Новости за 29.01.2017

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — If Martellus Bennett had his way, people would live in his world. He describes it as a fun place, where imaginations can run wild and people can feel unrestrained. And in a way, Bennett has managed to do just that in his first season with the New England Patriots. Fair or […]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Oscar-nominated Iranian director said Sunday he will not attend this year’s Academy Awards because of a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump. Asghar Farhadi, an acclaimed director whose film, “The Salesman,” was nominated for best foreign language film, said the uncertainty surrounding his ability to travel to the United […]

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — For the Atlanta Falcons, brotherhood begins at three pingpong tables in the middle of the locker room. That’s where friendships are forged and friendly wagers settled. And when that little white ball starts flying, look out! These guys are just as competitive with a paddle as they are with the […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A customized telescope camera near Tucson is playing an important role in discovering asteroids and other objects zipping by Earth. Upgrades helped the Catalina Sky Survey record 924 of the sightings in 2016, reported the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/2kC60yz). No other survey has spotted as many, according to Lindley Johnson, who […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it has yet to determine how Mexico will pay for a massive wall at the Mexican border that President Donald Trump has promised to build. Chief of staff Reince Priebus (ryns PREE’-bus) tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that a “buffet of options” remains. He says that could include […]

HOUSTON (AP) — While his Patriots teammates are dealing with the business of trying to win another Super Bowl, Rob Gronkowski is handling business of another sort. The sidelined tight end produced and starred in an online TV series that basically is “Shark Tank For Jocks.” And while Gronk can be an overwhelming force on […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For the second straight week, people searching for a missing Missouri woman have found a man’s body. Relatives of Jessica Runions found the man’s body while searching in fields and brush along a roadway Saturday in southeast Kansas City, Missouri. Police said the discovery was being investigated as a suspicious […]

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Driftboaters, kayakers, sailors and others running boats without motors may soon – for the first time – start paying toward their playing on Oregon’s public waterways. The Oregon State Marine Board will ask the Oregon Legislature to create and fund a new nonmotorized boating program that would help pay for upkeep […]

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked the United States on Sunday not to store weapons in local camps under a defense pact, saying his country may get entangled if fighting erupts between China and the U.S. Duterte said in a news conference that he would consider abrogating a 2014 defense pact that […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio burglar made himself at home in houses he broke into by cooking and showering before leaving. Authorities in Youngstown say the 33-year-old homeless man brought his own food to cook during break-ins. The Vindicator reports Saturday (http://bit.ly/2jpwZLO ) the man was charged with burglary and breaking and […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus (ryns PREE’-bus) says there are no regrets a presidential statement on the Holocaust didn’t include a clear reference to the 6 million Jews who were killed. He says he doesn’t regret the words and that “we’ll never forget the Jewish people who suffered in World […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Sunday said the addition of President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, to regular meetings of the country’s top national security officials was essential to the commander in chief’s decision-making process. Trump took steps Saturday to begin restructuring the White House National Security Council, adding the senior adviser […]

OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — When the Nine Mile Point reactor first went online, Richard Nixon was president, the Beatles were still a band and Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima weren’t yet bywords for the hazards of nuclear power. Almost 50 years later, New York state is betting big on the future of Nine Mile […]

BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) — A woman who allegedly threw a 5-year-old girl onto the tracks as a train was approaching has been charged with attempted murder. Police in Burlington, New Jersey, went to the light rail platform around 8:30 p.m. Friday after a New Jersey Transit bus driver reported a suspicious woman. As officers waked […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening in theaters amid controversy over animal treatment on set and calls for a boycott, “A Dog’s Purpose” still managed to earn $18.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Tracking expectations had pegged the family film to open in the mid $20-million range, but it had a healthy debut nonetheless for […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few days ago, Enrique Pena Nieto was a pariah president, dogged by protests and cursed with the lowest approval rating for a Mexican leader in recent history. No more, thanks to Donald Trump. Months of Trump’s insults to Mexican migrants, threats to build a vast border wall to keep out […]

Saturday's demonstration at Sea-Tac mirrored others at airports nationwide after Trump's executive action barring entry to the U.S. for immigrants from seven Muslim countries and all refugees. A protest of the immigration ban is planned for 5 p.m. Sunday at Westlake Park.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — With enrollment in culinary institutes in decline and programs across the country closing their doors, schools such as the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, which graduated celebrity chef Alton Brown, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, are committed to staying relevant and in demand. “We’re constantly looking […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown this month recommended spending over $50 million in his proposed budget for marijuana regulation. It’s anticipated the funds will be repaid after taxes begin coming in. Here’s a breakdown of some of the proposals: — Department of Consumer Affairs: $22.5 million, to develop regulations for the transportation, […]

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A legal adviser for the National League for Democracy was assassinated at a Myanmar airport Sunday after returning from a trip overseas, the government said. Ko Ni was the Supreme Court advocate for the NLD and a longstanding adviser to the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The unidentified gunman made […]

Nick Middleton’s engrossing “An Atlas of Countries That Don’t Exist” is a compendium of information on 50 small nations, from Christiania to Catalonia, from Forvik to the Isle of Man.

EBUHLENI, South Africa (AP) — At least 1,200 men in ceremonial attire have danced at a mainly Zulu gathering in South Africa, wearing a mix of hides of illegally hunted leopards and Chinese-made, spotted capes designed by conservationists to reduce demand for the real thing. The phalanxes of dancers with shields, headgear of ostrich feathers […]

LONDON (AP) — The sons of the late Princess Diana plan to build a statue to mark the 20th anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash in 1997. Princes William and Harry have commissioned the statue, which will be paid for with private funds and erected in the public gardens of Diana’s former […]

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main center-left party is backing former European Parliament president Martin Schulz to lead their campaign to unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel in the country’s upcoming election. Members of the Social Democratic Party’s national executive agreed Sunday to make Schulz their candidate for the chancellorship, a post that traditionally goes to the party […]