Новости за 19.06.2018

Pixar movies have largely been surefire family hits for more than 20 years, but this past weekend “The Incredibles 2” took it even further with one of the top ten biggest movie openings of all time. And it’s all thanks to the generation that fawned over the first installment nearly 15 years ago. “This weekend really shows that Pixar has entered the second generation in terms of its audience,” said BoxOffice analyst Shawn Robbins. “That long time gap in between sequels has made these films a must-see beyond the family crowd.” Sure... Читать дальше...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Records show U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's family is involved in a land deal with the head of an energy services giant that does business with the Interior Department. Politico first reported the Zinkes' dealings with Halliburton chairman David Lesar involving a commercial development in Zinke's hometown of Whitefish, Montana. A charitable foundation created by Zinke and run by his wife, Lola, is allowing a company co-owned by Lesar and his family to use a portion of its land as a parking lot for the development. Читать дальше...

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El ícono de la música country Willie Nelson invitó al presidente Donald Trump a reunirse con él en uno de los centros de detención en la frontera Estados Unidos-México para entender mejor lo que sucede. Su llamado es el intento más reciente de un famoso por poner fin a la política del gobierno de separar familias en los cruces fronterizos. John Legend y su esposa Chrissy Teigen donaron un millón de dólares a la American Civil Liberties Union. Ellen DeGeneres tuiteó un enlace a grupos que luchan contra esta política. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Dozens of people protesting the Trump administration's separation of immigrant children at the border gathered for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence in upstate New York. Pence landed in Syracuse Tuesday for an event with Republican Congressman John Katko and a tour of the Nucor Steel plant in nearby Auburn. Across the street from the Katko event, protesters held signs condemning the practice of separating... Читать дальше...

HANOVER, Mass. (AP) — Police say an unexploded device has been found at a Massachusetts pond by a fisherman who hooked it and brought it to the surface. The discovery of the device at Factory Pond in Hanover last week has forced a shutdown of the area. Once the man fished the device, a crew brought it in to make sure it could be secured. Police say the area needs to be checked to make sure it's safe for the public. The pond is near the National Fireworks site that tested bombs up to the Vietnam War. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A dispute between two political families escalated Tuesday as Donald Trump Jr. canceled plans to raise money for the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Donald Trump Jr. decided to withdraw from a fundraiser for Texas land commissioner George P. Bush in New York City next week after Jeb Bush criticized President Donald Trump's policy of separating immigrant children from their families at the border, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation. They spoke... Читать дальше...

Authorities have received “many tips” in the shooting death of rapper XXXTentacion. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said via Twitter on Tuesday that social media had been particularly useful in generating tips. “A big thank you to our social media community for the many tips we’ve received regarding the death of local rapper, XXXTentacion,” the sheriff’s office tweeted, along with contact information for homicide detectives working the case. Also Read: 5 Things to Know About Rapper XXXTentacion... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — El calentamiento global no sólo da calor, sino que pueden verse más ejemplos de sus consecuencias en todo el mundo: —Los glaciares alrededor del mundo se derriten y contraen, se han perdido aproximadamente 279.000 millones de toneladas de hielo desde 2002, según el satélite GRACE de la NASA. El glaciar Jakobshavn en Groenlandia se derrite más rápido que cualquier otro en el mundo. —En las Montañas Rocosas, los primeros petirrojos llegan durante la primavera 10,5 días antes que hace 30 años. Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney raised nearly $2 million for his campaign in the past two months, giving him a large financial edge on his Republican opponent in the Utah primary, records show. The ex-presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor also spent $1.4 million in the period between April and June, according to his filing with the Federal Election Commission. He has roughly $1.6 million in reserves and $41,000 in debt heading into the primary on Tuesday. Romney... Читать дальше...

Now that we’re a couple years into the 4K and HDR era, the format has really started to come into its own. Movie studios have firmly committed to taking full advantage of everything that Ultra High Definition and High Dynamic Range colors have to offer — and a little assist from Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Vudu make 4K content readily available and affordable. So if you’re taking the plunge into this beautiful new world of colors you’ve never seen on a TV before, these movies are absolute must-haves. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years. The new skills show that computers are getting better at mastering human language and speech. The computer made its case for government-subsidized space research by pulling in evidence from its huge internal repository of newspapers, journals and other sources. After delivering opening arguments... Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont House has failed to override Republican Gov. Phil Scott's veto of the second budget bill. Speaker Mitzi Johnson had scheduled the vote, hoping that the Democratic majority would have been able to get enough Republican support to override the veto and have a budget in place before the new fiscal year begins on July 1. The veto override needed two-thirds of the members present to vote in favor, which didn't happen. The vote tally was 90 to 51. Scott vetoed the second budget bill last Thursday. Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are offering a new perk to fill empty lifeguard chairs at state beaches: free training. Even though the first day of summer is fast approaching, Tom Tyler, the state parks director, says there's still time for applicants to get certified before the summer beach season heats up. Tyler says it's been a struggle to find qualified lifeguards. He says there are currently 70 guards on staff, but he says they need about 10 to 20 more to fill out the crews at Silver Sands State Park in Milford... Читать дальше...

