Новости за 04.08.2016

Now that you've taken Friday off work, set up your artist schedule, and checked the forecast, the advent of Outside Lands is feeling pretty real and exciting, but also anxiety-inducing.

This weekend, Outside Lands will take over the western edge of the city.

Local secrets are secret no more thanks to social media, and longtime visitors to a once-serene swimming hole in Santa Cruz County are mourning the dangerous overpopulation of the spot.

Chef Tim Luym. Photo: Jasna Hodzic/The Chronicle Related Links Buffalo Theory headed to Polk Street, with Tim Luym in the kitchen Buffalo Theory, the curiously named beer-focused restaurant from Ted Kim (Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant) and first time restaurant owners Quinn Wong and Gil Hoh will open for business tonight. The next few days will be a soft debut, with the grand opening set for Monday, August 8. In addition to beer (see drink menu below), the food — overseen by former Chronicle Rising Star Chef Tim Luym ... Читать дальше...

Northbound Highway 101 closed in Palo Alto after fatal crash A fatal crash blocked all lanes of northbound Highway 101 in Palo Alto Thursday morning, authorities said. A motorcyclist was killed in the crash, reported just south of the Oregon Expressway about 9:15 a.m., said Officer Art Montiel, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. The truck and Chevy drivers immediately stopped and tried to render CPR, Montiel said, but the motorcyclist died at the scene.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new memorial for the victims of the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting is etched with a word that Latin professors say is an embarrassing mistake that's literally set in stone. The granite memorial unveiled this week honors victims on the 50th anniversary of sniper Charles Whitman climbing atop the 27-story clock tower and opening fire. Correcting the memorial is no problem, said Erica Saenz, a UT associate vice president of diversity and community engagement.

Rep. Mike Coffman, a four-term Republican, faces a competitive challenge in Colorado's most ethnically diverse congressional seat. Coffman starts a new television ad talking about his party's presidential nominee. Two years ago, Coffman debated his Democratic opponent in Spanish, the first Spanish congressional debate between two non-native speakers. [...] Coffman met recently with Libertarian vice presidential candidate William Weld, and his spokeswoman said Thursday that Coffman has not decided which presidential candidate to support.

NEW YORK (AP) — An investment banker charged with giving inside information about upcoming acquisitions by public companies says he shared secrets with his father but never thought he'd use it to trade stocks. The 35-year-old Yale graduate says he spoke freely with his fiancee and his parents about his work as a vice president at JPMorgan Chase & Co. But he says he had no reason to believe his father would use information he shared to make money in the stock market.

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Viewers on both sides of the Atlantic were initially besotted with Colin Dexter’s often crusty “Inspector Morse,” starring the late John Thaw as the patrician crime solver based in Oxford, England. Like virtually every episode of both “Morse” and “Lewis,” the final stories make fertile use of the Oxford University community. [...] Moody looks to Lewis’ chain-smoking, moody and emotionally buttoned-up deputy, D.I. James Hathaway (Laurence Fox) as the de facto leader of an investigation into the... Читать дальше...

Starting next week, crews will be in the Haight filming segments for the forthcoming Netflix series "Girlboss," based on the memoir by Sophia Amoruso, owner of the fashion brand Nasty Gal. The comedy will star Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland) as a character based on the young Amoruso.

(AP) — If there's a clear-cut hit on broadcast TV's fall lineup, it's likely to be ABC's political thriller "Designated Survivor." Sutherland stars a bottom-level cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills the incumbent chief executive and most of his administration. Sutherland's character, an appointee with no political ambitions of his own, is in charge of pulling the government, and the nation, back together while keeping his own... Читать дальше...

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2aQNHDz ) reports that the region's airport commission is considering changing the name of Lambert-St. Lambert also was one of the first financial backers for Charles Lindbergh's famous non-stop flight from New York to Paris in 1927 aboard the plane dubbed the "Spirit of St. Louis."

