Новости за 25.05.2017

(AP) — Costco shares rose in after-hours trading after the warehouse club company reported earnings that topped Wall Street expectations. The Issaquah, Washington-based company said Thursday that net income in its most recent quarter came to $700 million, or $1.59 per share, up from $545 million, or $1.24 per share, in the same period last year. Stripping out one-time items, earnings came to $1.40 per share in the quarter that ended May 7; analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research predicted... Читать дальше...

Dear, Harvard: 10 memorable quotes from Zuckerberg's speech Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to Harvard with a message on fighting inequality and taking risks in the name of innovation. Zuckerberg, who, like the graduates, is a millennial, started Facebook in his Harvard dorm room in 2004. If I had to know everything about connecting people before I got started, I never would have built Facebook. There is something wrong with our system when I can leave here and make billions of dollars... Читать дальше...

How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday U.S. stocks climbed for the sixth day in a row Thursday as strong first-quarter results from retailers like Best Buy and PVH led indexes to record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average added 70.53 points, or 0.3 percent, to 21,082.95.

BOSTON (AP) — A massage therapist has been arrested on charges he raped a customer inside a massage studio at Boston's Logan Airport. Police say a 25-year-old woman was attacked during a massage while waiting to fly out of the airport on Sunday night.

CBS Films said Thursday that Lively will play Cecilia Fitzpatrick in the film and also executive produce. The character is a model wife and mother who discovers an unopened letter from her husband that says to open only in the case of his death.

CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival, with its late-night soirees and throngs of paparazzi, isn't an ideal place for children. Yet at this year's Cannes, kid actors have delivered many of the festival's most memorable performances, often by not just equaling their better-known and taller co-stars, but by towering above them. Monday's bombing in Manchester, England, which took the lives of many young concertgoers there to see one of their favorite pop stars perform, was acutely felt in Cannes. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears' extended decline in sales persisted during the first quarter and the storied retailer vowed to make additional spending cuts to offset its slowing business. "While this was certainly a challenging quarter for our company, it was also one that clearly demonstrated our commitment to return Sears Holdings to solid financial footing," Chairman Eddie Lampert said in a company release. "Sears does not appear well positioned for the rest of 2017," Melich said, citing its weak store base... Читать дальше...

Grab your livestreams and sharpen your gift registries everyone, another giraffe is getting ready to give birth. This time, in Seattle!

Headed out over Memorial Day. The Washington State Patrol (and the Colfax Police, and the Winthrop town marshal) await your arrival.  Here are 13 places to slow down as you enjoy the holiday weekend.

Former Washington Huskies basketball star Brandon Roy is reportedly leaving Nathan Hale, which he coached to state a title in 2017, for his alma mater Garfield High 

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray in a Wednesday filing officially denied the claims that he sexually abused a child starting in the late 1980s. 

According to a Monday report by economist Jed Kolko in The New York Times, Seattle is the fastest-urbanizing city in the U.S., which bucks national trends.

People shopping for insurance through the Affordable Care Act in yet more regions could face higher prices and fewer choices next year as insurance companies lay out their early plans for 2018. The Kansas City company's decision also will leave shoppers in 25 counties with no options for coverage sold on public insurance exchanges, unless another insurer steps in, according to data compiled by The Associated Press and the consulting firm Avalere. "Many ACA customers will pay more for coverage that... Читать дальше...

Washington state fire at tourism spot is mostly contained (AP) — A wildfire burning at a popular Washington state hiking and skiing destination is largely under control after burning for two days.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit alleges that GM pickup trucks with Duramax diesel engines have three devices on them that are rigged to allow more pollution on the road than during treadmill tests in the Environmental Protection Agency laboratory. The complaint against GM alleges that the devices were installed on diesel engines in the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups. The lawsuit demands a jury trial and seeks punitive damages, restitution, and recovery... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say 1 in 4 Alzheimer's deaths are now occurring at home — a startling increase that marks a shift away from hospitals and nursing homes. Over 15 years, Alzheimer's deaths in hospitals, nursing homes or other long-term care facilities shrank from more than 80 percent to 60 percent.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak officials say three tracks at a time will be closed at Penn Station as part of extensive repair work there that is expected to inconvenience thousands of rail commuters this summer. Amtrak has been negotiating with the Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit, which combine to carry hundreds of thousands of people into and out of the station each weekday.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing for the sixth day in a row Thursday as strong quarterly results from retailers including Best Buy and PVH give consumer-focused companies a lift. The Standard & Poor's 500 index and Nasdaq composite are trading at all-time highs. The index is composed of smaller and more domestically-focused companies, and new challenges to President Donald Trump's proposed agenda of reduced taxes and regulations have hit those companies harder than the larger and more established companies on other indexes. Читать дальше...

The Foreign Relations Committee voted 18-3 on Thursday despite concerns from former Secretary of State John Kerry and several Democrats that the measure could nonetheless lead to the unraveling of the nuclear accord negotiated by the Obama administration. The committee's bill imposes mandatory sanctions on people involved in Iran's ballistic missile program and anyone who does business with them. In exchange for Tehran rolling back its nuclear program, the U.S. and other world powers agreed to suspend wide-ranging oil... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A growing number of Americans age 40 and older think Medicare should cover the costs of long-term care for older adults, according to a poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. According to the new poll, 56 percent of Americans age 40 and over think Medicare should have a major role in paying for ongoing living assistance, up from 39 percent who said so in 2013. Most also favor tax policies to encourage long-term care planning, including... Читать дальше...

Every year Fort George Brewery of Astoria, Oregon invites two other breweries to collaborate on a special beer: 3-Way The post 3-Way IPA releases today – Fort George, Reuben’s Brews, and Great Notion appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

The Italian news agency ANSA quoted Schmidt as calling the ruling "absurd" and going against EU directives. Since their 2015 appointment, the museum directors have largely been credited with boosting attendance.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll on long-term care was conducted March 2-29 by NORC at the University of Chicago, with funding from the SCAN Foundation. The AmeriSpeak panel includes respondents originally selected randomly from NORC's National Frame based on address-based sampling and recruited by mail, email, telephone and face-to-face interviews.