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NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide so close to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he considered him like a brother was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for fraud and accepting bribes. The judge said she hopes the punishment "will be heard in Albany." U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni tried to put the sentencing of Joseph Percoco in perspective, noting other recent high-profile convictions of state leaders. She said those seeking the modest salaries of government jobs should not seek to supplement their incomes by accepting bribes. Читать дальше...

Down the stretch they come: •Let’s get serious about the Dodgers here. Giants fans don’t have to embrace or even appreciate their longtime rivals, but L.A. is going to win the National League West — and for the sake of pure entertainment, that’s the best possible outcome. As the Giants’ dismal season winds to a close, their home-run leader (Evan Longoria) has 16. The Dodgers have seven players with 20 or more, and it’s actually nine, if you add Brian Dozier (20) and Manny Machado (35) to include their American League totals. Читать дальше...

San Francisco International got only a middling score in the latest J.D. Power survey of passenger satisfaction with U.S. airports, but it did better than Oakland and San Jose. And all the Bay Area airports easily outperformed the lowest-scoring airports – both serving New York City.

PHOENIX (AP) — Eight people, including four immigrants in the U.S. illegally, were killed in a head-on crash on an Arizona highway, authorities said Thursday. The crash occurred late Wednesday in a rural part of the state more than 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of the Mexico border. The Arizona Department of Public Safety declined to say whether an SUV involved in the collision was being used as part of a smuggling operation or may have been connected to a government immigration facility in nearby Florence. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — An expert on police use of deadly force testified Thursday that a black teenager who was killed by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 did not "pose a risk of serious injury or death" to anyone when the officer opened fire. The testimony from Urey Patrick, a former Naval officer and FBI agent who now is a law-enforcement consultant, was the most direct support yet of prosecutors' argument that the shooting was unnecessary. Attorneys for Officer Jason Van Dyke have argued that he... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ordered the election for a state House seat in North Georgia be redone after dozens voted in the wrong race. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Rep. Dan Gasaway will get another chance to retain his seat. It appeared he lost the May 22 Republican primary to challenger Chris Erwin by 67 votes. The judge Wednesday ordered a new primary election held Dec. 4. There is no Democrat in the race, so the winner will take the seat. The error occurred when mapping mistakes... Читать дальше...

BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for his role in the 2014 fatal shooting of a Blinn College student whose body was found on a street in Brenham. A Washington County jury on Wednesday sentenced Michael Charles Dixon a day after convicting him of murder in the slaying of 20-year-old Trey Alan Kurtz of Houston. Prosecutors say Kurtz was killed during a robbery. Brenham police on Oct. 30, 2014, responded to a 911 call about a body on a street. Dixon, who's from Brenham... Читать дальше...

ATHENS, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke says he's sticking with not running negative attacks heading into his first debate with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. The debate Friday is the first of three that Cruz and O'Rourke have agreed to hold before Election Day. National attention in the race has grown as O'Rourke raises more money and polls suggest a surprisingly competitive race. Texas hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988. Cruz and allies have run attacks that... Читать дальше...

NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Thursday, September 20, 2018 _____ 597 FPUS51 KBGM 202031 ZFPBGM Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania National Weather Service Binghamton NY 430 PM EDT Thu Sep 20 2018 This is an automatically generated product that contains an area forecast using an average of the gridded forecast data for each zone. The forecast may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site-specific forecast, please... Читать дальше...

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting in Maryland (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Authorities have released the identity of a woman who they say killed herself after fatally shooting three people and wounding several others at a Maryland warehouse. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler said Thursday she was 26-year-old Snochia Moseley of Baltimore County, a temporary employee at the Rite Aid distribution center where the shootings took place. Officials say the suspect opened fire around... Читать дальше...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man who shot a pit bull multiple times has been arrested. The Lee County Sheriff's Office tells news outlets that 34-year-old Derrick Lee Vasquez was arrested Tuesday at his home in Lehigh Acres after he shot and injured the 3-year-old dog Aug. 15. According to authorities, a resident had indicated that he had observed the wounded dog swimming across a canal behind his home, trying to flee from the shooter. Authorities say the shooter quickly fled the scene. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — CORRECTS: Officials say 8 people, including 4 immigrants in U.S. illegally, killed in a head-on crash in Arizona. (Corrects APNewsAlert that said nine people were killed and seven of them were immigrants )

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn has cut the ribbon on a building designed to foster partnerships between the school's researchers and industry. The Innovation Partnership Building was funded with about $85 million from industry. It brings together academic experts and companies in fields such as flexible electronics, materials science, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, energy and others. The building, at UConn Tech Park, houses 10 industrial research and development centers and is designed to allow... Читать дальше...

