Новости за 27.11.2017

President Donald Trump has resurfaced his favorite nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, which has been widely criticized as racist — this time while honoring a group of Native American veterans in the Oval Office on Monday.

A lawyer for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn reportedly met with investigators on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team on Monday, throwing kerosene onto smoldering speculation that Flynn is looking for a plea deal, ABC News reported. On Thanksgiving, The New York Times reported that Flynn's lawyers had stopped discussing the special counsel's investigation with White House lawyers. The Times noted that "it is unethical for lawyers to work together when one client is cooperating... Читать дальше...

TELLURIDE, Colo. (AP) — One student has been taken into custody and at least five others are being questioned as authorities investigate what they called a "Columbine-style threat" against a high school in a Colorado ski resort town. Telluride High School was closed Monday as various law enforcement agencies searched the building in the Rocky Mountain town of less than 3,000 residents. The Telluride Marshal's Department says in a statement a student notified school staff about a possible threat Sunday afternoon. Читать дальше...

One of the most amusing and yet frustrating parts of the Vikings’ quarterback situation over the past few weeks is the preponderance of e-mailers and social media followers who keep suggesting that any dilemma in a decision between Case Keenum and Teddy Bridgewater is solely a media creation. Just a couple examples: I had one e-mailer asking me to “Get a life and find something else to write about; spare us your endless babble about the quarterbacks.” Another on Twitter said a few days ago, “You... Читать дальше...

From Joe Lemire at SportTechie at November 9, 2017:

Pedro Martinez was never ejected from a major league game for arguing balls and strikes, but the Boston Red Sox’s Hall of Fame pitcher admits he should have been once. In a start against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on July 25, 2003, Martinez began his tirade by wagging his finger at home plate umpire Dana DeMuth.

He and Yankees starter David Wells were annually among the sport’s stingiest at issuing walks. Wells had... Читать дальше...

This could be the most important week in fantasy football. In most leagues, Week 13 is the last week before the playoffs begin. It's right now when fantasy players must take full stock of their roster, especially if this happens to be the last week in which players can be claimed from waivers. If you mostly start the same players week in and week out, then having 2-3 backups at each position isn't important. What is important is claiming the obvious backups to your studs. Pittsburgh running back James Conner is a must for Le'Veon Bell owners. Читать дальше...

Beirut (dpa) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in an interview with French television Monday that his aim is to keep Lebanon stable and that he would like to stay on as premier."I would like the stability of Lebanon to be the first thing for everyone. For me, when the president asked me to suspend my resignation, I told him that we have to solve some problems, and we are doing some consultations, and I would like to stay," Hariri told CNews, according to his press office.Hariri has kept... Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - Five more Russian athletes were banned for life from the Olympics for doping during the 2014 Sochi Games as the International Olympics Committee moved to lay out the cases that have so far put the athletic careers of 19 people on ice.The Monday release listed: skeleton athlete Sergei Chudinov; gold medallist bobsledder Aleksei Negodailo; gold medallist bobsledder Dmitry Trunenkov; silver medallist biathlete Yana Romanova; and silver medallist biathlete Olga Vilukhina.The IOC promised... Читать дальше...

After posting five points in the season opener, second-year pro has just five points in the 20 games since.

img style=float: left; margin-right: 10px; src=http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/photo/2017/1111/r287479_1296x729_16-9.jpgamp;w=100amp;h=80amp;scale=cropamp;site=espnfc /The Exploding Heads take you through all the happenings from week 13 with Premier League in 90 seconds (plus stoppages). Jose Mourinho explains how playing Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial together affects Man United's defensive shape. Mark Ogden reflects on Eric Cantona's lasting impact in the Premier League... Читать дальше...

Two of the world’s most exciting fighters, Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) and Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs), will kick off the 2018 boxing year with a bang as they compete in separate world championship bouts on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. This special double main event will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:20 p.m. ET/PT.

Translated by Ollie Richardson 21:58:47 27/11/2017 vesti-ukr.com If put in a situation where there is a need to choose between Russia and Ukraine, some European Union countries may choose Moscow. This was stated by the head of the office of the President of Poland Krzysztof Szczerski in an interview to the “Sieci” magazine, reports TVP Info. […]

Allergan, maker of Restasis dry eye medication, transferred its patents to the Mohawk Tribe in an effort to stop generics from being developed.

A former aide to White House chief of staff John Kelly plans to launch a write-in campaign in the Senate race in Alabama where embattled Republican candidate Roy Moore is facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, according to a report on Monday. Lee Busby, a retired Marine Corps colonel from Tuscaloosa, said he believes the...

Our West Ottawa Vipers Provincial Petite Blue team has had a phenomenal start to the season. they have gone undefeated for the entire first half of the season as well as through their first tournament in Oshawa on November 3-5 2017 where they captured the gold medal. I feel like this group of hard working girls deserve a shout out and it would be great to see them featured as ORA team of the week!

The Reds and Brewers thinned out the Indians organization today.

Relief pitchers Kyle Crockett and Dylan Baker have been claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers, respectively.

Crockett, 25, debuted with the Cleveland Indians in 2014 when he pitched a career-high 30 innings pitched and allowed just six runs for an ERA of 1.80. His production — and his innings as a result — slipped over the next three seasons as he threw just 35.1 innings between 2015 and 2017 with 20 earned runs allowed. Читать дальше...

Der Dornbirner EC hat am Montag in der Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL) Medvescak Zagreb die erste Saison-Heimniederlage nach 60 Minuten zugefügt. Die Vorarlberger feierten einen 3:0-Sieg, womit die "Bären" im zwölften Spiel im Dom Sportiva erstmals leer ausgingen.

Rafael Benitez says it is a reality that Newcastle United could not afford to compete with other Premier League teams in the transfer market, and urged fans to back the out-of-form Magpies. It has been a miserable run for Newcastle, who have lost four straight matches and scored just one goal in that time to slip to 14th in the table. Boss Benitez is thought to have been frustrated by Newcastle's transfer business in the last window, as their rivals splashed the cash. The Spaniard believes that... Читать дальше...

Sizzling model Emily Ratajkowski is in hot water over her new swimwear line. Fashion designer Lisa Marie Fernandez is suing the bombshell, arguing Ratajkowski cribbed two of her swimwear designs for her newly released “Inamorata” line. Fernandez claims Ratajkowski’s Cardiff” swimsuit and “Vulcan” top are rip-offs of her own “Poppy” and “Leandra” designs. “These are...

Ward 1 Councillor Aidan Johnson says the best argument in favour of safe injection sites is that they "save lives."

Accomplished singer and performer Katy Perry has a backup career as a soccer player if this whole music thing doesn't work out.

The Dodgers are the current front-runner.

Everybody has surely been focused on the big news today that Prince Harry finally got engaged (to an American!), which is very important and is taking up everybody’s brain capacity and tearing focus away from other important things.

Oh, that’s just me? Well then never mind, but the point is that if you did happen to be tracking that engagement announcement closely while also caring about baseball, it probably took you an extra second to... Читать дальше...