Новости за 01.09.2018

Racist robocalls targeting Andrew Gillum, the first black nominee for Florida governor from a major party, have been placed to residents from an out-of-state white supremacist entity. Gillum, 39, the Tallahassee mayor and a progressive candidate who won an upset victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, will face Rep. Ron DeSantis, 39, a Republican who embraced the style and policies of President Trump, in the November election. In the audio of one robocall placed Friday and obtained by the New York Times... Читать дальше...

Susan Brown, who played Dr. Gail Adamson Baldwin on the long-running soap opera “General Hospital,” died on Friday. She was 86. It’s a very sad day in Port Charles as the wonderful Susan Brown (“Gail Baldwin”) passed away today,” Frank Valentini, the show’s current executive producer, tweeted. “My sincerest condolences to her family and to all who knew this amazing woman.” Read the full article on The Wrap

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WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she has “no intention of taking any action” regarding possible use of federal funds to arm teachers or provide them with firearms training. DeVos’ comments came after a top official in her department, asked about arming teachers, said states and local jurisdictions always “had the flexibility” to decide how to use federal education funds. Frank Brogan, assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, said arming educators “is a good example... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS — In his sixth week of detention, Cafer Topkaya stopped counting the days in his prison diary, realizing he wouldn’t be going home anytime soon. Like many caught up in the crackdown after the failed military coup in Turkey two years ago, the 42-year-old naval officer had believed he could simply prove his innocence in court. But after weeks of sleeping on the floor in his cell, without enough food and with no explanation of the charges he faced, Topkaya said he understood the cards were stacked against him. Читать дальше...

OKCHEON, South Korea — Behind a blue wall that seals a former highway tunnel stretches a huge indoor farm bathed in rose-tinted light. Fruits and vegetables grow hydroponically — with no soil — in vertically stacked layers, illuminated by neon-pink LEDs instead of sunlight. Operators of the high-tech facility in South Korea say it is the world’s first indoor vertical farm built in a tunnel. It’s also the largest such farm in the country and one of the biggest in the world, with a floor area of 25,000 square feet. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas has declined to halt an Obama-era program that protects young unauthorized immigrants from deportation, handing a temporary victory to activists who are waging a legal fight against the Trump administration to save it. The judge, Andrew Hanen in Houston, said the program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, denied a request for a preliminary injunction. He said the program had been relied upon by hundreds of thousands of immigrants since it was established almost six years ago... Читать дальше...

CA San Diego CA Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 1, 2018 _____ 555 FPUS56 KSGX 012026 ZFPSGX Zone Forecast Product for Extreme Southwestern California National Weather Service San Diego CA 126 PM PDT Sat Sep 1 2018 CAZ552-021130- Orange County Coastal Areas- Including the cities of Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and San Clemente 126 PM PDT Sat Sep 1 2018 .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming cloudy. Lows 63 to 68. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Cloudy in the... Читать дальше...

The Raiders will begin this season without cornerback Daryl Worley, who was suspended four games Saturday for violating the NFL’s policies on substance abuse and personal conduct. Worley is suspended without pay and will be eligible to return to the roster Oct. 1, the league said in a statement. The suspension can be appealed. The Raiders signed Worley, 23, in April shortly after he was released by the Eagles following an arrest in Philadelphia. In June, Worley pleaded guilty to DUI, carrying a firearm in public and resisting arrest. Читать дальше...

The 49ers’ 53-man roster is set. At least for the moment. The 49ers reached their roster limit, although it could be tweaked in the coming days. Here is the full roster, along with the players they waived and released: QB: Jimmy Garoppolo, C.J.

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The U.S. decision to end its decades of funding for the U.N. agency that aids Palestinian refugees and their descendants is “an attack on the rights of the Palestinian people,” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s spokesman said Saturday. Nabil Abu Rudeneh said the move “does not serve peace but rather strengthens terrorism in the region.” He said it was just the latest hostile act of the Trump administration against the Palestinian people, after it recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved its embassy there. Читать дальше...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A trial date is set for an Oklahoma man charged with killing his 21-month-old daughter more than three years ago. The McAlester News-Capital reports that 27-year-old Devin Sizemore is to go on trial starting Sept. 10 on charges of first-degree murder and assault and battery on a police officer. Prosecutors say police found Sizemore on July 15, 2015, standing near a pond in Krebs and his daughter, Emily Sizemore, floating in the pond. Police say Devin Sizemore... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were: 6-1-9 (six, one, nine)

Talks to keep Canada in a North American trade bloc are to resume this week with the longtime allies divided over issues such as Canada’s dairy market and U.S. efforts to shield drug companies from generic competition. President Trump notified Congress on Friday that he plans to sign an agreement in 90 days with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement and hopes Canada can brought on board, too. Congress eventually would have to approve any agreement. “I love Canada, but they’ve... Читать дальше...

