Новости за 19.06.2018

SEATTLE (AP) — Some Amazon company investors are siding with privacy and civil rights advocates who are urging the tech giant to halt a powerful face recognition tool used by police. The American Civil Liberties Union is spearheading the effort against Amazon's Rekognition product, delivering to its Seattle headquarters Monday a petition with 152,000 signatures telling the company to "cancel this order." They're asking Amazon to stop marketing Rekognition to government agencies because of privacy... Читать дальше...

On Sunday’s “Celebrity Family Feud,” Charles Barkley gave a seemingly insane answer to the question, “If a man’s zipper breaks at church, what might he use to cover it up?” Turns out it was more of the crazy-like-a-fox variety. When Barkley answered “a child,” his “Inside the NBA” team was horrified. An embarrassed Ernie Johnson actually walked away and tried to join the other “family” over the very Barkley-esque response. Also Read: Ratings: J Lo's 'Shades of Blue' Season 3 Starts Quietly, NBC Settles for Second Shaquille O’Neal... Читать дальше...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Uncertainty loomed over Colombia's fragile peace deal on Monday with the victory of one of its most hawkish critics in a bruising presidential runoff that laid bare deep divisions in the South American nation as it emerges from decades of bloody conflict. Ivan Duque, a law-and-order disciple of a powerful former president, won Sunday's vote with a commanding 12-point lead over rival Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and ex-Bogota mayor.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut businessman Bob Stefanowski has qualified to participate in this summer's Republican primary for governor. The Secretary of the State's Office confirmed Monday that 10,951 primary petition signatures have been tabulated for Stefanowski. He needed 9,081 to appear on the Aug. 14 primary ballot. Stefanowsk, of Madison, has been running television ads for weeks touting his candidacy. He did not actively seek the Republican Party's endorsement at the recent convention... Читать дальше...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Reports from an independent safety panel show radioactive contamination was found on a worker's hands and other places at a nuclear weapons lab in New Mexico — the latest safety lapse at the facility as it ramps up work with nuclear material. All pipefitting work was paused after a crew had to be stripped and decontaminated on May 16 because of the discovery at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, according to weekly briefings from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks shrugged off early losses and wound up with a mixed finish Monday. Household goods companies took some of the worst losses as the S&P 500 index fell for the third time in four days. The S&P 500 dropped as much as 22 points early on. Consumer products and packaged foods companies stumbled and drug makers and distributors fell, as did health insurers. That came after indexes in Europe and Asia fell. German stocks took steep losses as investors wondered if a dispute... Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the case against an elderly former Mafia boss (all times local): 5:15 p.m. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in the case of a former New England Mafia boss charged with killing a nightclub owner in 1993. Attorneys gave their closing arguments Monday in the case against Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme and his co-defendant, Paul Weadick. Salemme and Weadick are charged with killing nightclub owner Steven DiSarro to prevent him from cooperating with authorities. Читать дальше...

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Democratic Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Patricia Morgan, and a watchdog group have filed a complaint against Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. In an announcement Monday, the three said they filed the complaint with the Rhode Island board of Elections in connection to campaign finance illegalities, citing a recent investigation by WPRI-TV. The station's in-depth look at Fung, who is also a Republican candidate for Governor, found he did not... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church says it's "deeply troubled" by the separation of families at the U.S-Mexico border and is urging national leaders to fix the situation and find compassionate solutions. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Monday that the forced separations are "aggressive and insensitive" and especially harmful to the children. The statement aligns with the Utah-based religion's past calls for a compassionate approach to immigration reform. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man fatally shot by Albuquerque police after an armed robbery and pursuit and his female accomplice who was arrested. Police say 47-year-old Richard Rivera who shot Saturday in a supermarket parking lot following the robbery of a cellphone store. He later died at a hospital. Police say 39-year-old Jennifer Rael of Albuquerque was arrested. She's being held on suspicion of aiding and abetting armed bank robbery and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Undaunted and unapologetic, President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies Monday in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. Tough action is needed to fight illegal immigration, he declared and the U.S. "will not be a migrant camp" on his watch. Besides, the Democrats are to blame, not him, Trump insisted as images of children held in fenced cages fueled a growing chorus of condemnation from both political parties... Читать дальше...

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia prosecutor says no charges will be filed against two police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man after he ignored their commands and spun quickly toward them during a nighttime encounter. Danville Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman said at a news conference Monday that the officers followed the law in their encounter April 8 with 25-year-old Juan (Ju-AHN) Jones. He says the officers tried to resolve the incident as peacefully as they could. The shooting... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A member of the radical group MOVE has been released from prison nearly 40 years after the group engaged in a shootout that killed a Philadelphia police officer. Debbie Africa is the first of the so-called "MOVE 9" to be released on parole. She left a state prison on Saturday. Nine MOVE members were convicted of third-degree murder in the August 1978 death of officer James Ramp. They each got 30 to 100 years in prison. The fatal confrontation came after police tried to evict the group from its Philadelphia headquarters. Читать дальше...

LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Business icon Warren Buffett plans to open a new Geico Insurance service center that will bring 500 jobs to Lenexa. The Kansas City Area Development Council said in a news release Monday that the center will begin hiring customer service and sales employees immediately. It will open in August and add 500 jobs over five years. Buffett is scheduled to be in Lenexa Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the center. Geico is owned by Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway. The commerce... Читать дальше...

TheWrap Emmy magazine: A dozen of this year’s Emmys contenders, from Laura Linney to Krysten Ritter to Maggie Gyllenhaal, pose for TheWrap. Krysten Ritter, “Jessica Jones” Photographed by Elisabeth Caren for TheWrap (Hair: Pamela Neal for Exclusive Artists using Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer) Laura Linney, “Ozark” Photographed by Megan Mack for TheWrap Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Deuce” Photographed by Samantha Annis for TheWrap Christine Baranski, “The Good Fight” Photographed by Megan Mack for... Читать дальше...