Новости за 13.09.2017

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have appealed to swimmers to stay away from some popular beaches on the coast of Athens after oil spilled from a sunken tanker started to reach the area. Small slicks were reported at beaches in the suburbs of Glyfada and Piraeus Wednesday. Glyfada Mayor Giorgos Papanikolaou says municipal workers have set up floating booms offshore and used chemicals to try to dissolve the oil. The small Agia Zoni II tanker sank Sunday while anchored off the coast of Salamina island... Читать дальше...

A new theory about what exactly happened to the mysterious D.B. Cooper has gained some attention and perhaps some credence in recent weeks as two senior FBI agents have given the nod to parts of the story.

Situated on the edge of the Columbia River Gorge in Quincy, Sunland Estates offers a gateway into Central and Eastern Washington.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Centene Corp., up $7.28 to $98.16 The health insurer and Medicaid coverage provider will expand into New York by buying Fidelis Care for $3.75 billion. Nordstrom Inc., up $2.69 to $47.74 CNBC reported that members of the Nordstrom family are getting closer to a deal to buy the department store chain. Western Digital Corp., down $3.04 to $85.74 Toshiba said it will sell its computer memory business to a consortium, not Western Digital, which wants to buy it. Читать дальше...

Seattle can now, again, thank the powers-that-be that we're the coffee testing grounds for Starbucks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are not clamoring for single-payer health care, as Sen. Bernie Sanders suggests they are in proposing a plan that would have the government foot most medical bills. He's right that support for the idea has grown and in some polls tops 50 percent. But polls suggest that the prevailing sentiment is ambivalence. Saving money on health insurance holds lots of appeal. Seeing taxes rise to cover those costs may dull the appetite. Sanders' plan, coming out Wednesday, would have... Читать дальше...

Bikini barista businesses has caused quite a fuss in Everett over the years. And with a new lawsuit filed by seven baristas and coffee stand operator, the fight has heated up, invoking powerful terms like "constitutional rights" and "anal cleft."

Women give, men take and the Old Testament crashes into modern anxiety in director Darren Aronofsky's "mother! " It is an audacious, bold and fascinating fever dream of a film. It's allegory for, well, everything (the environment, marriage, art, spirituality, you name it!), that will challenge, distress and edify anyone who chooses to submit themselves to this creation for two hours. Like many Aronofsky endeavors, "mother!" is a film doesn't fit neatly into one genre. It starts out as one thing,... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Denny's says it's happy its cartoon breakfast sausage mascot is finally getting some attention, even if it's not exactly the kind it wanted. Twitter users mocked the restaurant chain on Wednesday, saying that the brown, hat-wearing character looked more like something found in a toilet. Some compared him to the Mr. Hankey character from TV's "South Park." Despite what it called the "unflattering comparisons," Denny's says it has no plans to change the look of the mascot, which has eyes, hands, legs and a mouth. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. federal agencies are being told to stop using computer software supplied by Kaspersky Lab because of concerns about ties between company officials and the Kremlin and Russian spy operations. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke on Wednesday directed all federal agencies and departments to stop using products or services supplied by the Russian-owned and -operated company. The Department of Homeland Security says the risk is that the Russian government, acting on its own or in collaboration with Kaspersky... Читать дальше...

Judging by the performances of their blockers in the opening week of the season, it's fair to wonder if there will be more sacks than points in Thursday night's game between the Texans and Bengals. Cincinnati allowed Andy Dalton to be trapped five times, half as much as Houston yielded in its loss to Jacksonville. Yes, 10 sacks. At that rate, AJ McCarron might be on the field soon for Cincinnati because of the battering Dalton is taking. As for Tom Savage or Deshaun Watson or whoever is taking snaps for Houston, two words of advice: WATCH OUT! Читать дальше...

TORONTO (AP) — Angelina Jolie arrives for an interview with the familiar harried air of a parent who has just barely managed to withdraw from her children, all six of whom she's left having breakfast upstairs in their Toronto hotel suite. "The reason I was a little late is they made me change," Jolie says, smiling. "They thought what I was wearing was too revealing." It's just another example of the extreme balancing act of Jolie's life, one which combines global celebrity with humanitarian devotion... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump Jr. offered a short tweet in the wake of Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's resignation after a fifth accuser -- this time his cousin -- came forward saying Murray had sexually abused him.

HOUSTON (AP) — A vintage military aircraft museum in Galveston that was swamped by Hurricane Ike in 2008 and survived Harvey after recently moving to Houston is set to open. Officials with the Lone Star Flight Museum say the $38 million facility will open Saturday at Ellington Airport. The museum was to open Sept. 2 but delayed ceremonies as parts of Houston were flooded by Harvey. Spokeswoman Lisa Spence said Wednesday that the new complex wasn't damaged. The Lone Star Flight Museum, also home to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame... Читать дальше...

One student was killed and four people were injured in a shooting Wednesday at Freeman High School in the town of Rockford, south of Spokane.

Authorities expect to extradite a 20-year-old woman from Colorado to face charges in a fatal hit-and-run in Kent.

As originally published on http://www.washingtonbeerblog.com   Tomorrow, Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery invites you to try its newest beer while you support wildfire relief. This summer The post Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery hosting benefit for wildfire relief – Thursday, September 14 appeared first on Washington Beer Blog.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recorded a slightly larger deficit in August than a year ago, while the deficit through the first 11 months of this budget year is well above the same period last year. The Treasury Department says the August deficit totaled $107.7 billion, up 0.5 percent from a deficit of $107.1 billion in August 2016. With one month to go in the 2017 budget year, the deficit totals $673.7 billion, 8.8 percent above the deficit for the same period a year ago. The Congressional... Читать дальше...

Former Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will star in a reality show titled "No Script," which will begin streaming on Facebook this month. 

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police on Wednesday arrested the CEO of the world's largest meatpacker for allegedly using their own plea bargains to gain an advantage in financial markets. Wesley Batista was taken into custody in Sao Paulo. Batista and his brother Joesley, the former chairman of JBS, have both entered agreements with prosecutors in which they testified that JBS paid bribes to scores of politicians, including President Michel Temer. Temer denies wrongdoing. The Batistas have been at the... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say one-third of the ice stored in Asia's glaciers will be lost by the end of the century even if the world manages to meet its ambitious goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, affecting water supplies for millions of people on the continent. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers in the Netherlands also examined what would happen if average global temperatures rise beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. Читать дальше...

MARIGOT, St. Martin (AP) — French and British officials promised to beef up emergency and long-term aid to their countries' stricken Caribbean territories after seeing firsthand the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Wednesday Britain must move quickly to help as Prime Minister Theresa May told Parliament an extra 25 million pounds ($33 million) would be made available on top of the 32 million already pledged. "This is going to be a big, big job,"... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the official opening of a new tech-oriented graduate school in New York City (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Public officials and university leaders have dedicated a new technology-oriented graduate school in New York City. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday's official opening of the school called Cornell Tech shows New York "will be forever the global center of technology and innovation." The school on Roosevelt Island is a collaboration between Cornell University and Israel's Technion. Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local): 11:50 a.m. City officials say a sixth patient from a Florida nursing home has died in aftermath of Hurricane Irma. A news release from the city of Hollywood says that three patients were found dead in the facility early Wednesday, while others were taken to the hospital and pronounced dead there. A late morning news release said a total of six have died. Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation... Читать дальше...