Новости за 09.08.2015

Frank Gifford, who converted a Hall of Fame playing career during the New York Giants’ glory years into a successful broadcasting career with ABC and “Monday Night Football,” has died at the age of 84.Read full article >>

After months of remaining largely above the partisan fray — and often appearing cautious to a fault — Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun taking more risks and landing some punches against Republicans.The more aggressive posture comes as Clinton has suffered an erosion in her public image, with more potential voters saying they view her unfavorably than at any point since she entered the 2016 race and fewer people saying they find her trustworthy.Read full article >>

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister announced drastic anti-corruption and other measures on Sunday as he sought to calm weeks of protests over poor government services that are posing a major challenge to his rule.Read full article >>

ONCE it became clear that “Fantastic Four” was due this weekend not for release but rather impact, it was only a matter of just how brutal the blunt force would be.Well, today, 20th Century Fox can tally the box-office results with chalk as it draws a massive outline around one of the biggest superhero-debut bellyflops in years.Read full article >>

KAZAN, Russia — Her hair dry, her feet in sneakers, her face free of the red outlines of goggle eyes, and her schedule finally free of racing, Katie Ledecky bopped around Kazan Arena on Sunday afternoon as if land were her natural habitat. It had been a full 22 hours since she was last in the water, but as heads turned everywhere she went, it was clear that minds were still being transported back to those astonishing last 50 meters in Saturday night’s 800-meter freestyle, when Ledecky finally and... Читать дальше...

Authorities believe a Montana man who went missing in Yellowstone National Park on Friday was killed by a grizzly bear, according to a statement released by the National Park Service.The victim, whose name was not provided, was described as an “experienced hiker” who had lived and worked in the park for five seasons, the statement said. A park ranger found him partially consumed a half-mile from the Elephant Back Loop Trail in a “popular off-trail area he was known to frequent,” the statement said.Read... Читать дальше...

Two months ago, an Ohio mom’s tweet went viral when she called out Target for separating “building sets” and “girls’ building sets.” Now, the retailer is fixing the problem: for building sets and all toys, plus bedding, home decor, entertainment and more.Read full article >>

What should educators do when they are unfairly penalized for something they said? This is what has happened to Rafe Esquith, a nationally celebrated Los Angeles fifth-grade teacher. He is still banned from his classroom because he told a joke in class that few people would consider the least bit offensive.Read full article >>

Donald Trump is pure political id.I’ve described the reality TV star and front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in lots of different ways over the past few months — a car-accident candidate, the middle finger of the Republican base — but I think this one fits him best.Read full article >>

JERUSALEM — Nine Jewish settlers suspected of extremist activities against Palestinians were arrested Sunday by Israeli forces after overnight police raids in several illegal outposts in the West Bank.Read full article >>

Report: Sheriff: 5 children, 3 adults found dead at a NW Harris County, Texas, home — @stjbs http://t.co/2Sk3xlcgZm pic.twitter.com/WlA0BnWqKtA standoff at a Houston area home ended with deputies entering the residence and discovering the bodies of five children and three adults, according to news reports.Read full article >>

Sydney Seau, the daughter of the late Junior Seau, presented her father for induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a moment that packed an emotional wallop.But it was also a controversial moment because the Hall of Fame limited Sydney’s comments, saying that players inducted posthumously were to be presented only with a video tribute, not a speech. It’s a policy that has been around for five years, but one that drew criticism because Seau was a beloved player who, it was later learned, was showing... Читать дальше...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister announced on Sunday a series of drastic anti-corruption measures after weeks of protests against poor government services threatened to challenge his rule. In statements posted to his official Facebook and Twitter accounts, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said his government would change the way ministers are selected, end the expensive security details of senior officials, and reopen graft cases under the supervision of a high-level commission.Read full article >>

Three days after leveling the city of Hiroshima with a uranium atomic bomb known as a "Little Boy," the United States dropped the more menacing-sounding "Fat Man" over Nagasaki. It was Aug. 9, 1945. Some 40,000 to 80,000 people were killed, and much of the city was pulverized. Nuclear weapons would never again be used in warfare.Read full article >>

The first didn’t happen. An appearance by the senator from Vermont at an event celebrating the anniversary of Social Security and Medicare was scuttled after protesters from a local Black Lives Matter chapter took over the stage.Read full article >>

Bernie Sanders came to Seattle on Saturday with plans to give two speeches.The first didn’t happen. An appearance by the senator from Vermont at an event celebrating the anniversary of Social Security and Medicare was scuttled after protesters from a local Black Lives Matter chapter took over the stage.Read full article >>

Republican leaders who have watched Donald Trump’s summer surge with alarm now believe that his presidential candidacy has been contained and may begin to collapse because of his repeated attacks on a Fox News Channel star and his refusal to pledge his loyalty to the eventual GOP nominee.Read full article >>

Donald Trump’s attacks on Fox News’s Megyn Kelly have brought his Republican presidential rivals to another moment of truth. How long can they try to treat him as a sideshow before they and the party they seek to lead suffer the political effects of his excesses?Read full article >>

The expanding U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq relies in part on an uneasy, arms-length partnership with Shiite militias backed by Iran — organizations that were once relentlessly effective killers of U.S. troops.Read full article >>

For decades, Donald Trump has made flippant misogyny as much a part of his trademark as his ostentatious lifestyle.Now, the former reality-television host and current front-runner in the polls for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination may be paying a price for a boorish barb that also renewed his party’s internal consternation over its recent history of alienating women voters. Read full article >>

Lee Abbamonte is known as the youngest American to have visited every country in the world. His second claim to fame should be “most efficient packer.” Unless he needs expedition gear or a suit, the 36-year-old New Yorker totes a 22-inch Osprey Meridian wheeled bag and a North Face backpack. The two pieces accompany him on trips short (a long weekend in Dewey Beach, Del.) and ultramarathon (two months circling the globe).Read full article >>

CORVALLIS, Ore. — On a recent summer morning in a bright green meadow off a winding country road, Devon and Landon Prescott were prying open beehives. They moved quickly among the 1,400 wooden boxes, eyeing each brood and locating its queen.Read full article >>