Новости за 17.08.2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man arrested outside model and reality television personality Kendall Jenner's Los Angeles home has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor trespassing and stalking charges. City Attorney's spokesman Frank Mateljan (mah-tell-JIN') says Shavaughn McKenzie entered the plea Tuesday.

(AP) — Tucked away from busy roads, next to an expansive cornfield where the only sound comes from rustling stalks, Upper Nazareth's "Indian Tower" sits atop what is thought to be the highest point of the original 5,000 acres that made up Colonial Nazareth. Racial slurs, sexually explicit drawings, references to smoking marijuana, Nazi symbols and curse words mar the two-story structure built in 1916. "The tower has been used for many purposes over the years," including as a Civil Defense lookout... Читать дальше...

Scientists at Washington State University's stormwater research center in Puyallup recently made the surprising discovery that chum are unaffected by the same levels of toxic road runoff that quickly kills their coho cousins. "Overall, the results were very surprising because I thought chum would show some signs of getting sick, like we saw with coho — but that didn't happen," WSU ecotoxicologist Jenifer McIntyre said. Since 2012, the center has taken coho raised at a Suquamish Tribe hatchery and... Читать дальше...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police have detained 24 employees of a pro-Kurdish newspaper after a court ordered its closure for allegedly engaging in "terrorist propaganda," a journalism group said Wednesday. An Istanbul court ruled Tuesday that daily Ozgur Gudem was engaged in propaganda in favor of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and ordered it shut down, saying it had acted as the "media organ" of the outlawed group. Media reports said among those detained was Ozgur Gundem chief editor Zana Kaya... Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression moving over the central Atlantic is expected to strengthen to a tropical storm. The depression's maximum sustained winds Wednesday are near 35 mph (55 kph). Slow strengthening is expected, and forecasters say the depression is likely to become a tropical storm later in the day. The depression is centered about 840 miles (1,350 kilometers) west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and is moving west-northwest near 15 mph (24 kph).

The horses will be offered to animal welfare groups such as the Humane Society for inclusion in their adoption program. If animal welfare groups do not take the horses, the Army will offer them to any citizen that will take them, and if that fails, the horses will be transported to a livestock auction for sale. The Army is developing lists of animal welfare groups and citizens interested in taking the horses.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats are hoping Hillary Clinton's coattails — and strong opposition to Donald Trump — will help them win back the state Senate. Siena pollster Steven Greenberg says the survey shows Trump is proving to be a "burden" for Republican state Senate candidates.

(AP) — State wildlife officials say the death toll of whitefish in the Yellowstone River could be much higher than what's already been counted. Jones says fish samples have been sent to a lab for testing while the Department of Environmental Quality is testing water samples for anything that might cause human health concerns.

The weather service says three EF-0 tornadoes, with winds of 65-85 mph, struck Hendricks County, 4 miles west of Battleground in Tippecanoe County and 6 miles northeast of Greentown in Howard County. Weather service meteorologist Tara Dudzik has described some of the tornados as "one long track, one that was kind of surviving through several counties that was touching down and going back up."

EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police have a suspect in custody after a woman was found dead in Ewing Township. Authorities say police received a call to check on a person early Wednesday and found 51-year-old Rufina Castro dead in her bedroom. The preliminary investigation suggests the killing is related to a domestic dispute. Authorities have not said how Castro died or released the name of the suspect.

(AP) — When singer-songwriter John Paul White returned home to Alabama after the breakup of the duo Civil Wars, his mind and schedule were blissfully clear. [...] they dealt with constant speculation about their relationship despite being married to other people and canceled their tour in 2012 citing "irreconcilable differences of ambition." Ben Tanner from the rock band Alabama Shakes and Tanner's friend Will Trapp persuaded him to join them in starting a record label called Single Lock Records in Florence, Alabama, in 2013. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional review panel says there is "substantial reason to believe" that North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows may have broken House rules when he continued to pay an employee accused of sexual harassment for months after he was fired.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An appeals court says a food distributor's contracts with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics contain trade secrets that should be kept secret. The company argues that release of its pricing information would allow competitors to undercut its future bids, copy the incentives it offers to customers and cause other clients to demand similar pricing.

