Новости за 15.09.2018

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 5 p.m. All coastal storm surge warnings have been discontinued as Tropical Florence slowly plods inland. The National Hurricane Center says water levels along the Carolinas coastline were gradually receding Saturday afternoon, though some minor coastal flooding was possible through Sunday. Florence's heavy rainfall is forecast to continue, potentially causing catastrophic inland flooding. The hurricane center says... Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG - With the A’s and Rays both using planned “openers” to start Saturday evening’s game at Tropicana Field, there is some strategy before the fact, especially when it comes to Oakland’s leadoff spot. The A’s used five different men in that spot in the order Friday night: Nick Martini, Mark Canha, Matt Joyce, pinch-runner Dustin Fowler and Chad Pinder. Martini faced only “opener” Diego Castillo. Saturday, it’s Pinder leading off against Rays’ opener Ryne Stanek, with many of the above... Читать дальше...

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service has released a new stamp in Montana that honors emergency responders. The Missoulian reports the stamp was released Wednesday at the Aerial Fire Depot and Smokejumper Center in Missoula. Local law enforcement officers, firefighting officials and medical personnel accepted the honor. Doug Stephens, manager of the Postal Service's Dakotas-Montana District, called first responders the backbone of their communities. Guy Cottrell, the Postal Service's chief postal inspector... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — U.S.-backed Syrian forces entered an eastern village held by the Islamic State group where intense clashes were ongoing Saturday, a day after the extremists reportedly killed 20 fighters, the forces and a war monitor said. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said its fighters stormed Bagouz and were close to the center of the village. The forces added that they planned to open another front in the Sousseh area along the Euphrates river to increase pressure on the extremists. SDF launched... Читать дальше...

TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead, as Hong Kong and other parts of southern China braced for the storm. The most ferocious typhoon to hit the disaster-prone Philippines this year slammed ashore before dawn in Cagayan province on the northeastern tip of Luzon island, a breadbasket that is also a region of flood-prone rice plains and mountain... Читать дальше...

SEOUL — The first inter-Korean summit of 2018, a sunny spectacle in late April, reduced war fears on the peninsula. The second, an emergency one in May, helped ensure a historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump came off. Now, at his third summit with Kim this week in Pyongyang, South Korean President Moon Jae-in faces his toughest challenge yet: delivering something substantive that goes beyond previous vague statements on denuclearization and helps to get U.S.-North Korea talks back on track.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for beating a 1-year-old girl, leaving her bruised and with an eye swollen shut. Twenty-eight-year-old Trumarkus C. Alexander was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in August to felony charges that include neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and criminal recklessness. The Journal Gazette reports that authorities say Alexander beat his live-in girlfriend's toddler daughter last... Читать дальше...

SICKLERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey fifth-grade teacher has been charged in what prosecutors allege were sexually explicit messages sent to a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. Camden County prosecutor say 38-year-old Jonathan Liano of Sicklerville is charged with second-degree luring as well as sending obscene material to a minor, attempted criminal sexual contact and attempted sexual assault with a minor. Prosecutors said Liano was arrested Friday in Pennsauken after they allege he arranged to meet the supposed teenager... Читать дальше...

CT Forecast for Monday, September 17, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;Mostly sunny;79;64;SSE;5;72%;8%;5 Chester;Mostly sunny;80;63;SSE;4;69%;9%;5 Danbury;Mostly sunny;79;61;SW;3;78%;6%;5 Groton;Mostly sunny;77;62;S;6;81%;10%;5 Hartford;Mostly sunny;83;62;S;4;69%;8%;5 Meriden;Mostly sunny;82;61;S;4;70%;9%;5 New Haven;Mostly sunny;79;64;SSE;5;72%;10%;5 Oxford;Mostly sunny;78;61;SW;3;82%;28%;5... Читать дальше...

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — A small plane has crashed in a wooded area north of Boston, killing a couple on board. The single engine Columbia Aircraft LC41 crashed Saturday at around 11 a.m. in a residential neighborhood in Woburn. Officials identified the victims as 65-year-old Dr. Michael Graver and 52-year-old Jodi Cohen. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan described Graver was a "very experienced pilot" who co-owned the 2016 plane. She said the couple departed from Republic Airport in Farmingdale... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has again adopted a rule to prohibit elected officials and state agency heads from becoming state lobbyists until they're out of office for at least two years. The Oklahoman reports that the commission voted 5-0 Friday for the same rule it adopted in February, which was rejected by both the state House and Senate. Gov. Mary Fallin said the commission overstepped its authority with the previous rule. The rules will go into effect... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — Cyclists and hikers explored a newly opened wildlife refuge at the site of a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado on Saturday, while a protester in a gas mask brought signs warning about the dangers of plutonium. With no fanfare, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened the gates of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge on the perimeter of a government factory that made plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs for nearly four decades. Spread across a rolling, wind-swept plateau 16 miles... Читать дальше...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 3:50 p.m. The Internal Revenue Service says victims of Hurricane Florence will get a grace period before having to file some tax returns and payments. The IRS said Saturday it's offering the relief in parts of North Carolina and other regions designated a disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Upcoming September deadlines for certain individual and business tax filings and payments will be postponed until Jan. Читать дальше...

