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IM Global Television announced on Tuesday that it is launching an unscripted and alternative division, with Emmy-winning producer Phil Gurin chosen as its leader. Founder of The Gurin Company, Phil Gurin has been responsible for executive producing, creating and writing thousands of hours of television across multiple genres including live event, game, music, hidden camera, comedy, stunt, clip show, factual, dramatic re-enactment, docu-soaps and formatted reality. Along with our partners at TMP... Читать дальше...

The death count from the Oakland warehouse fire remained at 36 Tuesday morning, and officials said they do not expect to recover more victims from the ruins of the building. Crews worked through the night, one day after having to stop their efforts for nearly nine hours while officials assessed a “wobbly” wall that appeared to be in danger of collapsing. Before recovery efforts were temporarily halted, investigators found what appeared to be the spot where the fire began — in the center-rear of the converted warehouse. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Public school students in Massachusetts stack up well against their peers around the world when it comes to reading and science. Gov. Charlie Baker's administration said Tuesday that if Massachusetts was a country, it would be tied for first place in reading proficiency with eight nations around the world.

Sean Hannity used his opening monologue on Fox News Monday night to rip his “alt-left mainstream media” rivals, going particularly hard after CNN’s Brian Stelter. The abusively biased press, they just don’t get it because outlets like the Clinton News Network, NBC News, remember those people? The conservative host referred to Stelter as a “little pipsqueak” and “Jeff Zucker’s stenographer” before saying he is “arguably the most biased offender toward President-elect Trump.” NBC News’ Chuck Todd was the next victim of Hannity’s monologue... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005's Hurricane Katrina. The justices on Tuesday rejected claims by State Farm that the whistleblower case against the insurer should have been dismissed because its existence was leaked while it was supposed to be secret. Sisters Cori and Kerry Rigsby filed the fraud lawsuit on behalf of the government after they said they witnessed... Читать дальше...

GROVETON, N.H. (AP) — A high school science class that set out to study trees got a chemistry lesson instead, when it found a plastic bottle that turned out to be a "one-pot meth lab," police said. The students from Groveton High School in New Hampshire found a soda bottle that contained a dangerous mix of chemicals used to make methamphetamine on Monday in the woods across the street from the school. In another case, state police said they found ingredients used to make meth at an auto dealership in Derry. Читать дальше...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy have announced that they'll build a $1.65 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that will handle fuel waste from the nation's fleet of nuclear-powered warships.

Martin Lawrence, who co-stars alongside Smith in the action franchise, told Kimmel earlier this year that the duo was “going to start filming ‘Bad Boys III’ in March.” See Video: 'Collateral Beauty' Trailer Shows Will Smith Riding Subway With Death Willow and Jaden Smith Plan to Retire Before 30, Blast 'Unconscious Cops' in Interview Magazine Profile Smith is busy promoting “Collateral Beauty,” a drama which also stars Kate Winslet and Edward Norton, and will be released on Dec. 16.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein could be forced to pay the entire cost of Michigan's statewide recount under a bill advancing in the state Legislature. The county that includes Detroit is among six in Michigan that have started recounts of the state's presidential election results. Fred Woodhams, a spokesman for Republican Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, says it's possible not all votes will be recounted in Wayne County because of improper seals on ballot boxes and other issues.... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A rock-loving orangutan named Rubih went ape on the observation windows of her St. Louis zoo enclosure, forcing nearly $200,000 in repairs and the temporary closure of the exhibit. Zoo officials say Rubih even dug up cement from the base of a tree for her destructive endeavors.

Circa 1950, this quirky property offers buyers the chance to own an entire compound in Del Monte Forest, allowing easy access to Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove. Despite the official listing’s declaration that the main living structure is an “updated two bed, one bath redwood cottage,” the year and scope of said update

NEW YORK (AP) — A trending story that claims Hillary Clinton won a total of 57 counties in the presidential election is untrue. The Associated Press finds that Clinton won 487 counties nationwide, compared with 2,626 for President-elect Donald Trump.

