Новости за 20.10.2015

NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland has already achieved a crossover pop culture fame that few dancers could ever hope to have. In just the last five months, she's appeared in a Broadway show, presented at the Tonys, danced on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," and attended a White House state dinner. [...] she's in the movies — the subject of "A Ballerina's Tale," a new documentary by Nelson George. The offers and opportunities keep coming — but no matter the distractions, one thing comes first, she says. Читать дальше...

The Presidio is one of several distinct areas downtown that can make for a terrific afternoon of shopping, dining and enjoying Tucson's historic sites and the arts, whether you're a local or an out-of-towner. Across the street from the courthouse is the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. In addition to notable Latin American, pre-Columbian and American West collections, the museum is hosting a Day of the Dead-themed installation called "Banda Calaca," with a large-scale seven-piece skeleton band marching toward a community memorial altar. Читать дальше...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rental company in Orlando, Florida, is offering "halal vacation homes" with curtained pool decks and rooms with prayer mats and copies of the Quran. A British company's app lists gourmet restaurants serving halal meat in London and Dubai, while a Boston-based developer's app offers travel guides for 90 cities with local prayer times and a compass pointing Muslims toward Mecca for daily prayers. The so-called "halal tourism" market was once seen as a niche revenue stream... Читать дальше...

(AP) — General Motors' entry into the long-range electric vehicle market should be able to go more than 200 miles on a single charge, company officials said Tuesday. The company also plans to market the Chevrolet Bolt, a small hatchback car due out late next year, as a crossover SUV as it tries to take advantage of the global thirst for SUVs. The comments were made at an event at GM's technical center north of Detroit announcing joint development efforts with LG Electronics of Korea to design the Bolt's electric motor... Читать дальше...

The Air Line Pilots Association said Tuesday that the contract includes higher hourly pay rates, a signing bonus and improvements in the retirement plan. Pilots at rival United Parcel Service Co. are voting through Friday whether to give union leaders authorization to call a strike. UPS spokesman Mike Mangeot called the vote a "symbolic, scripted gesture, a common tactic in airline contract negotiations."

Facebook reported that 1.3 million people had 2.1 million interactions related to "Star Wars" within the first hour of the trailer screening. Fans have heard Luke's voice and seen what is presumed to be his gloved hand on R2-D2, but his conspicuous absence from the most recent trailer and the official poster had many Twitter users asking #whereisluke and wondering what that means for his character. AMC theaters are also selling tickets for 39 "Star Wars" marathon events, where they will be showing all seven films on Dec. Читать дальше...

The announcement comes after the company was targeted by advocacy groups calling for the change, with a coalition planning to deliver petitions to Subway's headquarters on Thursday. The announcement comes as multiple groups including Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, the Center for Food Safety, U.S. Public Interest Research Group and food blogger Vani Hari had campaigned to get Subway to commit to buying meat produced without the routine use of antibiotics, and provide a timeline for doing so. Читать дальше...

Others clashed over whether to consider a new terminal in New Jersey as an option. [...] board members have put forth a plan that proposes the following: [...] Degnan told The Associated Press recently that a new Hudson River rail tunnel could make it feasible to expand park-and-ride facilities at the Secaucus Junction rail station in New Jersey, which could reduce bus traffic into the Lincoln Tunnel and affect ridership projections.

The agreement calls for up to $10,000 a person, capped at $2.5 million, to reimburse workers for identity theft losses, up to $1,000 each to cover the cost of credit-fraud protection services, capped at $2 million, and up to $3.5 million in legal fees. Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace broke into Sony Pictures computers and last November released thousands of emails, documents, social security numbers and other personal information in an attempt to derail the release of the North Korean-focused... Читать дальше...

The 137-foot-long, two-tiered ship vessel started coming part, losing sections of its upper decks to the high winds and waves before eventually sinking and leaving a debris field about a quarter-mile long on the lake bottom. Kennard and Pawlowski, with underwriting support from National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, were searching for wrecks along the lake's southeastern shore in late August when their side-scan sonar revealed a debris field in several hundred feet of water about seven miles from shore. Читать дальше...

If you "Peanutized" your profile pic with "The Peanuts Movie" app or declared yourself Straight Outta Somewhere when "Straight Outta Compton" hit theaters, you're playing along perfectly. The personalized meme is the entertainment industry's latest marketing tool. Mockingjay-Part 2 app, available later this month, allows users to apply outlandish virtual makeup like the film's colorful Capitol residents. "Social media has become a channel where we share things about our own lives, so marketers very cleverly have asked the next question... Читать дальше...

