Новости за 10.04.2018

An Oregon prison facility housing mentally ill inmates isn't fixing problems fast enough to meet a timeline agreed to by the state, according to a report released by a watchdog group. While some of the worst conditions have been fixed, and officials point to recent gains, advocates say the state isn't making enough progress to complete a top priority: Ending de facto solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates by allowing them at least 20 hours per week outside of their cells within four years. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says company is working with special counsel Robert Mueller in Russia probe.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia vetoes US resolution to create new expert body to determine responsibility for Syria chemical weapons attacks.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine regulators can move ahead on plans to gradually provide fewer bill credits for new buyers of solar panels. A House vote Tuesday killed a bill aiming to lessen the impact of the Maine Public Utilities Commission's proposal to ramp down compensation for new solar panel owners. Supporters say the bill would prohibit regulators from charging solar customers a fee for generated power used in homes or businesses. The House's 96-50 vote wasn't enough to override Republican Gov. Читать дальше...

iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending April 8, 2018: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3. The Shape of Water 4. The Post 5. The Greatest Showman 6. I, Tonya 7. Pitch Perfect 3 8. The Florida Project 9. Thor: Ragnarok 10. Father Figures (2017) iTunes Movies US Charts - Independent: 1. The Florida Project 2. Lady Bird 3. Darkest Hour 4. The Disaster Artist 5. I Kill Giants 6. The Layover 7. Phantom Thread 8. Outside In 9. The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest On Earth 10. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Facebook's privacy scandal and Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Facebook could have artificial intelligence tools within a five to 10 year period that accurately flag hate speech. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Senate hearing that he is optimistic that in that time period the company will have the tools that can get into "linguistic nuances" of content to be more accurate in flagging posts that use hate speech. Today, he said, "we're... Читать дальше...

CALEDONIA, Minn. (AP) — In a story April 9 about sentencing for a man who shot at La Crescent police officers in July 2017, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the man's co-defendant had pleaded not guilty to first-degree premeditated murder. The co-defendant, Wyatt Helfrich, pleaded not guilty to first-degree attempted premeditated murder. A corrected version of the story is below: Man who shot at La Crescent police officers sentenced A Kellogg man who shot at La Crescent police officers... Читать дальше...

A cheeky game of troll-ception played out in the background of Mark Zuckerberg's Tuesday Senate hearing.

NORRISTOWN, Pensilvania, EE.UU. (AP) — El abogado de Bill Cosby arremetió fuertemente el martes contra la acusadora del comediante, a quien calificó como una timadora cuya meta era obtener “dinero, dinero, y mucho más dinero”. En sus declaraciones de apertura en el nuevo juicio del exastro de la TV por abuso sexual, el abogado Tom Mesereau dijo al jurado que Andrea Constand no sentía atracción por su cliente pero estaba “locamente enamorada” de su fama y fortuna y que inventó las acusaciones para beneficiarse. Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Republican who's running for U.S. Senate said he's going to ask a judge to bar his primary challenger because of petitions that contained forged signatures from both living and dead Mainers. State Sen. Eric Brakey of Auburn said there's a "pattern of dishonest behavior." Secretary of State Matt Dunlap ruled more than 200 signatures of challenger Max Linn's signatures were invalid, but said there were enough signatures for him to qualify for the ballot. Brakey told the Sun... Читать дальше...

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending April 6: Fiction 1. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, narrated by Wil Wheaton (Random House Audio) 2. Scourged by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels (Random House Audio) 3. Stinker Lets Loose by Mike Sacks and James Taylor Johnston, narrated by Jon Hamm, Andy Richter, Rhea Seehorn and a full cast 4. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, narrated by Fisher Stevens (HarperAudio) 5. The Safest Lies by Megan Miranda, narrated by Amanda Dolan (Tantor Audio) 6. Infinite by Jeremy Robinson... Читать дальше...

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A Bellevue teen accused of threatening fellow students earlier this year at his high school has had his case moved to trial court. Omaha television station WOWT reports that 18-year-old will be arraigned in Sarpy County District Court on charges of possession of a destructive device and making terroristic threats. Police say Scott in February threatened to shoot Bellevue West students during a planned walk out to protest recent school shootings. Investigators say they found bomb-making materials in Scott's bedroom... Читать дальше...

