Новости за 19.10.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — One year ago, syndicated radio host Delilah Renee Luke — known professionally as just Delilah — experienced the unimaginable: Her teenage son Zack killed himself at 18. She took some time away from her job to grieve but is now back on the air and also has a new book out called "One Heart at a Time," sharing personal stories and life lessons to hopefully inspire others to examine their own lives and find purpose about what really matters. Delilah, who also lost her son Sammy in 2012... Читать дальше...

(There are big spoilers ahead for “Daredevil” Season 3 on Netflix) Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), better known in comic book lore as the Kingpin, is not really that much like Donald Trump in general. He’s a lot more cold and calculating, for one thing — it’s largely his brains that make his criminal empire work, whereas few would say that Trump is the kind of guy who does plans in any normal sense. Read the full article on The Wrap

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it's because they are getting larger and larger. Friday night's Mega Millions grand prize has hit a staggering $1 billion, continuing a trend of giant jackpots. It's the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history and joins five other top 10 drawings in the last three years. Lottery officials changed the odds in recent years to lessen the chance of winning a jackpot, which in turn increased the opportunity for top prizes to reach stratospheric levels.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire 1st Congressional District candidates Chris Pappas and Eddie Edwards are sparring weeks before the Nov. 6 election. New Hampshire Public Radio reports that the candidates discussed entitlement programs, prescription drug prices and paid family leave at a Thursday forum at Saint Anselm College. Democratic lawmaker Pappas said he'd "protect and strengthen" governmental programs. Republican Edwards, who's worked as a police chief, government regulator and lobbyist, pushed for the free market. Читать дальше...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 minor boys, including former players, their friends and other young athletes. Greg Stephen, 42, posed as girls on social media to trick the boys into making live videos masturbating. He secretly recorded them showering during trips to tournaments. And in some cases he recorded himself fondling nude players as they slept.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials say the Mega Millions jackpot has hit a staggering $1 billion for Friday night's drawing.

Louis Farrakhan is using a photo with CNN contributor Marc Lamont Hill to promote a $260 box set of music on his Nation of Islam website, TheWrap has learned. Hill, a political commentator for CNN touted on the site as “one of the leading intellectual voices in the country,” told TheWrap that he was not aware his image was being used for commercial purposes and will ask for its removal. Read the full article on The Wrap

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge has further delayed an Arkansas hog farm's permit application to operate near the Buffalo River watershed. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Newton County Circuit Judge John Putman issued a stay Wednesday on the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission's August order that had reopened the permit application process for C&H Hog Farms. The farm is permitted to house about 6,500 hogs on Big Creek. The commission's order required Arkansas Department... Читать дальше...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Arizona artist says his handmade Native American jewelry worth $100,000 was stolen while visiting New Mexico. Abraham Begay told KOB-TV that he and his wife were eating lunch in Albuquerque on Monday when someone smashed their car window. The unknown suspect grabbed a suitcase containing jewelry that Begay makes by hand. Begay says either his name or initials are on each piece of jewelry. He is hopeful at least some of the items will get recognized and returned. Begay... Читать дальше...

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with trying to abduct a woman jogging along a street has been held without bail. The Enterprise reports that 58-year-old Gordon Lyons, of Bridgewater, pleaded not guilty in Superior Court on Thursday to charges including indecent assault and battery, and kidnapping. The judge ordered Lyons to remain at a mental health facility. Police say Lyons stopped his vehicle and tried to abduct the 37-year-old woman in June in Bridgewater. The woman fought back and an 84-year-old neighbor came to her aid.

SYDNEY (AP) — El príncipe Enrique escaló el Puente de la Bahía de Sydney el vienes para izar una bandera y marcar la llegada de los Juegos Invictus, su creación y el foco de su actual visita real a Australia y el Pacífico Sur. El evento deportivo, fundado por Enrique en 2014, comienza el sábado. Le da a personal militar y veteranos de guerra enfermos o heridos la oportunidad de competir en deportes como baloncesto en sillas de ruedas y encontrar la inspiración para recuperarse. El hecho de que... Читать дальше...

