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WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cohen's guilty plea implicating President Donald Trump in a crime reverberated across the political landscape Wednesday, with Republicans rejecting talk of impeachment without evidence of Russian collusion. Democrats steered clear of the word, too, and zeroed in instead on what they called a "cesspool" of corruption engulfing the White House. The one-two punch ahead of the midterm elections — the plea from former Trump lawyer Cohen and the fraud conviction of one-time campaign chairman Paul Manafort ... Читать дальше...

Competitive ballroom dancing is a somewhat small and circumscribed world, and so of course the world of competitive same-sex ballroom dancing — as viewed in Gail Freedman’s uncertain and meandering documentary “Hot to Trot” — is even smaller and more circumscribed. Freedman follows several dancers here as they compete in the April Follies, an LGBT ballroom dance competition that has been running in Oakland, Calif., since 2003, and the Gay Games, which happens every four years. Most of her footage was shot in 2012 and 2013... Читать дальше...

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on a man who is accused in the kidnapping and killing of an Iowa college student (all times local):(backslash) 3:40 p.m. The manager of a dairy farm that employed the man charged with killing an Iowa college student says he has received dozens of threatening phone messages and other contacts in the last 24 hours, including death threats. Dane Lang, manager of Yarrabee Farms in Brooklyn, Iowa, says one person threatened to kill his dog and another said he would burn down his farm buildings. Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The leader of the world's largest Roman Catholic fraternal group is condemning clergy sex abuse and calling for reforms in the church, including a renewed commitment to celibacy by priests. Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Connecticut-based Knights of Columbus, made the comments in a letter to the group's nearly 2 million members Tuesday. Anderson cited revelations this year including sexual abuse allegations against retired archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick and... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Williams-Sonoma Inc. (WSM) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $51.7 million. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had net income of 62 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and asset impairment costs, came to 77 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 68 cents per share. The seller of cookware and home... Читать дальше...

AT&T shares took a 2.16 percent hit on Wednesday, after a Wells Fargo report raised concerns the company will be hampered by its “many mouths to feed,” following its $85.4 billion buyout of Time Warner. Wells Fargo lowered the company’s target price from $40 to $35 a share, as analyst Jennifer Fritzsche pointed to AT&T’s need to invest in several new properties, including HBO,  as AT&T works to integrates WarnerMedia (the rechristened Time Warner). Read the full article on The Wrap

LA HAYA, Holanda (AP) — La actriz y cineasta italiana Asia Argento se retiró como curadora de un festival de música holandés luego que un joven actor la acusara de abuso sexual. Los organizadores del festival "Le Guess Who?" dijeron en un comunicado emitido el miércoles que "debido a la naturaleza volátil de las acusaciones que rodean a la señorita Argento, ésta ha decidido retirarse de la curaduría de la edición de este año, mientras estos asuntos permanezcan abiertos". Argento, una prominente activista del movimiento #MeToo... Читать дальше...

Asia Argento’s accuser, Jimmy Bennett, issued a statement on Wednesday saying that he didn’t speak out shortly after the alleged 2013 sexual assault took place because he felt “ashamed and afraid to be part of the public narrative.” “I did not initially speak out about my story because I chose to handle it in private with the person who wronged me,” said Bennett in a statement to TheWrap. “My trauma resurfaced as she came out as a victim herself. I have not made a public statement in the past days... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new North Carolina political party has won a federal court victory so that a handful of its candidates can appear on the November ballot despite a new state law. A judge on Wednesday halted enforcement of the law finalized in June that would prevent three candidates chosen by the Constitution Party of North Carolina's convention from running because they had lost in another party's primary in May. The party sued the state elections board, calling it unconstitutional. The judge granted an injunction... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials earlier this month said that a strengthening economy meant that it would "likely soon be appropriate" to boost their benchmark interest rate, a strong signal that rates will be going up in September. But minutes of their discussions released Wednesday also revealed deepening concerns that escalating trade wars could hurt the economy. The CME Group's tracking of investor expectations put the likelihood of a September rate hike at 96 percent. Many economists... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Lane has weakened as it approaches Hawaii but was still expected to pack a wallop, forecasters said Wednesday, as people hurried to buy water and other supplies and the Navy moved its ships to safety. The National Weather Service said tropical-storm-force winds could begin as early as Wednesday afternoon on the Big Island. "We're planning on boarding up all our windows and sliding doors," Napua Puaoi of Wailuku, Maui, said after buying 16 pieces of plywood from Home Depot. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina state panel meeting about a request by the governor to relocate three Confederate monuments on the Capitol grounds (all times local): 4:30 p.m. A spokesman for the North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans says a decision to add context to three Confederate monuments on the state Capitol grounds is "the best outcome we could have hoped for under the circumstances." But SCV spokesman Frank Powell said he's concerned about any "contextualizing"... Читать дальше...

