Новости за 03.10.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: General Motors Co., up 70 cents to $34 Honda said it will invest $2.75 billion in GM's autonomous vehicle business, Cruise. J.C. Penney Co., up 6 cents to $1.62 The retailer said the CEO of Jo-Ann Stores will be its next CEO. Tempur Sealy Inc., up $5.28 to $53.66 Reuters reported that competitor Mattress Firm plans to file for bankruptcy protection soon. Acuity Brands Inc., down $20.47 to $135.01 The lighting maker said... Читать дальше...

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — An Olathe man has admitted importing endangered leopard cats. U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said 34-year-old Lawrence Payne pleaded guilty Wednesday to violating the Endangered Species Act. The leopard cat is a small wild cat native to Asia that has been designated as an endangered species. Prosecutors say the investigation began when Payne applied for a breeding license for Asian leopard cats through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Investigators who searched his home said they found three Asian leopard cats. Читать дальше...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a 2003 ruling that says it's unconstitutional to bring new charges after a state's statute of limitations for the crime has expired. Attorney General Tim Fox said Wednesday a man whose DNA matched evidence left after the rape of an 8-year-old Billings girl should still be brought to justice, even if the match wasn't made for nearly three decades. Fox is appealing a Montana Supreme Court ruling which cites... Читать дальше...

BULLFROG, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a young Utah boy is dead after falling into Lake Powell while sleeping overnight on the upper deck of a houseboat. The National Park Service on Wednesday identified the boy as 3-year-old Jayden Cooper Vokas from Park City, Utah, and said authorities learned of his death Friday. According to the Park Service, the boy reportedly wasn't wearing a life jacket when he fell into 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water while on the boat with eight other people in Willow Creek... Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — President Donald Trump's appearance Thursday at a rally in Rochester, Minnesota, marks his second stop to friendly territory in the otherwise traditionally blue state, where other Republicans in competitive congressional races aren't as anxious to receive him. Trump's Minnesota visits aim to bolster GOP efforts in two of their top targeted Democratic districts, critical seats in their quest to maintain control of the House in a midterm election that could be bruising for the president's party. Читать дальше...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Vancouver-based Burgerville says thousands of customers' credit and debit card information may have been compromised during a cyberattack. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports officials with the fast-food chain say anyone who used plastic to pay at its restaurants from September 2017 through last week should watch their card statements for unauthorized charges. The chain also recommends customers obtain a copy of their credit report to look for unauthorized information and consider freezing their credit. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say five men were shot from a car outside a north Philadelphia shopping area, and one was critically injured. Officials say shots were fired shortly after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday outside the Dollar General store in Freedom Square in the Germantown section of the city. A 20-year-old man struck in the head was critically injured, while the other victims — who range in age from 19 to 23 — were listed in stable condition. No arrests were immediately announced. The police commissioner... Читать дальше...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison for using a chain saw to dismember another man whose body was found — minus the head and hands — in a national forest in western Michigan. Anthony Blamer of Fremont was found guilty in July of second-degree murder in the killing last year of 24-year-old D'Anthony Keenan. The 29-year-old Blamer was sentenced Tuesday. Blamer testified that he shot Keenan as they sat in a vehicle at a car wash. Blamer apologized in court to Keenan's family... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK - The Yankees, of course, have the mare recognizable team. Fans know about Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, Luis Severino and Aroldis Chapman. The A’s will be by far the lesser known quantity nationally for Wednesday night’s wild-card game at Yankee Stadium, but the Yankees are well aware of how well Oakland has played this year after splitting the season series. The A’s would have won the series, in fact, were it not for a call reversal in a game in New York on May 12. “They’ve got a really... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A strike by Providence school bus drivers that's affecting 9,000 students has continued for a fifth day, with no end in sight. Drivers picketed Wednesday near the yard where buses are kept by First Student, the private company overseeing the city's school bus operations. The drivers' union, Teamsters Local 251, said no meetings are currently scheduled between the sides to resolve their dispute over retirement benefits. The company says it's willing to meet. Advocates for people... Читать дальше...

STOCKHOLM — Three researchers who “harnessed the power of evolution” to produce enzymes and antibodies that have led to new drugs and biofuels have been named winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Half of the $1.01 million prize goes to Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The other half is shared by George Smith of the University of Missouri and Gregory Winter of the MRC molecular biology lab in Cambridge, England. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which chose the winners on Wednesday... Читать дальше...

The CW is developing a reboot of soapy drama “The L.A. Complex” with the series’ original creator Martin Gero on board. Gero is known for creating NBC’s drama “Blindspot,” from Warner Bros. TV. He is teaming up with Warner Bros. on the new version of “L.A. Complex,” which he will write along with “Blindspot” co-executive producer Brendan Gall, who also was a writer on the original “L.A. Complex.” Read the full article on The Wrap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic devices across the United States sounded off Wednesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted its first-ever national wireless emergency alert test. The tone went off at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The subject of the alert read: "Presidential Alert" and text said: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." FEMA officials estimated that about 225 million devices would receive the alert at about the same time, but the message... Читать дальше...

