Новости за 30.11.2018

This week: the 49ers released a talented but troubled player, while making a public statement about domestic violence. The Giants faced a boycott because their owner donated to a political candidate who made racist statements. The A’s unveiled plans for a new Oakland ballpark but the owner wasn’t available to answer any questions. What do these things have in common? They all reflect the relationship sports teams have to their communities. The responsibility sports franchises have to be more than... Читать дальше...

If Dava Whisenant’s joyous documentary “Bathtubs Over Broadway” served only to spotlight the occluded corner of American musical history known as the “industrial musical,” it would be perfectly entertaining in its own right. But in its portrayal of one man’s unusual journey, the film has much to say about turning ironic amusement into unalloyed appreciation. And if you don’t know what an “industrial musical” is, relax — we were never meant to see them in the first place. Starting in the 1950s, these... Читать дальше...

A person ignited a “small incendiary device” inside San Francisco’s Hall of Justice on Thursday morning, forcing dozens of people to evacuate, police said. Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect, who was not identified, at the scene. There were no injuries reported. The incident happened around 11:20 a.m., causing fire alarms to blare inside the seven-story building at 850 Bryant St., which houses the county’s criminal courts, district attorney’s office, County Jail No. 4 and some police units. The... Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A new report by Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families says the number of uninsured children in the United States has increased for the first time in nearly a decade. In Florida, the uninsured rate went from 288,000 in 2016 to 325,000 in 2017. South Dakota, Utah, Texas and Georgia also saw significant increases. Nationally, the number of uninsured children increased by an estimated 276,000 to about 3.9 million in 2017. That compares to a historic low... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the New Mexico attorney general's investigation in clergy sex abuse (all times local): 2:40 p.m. Search warrants obtained by The Associated Press reveal graphic allegations of sexual abuse of children by members of the Catholic clergy in New Mexico. The warrants were served Wednesday by agents with the state attorney general's office at the home of a former priest in northern New Mexico and at the offices of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, which is located in Albuquerque. Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An outside investigator says a California Assemblywoman who was once at the forefront of the #MeToo movement was "overly familiar" with a legislative staff member who accused her of misconduct but did not retaliate against him for filing a complaint. The investigator repeated earlier findings that there's not enough evidence to substantiate allegations that Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia groped Daniel Fierro at a legislative softball game in 2014. The findings... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawmaker says making taxpayer-funded payouts more generous to corporations that move high-paying jobs to North Carolina could soon result in a big business relocation. The General Assembly gave final approval Thursday to a measure more than doubling the per-job payment the state can make to companies that meet job creation and investment levels. The per-job annual cap will rise to $16,000 after Gov. Roy Cooper signs the legislation. Bill supporters say it will help attract companies with high-salaried executives... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on an audit of California's high-speed rail program (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A representative from California's High-Speed Rail Authority is defending the decision to begin construction of tracks in the Central Valley without all necessary approvals in hand. Board vice chairman Tom Richards spoke Thursday to a panel of California lawmakers about a recent audit of the plan to build a high-speed train between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Richards says he agrees... Читать дальше...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ VMware Inc. (VMW) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $334 million. On a per-share basis, the Palo Alto, California-based company said it had net income of 81 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.56 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.50 per share. The cloud computing company posted revenue of $2.2 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Tribune says federal agents executed search warrants at the City Hall office of a powerful Chicago alderman. An unidentified law enforcement source told the Chicago Tribune agents arrive at Ed Burke's aldermanic office Thursday morning, told staff to leave and pulled brown paper across its glass doors blocking the view. Media photographs showed similar paper across the door of Burke's Southwest Side ward office. There were no arrests. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Joseph... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Deutsche Bank AG, down 47 cents to $9.42 German authorities searched the bank's offices as part of a money laundering investigation. Quest Diagnostics Inc., down $8.99 to $87.94 The medical lab operator cut its forecasts and said it expects testing volumes to decrease. Qualcomm Inc., up $1.46 to $58.11 The chipmaker's CEO said the company is close to resolving a licensing dispute with Apple. Tech Data Corp., up $16.21 to... Читать дальше...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The U.S.-China trade war, the Saudi crown prince's first trip abroad since the brutal killing of a newspaper columnist and the Ukraine crisis will grab the world's attention at this week's G-20 summit. None of those issues is on the agenda at the two-day meeting that was meant to focus on development, infrastructure and food security. But the gathering of leaders from the world's top industrialized and emerging nations will be eclipsed by discussions and controversy on the sidelines. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday after an afternoon rally faded away. Banks and technology companies fell after the market pulled off a huge rally the day before. Deutsche Bank dropped after German authorities raided its offices on suspicion some of its employees helped clients launder money. Financial stocks fell as interest rates again edged lower. Crude oil prices climbed after they briefly dipped under $50 a barrel overnight. The rebound helped energy stocks trade higher. Health care companies... Читать дальше...

