Новости за 10.09.2018

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's achievement gap between white and non-white students is becoming an issue in the race for governor. Republican Gov. Scott Walker on Monday tweeted that his opponent Tony Evers hasn't done enough the past nine years as state superintendent to close the gap. Wisconsin's achievement gap is one of the worst in the country and has been for years. Evers says in a statement that all of his budget requests made to Walker included policies designed to close the achievement... Читать дальше...

The women of the CBS talk show “The Talk” tackled the new round of sexual misconduct allegations against now-former CBS CEO Leslie Moonves on Monday’s live season premiere, discussing the downfall of their boss and the husband of their co-host Julie Chen. “Julie has always been there for me. She’s been a friend, she’s somebody who I admire and respect greatly,” Sharon Osbourne said, introducing the segment. “And it’s very embarrassing and upsetting to have to talk about her husband, but we do. We... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis resigned from Congress on Monday to focus on his bid to become Florida's next governor. DeSantis sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and asked that his resignation be retroactive to Sept. 1 so he receives no pay for the month. The northeast Florida congressman won the Republican nomination on Aug. 28 with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement. Early polls show he is in a tight race with Democratic nominee and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. Читать дальше...

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities say a 67-year-old man who was seen choking his girlfriend on a front lawn before a neighbor intervened has been charged with assault. Hamden Police say Aaron Farrar was arrested Sunday and charged with strangulation, assault and breach of peace. Investigators say Farrar and his 37-year-old girlfriend were riding in a car when they got into a verbal dispute and the girlfriend tried to jump out of the car. Police say Farrar then got out of the car and began choking, punching and slapping her. Читать дальше...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A steam leak at a University of Northern Iowa dining hall has killed a maintenance worker. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the employee died Monday morning while working on malfunctioning equipment at the Rialto dining center on the Cedar Falls campus. University spokesman Aaron Clingingsmith says the employee was testing a steam distribution service, which heats water for the center's dining service. The dining hall had been closed since last week... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle-based PCC Community Markets says it will stop selling all chinook salmon products caught in Northwest waters to help critically endangered orcas. The whales that spend time the waters of Washington state have struggled because of lack of chinook salmon. They also face threats from pollution and vessel noise that can interfere with their ability to forage and communicate. PCC's Brenna Davis said in a statement Monday that the image of a mother orca pushing her dead calf in the... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 4-6-6-0 (four, six, six, zero)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 0-2-2 (zero, two, two)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 05-07-08-09-11-12-14-19 (five, seven, eight, nine, eleven, twelve, fourteen, nineteen)

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota sued the Trump administration on Monday, claiming that approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline did not adequately analyze potential damage to cultural sites from spills and during construction. Attorneys for the Fort Belknap and Rosebud Sioux tribes asked a federal court in Great Falls, Montana, to rescind the line's permit issued by the U.S. State Department. The tribes argue President Donald Trump ignored the rights of tribes... Читать дальше...

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Rapper Kamaiyah has pleaded guilty to creating a public disturbance at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport in May when police say she went on a profanity-laced tirade against security officers. The hip-hop artist from Oakland, California, will be required to pay a fine of $50. The Hartford Courant reports that her attorney said in court Monday in Enfield that she also wrote letter of apology to a state police trooper as part of a plea deal. Kamaiyah Johnson hit the scene... Читать дальше...

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Inclement weather is preventing four vintage World War II airplanes from flying to an upstate New York airport for a visit. The Massachusetts-based Collings Foundation's Wings of Freedom Tour was scheduled to arrive at Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, Warren County, for a four-day stopover starting around noon Monday. But the organization says Monday afternoon that the arrival has been postponed due to weather conditions and is rescheduled for around 10:30 a.m. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin has ordered a district-wide hand recount in the state's 3rd Congressional District after U.S. House candidate Daniel Koh filed enough signatures to request the action. The recount of the Democratic primary ballots comes after results certified by Galvin's office Monday show Koh lost the primary to fellow Massachusetts Democrat Lori Trahan by 122 votes. The difference between the two candidates is less than one half of one percent, allowing... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel, or other allies. The moves are likely to harden Palestinian resistance to the U.S. role as a peace broker. The administration cited the refusal of Palestinian leaders to enter into peace talks with Israel as the reason for closing the Palestinian Liberation Organization office... Читать дальше...

