Новости за 09.04.2016

The Cavaliers’ All-Star spent a recent off day stacking pizza boxes and taking orders. James surprised customers at a Blaze Pizza store in Pasadena by posing as a new employee named “Ron.” In a video released Friday, James, an investor in the Blake Pizza franchise, walks behind the counter carrying pizza boxes before chatting with customers as they wait in line. The Filipino boxer meets Timothy Bradley on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in what could be the last fight of his remarkable career ... Читать дальше...

Duke Students & Workers in Solidarity issued a statement on its Facebook page Friday saying the protest is leaving the Allen Building, which houses the office of school president Richard Brodhead. A spokeswoman for Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity says the sit-in has worked because students who normally wouldn't be involved in workers' rights have become active. The sit-in was sparked by reports about a dispute between a contract parking attendant and a Duke executive vice president.

The reduction is the result of an expiring surcharge that had been put in place in January 2014 to help the beleaguered Postal Service recoup $4.6 billion in losses dating back to the recession. The still-struggling agency estimates that it will lose $2 billion in annual revenue as a result of the price cut. Lots of Americans don’t have a bank account or credit card, and this gives them about 7,000 places where they can pay in cash — with a $1,000 limit per day and a $3.99 fee per payment. To do it... Читать дальше...

[...] Spellings said Friday, there won't be any enforcement efforts. Other provisions of the law exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from the state's anti-discrimination policy and also bar people from filing employment discrimination lawsuits in state courts. In response, states and major cities have banned public employees from optional travel to North Carolina, PayPal reversed plans to open a 400-employee operation center in Charlotte, and more than 100 corporate CEOs signed a letter urging legislators to repeal the law. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Kirk Schulz has been confirmed as Washington State University's new president and will receive a five-year contract with a base salary of $625,000 per year, the school's Board of Regents decided Friday. The contract included his appointment to the WSU faculty, under which he will become a full professor with the university's Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture upon completion of the school's tenure process. Schulz, 52, is a Virginia native who graduated in 1991 from Virginia Tech with a doctorate in chemical engineering.

After weeks of speculation about a mysterious “man in the hat” who escaped the Brussels attacks while three suicide bombers blew themselves up, authorities were checking whether that man was indeed Mohamed Abrini, the last identified suspect at large from the Paris attacks until Friday. Authorities also detained four other men on Friday, including a man, Osama K, suspected of having contact with the suicide bomber who blew himself up in the Brussels subway, killing another 16. Osama K. was also... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Catholic students at the University of Illinois say Pope Francis' new document about families is a demonstration to Catholics about how to live their faith. In "The Joy of Love" Pope Francis on Friday stressed mercy over long-held rules of the church for Catholics whose family relationships don't meet those rules.

On Friday, Chevrolet revealed the 2016 Silverado Rally Edition at the Texas Motor Speedway and it seems to be a truck worthy of any truck-lover's dream.

(AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has taken its dispute with an insurance company to trial, seeking reimbursement of more than $1 million in payments made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors. The case is one of many around the country in which insurance companies have balked at paying claims related to lawsuits against church officials seeking to hold them responsible for sexual assaults of minors by clergy — accusations that in many instances date back decades and involve priests who have since died.

BOSTON — Once a rarity on campuses, semiautomatic rifles are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college police forces — firepower they say could make a difference the next time a gunman goes on a rampage. [...] federal data and Associated Press interviews and requests for records reveal that at least 100 U.S. college police forces, and probably many more, have added rifles over the past decade. The arms buildup has raised tensions on campuses, with debates over the need for such weaponry... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — The Syrian government has released an American citizen who was captured and detained after entering the war-wracked country about four years ago, the State Department said Friday. Spokesman Mark Toner declined to identify the American due to privacy considerations, but U.S. officials said he is Kevin Patrick Dawes, a 33-year-old freelance photographer from San Diego who was captured in 2012. “Some time ago, U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin with... Читать дальше...

Nehlen says Ryan is an "establishment politician" who supports out-of-control spending and "dangerous immigration policies." Nehlen is senior vice president of operations for the water filtration company Neptune Benson.