Новости за 25.10.2016

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has designed a giant touch-screen canvas for companies trying to make it easier for their employees to brainstorm as they work on team projects and other assignments. The product is called “Jamboard,” an allusion to its goal of replacing the physical whiteboards that companies have been setting up in meeting rooms

DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski is embracing the grind of another year at Duke after an offseason that was exceptionally busy — even by his standards. The winningest men’s coach in Division I history is coming off a summer in which he had four surgeries and led the U.S. men’s national basketball team to a

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Latest on the search for an Oklahoma man suspected of killing of his aunt and uncle, shooting two police officers and numerous carjackings (all times local): 11:15 p.m. An Oklahoma man on the run in Oklahoma who is accused of killing two people and shooting two police officers is scheduled to

NEW YORK — You can easily save hundreds of dollars on an Android phone — especially if you, like many people, don’t need a top-end camera. Cheaper Android phones are, in many respects, adequate substitutes for pricier high-end models such as Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Google’s Pixel . There are dozens worthy of consideration. I’m

PHILADELPHIA — With a dunk contest, half court shots and “Juju on that Beat ” dancing contest finished, Joel Embiid turned back toward Philadelphia 76ers fans at an open practice. Instead of scurrying off to the locker room, Embiid stuck around for selfies with fans sitting on all sides of the court, stretching mobiles high

NEW YORK — Veronica Roth wants the tour for her sci-fi/fantasy novel “Carve the Mark” to be a little like the book itself, a “sojourn” defined by “exploration and curiosity.” “(W)ith each stop on the tour, my intention is to learn about the cities I’m traveling to,” the Chicago-based author best known for her multimillion-selling

NEW YORK — It’s 1:30 a.m. and Lady Gaga is on the brink of tears. The pop star’s new album has been out for 90 minutes and she just celebrated by wrapping up two performances: first inside the New York City bar she used to sing as an unsigned teenager, and then on top of

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Health officials in the Fort Wayne area are calling for additional efforts including education to help opioid users following a study of drug overdose deaths in Allen County. The Journal Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2eBmWFm ) figures presented to the Fort Wayne-Allen County Board of Health found that eight people ages 20 or

CALAIS, France — Tourists the world over flock to France for its beauty, its bustle and its buzz. Yet most of the migrants in Calais just want out — across the Channel to Britain. As French authorities begin to demolish the makeshift migrant camp in Calais and move its residents into the French interior, many

RIO DE JANEIRO — Carlos Alberto Torres, the captain of Brazil’s World Cup-winning team in 1970 and scorer of one of the sport’s most memorable goals, died on Tuesday. He was 72 and died of after a heart attack at his home in Rio de Janeiro. A statement on Carlos Alberto’s Facebook page confirmed the

NEW YORK — Wells Fargo launched a new advertising campaign this week to address the company’s ongoing sales practices scandal and what it is doing to make things right for its customers. The television campaign , which launched Monday, is being rolled out nationally on major network evening newscasts as well as the Sunday talk

MIAMI — For a quarter century, Shawnee Chasser has lived in a treehouse not far from downtown Miami. The 65-year-old grandmother who once protested the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons says she hates the oppressive feeling of walls and air conditioning, loves the open breeze and relishes the connection to nature in lush, tropical surroundings.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for Don Blankenship and the federal government are back in court this week as the former coal operator appeals his misdemeanor conviction in connection with the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. Blankenship reported to a California federal prison May 12 to begin serving the maximum one-year sentence for conspiring

ALBANY, N.Y. — A local youth hockey association is not responsible for a brawl that erupted among spectators at a 2006 tournament for 13-year-olds, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed by Raymond Pink, who received a head injury in the melee following the game between teams from Rome and Whitestown. He

LONDON — A plane traveling from San Francisco to London diverted to Vancouver after members of the crew reported feeling ill, British Airways said Tuesday. Vancouver Coastal Health spokesman Gavin Wilson said 25 crew members were taken to three Vancouver hospitals as a precautionary measure, assessed and released. “British Airways has confirmed they were all

CARACAS, Venezuela — A birther debate is heating up in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro’s opponents seek to push the embattled socialist leader from office at any cost. On Tuesday, the opposition-controlled congress began debating Maduro’s “constitutional situation” in which lawmakers vow to present evidence that he’s a dual Colombian citizen and therefore constitutionally ineligible

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a nearly $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation’s history. Volkswagen admitted last year that about 475,000 VWs and Audis with

JERUSALEM — An Israeli was shot and killed near a border fence with Egypt on Tuesday, Israel said, in an incident that an Egyptian official said occurred when an Egyptian soldier mistook him for an illegal migrant and opened fire. It was a rare instance of violence along the normally quiet border. The Egyptian side

SEATTLE — The University of Washington is getting $210 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people around the world, officials said Tuesday. The donation from the largest private foundation in the world, located just miles from the

MILAN — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Tuesday increased its 2016 earnings forecast for the second time this year after strong results in North America helped it return to a profit in the third quarter. The company reported an adjusted net profit of 606 million euros ($659 million), compared with a loss of 387 million euros

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has reached a tentative labor agreement with its striking cafeteria workers. The school announced Tuesday that it agreed to a five-year contract with the labor union representing Harvard’s 750 dining workers. Both sides declined to provide further details about the deal, which will go to a union vote on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — American consumers felt less confident this month, but the small retreat came after confidence had risen to a 20-month high in September. Consumer confidence slipped to 98.6 this month after rising to 103.5 in September, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The September reading was the highest since confidence stood at 103.8 in January

WANAQUE, N.J. — A father died after jumping off a New Jersey highway bridge with his two young sons in his arms, yet the toddlers survived the 100-foot plunge and are expected to make a full recovery. John Spincken, 37, of Pequannock, was holding the boys, 1 and 3, when he jumped into a wooded

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh is still mad about a call that went against Michigan during a blowout win of Illinois over the weekend. Harbaugh challenged the spot of a 7-yard pass on a third-and-9 from the Illinois 41 with 2:04 left in a game the second-ranked Wolverines were winning 41-8. After it wasn’t

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis county police officer fatally shot a masked carjacking suspect who pointed a gun at him, authorities said Tuesday. Aaron Ballard, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, with a loaded gun next to him, St. Louis city police said. Three other men who had been in