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ATLANTA (AP) — The race for Georgia governor now pits an Obama-backed progressive Democrat against a Trump-backed conservative Republican. Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday endorsed Stacey Abrams in the race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. Obama made the announcement among several nationwide endorsements. He also endorsed Georgia Democrats Sarah Riggs Amico for lieutenant governor, Matthew Wilson for state House District 80 and Shelly Hutchinson for state House District 107. Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — US appeals court: Trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from 'sanctuary cities' is unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the Trump administration will sanction Turkey's minister of justice and minister of interior over the holding of 50-year-old Andrew Craig Brunson. The administration says Turkey's Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gul and Minister of Interior... Читать дальше...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's election (all times local): 7:55 p.m. Zimbabwe's president is blaming opposition supporters for the violence in the capital that began with protests over Monday's election results and ended with the military sweeping in with gunfire. At least three people are dead. President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a statement carried by state media says the opposition under Nelson Chamisa is responsible for the chaos "meant to disrupt the electoral process." Police... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shared electric scooters could be banned in the nation's second-largest city until regulations are approved and permits are issued. A motion by Los Angeles Councilman Paul Koretz would tell city officials to take all available measures to ban scooters in LA and issue cease-and-desist letters to scooter companies. Koretz says in his district he's seen hundreds of people riding scooters on sidewalks, without helmets and with more than one person aboard. The councilman says he's concerned... Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — State officials on Wednesday announced a new crackdown on polluters, saying that enforcement was "back in business" after a near-decade-long hiatus and launching six new lawsuits to recover damages and costs. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal alongside Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe and Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver announced the new lawsuits near the site of a former lighter plant that leached harmful vapors into homes in Newark, the state's biggest city. Grewal... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman who was driving a van with several passengers — including three young children and her twin sister — in north Philadelphia earlier this year. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that 33-year-old Timothy B. Barnes was charged with murder, conspiracy, aggravated assault and firearms counts in the Feb. 21 death of 23-year-old Tyisha Timmons. Police said she was driving on North Broad Street when two men opened fire and the vehicle was struck by as many as five bullets. Читать дальше...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina school districts are suing the state, again, to get hundreds of millions of dollars that the courts say should go to education. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the North Carolina School Boards Association and 20 individual school boards revives a decades-long legal battle over nearly $750 million in civil penalties. The state constitution requires fines and forfeitures collected by state agencies go to public schools, but they haven't sent all the money along. School... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House announces Treasury is imposing sanctions on 2 Turkish officials over detained American pastor.

Transitioning from child star to adult actor has tripped up everyone from Shirley Temple to Haley Joel Osment. But Chloë Grace Moretz appeared to be on her way to crossing over — helped immeasurably by her superhero portrayals in “Kick-Ass” and its sequel — when she made a counterintuitive decision to take off two years. “‘Kick-Ass’ gave me the physical confidence that came with doing almost all my own stunts. The experience shaped me so much as a woman that even today I have so much physical confidence... Читать дальше...

Tom Cruise became the topic of conversation during director Judd Apatow’s interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — specifically the moment when the “Mission Impossible” star apparently discovered he could watch pornography on the internet. Apatow recounted a time he met with Cruise in 2006 and brought along actor Seth Rogen — before he was a household name. Read the full article on The Wrap

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a two-term Democratic governor and former congressman, is best known outside the state for his focus on climate issues and renewable energy, but lately he's getting notice for a different role: adversary to President Donald Trump. In a televised moment during a meeting in D.C. earlier this year, Inslee told Trump, "we need a little less tweeting here and a little more listening" on the issue of guns. The state also launched a court fight against the president's travel ban... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Blue diamonds —like the Smithsonian's famous Hope diamond— are the rarest of all. But how they formed more than a billion years ago is a bit of a mystery. Now scientists think they have a glimmer of an answer. Their research published Wednesday found blue diamonds form deep inside the Earth — deeper than other diamonds. The scientists scrutinized imperfections in nearly four dozen of the gemstones. They examined tiny slivers of rock encased in the diamonds — virtual time capsules from the moment the diamonds were formed. Читать дальше...