Google has long pursued a goal of running its global network of offices and data centers on nothing but renewable power. On Tuesday, Google will announce plans to buy enough wind and solar power in 2017 to cover all the electricity the company will use, worldwide, over the course of the year. With offices and data centers in nearly 60 countries, Google operates in some regions where commercial renewable power remains scarce. [...] in places where solar plants and wind farms are plentiful, such as Texas and Oklahoma... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A member of a Massachusetts town's school committee charged with assaulting a man with frozen fish patties has been ordered to attend anger management classes. The Daily Item of Lynn reports (http://bit.ly/2gLoWLL ) that 67-year-old Arthur Grabowski was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

LONDON (AP) — A British government lawyer said Tuesday that the Supreme Court will fall into a "serious constitutional trap" if it rules that Parliament must have a vote before ministers start the U.K.'s divorce from the European Union. Three lower court judges ruled last month that the British government cannot trigger Article 50 of the EU's key treaty, launching two years of exit negotiations, without lawmakers' approval. [...] opposition Labour Party lawmakers have filed a motion for debate... Читать дальше...

The Democratic mayor made the comments at a news conference called Monday in response to threats made against a Muslim New York Police Department officer while she was with her teenage son in Brooklyn over the weekend. A total of 43 incidents have been deemed possible hate crimes by the NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force since Trump was elected president a month ago.

Pollsters had depicted the election as too close to call ahead of Sunday and the vote had been watched anxiously by Europe's political middle as a proxy test of populist strength in other EU countries fielding strong euroskeptic candidates in elections next year. [...] he said "I support us backing the European Union's positive development" away from a political union and toward a loose federation of states focused mainly on economic cooperation. [...] it now ranks as Austria's strongest political force... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Jurors in Dane County Circuit Court will decide how much insurance money should be paid to the parents of a doctor who was killed in an ambulance crash. The State Journal (http://bit.ly/2h1ra7K ) says Meriter's insurance company agreed to pay medical bills, funeral costs and an amount for loss of companionship.

Recovery of fire victims winds down; investigation looms (AP) — Some people managed to text loved ones goodbye and "I love you" before they died in an Oakland warehouse fire that claimed three dozen lives, officials said, as heart-rending reports of victims' last moments emerged from the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade. The district attorney warned of possible murder charges as she determines whether there were any crimes linked to the blaze. The cluttered warehouse... Читать дальше...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, seeking reconciliation among ethnic groups in fractious western Myanmar, has urged the army to respect civilians' rights as concerns rise about treatment of the Rohingya minority.

MOSCOW (AP) — With an aircraft carrier deployed off Syria's shores and hundreds of new jets, missiles and tanks entering service each year, President Vladimir Putin can project Russian military power on a scale unseen since Soviet times. A massive reform effort launched in the wake of Russia's 2008 war with Georgia has transformed a crumbling, demoralized military into agile forces capable of swift action in Ukraine and Syria. During its five-day war with tiny Georgia, army units starved of new... Читать дальше...

Director Neil Morgan said the commercial real estate company was pleased to complete the sale of the pub, which is located near Chequers, the country home made available to British prime ministers.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition is skipping a meeting with the government and endangering ongoing talks aimed at diffusing the country's political crisis. The Vatican-mediated dialogue is aimed at steering the country away from violence as a majority of voters want President Nicolas Maduro out, and the government refuses to allow a recall referendum to proceed.

Villatoro had pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of negligent child abuse, false reporting and attempted witness tampering. Prosecutors lowered the abuse charge from a felony in exchange for Villatoro's pleas.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who was struck while driving and then drove himself to the hospital. Police say 38-year-old David Bryant died of a gunshot wound following the Saturday afternoon shooting. Bryant was driving on Oregon Avenue when gunfire erupted. Police are investigating whether the gunfire came from occupants of another vehicle. No arrests have been made. After being shot, Bryant was able to drive to a hospital but later died.