Новости за 21.10.2018

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. (AP) — Dressed in a gray jumpsuit, looking more like an auto mechanic than a veterinarian, Richard Fondrk unfolds himself gingerly from his truck near Dusty and Karen Kerber's horse barn in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. He plants his cane in the dirt, and three dogs cluster around his legs. Karen Kerber studies the doctor closely, her head tilted. He's the vet who, just out of school, began tending her husband's dairy cows. At one time they had 500 and supplied milk for Norwin area schools. Читать дальше...

Police are investigating the death of 26-year-old Candice De Anda as a homicide, according to a news release from the Sacramento Police Department.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — West Point graduate with two master's degrees. Iraq War helicopter pilot. CEO. The first black Republican ever nominated for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. John James undoubtedly stands out. His next mission: trying to defeat Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who has rarely lost in her nearly 44-year political career. Not only is the three-term incumbent popular with voters. She again, as in her 2012 and 2006 re-election campaigns, is benefiting from electoral tailwinds. Midterms... Читать дальше...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The ad showed a scrawny weakling getting beach sand kicked in his face by a muscled bully. That was all it took for 12-year-old Stan Bishop, who sent a check in the mail for Charles Atlas' 1960s fitness program and plastered it to his South Louisville bedroom wall near a new set of weights. Fast forward more than five decades, and Bishop is now a 65-year-old grandpa and among the oldest Kentucky bodybuilders to compete in this weekend's Kentucky Muscle competition, an annual... Читать дальше...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Amy Cross has a hard time explaining the stress of living in a city that was splintered by Hurricane Michael. She's fearful after hearing gunshots at night, and she's confused because she no longer recognizes the place where she's spent her entire 45 years. "I just know I don't feel real, and home doesn't feel like home at all," Cross said. Health workers say they are seeing signs of mental problems in residents more than a week after Michael, and the issues could continue... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A University of Missouri professor created artwork out of her late husband's old clothes to honor him and find healing following his death three years ago. Catherine Armbrust, an adjunct assistant professor in the MU Art Department, held an exhibit in fall 2016 called "Visible Mending" as a way to move forward after the death of her husband Eric Sweet, who also taught art at the university. Sweet died in 2015 after suffering a heart attack at age 44. Armbrust's healing artwork... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More than 220 school campuses around New Mexico will be sharing in state funding for security upgrades that will range from new doors and locks to fencing and security cameras. Forty-seven school districts applied for security improvements at 288 campuses. Officials said during a meeting earlier this week that most of those applications were granted following a survey of school buildings and public comment sessions that covered how parents, teachers and students would like to improve the safety of their schools. Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A San Francisco foundation has promised the National World War II Museum $2 million to expand its Holocaust education. The Taube Foundation's pledge will pay for lectures, movie screenings, partnerships, research and personal accounts of the Holocaust, the museum said. The new Taube Family Holocaust Education Program "will ensure public remembrance of the atrocities that led to the genocide of more than six million Jews," a news release said. "As the WWII generation passes away... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is seeing a shortage of psychiatrists, with 20 of the state's 72 counties lacking a practicing psychiatrist, according to a report. The Wisconsin Policy Forum found that some counties are sharing the practicing psychiatrists they have, Wisconsin Public Radio reported . The group said there's loan and grant assistance programs aimed at drawing psychiatrists to underserved areas. The Medical College of Wisconsin has also started two new psychiatry residency programs.... Читать дальше...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Swiss drug giant Novartis AG has purchased a biotech startup co-founded by a Purdue University cancer researcher for $2.1 billion. Under the deal announced Thursday, Novartis agreed to purchase Endocyte Inc. for $24 per share. That's 54 percent more than Endocyte's Wednesday closing price on the Nasdaq. The Journal & Courier reports that the West Lafayette-based biotech company was built around the cancer research of Purdue chemistry professor Philip Low, who co-founded it in 1996. Читать дальше...

TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, October 21, 2018 _____ 335 FPUS54 KCRP 211503 AAA ZFPCRP Zone Forecasts for The Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Plains...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1003 AM CDT Sun Oct 21 2018 TXZ343-212115- Coastal Nueces- Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff 1003 AM CDT Sun Oct 21 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Cloudy, breezy. Near steady temperature around 70. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. .TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Читать дальше...