MONTEZUMA, N.M. (AP) — The healing, mineral-charged hot springs northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, have become a site for nudity, drug use and other problems, and the owner for the hot baths wants to change that. The Las Vegas Optic reports the United World College-USA, which owns the hot baths, will host an open meeting Wednesday on campus to discuss the management of the hot springs. United World College has owned the pools since industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer purchased the property... Читать дальше...

The A’s designated catcher Bruce Maxwell for assignment Saturday to help clear room for the team’s September callups. Maxwell, 27, is expected to clear waivers, and once he does, the A’s could technically keep him in the organization. The team has given no word either way. Maxwell hit .219 in 51 games for Triple-A Nashville after opening the season on the A’s roster and hitting .182 in 18 games. Maxwell has had legal issues stemming from an incident last year in which he allegedly waved a gun at a woman delivering food to his Scottsdale... Читать дальше...

“Better Call Saul” co-creator and “Breaking Bad” veteran Peter Gould is one of the most successful writers in Hollywood, but it wasn’t always so. In the early 2000s, he tried unsuccessfully to get HBO to make his project about the Clinton-Lewinsky saga — with shadow puppets. Listen to Gould explain the project — and offer some excellent writing advice — in our new “Shoot This Now” podcast. You can listen on Apple or right here. Read the full article on The Wrap

CHICAGO (AP) — Six white caskets were arranged in a semi-circle for the funeral of five siblings and a cousin who died in a Chicago apartment fire. The funeral for 14-year-old Cesar Contreras, 13-year-old Nathan Contreras, 11-year-old Xavier Contreras, 5-year-old Ariel Garcia, 3-month-old Amayah Almaraz and their cousin, 14-year-old Adrian Hernandez, was held Saturday at Our Lady of Tepeyac Catholic Church. Arrangements are pending for four other children who were killed. The Chicago Sun-Times reports... Читать дальше...

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Jersey are seeking help from the public in locating someone in connection with the slaying of a man gunned down near the Camden eatery he ran last week. Thirty-eight-year-old Miguel Rodriguez-Zavala was found shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday with a gunshot wound near El Taco Loco, which he ran. A 60-year-old man identified as a friend of his was found beaten nearby. Camden County prosecutors on Friday released surveillance video of a person they say may have been involved. Читать дальше...

Harry Potter fans in London got a huge surprise Saturday morning when “Fantastic Beasts” co-stars Jude Law and Eddie Redmayne showed up to celebrate the annual “Back to Hogwarts” day at King’s Cross railway station. The pair showed up at the iconic Platform 9 3/4 and aided in the annual countdown to 11 a.m. “Back to Hogwarts” day is the annual celebration, held every Sept. 1, that marks when Harry Potter and his fellow wizarding students return for the next Hogwarts school year in J.K. Rowling’s popular novel series. Читать дальше...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A former mayor and a former finance director in the northeast Ohio city of Youngstown have been indicted on public corruption charges. Authorities say the racketeering and bribery charges filed Thursday in Mahoning County against 75-year-old Charles Sammarone and 61-year-old David Bozanich are part of an ongoing public corruption probe involving a businessman from Poland, Ohio. Sammarone was mayor from 2011 to 2013. He's accused of receiving regular payments from a vendor in return for steering projects to the company. Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego County Sheriff's Department says an inmate died after being found unconscious in his cell. Deputies conducting a security check early Saturday at the George Bailey Detention Facility found the inmate alone and unresponsive in his secure cell. The agency said deputies performed first aid until relieved by paramedics, but the man died. The department said in a statement that there was no indication that he had been injured or preliminary evidence suggesting foul play. Читать дальше...

MOUNT TABOR, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is adding 54 acres to the Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area, expanding it to a total of nearly 1,200 acres. The Vermont Land Trust bought the forested land in Mount Tabor at auction and transferred it to the department when federal funds became available. The conserved land includes deer wintering habit, wetlands and streams. The land also contains a healthy population of deer, bears, otters, beaver, mink, raccoons and muskrats. Читать дальше...

Mets catcher Devin Mesoraco admires Buster Posey even more after watching him play for months with a torn labrum and bone spurs in his right hip. Mesoraco knows as much as anybody how hard that is. When Mesoraco was with the Reds, he had the same surgery that Posey underwent Monday - twice. Mesoraco needed it on each hip. Mesoraco said he has no lingering effects from the 2015 and 2016 surgeries. The 30-year-old is playing with no pain or restrictions. "This surgery is straightforward," he said. "Honestly, it's simple. Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were: 0-1-1 (zero, one, one)