Новости за 08.03.2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen's campaign for U.S. Senate has told the FBI that it fears it has been hacked by someone who tried to trick it into wiring money. Bredesen is running for the open seat in Tennessee vacated by Sen. Bob Corker. In a letter dated Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press, campaign lawyer Robert E. Cooper Jr. says someone pretending to be the campaign's media buyer asked for money to be wire to an international account. The letter says the... Читать дальше...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House has passed a supplemental budget plan that puts more money toward teacher salaries, the final step in a multiyear process to bring Washington state into compliance with a state Supreme Court mandate on education. The budget passed on a 54-44 vote and now heads to the Senate, which will vote on it as lawmakers start to wrap up their 60-day legislative session Thursday. The plan makes several tweaks and adds more than $750 million in net spending to the current $43.7... Читать дальше...

LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) — Eastern Oregon University has been designated by the state legislature as Oregon's Rural University. The East Oregonian reports the designation — which passed both chambers of the legislature unanimously and was signed by the Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday — doesn't come with a boost in state funding or new rules for how the university is run. Eastern Oregon University Vice President for University Advancement Tim Seydel says the designation could help set the university apart... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is recommending that President Donald Trump mute rather than block some Twitter followers to resolve a First Amendment lawsuit. Manhattan federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald (rees BUHK'-wahld) on Thursday suggested a settlement as the preferred outcome after listening to lawyers argue whether it's constitutional for Trump to block his critics. The hearing stemmed from a lawsuit filed in July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven people rejected... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's top educator called on legislators Thursday to increase public school teachers' pay as the state's largest teachers' union prepared to outline its plan for statewide school closures, joining calls from other educator groups across the U.S. State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister told the Board of Education that Oklahoma teachers are considering walking out of classrooms since "plan after plan" to provide the first teacher pay raise since 2008 has failed in the Legislature. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reggie Theus is out as men's basketball coach and Brandon Martin has been let go as athletic director at Cal State Northridge. Campus police are investigating an alleged physical altercation between the men. University President Dianne Harrison says in a statement that the school is "parting ways" with both men. No reason was given and she made no reference to their alleged encounter in her statement. According to campus police, Theus filed a complaint of battery against Martin on Tuesday. Читать дальше...

JP. Morgan Chase Co.'s co-president warned investors that the bull market's long run still has a little more gas left in the tank, but after that, watch out.

WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Schools in the eastern Missouri town of Washington are closed for the day after a school maintenance worker allegedly tried to buy a gun and ammunition while warning of "a lot of shooting." The Washington Missourian reports that 33-year-old Thomas Wingfield of Union was charged Thursday with marijuana possession. Franklin County prosecutor Bob Parks says an investigation continues. Wingfield is jailed and has no listed attorney. Police say a handgun was seized... Читать дальше...

Hulu made an excellent promo decision when they dropped a new teaser for Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” on Thursday. Oh, in case you didn’t already know, it’s International Women’s Day. And who could truly appreciate a day like that better than the ladies of Gilead? In the new look at the second installment of the dystopian drama, Offred rattles off a list of the horrible elements of female oppression she endures with the other handmaids: “Wear the red dress, wear the wings, shut your mouth,... Читать дальше...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association, but it falls short of what the Republican and survivors of the massacre demanded. Scott has not said yet if he will sign the legislation, and he plans to take up the issue with relatives of those who were slain. "I'm going to take the time and I'm going to read the bill and I'm going to talk to families," he said.... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — G.G. Smith has resigned as head men's basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland, after a rocky five-year run. The Greyhounds went 56-98 under his guidance, never finishing above .500. Loyola was 9-22 this season, including 1-16 on the road. Smith joined the Loyola staff as an assistant coach under Jimmy Patsos before the 2007-2008 season and was named the 20th head coach of the Greyhounds in April 2013. He is the son of Tubby Smith, who's currently coaching Memphis following head coaching stints at several schools... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter loves lies. A new study finds that false information on the social media network travels six times faster than the truth and reaches far more people. And you can't blame bots; it's us, say the authors of the largest study of online misinformation. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology looked at more than 126,000 stories tweeted millions of times between 2006 and the end of 2016 — before Donald Trump took office but during the combative presidential campaign. Читать дальше...