MANDEVILLE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a former jail guard has been arrested on charges including misdemeanor sexual battery. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Gerad Yates of Mandeville was a jail guard in neighboring Tangipahoa Parish at the time of the alleged offenses, but resigned while he was being investigated. He was arrested Monday and remained jailed Tuesday in lieu of $120,000 bond. A news release Monday night said he's accused of walking into a woman's garage June 12... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the Trump administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, with the focus shifting on a new plan to keep children in detention longer than now permitted — but with their parents. House GOP leaders are revising their legislation amid a public outcry over the administration's "zero tolerance" approach to illegal crossings. The change would loosen rules that now limit the amount of time minors can be held to 20 days... Читать дальше...

The Devil has a friend. His name is Phil Lesh. This is the controversial undercurrent of Joel Selvin’s new history, “Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead’s Long, Strange Trip, “ ($27; Da Capo Press ). The book follows the San Francisco band’s “Core Four” of Lesh , Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann as they dealt with the sudden death of father figure and frontman Jerry Garcia while he was in rehab in 1995. The first response was to disband the Grateful Dead. Читать дальше...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle voters will decide in November whether to raise their property taxes to pay for preschool and other education programs. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to put the $620 million levy on the Nov. 6 ballot. The seven-year levy would expand the city's subsidized-preschool program, maintain K-12 education programs, open more school-based health centers and help pay for community college for all students graduating from the city's public high schools. The levy is aimed at addressing inequities in school readiness... Читать дальше...

Amazon Studios has given the green light to “Invincible,” an hour-long animated series from “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. The eight-episode series is based on Kirkman’s comic books of the same name, co-created with Cory Walker and illustrated by artist Ryan Ottley, which published its final issue in February after 15 years. “Robert has an uncanny talent to predict the zeitgeist, and we are incredibly excited to see him break boundaries in an animated one-hour format,” said Amazon Studios... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Details of a $32.7 billion state budget package are emerging as top Republican lawmakers reveal details of an election-year plan they negotiated behind closed doors with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. The no-new-taxes spending package unveiled Tuesday could see floor votes in Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled House and Senate by week's end. The new fiscal year begins July 1. The package increases authorized spending by 2 percent over the current year's enacted budget of $32 billion.

A version of this story about Tahar Rahim first appeared in the Miniseries/Movies issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine. When Tahar Rahim first met Ali Soufan, the real-life former FBI agent he plays in Hulu’s gripping limited series “The Looming Tower,” Soufan hit him with a pointed parting shot. “He said, ‘And if you don’t accept this role, you will never again have the right to complain that you only get offers to play terrorists,'” Rahim said, laughing. In fact, Rahim had complained about exactly that in the past.

Esther de Frutos of San Francisco loves driving her leased Chevy Bolt EV for Uber because it’s clean, quiet and avoids the high cost of gas, but she sometimes suffers from range anxiety. “I feel bad when I have to explain to someone that I can’t drive them to Walnut Creek because I don’t have enough charge,” she said. Now Uber is taking actions to help her and other drivers of plug-in cars, after holding focus groups with many of them. It’s adding... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress and immigration (all times local): 1:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is asserting he has only two options on immigration: Separating migrant children from their parents at the border or "open borders." Trump is discussing immigration during remarks in front of the National Federation of Independent Business's 75th anniversary celebration. He says he's requesting a "third option" from Congress that will allow officials to detain children and parents together as a family unit. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Auto seating supplier Adient has canceled its plans to move its global headquarters and hundreds of jobs to Detroit. The company announced Monday that it informed Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan of its decision to scrap its relocation plans. Adient bought a downtown facility in 2016 for its 500 executive and leadership employees, including 100 proposed new jobs for the city. The company says the decision isn't a reflection on Detroit or "its outstanding revitalization efforts." Adient planned... Читать дальше...

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee extended his war of words with his son Brandon on Monday night, after getting into it with him via social media in a heated back-and-forth on Father’s Day. In a tweet, Lee accused his son of “acting like a victim.” He also said that he had spent $130,000 putting his son through rehab, and dropped $40,000 on his 21st birthday party last year. Also Read: Tommy Lee's Father's Day Message Draws Wrath From Son Brandon: 'You Gotta Show Up to Be a Dad' “Rehab for son: $130,000 Party for son’s 21st birthday last year... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — A top manager of a state-controlled Russian energy company has been arrested on spying charges, a Moscow court said Tuesday. The Lefortovo District Court announced that Karina Tsurcan has been put in custody on charges of espionage, but wouldn't give further details. The court hearing was held Friday. Russian news agencies said that Tsurkan is a member of the management board of Inter RAO, an energy holding dealing with electric power supply and heat generation that has assets in Russia and other nations. Читать дальше...