Новости за 28.06.2018

INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — A five-year contract extension has been approved for West Virginia State University's president. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports President Anthony L. Jenkins' new contract goes into effect July 1 and ends in 2023. The contract was approved Friday by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. He was first hired on a two-year contract in July 2016. A university release says additional compensation based on performance is included in the contract and will be paid... Читать дальше...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has completed a more than 100-mile (160-kilometer) voyage from Cuba to the Florida Keys on a standup paddleboard. Victoria Burgess arrived in Key West on Wednesday, paddling across the Florida Straits in just under 28 hours. Burgess is believed to be the first woman to make the trip from Cuba to the Keys on a standup paddleboard. The 34-year-old said that she wanted to set a record and serve to inspire others to accomplish their goals. She says she hopes to have... Читать дальше...

Fire crews have started to get a handle on the blaze that has scorched the hills of Lake County, officials said. The Pawnee Fire grew only slightly to 13,700 acres and was 30 percent contained by Wednesday night, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters have been aided by “favorable weather conditions” and built direct control lines, which are barriers used to control fires, according to the National Park Service. Heat and heavy fuels continued to be a challenge for firefighters Wednesday evening... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder has parted ways with the attorney representing him in a lawsuit against the former dean of Virginia Commonwealth University's government school. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Wilder fired his attorney Glen Franklin on Tuesday. Wilder declined to explain the dismissal later at an appearance in Richmond Circuit Court. Wilder is suing VCU and top school officials after he says his personal assistant was harassed and mistreated by the school's former dean, John Accordino. Читать дальше...

DENNING, N.Y. (AP) — A highly popular Catskills swimming spot called the Peekamoose Blue Hole now requires a permit. New York environmental officials say a free permitting system will limit use of the Blue Hole to 240 people per day. The Department of Environmental Conservation will provide up to 40 permits a day, for up to six people each. Officials say they want to ensure access to the spot in the Ulster County town of Denning while reducing environmental damage and keeping people safe. Crowds... Читать дальше...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they're looking for two men who targeted and killed a worker at a Florida construction site. The Tampa Bay Times reports 46-year-old Heans Gianni Cruzan-Alvarez was killed in the Wednesday shooting in a Wesley Chapel neighborhood. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says Cruzan-Alvarez was working with a tile company when the two men entered the construction site during a break and walked past other workers. One of the men tapped the victim on the leg and then shot him. Читать дальше...

DETROIT — Over the past2½ seasons, Khris Davis has more homers than anyone else in baseball except Giancarlo Stanton, who is tied with Davis at 105 homers in that span. Stanton, the former Marlins star now with the Yankees, has competed in three Home Run Derbies during Major League Baseball’s All-Star week, winning in 2016 with a record 61. Davis has participated in none. Last year, Davis made it clear that he didn’t welcome a trip to Miami for the event, telling... Читать дальше...

Will the legal entanglements stemming from AMC’s “Walking Dead” franchise ever die? As AMC and former “The Walking Dead” showrunner Frank Darabont continue their protracted legal tussle, “Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and AMC Networks have been hit with a new lawsuit relating to the hit zombie series’ spinoff “Fear the Walking Dead.” In the suit, filed in federal court in California on Tuesday, Melvin William Smith Jr. accuses Kirkman, AMC and others of ripping off his comic-book series “Dead Ahead” for the show.

Wednesday, June 27, draw Powerball jackpot: $50 million 7 28 ... Читать дальше...

“Damsel” is a misguided exercise, a 113-minute mistake and a waste of time, but it does have a good opening: Two men are waiting for a stagecoach in some barren, blighted part of the country. An old preacher is going east, and a somewhat younger man is going west. The old preacher is played by Robert Forster, whose look and bearing have the weight and gravity that movies thrive on. The old preacher talks about his failure to bring religion to the Indians, and somewhere in the course of this brief conversation... Читать дальше...

In 1980, a 19-year-old man named Robert Shafran walked on campus for his first day of college. To his bewilderment, the kids greeted him as if they knew him already and were surprised that he was back. It didn’t take long for Robert to figure out that he had an identical twin brother named Eddy about whom he knew nothing. After they met, and it was reported in the press, yet another identical twin brother named David contacted Robert and Eddy. Director Tim Wardle’s carefully structured and suspenseful... Читать дальше...

Piet Oudolf is an influential Dutch designer of gardens renowned for his work at prominent sites like New York’s High Line and Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millennium Park. His landscapes are marked by the use of perennials in a way that de-emphasizes traditional color bursts and the need for high maintenance. He says his designs are about “emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation.” His work is front and center in “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” directed by Thomas Piper... Читать дальше...

Look, I was heading in this direction anyway, but it says something that I’m polishing off this review of “Eating Animals” at a delicious vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco. But I would think it would be hard to walk away from the documentary co-produced and narrated by Natalie Portman without at least considering the idea of vegetarianism. Christopher Quinn’s adaptation of Jonathan Safron Foer’s book is a scathing attack on factory farming, the Department of Agriculture and, by extension, our own eating habits. Читать дальше...

There’s a fair amount of pressure on Debra Granik’s new indie: Every film she’s taken to Sundance has been a winner, starting with her short “Snake Feed” in 1998. In 2004, her celebrated drama “Down to the Bone” brought awards for both her and then-up-and-coming actress Vera Farmiga. And 2010’s “Winter’s Bone” went on to earn four Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture and another for the film’s little-known lead, Jennifer Lawrence. So yeah, comparisons will be made. But are they fair? Читать дальше...

On Wednesday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah talked about the news that Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy is retiring, and the fact that, yeah, progressives are probably as screwed as they think. “Progressives were like ‘hey maybe the future isn’t so bad after all,'” Noah said after a segment about the NY 14 primary victory by progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday night. “And the future was like ‘oh, you don’t know me.'” After noting that Kennedy handed Donald... Читать дальше...

“Boundaries” is a cure for boredom, but only in the sense that it makes you realize how wonderful your life already was before you walked into the theater, and how wonderful it will be when this movie is finally over. It takes stamina to plant yourself in a seat and watch this film from start to finish. Written and directed by Shana Feste, it’s the story of a woman in her 40s, full of resentment toward her estranged, irresponsible father. Yet she agrees to go on a long road trip... Читать дальше...

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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly soliciting while on duty someone he believed to be a prostitute. Leonard Kirkpatrick is accused of offering to pay a woman named "Megan" to perform sex acts with him. State Police spokesman Lt. Matt Boerwinkle said Wednesday that Kirkpatrick, a 14-year veteran, was relieved of duty and placed on administrative leave. Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz says Kirkpatrick allegedly... Читать дальше...

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Night" game were: 1-1-5-2 (one, one, five, two)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were: 7-4-8 (seven, four, eight)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Night" game were: 04-06-07-08-11-12-16-21 (four, six, seven, eight, eleven, twelve, sixteen, twenty-one)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were: 10-15-21-26-27 (ten, fifteen, twenty-one, twenty-six, twenty-seven)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Various civil rights groups are backing calls from Democratic lawmakers to hold off on a vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's replacement until after the November elections. Vanita Gupta, head of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, says senators need to put country over party and use every tool to stop what she calls President Donald Trump's plan "to take over the... Читать дальше...