Although not looking sharp on offense for much of the first half, No. 9 Stanford took a 17-3 lead over FCS opponent UC Davis into the locker room at the break Saturday in front of a slim crowd at Stanford Stadium. Quartback K.J. Costello of the Cardinal threw two touchdown passes to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in the first half. Stanford played without injured tailback Bryce Love. Costello started off the game by sailing his passes. He missed Arcega-Whiteside deep and tight end Colby Parkinson on a 20-yard route on Stanford’s first drive. Читать дальше...

Since last October, dozens of Hollywood and media’s most visible, powerful players have fallen from their positions, publicly disgraced in the wake of #MeToo accusations. At least 556 high-profile people have been accused of sexual misconduct since the start of October 2017, when explosive reports first broke of decades of sexual misconduct by Hollywood powerhouse Harvey Weinstein, according to data compiled by the New York-based crisis consulting firm Temin & Co. That’s a 10-fold increase over the previous 12 months. Читать дальше...

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas is suspected of having killed four women and abducting a fifth.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Lansing plans to invite an outside agency to review its handling of clergy child sexual abuse cases. Bishop Earl Boyea outlined the review and plans to publish the names of all diocesan priests who sexually abused children in a report posted Tuesday on the diocesan website. The review follows an August report by a Pennsylvania grand jury which found that about 300 Pennsylvania priests abused at least 1,000 children over the past 70 years. That report... Читать дальше...

WA Forecast for Monday, September 17, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip.

Mystery of the Month: Did the Raiders chop-block the other Bay Area pro sports teams with an act of shameless grandstanding? That’s the way The Chronicle’s Matier & Ross presented the situation last week, and I have found no evidence to overturn their judgment. The deal: The Oakland school district bungled its way to a large budget shortfall, forcing the death of several high school sports. The 49ers were ready to step up with a donation, per M&R, but they first reached out to other Bay Area... Читать дальше...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Tropical Storm Florence (all times local): 2:50 p.m. Hurricane Florence evacuees from the Carolinas are getting free tickets to watch the University of Florida's football team play Colorado State. The ticket office and athletic association at the University of Florida extended the invitation to evacuees for Saturday's game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Gator officials say evacuees had to present a valid ID showing they're from North Carolina or South Carolina. Читать дальше...

Peter Donat, best known as agent Fox Mulder’s father on “The X Files,” died on Monday due to complications of diabetes, his wife, Maria, told the New York Times. He was 90. His TV son David Duchovny told the Times in an email, “He had an easy gravitas as a performer and seemed to come from that generation that took the art seriously but not too seriously.” Read the full article on The Wrap

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California authorities say a small brush fire is burning in the western part of Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a tweet shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday that no structures are in immediate danger. There have been no evacuations. The fire is burning in a narrow 100-foot (30-meter) strip of vegetation in the Hollywood Hills West neighborhood. The fire is burning in difficult terrain and it is being managed by fire department helicopter water dumps until ground crews can control the flames. Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont attorney general's office is continuing to investigate allegations of threats against the only black woman in the Vermont legislature as racial justice advocates have criticized local law enforcement's handling of the case. Democratic State Rep. Kiah Morris announced last month on her Facebook page that she wouldn't seek re-election, citing "divisive" and "dangerous" political discourse on social media. She told Vermont Public Radio she was the victim of vandalism... Читать дальше...

“SNL” spent its 43rd season firing away at American politics and culture, with no shortage of ammunition coming from Donald Trump and the rest of the White House staff. “SNL” aired its final episode of Season 43 on May 19. It featured famous “Saturday Night Live” alumna Tina Fey as host. The musical guest for the finale episode was Nicki Minaj. Read the full article on The Wrap

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Police say a man has died after being attacked by a shark off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Wellfleet Police Lt. Michael Hurley tells The Associated Press a man in his mid-20s succumbed to his injuries following the attack in the waters off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet at around noon Saturday. The man was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Hurley says state police and the Cape Cod District Attorney's office are handling the investigation. The beach has been closed to swimming. Читать дальше...