Новости за 18.04.2018

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco loss of Director Max Hollein to New York’s Metropolitan Museum was reported here by Charles Desmarais, and also, of course, from the East Coast, whence there were many stories about the move. The New Yorker’s Andrea Scott noted, for example, that the Met had been having major financial troubles and that “Hollein, unlike his predecessor, is a fund-raiser with a proven track record ... not above an out-there development idea: in 2014, he proposed... Читать дальше...

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A former housing official in a South Texas border town must serve more than three years in federal prison over rigged bids. Prosecutors say 50-year-old Juan Jose Garza of La Joya (luh HOH'-yuh) was sentenced Wednesday in McAllen. Garza last May pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Garza from 1999 through 2016 was executive director of the La Joya Housing Authority. The 2013 scheme involved construction for housing authorities in nearby Alamo and Donna. Garza and a Mexican man, 52-year-old Armando Jimenez... Читать дальше...

Annihilation This attempt at a thinking person’s action movie devolves into a motiveless slog, in which a group of women soldiers go on a suicide mission, for little or no reason, and end up seeing some very gory, disgusting things. But Jennifer Jason Leigh has a major role, so it can’t be all bad. Rated R. 115 minutes.—M.LaSalle A Bag of Marbles Two French Jewish boys are sent on a journey from Paris to the “free zone” to elude the Nazis. Читать дальше...

Feature film productions on-location in Los Angeles increased 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018, compared to Q1 of last year. It marks the first double-digit increase in three years, according to the not-for-profit organization FilmL.A. The California Film Commission has been offering tax credits to lure Hollywood studios back to the Golden Coast to film projects, as major studios like Disney have fled for tax havens such as Atlanta, or locations with other incentives. Disney’s “Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Lawson... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — More than two dozen students and adult chaperones have been taken to Houston-area hospitals following a traffic collision involving two school buses carrying fifth-graders. The Navasota Independent School District says in a statement that three buses were carrying about 95 students and staff Wednesday to a Houston museum from an elementary school in Navasota, northwest of Houston. A dump truck rear-ended one of the buses, pushing it into the back of a second bus. Officials say 25 students... Читать дальше...

Foxtrot R 7 8.8 The Rider R 1 ... Читать дальше...

Amy Schumer’s early stand-up comedy always had her playing coy, cute and humble. But she would surprise you with humor so smutty, sexual and self-deprecating. Since then, she’s blossomed as a physical comedian, a feminist and a body-positive icon without losing that innocent charm. And with her new movie “I Feel Pretty” opening Friday, she’s still surprising us. Schumer is behind a lot of great sketches on her show “Inside Amy Schumer,” from parodies of “12 Angry Men,” “Friday Night Lights” and a hacky fake talk show. Читать дальше...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California state university has indefinitely suspended fraternities and sororities after photos surfaced showing a fraternity member in blackface and others dressed up as gang members. The move at California Polytechnic State University was announced Tuesday by school President Jeffrey Armstrong, who said in a lengthy letter to the campus community that it has been gut-wrenching "to witness the hurt so many have felt and continue to feel." The suspension covers "all... Читать дальше...

“Roseanne” is now the highest-rated show of the 2017-18 TV season, surpassing NBC’s “This Is Us” and even the No. 1 network’s “Sunday Night Football.” As of the latest weekly Nielsen data stream covering results through April 15 — so, not counting last night’s steady episode of the ABC sitcom — the revived Conner Family classic is currently averaging a huge 6.7 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, according to its host network’s tally. That gaudy number counts the show’s available delayed viewing ... Читать дальше...

Lynda Carter, who portrayed the iconic character of “Wonder Woman” in the 1970s TV series, is in talks to join the film’s sequel. During an interview Wednesday on NBC’s Today with Megyn Kelly, Carter confirmed that she has been talking to director Patty Jenkins about appearing in the “Wonder Woman” sequel. An individual with knowledge of the project corroborated her on-air statement to TheWrap. “That is up to Patty Jenkins. I’ve been talking to her about it,” said Carter. “She’s given me some hints... Читать дальше...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State lawmakers have spent the afternoon grilling Tennessee's education commissioner over a new problem with the state's assessment test. One lawmaker called for Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to step down over the latest debacle with the test called TNReady. McQueen announced earlier this week that students couldn't take the online test because the computer system of the company that administers the text was experiencing a "deliberate attack." Lawmakers vented frustration... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Standardized testing has been placed on hold at some Ohio schools over login issues with the online system. A spokeswoman with the state Department of Education says officials learned Wednesday morning of an issue with American Institutes for Research, the vendor that distributes the tests. School district officials received emails around 9:30 a.m. saying there were problems for students logging in to take the tests and that students currently taking tests weren't affected.... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Frazzled residents in a part of rural northwestern Oklahoma paralyzed by days of wind-whipped wildfires expressed fear a blaze could overrun their home Wednesday, as firefighters battling the deadly fires there and in Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico found some relief at the promise of easing of dangerous weather conditions. Hundreds of people across the region have been forced to evacuate their properties, homes have been swallowed by the fires and cattle burned to death as they stood in rivers and streams... Читать дальше...

