Новости за 13.11.2017

Robot maker Boston Dynamics, now owned by Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank, just published a short YouTube clip featuring a new, more advanced version of its SpotMini robot. SpotMini, first unveiled in June 2016, started out as a giraffe-looking chore bot that was pretty terrible at performing tasks around the house, and, in one short clip, hilariously ate it on a cluster of banana peels like a character straight out of a slapstick cartoon.

Louis C.K.’s longtime former manager, Dave Becky, has apologized for his role in the scandal surrounding the comedian. Numerous women accused C.K. of sexual misconduct in a New York Times story that published Thursday. Two of the women, Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, accused Becky of pressuring them to not go forward with their story. 3 Arts dropped C.K. as a client last week in light of the Times story. Also Read: Marc Maron Calls Louis CK a Liar After Disgraced Star Finally Admitted to Sexual Misconduct Becky’s statement is below... Читать дальше...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott will miss at least the next three games depending on the next legal round in the Dallas Cowboys running back's fight over his six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence. It's likely the same for kicker Dan Bailey because of a groin injury, and could be another game or two for Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith (groin, back) and 2016 All-Pro linebacker Sean Lee after he tweaked a hamstring in the 27-7 loss at Atlanta on Sunday. The absence of four of the most... Читать дальше...

A juror in the bribery trial of U.S. Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has told the judge the panel is deadlocked. The judge told the jury to go home and resume deliberations Tuesday, dismissing the prosecution's request that they stay and keep talking. "Clearly there are jurors who believe in my innocence," Menendez told reporters outside the Newark, New Jersey courtroom. He urged those who think he is innocent not let themselves be coerced in changing their minds. The New Jersey Democrat... Читать дальше...

In a press conference Monday with women's rights attorney Gloria Allred, 56-year-old Beverly Young-Nelson became the fifth woman to accuse Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of inappropriate sexual conduct. Young-Nelson said that Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old.

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• Conservatives are calling for a boycott of Keurig after the coffee brand cut advertising from Sean Hannity's show. 
• Other high-profile, right-wing protests include burning NFL jerseys, writing "Trump" on Starbucks cups, and cutting up Nordstrom credit cards. 
• Conservative boycotts have become a common occurrence in the Trump era. 

Keurig is feeling the wrath of conservatives — and it's far from the first brand to incur the anger of the right in the Trump era. Читать дальше...

Rose continues to be on the shelf.

Derrick Rose is out again on Monday as the Cavaliers face the Knicks, Rose’s old team, in New York. Cavs coach update Rose’s status at the team’s shootaround Monday morning:

Derrick Rose will miss Monday's game against the Knicks because of his left ankle injury, Ty Lue said. Iman Shumpert will continue to start in his place.

When asked about if Rose was out, Lue said “no Rose” and didn’t elaborate further. Читать дальше...

This 4K/HDR TV packs in value, but is bested by more valuable competition

Senior Richard Lagow remains Indiana's starting quarterback, perhaps for the rest of the season

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced he would be visiting Ebonyi and Anambra states as part of his plan to tour the South-Eastern part of the country.

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• Shares of Nvidia have skyrocketed this year, which has left those betting against the company hurting.
• One bearish analyst upgraded his outlook on the company and says he got his previous calls wrong.
• Strong performance in the data center and gaming businesses have been a point of pride for Nvidia.
• Watch Nvidia move in real time.

Nvidia has been on a crazy upward burn, gaining 109.69% this year thanks to its strength... Читать дальше...

After years of inquiry, the U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has found no conclusive evidence of Eritrean support for al-Shabab militants in Somalia, an allegation that led to sanctions in 2009. In its latest report, the group identified violations of those sanctions and recommended that the Security Council form a new entity focused only on Eritrea to continue investigating the country’s actions. In 2009, the U.N. imposed an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, including... Читать дальше...

