Новости за 14.06.2018

More scooters may soon land on America’s sidewalks as the West Coast scooter war propels a rush of fundraising. Bird, an electric scooter startup, is raising $300 million in new funding that would value the company at $2 billion, according to three people with knowledge of the financing, who asked not to be identified because the proceedings were confidential. The round is set to be led by Menlo Park venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and will include other investors such as Accel Partners, the people said. Читать дальше...

1 Gun control: New Jersey is enacting measures to tighten its already strict gun control laws. Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the half-dozen bills Wednesday at the state’s justice building in Trenton. The measures began moving this year after the lethal high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 people dead. Other states, including Florida and Vermont, have enacted gun control measures since the shooting. One bill requires the seizure of firearms when a mental health professional determines someone poses a threat... Читать дальше...

The nation’s top bank regulator told members of Congress on Wednesday that his agency found about 20,000 accounts that may have been opened without customers’ authorization or had other problems during a review of the nation’s largest financial institutions prompted by the Wells Fargo & Co. scandal. Facing questions from members of the House Financial Services Committee, Joseph Otting, head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said fewer than half of those accounts were potentially unauthorized.

Dennis Hof has been a pimp, a reality TV star, and an author. Now the owner of the famed Nevada Moonlite Bunny Ranch can add GOP state Assembly nominee to his colorful resume. Hof, best know for his role in the HBO adult reality series “Cathouse,” made pimp history Tuesday night, winning a Republican primary for the state Legislature. “No other pimp has ever done this before,” Hof told TheWrap. “I don’t let things happen, I make them happen. I take the bull by the horns.” Also Read: BunnyRanch... Читать дальше...

MIAMI — The day the Giants drafted Joey Bart with the second overall pick, the Georgia Tech catcher said he’d like to begin his pro career quickly, and he’ll get his wish. The signing is expected to be announced as early as Friday, after Bart passes a physical in Arizona, and he’ll initially train at the Giants’ facility in Scottsdale before reporting to his first minor-league destination, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the short-season Northwest League. “ATL-AZ ..... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW — The 2026 World Cup could be coming to the Bay Area after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted Wednesday for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. North America — the United States, Canada and Mexico — will host the 2026 World Cup after gaining 134 votes. Morocco got 65 at the FIFA Congress in Moscow, where the 2018 event starts Thursday. Levi’s Stadium is part of the bid package... Читать дальше...

James Kaprielian, the starter acquired in the Sonny Gray deal with the Yankees last year, has started to play catch again after being sidelined with a shoulder problem. Kaprielian started throwing again two days ago, The Chronicle has learned, and the team will proceed cautiously with him. He was throwing bullpen sessions while rehabbing from 2017 Tommy John surgery when he first began to feel shoulder discomfort in May. Daulton Jefferies, the former Cal starter... Читать дальше...

Masih Alinejad has a blunt message for Western feminists trying to help her country’s women: You’re making it worse. “I keep hearing in the West especially, Western feminists who go to my country — the female politicians — we don’t want to break the country’s law,” Alinejad said at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, noting that many well-intentioned foreigners choose to wear veils when traveling in Islamic-dominated countries like Iran. “Women of Iran don’t want to be slaves,” she said. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Comcast's challenge to Disney for Fox (all times local): 6:45 p.m. Comcast says Fox's international presence is a key reason for its $65 billion offer for parts of the company. That's assuming that it gets full ownership of Sky, which it is bidding for in conjunction with its bid for Fox. In a call with investors, Steve Burke, CEO of Comcast's NBCUniversal, said currently 9 percent of Comcast's revenue comes from abroad. After the deal is complete, that would increase to 27 percent with revenue from Europe... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have nominated a polarizing candidate known for taking personal potshots at his opponents and agitating aggressively for the preservation of Confederate monuments. The pick could ultimately have a ripple effect on which party controls Congress after the November midterm elections. Corey Stewart has the support of President Donald Trump, but many other Republicans aren't so keen on him, and the GOP's national Senate campaign operation isn't openly backing him. Читать дальше...

1 Syria war: The global chemical weapons watchdog says the nerve agent sarin and toxic chemical chlorine were “very likely” used as weapons in two attacks in central Syria in late March 2017. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Wednesday that its fact-finding mission probing alleged attacks in Syria found that “sarin was very likely used as a chemical weapon in the south of Ltamenah” in Hama province on March 24 and that chlorine was very likely used a day later at and near Ltamenah Hospital. Читать дальше...

MIAMI — The day the Giants drafted Joey Bart with the second overall pick, the Georgia Tech catcher said he’d like to begin his pro career quickly, and he’ll get his wish. The signing is expected to be announced as early as Friday, after Bart passes a physical in Arizona, and he’ll initially train at the Giants’ facility in Scottsdale before reporting to his first minor-league destination, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the short-season Northwest League. “ATL-AZ ..... Читать дальше...

