Новости за 25.02.2017

[...] closings are relatively unheard of among state university systems, although they may become more common amid dropping higher education enrollments nationwide and state aid languishing below pre-recession levels. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education officials plan in the coming weeks to hire a consultant to give recommendations that could include consolidating degree programs, revamping marketing and shuttering schools. [...] struggles are being felt across the Rust Belt and Northeast... Читать дальше...

Hombre se roba Maserati de 150.000 dólares en Florida McGilvary y el vendedor se dirigieron a una marina, supuestamente para que el hombre pudiera mostrarle el coche a su novia. Cuando el hombre no regresó luego de 30 minutos, el vendedor fue a buscarlo al estacionamiento donde dejaron el auto. El valet le dijo que McGilvary se había ido con el Maserati. McGilvary fue arrestado el miércoles por cargos de robo de auto, pero el Maserati no ha sido hallado.

HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” panelists addressed whether the media industry is obliged to fight back against President Trump, who often refers to the press as the “opposition party.” “Now that polls find the news media less trustworthy than Donald Trump, they have to fight to get their reputation back and there are encouraging signs,” Maher said. On Friday, Trump bashed the media during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference and then the White House blocked reporters from... Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing is planning several activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary. What was called the University of Nebraska School for Nurses opened with 13 students on Oct. 16, 1917. Since then, the college has graduated more than 14,500 students. The college said in a news release that it has 1,135 students enrolled in its five campuses. They are in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha and Scottsbluff. The theme for the yearlong celebration... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two brothers have been indicted in federal court for allegedly conspiring to counterfeit money and maintaining a marijuana growing operation out of an Oklahoma City home. Prosecutors announced additional charges against Daniel Johnson, including possessing a firearm and ammunition after a prior felony conviction.

(AP) — An appellate court has overturned a man's second-degree murder convictions in the 2013 shooting deaths of two Tucson men but affirmed his convictions for aggravated assault in the same case. The ruling said the two defenses are inconsistent but that it's up to the jury to determine the facts so jurors needed to hear an instruction about self-defense if there was any evidence of justification.

(AP) — The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has been awarded a $4 million, 10 year contract to help increase the number of dental graduates practicing in rural Nebraska. Janet Guthmiller, dean of UNMC's dentistry college, says the funding will focus on scholarships for rural graduates, an increase in patient services and use of technology to deliver virtual dental health services.

Dr. Rahul Gupta, state health officer and commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health, says flu activity is widespread in the state. The Charleston Gazette-Mail (http://bit.ly/2moFPMt ) reports the Department of Health and Human Resources monitors flu through reports from selected providers, emergency rooms and labs.

Universal’s horror film is now expected to easily take the top spot this weekend from “The Lego Batman Movie” The film is about interracial couple Rose (Allison Williams) and Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), who reach a meet-the-parents stage in their relationship, leaving their metropolis for a country gathering hosted by mom (Catherine Keener) and dad (Bradley Whitford).

Ohio regulators propose strict limits for medical pot supply Cleveland.com reports (http://bit.ly/2lCVI1T ) the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy recently released draft rules detailing the allowable amounts.

(AP) — The death of a central Indiana man who was subdued by two sheriff's deputies using stun guns has been ruled an accident. Schmidt was huffing aerosol dusting spray and was incoherent with shallow and labored breathing when sheriff's deputies arrived Jan. 8 at his Craigville home, about 100 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A study released by the American Bar Association says Louisiana has far fewer public defenders than it needs to effectively represent poor people caught up in the criminal justice system. The study was released this month against a backdrop of recurring litigation and public debate over the state's system of providing lawyers for the indigent.

NY Marine Warning and Forecast NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Sunday, February 26, 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KT AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 33 KT AND/OR SEAS OF 5 FT OR HIGHER ARE ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG... Читать дальше...

SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul Saturday amid stiff resistance from entrenched Islamic State fighters, a commander on the scene said. Special forces Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said that his troops are "moving very slowly" and that IS fighters are responding with car bombs, snipers and dozens of armed drones. A former Iraqi army lieutenant colonel and specialist in land-attack missiles, who used the nickname Abu Karim fearing for the safety of his family... Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — A contractor for France's National Front party who's close to far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been handed preliminary charges in an investigation into the financing of political campaigns in 2014 and 2015. The Paris' prosecutor's office confirmed Saturday that Frederic Chatillon was charged with "misuse of company assets" on Wednesday.

