is a major part of what lead to Peterson’s conviction for the murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson, in 2001. The blood... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former employee of the Senate intelligence committee appeared before a federal court in Maryland Friday after being arrested for lying to the FBI about contacts with multiple reporters. James A. Wolfe, the longtime director of security for the committee — one of multiple congressional panels investigating potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign — was indicted on three false statement counts Thursday evening after prosecutors say he misled agents about his relationships with reporters. Читать дальше...

Although 2019 will mark the end of the current series of “Game of Thrones,” it won’t be the only story HBO has to tell in Westeros. The network is also working on a prequel show, which will be run by screenwriter and producer Jane Goldman. She’s developing a story with George R. R. Martin, author of the book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” on which “Game of Thrones” is based, but don’t expect any of your favorite characters to show up. Instead, the new prequel will delve into the legendary past of the continent of Westeros and beyond... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The University of Oklahoma has returned donations made by a retired professor accused of sexual harassment and banned him from working on campus more than two years after the school first investigated him. The university announced the moves Thursday, a day after about 30 people signed a statement accusing John Scamehorn of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior while he had access to drama school events as a university donor. Among other things, they accused him of making sexual advances... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Agriculture Committee on Friday released a bipartisan farm bill that makes mostly modest adjustments to existing programs and, unlike the House version of the bill, doesn't pick a fight over food stamps. The Senate bill, dubbed the "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018," is budget-neutral and aims to renew subsidy, conservation, nutrition, rural development and commodity programs set to expire on Sept. 30. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the bill also includes a measure to legalize industrial hemp. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks shook off a bumpy start and ended modestly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in health care companies and makers of consumer goods. Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose 3.3 percent Friday and Procter & Gamble rose 1.9 percent. Energy companies fell along with the price of oil. Halliburton gave up 1.7 percent. Investors tread carefully as the Group of Seven summit began. Stitch Fix, an online clothing retailer... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's decision to stop defending in court the Obama health law's popular protections for consumers with pre-existing conditions could prove risky for Republicans in the midterm elections — and nudge premiums even higher. The Justice Department said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, beginning with the unpopular requirement that people carry health insurance, but also including widely-supported... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says Argentina's fiscal targets set as part of a $50 billion deal are possible but will require commitment by the South American country. Argentina and the IMF agreed Thursday on a three-year standby financing deal aimed at strengthening the economy. The government said it would accelerate reductions in the primary fiscal deficit to balance the budget by 2020, and set a new inflation target of 17 percent for 2019. IMF Mission Chief for Argentina Roberto... Читать дальше...

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador prosecutors: Arrest warrant has been issued for former President Mauricio Funes on corruption charges.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has hired former Oklahoma baseball coach Pete Hughes to lead its program. Hughes takes over for Brad Hill, who was let go as the school's winningest coach, but whose success had waned the past few years. Hughes agreed to a five-year contract that will pay him $375,000 in the first year with a $10,000 raise each remaining year. He will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday. Hughes has a 652-492-3 record over 21 seasons at Trinity University, Boston College, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma. Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two more former members of Baltimore's corrupt Gun Trace Task Force have been sentenced. The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that former gun task force detectives Evodio Hendrix and Maurice Ward each received sentences of seven years in prison. Hendrix and Ward pleaded guilty to racketeering last year. Both Hendrix and Ward have cooperated with investigators. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake has already handed down punishments to former Gun Trace Task Force officers Sgt. Wayne Jenkins and Det. Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Battling it out for a slot in this month's expected GOP gubernatorial runoff, a primary challenger to Gov. Henry McMaster is out with a new ad portraying another challenger as soft on two bedrock Republican issues: abortion and guns. On Friday, Catherine Templeton's campaign released a new statewide ad taking Greenville businessman John Warren to task. The spot features only Warren's own words, but doesn't provide the full context of the question — or his answer. In one portion ... Читать дальше...

LA MALBAIE, Quebec (AP) — Bruising for a fight, President Donald Trump barreled into the Group of Seven summit Friday, eager to confront longtime U.S. allies over a burgeoning trade dispute and insisting Russia should be brought back into the fold. Trump joined the leaders of major industrialized nations in an idyllic Canadian resort town after days of escalating conflict over new U.S. tariffs he slapped on imports of steel and aluminum. Facing pointed criticism from increasingly disillusioned allies... Читать дальше...

BEIJING — Cooperation between Russia and China is at an all-time high, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday, underscoring how pressure from the West has magnified Beijing’s political and economic importance to Moscow. “Cooperation with China is one of Russia’s top priorities, and it has reached an unprecedented level,” Putin said. Xi said the two countries have “always firmly taken the development of relations as a priority... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Tuition at the University of Washington will increase by $218 next school year for undergraduate students from the state. The Seattle Times reports the university's board approved the 2.2 percent increase Thursday. The tuition will be $10,127 for students at the university's campuses in Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma. A 2015 state law limits tuition for public universities from rising faster than the state's median hourly wage. Tuition for undergraduate students from outside the state will increase by 3 percent to $35,508. Читать дальше...