Новости за 12.02.2018

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking another $49 million funding installment for deepening Savannah's busy shipping channel. The $973 million dredging project for the Port of Savannah has been under way for more than two years. The Georgia Ports Authority says it needs about $100 million annually to avoid construction delays. Trump requested roughly half that amount in his budget Monday, as he did last year. Griff Lynch, executive director of Georgia's seaports, says the Army Corps... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri man spent his first weekend of freedom after eight years in prison visiting with family and friends and doing simple things like buying a toothbrush and finding new clothes to wear. Brad Jennings, 61, was released from prison on $250,000 bond Friday, a day after a judge overturned Jennings' 2009 conviction for killing his wife, Lisa, at the couple's home in Buffalo on Christmas Day 2006. Ice that coated the Buffalo area during the weekend didn't stop a parade of supporters from stopping by... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sent Congress a sweeping plan Monday to rebuild the nation's depleted roads and bridges — then immediately raised doubts about how committed he was to delivering on that campaign promise. "If you want it badly, you're going to get it," Trump told state and local officials during a meeting at the White House. "And if you don't want it, that's OK with me too." Trump suggested that his proposal — aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade — was... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Monday, February 12, 2018 _____ 901 FPUS54 KEWX 121949 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 149 PM CST Mon Feb 12 2018 TXZ192-130900- Travis- Including the city of Austin 149 PM CST Mon Feb 12 2018 .TONIGHT...Not as cool. Partly to mostly cloudy early in the evening then becoming cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Slight chance of sprinkles after midnight. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Читать дальше...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — From third to fifth grade, Alyson Hochstedler says bullies slammed her son into lockers and punched him. One threatened to stab him. The public school’s administration did little to stop his tormentors, she says, so the mother of five transferred her son to private school, using a state grant for low- and middle-income families to pay his tuition. The Florida Legislature is considering a proposal that would give parents like Hochstedler a second, more controversial option... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — The Syrian Kurdish militia partnering with the U.S.-led coalition to fight Islamic State militants said Monday that it is holding a “huge number” of foreign fighters in Syria and none of their home countries want them back. The head of the People’s Defense Units, or the YPG, Sipan Hemo, speaking to reporters in a conference call Monday, said more than half of those detained in the battle against Islamic State in Syria are foreign fighters from all over the world. ... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's long-awaited infrastructure plan calls for giving government agencies the authority to sell off airports, roads and other federal assets. The president is calling for divesting assets when federal agencies can show the sale would "optimize taxpayer value." The proposal lists Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport as examples of the types of assets that could meet the criteria. Both are located in Virginia. "Trump isn't trying to fix our infrastructure... Читать дальше...

ROME — Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi jumped into politics a quarter-century ago vowing to save Italy from the communists. Now he’s waging a crusade to keep Italian populists out of the government. To be clear, the 81-year-old Berlusconi cannot seek his fourth premiership or even run for a seat in Parliament in Italy’s March 4 election due to a tax fraud conviction. But he won’t let himself be stopped by that — nor by years of sex scandals or a long list of criminal trials. ... Читать дальше...

Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige (“Mudbound”) has joined Netflix superhero series “The Umbrella Academy.” She will play time-traveling hitwoman Cha-Cha. Based on the Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba graphic novels of the same name, the live-action series follows the estranged members of the titular dysfunctional family of superheroes — Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five — as they work together to solve their father Reginald Hargreeves’ mysterious death, while coming apart... Читать дальше...

CAIRO — The United States and Egypt on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to battle Islamic militants in the Middle East as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo at the start of his weeklong trip to the region. Tillerson and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, cited productive discussions on regional security and the struggle against the Islamic State group, whose Egyptian affiliate, based in the Sinai Peninsula, has struck military... Читать дальше...

