Новости за 21.07.2018

Facebook suspends Boston firm Facebook has suspended Boston analytics firm Crimson Hexagon while it investigates how it collects and shares Facebook and Instagram’s user data, the company said. Among Crimson Hexagon’s clients is a Russian nonprofit with ties to the Kremlin. In a blog post, Crimson Hexagon Chief Technology Officer Chris Bingham said the company “abides completely” by the rules social media sites put in place, and his firm collects only publicly available data.

Romping wins in her first two starts sprinting this spring at Golden Gate Fields earned Ollie’s Candy a graduation to the Southern California division of trainer William E. Morey’s stable. Then the 3-year-old filly matriculated into a Grade 2 winner with a hard-fought victory by a neck going 11/16 miles in the $200,345 Summertime Oaks on June 16 at Santa Anita. “I think she’s the best young horse I’ve had,” Morey said by phone from his barn at Del Mar. “She’s a Grade... Читать дальше...

Facebook was once the most nimble company of its generation. The speed at which it adapted to every challenge was legendary. It needed only about a decade to go from a dorm-room startup to the largest and most influential communications platform in the world. But it’s been two years since a presidential campaign in which the company was a primary vector for misinformation and state-sponsored political interference — and Facebook still seems paralyzed over how to respond. ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a recording of Donald Trump and his former lawyer discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model (all times local): 6:10 p.m. An attorney for President Donald Trump's former lawyer says "any attempt at spin cannot change what is on" a recording of Trump discussing a potential payment for a former Playboy model's account of having an affair with him years ago. Attorney Lanny Davis said Friday the recording won't hurt his client, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Trump lawyer... Читать дальше...

Netflix unveiled its initial slate of eight TV shows from mega-TV producer Shonda Rhimes on Friday, which include adaptations of New York Magazine’s story on Anna Delvey and Ellen Pao’s Silicon Valley memoir. The already-buzzed about New York Magazine’s story on Anna Delvey details how the social climber duped New York high society. The story by Jessica Pressler recounts how Delvey, an aspiring “It Girl,” nearly bluffed her way into a multi-million dollar deal for her own private club simply by dropping names... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — Two luminaries in the democratic socialist movement — one its national leader, the other its new star — descended on solidly Republican Kansas on Friday, taking their emboldened liberal message to an unlikely testing ground before next month's congressional primaries. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who rose to fame following her surprise win in last month's New York congressional primary, see an opportunity to influence Democratic voters in Kansas ahead of the state's Aug. Читать дальше...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A high-ranking official at Western Michigan University resigned after a sexual-harassment investigation. Documents released Friday by WMU said there was "sufficient evidence" to support a finding of harassment against Tim Terrentine. He resigned July 9 as vice president of development and alumni relations. No details were released. WMU spokeswoman Paula Davis says the allegations didn't involve students. Terrentine couldn't be reached for comment. No home phone number is listed. Читать дальше...

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 4:45 p.m. The nine members of one family who died in the duck boat accident were from Indianapolis, said Thomas Griffith, suffragan bishop of Zion Tabernacle Apostolic Faith Church in Indianapolis. He did not identify them. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office confirmed that nine of the 17 victims in the accident were from one family and two other family members survived. The tourist duck boat capsized in... Читать дальше...

The game’s too slow. Too many strikeouts. Too many home runs. Too much inactivity. Too much replay. Not enough replay. Bring on the universal designated hitter. Scratch the DH altogether. Too much competitive imbalance. Ban the shift. Introduce robot umps. Keep the human element. The game needs more rules. Let the game be. It’s a complex industry, baseball. Too complex for everyone to agree on how it should be governed. It’s far more than putting the ball in the hoop or crossing the goal line. Читать дальше...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old cousin at a home in Southern California. San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman says the shooting occurred Friday morning in the Muscoy area, east of Los Angeles. The girl died at a hospital. Bachman says adults were home at the time of the accident. Both children lived at the house. Bachman says investigators are trying to determine how the boy got hold of the gun, who the weapon belongs to and where it was being kept.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor says its former athletic director made "factually baseless assertions" in a court deposition when he claimed regents tried to steer blame for the school's sexual assault scandal to the football team. The Waco Tribune reported Friday former Baylor AD Ian McCaw in June gave a 400-page deposition in a Title IX case against the university. McCaw, football coach Art Briles and university President Ken Starr all left Baylor in 2016 after the school hired a law firm to investigate how sexual assault claims... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Unionized casino workers in Las Vegas are continuing their weekly picketing campaign as they negotiate new contracts. Culinary Union members on Friday returned to the Margaritaville casino-restaurant and the D casino-hotel with signs and chants. They also picketed outside the Golden Gate casino-hotel. The contracts of 50,000 unionized workers expired earlier this year. Workers in May voted to authorize a strike over the lack of progress on negotiations. The union and casino operators... Читать дальше...

MALTBY, Wash. (AP) — A body found off a road northeast of Seattle near Maltby has been identified as that of a woman who disappeared in 2016. News outlets reported Friday that in May, a Snohomish County litter cleanup team discovered a suitcase, blanket and a decomposed body in the woods near Downes Road. Lab testing confirmed the body was that of Jamie Haggard. Haggard was 27 when she was last seen in June 2016. Her family reported her missing. The Daily Herald reports her death was ruled a homicide this week but how she died was not released.

