Новости за 13.05.2016

BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil’s new finance minister said Friday that he’ll tackle pension reform and labor law reform, signaling potentially sensitive changes for a sputtering economy a day after President Dilma Rousseff was suspended. Henrique Meirelles is the key member of the Cabinet assembled by interim President Michel Temer, who has vowed to focus on pulling Brazil out of its worst recession since the 1930s. Meirelles told a news conference that he would work on reforms of a costly pension system... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A former Naval Academy instructor facing a possible court-martial after a newspaper uncovered new evidence related to his convictions for indecent acts with female midshipmen walked out of his own preliminary hearing Friday. The hearing continued without him, featuring lurid details of Thompson's alleged sexual misconduct, including testimony about three-way sex with two female midshipmen in 2011 while Thompson was an instructor in Annapolis. [...] a Post writer reported finding further... Читать дальше...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Ohio college student accused of killing her newborn baby (all times local): An Ohio jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a former college student accused of killing her newborn baby. A former Ohio college student accused of murder for giving birth to her baby in a sorority house bathroom and disposing of it has testified that she was denial about her pregnancy.

DALLAS — Texas’ complicated school finance system is constitutional, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday — a surprise defeat for the 600-plus school districts that endured more than four years of costly legal battles hoping judges would force the Republican-controlled Legislature to fork over more funding. The all-Republican court reversed a lower judge’s decision that had sided with schools and found that school district funding was inadequate and unfairly distributed among wealthy... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Politicians in Texas, Arkansas and elsewhere vowed defiance — and other conservative states could follow suit — after the Obama administration told public schools across the U.S. on Friday to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. The guidance issued on Friday is not legally binding, since the question of whether federal civil rights law protects transgender people has not been definitively answered by the courts and may ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. Читать дальше...

Yep, the stadium arms race, which has been used so masterfully by professional sports to siphon off billions of dollars from the public coffers, is creeping its way down to the prep level. High schools — at least those in Texas — have turned to the same playbook that works so well at the higher levels, even though it's not like they're trying to prevent their team from moving to another city (the most familiar tactic used by the pros) or they need the latest state-of-the-art facilities to keep up... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Bernie Sanders to end his campaign for president, with Democratic Party leaders raising alarms that his continued presence in the race is undermining efforts to beat presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump this fall. While those victories have provided his supporters a fresh sense of momentum heading into next week’s primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, they did almost nothing to help Sanders cut into Clinton’s nearly insurmountable lead in the delegates who will decide their party’s nomination. Читать дальше...

The messaging option announced Friday initially is only being offered to a small group of people with YouTube's app installed on an iPhone or device running on Google's Android software. Currently, people typically copy links to YouTube and paste them into text messages or other messaging apps such as Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is tamping down any expectations that Pope Francis is about to let women serve as deacons in the Catholic Church anytime soon. Francis made headlines Thursday when he told a closed-door meeting of some 800 superiors of women’s religious orders that he agreed with their proposal to create a commission to study the issue. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told Vatican Radio on Friday that the pope “didn’t say he had any intention of introducing diaconal ordination for women... Читать дальше...

Apparently well beyond concerns about being branded a socialist, Obama on Friday celebrated the five Nordic nations as examples of reliability, equality, generosity, responsibility, even personal happiness. The discussions covered a slate of issues weighing heavily on the region — including concerns about Russian aggression, managing refugee flows in Europe and fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria — but little disagreement among nations that largely see eye-to-eye. From the State Dining Room... Читать дальше...

Nearly 400 guests attended LINES Ballet’s Spring Gala on April 23. The evening kicked off with cocktails, followed by Alonzo King’s latest work, a collaboration with jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and pianist Jason Moran. Dinner and a lively auction followed.

BRUSSELS — The number of refugees arriving in Greece has plummeted thanks in part to the European Union’s pact with Turkey, the EU border agency said Friday, amid signs that the widely criticized agreement to stop people heading to Europe could unravel. Officials say the agreement for Turkey to stop refugees heading to European shores and take back thousands who have arrived since March 20 is working, but the government in Ankara is opposing an EU demand that Turkey’s antiterror law be modified. Читать дальше...