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CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Wednesday, August 1, 2018 _____ 381 FPUS55 KVEF 011702 ZFPVEF Zone forecasts for the Mojave Desert and Southern Great Basin National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1001 AM PDT Wed Aug 1 2018 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographical areas and may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/lasvegas and either (1) Select a location... Читать дальше...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Latest on Zimbabwe's election (all times local): 7:05 p.m. Zimbabwe's police say they have invoked a strict security act that forbids public gatherings after security forces swept into the capital to disperse hundreds of opposition protesters angry over Monday's election results. State broadcaster ZBC cites police spokeswoman Charity Charamba as saying police asked for the military's help because they were "unable to cope." Police say the protesters caused "massive destruction of property" in Harare. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even the dirt on the ground is making climate change worse, a new study finds. Plants capture massive amounts of carbon, pumping it into the soil where usually it stays for hundreds or thousands of years. Observations from across the globe show that as temperatures have warmed, bacteria and fungi in the soil are becoming more active. These turbo-charged microbes are feeding on dead leaves and plants, releasing more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air, according to a study in Wednesday's journal Nature . Читать дальше...

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were: 7-3-0-9 (seven, three, zero, nine)

As the Cyndi Lauper song catchily blared, girls just want to have fun. And one of them — writer-director Augustine Frizzell — wants girls to have their own Texas-baked, Linklater-smoked-and-exhaled female buddy romp. That comes in “Never Goin’ Back,” her geographically constricted, misadventure indie-comedy that is as likely to tickle chemically-altered after-party crowds as to scare the living daylights out of after-school church groups. Frizzell’s unrepentantly filthy, frisky celebration of lipsticked... Читать дальше...

WILBER, Neb. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the second of two people accused of killing a Lincoln woman, dismembering her and dumping her remains in southeast Nebraska field. A prosecutor Wednesday cited the slaying's "exceptional depravity" in a filing regarding the state's intentions against 24-year-old Bailey Boswell. Court records say Boswell and 51-year-old Aubrey Trail are charged with first-degree murder. Prosecutors allege Trail strangled Loofe and Boswell helped Trail... Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wants a Texas judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against him by families of some of the children killed in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A hearing Wednesday in Austin is the first of two this week involving the "Infowars" host. He was sued after repeatedly claiming on his Austin-based show that the Connecticut shooting was a hoax. The shooting killed 20 children and six adults. Jones now admits the shooting occurred but says his claims were free speech. Читать дальше...

Showtime has tapped Tom Fontana, creator of “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Oz” to serve as showrunner for its upcoming drama starring Kevin Bacon, “City on a Hill.” The Boston-set drama is based on an original idea by Ben Affleck, who will executive produce the drama with his buddy and fellow New England-er Matt Damon. Read the full article on The Wrap

SEATTLE (AP) — Whale researchers are keeping close watch on an endangered orca that has spent the past week carrying and keeping her dead calf afloat in Pacific Northwest waters. The display has struck an emotional chord around the world and highlighted the plight of the declining population of southern resident killer whales that has not seen a successful birth since 2015. Researchers have observed the 20-year-old whale known as J35 for over a week now pushing her dead young along and propping it... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators wrestling with how to counter Russia and other foreign influence operations heard Wednesday from experts who said that not only did Russia continue its influence campaign after the 2016 presidential election, it "stepped on the gas." Experts testifying before the Senate intelligence committee said Russia and other foreign actors are using high-tech means to manipulate social media and polarize Americans not only on elections, but on highly charged issues like race and immigration. Читать дальше...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries, and he is accusing Democrats of obstructing his agenda and stalling confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee. Trump also is defending his trade agenda and snapping at China and other U.S. competitors for having "targeted our farmers." The president addressed thousands of supporters Tuesday night at an event intended to boost two Republican candidates before the Aug. 28 primary in the battleground state. Читать дальше...