Новости за 24.07.2016

BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it's looking for a man who has cost the service about $500,000 after responding to nearly 30 of his fake distress calls. The Coast Guard also says hoax calls distract rescuers from real emergencies, putting both the public and the responding crews at risk.

Though not as dire as the West Coast drought of five-years running, the dry, hot weather has stressed farms and gardens, prompted water restrictions and bans in many towns and threatened to bring more wildfires than usual. In the hardest hit areas of western New York, Massachusetts and southern parts of New Hampshire and Maine, it's been dryer than in a decade or more. "The Northeast is a little bit of a mixed bag, but the bottom line is that the conditions have deteriorated over the past several... Читать дальше...

Dallas public school students to take fewer assessment tests DALLAS (AP) — Students in the second-largest public school district in Texas will be taking fewer tests to avoid possible duplication of some exams and concentrate more on state-required learning. The number of assessment tests that Dallas Independent School District students will take will drop by a third in the upcoming school year, according to The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/2amvsqJ).

Chapman deal unlikely, other trade news, Royals respond to Cueto and lineup NEW YORK - Aroldis Chapman very well might have thrown his final pitch as a Yankee on Saturday when he retired Denard Span on a fly to left to end the 10th inning. The Giants are getting radio silence from general manager Brian Cashman, so it seems the Yankees have narrowed their list of potential trade partners, with the Giants not appearing. Cashman's lack of communication with the Giants seems to back that. [...]... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — The leadership of the Next Generation Action Network drove all night from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, arriving in Dallas early on July 7, just hours before the start of their hastily arranged march that ended in the worst attack on law enforcement since 9/11. Dominique Alexander, a 27-year-old Baptist preacher and the civil rights group's founder, said that after the shooting deaths by police of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, hundreds of... Читать дальше...

Thompson residents voting on $10M school expansion project THOMPSON, N.D. (AP) — Voters in the Thompson school district will once again decide the fate of a school expansion and renovation project. Retired school principal Jim Larson has joined the Thompson "Vote Yes" committee, hoping to keep crowding from conflicting with learning.

DETROIT (AP) — The state Department of Treasury say it will pay more than $300,000 in legal fees to sue two Detroit Public Schools teachers for what the district alleges was their roles in instigating massive teacher sickouts. The Detroit News reports (http://detne.ws/2aaAKED ) Treasury Department spokesman Jeremy Sampson said in an email that the agency understands the school district's financial situation and has been assisting the district in many areas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump singled out France as one country he would subject to the "extreme vetting" he is proposing for those seeking to enter the United States, a move he says is necessary to deter attacks by people coming from countries "compromised by terrorism." The GOP presidential nominee, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," was asked if his proposal might mean that ultimately far fewer people from overseas would be allowed into the U.S. In the interview, Trump... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is gearing up for an outsized role when Democrats gather in Philadelphia this week for their national convention. A boatload of public officials in the heavily Democratic state — including the entire congressional delegation and several statewide elected officials— are slated to attend the gathering. Kennedy, the grandson of Robert Kennedy and great-nephew of President John F. Kennedy, is expected to have a speaking slot sometime on Monday ahead of a planned speech by Warren. Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton has been in the public eye for more than two decades, sized up as a political spouse, legislator, diplomat and politician. [...] at its essence, the convention is Clinton's opportunity to ask people to give her a fresh look and rethink any negative preconceptions. In some ways, Clinton's speech will serve as a sequel to her 2008 "glass ceiling" speech, when she conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama at the end of the presidential primaries. The convention... Читать дальше...

(AP) — It has been two years since a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, touching off days of rioting, but the political repercussions from the incident have only intensified, fanned by a governor's race in which all four Republican candidates are pledging an aggressive law-and-order approach. The candidates also show no indication that they believe black students were justified in launching protests over racial issues that toppled the administration of the University of Missouri last year. Читать дальше...

The beleaguered Rio Olympics took another hit Sunday when the Australian Olympic Committee announced its athletes would not be moving into the Olympic Village due to 'unlivable' conditions.

ORONO, Maine (AP) — The University of Maine will host a four-day conference about engineering in the fields of agriculture and biology. UMaine president Susan Hunter will deliver a welcome speech Aug. 1, and a keynote address will be delivered by Habib Dagher, the executive director of the university's Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

Harrah, who is not actually receiving government benefits, adjusts her food budget to what a normal family of four received through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program, eligible to low-families at or under 130 percent of federal poverty guidelines, helps stretch food budgets and buy healthy food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the SNAP program, says the average monthly SNAP payment per recipient in 2013 was about $132. Six months into her attempt... Читать дальше...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's prime minister resigned on Sunday shortly before he was to face a confidence vote in parliament that he expected to lose, further aggravating political instability in the Himalayan country. The Maoist party's major complaint was that Oli's government failed to take proper legislative action in favor of the Maoist cadres facing trials for wartime crimes.

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — Author and environmental activist Terry Tempest Williams will speak Sunday at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora. [...] she said she purchased the lease rights to shine a light on the negative effects of climate change.

A three-story women's and children's building will be able to house 30 women overnight in emergency shelter. Both buildings will have apartments that accommodate people who need transitional housing.

(AP) — Safety regulators have started warning motorists of faster trains along a high-speed rail corridor in Illinois months before Amtrak service at up to 110 mph is set to begin. New safety improvements include crossing gates, signals that communicate with train crews, vehicle sensors in pavement and signs warning of train speeds over 80 mph, The State Journal-Register (http://bit.ly/2amuOJR) reported. Illinois Commerce Commission rail safety program administrator Mike Stead said the improvements are a regulatory heads-up to motorists... Читать дальше...

Sean Martin, the group's external affairs director, said Sawant's cap on move-in fees could push landlords to tighten up other qualification measures, such as the amount of money a renter must earn or their credit score. According to data from Zillow, the typical monthly rent in the Seattle metro area surpassed $2,000 for the first time this spring and is up 9.7 percent in the past year.

(AP) — Two decades after it hosted the canoe and kayak events of the 1996 Olympic Games, Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville just completed a $1.1 million renovation. Mimi Collins, chair of the nonprofit group Gainesville/Hall '96, said the work included renovation of the judges' tower built for the '96 games and improving accessibility for disabled people.

(AP) — A western Michigan sheriff's department says a 26-year-old man died while tubing on the Muskegon River. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/2a69Rkj ) the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office says Kevin Tejchma 26 of Fruitport was pronounced dead at the scene about 3:10 p.m. Saturday at a portion of the river in Bridgeton Township, 30 miles north of Grand Rapids.

(AP) — Southern Illinois residents continue to lack easy access to hospitals with trauma centers that offer specialized care for severe injuries. To be designated as a Level I or Level II trauma center, the department requires the hospital to have sophisticated equipment and qualified staff, such as subspecialty surgeons. Heartland Regional Medical Center's emergency room department manager, Amanda Throgmorton, said that both the hospital and Southern Illinois as a region are always looking for ways to give their patients the best care.

(AP) — Georgia wildlife officials say hunters are now able to apply for a limited number of permits for the state's upcoming gator hunt. The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/29Y4XWb) that legal methods for catching a gator are limited to hand-held ropes or snares, snatch hooks, harpoons, gigs or arrows with a restraining line attached.

LEAD, S.D. (AP) — A church in Lead has installed a mailbox where people can drop in requests for prayers. Phillips says anyone dropping off a request should be sure to put the mailbox's flag up to alert the church to a prayer request deposit.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police officers are posted at street corners in downtown Philadelphia as protesters prepare for a sweltering day of marches and rallies ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s; crowds can take advantage of "misting tents" and free water, compliments of the city.