Новости за 20.08.2017

It’s a long off-season. Practices and conditioning are hot and sweaty. Plus football is an emotional game. So asking kids to keep their cool the first time they put on the home colors to scrimmage another school might be asking a lot. “I think our guys were a little too juiced up,” Menlo-Atherton coach Adhir Ravipati said about Friday’s three-way scrimmage at Serra against the Padres and Oakland’s Bishop O’Dowd. “We lost our technique early on. But we got things cleaned up and did a lot of good things later on.

(Note: This post contains spoilers for the finale episode of “The Defenders.”) The latest Marvel show to come to Netflix, “The Defenders,” unites almost all of the superheroes that have appeared on the streaming service to face a threat that none of them can handle on their own. But in addition to advancing the stories of four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s existing heroes, “The Defenders” also sets the stage for another to show up in the future. That hero is Misty Knight (Simone Missick),... Читать дальше...

The United States took a 10½-5½ lead over Europe on Saturday in the Solheim Cup, matching its biggest advantage entering the final day. The Americans took three of the four afternoon four-ball matches after splitting the morning foursomes at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in Iowa. The biennial event concludes Sunday with 12 singles matches. Cristie Kerr set a record for career points by an American with 20, teaming with Lexi Thompson to win both of her matches. Читать дальше...

A black kitten lodged in a car engine Saturday was freed by Santa Rosa firefighters, department officials said. Someone initially heard meowing sounds around 10:30 a.m. but couldn’t figure out where they were coming from, said Paul Lowenthal, a spokesman for the Fire Department. The caller eventually figured it out and people at the scene tracked down the car’s owner, who gave the OK to cut up his engine box, Lowenthal said. The kitten, which appeared to be a stray... Читать дальше...

LONG POND, Pa. — Indianapolis 500 champion Takuma Sato was the last driver waiting to make his qualifying run when teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay’s car slammed into the wall. Hunter-Reay, the 2014 Indy 500 champ, needed assistance out of his car and was transported to a hospital. Sato was worried for his friend — and the wreck put a tinge of unease into his mind. “It made me nervous,” Sato said. “What happened to him is what could happen to me, too.” Not to worry. Читать дальше...

Berkeley officials have tweaked local laws to give the city more power over unauthorized demonstrations, just days before another far-right rally is planned for downtown. The City Council passed the emergency ordinance on a 7-1 vote during a special meeting Friday evening. The move gives the city manager the power to issue rules for street events whose organizers did not obtain a permit. The planned protest next Sunday, billed as an anticommunist rally, will be the fourth such gathering in the city this year. Читать дальше...

Major League Baseball umpires wore white wristbands during games Saturday, protesting “abusive player behavior” after Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined but not suspended for his recent verbal tirade against ump Angel Hernandez. The World Umpires Association announced the action, saying the union strongly objected to the response by the commissioner’s office. Kinsler said this week that Hernandez was a bad umpire and “just needs to go away.” Crew chiefs Joe West... Читать дальше...

An edited transcript of an interview with new Cal football coach Justin Wilcox: Q: What’s the biggest challenge you face coming in and overhauling a system? A: We’ve gotten to know our team better and better since we got here for spring football into summer workouts and now fall camp. It’s fun to watch them grow, and every practice for us is so valuable. It’s going to be different offensively... Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s ousted chief prosecutor and her husband — two of President Nicolas Maduro’s most outspoken critics — fled the country and have landed in Colombia. Luisa Ortega Diaz and German Ferrer arrived in Bogota aboard a private plane Friday traveling from Aruba, Colombian migration authorities said in a statement. The couple didn’t request asylum, according to a senior Colombian official speaking on condition of anonymity.

JOHANNESBURG — In a tit-for-tat dispute, Zimbabwe blocked flights by South Africa’s government-owned airline on Saturday amid tensions over allegations that Zimbabwe’s first lady assaulted a young model at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe’s action followed the grounding Friday evening of an Air Zimbabwe flight at Johannesburg’s main international airport after South African authorities concluded it was not in compliance with civil aviation rules. Both countries said they... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s U.S.-backed army on Saturday opened its biggest military operation yet against Islamic State militants who in 2014 gained a foothold along the tiny Mediterranean country’s border with Syria. The long-awaited campaign aims to defeat the group in its border enclave and put an end to a terror threat that has loomed over Lebanon. On the first day of the drive, the army said it captured 12 square miles of terrrain and killed 20 Islamic State militants. Читать дальше...

GUAHATI, India — Across northern India and neighboring Nepal and Bangladesh, the death toll from drownings, collapsed houses and landslides triggered by annual monsoon rains climbed to at least 578 on Saturday. Army soldiers and disaster management workers in the three countries have launched mammoth rescue efforts to evacuate and provide food and shelter to the nearly 16 million people affected by the floods in South Asia. In the northern Indian state of Bihar,... Читать дальше...