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Sterling K. Brown is receiving online backlash after publicly addressing his “Predator” co-star Olivia Munn after she voiced discomfort over the fact that a registered sex offender worked on the film and later said she felt isolated from the cast of the film for taking action. Brown shared his thoughts in a string of tweets, and the part of his commentary that is drawing the most ire is a part where he appeared neutral in regards to Steven Wilder Striegel, a friend of “Predator” director Shane Black... Читать дальше...

Julie Chen will not be appearing on today’s Season 9 premiere of “The Talk,” one day after her husband Les Moonves was ousted as CBS CEO after being accused of sexual misconduct by a dozen women. “I am taking a few days off from ‘The Talk’ to be with my family,” Chen said in a statement shared with TheWrap mere minutes before the show started on Monday. “I will be back soon and will see you Thursday night on ‘Big Brother.'” Read the full article on The Wrap

Even after getting his big break with “Moonlight,” filmmaker Barry Jenkins says he still faces discrimination and racial slurs. At a Q&A for his new film “If Beale Street Could Talk” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jenkins was asked if there was a moment where the social importance of the James Baldwin novel he was adapting hit him personally. Jenkins responded by telling a story of something he experienced at the 2016 Academy Governors Awards, a gala event held prior to the Oscars... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a Chicago police officer in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local): 12:40 p.m. A Hispanic mother of three young children has been selected to sit on the jury in the case of a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. The woman was one of the first five potential jurors who were questioned on Monday morning by prosecutors and attorneys for Jason Van Dyke. The other four were dismissed... Читать дальше...

Claire Fraser is determined to be on the right side of history. In the new Season 4 trailer for Starz’s “Outlander,” Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heugan) arrive in North Carolina, but find it difficult to negotiate loyalty to the British ruling class — who own slaves — especially since Claire knows the American Revolution is on its way. Read the full article on The Wrap

Last week we wrote about the launch of new Qantas nonstops between San Francisco and Melbourne Australia. This week, there's even better news: Fares on the new nonstop route are now at rock bottom lows-- just $790 roundtrip. Fares to Sydney are cheap, too, from both SFO and LAX.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An official with President Donald Trump's campaign says they are canceling a trip to Mississippi because Hurricane Florence is approaching the southeastern coast of the U.S. Michael Glassner, Chief Operating Officer of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., announced the news Monday. The Trump campaign said last week that he would hold a "Make America Great Again" rally this Friday in Jackson, and that he would speak there for a Republican senator he has already endorsed. Cindy... Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota say the Trump administration unlawfully approved the Keystone XL oil pipeline without fully considering its potential damage to cultural sites. Attorneys for the Fort Belknap and Rosebud Sioux tribes sued the U.S. State Department Monday, asking a court to rescind the line's permit. The tribes argue President Donald Trump ignored the rights of tribes when he reversed a prior decision by President Barack Obama and approved the project last year. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a steady rain coming down as guests were handed transparent umbrellas and seated in a flower-strewn cemetery in Manhattan's East Village for the return of Rodarte, designed by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, to New York Fashion Week. There were grumbles as guests sat down on waterlogged wooden chairs, hastily wiped off with paper towels by harried assistants. But though it may have seemed the weather was going to ruin Sunday evening's show, the opposite proved true. Somehow... Читать дальше...

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Teachers in an eastern Pennsylvania school have gone on strike following an impasse in contract talks. Picket lines were set up Monday outside schools in the East Stroudsburg Area School District, where classes had been canceled earlier until further notice. The school board criticized the looming strike last week, saying it would accomplish nothing and "will only hurt the students and their families." The East Stroudsburg Education Association accused the board of taking a hard stance... Читать дальше...