Новости за 07.03.2016

(AP) — A 9-year-old boy in Fresno has been recognized for acting selflessly to push his younger brother out of the way of a hit-and-run driver, allowing the vehicle to hit him instead. The driver in the crash was arrested on Feb. 10 and booked into the Fresno County Jail on investigation of hit-and-run and violating probation.

BERLIN (AP) — German government officials have expressed concern about the state of press freedom in Turkey. Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said countries wanting to join the European Union, including Turkey, "should be expected to have a common understanding of basic rights and civil liberties in Europe."

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge is scheduled to hand down a sentence to a former missionary from Oklahoma who was found guilty of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya. The 21-year-old Edmond man faces up to 30 years in prison on each of four counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel will host this year's Emmy Awards broadcast. ABC announced Monday that Kimmel, host of that network's late-night "Jimmy Kimmel Live," will return for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, which airs Sept. 18. Kimmel's comment on the news: "I have a feeling I'm going to be great." It's the second time for Kimmel, who first hosted the Emmys in 2012. The show will originate from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Nominations for the Emmy Awards will be announced July 14.

The interior and defense ministries said in a statement that the Tunisian government has closed its two border crossings with Libya because of the attack Monday. Interior Ministry spokesman Yasser Mosbah earlier told The Associated Press the gunmen targeted a police station and military facilities at dawn Monday in the border town of Ben Guerdane in eastern Tunisia. Tunisia's Interior Ministry says several people have been killed in clashes between Tunisian police and unidentified gunmen near the Libyan border. Читать дальше...

The state comptroller releases an annual estimate of bonuses paid to securities industry employees in New York City. The state and city budgets rely on the securities industry and lower profits can affect tax revenue.

(AP) — A Virginia police officer who was shot and killed her first day on the job is being laid to rest next to her father in a Massachusetts cemetery. A funeral Mass for Ashley Guindon is scheduled for Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Springfield, followed by burial at St. Thomas the Apostle cemetery, in West Springfield.

(AP) — Authorities in northeast Illinois have identified three people killed in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. 20 as members of a family from Freeport. The Rockford Register Star (http://bit.ly/1QFBPyP ) reports that the vehicle in which they were traveling left the roadway, hit a guard rail and bridge abutment, and caught fire around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

Nearby, a bright floral-patterned plastic table cloth drapes over the head archivist's computer to prevent damage to files from leaking storm water. The archives currently resides on the third floor of the new Noel Memorial Library — which makes it a prime target for water damage caused by leaks from storms, said head archivist Laura McLemore. The university also has spent more than $45,000 on the roof this past fall and has a $1.4 million emergency capital outlay project request in with the state... Читать дальше...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia: 45 gunmen, civilians, security forces dead in clashes near Libya; border closed.

WLOS-TV (http://bit.ly/21S8BqX ) reports the fake tickets in Asheville included a code that could be scanned with smartphones and pulled up a music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up." Parking Services Manager Harry Brown said the fake tickets caused extra work and aggravated those who got the tickets and at least one person tried to pay.

WILLOW, Alaska (AP) — Eighty-five mushers set off Sunday to conquer the toughest terrain this nation has to offer, vying to become the first to reach Alaska's western coast with their dog teams. Scott Janssen, an undertaker from Anchorage who is known as the Mushing Mortician, was the first to leave across Willow Lake in the staggered started to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Dallas Seavey was only wearing a long-sleeved shirt as he packed his sled under blue skies and warm temperatures. The... Читать дальше...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, is expected to sign an executive order on Monday that guarantees people access to single-sex facilities consistent with their gender identity at city facilities, including offices, pools and recreation centers, without the need to show identification or any other proof of gender. A copy of the order provided to The Associated Press ahead of the announcement says the regulations apply to all city-owned buildings, including city offices, public parks... Читать дальше...

