Новости за 27.09.2017

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana State Police say they're investigating after a police officer in the western Indiana city of Crawfordsville fired a gunshot at a movie actor portraying a bank robber. No one was hurt. State police say Crawfordsville police were responding to a report of a possible robbery at Backstep Brewing Co. on Tuesday evening when they encountered actor Jim Duff. Duff was wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun while leaving the brewery with his back to the officers. Police told him to drop the gun... Читать дальше...

Seattle was the site of one of four large-scale "Income Maintenance Experiments" enacted during the Nixon administration, a "landmark in the history of social policy," according to one economist.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Wednesday as smaller companies soared following a report that showed business investment climbed in August. Investors also hoped stocks will benefit from tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 10.20 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,507.04. The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 56.39 points, or 0.3 percent, to 22,340.71. The Nasdaq composite surged 73.10 points, or 1.1 percent... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he's "not happy" with his top health official, putting Tom Price's job in jeopardy after his costly charter flights triggered a congressional investigation of administration travel. Asked whether he's planning on firing Price, Trump responded: "We'll see." A former GOP congressman from Georgia, Price played a supporting role in the fruitless Republican effort to repeal Barack Obama's health care law, which has been another source of frustration for the president. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Twitter Inc., up 36 cents to $16.95 The social media company said it will test allowing users to make longer tweets of 280 characters. Nike Inc., down $1.03 to $52.67 The shoe and athletic apparel company said high discounts will continue to affect its business. Citigroup Inc., up $1.34 to $72.28 Banks rose in tandem with bond yields and interest rates. Micron Technology Inc., up $2.91 to $37.09 The chipmaker's quarterly results surpassed Wall Street's expectations.

NEW YORK (AP) — The power's back on in Florida. So why is the internet still out for some people, more than two weeks after Hurricane Irma struck? When power fails, so do home and business internet connections. When Hurricane Irma hit Florida on Sept. 10, 6.7 million customers lost electricity, or nearly two-thirds of the state. Nine days later, all but 1 percent of the state — 100,000 — had the power back on. With internet service, it's less clear where things stand. The Federal Communications Commission... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Traffic bottlenecks will cost commuters hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade if nothing is done to fix them, according to a new study. Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Atlanta and Dallas face the highest costs from such bottlenecks, according to the study released Wednesday by Seattle-based traffic data firm Inrix. The study looked at major cities' traffic hotspots — defined as areas with repeated traffic jams — and ranked them according to the duration, length and frequency of those traffic jams. Читать дальше...

Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin (groin) is expected to play Sunday. Running back C.J. Prosise's status is uncertain, due to an ankle injury. 

The Seattle City Attorney's Office won a minor victory Wednesday in its effort to uphold a new policy of cracking down on people caught paying for sex.

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it will let passengers send mobile messages for free during flights beginning Sunday. Delta says passengers will be able to send messages using iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. The service will be offered through Delta's Wi-Fi service from broadband provider Gogo. The airline said Wednesday that it will be for text only — not for transferring photos or video. A Delta spokeswoman says voice calls will still be banned, and so will SMS texts sent using cell networks... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on Amazon's new device announcement in Seattle (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Amazon says the next generation of its Fire TV video streaming device will cost $70, down from $100. It will support 4K video as well as a new image standard called "high dynamic range," or HDR. For $80, Amazon says it will throw in an Echo Dot, a puck-sized version of its Echo smart speaker. The company made the hardware announcement at an event in Seattle. It also unveiled a miniaturized version of its Echo Show... Читать дальше...

The rustic-farmhouse look isn't just a façade: This home was built in 1918, just 30 years after two men from Fremont, Nebraska, platted the land that would eventually become Seattle's "Center of the Universe" in 1888.