Russian state-controlled media outlet RT confirmed Monday that it has registered as a foreign agent in the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice had given RT until Monday to register its operations or face legal action, RT said. "Between legal action and registration, we have chosen the latter," RT's editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan tweeted Monday. The U.S. demand for RT's registration may be mirrored by Moscow, the Kremlin said last week, which would force outlets such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty... Читать дальше...

Senate candidate Roy Moore, who recently has been besieged by allegations of sexual misconduct, was hit with accusations from a new accuser Monday, with a woman telling reporters that Moore assaulted her when she a 16-year-old in Alabama.

Sean Hannity fans protested Keurig by posting videos of the coffee machines being destroyed after the company pulled their ads from the host’s show due to Hannity's coverage of the sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. Hannity supporters began to use the hashtag #BoycottKeurig on Sunday, with many vowing to never use their products again. However, some took it a step further, posting videos of themselves destroying the coffee machines. As seen in the footage, one... Читать дальше...

For the first time, a majority of the people who took the FDNY entrance exam this fall were people of color — and more women took the test than ever before, officials announced Monday. “Our unprecedented recruitment campaign has succeeded in drawing interest in a firefighting career from more young men and women than ever...

Over the past decade, network management tools have evolved from being fault based to performance based. This has become a critical element in running infrastructure because faults don’t matter as much.

Russia's state-funded English-language news agency RT self-reported its registration as a "foreign agent" in the United States on Monday. "Between legal action and registration [as a foreign agent], we have chosen the latter," tweeted RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, citing a Nov. 13 deadline imposed by the Justice Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee says a nominee to an Alabama federal judgeship has made a "glaring omission" by failing to disclose to the Senate that his wife works as a White House lawyer and has been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller. California Democrat Dianne Feinstein says Brett Talley needs to answer additional questions about a potential conflict of interest. Talley's wife, Ann Donaldson, has reportedly been interviewed by Mueller, which Feinstein... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Peace never reigns in the pages of DC Comics. There's always a world to be saving, a cataclysm to avert. The making of the DC superhero team-up film "Justice League" was hardly any more tranquil. Made in the wake of the disappointment surrounding its predecessor, "Batman v Superman," and the critically-panned "Suicide Squad," ''Justice League" was, like a jetliner given new wings in midair, retooled on the fly. Warner Bros. sought to lighten the tone of Zack Snyder's grandiose and muscle-bound DC universe ... Читать дальше...

Paris (dpa) - Der französische Skirennfahrer David Poisson ist nach einem Trainingssturz in Kanada gestorben. Dies teilte der französische Skiverband FFS am Montagabend in Paris mit, ohne Einzelheiten von dem tödlichen Unfall im kanadischen Skiressort Nakiska bekannt zu geben. Der 35 Jahre alte Poisson wollte sich dort auf die Weltcuprennen in Nordamerika vorbereiten. Bei der Ski-Weltmeisterschaft 2013 in Schladming gewann der Franzose Bronze in der Abfahrt. 2010 wurde er bei den Olympischen Winterspielen... Читать дальше...

When Colin Kaepernick chose last year to kneel during the National Anthem at NFL games, he probably didn’t expect it to land him on the cover of GQ magazine, after the entire country — including the president — weighed in on his protest against police brutality imposed on the black community.

Credit Suisse rigged currency markets for years with a bag of tricks that included chatroom cartels, anti-competitive business practices, and even software programs that were designed to automatically rip off the banking giant’s own customers, New York regulators said Monday. The state’s Department of Financial Services, led by Superintendent Maria T. Vullo, slapped Credit Suisse...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on a powerful earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border that has killed more than 400 people (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that 445 people were killed and 7,370 injured in the Sunday earthquake along the Iran-Iraq border. Official reports had put death toll at 407. There was no elaboration on the discrepancy in Tasnim's report, though double-counting is common in the aftermath of such emergency situations in Iran. More... Читать дальше...

Roy Miller is accused of assaulting his wife during an argument at their home.