Новости за 28.08.2018

HOUSTON - While the A’s await news on starter Sean Manaea, Daniel Mengden has rejoined the team and he might wind up starting in the spot left vacant when Manaea went on the disabled list Sunday. Manaea felt discomfort in his left shoulder while playing catch before Oakland’s game at Minnesota and he flew back to the Bay Area on Monday so had yet to be seen by team doctors, according to manager Bob Melvin. The extent of the injury is unknown. So for the first time... Читать дальше...

Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants is now the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver. The Giants on Monday announced they have signed Beckham to a five-year contract extension that will keep the three-time Pro Bowler with the franchise for another six seasons. “We got him until he’s 108,” general manager Dave Gettleman quipped. “I never worried whether or not we would get it done. I’m pleased, because the litmus test for a contract is that neither side is ticked off before the ink can dry... Читать дальше...

Manu Ginobili has played his final game, and with that, a new era awaits the San Antonio Spurs. Ginobili announced his decision to retire Monday, the 41-year-old wrapping up what he called a “fabulous journey” in which he helped the Spurs win four NBA championships in 16 seasons with the club. The smooth left-handed guard from Argentina came to San Antonio in 2002, forming what quickly became a powerful “Big 3” alongside Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. Now, they’ve all left the Spurs... Читать дальше...

Sittin’ on the schlock of the bay... •The NFL’s parade of mediocre-and-worse quarterbacks is in full swing, and Colin Kaepernick’s phone still ain’t ringin’. Running quarterbacks are so 2010, the experts say. Yet Raiders backup EJ Manuel ran last game. And fumbled. I still hear radio-show folks recycle old, dubunked “reports” that Kaepernick demanded to be a starter or demanded an outrageous salary. This is flat-earth stuff. Pure fiction. But if... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators seeking the cause of Chicago's deadliest fire in well over a decade were searching the porch area where the blaze started for evidence of fireworks, cigarettes or other smoking materials, a fire official said Monday. Fire department spokesman Larry Langford said children had been known to have set off fireworks from the porch of the Southwest Side apartment that caught fire before dawn on Sunday, killing six children and two adults and leaving a boy and a man in "very" critical condition. Читать дальше...

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois announced Monday that it will be offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to qualified in-state students whose family income is below $61,000 annually. Called Illinois Commitment, it is part of an effort to keep talented students of modest means from seeking their college education outside the state. The offer is worth at least $15,000, depending on the student's major. University officials said the program, which will initially cost $4 million... Читать дальше...

J.J. Watt The Houston Texans’ defensive end says he has distributed the $41.6 million his foundation raised to help rebuild the Texas Gulf Coast after Hurricane Harvey. An online fundraiser Watt launched after the storm hit Texas last year went viral and far exceeded his original goal of raising $200,000. Watt routed the money to eight groups actively involved in Texas’ rebuilding and recovery. According to the Texans, the funds already have been used to clean and rebuild more than 600 homes... Читать дальше...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A California man who played video games to earn money for college and a West Virginian whose e-sports winnings helped support his young family were slain at a Florida tournament where a gunman specifically targeted fellow gamers, authorities said Monday. David Katz, 24, of Baltimore fatally shot himself after killing the two men and wounding 10 others Sunday inside a pizzeria and bar that were hosting a "Madden NFL 19" tournament. Katz was among about 130 gamers attending the competition at a mall in Jacksonville. Читать дальше...

MICK LASALLE’S MOVIE PICK This Douglas Sirk melodrama has come to be regarded as the emblem of a certain kind of ’50s melodrama, filmed in Technicolor and full of passion, nobility and sacrifice. Twenty-five years ago, it was a key reference point and an organizing principle for the Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan romantic comedy “Sleepless in Seattle,” from the late Nora Ephron. In “Sleepless,” the running gag was that women tended to tear up just talking about this Cary Grant-Deborah Kerr film. Читать дальше...

It looks like Blockbuster is drowning its sorrows in its very own beer. The last Blockbuster store in the U.S. — in Bend, Oregon — has partnered with 10 Barrel Brewing Co. to bring a new beer to nostalgic cinephiles. The beer, labeled a “black ale with nuances of red licorice” is called “The Last Blockbuster” and will be introduced to the public Sep. 21 during a party at the Bend store. Read the full article on The Wrap

The “MacGyver” stunt coordinator who was hospitalized with a serious head injury last week is now awake and out of the ICU, a CBS spokesperson confirmed on Monday. The stunt coordinator, Justin Sundquist, was injured in an on-set accident late last Monday and was placed in a medically induced coma due to head injuries. He remains hospitalized. Read the full article on The Wrap

A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns, agreeing with 19 states and the District of Columbia that such access to the plastic guns would pose a security risk. The states sued to stop an agreement that the government had reached with Austin, Texas-based Defense Distributed, saying guidelines on how to print undetectable plastic guns could be acquired by felons or terrorists. U.S. District Judge... Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner on Monday criticized Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf for avoiding debates before the Nov. 6 election, saying Wolf wants to avoid questions about his education and tax policies in a second term. He also warned that a second-term Wolf could go on to propose another multibillion-dollar tax increase with no notice. "He's hoping he can run out the clock and not have to tell hardworking Pennsylvanians that he wants to deliver either funding... Читать дальше...