NABI SALEH, West Bank — Palestinian protester Ahed Tamimi is to go on trial before an Israeli military court on Tuesday for slapping and punching two Israeli soldiers — an act Palestinians say embodies their David vs. Goliath struggle against a brutal military occupation and Israel portrays as a staged provocation meant to embarrass its military. Israel’s full-throttle prosecution of Tamimi, one of an estimated 300 Palestinian minors in Israeli jails, and a senior Israeli official’s... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man was charged by federal authorities Monday with providing the gun used to kill two Ohio policemen, as the officers' bodies were escorted in a procession to funeral homes in the suburban community they served. Gerald Lawson, 30, of suburban Cleveland, is accused of buying the handgun for shooting suspect Quentin Smith last summer in the Cleveland area. Smith gave Lawson the money to buy the gun along with $100 for completing the transaction, according to a criminal complaint... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's infrastructure proposal (all times local): 2:25 p.m. The Trump administration's infrastructure plan includes $18 billion to create a public lands infrastructure fund for the Interior Department. Most of the money would come from revenue generated by energy development on federal lands. The money would be used to whittle down an estimated $16 billion backlog in maintenance for national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands. The Interior... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Oliver W. Hill Sr. was the energetic driving force in fighting for African-Americans' civil rights while Spottswood W. Robinson III was the meticulous craftsman who designed detailed legal arguments. Together, the two Richmond lawyers paved the way to end racial segregation not only in Virginia but throughout the United States. The legal fight led by Hill and Robinson is chronicled in a new book, "We Face the Dawn: Oliver Hill, Spottswood Robinson, and the Legal Team that Dismantled... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on the replacement for expelled Arizona Rep. Don Shooter (all times local): 10:15 a.m. The Yuma County Board of Supervisors has named a local farmer to replace a Republican state lawmaker who was expelled following sexual harassment allegations. The board on Monday chose Tim Dunn to replace former Rep. Don Shooter. The Arizona House voted 56-3 to expel Shooter on Feb. 1. Republican committee members in Shooter's 13th Legislative District nominated three party members as potential replacements. Читать дальше...

Neil Patrick Harris’ Count Olaf has some control issues in the latest teaser of Season 2 of Netflix’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” In the clip, which dropped on Monday, Olaf butts in Lemony Snicket’s (Patrick Warburton) recap of Season 1 to give his own analysis of the tale, and a horrifyingly delightful peek into the next installment. While the Baudelaire orphans look to be in increasingly more terrifying predicaments in Season 2, it appears Olaf will be foiled once again. Though he’ll never admit to that. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Candidate filing for hundreds of regional and county positions in North Carolina opened Monday, but not before yet another court ruling was issued from reams of pending litigation seeking to alter more districts or filing dates. Hours before election board offices statewide began accepting candidate forms at noon, a panel of state trial judges denied a motion by Democrats and voting rights groups seeking changes to more than a dozen state House districts in and around Raleigh and Charlotte.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Nearly 1,000 cases of influenza have been confirmed in Delaware in a single week, the most the state has ever recorded. On a conference call with reporters Monday, officials said 995 lab-confirmed flu cases were recorded during the week ending Feb. 3. The previous high of 671 came during the 2009-2010 flu season. Six flu deaths were reported during the week, bringing Delaware's total this season to 10. Karyl Rattay, director of Delaware's division of public health, six of the 10... Читать дальше...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on New Mexico's medical marijuana program (all times local): Noon Some state lawmakers are pushing for New Mexico's health secretary to use her authority to add opioid addiction to the list of qualifying conditions for the state's medical marijuana program. They gathered Monday in Santa Fe with representatives of the Drug Policy Alliance in hopes of building more support for memorials aimed at expanding access to medical marijuana. An advisory panel has twice recommended... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court says a police search under a car's hood and air filter that produced a bag of guns was unconstitutional because officers were only given permission to search the interior of the vehicle. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday in the case of Anthony Ortiz, who was arrested after he was pulled over by Holyoke officers in 2015. Ortiz told the officers they could check when he was asked if there were any drugs or guns in the vehicle. Officers raised the hood... Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump's infrastructure plan suggests studying whether the nation's largest public utility should sell its transmission assets, which Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander calls "a looney idea" with "zero chance of becoming law." Tennessee Valley Authority spokesman Jim Hopson said Monday the TVA will work with the Office of Management and Budget to help everyone understand the full implications of the proposal. TVA CEO Bill Johnson said congressional action would be required. Читать дальше...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were: 04-13-14-27-39 (four, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-seven, thirty-nine)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were: 1-2-0-5, Fireball: 6 (one, two, zero, five; Fireball: six)

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ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a hearing whether a teenager is to be tried as an adult in a South Carolina school shooting (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Lawyers for a teenager charged with murder in a South Carolina school shooting are questioning whether detectives violated his rights before getting him to confess. The teen's attorneys say investigators never specifically told the youth that he could have a parent or lawyer present in the interview. During a hearing Monday, the lawyers read... Читать дальше...