Новости за 28.09.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — In reversal, Trump orders new FBI probe of Kavanaugh, says it must be' limited in scope' and last no longer than a week.

For the 11th year in a row on Thursday more than 6,000 Endeavor employees across dozens of offices around the world engaged in the annual Walk the Walk, the agency’s annual day of service. All companies within the Endeavor network participated, including WME, IMG, UFC, PBR and Miss Universe. Read the full article on The Wrap

An aviation bill Congress is rushing to approve contains a little-noticed section that would give authorities the power to track, intercept and destroy drones they consider a security threat, without needing a judge’s approval. Supporters say law enforcement needs the authority to protect Americans from terrorists who are learning how to use drones as deadly weapons. They point to the Islamic State terrorist group’s use of bomb-carrying drones on battlefields in Iraq, and warn that terrorists could... Читать дальше...

1 Severe storm: Tropical Storm Kirk caused power outages and heavy flooding Friday across the eastern Caribbean and forced flight cancellations, officials said. Authorities in Barbados said they helped rescue several people from a flooded home, while classes were canceled in the nearby islands of St. Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Martinique. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said up to 10 inches of rain could fall in parts of Martinique and Dominica. Meteorologists warned of flash floods and mudslides. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says the U.S. consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra is being evacuated following attacks blamed on Iran-backed militias. The "ordered departure" of the consulate was announced Friday by State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. Consular services will be provided from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted on Tuesday that Iran-supported militias had launched rocket attacks against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the consulate in Basra. Читать дальше...

CBS is facing investigations by New York City and state officials over accusations of sexual misconduct leveled at former-CEO Leslie Moonves, as well as concerns about the company’s broader workplace culture. “The Company has received subpoenas from the New York County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Commission on Human Rights regarding the subject matter of this investigation and related matters,” CBS said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. “The... Читать дальше...

Jon Gruden thought Derek Carr could have been more aggressive in a Week 1 loss to the Rams. He wished Carr had checked that impulse late in a Week 3 loss to the Dolphins. This week, Carr chuckled when asked about finding the right balance with his head coach. “It’s funny, man,” the Raiders’ quarterback said Wednesday. “We’re figuring that out together.” The Carr-Gruden pairing that was slated as central to the Raiders’ improvement this season and beyond has produced inconsistent results through its first three games. Читать дальше...

GREENSBORO, Ala. (AP) — A grand jury will consider whether to indict a man already charged in a boating crash that killed two people in west Alabama on July 4. District Attorney Michael Jackson said Friday grand jurors in Hale County will review the deadly accident. Richard Latham Jr. was arrested on two counts of reckless murder shortly after the crash, which occurred on the Black Warrior River near Moundville. He also is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. Authorities say the 29-year-old... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 100 women and men gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall to protest U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after he cleared a key procedural hurdle in a Senate committee despite allegations of sexual assault. The group held a Friday noon hour moment of silence for survivors of sexual assault and heard calls for withdrawal of the nomination and to vote senators out of office. The demonstrators chanted and held signs with such sayings as "Truth not Power," ''Cancel... Читать дальше...

1 Russia probe: The House intelligence committee voted Friday to release transcripts of more than 50 interviews it conducted as part of its now-closed investigation into Russian election interference during the 2016 presidential campaign. The move by Republican Chairman Devin Nunes of Tulare will provide the public with potentially thousands of pages of raw testimony as special counsel Robert Mueller continues his Russia investigation. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank said “some of the most important” transcripts are still being withheld.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The federal government will continue to recognize Oklahoma driver's licenses and identification cards as an acceptable form of ID for at least another year. Gov. Mary Fallin announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state another extension, this one through October 2019. That means state licenses can still be used to board commercial flights or enter federal government buildings. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to make driver's licenses harder to forge. Читать дальше...