CBS Studios executive Vinnie Favale was placed on administrative leave after multiple accusations of him using sexual and homophobic language. “The comments reported in this story are offensive and not consistent with the standards we expect from our executives or the culture we want at CBS.  The network investigated a complaint for inappropriate language that was received in January 2016, and corrective action was taken.  However, since concerned voices are speaking up nearly three years later, additional review is warranted. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — From the moment Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, the case has centered around the video. As attorneys prepare to make their final arguments on Thursday, the question is what jurors will think after watching the video repeatedly over the course of the three-week trial. What of the testimony from Van Dyke and his partner that night that the squad-car and nearby surveillance cameras didn't capture their experience? Читать дальше...

If you’re an adult in America, there’s a better than 1 in 3 chance that you’ll eat fast food today — if you haven’t already. New survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 36.6 percent of us eat some kind of fast food on any given day. That includes 37.9 percent of men and 35.4 percent of women, according to a report published Wednesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Fast food is on the menu all day long. On a typical day, 22.7 percent of Americans get their breakfast from a fast-food outlet. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK -- Jed Lowrie is the only player on this year’s playoff roster who appeared in Oakland’s last playoff game, which A’s fans would prefer to forget. “If this isn’t fun, what is, right?” Lowrie said of Wednesday night’s wild-card-game showdown at Yankee Stadium. It wasn’t too fun last time, of course. The A’s led by four runs in the eighth inning and had Jon Lester on the mound, but they collapsed and lost to Kansas City 9-8 in 12 innings. Fast forward from that fateful autumn day in 2014,... Читать дальше...

“New Girl” star Jake Johnson is heading to Netflix to voice the main character in a new adult animated comedy series titled “Hoops,” TheWrap has confirmed. Johnson will voice the role of Coach Ben Hopkins, who is described as “a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his God-awful team will take him to the ‘big leagues.'” Read the full article on The Wrap

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have recommended that psilocybin, the active compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms, be reclassified for medical use, potentially paving the way for the psychedelic drug to one day treat depression and anxiety and help people stop smoking. The suggestion to reclassify psilocybin from a Schedule I drug, with no known medical benefit, to a Schedule IV drug, which is akin to prescription sleeping pills, was part of a review to assess the safety and abuse of medically administered psilocybin. Читать дальше...

Four months after Johnny Depp’s interview with Rolling Stone, GQ UK profiled the actor where he talked about his ex-wife Amber Heard, his financial troubles, and his alleged clashes with Disney. In the profile, Depp also says he managed to sneak in a dirty reference into the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, and no one at Disney noticed until the film came out on DVD. Read the full article on The Wrap

Armie Hammer has joined Gal Gadot on the cast of Fox’s upcoming adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic “Death on the Nile,” a person with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap. Set for release in December 2019, “Death on the Nile” will be the second Christie adaptation made by director/writer team Kenneth Branagh and Michael Walsh, who worked together on last year’s adaptation of “Murder on the Orient Express.” Made on a $55 million budget, it grossed $352.7 million worldwide. Also Read: Armie... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 10:55 p.m. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has strongly urged the EU to help rebuild Syria. Speaking after Wednesday's talks with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in St. Petersburg, Putin called for international assistance on reconstruction efforts, arguing that it would encourage refugees to return to their homes. Around half of Syria's pre-war population of 23 million has been uprooted — nearly 6 million fled abroad, while 6.6 million are displaced within Syria ... Читать дальше...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a teenage Ohio girl was shot and taken by car to a hospital where she has died. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office says 17-year-old LaShonda Childs showed up at a hospital in Dayton in southwestern Ohio on Tuesday afternoon with a gunshot wound. Authorities say the Dayton girl died shortly before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. A Dayton police report says a 28-year-old man was taken into custody later Tuesday on assault charges in connection with the shooting. Police didn't immediately release additional details. Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — A Canadian company's plan to open a so-called robot brothel in Houston has been short circuited by city leaders. Houston's City Council on Wednesday updated one local ordinance to specifically ban individuals from having sex with an "anthropomorphic device," a device that resembles a human being, at a sexually-oriented business. But the change wouldn't ban the company from selling the dolls for use elsewhere. The company, KinkySdollS, had previously said it wants to... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mischa Barton is going from "The O.C." to "The Hills." The former "it girl" of Fox's soapy drama "The O.C." has joined MTV's revival of the reality show "The Hills," MTV announced Wednesday. "The Hills: New Beginnings" will also feature original cast members Audrina Patridge, Heidi and Spencer Pratt, Whitney Port and Brody Jenner. The original reality show, which aired from 2006 to 2010, followed the ups and downs of a group of twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles. It was a spinoff... Читать дальше...