Daisy Ridley has deleted her Instagram account after some backlash over a post about the victims of gun violence. The Force Awakens wrote on Instagram on Monday that tears were streaming down her face during a tribute to victims of gun violence at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus police spokesman said drug enforcement authorities have discovered 156 kilograms of cocaine tucked inside the fuel tanks of three electricity generators, in what is believed to be the largest-ever haul of the illicit drug on the island.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were: 06-10-11-12-13-33-35-42-43-47-52-53-56-57-63-73-75-78-79-80 (six, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, thirty-three, thirty-five, forty-two, forty-three, forty-seven, fifty-two, fifty-three, fifty-six, fifty-seven, sixty-three, seventy-three, seventy-five, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty)

Minnesota officials hunt for Zika-carrying mosquito species (AP) — Minnesota health investigators are searching cities in the southern part of the state for one of two primary species known to carry the Zika virus. Agency staff will visit Winona, Rochester, Mankato, Worthington and possibly several other southern Minnesota cities over the next couple of weeks.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police arrested a suspect in a 16-year-old homicide after a woman browsing the "most wanted" section of the Los Angeles Police Department website recognized a man she knew and called a tip line, authorities said. Samuel Calvario, 45, was arrested last week in the shooting death of 31-year-old Daniel Felix in 2000 after he intervened in an argument between Calvario and his then-girlfriend, investigators said Wednesday. The woman who recently spotted Calvario on the LAPD website... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Despite the start of monsoon season, most of New Mexico is under moderate drought thanks to high temperatures last month and below average rainfall. The drought conditions are returning a year after the state received a good amount of rainfall. At the start of winter, there was excitement across New Mexico as forecasters talked about the possibilities of a wet winter thanks to El Nino, a warming trend in the central tropical Pacific that alters weather patterns worldwide.

Just hours before Trump's rally Friday night, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine was to talk about Hillary Clinton's job plans at a brewery in the Democratic stronghold of Milwaukee. Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki says the Kaine visit to Milwaukee, home to the largest pocket of Democratic voters in the state, is all about rallying the base to volunteer and vote in November.

The men were part of a maintenance crew based in Carrington and say they were fired Dec. 2, 2014, shortly after the railroad settled a complaint by Bradley Schaack, who was injured in 2012 when a hydraulic wrench malfunctioned. Lawyers in June 2014 called Prescott and Whitney to testify about Schaack's case, at which time the men reported hazardous workplace safety conditions and violations. "During the investigation, plaintiff was asked about his role as foreman of the maintenance of way crew the day of the incident... Читать дальше...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Abubakar Shekau said Thursday he is still the leader of Boko Haram, rejecting a successor announced hours earlier by the Islamic State group and exposing the biggest rift yet among Nigeria's deadly Islamic insurgents. Writing in the June edition of Foreign Policy magazine, analyst Jacob Zenn and fellow author Daveed Gartenstein-Ross wrote that factions of Boko Haram "appear to have significant buyer's remorse when it comes to the group's defection to the Islamic State's camp." "Today... Читать дальше...

Investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into a crash in the Canadian province of Newfoundland in which a driver was killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. Authorities say the Canadian driver was killed July 8 when the ruptured inflator sent metal shrapnel into the passenger cabin of a 2009 Hyundai Elantra. The death and investigations raise more questions about the safety of air bags, which rely on explosions that fill air bags to protect people in crashes. Читать дальше...

Captain Fantastic: Rated R. 119 minutes. Bryan Cranston plays a real-life federal agent who helped dismantle a major Colombian drug ring by posing as a money launderer for the mob. Rated R. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. 81 minutes. The Secret Life of Pets: The story is weak in this pet-saturated animated comedy, but the characters are strong, benefiting from sharply written humor. Louis C.K. highlights a series of good casting moves, voicing a Jack Russell terrier who panics when a Newfoundland (Eric Stonestreet) moves in on his turf. Читать дальше...

“The Third Man”: Carol Reed’s 1949 film, starring Alida Valli, Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles. 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. The Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley. www.bampfa.berkeley.edu “Rent”: Children’s Musical Theater San Jose presents the Tony Award-winning musical that’s set against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis. 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5. Montgomery Theater, San Jose. www.cmtsj.org Lorena Vey: The LV Dance Collective... Читать дальше...