Новости за 01.03.2018

LONDON (AP) — Britain urged the European Union to be constructive and the EU told the U.K. to get realistic on Thursday, as the divorcing partners differed over the Irish border and their post-Brexit economic relationship. May met European Council President Donald Tusk at 10 Downing St., a day before the British leader makes a speech she said will outline "our proposals for the future economic partnership" with the EU. In a statement after the meeting, May's office said her vision was an ambitious... Читать дальше...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — University of Illinois graduate students are striking for a fourth day after 11 months of unsuccessful talks with administrators on a new contract. The school's Graduate Employees Organization went on strike Monday. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Thursday that school officials say 139 graduate employees are striking and that of 2,870 classes scheduled Wednesday about 30 were moved and 56 were canceled. School spokeswoman Robin Kaler says the union "still hasn't responded... Читать дальше...

TLC’s Summer 2018 slate planning just came to a head: The Discovery-owned cable channel has ordered “Dr. Pimple Popper” to series. The upcoming show is a series adaptation of Dr. Sandra Lee’s one-hour special, which aired on the network on Jan. 3. The special’s premiere grossed out — er, was watched by — 1.2 million total viewers, and was the most-social show that evening on Facebook. This version will be more of the same: In each one-hour episode, Dr. Lee will poke, prod and squeeze in order to resolve some unusual dermatological cases... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS -- General manager John Lynch said the 49ers have had “ongoing” talks with free agent running back Carlos Hyde’s camp, though the possibility of his return next season remains uncertain. Hyde, 27, will be an unrestricted free agent on March 14. Hyde started all 16 games last season for the 49ers, carrying 240 times for 938 yards and eight touchdowns also recording 59 catches for 350 yards. “We’ve had discussions with Carlos all the way through the season,” Lynch said Thursday at the NFL Combine. Читать дальше...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Calley's campaign director declined a $150,000 contract to help Flint with economic development, acknowledging that the proposal had led to "critical attention" and saying doing both jobs would have been a detriment to Flint and himself. Matthew Gibb declined the offer in a letter to Mayor Karen Weaver on Wednesday after the city council approved it Monday night. His pay would have come from a four-year, $2.9 million grant the city received... Читать дальше...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky principal says a high school student has been charged with bringing a gun on campus. Lexington media cited a statement from Henry Clay High School Principal Paul Little Jr. in reporting that administrators were acting on a tip when they found the loaded weapon Thursday morning before classes began. Little said an investigation found the student brought the gun from home for protection outside of school. He said the teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURGO (AP) — La salud del último rinoceronte blanco del norte que existe en el mundo se ha deteriorado, con lo que esa subespecie de rinoceronte se acercó un paso más a la extinción causada por la caza furtiva. El macho de 45 años de edad llamado Sudán fue catalogado el año pasado como "el soltero más elegible del mundo" en la aplicación de citas Tinder como parte de un evento para recaudar fondos. Vive con las dos últimas hembras de rinoceronte blanco del norte. El Centro de Conservación... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health says this season's flu death toll has reached 194 in Oklahoma and that more than 4,100 people have been hospitalized with flu-related symptoms. Health officials said Thursday that 157 people have been hospitalized with the flu since Feb. 21, but that no new deaths were recorded. Since the flu season began Sept. 1, about 2,200 Oklahomans aged 65 and over have been hospitalized with the flu as well as 330 aged 4 and under. Most flu-related... Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State health officials say North Dakota's immunization rate for kindergarteners remains at about 94 percent for all required vaccines. The information is from the Department of Health's 2017-2018 school immunization assessment. Health department epidemiologist Lexie Barber says a 95 percent rate is the goal which is recommended to maintain immunity in schools and prevent outbreaks. The immunization rate has climbed in the last two years after previous years of being at, or below 90 percent. Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — A measure that would allow terminally ill patients to request prescriptions for lethal doses of medication will soon be getting a vote by the Hawaii House of Representatives. The House Health and Human Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday both voted in favor of the measure called the "Our Care, Our Choice Act." HHS Committee Chairman Rep. John Mizuno said the proposal now has the strongest protections of any state. Medically assisted death is legal in the District of Columbia and five states... Читать дальше...