Junior quarterback Ross Bowers is slated to start for Cal against North Carolina on Saturday, according to the season-opening depth chart released by the head coach Justin Wilcox on Monday afternoon. Despite being the buzziest topic among the Bears’ fans, a competition for the starting quarterback spot never really materialized after the coaching staff deemed it “open” before spring practices. By the start of training camp, Bowers, a 6-foot-1, 200-pounder, showed... Читать дальше...

Technology companies have taken plenty of hits on privacy this year. In May, Europe began enforcing a sweeping new law that lets people request their online data and restricts how businesses obtain and handle the information. Then in June, California passed its own law that gives people the right to know what information companies are collecting about them, why the companies are collecting that data and with whom they are sharing it — setting a privacy benchmark for the United States. Читать дальше...

Alec Baldwin has been cast as Batman’s father Thomas Wayne in “Joker,” an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. The film, set to be directed by Todd Phillips, will star Joaquin Phoenix as the clown prince of crime. Read the full article on The Wrap

“Better Call Saul” inhabits the same Albuquerque underground as “Breaking Bad,” so it’s only natural that characters in the AMC shows would overlap. Ready to see how? (Spoiler warning: This gallery contains lots of details about both shows.) A few “Better Call Saul” faces are obvious, but others are deep pulls by showrunners Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould. Read the full article on The Wrap

LONDON (AP) — The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor last month have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world's most senior Orthodox Christian figures, The Associated Press has found, illustrating the high stakes as Kiev and Moscow wrestle over the religious future of Ukraine. The targets included top aides to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, who often is described as the first among equals of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christian leaders.

On Sunday, Neil Simon died at the age of 91. Carl Reiner knew and worked with Simon on “Your Show of Shows” in the early 1950s, and they were longtime friends. Reiner reflects on the memory of his friend, as told to TheWrap’s Daniel Kohn. I first met him when he was a young writer on “Your Show of Shows.” A neophyte writer, he came with his brother, who was an established writer. And Neil was very quiet, sat quietly in the writers’ room, along with Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Joe Stein, Tony Webster. Читать дальше...

A malfunctioning track switch that caused delays on the Antioch BART extension throughout Monday morning has been replaced and service is back to normal. The slowdown going toward San Francisco was caused by a track switch malfunction between the Pittsburg/Bay Point transfer platform and Pittsburg Center Station that forced BART to use only a single track and run only every other train toward San Francisco, said Jim Allison, a BART spokesman. Commuters faced delays of up to 30 minutes. Читать дальше...

___ US and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement with a new deal that would be intended to encourage more manufacturing in the United States. At the same time, President Donald Trump threatened to keep Canada, the third member country in NAFTA, out of any new trade agreement. ___ APNewsBreak: Nation's top student loan official resigns NEW YORK (AP) ... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS — Communications were snarled and police, fire and medical responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls, false reports and the number of victims during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to a report released Monday by U.S. and local authorities. The report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Clark County Fire Department and Las Vegas police provided an overview of first responders’ actions on Oct. 1 and ways authorities can improve. ... Читать дальше...

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Amherst College is changing the name of the Lord Jeffrey Inn as part of the school's effort to at least partially disassociate itself with a controversial 18th-century British general. Masslive.com reports the college's board of directors has voted to change the name of the century-old hotel it owns to the Inn at Boltwood starting in 2019. According to historical documents, Lord Jeffrey Amherst once advocated for distributing blankets infected with smallpox as a means of wiping out the Native American population. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on services for Sen. John McCain and other related activities after his death (all times local): 5:25 p.m. Mourners are visiting two makeshift memorials for John McCain in Arizona. Several people stopped outside McCain's central Phoenix office Monday to leave flowers, American flags or notes. Among them are Ted Olsen of Phoenix and his brother James. James Olsen, who is in town on business from Columbia, South Carolina, says he needed to come pay his respects since he was all the way in Arizona. Читать дальше...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas System formally appointed James B. Milliken as chancellor of its 14 academic and health campuses and institutions. Milliken was named sole finalist for the position on Aug. 4 and the system Board of Regents officially appointed him on Monday. Milliken was previously chancellor of the City University of New York system. He also previously was president of the University of Nebraska. He replaces former Texas system Chancellor William McRaven, who stepped down at the end of May. Читать дальше...