Новости за 13.11.2018

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is kicking in more than $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded incentives for getting half of Amazon's second headquarters located in a section of Queens. The Seattle-based company made its long-awaited announcement Tuesday, saying Long Island City and Alexandria, Virginia, will each get 25,000 jobs. The online retailer also said it will open an operations hub in Nashville, creating 5,000 jobs. Amazon will also receive incentives from New York City but no dollar figure has been attached yet. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's still undecided race for governor will remain in legal limbo for several more days after a federal court put the brakes on final certification of the vote totals in one of the nation's hottest midterm matchups. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg late Monday ordered state officials to wait until Friday to certify final results in the race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams, and take steps to ensure that provisional ballots aren't improperly rejected. The... Читать дальше...

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coroner and the state's Crime Lab are blaming each other for delays in completing an autopsy report in a year-old murder case. The Daily Leader of Brookhaven reports that Lincoln County Circuit Judge Mike Taylor ordered state medical examiner Dr. J. Brent Davis to explain why a final report hasn't been completed in the November 2017 shooting death of Billy Ray Thomas Jr. at a Brookhaven nightclub. Thomas was killed and six others wounded in the shooting. Читать дальше...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House turned to a six-term member from Lancaster County on Tuesday to serve as their majority leader during the legislative session that starts in January. Meeting behind closed doors, the House GOP caucus elected Rep. Bryan Cutler to the critical job, which includes running floor debates about legislation; chose Rep. Kerry Benninghoff of Centre County for the vote-gathering job of whip, held most recently by Cutler; and returned Rep. Stan Saylor... Читать дальше...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine education officials say standardized test scores declined slightly in the last school year compared to the 2016-2017 school year. The Portland Press Herald reports 50 percent of Maine students tested at or above grade level in English and 37 percent of students tested at or above grade level in math in the 2017-2018 school year. However, 53 percent of students registered at or above grade level in English and 39 percent were at or above grade level in math in 2016-2017. Читать дальше...

PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has ordered that a state attorney's license be suspended. The Eastern New Mexico News reports Portales attorney Eric Dixon has just under 30 days now to settle his pending cases or find them new counsel, following which he is forbidden to practice law in the state for no less than nine months. Court records say Dixon also is required to complete 10 hours of "ethics continuing legal education classes" and within two months pay court expenses of $2,654. Читать дальше...

“A Series of Unfortunate Events” will wrap up next year. Some are happier about the news than others. In a new promo video for the third and final season of the Netflix series, Lemony Snicket and Count Olaf reveal the launch date — much to each other’s chagrin. Read the full article on The Wrap

The English Premier League named Animal Planet global president Susanna Dinnage as its new chief executive on Tuesday. In June, the league’s executive chairman Richard Scudamore announced he was stepping down after leading English football’s top tier for more than 20 years. Scudamore will leave at the end of the year. While Dinnage takes over as chief executive, the EPL will search for a non-executive chair, effectively sharing the duties that Scudamore held by himself. Read the full article on... Читать дальше...

CHESHIRE, Conn. (AP) — The death of a popular Connecticut high school English teacher has been ruled an accident. The state medical examiner announced Tuesday that Cheshire High School teacher Megumi Yamamoto died as a result of prescription medication intoxication and drowning. Yamamoto's body was found Oct. 3 in a stream not far from her home, the day after she was reported missing. The 48-year-old Yamamoto had worked at the school since 1997 and was named the district's teacher of the year in 2012. Читать дальше...

Nonprofit organizations and foundations across Northern California have established funds and donation centers to help the 52,000 people forced to evacuate their homes because of the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County. Here’s how to help by donating items: The Hope Center in Oroville is still taking donations at its warehouse at 2850 Feather River Blvd., but it will no longer accept anything at its Kitrick Avenue A location. The Hope Center has asked for new items only, including backpacks, undergarments... Читать дальше...

Julianne Moore plays a 50-something divorcée in her new film “Gloria Bell,” but she’s dancing and having the time of her life in this free-spirited romcom about middle age. “Gloria Bell” is directed by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio (“A Fantastic Woman”), remaking his own 2013 film “Gloria.” Though he told TheWrap’s Steve Pond ahead of the film’s premiere at Toronto earlier this year that it’s best to forget the original and appreciate this one on its own terms. Read the full article on The... Читать дальше...

In a year of liberal challenges to President Donald Trump, an avowed centrist scored the Democratic Party's biggest coup -- flipping a red state's U.S. Senate seat. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema won the Arizona Senate seat being vacated by Republican Jeff Flake to become the first woman to win a U.S. Senate seat in the state. The race against Republican Rep. Martha McSally was tight enough that a winner wasn't decided until Monday, after a slow count of mail-in ballots gave her an insurmountable lead. Sinema's... Читать дальше...