Sean Manaea’s shoulder surgery Tuesday was “best-case scenario,” renowned orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache told the A’s, and manager Bob Melvin said the left-hander might be able to pitch again sometime next year. The A’s feared that Manaea, who threw a no-hitter against Boston on April 21, would be lost for all of next year, but the repairs needed were less extensive than often is the case with shoulder surgeries. “There is some hope that next year has some potential,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said of the possibility of Manaea’s return in 2019. Читать дальше...

After launching a show from its new digital brand, Localish, exclusively on Facebook Watch, ABC is deciding to not only triple down on its digital content but to find a home for it beyond the social media giant. The network announced Thursday that it will be expanding the Localish brand with the addition of three new short-form series — “Secretly Awesome,” “My Go-To” and “Worth the Wait.” The three new series will run on localish.com and ABC platforms along with the original Localish series “More... Читать дальше...

In an interview posted Thursday morning by TMZ, an attorney for Colin Kaepernick implies that multiple NFL teams could have interest in signing the quarterback, who last played in the league in 2016. The attorney, Mark Geragos, is asked on camera if Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback, could play in the NFL this season. “I would just say, stay tuned, that next week there may be some news,” Geragos says. Later, Geragos says two teams “that will remain nameless” could have interest in Kaepernick. Читать дальше...

Gilda Radner died in 1989. She never heard of Barack Obama, never used Skype or the Internet or asked Siri a question. For people 35 or younger, she has pretty much always been dead. And yet somehow the idea of a documentary about her, not only in practice but as a concept, doesn’t feel like a nostalgic act. It’s as if, in a way, she’s never left us. This is all the more extraordinary when you realize that, at the point that she was revealed to be sick, her post-“Saturday Night Live” career wasn’t going well. Читать дальше...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University says its latest fundraising campaign has drawn $9.6 billion in donations. It's believed to be the largest fundraising effort in the history of higher education and exceeds the $6.5 billion goal set when the campaign launched in 2013. Harvard President Larry Bacow says the Ivy League school is "well positioned to respond and adapt thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends." The campaign was orchestrated by former Harvard President Drew Faust, who stepped down this year. Читать дальше...

State-backed hackers are still trying to break into the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and a lawmaker focused on cybersecurity says the Senate's security office should stop refusing to help defend them. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal email accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers." On Thursday... Читать дальше...

(This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s episode of “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” “Morning After.”) What. Just. Happened? Read the full article on The Wrap

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — To the uninitiated, Georgetown Preparatory School feels less like a high school than a well-heeled liberal arts college. The 93-acre campus in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital boasts a state-of-the-art athletic center, a nine-hole golf course, and its own gift shop. Gardeners crisscross the grounds on carts. This is where U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spent most of his teen years. And exactly what happened one summer night during that time has become... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a shooting near a Los Angeles school (all times local): 1 p.m. Los Angeles police say a shooting that wounded two people did not occur at a school but at a fast food restaurant across the street. Officer Ray Brown says two male suspects ran after the shooting just after 12 p.m. at a Jack in the Box in a business district of the Van Nuys neighborhood. CHAMPS Charter High School was locked down as police combed the area. Brown says two victims are hospitalized in unknown condition. Читать дальше...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, seeking to resolve outstanding disputes between the two nuclear-armed nations, including the issue of the divided region of Kashmir, an official said Thursday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal tweeted that Khan’s letter reciprocated Indian Premier Narendra Modi’s call earlier this month for “meaningful and constructive engagement.” Khan conceded that relations between Pakistan and India... Читать дальше...

After the 2017 season, Pro Football Focus decided not to select either Sam Darnold or Josh Rosen as its All-Pac-12 first-team quarterback. Instead, it picked Oregon’s Justin Herbert even though he had missed five games with a broken collarbone. Just as Darnold and Rosen did at USC and UCLA respectively, Herbert is expected to leave school early and become a first-round pick in the NFL draft. The 6-6, 240-pound junior has a powerful and accurate arm. He has thrown for 840 yards and 12 touchdowns already, with four interceptions. Читать дальше...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 new charges of abuse of power and money laundering over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund. This brings the number of charges against Najib to 32 since his shocking election defeat in May 9 national polls. Wearing a blue suit and tie, Najib was calm as he pleaded not guilty in a crowded courtroom to four counts of abusing his power to receive $556 million from 2011 to 2014. Читать дальше...