Opendoor, a San Francisco startup that buys and sells homes online, has raised an additional $325 million from investors including venture capital firms, homebuilding giant Lennar and Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family home landlord. Altogether, Opendoor has raised $645 million from investors. It also has raised $1.5 billion in debt to finance its home purchases. Opendoor has been described as a flipper, but it’s not trying to make money by rehabbing homes. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A teenager found dead in an abandoned house in a Las Vegas suburb last week was killed during while engaging in "Russian roulette," investigators have concluded. Las Vegas resident Matthew Minkler, 17, was with two other teenagers when the gun went off Friday, according to a probable cause report obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The two other teenagers allegedly ran from the Henderson house after the shot went off but returned later to clean up the scene and hide the body in a downstairs closet. Читать дальше...

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Morton County officials are asking boaters on the Missouri River to voluntarily keep wakes from eroding the banks. The river level is expected to remain high throughout the summer due to higher-than-normal releases from Garrison Dam upstream. Morton County's Office of Emergency Management says property owners along the river are worried about erosion caused by boat wakes. Dam releases are high because of a large amount of runoff in the river basin. The Army Corps of Engineers... Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have identified a convenience store clerk shot by a robber shot in Omaha. Police say 50-year-old Thomas Foster was shot around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on the southeast side of the city during a robbery. Police say the robber walked in and demanded cash. Police say Foster took some from the register, but the robber grew angry when Foster couldn't open the store's safe. The robber then took money from the register and fired once as he left the store. Police say the bullet hit one of Foster's forearms and hips. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Comcast's challenge to Disney for Fox (all times local): 6:15 p.m. Twenty-First Century Fox says it has received Comcast's unsolicited $65 billion offer for its assets and will review it. Comcast and Disney are battling over Fox assets including its movie studios, cable networks and international business. The Fox television network and some cable channels including Fox News and Fox Business Network are not part of the deal. Fox agreed to Disney's earlier $52.4 billion... Читать дальше...

MIAMI — The day the Giants drafted Joey Bart with the second overall pick, the Georgia Tech catcher said he’d like to begin his pro career quickly, and he’ll get his wish. The signing is expected to be announced as early as Friday, after Bart passes a physical in Arizona, and he’ll initially train at the Giants’ facility in Scottsdale before reporting to his first minor-league destination, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the short-season Northwest League. “ATL-AZ ..... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York says a lawsuit alleging the use of sound cannons by police constitutes excessive force can proceed toward trial. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday that it agreed with lower court judge who concluded that the New York Police Department and its officials were not entitled to immunity. The lawsuit stems from the NYPD's use of sound cannons known as Long Range Acoustic Devices during 2014 protests over the police chokehold death of Eric Garner. Читать дальше...

CA Reno NV Zone Forecast for Wednesday, June 13, 2018 _____ 837 FPUS55 KREV 132231 ZFPREV Western Nevada-Eastern Sierra-Northeast California Zone Forecast National Weather Service Reno NV 331 PM PDT Wed Jun 13 2018 This is an automatically generated product that provides averaged values for large geographic areas and may not be representative of a specific area. To get a more specific forecast for your area, please visit www.nws.noaa.gov/wtf/udaf/area/?site=rev CAZ072-NVZ002-141500- Greater Lake... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Independence man accused of sexually abusing a girl at the day care owned by his mother is suspected of abusing two additional children. Quinlyn Harden was arrested in March on three counts first-degree of sexual abuse for allegedly abusing a girl under the age of 14 at Stinky Feet Childcare, the Statesman Journal reported . Harden was charged Friday with sexually abusing two more children while they attended Stinky Feet Preschool. The alleged abuse occurred from 2009 to 2017. Читать дальше...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say police were involved in a shooting near Vancouver, Washington. The Clark County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday that there was a shooting involving at least one officer north of the city. A police major crimes unit was on the scene. No further information was immediately available.

Outfielder Kyler Murray, the A’s top pick in last week’s draft, officially will sign with the team on Friday and will be introduced at the Coliseum the same day, multiple sources told The Chronicle. As part of the agreement, Murray will play just one more year of football at Oklahoma, one source said. Murray, who is projected to be Baker Mayfield’s successor at quarterback, has two years of football eligibility left, but by signing with Oakland, he will forgo his final year at Oklahoma. Читать дальше...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 34-year-old Waterloo man who sent threatening tweets to U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors say Joseph Hilton Dierks was sentenced Wednesday in Cedar Rapids' federal courthouse. A judge noted at the sentencing Dierks' criminal history, which included a prior conviction for harassing a Waterloo police officer and carrying weapons. Prosecutors had said Dierks sent Ernst several threatening tweets in August, one which... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Georgia, EE.UU. (AP) — Dos hermanas tuvieron sendos bebés casi al mismo tiempo, otra vez. Las hermanas Mara Meighan y Jennifer Solis comenzaron el trabajo de parto el mismo día la semana pasada, y dieron a luz casi al mismo tiempo, indicó el hospital Piedmont Columbus Regional, ubicado en el oeste de Georgia. El hospital agregó en un comunicado que las hermanas habían tenido a sus primeros hijos casi al mismo tiempo hace nueve años. Meighan dio a luz a una beba llamada Ana Grace, mientras que Solis tuvo un varón llamado Marco. Читать дальше...