Jimmy Kimmel is teaming up with Brent Montgomery to launch a new media company, Kimmelot, which will exist under the Wheelhouse Entertainment umbrella. Under the terms of the pact, Kimmel will also become a partner in Wheelhouse, which Montgomery launched in January after stepping down as CEO of ITV America. Montgomery is CEO of Wheelhouse. Read the full article on The Wrap

MARION, Ala. (AP) — A former student is suing Alabama's Judson College and a former employee on accusations of sexual harassment and Title IX violations. News outlets report Alexis Burt's lawsuit filed last month in U.S. District Court accuses 39-year-old J. William McFarland Jr. of offering her $2,000 in May for sexual roleplay. Burt's attorney, Ashley Rhea, says in the suit that McFarland made the lewd suggestions in Facebook messages he sent the then-19-year-old. Rhea says administrators of the... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Latest on a lawsuit challenging Maine's voting system (all times local): 11:50 a.m. The campaign manager for Democratic congressional candidate Jared Golden says a lawsuit aimed at blocking Maine's voting system is "an affront to the law and to the people of Maine." Jon Breed said Tuesday that Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin knew the ranked-choice voting rules going into the election and that the people of Maine's 2nd Congressional District voted "in accordance with the law." Poliquin... Читать дальше...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — School officials in Keizer are considering using eminent domain to acquire land from a neighboring church to address traffic issues at a high school. The Statesman Journal reports that the school board on Tuesday deciding a resolution to allow the district to acquire six acres of private property from St. Edward Catholic Church. Salem-Keizer officials say they've exhausted all alternatives as they try to address safety issues around the main parking lot of McNary High School. St. Читать дальше...

Playboy’s German publisher is walking back its defense of a recent article published about Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone, admitting that Morricone’s words were “reproduced incorrectly.” The magazine apologized to Morricone after he threatened to sue Playboy in a libel lawsuit over the interview that quoted him trashing Quentin Tarantino as a “cretin.” Read the full article on The Wrap

When The CW teased that The Flash and Arrow would be trading places during the upcoming “Elseworlds” crossover event, they weren’t kidding. In the first promo for the annual three-night event, we see Iris West-Allen (“The Flash”) kissing Oliver Queen (“Arrow”). Wait, what? Yes, Oliver and Iris, locking lips — and then she calls him Barry Allen. Based on previous hints about this year’s Arrowverse crossover, we know Barry (Grant Gustin) and Oliver (Stephen Amell) are going to be swapping supersuits, and it looks like switching lives entirely. Читать дальше...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A prominent developer whose properties dot the coveted strip of land across the Hudson River from New York City has pleaded not guilty to using a bank he founded to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in loans. Fred Daibes (DAY'-bees) didn't comment after the brief hearing in federal court Tuesday. An indictment handed up last month alleges Daibes and an associate lied on loan applications and misapplied bank funds over several years to benefit Daibes' business interests.... Читать дальше...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman charged in the death of her 6-month-old son who was left in a car seat in a sweltering home has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Twenty-three-year-old Lovily Johnson entered the plea Tuesday. An agreement with prosecutors says she's expected to get a minimum sentence of 15-25 years in prison. Sentencing is Jan. 10. A Kent County judge declared a mistrial in September after five days of jury deliberations didn't reach a verdict. The Wyoming... Читать дальше...

TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, November 13, 2018 _____ GALE WARNING URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1035 AM CST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE BAYS AND UNTIL 3PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE 00-60 NM WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY 3PM CST TUESDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE 00- 60 NM WATERS... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM TO 9PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE BAYS... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY... Читать дальше...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A suspected drug-related shooting left a man in serious condition. Anchorage police shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday took a call of a shooting at the Spenard Holiday Inn Express on Spenard Road just east of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Police say a man in the hotel parking lot was shot in the upper body by another man. The wounded man was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police say they have no information to immediately release on the suspect.

U.S. stock indexes veered higher in late morning trading Tuesday, bouncing back from an uneven start. Gains in technology companies, banks and industrial stocks outweighed losses in household goods sellers, utilities and elsewhere in the market. Energy stocks slumped as the price of crude oil headed for its 12th straight decline. Bond prices rose, sending yields lower. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 24 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,750 as of 11:25 a.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 91 points... Читать дальше...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The first woman elected to represent South Carolina in Congress has died. Pat Patterson tells media outlets his mother, Elizabeth "Liz" Patterson, died Saturday after an extended illness. She was 78. Patterson was first elected to represent South Carolina's 4th District in 1986 and served three terms before losing to Republican Bob Inglis in 1992. She was the daughter of the late Gov. Olin D. Johnston, who also represented South Carolina as U.S. senator. Patterson was the... Читать дальше...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A gray wolf relocated this fall from the Minnesota mainland to Isle Royale National Park has died. The male wolf was among four taken to the Lake Superior island park from the Grand Portage Chippewa reservation. It's part of a multi-year effort to rebuild the Isle Royale wolf population, which has fallen sharply in recent years. Officials said Tuesday that the male wolf's collar had been sending false mortality signals since it was released on the island, despite evidence the animal was alive and on the move. Читать дальше...