Welcome back to baseball. Here are the results of the Giants' past 20 games at the Oakland Coliseum: L L L L L L W W L L L L L L W W L W L W. What a great place for the Giants to start their second-half push! Hey, at least they're trending in the right direction. If you don't want to count them up, The Chronicle is here for you. The Giants are 6-14 at the Coliseum since 2010 and have lost a lot of games here when the A's were not good. Now the A's are good. That... Читать дальше...

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware teacher with a history of alcohol-related arrests has been charged with drunken driving in an incident in which eight other vehicles were damaged. Rehoboth Beach police say 45-year-old Martin Tuohy of Middletown turned himself in Thursday evening to be charged in the July 7 incident. Tuohy was released on $16,250 bail after being charged with felony fourth offense DUI, reckless endangering, vehicular assault and leaving the scene of a collision. Tuohy, who has worked for several years at Christiana High School... Читать дальше...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Travis Claytor comes home from work, there is Cece, a mint-slurping, Instagram-featured pet pig wagging his tail, to greet him. Topping the scales at well over 100 pounds, Cece likes his nightly rituals of cuddling on the couch before he excuses himself to go to a plastic doghouse in his own bedroom. For the Claytors, their nearly 3-year-old pet pig seems more like a dog and on some days, even a member of their family. Travis and his wife, Lindsay, celebrated Cece's birthday, donning a hat on their pig. Читать дальше...

MIAMI (AP) — For the past three years, Judge Cindy Lederman has walked by a half-dozen statues of playful bear cubs every day on her way up to her high-ceilinged, top-floor office looking out toward Miami's waterfront. On a shelf behind her desk, below rows of glass awards and family photos, sit two teddy bears. In six months, she'll take them with her and walk past the statues for the last time. The stuffed bears are from a program the retiring judge helped start 20 years ago to give every child who came to juvenile court a teddy bear.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — High school students can help save a pet's life and get credit from their school at the same time. Here's how: Some kittens and puppies are too young for the county pet shelter. High school students age 14 and older can earn mandatory high school community service hours by fostering the county's tiniest homeless pets until they are old enough for adoption. "It helps the children, but it also helps the pets," said Lisa Mendheim, spokeswoman for Broward County Animal Care and Adoption. Читать дальше...

Right-wing provocateur Mike Cernovich claimed another scalp online Friday when Disney fired James Gunn from its “Guardians of the Galaxy” series because of old tweets that Cernovich helped publicize. Disney made the decision after an organized internet campaign centered around old jokes Gunn made about rape and pedophilia. In a statement, Disney called the posts “indefensible.” Just hours earlier, Cernovich had helped promote a campaign targeting USA Today columnist Cheri Jacobus, after she posted... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM — Israeli air strikes pummeled Hamas targets in Gaza, killing four Palestinians, mostly Hamas operatives, after Palestinian snipers killed an Israeli soldier near the border Friday, officials said. The military said a “terrorist squad” fired at troops, and one soldier was severely injured and later died of his wounds. He was the first Israeli military fatality in months of violence along the Gaza border. After the Palestinian gunfire, Israel’s military said... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is abandoning an effort to clamp down on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE in a defense bill, essentially green-lighting the Trump administration's deal to save a company that was accused of selling sensitive information to hostile regimes, aides said Friday. Senators from both parties expressed outrage Friday that the revised defense legislation, which will be unveiled early next week, guts a provision to reinstate penalties and restrict the Chinese company's ability to buy... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House rejected on Friday a Vladimir Putin-backed effort to hold a referendum in eastern Ukraine on the region's future, distancing itself from the idea in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's controversial summit with the Russian leader. Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, said the two leaders had discussed the possibility of a referendum in separatist-leaning eastern Ukraine during their Helsinki summit. But Trump's National Security Council spokesman... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The men's soccer team at the University of New Mexico has had a dozen NCAA tournament appearances and hopefuls from around the world have competed to play for the program. But regents at New Mexico's flagship university voted Thursday to cut the program, which has among the highest profiles nationally of Lobos men's sports. The decision was met immediately by boos and heckles from some of those who packed the regents' meeting. In the hours since, regents, lawmakers and other... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three New England cities are figuring out how to respond after a California company left dozens of electric rental scooters on public sidewalks without warning. The scooters appeared Friday morning in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Massachusetts cities of Cambridge and Somerville. The company that operates the scooters, Los Angeles-based Bird Rides, Inc., didn't respond to requests for comment Friday. It's one of several companies competing to expand services for "dockless"... Читать дальше...

James Gunn will not appear during Sony’s Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, a studio insider told TheWrap, after a series of old (now deleted) tweets resurfaced in which the filmmaker made what he admitted were “offensive” jokes about taboo topics like rape and pedophilia. While the filmmaker’s appearance during the panel was never confirmed by the studio, Gunn had teased on Twitter and Instagram that he would talk about an upcoming horror film he was producing at the studio during Sony’s slot. Читать дальше...