Новости за 27.05.2017

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, which left Texas's tech-savvy capital city a year ago over local fingerprint requirements for drivers, are set to return after state lawmakers intervened. Both companies say they'll be rolling on Austin's streets again Monday, when Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign into law a bill that puts the state — not local governments — in charge of regulating the ride-hailing industry. Austin became the chosen battleground as similar debates cropped... Читать дальше...

Fox News Channel’s “The Five” slammed Hillary Clinton’s “bitter” Wellesley College commencement speech on Friday night, fact-checking the former U.S. secretary of state before co-host Greg Gutfeld called her the “textbook definition of a loser.” Imagine being the quarterback of a losing Super Bowl team that sounds months trashing the winning quarterback, Gutfeld said. Sean Hannity Fires Back at 'Morning Joe': 'Low-Rated Daily Emotional Breakdowns' Clinton recalled she and other students “were... Читать дальше...

(AP) — A new state law allows students at Nebraska's for-profit colleges to be protected financially if those schools suddenly close. Under the measure passed May 16 and signed into law by the governor Tuesday, student records from for-profit schools that close will be sent to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. "Students who turn to for-profit schools with the promise of a good education should have the opportunity to recover lost tuition and obtain academic records to help them further their education pursuits and careers," said Sen. Читать дальше...

Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as  President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser and advised many Democratic presidential campaigns, died Friday at age 89. The elder Brzezinski, a Polish-American diplomat who had advised campaigns from Hubert Humphrey and Barack Obama, had appeared on his daughter’s program to discuss security issues as recently as last November. [...] Read: 'Morning Joe': Mika Brzezinski Says Kellyanne Conway Is 'Like Watching a Car Wreck On the Highway' (Video) Mika recently... Читать дальше...

BRUSNSWICK, Maine (AP) — Maine's oldest college is continuing its commencement tradition. The speakers the 212th commencement of Bowdoin College on Saturday were a pair of graduating seniors, not high-profile luminaries as at many other institutions. Starling Irving and Raisa Tolchinsky were tapped for the honor. Past student speakers have included poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary, and biologist and researcher Alfred Kinsey. Degrees were awarded to 478 graduates from... Читать дальше...

A slew of flight delays hit San Francisco International Airport early Saturday as runway construction resumed this holiday weekend, officials said. [...] travelers headed to the airport were advised to stay in contact with their airline. “We always recommend contacting the airline prior to coming to the airport,” Miyaki said.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The deaths of 22 people at a concert hall in Manchester, England, this week shows the need for institutions like the U.S. Military Academy to produce soldiers willing to battle those who would commit terrorism, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. "Manchester's tragic loss underscores the purpose of your years of study and training at this elite school," Mattis told the 950 graduating cadets at West Point. Authorities say the 22-year-old bomber who struck the... Читать дальше...

Pirates of the Caribbean 5" faces weaker domestic returns, while "Baywatch" is third behind "Guardians of the Galaxy If that total holds, it will be below the $80 million projection target set by both Disney and independent trackers and well below the $90 million 3-day total set by this franchise’s predecessor, “On Stranger’s Tides.” The film failed to get “Pirates” out of the critical hole it’s in, matching “On Stranger’s Tides” Rotten Tomatoes score of 32 percent. The better news for Disney... Читать дальше...

MEDORA, N.D. (AP) — When Meridian Energy Group set out to develop "the cleanest refinery on the planet," it chose a spot in western North Dakota's oil patch near highways, railroads and a picturesque national park named for a former president revered for his conservation advocacy. [...] the longtime former leader of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the state's top tourist attraction drawing a record 760,000 visitors last year, is among those urging officials to deny a permit for the 700-acre refinery due to pollution concerns. Читать дальше...

With every new country they arrived in, the Trump women stunned in designer frocks with sky-high stilettos - turning every political appearance into a runway show.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Spencer Kuhlman was playing junior hockey in Canada when a knee injury wiped out his hopes of playing in college. Kuhlman is a finalist in a surprisingly popular first-year film festival that aims to highlight the possibilities of art from above. The festival, part of an annual drone conference that attracts hundreds of participants to a state that has invested $40 million in the unmanned aircraft industry, drew 42 entries from 21 countries. "Apparently there's a bigger appetite... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Kansas legislators are facing a midsummer deadline to approve costly security upgrades for state hospitals and mental institutions in order to keep in place a four-year-old ban on concealed weapons inside the facilities. Even Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP lawmakers who are strong supporters of concealed carry don't want the exemption for hospitals to disappear, fearing the prospect of guns around mental patients or in areas with specialized equipment. Absent a change in existing state law... Читать дальше...