In a story May 12 about a workplace lawsuit against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a statement to the Illinois Republican Party that was actually issued by the campaign of Duckworth's Republican opponent, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk. A 7-year-old workplace retaliation lawsuit against Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth will remain a campaign issue into the late summer after an Illinois judge said the case could go to trial before... Читать дальше...

Frank Somerville, the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. anchor for FOX's KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland is one of the most recognized names in local news, not just because of his years behind the big ole anchor desk, but because of his lengthy, sometimes sappy, always emotional posts on Facebook.

SEATTLE (AP) — Drinking water tests this month in Bellevue schools found unsafe levels of lead in the water from at least one fixture or fountain in almost every building in the wealthy suburban district where nearly every building is relatively new. School officials are working on replacing or repairing the troubled fixtures which tested positive for lead above the actionable level set by the Environmental Protection Agency, the district told The Associated Press Friday. Tacoma Public Schools... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The 17-year cicadas are coming again, millions of them, with their unnerving red eyes, orange wings and cacophonous mating song that can drown out the noise of passing jet planes. Some other facts about them, compliments of Jim Fredericks, chief entomologist with the National Pest Management Association, and Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert at Cincinnati's College of Mount St. Joseph, who's predicting the insects will start appearing in the next few days: When the soil warms up enough... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Friday mourned its top military commander, Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an explosion in Damascus, the highest-level figure yet from the militant group to die since it threw itself into Syria’s civil war. Badreddine, 55, had been the mastermind of the group’s involvement in Syria’s civil war, which has been crucial to preserving President Bashar Assad’s hold on power against rebels but which has come at a heavy cost for the Iranian-backed Shiite guerrilla force, with more than 1,000 fighters killed. Читать дальше...

Aware of the well-publicized environmental threats to honeybees that have reduced numbers worldwide, seven San Francisco hotels have built hives on their rooftops. The sustainability effort also benefits the hotels as the bees produce honey for cocktails, food and spa treatments. Fairmont's first beehives were built in 2008 at the company's hotels in Toronto and in Vancouver in an effort to help combat Colony Collapse Disorder. [...] dozens have been installed at Fairmonts from Seattle to China and Africa. Читать дальше...

When Chip Kelly has been asked about the burden his up-tempo offense places on his defense - and he’s been asked about it a lot - he’s often offered a thought-provoking rebuttal. In 2013, for example, he referenced a 2010 game against UCLA when he was Oregon’s head coach that neatly captures his argument. UCLA ran just three fewer plays than Oregon (70-73), but had the ball for 18 more minutes (38:31-21:29). Final score: During the rest of his tenure with the Eagles, Kelly hit on the same theme when the topic was broached... Читать дальше...

MIAMI — Bidding in an online auction for the pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin appeared to have been hijacked by fake accounts posting astronomically high bids. Other screen names of bidders included “Donald Trump,” “shaniqua bonifa” and “Tamir Rice,” the name of a black 12-year-old who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014 while playing with a pellet gun. The website for United Gun Group began hosting the auction Thursday after another website... Читать дальше...

BEIJING — China has formally indicted Ling Jihua, one of the country’s most powerful men until a Ferrari crash derailed his career in 2012, on corruption and state-secrets charges, state media reported Friday. Ling, a top aide to former Chinese president Hu Jintao — a position similar to the White House chief of staff — was indicted on charges of “taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets, (and) abuse of power,” reported the New China News Agency, China’s official news service. Ling allegedly tried... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — University of Delaware officials say Christine Rawak has been chosen as the school's new athletic director, becoming the first woman to hold the post. Officials said Friday that Rawak (RAY-wok), executive senior associate athletic director at the University of Michigan, will assume her new post effective June 5.

Elementary school student finds needle on bus in Boston BOSTON (AP) — Boston Public School officials say they're investigating after an elementary school student found a hypodermic needle on a school bus.

HONOLULU (AP) — Kamehameha Schools says it requested separate trials for 32 former students who allege they were repeatedly molested by a now-deceased Kamehameha Schools psychiatrist. The school says keeping students safe is a high priority and its policies are designed to protect students.

(AP) — Officials say a former Endeavor Air flight attendant is charged with stealing nearly 1,500 mini-bottles of liquor from her job and selling them online. The Shelby County district attorney's office said Friday that 28-year-old Rachel Trevor has been indicted on charges including theft, unlawful sale of alcohol and unauthorized transportation of alcohol.