Новости за 31.08.2018

BOSTON (AP) — A prominent shark researcher says smaller, younger great white sharks are being spotted in larger numbers off Cape Cod. Massachusetts marine biologist Greg Skomal says the presence of juvenile sharks could be contributing to more encounters with humans because the young sharks tend to favor the large fish anglers also prize. Cape Cod authorities, meanwhile, worry about what happens after Labor Day, when lifeguards leave. The National Park Service says beach closures from shark sightings have more than doubled this year... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Labor and Treasury departments to work to make it easier for small businesses to band together to offer retirement plans to their workers. Trump signed an executive order requiring that the departments issue regulations to remove regulatory hurdles that keep small businesses from coming together to form what are called association retirement plans. He said the cost of administering 401(k)s and other plans discourages small businesses from making them available. Читать дальше...

The Giants, who have fallen from contention and have realized it’s time to look beyond 2018, traded outfielder Andrew McCutchen to the Yankees on Friday for two minor-leaguers. The Giants also will send cash to New York to cover part of the roughly $3 million remaining on McCutchen’s contract. In return, the Yankees will send San Francisco a Triple-A infielder who was an Eastern League All-Star this year and a 20-year-old pitcher. The infielder, Abiatal Avelino, had a .945 OPS in his second season four Double-A Trenton... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the funeral for soul legend Aretha Franklin (all times local): 3:55 p.m. The Rev. Jesse Jackson told Aretha Franklin to "sleep on" and "I'll see you in the morning." Jackson, who has Parkinson's disease and is in his late 70s, spoke slowly as he stood in front of the gathered mourners at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit on Friday. He led them in a prayer of thanks for Aretha and her minister father, asking that god make all in the church "better, not bitter," by the time the day is over. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police chiefs and cities are working together to block a proposed state rule that they say would allow unchecked home marijuana deliveries anywhere in California — even places that have banned cannabis sales. California Police Chiefs Association President David Swing says in a statement that the change would "open the floodgates" for potential criminal activity. The association is working with the League of California Cities and the United Food and the Commercial Workers Western States Council to stop the proposal. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state has taken custody of another infant through Iowa's safe haven law. The state Department of Human Services says a baby born Aug. 19 at an Iowa hospital was released into the custody of the agency. It was the 32nd time the procedure had been used since lawmakers changed the law following a 2001 case in which a mother killed her home-delivered newborn in eastern Iowa. Under the law, parents can give the state custody of babies who are 14 days or younger without concern of being prosecuted. Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A nephew of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday announced he would resign from the state Senate after being charged with spending thousands of dollars in campaign funds on personal expenses, including a Caribbean cruise, tuition payments and groceries, prosecutors announced Friday. Republican state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, who wasn't seeking re-election, is charged with eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. Federal prosecutors allege that from 2010 through 2017... Читать дальше...

+DETROIT — An all-star lineup of mourners filled a Detroit church with prayers and songs Friday for Aretha Franklin’s funeral, honoring her not just as the Queen of Soul but also as a lifelong friend, family member, churchgoer and activist. Guests at the Greater Grace Temple included former President Bill Clinton, former first lady Hillary Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. The former president recalled being an “Aretha groupie” all his life and being thrilled to... Читать дальше...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's executive order on retirement security (all times local): 3:45 p.m. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to make it easier for small businesses to group together to provide their workers with retirement plans. The White House says the order directs the Labor and Treasury departments to issue regulations to help businesses join together to offer Association Retirement Plans. Administration officials... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University of Louisiana has received a $1.5 million gift from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation to help provide maintenance for the campus chapel and to set up a scholarship fund. NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune reports the nation's only historically black Catholic institution will officially rename the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel sanctuary the Gayle and Tom Benson Sanctuary in a public ceremony Thursday. The chapel was named after the school's founder, the second canonized saint to be born in the nation. Читать дальше...

In better times, the Giants had a knack for acquiring well-worn veterans and looking quite smart in the process. Such names as Ellis Burks, Andres Galarraga, Darryl Hamilton, Marquis Grissom, Cody Ross and Pat Burrell come quickly to mind. These are not good times for the Giants, and Andrew McCutchen — a player who could have fit nicely into that category — never had a chance. His tenure with the club seemed doomed before the All-Star break, and his time here will be little more than a footnote to his career. Читать дальше...