President Trump dumped his former attorney and fixer on Twitter this week, unfollowing Michael Cohen on the platform late Thursday evening. Like all Trump family Twitter updates, the news was first reported by the indispensable Trump Alert bot. “realDonaldTrump appears to no longer follow @MichaelCohen212. (This bot cannot tell if this was an unfollow, suspension or block.),” the bot said in its customary format. Read the full article on The Wrap

The cast of Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series “Pennyworth” continues to grow. Paloma Faith has joined the cast, which already includes Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge, as Bet Sykes, who is described as a “spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain.” Read the full article on The Wrap

The cast of Epix’s upcoming Batman prequel series “Pennyworth” continues to grow. Paloma Faith has joined the cast, which already includes Jack Bannon and Ben Aldridge, as Bet Sykes, who is described as a “spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain.” Read the full article on The Wrap

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum is releasing some of his tax returns ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The Tallahassee mayor released joint tax returns for 2015 and 2016 on Friday. They show that he and his wife R. Jai Gillum earned nearly $250,000 in 2015 and more than $231,000 in 2016. Gillum did not release his 2017 return. His campaign said he had filed for an extension, which was extended this week until next year due to Hurricane Michael. Neither... Читать дальше...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Oct. 19 has soared to US$1 billion. In the middle of the 20th century, when lotteries first started in the U.S., they were sold to states as a way to benefit the American public. That suggests that bigger and bigger jackpots should mean more tax dollars to spend on public services like education. Читать дальше...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Liberty Vittert, Washington University in St Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Oct. 19 has soared to US$970 million, creeping closer to the biggest jackpot in history, the 2016 $1.6 billion Powerball. In the middle of the 20th century, when lotteries first started in the U.S., they were sold to states as a way to benefit the American public. Читать дальше...

In Season 3 of “Marvel’s Daredevil,” we find the Hell’s Kitchen hero both physically and mentally broken, completely questioning his faith in, well, everything. “What was really fun for me, was to play a superhero who suddenly is questioning everything that he is and everything that he’s done,” star Charlie Cox told TheWrap in an interview ahead of Season 3’s release on Netflix. Read the full article on The Wrap

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Clark College in Vancouver will close Monday in response to a planned campus demonstration by right-wing group Patriot Prayer. President Bob Knight in a letter encouraged students, staff and faculty to avoid the campus for the day if possible. He cited past violence associated with the group and concerns from the school community. The Clark College event is one of two Vancouver college campus demonstrations planned by Patriot Prayer next week in protest of Initiative 1639... Читать дальше...

USA Network is going to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what brought WWE’s first all-female paper-view-event, “Evolution,” together with a new special airing ahead of the showdown: “Road to Evolution.” The program will be broadcast Monday, immediately after “Raw.” Per WWE, “The special will look back on the groundbreaking Women’s Evolution in WWE, featuring Superstars of the past, present and future coming together to celebrate a new chapter in WWE history.” Read the full article on The Wrap

Well this is prettay, prettay, prettay good news: Filming has finally begun on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Season 10. HBO confirmed to TheWrap production started Friday, 10 months after the premium cable network announced the Larry David-led series had been renewed. No plot details or premiere date was given for the return of the “Seinfeld” co-creator’s neuroses-laced program. Read the full article on The Wrap

Fox’s “Thursday Night Football” tanked last night, when the not-good Denver Broncos destroyed the atrocious Arizona Cardinals. Elsewhere, ABC fell from third to fourth place in ratings with no “Grey’s Anatomy” on its primetime schedule. The lone NFL game on Thursday was so uncompetitive that CBS easily beat Fox in total-viewer averages. Due to the nature of live sports, however, the below fast-national Nielsen numbers for Fox are subject to adjustment. Read the full article on The Wrap

LYON, France (AP) — The wife of the former Interpol president who is being detained in China on bribery charges says she's been contacted by Chinese diplomats, who have told her they're holding a letter from him for her. Grace Meng says, however, that she'll only agree to meet Chinese officials if a lawyer and reporters are present. She says Chinese officials haven't responded since she told them that condition. She says she also asked that the letter from her husband, Meng Hongwei, be given to French police, so they can give it to her. Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Judicial Nominating Commission has sent a list of contenders to the governor to fill two vacancies on the District Court. The Providence Journal reports that the panel sent two lists to Gov. Gina Raimondo on Wednesday for the seats left open by the late William Clifton and Rafael Ovalles, who retired amid a report that he harassed female staff and lawyers. There are five in the running for Ovalles' seat, including Warwick lawyer Anthony Amalfetano and Assistant Attorney General Timothy Healy. Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A political action committee says it's not pulling a widely condemned radio ad that suggests white Democrats will lynch African-Americans if they win in midterm elections in Arkansas next month. Vernon Robinson with Black Americans for the President's Agenda said Friday that the group won't cancel the radio ad running in the Little Rock area in support of Republican U.S. Rep. French Hill. He said the group also won't pull a similar ad he says is airing in Missouri. Hill and... Читать дальше...