Новости за 29.10.2018

Mike Tyson is working on a TV series based on his own life, not as a boxer, but as a marijuana grower on his real-life weed farm. And it’s a scripted comedy — which he will star in. A collaboration between Tyson and his business partner Rob Hickman, “Rolling With the Punches,” is currently shooting at Tyson Ranch office in El Segundo, California, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. The source says Tyson is describing the project as in the vein of Larry David’s HBO series “Curb... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students' notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation. The shooting rampage that killed 11 people at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday is being decried as the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history, allegedly carried out by a virulently anti-Semitic gunman. The carnage, however unprecedented, is not an aberration. Year after year, decade after decade... Читать дальше...

The end of Andrew Lincoln’s run on “The Walking Dead” is near, and in a tease of his final episode, it looks like Rick Grimes is on a very morbid trip down memory lane. In a promo for Season 9 Episode 5, billed by AMC as Rick Grimes’ final episode, we see the sheriff return to Atlanta on horseback — and he visits the hospital he woke up in back in the first episode of the series. Read the full article on The Wrap

Matt Drudge slammed Fox News on Monday, attacking the conservative news network over its coverage of a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday that left 11 dead. “A segment on Fox News this morning where hosts laughed and joked their way through a discussion on political impact of terror was bizarre. Not even 48 hours since blood flowed at synagogue?,” Drudge said in a tweet. “Check your soul in the makeup chair!” Also Read: Matt Drudge Bashes Steve Bannon: 'BANNON HELPS DEMS!' Read the... Читать дальше...

Corner infielders Matt Chapman and Matt Olson of the A’s won Fielding Bible Awards for their defensive prowess, it was announced Monday. The awards are presented annually by Baseball Info Solutions and take into consideation advanced defensive metrics. Twelve voters decide the awards, ranking the top 10 players at each position based on a 1-through-10 scoring process with a first-place vote equating to 10 points. Chapman led the majors with 29 defensive runs saved and, according to a Fielding Bible news release... Читать дальше...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois University is creating new programs for students who want to know more about marijuana. The school announced last week that it's creating programs at the Carbondale campus to study medical marijuana and industrial hemp. Officials hope the programs will give students and farmers a chance to earn a new certificate in the subject. Officials have been planning for the new programs for years, said Karen Midden, interim dean of agricultural sciences. "We're getting this request and input from stakeholders... Читать дальше...

A person trapped on train tracks Monday morning was causing major service delays at San Francisco and Peninsula BART stations, authorities said. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., a person was caught between a train and the boarding platform at the Balboa Park Station, Jim Allison, spokesman for BART, said. “The person is, at last report, not a fatality,” Allison said. While BART police and medical crews responded to the scene, the Balboa Park Station was closed. Trains were scheduled to be running on a... Читать дальше...

EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) — Students at a southern Wisconsin high school have been evacuated and the bomb squad summoned to the building. The East Troy Community School District posted a notice on its website that some suspicious items were found in a student's locker Monday morning, so students were told to leave the building. Classes were canceled. No entry was being allowed to the high school until authorities clear the building.

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators and bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious package sent to CNN, the FBI said Monday, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI said via its Twitter account that the recovered package was "similar in appearance to others" and confirms the announcement earlier in the day by CNN President Jeff Zucker, who said a suspicious parcel being... Читать дальше...

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 3-3-9-1 (three, three, nine, one)

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After one of the A’s most interesting and surprisingly successful seasons, the team’s baseball leadership - vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane, general manager David Forst and manager Bob Melvin - received multi-year contract extensions Monday. Melvin’s deal is through 2021 and will put Melvin among the top four or five best-paid managers in the game at roughly $3.5 million per season, The Chronicle has learned. Forst’s extension is for four years and will take him through 2023. ... Читать дальше...

NY ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Monday, October 29, 2018 _____ 221 FPUS51 KALY 291658 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 1257 PM EDT Mon Oct 29 2018 NYZ033-292000- Hamilton- Including the cities of Speculator and Indian Lake 1257 PM EDT Mon Oct 29 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain or snow showers in the evening. Читать дальше...

