Новости за 14.06.2018

One week after Samantha Bee’s apology for calling Ivanka Trump a “feckless c-t,” her TBS late-night show “Full Frontal” saw its advertiser count remain stagnant. Universal and PlayStation advertised during the show again (Universal promoted “The First Purge” after running a “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” promo last week). The other national advertisers this week included New Line Cinema’s “Tag” and Wendy’s. That means for the second week in a row, “Full Frontal” had roughly one-third of its usual amount of national advertisers. Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former juror on a death penalty trial said Thursday that he was "frankly upset" to read information last year about the terrible childhood of the man he and 11 other jurors recommended be executed two decades ago. The upbringing of killer Raymond Tibbetts was presented as a debate between his attorneys, who said his background was terrible, and prosecutors, who said it wasn't that bad, ex-juror Ross Geiger told the Ohio Parole Board. Thus, Geiger said he was surprised when... Читать дальше...

ALTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire high school senior class president about to head out for military training couldn't make his graduation, so he got his own personal ceremony instead. People attending the Prospect Mountain High School senior awards program Wednesday night were asked to stay after the event ended. Out marched school officials, faculty and National Guard member Jacob Blair, all wearing graduation robes. "Pomp and Circumstance" played as Blair entered to a standing crowd. He gave a speech and received his diploma. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The popular true-crime podcast "S-Town" is being developed as a movie. The film production company Participant Media has acquired the feature-film rights to the seven-episode podcast. "Spotlight" director Tom McCarthy is in negotiations to direct. Made by the creators of the podcast "Serial," ''S-Town" is about an Alabama antique clock restorer from Woodstock, Alabama, named John B. McLemore. In 2012, he sent an email to the makers of "This American Life" asking for help in a murder investigation. Читать дальше...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A senior journalist and his two police bodyguards were fatally shot Thursday by assailants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and the journalist's colleagues said. Shujaat Bukhari was shot by unidentified gunmen as he left his office in Srinagar, the disputed region's main city. Bukhari, who was a group editor for three daily newspapers and a weekly, including the English-language daily Rising Kashmir, was targeted as he was getting into his vehicle. Bukhari and one police... Читать дальше...

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Auto transmission maker BorgWarner says it is nearly done moving about 300 employees into a new technical center in suburban Indianapolis. The workers are coming to the Noblesville center from BorgWarner facilities further northeast of Indianapolis in Anderson and Pendleton. BorgWarner spokeswoman Kathy Graham tells The Indianapolis Star that only a few workers are awaiting completion of construction to transfer into the new center. Company and local officials held a ceremony... Читать дальше...

SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Police say two employees of an inn at a popular Vermont tourist destination ate marijuana-laced chocolate left behind by guests and got sick. Shelburne Police were called to the Inn at Shelburne Farms on Wednesday after receiving a report an employee felt ill and was lying in the parking lot. The two employees were taken to the hospital and have since been released. The inn's spokeswoman says that any food left behind is not to be consumed by staff and that the inn's training programs will be reviewed with employees. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Donald Trump is celebrating his 72nd birthday Thursday — his second while in office. Trump's eldest daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump is wishing her dad "your best year yet!!!" in a birthday tweet. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is also celebrating the occasion on social media. On Instagram, he posted a screenshot of a Drudge Report headline declaring, "TRUMP'S BEST BIRTHDAY!" and citing the economy, North Korea, the World Cup and the jobless rate.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge is deciding who gets to collect millions of dollars in sales tax generated by businesses on part of the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Washington state. The Daily Herald reports the Tulalip Tribes sued the state and Snohomish County to stop them from collecting the tax generated by businesses in Quil Ceda Village, a large retail complex on tribal land north of Seattle. The case is before U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein, who presided over the trial in May. Читать дальше...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Latest on Jordan's economic crisis, which has sparked protests that brought down the prime minister (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Jordan's new prime minister says that fixing the economy will be the top priority of his Cabinet. Omar Razzaz says he plans to work closely with various segments of society as his government tries to overcome the country's economic challenges. After swearing in his Cabinet on Thursday, he said "our top priorities obviously are the economic situation... Читать дальше...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — Miss Michigan is ready to pass on the crown after spending a year championing for arts education at schools across the state. The Muskegon Chronicle reports 24-year-old Heather Kendrick will relinquish the title Saturday when she crowns Miss Michigan 2018. Kendrick says her year in the role has been "so rewarding." Kendrick was crowned Miss Michigan in Muskegon on June 17, 2017. She spent the year advocating for a cause close to her heart, "Keeping the Arts in Education: Advocating... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to respond to Maryland's request for a declaration that power plants in five upwind states are contributing to Maryland's air quality problems. The judge on Wednesday ordered the EPA to take final action on Maryland's petition by Sept. 15. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Maryland officials last year after the EPA failed to meet the deadline for a response.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City officials are considering spending more than $4 million to create a railroad quiet zone downtown. The Rapid City Journal reports that the City Council will discuss several options Monday to reduce noise from train horns at railroad crossings. The city's cheapest option would cost about $1.7 million to limit the quiet zone to the central downtown area, including only four crossings between two streets. The most expensive proposal costs $4.4 million for improvements... Читать дальше...

ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — The family of a Massachusetts high school math teacher killed by one of her students in 2013 has announced the recipients of an annual scholarship named in her honor. The Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to graduating seniors who plan to pursue a teaching degree in college. In the past, recipients have had to attend either Andover High School in Ritzer's hometown, or Danvers High School, where she taught. This year for the first time students graduating... Читать дальше...

ALTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire high school senior class president about to head out for military training couldn't make his graduation, so he got his own personal ceremony, instead. The audience was asked to stay Wednesday night as the senior awards at Prospect Mountain High School in Alton wrapped up. Out marched school officials, faculty and others in graduation robes. Jacob Blair, a National Guard member, wore his cap and gown and walked in to "Pomp and Circumstance" and a standing crowd. Blair... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — In a story June 13 about wildfires, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a resident who witnessed a fire in Moab, Utah. His name is Steve Clark, not Tim Clark. A corrected version of the story is below: 'Like dominoes': Utah homes burn as wildchfires menace US West A brush fire raced through a neighborhood in the Utah tourist town of Moab, destroying eight homes as nearby states struggled with blazes that threatened homes By COLLEEN SLEVIN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press DENVER (AP) ... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists urging the removal of a prominent 19th century statue in San Francisco depicting a Native American at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and a Catholic missionary will get another chance to make their case. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the city's Board of Appeals voted Wednesday to grant a rehearing on removing the "Early Days" statue near City Hall. The San Francisco Arts Commission and Historic Preservation Commission decided to put the statue in storage amid complaints... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on New York's lawsuit against the Trump Foundation (all times local): 11:31 a.m. President Donald Trump is declaring that he "won't settle" a lawsuit from the New York attorney general alleging that the Trump Foundation engaged in pattern of illegal self-dealing. The president is calling it on Twitter a "ridiculous case" that former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman "never had the guts to bring" forward before he "resigned his office in disgrace." The lawsuit, brought... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Bud lashed the southern end of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, home to the popular beach resorts of Los Cabos, with heavy winds Thursday ahead of an expected landfall later in the day. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said tropical storm-force winds had reached the peninsula even as Bud's center was still about 85 miles (135 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas. The storm's maximum sustained winds had eased to 45 mph (75 kph) as it moved over cooler waters... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and immigration legislation (all times local): 11:30 a.m. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says a Trump administration policy that separates children from their parents at the southern border is "barbaric" and has to stop. Pelosi said Thursday that separating families as parents are being detained after crossing the southern border illegally "is not what America is, but this is the policy of the Trump administration." She adds, "This is not normal. It's barbaric. Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Private courier drivers fanned across the state Thursday to collect ballots and return them to the state capital for additional tabulations to determine winners in two Democratic primary elections. Memory sticks containing election tallies and boxes of hand-counted ballots were being delivered to a secure location in Augusta. The state's top election officials said they may release unofficial election results sometime next week, after additional tabulations. Ranked-choice voting works like this... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on a former juror who says new information has changed his mind about a death sentence he recommended (all times local): 11:45 a.m. A former juror has told the Ohio Parole Board that knowing what he does now, he wouldn't have recommended death for a man 20 years ago. At issue is the case of death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, who is set to die in October for killing Fred Hicks at Hicks' Cincinnati home in 1997. The parole board voted 11-1 last year against mercy for Tibbetts. Читать дальше...

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Florida's citrus growers are blaming Hurricane Irma for one of their worst seasons in decades. In a Naples Daily News report , U.S. agriculture officials said Florida's orange production dropped nearly 35 percent from the previous season. Grapefruit production was half of what it was last year. The 49.5 million boxes of citrus fruits produced in Florida was the smallest number recorded since the 1941-1942 season. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said federal funding would help growers recover from Irma. Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a businessman who refused to print posters for an LGBT business group because he did not want to "promote" the gay rights movement. The country's top court said it was upholding the ruling of a lower court. The Regional Court in Lodz had argued that the principle of equality before the law meant the businessman did not have the right to withhold services from the LGBT Business Forum. The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Zbigniew Ziobro... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Chicago is becoming the first major U.S. research university to stop requiring American undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. The decision that school officials say is designed to help even the playing field for students from low-income or underrepresented communities has been made by some liberal arts colleges but the school is the first major research university to do so. The university also said Thursday that it will provide full-tuition aid for... Читать дальше...