Yes, Bill Goldberg was fired by Donald Trump on Season 9 of “The Apprentice,” but the WWE Hall of Famer says it wasn’t him who sent out those recent tweets threatening the president of the United States. His verified @Goldberg Twitter account was hacked, per the WCW legend. Obviously I was just hacked……???? Read the full article on The Wrap

Batwoman won’t be the only major female character from DC Comics’ vault that The CW will introduce this year. During the network’s annual “Arrowverse” crossover event in December, The CW will also introduce intrepid Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane. “We couldn’t be more excited to introduce Lois Lane to the Arrowverse,” said “Supergirl” Executive Producers Jessica Queller and Robert Rovner in a statement provided to TheWrao. “This dogged, determined and brave reporter will make for a strong partner... Читать дальше...

Air pollution is shaving months — and in some cases more than a year — off your life expectancy, depending on where you live, according to a study published Wednesday. Worldwide, outdoor air pollution reduces the average life expectancy at birth by one year. The effect is much more pronounced in some countries: It cuts the average Egyptian’s life span by 1.9 years and the average Indian’s by 1.5 years. In Russia, it’s around nine months. For the United States, it’s less... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Moments after Trump’s former personal attorney implicated the president of the United States in a felony, Sen. John Cornyn declared, “People who do bad things, who break the law need to be held accountable.” Cornyn, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, quickly made clear his statement wasn’t aimed at Trump. For Republicans, Tuesday’s courtroom drama revived an uncomfortable and all-too-familiar predicament. On a seemingly weekly basis, party leaders and... Читать дальше...

Jim Carrey is heating up his anti-Trump artistic efforts. Actor-artist Carrey fired up his skills Wednesday morning, to depict President Trump burning at the stake. Read the full article on The Wrap

Looks like the gang’s all there on the “Big Bang Theory” set. As she and her castmates gear up for the 12th (and, alas, final) season of the CBS sitcom, “Big Bang Theory” star Kaley Cuoco treated fans to a sneak peek of the season to come via her Instagram page on Tuesday, posting a photo of herself and costars Johnny Galecki, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg posing in front of the set’s infamously-out-of-order elevator. Read the full article on The Wrap

BEIRUT — The leader of Syria’s al Qaeda affiliate has vowed to fight on in Idlib province, the country’s last major rebel stronghold, in the face of a possible government offensive there. The rare public statement by Abu Mohammed al-Golani came as Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have been sending reinforcements into areas around Idlib in the country’s northwest, along the border with Turkey.

MIAMI (AP) — A former Swiss bank executive has pleaded guilty to his role in a $1.2 billion money-laundering scheme involving Venezuela's state-run oil and natural gas company. Federal court records show that 44-year-old Matthias Krull pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The German national and Panamanian resident is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 29. Authorities say the scheme began in 2014 with bribery and fraud at the state-run PDVSA oil and gas enterprise and grew over time. Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A new poll shows far more Minnesota voters know Democratic Sen. Tina Smith than Republican state Sen. Karin Housley as they compete for a Senate seat in the spotlight. Smith got a boost in name recognition when the then-lieutenant governor was appointed to replace former Sen. Al Franken following his resignation in January. Housley jumped into the race soon after Franken announced in December he would step down following a string of sexual misconduct allegations. A Suffolk... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on flooding in Wisconsin (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Authorities are identifying a man who drowned during widespread flooding in Madison this week. The Dane County Medical Examiner's office identified the man as 70-year-old James A. Sewell of Madison. Preliminary autopsy reports confirmed the cause of death as accidental drowning. Sewell was driving on Madison's west side on Monday evening when floodwaters pushed his car into a drainage ditch. Bystanders, including Madison Alderman Matt Phair and his wife... Читать дальше...

DOETINCHEM, Netherlands — “We’re lost,” said Truus Ooms, 81, to her friend Annie Arendsen, 83, as they rode a city bus together. “As the driver, you should really know where we are,” Arendsen told Rudi ten Brink, 63, who sat at the wheel of the bus. But she was joking. The three are dementia patients at a care facility in the eastern Netherlands. Their bus ride — a route on the flat, tree-lined country roads of the Dutch countryside — was a simulation... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. for promotion to four-star rank and appointment as the next commander of Central Command. McKenzie currently is director of the staff that supports the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If confirmed by the Senate, he would succeed Army Gen. Joseph Votel, who has led Central Command since March 2016. Central Command, based in Tampa, Florida, is responsible for U.S. military operations throughout the greater Middle East... Читать дальше...

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, August 22, 2018 _____ 937 FPUS54 KMAF 222010 ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 310 PM CDT Wed Aug 22 2018 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ061-062-230915- Ector-Midland-... Читать дальше...