Democrats need to dust off party voting rules Democratic officials are in new territory with a competitive election for party chief. In past races, a leading candidate usually emerged well before actual voting. The Democratic National Committee has resumed its meeting in Atlanta and on the agenda later in the morning is the election of a new chairman to lead the party in the era of Republican President Donald Trump. Democrats are gathering in Atlanta to pick a new national chairman — and the vote seems to be coming down to Tom Perez... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — College and high school students in the Cincinnati area are using 3D printing to solve medical problems in the community. A group of biomedical engineering students at the University of Cincinnati started a student organization in 2015 to build inexpensive prosthetic hands for local kids. Inspired by the global organization e-Nable, Enable UC can build a custom, functional hand in its lab on campus for less than $20— instead of thousands of dollars —and get it to the patient in about a week. Читать дальше...

(AP) — As most of Hollywood gears up for the Oscars on Sunday and the whirlwind of events and parties this weekend, celebrities and top talent agents gathered in Beverly Hills to do something a little different: rally for immigration rights. The talent agency, better known as UTA, planned the nearly two-hour United Voices rally in lieu of holding its annual Oscars party. Key, who kicked things off, said the event was intended to "support the creative community's growing concern with anti-immigration... Читать дальше...

University administrators say the new center will integrate issues of race and equality into the learning environment at Niagara and cultivate exchange among faculty and students.

The school's Board of Trustees has approved spending the money to renovate its 285,000-square-foot Gant science building, which houses the university's programs in physics, ecology and evolutionary biology, molecular and cell biology, and physiology and neurobiology programs. The renovations will include improvements to classrooms, lecture halls, teaching and research laboratories, faculty offices, and support space.

[...] Trump himself actually likes parts of former President Barack Obama's health overhaul, such as the extended coverage for older children. [...] the U.S. remains an economic powerhouse able to transport goods in a stressed system of roads, bridges and ports that are not in total decay. The Medicaid expansion, adopted by 31 states and the District of Columbia, covers about 11 million low-income people, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The federal website and state-run online insurance... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Here, in what's left of the Old South's plantation region, the descendants of slaves who picked cotton and worked the dark soil are praying differently since Donald Trump moved into the White House. During Barack Obama's eight years in office, folks who gathered for Bible studies or Sunday worship worried that someone would try to kill the nation's first black president, and they asked God to protect him. Today, those worshippers are asking the Almighty to instill Trump with a kind heart... Читать дальше...

According to a San Francisco Chronicle, it was May 15, 1930, when a group of young nurses assembled beside an old Boeing transport, ready to make aviation history as the first airline stewardesses. About 35,000 stewardesses, no longer required to be registered nurses, flew for U.S. domestic airlines by 1970, the year the article was published. . These women were Margaret Arnott, Inez Keller, Cornelia Peterman, Harriet Iden, Jessie Carter, Ella Crawford, Ellen Church and Alva Johnson. They can be seen in the first two photos in the gallery. Читать дальше...

Siti Aisyah also told authorities she did not want her parents to see her in custody, Andriano Erwin, Indonesia's deputy ambassador to Malaysia, said one day after Malaysia revealed that VX nerve agent was used in the bizarre killing at Kuala Lumpur's airport. The revelation that VX nerve agent killed Kim has boosted speculation that North Korea had dispatched a hit squad to Malaysia to kill Kim, whose younger half brother is Kim Jong Un. The thick, oily poison was almost certainly produced in a sophisticated state weapons laboratory... Читать дальше...

Unusual warmth will be squeezed to the immediate Atlantic Appalachians and northeastern Gulf coast area during the morning, and then offshore of the Atlantic coast at night. Gusty and drenching showers and thunderstorms will mark the change to snow showers around the central Great Lakes and of the Plains can expect a sunny day with seasonable from central Canada to parts of Montana and North Dakota.