Southwest is apologizing to a woman who was physically removed from a plane by police officers in the latest airline video to go viral. A Southwest Airlines spokesman said Wednesday that the woman said she had a life-threatening pet allergy but couldn't show a medical certificate she needed to make the flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles. There were two dogs on the plane Tuesday. Spokesman Chris Mainz said crew members told the woman that she could be barred from the flight if she couldn't travel safely with animals on board... Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon says it is cutting the price of its Echo smart speaker to $100 from $180, improving the sound quality and upgrading its appearance with six new "shells." The announcement is the first of several Amazon is making at an event for journalists in Seattle. The next generation speaker, which is powered by Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, will have a dedicated woofer and a tweeter for the first time, as well as Dolby sound. "We want to make sure we are building a product that everyone can use," said David Limp... Читать дальше...

The 2016 election is 11 months behind us, but Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are still asking for money.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most American families grew richer between 2013 and 2016, but the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation's massive disparities in wealth and income. The median net worth of all American families rose 16 percent last year from 2013 to $97,300, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday. The median is the point where half of families fall below and half above. The figures echo recent data released earlier this month from the Census Bureau that also showed middle-class incomes rising. Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Sailors and soldiers will don flannel uniforms and play baseball by century-old rules to recreate the U.S. Army versus Navy games from World War I. The U.S. Naval War College will recognize the centennial of America's involvement in the war by planning Friday's game in Newport, Rhode Island. Organizers say it's a way to teach people more about the war, mark the anniversary and have a little fun. War college students will play seven innings in historically accurate uniforms. Читать дальше...

"Harry Dean Stanton Is Lucky," announces the trailer of the new film by John Carroll Lynch. That sentence means more than it sounds. Yes, Stanton, the wonderful actor with that indelible hollow-cheeked, weather-beaten look who died this month at 91, plays a man called Lucky. Yes, the film is called "Lucky." But what the phrase really means is that "Lucky Is Harry Dean Stanton," in every possible way. The character was written for Stanton, and virtually every scene references his own life in some way. Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on New Jersey's efforts to attract Amazon's new headquarters (all times local): 1:30 p.m. New Jersey's legislative leaders say they are behind Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to offer up to $5 billion in tax incentives to attract Amazon's new headquarters to the state. Democratic and Republican legislative leaders have all signed a letter to Christie, a Republican, backing his proposed legislative overhaul to a tax incentive program. The lawmakers say they support changing... Читать дальше...

Maybe all the displays of unity at NFL games last weekend also overshadowed an awful week for Pro Picks. We sure hope so: It was more like Poor Picks. And that came with a rare win in a Thursday night game, Rams over 49ers. Hopefully, we can get it right with this week's opener, Bears at Packers, then follow it up with some more winners. Green Bay struggled to beat lowly Cincinnati in overtime last Sunday, hours after Chicago stunned Pittsburgh, also in OT. Working extra time heading into a short... Читать дальше...

The Seahawks fell a few spots in our weekly NFL power rankings and it appears their championship chances have dropped as well, according to Bovada.

In mid-September, Apple unveiled its new Face ID facial recognition system , which is due to debut with the iPhone X on Nov. 3. The system lets users unlock their phones just by glancing at them, but has also raised privacy questions and some anxieties over whether someone could force you to unlock your phone by pointing it at your face. On Wednesday, Apple offered some in-depth explanations about the pains it's taking to protect your privacy in an update to its website. Here's what you need to know... Читать дальше...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A missing British hiker whose dismembered, fleshless remains were found in the hills of northern Greece was probably attacked by wolves while walking alone on a remote path, torn apart and devoured, a Greek coroner said after an autopsy Wednesday. Coroner Nikos Kifnidis told The Associated Press that both the woman's thigh bones had been cracked open by bites and large sections of her body are still missing. He said a vet at Wednesday's autopsy in the nearby town of Komotini... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — The real estate company run by the family of Jared Kushner is being sued by two tenants in Maryland for allegedly adding excessive and illegal fees to their rent. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Circuit Court of Baltimore alleges that businesses owned by the Kushner Cos. have been charging 5 percent late payments, not just for what they claim to be late rent, but also to larger amounts that include "agent fees" and "court fees" in violation of Maryland law. The lawsuit describes... Читать дальше...

Chicago really wants Amazon to build its next headquarters in the Windy City.