Новости за 28.07.2018

ST. LOUIS — Video and audio recordings from a fatal tourist boat accident in Missouri show that the lake went from calm to deadly dangerous in a matter of minutes, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB on Friday cited preliminary findings gathered from the video recorder camera system salvaged by divers after the duck boat sank July 19 at Table Rock Lake near Branson. Seventeen of the 31 people on board died, including nine family members from Indianapolis.

NEW YORK (AP) — Seung-Tae Choi doesn't look the part of a traditional athlete, not with his shaggy hair, smallish build and an expression that says ready to nap rather than game on. During all the hours he spends playing video games, though, the 21-year-old from South Korea certainly acts it. "We're not here to have fun," he said through a translator. Choi — better known to his fans as Bdosin — and his teammates with the London Spitfire like to think they're making a statement on a major stage this weekend... Читать дальше...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police are investigating the possible drowning death of a woman in Massachusetts. Worcester police responded to a call from two men about a potential drowning Saturday morning shortly before 8 a.m., and found a woman's body in the water at Lake Park. They say the 37-year-old woman was found faced down and pronounced dead. Members of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner have retrieved her body and are assessing the cause of death. Police have not identified the victim, and say the investigation is ongoing. Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted U.S. prelate Theodore McCarrick’s offer to resign from the College of Cardinals after allegations of sexual abuse, including one involving an 11-year-old boy, and ordered him to conduct a “life of prayer and penance” in a home to be designated by the pontiff until a church trial is held, the Vatican said Saturday. Francis acted swiftly after receiving McCarrick’s letter of resignation Friday evening, after recent weeks have brought a spate... Читать дальше...

CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Saturday, July 28, 2018 _____ 516 FPUS55 KVEF 282046 ZFPVEF Zone forecasts for the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 146 PM PDT Sat Jul 28 2018 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographical areas and may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/lasvegas and either (1) Select a location... Читать дальше...

PEARL, Ill. (AP) — A western Illinois sheriff says a pilot has made an emergency landing in a village. Pike County Sheriff Paul Petty says the pilot made a distress call to the FAA coordination facility in Kansas City before landing in an undeveloped portion of Peal, Illinois. Petty says the pilot told deputies that there was smoke in the cockpit. The pilot wasn't injured. No other passengers were aboard. WGEM-TV reports crews are currently working to remove the plane from the area about 60 miles north of St. Читать дальше...

KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh — With his blond dreads tied in a ponytail and baggy jeans caked with paint smudges, Max Frieder first arrived at the cramped Rohingya refugee camps in December. Unlike many other foreigners, he wasn’t an aid worker in one of the biggest camps for Myanmar’s persecuted minority in southern Bangladesh. His mission: bringing color and art to one of the most dismal places in the world. Amid the sea of makeshift bamboo-and-tarp shelters dotting the rolling hills of Kutupalong... Читать дальше...

Do you want a phone with a better Amazon Prime Video user interface? Yeah, so does Jenn Salke. But the difference between you and the head of Amazon Studios is that Salke already has one. “I haven’t felt an urgency to put a deadline on it,” Salke said, when asked by a reporter during the Television Critics Association press tour Saturday about whether or not the online consumer giant was working on a phone with a better UI for Prime users. “Because I’ll tell you — and you’re welcome to come to my office ... Читать дальше...

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The nation’s president promised a “thunderous victory” and his main challenger told him “bye-bye” as they rallied supporters one final time ahead of Monday’s election in a country seeking to move past decades of economic and political paralysis. The vote will be a first for the southern African nation: Longtime leader Robert Mugabe won’t be on the ballot after resigning in November after a military takeover and pressure from the ruling ZANU-PF party that once backed him. Читать дальше...

Season 5 of “Transparent” will provide “closure” to fans, Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke said Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour. “We are planning a season 5 of the show,” Salke told reporters. “What form it takes, we haven’t quite announced yet, but it exists and we’re very excited about [it].” Salke continued to say that “we know exactly what it is creatively,” and she recently met with showrunner Jill Soloway, who has ideas “beyond ‘Transparent.'” “We were just with Jill this week,” Salke said.

Amazon might not be the first place you think of when it comes to streaming, but that’s OK, says Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke. Instead, Salke wants Amazon Studios to stand out for distinct storytelling when compared to its competitors, the exec said at the Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday. “I think its really important to think of us as an alternative to some of those places,” said Salke. “What we would love, and what we are doing, is build a more curated group of talent... Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban held their first direct contact with a U.S. official in a preliminary discussion about future peace talks on Afghanistan, a senior official with the insurgent group said Saturday. It marked one of the most significant developments amid efforts to find a negotiated end to the country’s protracted war. The official described as “useful” a meeting with Alice Wells, the U.S.’s top diplomat for South Asia, last week. He said the meeting was held in Qatar, where... Читать дальше...

