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Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has made no secret of his desire for a new contract after signing a four-year, $32 million deal with Seattle last year. On Tuesday, a former teammate said Bennett expressed a desire to play elsewhere. Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett wipes his brow while speaking to the media following Seattle’s training camp practice on Friday, July 31, 2015, in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear) Defensive tackle Tony McDaniel, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... Читать дальше...

"There isn't a golden rule anymore," says Patrick Scurry, chief data scientist for Hopper, a travel-information firm that archives ticket prices. Airlines Reporting Corp., which handles tickets sold through travel agents, pinpointed Day 57 as when you'll find the cheapest average domestic fares. Expedia Inc. says for tickets bought at least 21 days in advance, Tuesday is still cheapest by a thin margin over Wednesday, but Sunday is better for tickets bought within 21 days of travel — an average savings of $12... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who became a canine star for his scene-stealing role in the Oscar-winning movie "The Artist," has died. Uggie was euthanized Friday after a bout with prostate cancer, his owner, Los Angeles animal trainer Omar Von Muller, said Wednesday. The movie won Academy Awards for Best Picture, lead actor and director in 2011.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The Washington Brewshed® Alliance celebrates the link between good water and good beer, inviting you to join in the fun. On Thursday, August 27th Brewshed Alliance teams up with two of its brewery partners to present a Brewshed Pub Crawl in Redmond. The Redmond Brewshed Jubilee stops... The post Brewshed Pub Crawl Redmond, Black Raven & Hi-Fi appeared first on Beer News.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers filled more of their available jobs in June, evidence that steady if modest economic growth is putting more Americans to work. More hiring, quitting and healthy levels of job openings could pressure companies to lift wages. Hiring and quits "remain at levels consistent with a pickup in wage growth over the medium-term," said Jeremy Schwartz, an analyst at Credit Suisse. According to Glassdoor, a jobs and recruiting website, the average length of time for an interview... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say eight taxi dispatchers at LaGuardia Airport have been arrested after an undercover bribery sting. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown says the scheme allowed drivers who paid cash to cut the line in the airport holding area as other drivers waited their turn. Brown says the bribes were only $5 or $10 each — but it could add up to hundreds of dollars a day. The defendants were working for an airport contractor. Seven of them were arrested Wednesday morning when... Читать дальше...

According to investigators, ITG told customers that it was a broker only, but covertly operated a trading desk known as "Project Omega" in concert with its dark pools, which allow anonymous trades between buyers and sellers. "While ITG claimed to protect the confidentiality of its dark pool subscribers' trading information, during an eight-month period Project Omega accessed live feeds of order and execution information of its subscribers and used it to implement high-frequency algorithmic trading strategies... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A Southwest Airlines plane went nose down into a grassy area off a taxiway at Orlando International Airport as it was being moved from a passenger gate to a maintenance hangar. Airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell says the Boeing 737 was being moved Tuesday night when it went into the grass.

(AP) — A judge has scheduled a guilty plea hearing for the last executive charged in a chemical spill that contaminated West Virginia's biggest drinking water supply. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says prosecutors generally file for guilty plea hearings when a defendant has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge or charges.

HELSINKI (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday they're making last-minute attempts to quiz WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over sex crimes allegations, most of which are set to expire by next week, but that he would still be wanted for questioning on accusations of rape. Assange, who escaped a Swedish arrest warrant by taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012, is wanted on two allegations of sexual molestation and one of unlawful coercion which expire by Aug. 18 unless he is formally charged. Читать дальше...

