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Judge Alex Kozinski, who for many years served as chief judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, has reportedly been accused of repeatedly asking former staffers if they were aroused by pornography. Heidi Bond, who worked for Kozinski from 2006 to 2007, said Kozinski called her into his office and showed...

Behold, the greatest non-lineman play by a lineman in 2017

Heidelberg’s Brock Riggs is your 2017 Piesman Trophy winner for this hook-and-lateral touchdown against Capital, which included the 290-pound offensive lineman flipping into the end zone:

THEE Brock Riggs for #Piesman2017 @BergAthletics @BergFootball @SportsCenter @SBNation @Morgan_Moriarty @piesmantrophy pic.twitter.com/Df6YJKJSC8

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• When Aaron Levie took Box public in 2015 — nearly a year after first filing — critics wondered if it was too soon for what was once the hottest startup in enterprise technology. 
• Three years later, Levie said he's "really happy" Box is public — particularly because enterprise clients like to know what's going on at the companies they work with.
• Also, he said, quarterly earnings reports have helped Box mature into a more financially disciplined organization.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man charged in the stabbing deaths of two commuters on a Portland light-rail train told a psychologist hired by his defense team that he was on "autopilot" during the attack. A psychological evaluation unsealed Friday quotes Jeremy Christian as saying he wasn't aware of his actions May 26 until he heard other passengers yelling that he was killing people. A third person was injured. The evaluation was submitted to the court last month as part of bail proceedings. Christian has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody. Читать дальше...

Argentine knockout artist and former interim WBC Super Lightweight Champion Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse will be the special VIP guest for the Dec. 14 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The event will be headlined by the 10-round fight between current NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Champion Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 KOs) and tough challenger José “Sugar” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 KOs).

Saturday’s HBO Boxing After Dark® telecast begins at 10:20 p.m. ET/PT.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will arrive in Iran early Saturday, where he will press for the release of a British-Iranian woman held in prison, according to Britain's Foreign Office.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assemblyman Matt Dababneh is resigning after a lobbyist alleged he sexually assaulted her in a bathroom. The Los Angeles Democrat says in his resignation letter Friday that the allegation is not true but he no longer believes he can effectively serve his district. He says he'll cooperate with investigators and believes he'll be vindicated. His resignation is effective Jan. 1. Dababneh is the second lawmaker to step down following allegations of sexual misconduct. Читать дальше...

There’s a new salon at Bergdorf Goodman that is focused not on your hair, but on your scalp. “Women get facials, they get their manicure, they get their hair done and their whole body scrubbed,” says Jay Ree, a stylist at the John Barrett “head spa,” which opened at the Fifth Avenue department store this...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One by one, 14 members of the U.N. Security Council spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at an emergency meeting on Friday, some with regret and some with anger at the 15th member, the United States. It wasn't the first time that the U.S. stood alone in defending its close ally, Israel, in the U.N.'s most powerful body. Over decades, it has vetoed many council resolutions it viewed as harmful to Israel. But this... Читать дальше...

An A’s fan and a Dodgers fan say about 1,750 spectators a year are injured by foul balls lined into the stands at Major League Baseball games — including the Dodgers fan, who’s still in pain from a liner that slammed into her ribs in 2015 — and that should be enough to require ballclubs to extend their safety netting from behind home plate to both foul poles. A federal appeals court wasn’t convinced Friday and refused to reinstate their proposed class-action lawsuit, which had been tossed out by a judge in Oakland last year. Читать дальше...

Nach der Goldenen Palme in Cannes nun der große Triumph in Berlin: "The Square" von Ruben Östlund ist mit sechs Auszeichnungen der große Abräumer der 30. Europäischen Filmpreise. Die schwedische Gesellschaftssatire reüssierte am Samstag in Berlin in sämtlichen Kategorien, in denen sie nominiert war - und holte sowohl den Titel "Bester europäischer Spielfilm" als auch "Beste europäische Komödie".

"The Square" ist der beste europäische Film des Jahres. Die Gesellschaftssatire des schwedischen Regisseurs Ruben Östlund ist bei der 30. Verleihung der Europäischen Filmpreise am Samstagabend in Berlin in der Königskategorie ausgezeichnet worden - und hat auch in weiteren zentralen Kategorien abgeräumt. Keinen Preis gab es für den in der Darsteller-Kategorie nominierten Josef Hader.

Claes Bang ist bei der Verleihung der 30. Europäischen Filmpreise am Samstagabend in Berlin zum besten Schauspieler gekürt worden. Mit seinem Part in Ruben Östlunds Gesellschaftssatire "The Square" setzte sich der Däne u.a. gegen den Österreicher Josef Hader durch, der für seine Interpretation von Stefan Zweig in Maria Schraders Episodenfilm "Vor der Morgenröte" nominiert gewesen war.

Josef Hader kann am Samstagabend zum besten Schauspieler Europas gekürt werden: Der 55-Jährige ist beim Europäischen Filmpreis in der Hauptdarsteller-Sparte für seine Interpretation von Stefan Zweig in Maria Schraders Filmbiografie "Vor der Morgenröte" nominiert. Die Gala der Europäischen Filmakademie geht am Abend im Haus der Berliner Festspiele über die Bühne.

The projected salary cap for 2018-19 will be somewhere between $78 million and $82 million, up from the current $75 million.

After a wild eight years, bitcoin is trying to go straight. Cboe, the options and derivatives exchange, is launching the first-ever regulated futures exchange for bitcoins on Sunday at 6 p.m. — but nobody knows if it will calm the controversial crypto-currency’s notorious volatility, or spur major financial wreckage. The instruments, which are designed to...

BROWN: Kay Mabie is one of those force-of-nature types every community needs. Now 82, she's stepping down from running Glenbrook Meals at Home.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott could be a huge disappointment against the Giants; Keenan Allen gives Antonio Brown competition atop WRs.

The U.S. Olympic Committee on Friday said it would send a full team to compete at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February despite mixed messages this week from the White House about whether the U.S. would participate. U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley had said it was an "open question" as to whether the U.S. would travel to South Korea amid weapons tests by its neighbor North Korea, and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters no official decision had been made before... Читать дальше...

The reigning NL MVP will not be taking his talents to St. Louis or San Francisco.

Paul Merson has suggested Jack Wilshere should cut his losses and move away from Arsenal to help his career.  Wilshere, who has been with the Gunners since he joined their academy aged nine, has made only four Premier League appearances this season.  The England international showed plenty of promise as a young player but has had his career blighted by a string of injuries.  But Merson, who served as an Arsenal player for twelve years has said on talkSPORT’s Drive show that Wilshere’s... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — Former astronaut Carl Walz, who logged 231 days in space during four flights, was trained to operate the robotic arm on the International Space Station. The Houston Chronicle reports Walz, now in the private sector, and his company are developing autonomous robots that could one day repair satellites or prepare Mars for human arrivals. The work could solve communication lags or disconnection issues that plague human-controlled space robotics. "If you can figure out a way to enable... Читать дальше...

Javier Mascherano wants exit, but Barcelona keen for stay Arthur linked with move, but €50m release clause is issue Barcelona remain on course for silverware without changes this season READ MORE: Video: BBC pundit argues Lionel Messi should have won Ballon d’Or, not Cristiano Ronaldo Barcelona have enjoyed a successful start to the season, but transfer […]