Falk is a big part of the reason that Washington State (4-2, 2-1 Pac-12) is on track for a possible bowl game and hanging tough in the Pac-12. Falk, a sophomore in his first season as a starter, has thrown for 2,371 yards and 21 touchdowns this season with just four interceptions. Last weekend, he tied the school record with six touchdown passes — all in the first half — in the 52-31 demolition of Oregon State. In three starts and portions of three other games, the freshman threw for 1,859 yards, with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — HTC has unveiled the latest version of its One smartphone, touting its combination of sleek design with the latest Android software. The phone is the first outside of Google's own Nexus line to feature that company's Marshmallow software at launch. [...] it's the first regular-sized HTC phone to have a fingerprint sensor — a feature already standard on phones made my larger rivals Apple and Samsung.

DETROIT (AP) — Elaborate new transmissions are helping automakers meet rising fuel economy standards, but they're also requiring more trips to the repair shop. Consumer Reports' annual survey is closely watched by the auto industry, since many potential buyers follow the Yonkers, New York-based company's recommendations. A car with an eight-speed transmission gets about 8 percent better fuel economy than one with a four-speed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [...] continuously... Читать дальше...

Hillary Clinton has endured a summer and early fall of falling poll numbers, East Coast media preoccupation with her emails and being the object of ceaseless Sunday psychobabble columns by Maureen Dowd in The New York Times. Now, on the eve of her House Benghazi committee testimony, scheduled for Thursday, two newly released national polls show Clinton on the rebound. Hillary Clinton’s book was a snoozer, but last week’s Democratic debate performance has bucked up her poll ratings. The ex-secretary... Читать дальше...

The Mariners' search for a new manager is apparently making progress.

From actress to cookbook author: Madhur Jaffrey is known to Americans — when she is known at all — as an author of Indian cookbooks. The woman often called "the Julia Child of Indian cookery" was born in Delhi, India, and came to the United States in the late 1950s, eventually landing among the New York glitterati. The conversation has been edited for clarity and length. There are many areas of India that I don't know and many cuisines I don't know, and I thought this would be a good way to learn... Читать дальше...

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Even before the film's release, Hollywood director Michael Bay's new action movie is stirring controversy among government officials and residents of Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city and the birthplace of the uprising against longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Based only on the trailer, which has recently made rounds on Libya's social media, Benghazi locals and officials slammed "Transformers" director Bay for his unreleased film, calling it an "insult" to the north African nation. Читать дальше...

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending October 18, 2015: iTunes Movies US Charts 1. Inside Out (2015) 2. San Andreas 3. Tomorrowland 4. Spy 5. Avengers: Age of Ultron 6. Jurassic World 7. Big Eyes 8. Dope 9. Southpaw 10. Pitch Perfect 2 iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent 1. Big Eyes 2.Dope 3. Southpaw 4. Cartel Land 5. Momentum 6. Mississippi Grind 7. Knock Knock (2015) 8. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 9. Experimenter 10. Ex Machina __ (copyright) 2015 Apple Inc.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Automaker Fiat Chrysler has denied receiving state aid from Luxembourg ahead of an expected ruling by the European Union's competition watchdog that the company must pay millions in back taxes.

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. American Brewing Company recently partnered with another American to produce a new collaboration beer: Red-Blooded American Imperial Red Ale. They release the beer today. The brewery based in Edmonds, Washington recently made headlines when it announced that it had been acquired by another brewery (see our story).... The post American Brewing collaborates with another American appeared first on Beer News.

Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses as some weak earnings reports weigh on the market. Harley-Davidson plunged 15 percent after reporting a drop in profit and cutting its forecasts for motorcycle shipments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers, fueled by job growth, cheaper gas and higher home values, would drive the U.S. economy through a global slump. [...] the U.S. economy has been hobbled by a stronger dollar, which makes U.S. goods costlier overseas and is depressing corporate profits. [...] many economists and investors have pushed back their forecast for a Fed rate hike into next year. At Ahaus Tool & Engineering in Richmond, Indiana, orders for components it sells to drilling equipment makers have dropped. Читать дальше...