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Nine Idaho students have filed a lawsuit claiming they were unfairly removed from their high school cheerleading team after staging a "sit-in" to protest conflicts with the school's new cheerleading coach. The Idaho Statesman reports the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court, alleges the Cassia County School District, Burley High School, Superintendent Gaylen Smyer and several school employees violated the girls' First Amendment rights. District spokeswoman Debbie Critchfield... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has invited Delta Air Lines to move to the state after praising CEO Ed Bastian for no longer offering discounted rates to National Rifle Association members. The Democrat, known for advocating stronger gun control laws following the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, made his pitch Wednesday after Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor threatened to block a proposed sales tax exemption on jet fuel unless Delta restored the discount. In a letter... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The medical student stabbed to death in a Massachusetts library is being remembered by her mother as "The Little Engine That Could." Michal Kenny said in a statement to The Boston Globe that 22-year-old Deane Kenny Stryker was a "very warm person" who "always did the right thing" and had wanted to be a doctor since she was a little girl. Stryker was killed Saturday at the Winchester Public Library. She was a first-year student at the University of New England's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine. Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The wine grape harvest in Washington state last year totaled 227,000 tons, down 16 percent from 2016. Washington State Wine's annual Grape Crush Report showed that the 2017 harvest was slightly larger than the 2015 harvest. Cabernet Sauvignon was the top producing variety at 62,200 tons, or 27 percent of the total. Chardonnay was at 39,300 tons, or 17 percent of the total. Riesling (33,000 tons), Merlot (32,700 tons) and Syrah (20,800 tons) rounded out the top five. Red varieties... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump summoned steel and aluminum executives to the White House on Thursday amid speculation he may impose tariffs or quotas on steel and aluminum imports. Plans for Trump to make an announcement were thrown into doubt amid internal wrangling over the decision. Some White House officials, including chief of staff John Kelly, were not fully briefed on the Commerce Department's plans, according to a senior administration official familiar with the process. This official... Читать дальше...

Safeway Open officials announced Thursday that they will donate 100 percent of ticket sales from this year’s tournament to rebuilding Napa Valley and the region’s ongoing fire relief efforts. The annual, season-opening PGA Tour event concluded Oct. 8 at Silverado Resort in Napa, hours before the devastating Atlas Peak fire erupted nearby. Several players and golf officials — including Stanford alum Maverick McNealy, NBC/Golf Channel reporter Roger Maltbie and tournament director Jeff Sanders — quickly evacuated the resort. Читать дальше...

One of the biggest storms so far this year hit the Bay Area on Thursday, bringing rain and gusty winds that aren’t likely to let up until tomorrow. The North Bay received the heaviest downpour, as rain started around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Santa Rosa area. Across the region, as of 4 a.m., most locations had between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain, with some mountain locations getting even more. “The bulk is headed south toward Monterey right now,” said Matt Mehle of the National Weather Service. Читать дальше...

CATO, N.Y. (AP) — A teenager has been charged with threatening a New York school district and its students on social media. The Post-Standard says the 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday night by the Cayuga County sheriff's office. The Cato-Meridan School District alerted parents and canceled after-school activities on Tuesday after a high school student went to administrators for help. The superintendent says the alleged threats came from a student who currently does not attend that high school. Читать дальше...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a statewide walkout by teachers in West Virginia over pay and benefits (all times local): 10:55 a.m. With the state Senate scheduled to reconvene shortly, the Senate clerk says in a tweet that legislation with the 5 percent pay raise for teachers, school service personnel and state troopers has been received and will go first to the Senate Finance Committee. It was approved by the House 98-1 Wednesday night. It's accompanied by a revised tax revenue estimate from Gov. Читать дальше...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A former University of Wyoming professor who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been ordered to leave the U.S. and return to China within 90 days. KTWO-AM reports Jian Cai pleaded guilty in November and was sentenced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal also ordered Cai to pay $6,000 in restitution. Court records say federal agents investigating a child pornography sharing network found that an IP address of a computer belonging to Cai had downloaded pornographic images of children. Читать дальше...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak police conducted raids Thursday on houses linked to alleged members of the Italian mafia in connection with the recent slaying of an investigative journalist. Slovakia's national police chief Tibor Gaspar told reporters in the eastern city of Kosice that seven persons have been detained, all male and aged between 26 and 62. Only their first names were given. Gaspar says the seven were detained as "suspects" with approval from the state prosecution. The raids were... Читать дальше...

ELWOOD, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of his mother has been resentenced. The Kearney Hub reports that Darren McCracken was resentenced Wednesday in Gosper County District Court to no less than 51.5 years and no more than 75 years. He received credit for 24 years already served. Court records say McCracken was 13 in 1993 when he fatally shot his mother, Vicky Bray, in her sleep. McCracken sought the post-conviction... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities saw notable increases in the amount of meth, prescription pills, heroin and marijuana they took off the street last year. Data provided Thursday from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says more than 214,000 prescription pills were seized by drug and gang investigators in 2017. That's up from nearly 59,000 pills in 2016. The huge increase includes at least one significant seizure of more than 100,000 pills. But authorities are also seeing other drugs in greater quantities. Читать дальше...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming House and Senate have approved separate so-called "stand your ground" proposals. Each chamber will now consider the other's version of the measure. The proposals seek to expand the state's "castle doctrine" law under which those who use deadly force in the home do not have to consider if it's reasonable to retreat. Under current state law, that doctrine doesn't apply outside the home. They also seek to provide the shooter protections from criminal and civil prosecution. Читать дальше...

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A state agency is planning to conduct a remedial investigation at a former manufacturing plant in western Arizona after soil and groundwater contaminants were found. Today's News-Herald reports the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality expects to begin the investigation in April at a site in Lake Havasu City. Agency spokeswoman Erin Jordan says the former plant is believed to be the cause of the contaminants, and the location is now considered a state Superfund site. Читать дальше...