A white police officer in Nashville has been charged with homicide after fatally shooting a black man who was running away from him, officials said. In video of the July 26 shooting, Officer Andrew Delke can be seen chasing the man, Daniel Hambrick, and firing several rounds at him from behind. Hambrick, 25, was holding a gun at the time of the shooting and was told to drop it, according to an affidavit that was signed Thursday. The affidavit, filed by an investigator with the district attorney’s office... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The very attributes that have fueled a mania around Elon Musk — his vision, brash personality and willingness to take risks — could prove to be his downfall. The Tesla CEO who made his fortune and his renegade-genius reputation by bursting through the barriers of conventional thinking faces a humiliating comedown as government regulators try to oust him from the company in a lawsuit accusing him of duping the electric car maker's stockholders. But extracting Musk from the company... Читать дальше...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops killed six Palestinians, two of them children, and wounded dozens more in the deadliest day in recent weeks as Gaza’s Hamas rulers stepped up protests along the border fence on Friday. Thousands of Palestinians gathered at five locations along Gaza Strip’s frontier with Israel in response to calls by Hamas, the militant group that has controlled Gaza since seizing the region from the Palestinian Authority in 2007. Two of the dead were children, aged 12 and 14... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after pivotal Sen. Jeff Flake announced his support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the Arizona Republican was confronted with the consequences. Two women cornered Flake as he got on an elevator Friday, pleading for him to reconsider his support for the appeals court judge who's been accused of sexual assault when he was a teenager. The raw, emotional moment was caught on television, capturing the charged atmosphere in the Capitol as a lifetime appointment to the nation's highest court hangs in the balance. Читать дальше...

DEERFIELD, Nueva Hampshire, EE.UU. (AP) — Un hombre de Nueva Hampshire ha cultivado una calabaza que al parecer es la más grande de Estados Unidos. Steve Geddes, de Boscawen, ganó con un zapallo de 1.147 kilogramos (2.528 libras), informó una organización que sirve como el cuerpo gobernante a nivel mundial para el concurso de cultivo de calabaza. El Great Pumpkin Commonwealth dijo que la calabaza cultivada por Geddes es la más grande en la historia de América del Norte, reportó el periódico The Boston Globe. Читать дальше...

House Republicans plan to privately question the deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein, about discussions last year where he suggested secretly taping President Trump to expose a chaotic White House and removing him from office under the 25th Amendment. Rosenstein and Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke Thursday night and agreed to schedule a meeting in the coming weeks, Goodlatte said in a statement. “There are many questions we have for Mr. Rosenstein... Читать дальше...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has defrocked the Chilean priest at the heart of the global sex abuse scandal rocking his papacy, invoking his “supreme” authority to stiffen a sentence originally handed down by a Vatican court in 2011. In a statement Friday, the Vatican said Francis had laicized the 88-year-old Rev. Fernando Karadima, who was originally sanctioned to live a lifetime of “penance and prayer” for having sexually abused minors in the Santiago parish he ran. The “penance and prayer” sanction... Читать дальше...

It's almost surprising a show like "Devs" hasn't already been developed.

UNITED NATIONS — Days after President Trump denounced globalism at the United Nations, China positioned itself Friday as a “champion of multilateralism” that is keeping international promises when Washington is backing away from them. Although Foreign Minister Wang Yi denied his country was trying to eclipse the U.S. as a world leader, his speech at the U.N. General Assembly was a stark contrast to Trump’s “America First” message. It came amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China, which Trump... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has completed its plan to roll back major offshore-drilling safety regulations that were put in place after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in 2010 that killed 11 people and caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The Interior Department’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, which was established after the spill in the Gulf of Mexico and regulates offshore oil and gas drilling, has finalized a proposal for loosening the regulations as part... Читать дальше...

When DeMarcus Cousins first called Warriors general manager Bob Myers to ask about joining the team, Cousins says Myers asked five times if it was a prank.

“Big Brother” couple Chris “Swaggy C” Williams and Bayleigh Dayton addressed pregnancy speculation in a new video uploaded to YouTube on Friday. Seated side-by-side, the newly engaged couple informed fans that Dayton did indeed get pregnant during her time in the “Big Brother” house, adding that she suffered a miscarriage shortly after her eviction. Read the full article on The Wrap

On Friday, the Guardian published a story about 50 million Facebook accounts being compromised by a hack that allowed hackers to take over the user's accounts.

Fox officially announced the release date for a new untitled “Deadpool” film. The irreverent, R-rated superhero has provided two hits for the studio, with “Deadpool 2” pulling in a worldwide gross of $734.2 million earlier this year. The film, which doesn’t yet have a title, will be released later this year on Dec. 21. Read the full article on The Wrap