Новости за 18.05.2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals' plan in spring training was for Paulo Orlando and Jarrod Dyson to platoon in right field.

BEIJING (AP) — It could be a blockbuster. At least that's what a Chinese-American movie studio hopes to produce in a sci-fi thriller based on the popular 1980s video game Tetris.

In my decades of writing about wines, I’ve described them as smelling and tasting like vanilla, white peaches, yellow apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, boysenberries, lingonberries, mulberries, coffee, mocha, chocolate, tobacco, smoke, minerals and earth. And more.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Snitker's first day on the job looked an awful lot like the final weeks of the man he replaced.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs expect the best from other teams, and sometimes they get it.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is expected to dive deeper into virtual reality and artificial intelligence Wednesday during an annual conference that serves as a launching pad for its latest products and innovations.

NEW YORK (AP) — People who put their cars up as collateral for what are supposed to be short-term emergency loans are being hit with interest rates of 300 percent, a high rate of repossession and long repayment periods.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government is giving pharmaceutical giant Novartis a few weeks to lower prices on a popular cancer drug or see its monopoly on production of the medicine broken and competition thrown open to generic rivals.

Several classes and special events are being offered at the Lelooska Foundation, 165 Merwin Village Road. Registration is required for the classes with a fee by calling 360-225-9522.

Johanson-Kubin graduates with BA

It’s been quite the year for Lenny Russo, who spent last spring prepping to represent Minnesota and its food at the Milan World Expo for the James Beard Foundation.

With a revitalization project slated to be completed by October, Kelso wants to turn West Main Street into a hub for small businesses.

Kelso will be seeking an accounting manager with financial credentials, a new position to replace the current assistant finance managing position.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Still unbeaten, still undeniable.

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules to be issued Wednesday by the Obama administration.

CANNES, France (AP) — Lily-Rose Depp and Stephanie "Soko" Sokolinski have a turbulent relationship in their new film "The Dancer," but off camera, the two actresses are friends enjoying the Cannes Film Festival. Sokolinski even helped get Depp the job.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have stepped up security as a high-ranking Chinese government official attends a business conference, preventing pro-democracy protesters from getting close to the venue.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Ma, the head of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is withdrawing from an anti-counterfeiting convention in Florida just two days before he was scheduled to give the keynote speech.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday after a dismal day on Wall Street. But shares in Tokyo were buoyed by better-than-expected GDP data.

Longview native Lyndsay Faye, an internationally bestselling author of five novels, will read from her works at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Longview Public Library as part of the Northwest Voices series.

United Way’s David Green will step down as executive director starting next month, and his new role comes with a significant pay cut.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Speaker Kevin Cotter and other members of the Michigan House will stay in session to vote on legislation instead of attending the Detroit Regional Chamber's annual policy conference on Mackinac Island.

NEW YORK (AP) — A massive fire underneath elevated train tracks in New York City has halted service and stranded thousands of commuters.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A judge said Tuesday that Kansas can't require people to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections at motor vehicle offices.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Western Conference finals opener between Oklahoma City and Golden State was TNT's highest-rated conference finals Game 1 since 2011.