Новости за 25.02.2017

WASHINGTON — With states seizing the initiative on shaping the future of self-driving cars, General Motors is trying to persuade lawmakers across the country to approve rules that would benefit the automaker while potentially keeping competitors like Uber and Waymo off the road. The carmaker denies trying to freeze out other brands, but legislators in four states say GM lobbyists asked them to sponsor bills that the company’s competitors contend would do just that. In response to complaints from Waymo... Читать дальше...

J.C. Penney closures; karate basketball; see the Nintendo Switch A full list of planned closings will be released in mid-March after stores have been notified. A headline in Kotaku pretty much says it all: “Draymond Green Video Game Is About Basketball, But Also Kicking ...” There is indeed a game that came out this week for Windows, Macs and Linux called “Shut Up and Slam Jam Karate Basketball,” which earlier had a character who bore a striking resemblance to the Warriors’ star. [...] the developers have written... Читать дальше...

Warriors contact Turner Sports about JaVale McGee coverage The Warriors have contacted Turner Sports about Shaquille O’Neal’s ongoing coverage of center JaVale McGee, a source confirmed to The Chronicle. Golden State reached out to Turner officials to voice concerns that McGee’s numerous appearances on “Shaqtin’ a Fool,” TNT’s bloopers segment on “Inside the NBA,” is unnecessarily hurting McGee’s reputation. Long known for showing highlights of McGee’s absentminded follies on the court, TNT aired... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Six University of Connecticut students were charged Friday with alcohol-related offenses related to the death of a student who was run over by a fire department vehicle after leaving a party last fall. Police say Pally had been sitting with her back against a garage door of the UConn Public Safety Complex at around 1 a.m. when she was run over by a fire vehicle responding to a call that turned out to be a false alarm. A university spokeswoman confirmed the students are still enrolled at... Читать дальше...

With the addition of a fourth-round compensatory pick they were awarded today, the 49ers will 10 selections in the upcoming draft. They will have two picks in the fourth, fifth and sixth round: Round 1: No. 2 overall Round 2: No. 34 Round 3: No. 66 Round 4: No. 109 Round 4: No. 143 (compensatory) Round 5: No. Читать дальше...

Dignified and charming to the end, Claudio Ranieri broke his silence after his firing from Leicester by saying that winning the English Premier League last season at the unfashionable club will make him “smile every day.” There was no anger in the 65-year-old Italian’s first public words since his dismissal, just pride at his achievements and sadness that the fairytale success story was abruptly ending. “After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League champions, all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester City... Читать дальше...

Political events in the Bay Area: town halls, protests Political events Rallies, protests and town hall events are a part of political life in the Bay Area. Starts at 9 a.m. at Piner High School, 1700 Fulton Road, Santa Rosa. Town hall: “A Conversation About America” hosted by Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Cabrillo Unified School District, 530 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay. Meeting in front of the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional offices in San Francisco... Читать дальше...

The good news for NASCAR is that all signs indicate Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a legitimate shot to win the Daytona 500. A victory for NASCAR’s most popular driver, in his return to racing after a concussion sidelined him the second half of last season, would be a huge boost for its sagging series. Earnhardt’s star power has been one of the bright spots of Speedweeks, and his strength on the track has been obvious every time he’s behind the wheel of his Chevrolet. Chase Elliott won the pole, and Earnhardt... Читать дальше...

A cluster of animated figures on the sign — their skin tones black, brown, olive and white — read books, played the piano and held a camera. Weeks after President Trump threatened to cut funding to cities the limit their cooperation with federal immigration authorities and San Francisco’s city attorney pushed back and sued, the library has launched a campaign to support unauthorized immigrants. “San Francisco is a city that serves as a progressive hub welcoming our immigrant communities, and as such... Читать дальше...

Natchez aldermen reappoint school board member (AP) — The Natchez Board of Alderman has reappointed Thelma Newsome to the Natchez-Adams School Board of Trustees.

Sharks look to avoid slow return to the ice The Sharks have to like where they’re sitting, leading the Pacific Division with two games in hand over both Edmonton and Anaheim, the only two teams with a chance to challenge. After Tuesday’s visit by Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs to close out February, San Jose plays 16 times in 30 days — equally divided between home and road, with six of the eight road games two time zones away. Contributions from the depth on the roster will be needed to retain a division lead. Читать дальше...

Mario Landino, 74, was a part owner of Giovanni’s New York Pizzeria and siphoned the six-figure sum from the restaurant over a period of at least six years, Santa Clara County district attorney’s office officials said. In 2011, Landino’s co-owner grew suspicious and began to take a closer look at the restaurant’s financial records, eventually discovering the embezzlement, prosecutors said. Landino was convicted of felony embezzlement, forgery and tax evasion at trial in September 2016. Deputy... Читать дальше...