Carrie Fisher’s announced appearance in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: Episode IX” gets a thumbs up from the late actress’s brother, Todd Fisher, saying “my sister and Princess Leia are the same thing.” “They have arranged it in the script and what was shot to bring her into the story in a way as if they filmed it yesterday,” Fisher told ET Canada. “It is not just me as a brother. I have a connection to this thing that is different but I am also a fan of the story line, but it is my sister. My sister and Princess Leia are the same thing. Читать дальше...

SODUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that swept through a southwestern Michigan motel early Saturday killed five children and their mother, authorities said. The Cosmo Extended Stay Motel in Sodus Township was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived shortly after receiving a 911 call at 1:45 a.m., the Berrien County sheriff's office said. Kiarre Curtis, 26, and five children ranging in age from 2 to 10 years old likely succumbed to smoke inhalation, Chief Deputy Robert Boyce said. Her husband and a 1-year-old child survived. Читать дальше...

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Family confirms 2 young children and great-grandmother died in Northern California wildfire, death toll at 5.

SODUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on a Michigan motel fire that killed six people from the same family (all times local): 4 p.m. Authorities say they gave the wrong last name for a woman who was killed with five of her children in an overnight Michigan motel fire. The Berrien County sheriff's office says the name of the 26-year-old woman who died in the early Saturday fire was Kiarre Curtis, not Kiarre Samuel. Her five children who died ranged in age from 2 to 10 years old. Smoke inhalation is the likely cause. Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones says he is keeping an "open mind" on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Democratic senator told reporters Friday evening that he wants to do his "due diligence" on Kavanaugh's work. He said he is also not worried about a flurry of advertising pressuring him to confirm Kavanaugh. Jones said that he wants "to keep an open mind on every aspect of it and look at a number of different things." Jones said senators want more documents... Читать дальше...

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico police officers are joining a lip-sync challenge aimed at boosting the profiles of their agencies to recruit new officers and to showcase their musical talents. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Espanola Police Department's video, released earlier this month, features several officers lip-syncing and dancing to 1975's "Low Rider" by the funk band War while surrounded by lowriders. In the video, Espanola Police Chief Louis Carlos and Deputy Chief Roger Jimenez say... Читать дальше...

Two writers to rule them all: Amazon has tapped “Star Trek 4” duo JD Payne and Patrick McKay to develop the “Lord of the Rings” original series announced last November. “The rich world that J.R.R. Tolkien created is filled with majesty and heart, wisdom and complexity,” Payne and McKay said in a statement. “We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Amazon to bring it to life anew. We feel like Frodo, setting out from the Shire, with a great responsibility in our care — it is the beginning... Читать дальше...

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At this point in his career, the stories of Tom Cruise doing his own stunts are almost legendary. The building jump gone wrong for his latest film “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” — the take of which ended up in the final film — has been a favorite on this press tour. But truth be told, that stunt, during which Cruise broke his ankle, isn’t even the most daring in the film. Cruise told Jimmy Fallon during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” that jumping from one building to the next was suppose to be an easy one.

Amazon Studios has greenlit new shows from Greg Daniels (“The Office”), Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”), and Lena Waithe (“The Chi”), the streaming service said Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour. Waithe’s “Them,” a horror event series, got a two-season order. For starters, “Upload” is a 10-episode sci-fi romantic satire from Daniels and his producing partner Howard Klein that stars Andy Allo and Robbie Amell. The sitcom takes place in the near future, where people who are... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Overwatch League has planted its flag atop the esports mountain. But just like its twitchy-thumbed superstars, the premier circuit can't afford to sit still. Not as long as Fortnite commands the rest of the gaming universe. The Fortnite phenomenon has put Overwatch in a strange position. The Overwatch League's inaugural season has been a barrier-breaking achievement, but Blizzard Entertainment's 6-on-6 first-person shooter isn't nearly the world's most popular video game. That would be Fortnite... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bryan Goza's desk belies the serious nature of the work he does every day in Montgomery. Comic strips paper the walls of his standard-issue office cubicle, where an action figure perches beside a computer monitor. The panels weave narratives of good and evil, superheroes and villains — tidy narratives that, despite an occasional "To Be Continued" note, have a beginning, middle and end. But the work that Goza does inside the cubicle and out is not always so clear-cut. Goza... Читать дальше...