(Bloomberg) -- A former Paul Manafort associate who pleaded guilty to a lobbying crime admitted that he helped foreign donors give money to President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee. In a plea agreement made public Friday, prosecutors outlined other crimes that the lobbyist, Sam Patten, admitted to but wouldn’t be charged with. Among them was “causing foreign money” to be paid to the Trump inaugural committee. Patten signed off on the allegation. Patten pleaded guilty earlier Friday to failing to disclose his lobbying on behalf of Ukraine... Читать дальше...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An animal welfare officer in Oregon is getting attention after her body-worn camera captured her rescuing a baby deer. The Eugene Police Department on Thursday made public a video and photo of Officer Shawni McLaughlin freeing a terrified fawn that got stuck in a backyard fence. In the video, McLaughlin wraps the fawn's head in a towel and lifts it from between two narrow fence posts as she gently talks to the deer. The fawn lies on the ground for a few seconds after being freed, apparently not aware it can walk. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump “over a barrel,” according to multiple people familiar with the encounter. The lawyer, Bruce Ohr, also says he learned that a Trump campaign aide had met with higher-level Russian officials than the aide had acknowledged, the people said. The previously unreported details of the July 30, 2016, breakfast with Christopher Steele... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah principal has apologized to the families of students who were asked in a survey questions on their religious beliefs, families' economic status and if they or anyone they knew had ever considered suicide. Canyons School District's spokesman Jeff Haney says two Indian Hills Middle School teachers gave students the survey last week on their first day of class. According to Haney, the teachers wanted to personalize their lessons plans according to the seventh-grade students' answers and understand their sensitivities. Читать дальше...

While In-N-Out Burger faces a boycott from a number of California Democrats, an Alabama lawmaker is inviting the fast food chain to open locations in his home state.

WASHINGTON — Americans lined up for blocks outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to say goodbye to John McCain as officials, relatives and friends paid their tributes inside to the Vietnam hero and longtime senator lying in state under the majestic dome. Earlier, Vice President Mike Pence, lawmakers and guests paid tribute at an emotional ceremony surrounding McCain’s casket in the vast rotunda. “It is only right that today, near the end of his long journey, John lies here, in this great hall, under this mighty dome... Читать дальше...

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper literally brought the thunder as “A Star Is Born” had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Friday when the venue was struck by lightning causing technical difficulties. Midway through the screening, the venue was apparently struck by lightning that caused the screen to go dark and the sound turned off, according to multiple individuals at the premiere who tweeted. Read the full article on The Wrap

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — New York parks officials say crews have removed radioactive soil that was discovered near the entrance of Niagara Falls State Park. The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation says Friday the contaminated soil was never accessible to the public after being exposed during construction earlier this summer at the Prospect Point Welcome Plaza. Parks spokesman Randy Simons says the TENORM — or technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material — was believed to be decades-old industrial waste.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people lined up for blocks outside the U.S. Capitol Friday to say goodbye to John McCain as officials, relatives and friends paid their tributes inside to the Vietnam hero and longtime senator lying in state under the majestic dome. Earlier, Vice President Mike Pence, lawmakers and guests paid tribute at an emotional ceremony surrounding McCain's casket in the vast rotunda. A light rain fell as McCain's casket was carried into the Capitol by members of America's military services. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas marijuana dispensary has begun selling a variety of pot-infused beers made without alcohol. The Las Vegas Sun reports Two Roots Brewing Co. released its line of marijuana beers Thursday at the Las Vegas ReLeaf Dispensary. The dispensary is offering Two Roots' lager, stout, new west IPA, blonde ale and wheat style beers. Michael Hayford, CEO of Two Roots' parent company Lighthouse Strategies, says the 10-ounce (283-gram) cans contain relatively low amounts of THC, the... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police said Friday both a young man held in a headlock and the man who tackled him acknowledged to officers they were involved in a fight caught on videos gone viral on social media. Two adult men were caught on two videos apparently trying to push a young man out of a stopped light rail. The videos posted on Twitter late Thursday had been shared thousands of times by Friday. Police spokesman Robert Rueca said officers were called to the Outer Sunset neighborhood Thursday night over an assault on a train. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal of a lower court's decision that said cheerleaders' banners with Bible verses at football games are protected private speech. The Kountze (koontz) School District had appealed last year's ruling by the 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont that had said the Bible verses on the banners were not government speech that could be regulated by school officials. David Starnes, an attorney for the cheerleaders, tells KFDM-TV Friday's... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Changes announced in corporate dividends Aug. 27-Aug. 31. INCREASED DIVIDENDS Altria Group .80 from .70 Avnet .20 from .19 BancFirst .30 from .21 Capital City Bank Group .09 from .07 Carolina Financial .07 from .06 Farmers National Banc .08 from .07 Greif A .44 from .42 Greif B .66 from .63 Harris Corp .685 from .57 Intuit .47 from .39 Kewaunee Scientific .19 from .17 Kimball Intl Cl B .08 from .07 Ladenburg Thalmann .0125 from .01 Martin Marietta .48 from .44 Meta Financial Group... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A retired U.S. judge will lead a commission tasked with examining how a group of corrupt Baltimore cops were allowed to run rampant for years before federal investigators brought them down. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that retired U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams Jr. will chair the seven-member "Commission to Restore Trust in Policing." The legislative panel was created to examine operations and investigations of the out-of-control Gun Trace Task Force. The unit... Читать дальше...