Новости за 09.09.2016

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man they say struck and killed a teenager crossing a roadway after leaving a carnival in April. Gloucester County prosecutors said Friday that Sterling Knight, of Stratford, will be charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident.

Protesters chained themselves together and blocked the main gates of the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton Friday morning to demonstrate their opposition to the Urban Shield police training and expo scheduled there this weekend. [...] we expected to be met with police violence with arrests and it's what we have to do, put ourselves on the line to fight Urban Shield and the system of policing. Guilty! They also chanted, “Turn up and shut it down, we do this for Mike Brown,” referring to the... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Talk about penny pinching: A Pennsylvania man is accused of stealing about 300,000 pennies from his employer. A criminal complaint says he loaded the 1,600-pound drum onto a hand truck at the company building Monday and rolled it to his Jeep. Police searched his Jeep and found pennies underneath the seats and floor mats.

The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/2bZAYzP ) that Davis-Monthan is one of the five final possible locations announced Thursday for a new unit that will remotely pilot MQ-9 Reaper drones. The Air Force said other locations it is considering to control the Reaper include Moody Air Force Base in Georgia; Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho; Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska; and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina.

The two authors were avid penpals in real life, and playwright Dorothy Bryant uses both translations of their actual correspondence and her own words that imagine what might lie between and beyond the lines of her source material. In Joy Carlin’s direction, the actors look at each other, but they never touch nor cross to the other’s side of the stage. Set designer Annie Smart demarcates whose half of the small stage is whose with a zigzag dividing line in the floor tile. At times, Bryant’s script bogs down the proceedings... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Two Republicans who were forced out of the Michigan Legislature in a sex scandal have filed lawsuits, claiming their rights were violated during the investigation by their House colleagues. Courser was accused of soliciting an aide to send a phony email to cover up an affair with Gamrat.

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More than 50,000 pacifier clips are being recalled because of small parts that pose a choking hazard. Other recalled consumer products include mosquito zapper light bulbs that pose a shock hazard. Babies'R'Us pacifier clips sold in an assortment of six colors and character designs, including a red monster, blue monster, monkey, giraffe, owl with one eye closed, and an owl with both eyes open. The recalled pacifier clip assortment has model number 5F6237F and "2014 Geoffrey, LLC" engraved on the back to the plastic cover. Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 3-1-8 (three, one, eight)

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 6-5-7-3 (six, five, seven, three)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were: 6-4-9-7, Fireball: 8 (six, four, nine, seven; Fireball: eight)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Three-Midday" game were: 9-4-4, Fireball: 7 (nine, four, four; Fireball: seven)

“Mutual” split comes weeks after wrestler’s suspension for violating organization’s wellness policy The WWE has once again said “adios” to wrestler Alberto Del Rio. The wrestling organization announced Friday that it had parted ways with Del Rio in what the WWE called a “mutual” agreement. Roman Reigns' 'Illegal Vest' Petition to WWE Reaches Change.Org Signature Goal “My business relationship with @WWE has come to an end in good terms…thanks for the opportunities they gave me,” Del Rio wrote. Читать дальше...

The half-hour comedy “Future Man,” starring Josh Hutcherson, has been ordered to series at Hulu. When Josh beats the final level of Cybergeddon, he’s visited by characters from the video game who claim it’s a training manual and he’s been selected to travel back in time and help them save the world. “Sausage Party” duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg serve as executive producers on the series, alongside  James Weaver, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Shaffir and Matt Tolmach. The series comes to Hulu from Sony... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee lashed out at the panel's Republican chairman Friday, accusing him of abusing his authority by unfairly targeting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to damage her presidential bid. FBI Director James Comey announced in July that he had recommended against criminal charges for Clinton and her aides following a yearlong investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information on the private email server she used. Читать дальше...

Volkswagen has admitted to installing software on about 500,000 2-liter diesel engines in VW and Audi models in the U.S. that turned pollution controls on during government tests and turned them off while on the road. The Environmental Protection Agency found that the cars emitted up to 40 times the legal limit for nitrogen oxide, which can cause human respiratory problems. According to a plea agreement unsealed Friday, Liang admitted that he and others planned software known as a defeat device... Читать дальше...

Lionsgate emerged victorious in an auction at the Toronto International Film Festival and will finance and distribute “Kin,” a sci-fi thriller starring Jack Reynor, James Franco, Zoe Kravitz and Dennis Quaid, a source close to the project confirmed to TheWrap. Quaid will play their father, and Kravitz is cast as a fellow traveler they meet along the way. Among 21 Laps’ recent work is the Netflix smash hit “Stranger Things” and Denis Villeneuve‘s much-anticipated sci-fi thriller “Arrival,” which will debut at the Venice Film Festival. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jury selection is expected to begin next week in the murder trial for two former police officers charged in the on-duty shooting death of a homeless man who authorities say struggled with mental illness. Video from the helmet camera of Officer Dominique Perez, one of the officers charged in the case, shows Boyd on a hillside with knives in hand.

Chipotle is taking part in a test this month that will let some of the university's students and staff have their favorite tortilla-wrapped meal delivered by drone. Virginia Tech is conducting the test with Project Wing, a unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., which makes self-flying devices that deliver food, medicine and other goods. The flights will take place at an undisclosed site on Virginia Tech property, but not at the main campus in Blacksburg, said Mark Blanks, director of Virginia Tech's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership.

After a week of public silence, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said via Twitter that the company is still investigating the accident. The rocket engines had yet to fire as part of the test, and so there was no apparent heat source.

Everyone was implicated,” writes one of the characters in Mauro Javier Cardenas’ wildly ambitious debut novel, “The Revolutionaries Try Again. [...] yet these words — “everyone was implicated” — reverberate through the book as a wide range of characters strive to address, surmount or at times simply survive the corruption and social disintegration of their nation. The people of Guayaquil have proclaimed this a miracle and have lined up to hear the voices of their loved ones who have fled economic... Читать дальше...

Greta Van Susteren now admits that she regrets defending former Fox News boss Roger Ailes when Gretchen Carlson accused him of sexual harassment, and she slams Fox News and 21st Century Fox execs who should have “supervised” the former chairman and CEO. “I read Geraldo’s FB post in which he said he regretted not believing Gretchen Carlson’s claim of sexual harassment,” Van Susteren wrote on Facebook. The former Fox News host, who left the network earlier this week, continued, It is indeed true... Читать дальше...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday night that because of recent fire reports involving the smartphone, passengers shouldn't use or charge one or stow one in checked baggage. Safety experts have been concerned for several years about the fire risk when lithium-ion batteries are used or even carried on flights. In February, a UN aviation panel recommended that nations adopt a temporary ban on cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries on passenger airlines, although the policy... Читать дальше...

[...] 71, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is playing his Hammond organ with the same energy he did when Booker T. and the M.G.'s served as the house band for Stax Records in the 1960s and influenced popular music with their funky instrumental hits like "Green Onions" and "Time is Tight." Joining him will be teenagers from the Stax Music Academy, an after-school program for aspiring musicians who idolize Jones and the other musicians who worked for Stax, from Otis Redding to Sam and Dave. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A judge has rejected the state's motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit in connection to a Grants Pass man who was shot by Oregon State Police troopers. Police say Box had walked close to the officers with a loaded handgun in his pocket, then pulled it out and pointed it at them.