CT ALBANY NY Zone Forecast for Monday, October 29, 2018 _____ 221 FPUS51 KALY 291658 ZFPALY ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT for EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND National Weather Service ALBANY NY 1257 PM EDT Mon Oct 29 2018 CTZ001-292000- Northern Litchfield- Including the city of Torrington 1257 PM EDT Mon Oct 29 2018 .THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Near steady temperature around 50. West winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Читать дальше...

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Two former Sacred Heart University football players have filed a lawsuit against the school and a woman who made false rape claims against them in 2016. Connecticut court records show Dhameer Bradley and Malik St. Hilaire on Oct. 10 sued Nikki Yovino, of South Setauket, New York, on allegations including slander and infliction of emotional distress. They also accuse the school in Fairfield of wrongly suspending them. Yovino was sentenced in August to a year in prison after... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — At the world premiere of his new film, "Nobody's Fool," Tyler Perry hoped that "good people" from all backgrounds will "step up and do the right thing" to end the divisive speech that many believe has led to violence. Perry, who serves as the film's writer, director and producer, expressed his anger on the purple carpet before a screening in New York on Sunday. He denounced "people using their microphone and platform for division to tear us apart just to win." "I'm hoping that good people will step up and do the right thing. Читать дальше...

A’s reliever Yusmeiro Petit is the lone Bay Area player named to the roster that will tour Japan next month. In a joint announcement Monday by Major League Baseball and the players’ union, the All-Star team will play seven games across Japan Nov. 8-15. Petit was 7-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 74 outings for the A’s. The Giants will be represented by Hensley Meulens, who is on manager Don Mattingly’s coaching staff. The roster is subject to change. The schedule begins with an exhibtion game against the Yomiuri Giants... Читать дальше...

Joseph Fiennes and his cousin Sir Ranulph Fiennes are joining forces for a three-part exploration series on Nat Geo, TheWrap has confirmed. “The Handmaid’s Tale” star and the explorer will take a journey down the Nile River for the documentary series. “Fiennes: Return to the Nile” will air in 2019, though an exact date is still to be announced. Read the full article on The Wrap

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln's mayor says the city didn't win $1 million grant it wanted for an autonomous shuttle project but will continue looking for ways to pay for the idea. Mayor Chris Beutler said Monday that Nebraska's capital was not among the nine cities awarded $1 million by Bloomberg Philanthropies in its 2018 Mayors Challenge. Under an earlier $100,000 Bloomberg grant , Lincoln refined its shuttle idea and tested driverless shuttles on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Innovation Campus. Читать дальше...

With sports betting quickly becoming legalized in multiple U.S. states, pro leagues are getting in on the action. On Monday, the National Hockey League announced a multi-year deal deal with MGM Resorts International to become its first official betting sponsor. In July, the National Basketball Association signed a betting sponsorship deal with MGM. Read the full article on The Wrap

Scott Koondel is exiting his post as CBS’ chief corporate content licensing officer. The longtime network exec will transition to a new role, with a production-distribution deal in partnership with CBS Corp. Koondel’s new venture will package, produce and license programming for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He will also advise media companies on M&A initiatives and business strategies for licensing to MVPDs (multichannel video programming distributor) and direct-to-consumer services. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and immigration (all times local): 12:23 p.m. Three U.S. officials say the number of military troops deployed to the southern border in support of the Customs and Border Patrol could be in the thousands. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a troop plan that was not yet completed and had not yet been approved by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. The Wall Street Journal reported the planned deployment was likely to be much higher... Читать дальше...

To make $9 million for an afternoon of golf, one had better be willing to promote the hell out of the match. That’s exactly what Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are doing with their upcoming installment of HBO’s “24/7.” We got a very dramatic trailer on Monday for “24/7 The Match: Tiger vs. Phil.” The HBO series debuts Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 10/9c, while the actual $9 million pay-per-view match in Las Vegas will take place on Friday, Nov. 23 starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. Read the full article on The... Читать дальше...

Lena Dunham has been tapped to adapt a Syrian refugee story for the big screen for co-producers Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams, two individuals with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Dunham will write an adaptation of the non-fiction novel “A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival,” by author Melissa Fleming. Read the full article on The Wrap