Новости за 08.07.2018

Michelle Wolf put on a patriotic display on her Netflix show “The Break With Michelle Wolf” in the episode following the Fourth of July. She didn’t salute U.S. independence, though — she celebrated the constitutional right to abortion. The segment dealt with the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of July. The move gives Donald Trump the chance to appoint another conservative justice, one political observers believe is likely to create a court majority that will overturn Roe v. Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will continue paying stipends to Palestinian attackers and their families despite the Israeli parliament's decision last week to withhold those funds from taxes collected on the Palestinian Authority's behalf. Abbas told a meeting of Fatah party leaders Sunday that his government will keep paying "our martyrs and prisoners and wounded people" as it has since 1965. The stipends total approximately $330 million, which is about 7 percent of... Читать дальше...

The Warriors center-heavy roster became a little less so Sunday when Zaza Pachulia reportedly agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Pistons. Yahoo Sports was the first to report the news. The 6-foot-11, 270-pound Pachulia played with Golden State for the past two seasons, winning an NBA title in both. He is the the first player from the Republic of Georgia to win an NBA championship. Pachulia’s departure is not a surprise. Last week the... Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND - Brett Anderson, facing the Indians for the first time in six years, still somehow managed to work magic against them even in an occasionally messy outing. Anderson came off the disabled list Sunday to make his first start in nearly two months, and he threw 96 pitches in five-plus innings and worked out of trouble much of the day. He didn’t allow a run, however, and the A’s got more homers from Stephen Piscotty and Jed Lowrie in a 6-0 victory, taking the series against the AL-Central leading Indians two games to one.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government is looking to allow fishermen to catch more skates, which are caught on both coasts for use as food and bait. Skates are bottom-dwelling fish that are often sold in fish markets as "skate wing." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing to increase the annual catch limit for skates by about 8 percent, to nearly 70 million pounds. The biggest skate producing states are Alaska, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, though the fish are brought... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say 20 cars have been destroyed and others damaged in an overnight fire at Salt Lake City International Airport. Salt Lake City TV station Fox 13 reports that the cars were in the Hertz rental car lot. City firefighters arrived about 12:30 a.m. Sunday to find 10 cars up in flames and others damaged. They say the fire jumped between vehicles that were parked tightly together. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage is estimated at $500,000. ___ Information from... Читать дальше...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Syracuse man is facing a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals after witnesses told authorities he tried to strangle a dog and pull its legs apart. The Post-Standard reports officers arrived at Burns Avenue on Friday evening after getting reports that a naked man was trying to kill a dog. The man was taken into custody. Officers found the dog behind a house, with a leg injury and unable to walk. Police said the dog was taken to a veterinary center, and had suffered a fractured right front leg... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — A 25-year-old man accused of posing as a 17-year-old student and Hurricane Harvey evacuee in order to play basketball at a Dallas high school is facing a new charge in his case. Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley has been charged with indecency with a child. Authorities allege he was dating a 14-year-old girl while pretending to be a student. Gilstrap-Portley's attorney didn't immediately return an email on Sunday seeking comment. Court records show he was released Friday on bond on the new charge. Читать дальше...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot lawmakers have approved a law that enables the completion of the takeover of the island nation's troubled Cooperative Bank by the Cyprus-based Hellenic Bank. The law allows state guarantees backing the multibillion-euro takeover to limit possible losses to Hellenic. It passed on a 32-20 vote Sunday. The takeover was announced nearly a month ago. Jittery depositors withdrew savings worth hundreds of millions of euros before and after the deal's announcement amid speculation about Cooperative Bank's future. Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christians tend to worship alongside people who look just like them. That is the case for the two First Baptist churches in downtown Nashville — one mostly black and the other mostly white. So when their pastors exchanged pulpits earlier this spring, the Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Jr. and the Rev. Frank Lewis not only demonstrated their friendship, but they bridged the racial divide prevalent across the Christian landscape. "What we are doing today matters. What we are doing... Читать дальше...

(Major spoilers ahead for “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” Just so you know.) “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s follow-up to “Avengers: Infinity War,” is finally here. But while it certainly ties into the universe-shattering ending of “Infinity War,” it really leaves us with many more questions than answers about the big picture moving forward. Below you’ll find a whole pile of those questions, mostly revolving around the film’s mid-credits cliffhanger and what it might tell us about... Читать дальше...

Patricia Clarkson will understand it if you find yourself loving her character, Adora, while watching HBO’s new limited series “Sharp Objects.” Though she can’t put her finger on exactly why you’d ever feel that way about Camille Preaker’s (Amy Adams) mother, she accepts the fact you might. Because everyone she knows who has read the Gillian Flynn book it’s based on loves Adora. “I knew the story, I knew who Adora was,” Clarkson told TheWrap ahead of the premiere of executive producer Marti Noxon... Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri customers of Ameren Missouri will see a drop in their electric rates beginning Aug. 1 The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved an agreement which reduces the electric revenues for the utility by about $166.5 million, 6 percent. Under the new rates, a residential customer using 1,000 killowatts a month would see rate decrease of about $6.21 a month. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that commission said the reduction reflects a lower corporate tax rate... Читать дальше...

TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, July 8, 2018 _____ 542 FPUS54 KLUB 081936 AAA ZFPLUB Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area...UPDATED National Weather Service Lubbock TX 236 PM CDT Sun Jul 8 2018 TXZ035-090915- Lubbock- Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton 236 PM CDT Sun Jul 8 2018 .LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...Partly sunny with scattered thunderstorms the rest of this afternoon, then partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent. Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia bookstore owner called police after he says a customer began harassing former White House strategist Steve Bannon in his shop. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports (https://bit.ly/2KZEgAD ) that Nick Cooke, owner of Black Swan Books in Richmond, called 911 Saturday afternoon after witnessing a woman confront Bannon and call him a "piece of trash." Cooke said Bannon was minding his own business when the woman began harassing him. Cooke asked the woman to leave. She did so only after he called police. Читать дальше...

SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Several thousand people have held an anti-government protest in Macedonia over economic policies and a deal with Greece to change the country's name to North Macedonia. Hristijan Mickoski, leader of the conservative opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, told supporters at Sunday's protest that "people are losing their country" because the left-wing government signed a "catastrophic" deal giving up Macedonia's name, identity and language. Participants at the event in the southern town of Strumica chanted "Traitor... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Santa Fe National Forest is expected to lift the closure order and stage 2 fire restrictions on Monday. The forest entered full closure on June 1 for public safety and forest health. Forest officials tell Albuquerque TV station KRQE that northern New Mexico's extreme drought conditions in this year led to the closure, but the monsoons are soon to remedy the drought across the state. The decision to lift the closure was based on several factors including current and predicted weather... Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University is preparing to launch a redesigned website that officials hope will ramp up efforts to recruit out-of-state students. The Wichita Eagle reports the university looks to launch its revamped website sometime in the next week. It will feature a streamlined home page, an interactive campus map, a virtual tour and links to every major, minor and graduate degree offered at the school. Tim Hart is the director of web and new media for the university's office of strategic communications. Читать дальше...

Now that we’re a couple years into the 4K and HDR era, the format has really started to come into its own. Movie studios have firmly committed to taking full advantage of everything that Ultra High Definition and High Dynamic Range colors have to offer — and a little assist from Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Vudu make 4K content readily available and affordable. So if you’re taking the plunge into this beautiful new world of colors you’ve never seen on a TV before, these movies are absolute must-haves. Читать дальше...

Now that we’re a couple years into the 4K and HDR era, the format has really started to come into its own. Movie studios have firmly committed to taking full advantage of everything that Ultra High Definition and High Dynamic Range colors have to offer — and a little assist from Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Vudu make 4K content readily available and affordable. So if you’re taking the plunge into this beautiful new world of colors you’ve never seen on a TV before, these movies are absolute must-haves. Читать дальше...

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Police accuse a Michigan teenager and two men of using the social media app Snapchat to orchestrate armed robberies. Detroit's WXYZ-TV cites Warren police as saying 19-year-old Sara Rowles, her 21-year-old boyfriend, Jackson Krosweck, and his friend Finzie Jones were charged Friday with armed robbery. Rowles allegedly used Snapchat to lure men to meet up with her, then invited them inside her car under the premise of engaging in sexual activity. Police say that's when the trio... Читать дальше...

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Hillsboro, Oregon, man was arrested after nearly hitting a deputy while attempting to run from a traffic stop. KPTV_TV reports that deputies were attempting to identify the driver during a traffic stop Saturday when he drove away. Officials said as Trevor Bosworth fled, his car grazed a deputy. A few minutes later, deputies found Bosworth's car near Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway. Bosworth refused to stop and led deputies on a pursuit into a neighborhood. Deputies pinned... Читать дальше...

OLNEY, Md. (AP) — One of the five newspaper employees killed in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper's office is remembered as a shy man who expressed his brilliant intellect through the editorials he wrote. More than 150 relatives, friends and co-workers of Capital Gazette editorial page editor Gerald Fischman gathered on Sunday for his funeral service and burial at Judean Memorial Gardens cemetery in Olney. A memorial service for sales assistant Rebecca Smith was planned for Sunday evening. Fischman... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Non-U.S. citizens living in the country legally may one day be allowed to vote in Boston elections. The City Council is holding a hearing Tuesday on the idea at the request of Council President Andrea Campbell. The council is considering ways to make city elections more inclusive, including allowing immigrants with legal status in the country the right to vote in municipal races. That could include legal permanent residents, visa holders and those on Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Читать дальше...

CAMBRIDGE, England — When you step off the train here and walk into the city square outside the railway station, you will not see the spires of King’s College Chapel or the turrets atop the Trinity Great Court. The University of Cambridge is still a cab ride away. But you will see a stone and glass office building with a rooftop patio. This is where Amazon designs its flying drones. Just down the block, inside a stone building of its own, Microsoft is designing some sort of computer chip for artificial intelligence. Читать дальше...