Yes, you can get excited about preseason football Two more days until the Seattle Seahawks kick off their 2015 preseason schedule at CenturyLink Field against the visiting Denver Broncos. No, it won’t wash away the bad Super Bowl taste in every 12’s mouth. It is, however, a start. We may not see much from starters […]

“Show me the money.”  A line made famous by Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character in Cameron Crowe’s 1996 drama Jerry Maguire.  But while a fictional depiction of a modern day athlete’s perspective on professional sports, it’s also a realistic portrayal of an NFL mindset bordering on absurd. NFL football players earn their money.  I’ve made my […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — On the Fremont Street pedestrian mall, Michael Troy Moore can be found wearing nothing but a G-string and a stuffed rooster on his lap while he plays heavy metal music. Inside the confines of Las Vegas City Hall on Tuesday, though, Moore dressed far more conservatively to air his grievances with a proposed ordinance aimed at creating order in the chaotic confines of the downtown Las Vegas mall that officials say are driving tourists and families away. Moore and a small crowd of other street musicians... Читать дальше...

My August article for Palate Press is a brief update on some new research about wine and cancer. It’s a tricky subject. Trying to determine the relationship between two highly variable things is always tricky, and cancer and drinking are … Continue...

Mike Vogel, Charles Dance, Yael Stone and Julian McMahon star in the drama which takes place after a peaceful invasion of Earth by aliens who promise to eliminate poverty, war and sickness, but whose intentions aren't quite what they seem. Set 200 years in the future, The Expanse follows a detective (Thomas Jane) and a rogue ship captain (Steven Strait) as they team up to find a missing young woman and unravel the largest conspiracy in human history.

Set in Wyoming after the Civil War, the raucous film follows bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) attempting to bring fugitive Daisy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to justice.

Billy Joel and his wife Alexis Roderick welcomed their first child together, People reports. Roderick, 33, gave birth to daughter Della Rose on Wednesday in New York. The 66-year-old singer began dating Roderick in 2009. The couple then surprised friends and family earlier this summer when they got married at their annual Fourth of July celebration. This is Joel's second child. He also has a daughter, Alexa Ray, with his ex-wife Christie Brinkley. Other Links From TVGuide.com Billy Joel

Ariel Winter has grown up before our very eyes over the course of six seasons on ABC's Modern Family. [...] increasing commentary about her physique and repeated references to her "blossoming into a teenager" eventually drove the 17-year-old actress to get breast reduction surgery in June, she tells Glamour. Winter says her development "really did happen overnight" and that by the time she was 15, she was an F-cup. The side effects of her growth spurt included severe back and neck pain that prevented her from standing up straight... Читать дальше...

NBC announced Wednesday that Seacrest will host the network's live late-night coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The American Idol host was previously a correspondent for the network during the 2012 Olympics, which became the most-watched television event in U.S. history. Seacrest also shared the news on Twitter, and offered a tease of what some of his coverage will look like. Ok I can finally tell u guys I'm hosting the late night coverage of @NBCOlympics in Rio next year!!

On Tuesday, the Aussie actor posted a video on Instagram of himself lip-syncing Katy Perry's 2010 smash - and there's no denying that he fully commits to it. Jackman made the video with the lip-sync app Dubsmash, and though the clip is only 10 seconds long, it definitely leaves us wanting more.

Lester Holt, who filled in for Williams as the anchor of NBC Nightly News during Williams' suspension, was named the show's permanent anchor in June, despite generating lower ratings than Williams did. NBC's investigation into Williams' helicopter account revealed that Williams had also embellished several other stories over the years.

Colony, the new USA drama that reunites Lostexecutive producer Carlton Cuse and star Josh Holloway, will premiere on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 10/9c, the network announced Wednesday at the Television Critics Association fall previews. USA also announced that Donny!, a new half-hour satirical comedy starring Donny Deutsch as a single dad and TV advertising personality, will premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10:30/9:30c.

From the second we saw Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) carrying around a lightsaber with a crossguard in The Force Awakens trailer, we knew he was going to be a new kind of villain in the Star Wars universe. "The movie explains the origins of the mask and where it's from, but the design was meant to be a nod to the Vader mask," director J.J. Abrams told the magazine. Both sides, arguably, would see themselves as the hero of their story, and I think that applies here. "No matter how we express ourselves in the world... Читать дальше...

"Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is in other parts of my body," Carter, 90, said in a statement. Carter is one of only four living former presidents and has stayed active since his presidency through the Carter Center, which he established after leaving the White House in 1981.