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Some Mississippi drivers say they are frustrated by delays in getting license plates. Lee County resident Norma Kolarik told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that she and her husband bought a car in May in Alcorn County. She said they couldn't get a tag until September, and even then it took help from a state lawmaker. "The citizens of Mississippi deserve better service from the state and its employees," Norma Kolarik in a letter to the newspaper. County tax collectors... Читать дальше...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan has received $20 million from a foundation to boost its collaboration with two Israeli research institutes. The Ann Arbor school says the gift from The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation will build on advancements in health, science and education made by researchers. Officials say Michigan, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and the Weizman Institute of Science have teamed up on about 50 projects since 2011. One of the projects aims to create... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University is celebrating its 150th anniversary and the completion of a $750 million fundraising campaign. The Detroit school says festivities planned for Friday include the presentation of a sesquicentennial time capsule and a program hosted by alumna and actress S. Epatha Merkerson. Another alumnus, State Budget Director John Walsh, is expected to speak along with Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. Also planned are a campus festival and student block party with music... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a University of Minnesota graduate who struggled with addiction has helped fund a wellness room in the Law School where students can de-stress without the distractions of technology or homework. Brennan Gaeth graduated from the university's law program in 2017, Minnesota Daily reported . He'd struggled with addition and died last year after a relapse. Gaeth's family decided to fund the wellness room in his honor. More than 50 people attended the room's official opening last month. Читать дальше...

ELKO, Nevada (AP) — President Donald Trump says his intention to scrap a landmark arms control agreement Russia follows years of violations by Moscow in developing prohibited weapons, and "we're not going to be the only one to adhere to it." The Kremlin said the pullout "would be a very dangerous step." Members of Congress offered no unified response, with reaction ranging from "a big, big mistake" to "absolutely the right move." A split emerged among U.S. allies in Europe: Britain said it stood "absolutely resolute" with the U.S.... Читать дальше...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The University of Georgia has reopened a lake on campus, 16 years after it was closed amid concerns about pollution. An extensive renovation project was done to clean up the once-polluted Lake Herrick, The Athens Banner-Herald reported. Now, students and residents can fish and launch kayaks, canoes and paddle boards on the lake. Swimming isn't allowed. A key part of the restoration project involved a small pond upstream from Lake Herrick. Soon after the university created Lake Herrick in 1982... Читать дальше...

Blumhouse’s partnership with Universal has yielded a new studio opening weekend record, as David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” has posted an opening this weekend of $77.5 million from 3,928 screens. On Friday, the sequel to John Carpenter’s famed slasher film was flirting with breaking the October opening weekend record set by “Venom” two weeks ago with $80 million. But Saturday’s results have made that less likely as they fell 18 percent from Friday’s $33.2 million total. Read the full article on... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from an arms control agreement with Russia (all times local): 10:45 a.m. There doesn't seem to be a consensus in Congress about whether President Donald Trump is making the right move when he says he will withdraw the United States from an arms control agreement with Russia. Sen. Rand Paul says he thinks it's "a big, big mistake to flippantly get out of this historic agreement." He tells "Fox News Sunday" that both sides accuse the other of violations... Читать дальше...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island has been awarded federal funding to help strengthen training programs for aquaculture workers and develop an online training curriculum that can be deployed nationwide. Rhode Island's congressional delegation says URI's Rhode Island Sea Grant program was awarded nearly $750,000. The funding will be used to bolster an entry-level training curriculum for aquaculture farm workers in Rhode Island to improve worker safety, promote critical skills... Читать дальше...

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Troopers in Delaware have arrested a Maryland man for his fourth driving-under-the-influence offense following a three-car road crash. The Delaware State Police have identified the arrested man as Francis Mcnulty, a 56-year-old from Easton, Maryland. He has been charged with vehicular assault and his fourth offense for driving a car under the influence of alcohol. It wasn't immediately clear if he had a lawyer. In a Sunday statement, state police say Mcnulty was driving... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor and an opposition paramedics group say an explosion in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib has killed at least three people and wounded others. The Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said Sunday's blast occurred near a mosque killing three people, including a child. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said four people were killed, including a child and a foreign fighter whose nationality was not immediately clear. The Observatory... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two men posing as utility workers robbed a woman of $2,500 after making their way into her home. The New York Police Department says the men knocked on the door of the home near Oriental Boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. They told the 88-year-old woman who lived there that they needed to check a utility issue inside the home. Authorities say once they got inside, they demanded money and forcibly took it from the woman. They then fled in a truck driven by a third person. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from an arms control agreement with Russia (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Germany's foreign minister says President Donald Trump's intention to pull out of an arms control agreement with Russia is "regrettable." Heiko Maas says in a statement that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is "an important pillar of our European security architecture." He says Trump's announcement "raises difficult questions for us... Читать дальше...

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