(AP) — A former house parent at a Pennsylvania Catholic school has been jailed on charges he sexually assaulted two Chinese international students he supervised. Thornberry was removed in February from his job overseeing Chinese international students at Bishop Carroll High School in Ebensburg.

How to Launch a Streaming TV Network (Guest Blog) What it takes to win in an increasingly crowded OTT marketplace Over-the-top (OTT) TV platforms are springing up everywhere at a frenetic rate. The first three posts in our series on OTT TV covered the economics of OTT TV, the exploding ecosystem and the emerging power of niches. In this post, we apply our observations and industry knowledge to offer dos and don’ts for launching OTT TV platforms. Every OTT TV failure has missed at least one of these criteria. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Aug. 16 reporting the death of John McLaughlin, The Associated Press erroneously identified McLaughlin's partner in launching " The McLaughlin Group." John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, has died NEW YORK (AP) — John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered... Читать дальше...

Jones says a white female student alleges sex harassment and discrimination while two black male students allege race harassment. Jones says the school violated Kentucky's Civil Rights Act and committed fraud, gross negligence and breach of contract.

Over the past two years, the county attorney's office has created a special victims unit; participated in training for sexual assault investigation, prosecution and victim treatment; hired a victim-witness coordinator; set clear guidelines for prosecuting such cases and improved communication with law enforcement agencies and community partners.

The business aims to link homeowners with lawn care companies, but its software wasn't equipped to easily handle requests from mobile users, and 85 percent of visitors using those devices left without a transaction. More than half of Google searches, which number in the trillions, take place on smartphones and tablets, and more than half the visits to websites that use Google analytic services come from mobile devices. What's known as responsive design has made it easier for companies to fashion sites that work for smartphones... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A 19-year-old Florida State University student charged with fatally stabbing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face was reported in stable condition Wednesday with guards nearby at a West Palm Beach hospital. Martin County sheriff's spokeswoman Trisha Kukuvka said in a text message that Austin Harrouff is scheduled to undergo hand surgery later Wednesday. Sheriff William Snyder said Harrouff was incoherent and making "animal-like noises" when he was taken to St.... Читать дальше...

According to Kennard, contemporary records said portions of the cargo and pieces of the ship were found the following day on a shore near Oswego. Single-masted sloops were replaced in the early 19th century by two- and three-masted schooners, which were much easier to sail, according to Carrie Sowden, archaeological director at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, which sponsors the New York team's explorations. Since there are no known drawings of the Washington, the sloop's... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has announced that it will spend $17 million to help law enforcement agencies deal with the increase in heroin and opioid abuse. The administration says the spending announced Wednesday will support an array of projects to disrupt drug trafficking, increase the use of the drug naloxone to reverse overdoses and train medical providers on safe prescribing practices.

For soccer coach Marc Dos Santos, the task of building a team from scratch must feel like an easy feat after being called a donkey by the Brazilian media and dealing with horses running across the soccer field during practice. Starting fresh is exactly the challenge ahead for Dos Santos after the San Francisco Deltas

The strange teaming of Timur Bekmambetov, John Ridley, and producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey never matches the previous two big-screen outings for this tale... If each generation gets the movie spectacles they deserve, then we probably had the new “Ben-Hur” — a scattered and hokey, if well-meaning, mess — coming. Vampire Killer, devout Christian producing spouses Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, and Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley (“12 Years a Slave”), this latest adaptation turns novelist... Читать дальше...

‘WWE SmackDown’ Teases Return of Former Superstar Curt Hawkins Brand’s resident Chuck Norris and former Zach Ryder tag-team partner is officially back Curt Hawkins is back, and the WWE teased the Superstar’s return last night via “SmackDown.” There was no actual appearance by the former Brian Major, but the now-live USA Network series ran a bumper promo with a few Chuck Norris/Mr. T-esque facts, like: Curt Hawkins has counted to infinity … twice. Curt Hawkins can slam a revolving door. Curt... Читать дальше...