A 14-year-old boy in Southern California, not yet old enough to drive, has been arrested and booked after dressing up in a San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department uniform and driving around, occasionally attempting to investigate nonexistent crimes, police say.

President Trump on Thursday called Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s public warning before an immigration enforcement operation “a disgrace,” while making a series of false statements about Schaaf and the sweep. Trump stated, incorrectly, that 150 people had been arrested during the four-day U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Northern California that began Feb. 25. In fact, ICE officials reported making 232 arrests. The president said Schaaf had, in her Feb. Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City firefighter faces charges for an incident in which witnesses allege he called a child a racial slur and then spat on him in a restaurant. The Kansas City Star reports that 42-year-old Terrence J. Skeen has been charged with battery, assault and disorderly conduct involving a Feb. 26 incident at a Hooters restaurant. Witnesses told police that a customer used a racial slur and spit on a child. Police say the case also has been referred to the FBI for further investigation. Читать дальше...

No arrests have been made, but an investigation is ongoing.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Las Crucen Dolores "Doe" Gallegos, 47, suffers persistent, often-crippling pain, all thanks — or no thanks, rather — to a disorder called endometriosis. Gallegos was first diagnosed when she was a student at New Mexico State University in 1990. She was making frequent trips to the student health center because of debilitating abdominal pain. She hit a lot of dead-ends before she found out the actual cause. Her pain was initially attributed, incorrectly, to menstrual cramping. Читать дальше...

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Three people have died in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed at Laredo International Airport after the pilot reported smoke coming from an engine. The Piper PA-31P had departed the airport Thursday morning and was attempting to return when it crashed in a grassy area some 50 yards from commercial buildings adjacent to the airport grounds. Laredo police spokesman Joe Baeza says the airport was closed to all commercial and cargo air traffic following the wreck. No other... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator has been reprimanded and told to stop hugging people after a sexual misconduct investigation.

Health insurer Cigna is buying the nation's biggest pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts, the latest in a string of proposed tie-ups as health care's bill payers attempt to get a grip on rising costs. The $52 billion deal announced Thursday follows the drugstore chain CVS Health Corp.'s roughly $69 billion bid to buy the insurer Aetna Inc., an acquisition the companies detailed in December. Insurers and pharmacy benefit managers — which run drug plans for insurers and employer-based plans —... Читать дальше...

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey couple will soon wed in the hallway of the high school where they first met. Chris Gash and Jenn Sudol met in 1989 at Clifton High School when they were freshmen assigned lockers across from one another. The Record reports they will get married Saturday in the same hallway. The two had faced last-minute suspense on the plan, as they needed formal approval from the Clifton Board of Education to use the site. The bride told the newspaper Thursday that the wedding will take place as scheduled. Читать дальше...

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A woman who allegedly shot at a Massachusetts state trooper in 2015 has been found competent to stand trial. The Sun Chronicle reports that 49-year-old Julie Rabinowitz was found competent Wednesday after a state forensic psychologist examined her and reviewed previous assessments. Authorities say shot at the trooper as he drove in Mansfield in 2015. The trooper wasn't injured and the shooter fled, but investigators found a rifle and a hat at the scene. Rabinowitz wasn't arrested... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Talking Heads frontman and prolific artist David Byrne is out with his first solo album in 14 years, a new website curating hopeful news about the world and a new international tour that he calls his most ambitious since the shows filmed for the seminal 1984 film "Stop Making Sense." Byrne's album, "American Utopia," will be released Friday. Lead single "Everybody's Coming to My House," co-written with Brian Eno, gave him his first Billboard Top 10 hit in 25 years.... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A jury has awarded $2 million in damages to a former Iowa correctional officer who faced retaliation after complaining she was sexually harassed by inmates. The Polk County jury made the award Wednesday for lost earnings and emotional distress to Kristine Sink, a former officer at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The jury ruled that Sink was the victim of retaliation for bringing an earlier lawsuit, which exposed how inmates at the maximum-security prison were... Читать дальше...