“Black Lightning” and “Love Is” executive producer Salim Akil has been accused of domestic violence and copyright infringement in a pair of lawsuits filed against the writer-producer. Actress and screenwriter Amber Dixon Brenner said in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last week that she had engaged in a decade-long sexual relationship with Akil, during which time he abused her on multiple occasions. Read the full article on The Wrap

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former custodian at a Sioux Falls high school is serving jail time for hiding a gun in the ceiling of a school restroom. Twenty-six-year-old Joseph Jay Croal was sentenced to 180 days in jail. Croal got credit for 37 days served. The Argus Leader reports Croal also was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service. He cannot go on any Sioux Falls School District property without advance authorization and an escort. Croal pleaded guilty in October to possession of a firearm... Читать дальше...

MEXICO CITY — Migrants, trade, crime, the border wall: The challenges to the modern U.S.-Mexico relationship have perhaps never been as stark and divisive as they are now, at a critical juncture for both countries. With a new president preparing to take power in Mexico City this weekend and the Trump administration set to enter its third year, the two neighbors find themselves lurching between crisis and opportunity on each front. While a trade dispute that President Trump had fanned with great enthusiasm seems set to ease... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — About two-thirds of Mormon voters nationwide favored Republicans in the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the faith lagged behind, according to a nationwide survey of midterm voters. And as Republican Sen. Mitt Romney prepares to join the new Congress in January, most voters in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah — 64 percent — would like to see the senator confront the president, AP VoteCast found. About half of Romney's supporters ... Читать дальше...

BERLIN — German authorities raided Deutsche Bank’s headquarters Thursday amid suspicions that its employees helped clients set up offshore companies that were used to launder hundreds of millions of dollars. About 170 police officers, investigators and prosecutors swooped in on the bank’s offices in Frankfurt and premises in nearby Eschborn and Gross-Umstadt, seizing electronic and paper records. The investigation emerged from an analysis of documents leaked from tax havens in recent years, including... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced her opposition to a revamped North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, arguing that it doesn't do enough to stop the "serious and ongoing harm NAFTA causes for American workers." Warren, a Democrat, said in a speech Thursday that the new North American trade deal "won't stop outsourcing, it won't raise wages, and it won't create jobs. It's NAFTA 2.0." Warren, a potential presidential candidate, said she will vote against... Читать дальше...

KABUL — A brazen Taliban attack that targeted the Kabul offices of a British security company killed five of its staffers, including a British national, the company said Thursday. Afghan authorities said a sixth person was also killed in the assault. Charlie Burbridge, managing director of G4S Risk Management Group, said 32 employees of the company were also wounded in the attack, five of them seriously. “Our thoughts at this difficult time are with the loved ones of those who have died and been injured... Читать дальше...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Republican governors are minimizing any suggestion that voter discontent with President Donald Trump played a role in the midterm elections, where Democrats flipped seven governorships, took control of the U.S. House and picked up hundreds of state legislative seats. "I don't think what you saw in this electoral cycle was any different that would you see" in any midterm, said Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts during the Republican Governors Association meeting Wednesday in suburban Phoenix. Читать дальше...

MANILA — A Philippine court Thursday convicted three police officers for the murder of a 17-year-old boy and sentenced them each to up to 40 years in prison, in the first such conviction in a wave of killings prompted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Nearly 5,000 people are thought to have been killed by the police, and many more by unofficial militias, since Duterte swore during his 2016 presidential campaign that he would hunt down drug sellers and users and “dump all of you into Manila Bay... Читать дальше...

Short-film director Floyd Russ admits he’s a bit of a neurotic. If someone can’t find him, he’s probably locked in a room with his writing buddy furiously mapping out all the things that could go wrong and right on his next shoot. For “Zion”– his recent short about an Ohio wrestler born without legs — Russ only had a few shooting days to get what he needed. But nothing prepared him for what would happen while filming his first interview. Read the full article on The Wrap

CNN has officially fired Marc Lamont Hill as a contributor, the channel announced in a brief statement on Thursday after Hill told an audience at the United Nations that he supported violent Palestinian “resistance” to Israel. “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN,” said the network after refusing to respond to multiple inquires about the matter on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Read the full article on The Wrap

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — George Perles resigned as a member of Michigan State University's governing board after nearly 12 years, the school said Thursday, ending decades of service as a football player, coach, athletic director and trustee. Perles, 84, noted his age and struggle with Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder, in a letter to Brian Breslin, chairman of the board of trustees. He often participated in public meetings by telephone. "The ramifications of my health issues continue to grow," Perles wrote Wednesday. Читать дальше...