Jillian Welsh remembers her best worst date well. It climaxed in the middle of the night, with the NYPD searching her bag in a subway, and the officers not sure whether to believe her explanation of what they found inside. What happened next is the focus of our latest episode of “Shoot This Now” podcast, in which Matt Donnelly and I talk about stories we think should be made into movies. You can listen on Apple or Spotify or right here, right now: The night had started romantically enough — Welsh... Читать дальше...

A Kings Beach man died Tuesday in a skiing accident at a Northern California resort, sheriff’s officials said. Jeffrey R. Pearlstein, 33, lost control around 11 a.m. while skiing down a steep run at the Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows resort between Truckee and Tahoe City, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. He was skiing in an area called Key Hole when the accident occured, prompting ski patrol, North Tahoe Fire and sheriff’s deputies to respond. CPR attempts were unsuccessful... Читать дальше...

In Hong Sangsoo’s “Claire’s Camera,” Isabelle Huppert is a teacher from Paris visiting Cannes for the first time to attend the film festival, and she has a camera. Not a movie camera, but an old-school Polaroid, with which she takes portraits of interesting people she meets along the way. “Why do you take pictures?” she is asked. “The only way to change things is to look at everything slowly,” Claire responds. That is as good a sentence... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing an 80-year-old man in Berlin and cashing his benefit checks for a decade. Berlin's regional court sentenced the 56-year-old defendant Wednesday to life in prison, meaning he will spend at least 15 years behind bars. Prosecutors say the defendant, who wasn't named, killed the retiree in late 2006 or early 2007, stored the corpse in a freezer and kept the victim's monthly pension of about 2,000 euros ($2,478). In a separate case... Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is restoring the voting rights of 35,000 parolees under an executive order from Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor issued the directive on Wednesday, adding New York to a list of 14 states and the District of Columbia that allow people to vote once they have served their sentence. Cuomo noted that nearly three-fourths of the people on parole in New York are black or Latino. He said that allowing parolees to participate in voting is another way to help them... Читать дальше...

The Raiders are bringing in veteran pass rusher Lamarr Houston for a workout Wednesday, the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported, taking a look at a player they once drafted in the second round. Houston, 30, has 30.5 sacks in 100 career games. He totaled five sacks in 10 games last season for the Bears and Texans. Drafted with the 44th overall pick in 2010, Houston did not miss a game in four seasons with Oakland. He recorded six sacks in his last season with the... Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A longtime top aide to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger is leaving her job to become a lobbyist for the state's flagship university. Deputy Chief of Staff Amy Auth has been Berger's chief spokeswoman and held other responsibilities since he became Senate president pro tempore in 2011. Auth announced Wednesday she would begin early next month as director of state affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Auth is a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate and has worked... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill to let unauthorized immigrants renew their driver's licenses online or by mail, overcoming objections that the licenses sanction illegal immigration. Colorado has issued driver's licenses to unauthorized immigrant residents since 2014. But the licenses must be renewed every three years, and under current law that must be done in person at one of three Department of Motor Vehicles offices. The waiting list for renewals — let alone first-time applicants ... Читать дальше...

BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after a truck they were in crashed as it was being chased by police in southwestern Illinois. Illinois State Trooper Calvin Dye Jr. tells the (Belleville) News-Democrat that the crash stemmed from a call Brooklyn police received about a man with a gun outside a nightclub. Dye says a person at the scene pointed to a black truck leaving the area, telling the officer that the driver had a gun. When the officer drove after the truck, the man driving... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 1-8-3-4 (one, eight, three, four)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 01-02-03-04-05-11-13-14 (one, two, three, four, five, eleven, thirteen, fourteen)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 2-2-7 (two, two, seven)