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, April 10, 2018 _____ 350 FPUS54 KMAF 101932 ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 232 PM CDT Tue Apr 10 2018 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ061-062-110930- Ector-Midland-... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, April 10, 2018 _____ 245 FPUS54 KEWX 101932 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 232 PM CDT Tue Apr 10 2018 TXZ192-110845- Travis- Including the city of Austin 232 PM CDT Tue Apr 10 2018 .TONIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. East winds 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear before midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican says he's open to a proposal from the White House to pare back a hard-fought spending package that has come under assault from party conservatives. But at the same time, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said the idea of cutting billions of dollars of just-approved spending may not have enough support to pass the Senate. The idea is being floated by the Trump White House with support from top Republicans like House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, though it's... Читать дальше...

Sofia Vergara’s ex Nick Loeb brought his legal battle for custody of two frozen embryos created during the couple’s relationship to a new level, likening the embryos to slaves in court papers filed Monday. In the papers, filed in federal court in Louisiana, Loeb opposes Vergara’s motion to dismiss the suit and compares the embryos — dubbed “Emma” and “Isabella” in the lawsuit — to slaves.

SlimFast became the 21st company to say it will no longer advertise on Laura Ingraham’s show, one day after she returned to Fox News after leaving on vacation during the fallout over a much-criticized tweet about Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. “We have stopped advertising on the Laura Ingraham show and have no plans to resume in the near future,” the company tweeted Tuesday. “We are also monitoring all ad placements carefully.” On her first show back, on Monday, Ingraham did not directly address the advertiser boycott campaign that... Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Leaders of Colombia’s disbanded FARC rebel army accused the U.S. on Tuesday of trapping a prominent rebel negotiator on a drug warrant in order to sabotage the country’s already struggling peace process. The shock arrest Monday of Seuxis Hernandez, a blind former peace negotiator best known by his alias Jesús Santrich, played into fears that the former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia haven’t cut ties to the country’s flourishing criminal underworld.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition Tuesday with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a decade ago. Zuckerberg opened his remarks before the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees by taking responsibility for failing to prevent Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, from gathering personal information from 87 million users to try to influence elections. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest on teacher protests over pay and funding of education (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma's largest school districts will remain closed Wednesday for an eighth consecutive day amid ongoing teacher protests for more classroom funding. Oklahoma City and Tulsa schools announced class cancellations Tuesday as teachers continue to march at the state Capitol. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation last month granting teacher pay hikes of about $6,100 and providing tens of millions of new dollars for public schools... Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A police officer shot and killed a man who was waving a pellet gun and threatening patrons inside a casino early Tuesday — the second fatal shooting by officers in Montana's largest city in less than 24 hours. The shooting was the latest in a string of suspects killed by law enforcement in recent years as Billings struggles to contain a surge in violence that authorities say is driven by illegal drug use in the city of 110,000 people. The 44-year-old man killed Tuesday was... Читать дальше...

You can't have democracy without discourse, Tim Cook said in a recent interview, and that's why the National Rifle Association (NRA) channel is staying on Apple TV.

WA Forecast for Thursday, April 12, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Arlington;Occasional rain;52;40;NE;8;65%;94%;2 Bellingham;Occasional rain;53;41;SE;14;75%;90%;2 Bremerton;Cloudy, rain;51;38;SW;7;83%;92%;1 Chehalis;Cooler with rain;49;38;SW;8;78%;91%;1 Deer Park;Cloudy;55;38;WNW;8;59%;75%;2 Eastsound;Cloudy, rain, breezy;53;42;S;16;77%;91%;1 Ellensburg;A shower in the p.m.;54;36;NW;5;63%;85%;2... Читать дальше...

CA Forecast for Thursday, April 12, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Alturas;Cooler with a shower;52;26;WNW;14;58%;80%;2 Arcata;Becoming rainy;55;44;NW;10;78%;96%;2 Auburn;Cooler, p.m. rain;55;37;SW;7;84%;93%;4 Avalon;Mostly sunny, cooler;67;49;WNW;8;62%;1%;9 Bakersfield;Partly sunny, cooler;77;49;WNW;7;46%;66%;8 Beale AFB;Cooler, p.m. rain;60;40;SW;13;69%;93%;3 Big Bear City;Mostly sunny;66;33;WSW;11;37%;8%;9... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — An assessment of threats aimed at Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, conducted by the agency’s Homeland Security office in February, undercuts claims made by Pruitt’s security team to try to justify millions of dollars in security expenditures, according to an internal document obtained by a Senate Democrat. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island wrote in a letter on Tuesday to John Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works... Читать дальше...