17 Movies With 100-Percent Fresh Ratings on Rotten Tomatoes (Photos) Jordan Peele’s horror film has been a critical darling as it mixes laughs with scares. A silent, creepy German horror film, “Dr. Caligari” is full of strange expressionist imagery. “North By Northwest” isn’t the only Alfred Hitchcock thriller that enjoys a 100-Percent Fresh rating, but it is the one with the most giant president heads. Ridley Scott’s sci-fi cult classic has several versions floating around in the world. Jimmy... Читать дальше...

The Barcelona forward will get a chance to add to his impressive tally of 26 career goals against Atletico on Sunday, when a victory at the Vicente Calderon Stadium could move the defending champions ahead of Real Madrid for the first time in months. The 29-year-old Argentina captain has not gone two consecutive games without scoring since early September, and is the league’s leading scorer with 19 goals — one more than teammate Luis Suarez. If Barcelona beats fourth-place Atletico, Messi will... Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that it plans to start awarding contracts by mid-April for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, signaling that he is aggressively pursuing plans to erect "a great wall" along the 2,000-mile border. The agency said it will request bids on or around March 6 and that companies would have to submit "concept papers" to design and build prototypes by March 10, according to FedBizOpps.gov, a website for federal contractors. Читать дальше...

Five directors issue a joint statement vowing to dedicate award to people working to “uphold freedom of expression and human dignity” The five nominated directors of this year’s Oscars Best Foreign Language Film denounced the current “climate of fanaticism and nationalism” in the United States in a joint statement on Friday. Because of this, the five directors vow to dedicate the award, no matter who wins, to the people in the country who seek to find “unity” and uphold freedom of expression and... Читать дальше...

“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa told ET Online on Friday that he’s open to a reconciliation with his costar and estranged wife, albeit somewhere in the distant future. [...] Read: 'Flip or Flop' Couple's Daughter 'Asked if We Could Get Back Together' After Split, Christina El Moussa Says According to the couple, they broke up following a May incident during which law enforcement responded to a call of a “possibly suicidal male with a gun.” Tarek told deputies that he headed to the park to... Читать дальше...

(AP) — The bill to repair California's crumbling roads, dams and other critical infrastructure hammered by an onslaught of storms this winter could top $1 billion, including nearly $600 million alone for damaged roadways that more than doubles what the state budgeted for road repair emergencies, officials said Friday. Adding to the problems, many communities have drained their emergency budgets and are looking to the state and federal government for help. On central California's rain-soaked coast... Читать дальше...

Roederer said in a Friday afternoon news release that the $11.5 million in cuts would include an additional $2.7 million in reductions to Iowa's three public universities and about $1.7 million to community colleges.

$2 billion in credits unclaimed by families, Feb. 23, Bay Area, D1 A story about Californians who didn’t claim state and federal Earned Income Tax Credits they were eligible for last year misstated the total eligible for the state credit. There were 600,000 California households eligible for the state credits.

Other speakers at the event — organized in response to the flurry of activity by the nascent administration of President Donald Trump — include UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, Reza Aslan, Cynthia Erivo, Wilmer Valderrama, DJ Cassidy, David Garibaldi, Sam and Casey Harris of X Ambassadors, International Rescue Committee President & CEO David Miliband and American Civil Liberties Union executive Hector Villagra. Earlier this month, the company announced that it was cancelling... Читать дальше...

“Homeland” star Claire Danes and “The Big Bang Theory’s” Jim Parsons will play a married couple in “A Kid Like Jake,” a transgender family drama adapted from a Lincoln Center play, TheWrap has learned. The film follows a couple raising a four-year-old son who prefers to dress up as a princess instead of G.I. Joe — a particularly poignant topic given President Donald Trump’s recent rollback of protections for transgender children. Danes, who currently headlines the sixth season of Showtime’s “Homeland,”... Читать дальше...

Susan Fowler, the former engineer whose detailed recounting of sexual harassment and management infighting at Uber prompted CEO Travis Kalanick to apologize for the rough-edged culture he created at the San Francisco ride-hailing company, said Friday on Twitter that she was the target of a “smear campaign.” Kalanick opened an investigation Sunday into Fowler’s experiences at the company, where she said human-resources workers brushed off her complaints about her manager because he was “high-performing.”... Читать дальше...

The girl’s parents allegedly knew about the relationship, and the Contra Costa County district attorney’s office filed felony charges against them for failing to protect their child, according to police. The Contra Costa County district attorney’s office charged him with 13 counts of felony child molestation. Police learned of the situation when the girl reported a domestic violence incident involving Parra-Rodriguez, according to a police statement. Following an investigation, police discovered... Читать дальше...

“As citizens of the world we’re going to have to work harder and harder not to let hate win.” added the actor, who received an honorary award.  Earlier this week, Clooney called Trump a “Hollywood elitist” due to his numerous film and television credits. “Donald Trump has 22 acting credits in television,” the actor told French news network Canal+. About Steven Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, Clooney said earlier this week, Steve Bannon is a failed film writer and director.