Carfentanil came to mind because just hours earlier, Phillips' boss, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, sent an email to deputies saying the synthetic opioid so powerful that it's used to tranquilize elephants had, for the first time ever, showed up in a toxicology report from a fatal overdose in the county. Carfentanil and fentanyl are driving forces in the most deadly drug epidemic the United States has ever seen. Because of their potency, it's not just addicts who are increasingly at risk ... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Indiana State University will hold a public hearing in June on a proposed tuition increase. University officials will offer an overview of their proposal during the meeting.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The fabled World War II bomber Memphis Belle will finally go on public display next spring at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force alongside John F. Kennedy's presidential plane, an early Wright Brothers flyer and other national treasures. Restoration work by an army of volunteers has continued for years, delayed by a major expansion at the sprawling museum near Dayton and other restoration projects vying for attention. Since B-17 parts are no longer manufactured, volunteers have worked long... Читать дальше...

MONTAUK, N.Y. (AP) — The darkest moment of John Aldridge's 12 terrifying hours of floating alone in the Atlantic Ocean came in the first moments after he was flung off his lobster boat. Not only did Aldridge survive — by pulling a James Bond-like maneuver to turn his boots into flotation aids — but, nearly four years later, he's still working in the profession that put him in so much danger. On a moonlit July night in 2013, the Long Island fisherman was on the boat's deck, trying to move a heavy ice cooler, when the handle snapped. Читать дальше...

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Saturday deported Australian drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, whose trial and imprisonment on the tourist island of Bali mesmerized her homeland for more than a decade. About 200 police officers were deployed to secure her deportation in Denpasar, Bali's capital, said Ida Bagus Adnyana, who heads Bali's Justice and Human Rights office. The drama was tailor-made for TV: a photogenic Australian beach girl who had apparently fallen victim to corrupt officials in an... Читать дальше...

Officials tell The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2qppQzl ) that the shooting happened after a state trooper special agent and Richmond police officer approached the car within a public housing development. State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says officers "were just having a conversation with the individuals when the state police special agent was shot."

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A small plane carrying only crew members and cargo crashed near Mount Everest on Saturday, killing one of the pilots, Nepalese officials said. The plane hit a mountain about 20 meters (66 feet) below the runway of Tenzing Hillary Airport at Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest, said government administrator Umesh Pandey.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says two journalists from an opposition newspaper have been arrested and accused of aiding a terror organization. Anadolu news agency says Nationalist Sozcu newspaper's website editor Mediha Olgun and reporter Gokmen Ulu were charged Friday with aiding the network of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen without being members.

MADRID (AP) — Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 73 migrants from three small boats attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

CAIRO (AP) — Islamic State group claims responsibility for attack on bus carrying Coptic Christians that killed 29.

WA Forecast WA Forecast for Monday, May 29, 2017 City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bellingham;Mostly sunny;80;54;ENE;3;58%;12%;7 Pullman;Mostly sunny;80;52;ENE;5;42%;0%;8 Stampede Pass;A t-storm in spots;74;53;N;1;42%;40%;8 Tacoma Narrows;Mostly sunny, warm;83;54;NNE;5;50%;12%;7

CA Forecast CA Forecast for Monday, May 29, 2017 City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Alturas;Mostly sunny, warm;84;44;SW;5;21%;3%;9 Arcata;Partly cloudy;58;48;NNW;6;88%;30%;6 Auburn;Mostly sunny;84;57;SSE;5;45%;2%;8 Avalon;Clouds, then sun;71;57;WSW;7;61%;0%;8 Bakersfield;Sunny and very warm;92;65;ENE;6;35%;0%;9 Beale AFB;Plenty of sunshine;88;56;SE;5;50%;0%;8 Blue Canyon;Partly sunny, warm;73;58;ENE;6;33%;27%;9 Burbank;Low clouds... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly; Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. ___ NBC's "Meet the Press" — Kelly; Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ___ CNN's "State of the Union" — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago ___ "Fox News Sunday" — Kelly; Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Bill Cassidy, R-La.