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“Race” is hamstrung with a cliched script (Focus Features)Being a high media mucky-muck (insert laughter here), I sometimes get invited to screenings for FREE. So, a few weeks ago, I went to a screening of the Jesse Owens’ biopic, Race. I usually critique athletes, management and coaches, not movies, so please keep that in mind as this post unfurls or unravels. And even though I’m used to going to games for free and often criticizing the product (particularly the 49ers of late), it still feels strange... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Police are investigating after someone broke into a trailer holding most of the Jackson High School girls bowling team's equipment and stole thousands of dollars' worth of bowling balls, bags, shoes and other items. Jackson coach Dave Rodriguez tells the Jackson Citizen Patriot (http://bit.ly/1M1KHg7 ) that he awoke Saturday morning at a hotel in Plymouth to find that the lock on the trailer attached to his vehicle had been removed.

The Michigan Farmers Markets Association hosts the Michigan Farmers Market Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday at Michigan State University in East Lansing. The event includes the opportunity for farmers market managers and farmers who sell directly to consumers to learn more about accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, which are distributed via the Michigan EBT Bridge Card.

[...] many took his side, including an Istanbul-based company serving the sliced meat sandwich that saw Mehic's punishment as a downer for the doner. The chain on Monday confirmed that it picked up the tab for the flight, hotel and a sightseeing tour during Mehic's two-day visit last week. [...] there's more to what Mehic calls his "dream trip."

About a year and a half ago, a small single-family a block south of the Broadway tunnel sold for just over $1.1 million. Now the 920-square-foot 1902 home is back on the market asking just under $2 million. The home looks about the same as when it was advertised as a “Nob Hill fixer” back

(AP) — Parkview Elementary School kindergartners are getting a lesson in Spanish thanks to legislation that created a Dual Language Immersion pilot program grant. Parkview received $82,817, which covers planning, instructional materials -- chosen by the school -- staff development training and to hire an additional faculty member, if needed, to run the program or to take over duties of a current teacher instructing the language class. "Programs like this are exceptionally beneficial to students... Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Marco Rubio finds his Oval Office ambitions squeezed by Donald Trump's outsider ambush and the Republican Party's resulting identity crisis. The Florida senator has struggled to reconnect with the kind of voters who sent him to Capitol Hill six years ago as a tea party favorite, instead watching them fuel Trump and his closest challenger to winning the GOP presidential nomination, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Yet left to depend on more traditional Republicans, Rubio also has not fully... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Since returning to the financial information company that bears his name, Michael Bloomberg has presided over two years of robust expansion and record profits, all while laying the groundwork for his second departure — whether that's to retirement in 10 years or a presidential campaign in 10 days. Despite pundits' predictions, he has largely eschewed flashy media purchases by doubling down on the Bloomberg LP's core business, its famed terminal and other financial products, which... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton had more regard for Wall Street movers and shakers than she acknowledged when claiming she scolded the financial industry for "wrecking the economy." Bernie Sanders, like his Democratic presidential rival, understated what officials in Michigan are doing about the Flint water crisis, and said white people don't know what it's like to live in poverty. Clinton has repeatedly cited the December 2007 speech on Wall Street to show her toughness during the financial... Читать дальше...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says that, as president, he would push to change laws that prohibit waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, arguing that banning them puts the U.S. at a strategic disadvantage against Islamic State militants. During the past week, in a series of interviews and events, Trump has articulated a loose, but expansive set of principles that, if enacted, would mark a fundamental shift in the strategy the Obama... Читать дальше...

At recent events for the Democratic presidential candidate, supporters have latched on to his pronunciation of the word "huge," which in his distinctive Brooklyn twang sounds more like "yuge." [...] that word — and the delivery — is already associated with Republican front-runner, and fellow New Yorker, Donald Trump. The Vermont senator appeared with Larry David in a sketch where both portrayed characters trying to survive a shipwreck similar to the Titanic. David likens Sanders' ideas to socialism... Читать дальше...