HELSINKI — The knife attack in western Finland that left two people dead and seven others wounded is “a likely terror act,” Finland’s intelligence agency said Saturday, while police said Europol is investigating if it had any ties to deadly vehicle attacks in Spain. The suspect — an 18-year-old Moroccan asylum-seeker — was shot and wounded in the thigh by police during his rampage Friday in the city of Turku. He was hospitalized under guard — still in intensive care Saturday — and... Читать дальше...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Frank Broyles was remembered as a championship coach, father, mentor, athletic director and guide for caregivers of those suffering from Alzheimer's disease during a memorial celebration Saturday at Arkansas' Bud Walton Arena. Broyles, who led Arkansas to its lone football national championship and later served as the athletic director for more than four decades, died Monday at the age of 92. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was among the speakers at the memorial. Jones... Читать дальше...

RIPOLL, Spain — A missing imam and a house that exploded days ago became the focus Saturday of the investigation into an extremist cell responsible for deadly attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort, as authorities narrowed in on who radicalized a group of young men in northeastern Spain. Investigators searched the home of Abdelbaki Es Satty, an imam who in June abruptly quit working at a mosque in the town of Ripoll, the home of the Islamic radicals behind the attacks that killed... Читать дальше...

(Note: This post contains spoilers for Netflix’s original series “The Defenders” through its final episode, as well as “Iron Fist” and “Daredevil” Season 2.) Across three of Marvel’s superhero series on Netflix, the evil organization known as The Hand has played a major role and, slowly, the goals of those bad guys have become apparent. In the latest Netflix series, “The Defenders,” audiences finally learn what The Hand is all about. Also Read: “The Defenders”: What is K’un-Lun? A Quick Explainer of the Heavenly... Читать дальше...

1 Officers shot: A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle. The suspect was later arrested at a bar. Sgt. Sam Howard, 36, died Saturday at a hospital where he was taken after Friday night’s shooting in Kissimmee. Officer Matthew Baxter, 27, died a short time after authorities say he was shot by Everett Miller, 45. During a patrol of a neighborhood with a history of drug activity, Baxter was “checking out” three people... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON - In the finale at Minute Maid Park, the A’s will face Astros starter Brad Peacock - who is, get this, 10-1 with 121 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings. Yes, that is the same Brad Peacock who was once an Oakland minor-leaguer and who was traded to Houston along with Chris Carter and Max Stassi in exchange for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez before the 2013 season. “He’s made some significant adjustments,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “His arm angle is lower now, he’s got a different complement of pitches.

CHICAGO — Two employees of elite universities charged in the fatal stabbing of a 26-year-old hairstylist were returned to Chicago early Saturday to face charges of first-degree murder in the brutal killing. Chicago police escorted fired Northwestern University Professor Wyndham Lathem, 43, and Oxford University financial officer Andrew Warren, 56, from the Bay Area, where they surrendered peacefully on Aug. 4 after an eight-day, nationwide manhunt. Detectives were questioning the men Saturday. Читать дальше...

BOSTON — Thousands of anti-Nazi protesters converged Saturday on downtown Boston in a boisterous repudiation of white nationalism, dwarfing a small group of conservatives who cut short their planned “Free Speech” rally a week after a gathering of hate groups led to bloodshed in Virginia. Counterprotesters marched through the city to historic Boston Common, where many gathered near a bandstand abandoned early by conservatives who had planned to deliver a series of speeches. Police... Читать дальше...

Dozens of soldiers, some as young as 11, sported the blue uniforms of Union soldiers as they stood at attention for the raising of the United States flag at Fort Point on Saturday. The Civil War re-enactors marched into the fort for Living History Day, just one week after violent riots broke out on the other side of the country over the plan to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. White supremacists took to the streets of Charlottesville, Va., and the University of Virginia campus on Aug. Читать дальше...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — In a break with tradition, President Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events for this year’s Kennedy Center Honors arts awards so honorees can celebrate “without any political distraction,” the White House announced Saturday. The Kennedy Center said it respects Trump’s decision and the show will go on. Past presidents and first ladies traditionally host a White House reception in the hours before the Kennedy Center gala... Читать дальше...

Holes-in-one Peninsula: Alberta Aldinger, 85-yard ninth hole, Burlingame Country Club, 9-iron; Michael Schwab, 145-yard 15th, Palo Alto Hills, 8-iron East Bay: Marcus Martinez, 111-yard first, Chuck Corica (Alameda), pitching wedge North Bay: Pat Louks, 87-yard fourth, Indian Valley (Novato), 9-iron; Clarence A. Traywick, 150-yard 12th, Paradise Valley (Fairfield), 8-iron

SAN DIEGO — A 25-year-old U.S. citizen has been charged with using a drone to smuggle more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine from Mexico, an unusually large seizure for what is still a novel technique to bring illegal drugs into the United States, authorities said. Jorge Edwin Rivera told authorities that he used drones to smuggle drugs five or six times since March, typically delivering them to an accomplice at a nearby gas station in San Diego, according to a statement of probable cause. Читать дальше...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU basketball coach Will Wade says 6-foot-11 Oregon forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is transferring to LSU this fall. The former national junior college player of the year will redshirt one year before becoming eligible to compete with the Tigers in 2018-19. In primarily a reserve role, the England native helped the Oregon Ducks advance to the 2017 Final Four. Bigby-Williams played in 37 games with Oregon, averaging 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. He also blocked 28 shots. Before joining Oregon... Читать дальше...