Новости за 11.12.2017

Richard Childress Racing (RCR) today announced plans to continue its partnership with Bass Pro Shops during the 2018 racing season. Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's will serve as a primary sponsor for the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. The partnership marks the first time both iconic outdoor brands will be featured together since Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's joined forces in September 2017 to establish North America's... Читать дальше...

SUPREME COURT observers scratched their heads on the evening of December 8th when the justices announced they were taking on a second major challenge to gerrymandering this term. The justices have yet to resolve Gill v Whitford, a challenge to a Wisconsin gerrymander they heard in October. Like Gill, the new case, Benisek v Lamone involves a state’s majority party charged with redrawing district boundaries in light of data from the 2010 census. And like Gill, the plaintiffs in Benisek say the legislators in charge acted badly... Читать дальше...

After averaging 30 points per game during a spectacular week, Kevin Durant earned high honors from the league

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the Alabama Senate race (all times local): 2:10 p.m. Republican Roy Moore is casting himself as a victim in the Alabama U.S. Senate race. In a call to a conservative talk radio show in Montgomery on Monday, Moore took aim at a political group called Highway 31, which has run ads hammering Moore over alleged sexual misconduct involving teen girls. The group hasn't disclosed its donors as it supports Democrat Doug Jones. Moore says the ads have been "ugly." He... Читать дальше...

As keen followers of the GPG Twitter account will know, Manchester City's win at Old Trafford on Sunday means that the last 100% home record in the Premier League and Football League has fallen. However, it got me wondering. How close has another team come to challenging our 100% home record. I remember I used to monitor this in my younger days and some team in Division 4 got to about Christmas (rather like Manchester United have) no doubt in the 70s or early 80s but other than that does anyone know if... Читать дальше...

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Litecoin, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has gained more than 25% in value over the last 24 hours, reaching an intra-day high of $195.66 per coin.

The gains come the day after Cboe Global Markets, a a Chicago-based exchange operator, launched trading of Bitcoin futures contracts.

Litecoin initially saw a hefty loss after Coinbase’s GDAX exchange crashed last week, briefly sagging below the $100 mark before this week’s skyrocket in price. Читать дальше...

Estambul, 11 dic (dpa) - En Turquía comenzó hoy el juicio contra un supuesto miliciano de Estado Islámico (EI) acusado de un tiroteo en una discoteca de Estambul en la medianoche del 1 de enero, en el que mató a 39 asistentes e hirió a otras 69 personas.El atacante, el uzbeko Abdulkadir Masharipov, fue atrapado dos semanas después del ataque tras una intensa búsqueda. Su esposa y otras 55 personas también fueron llevadas a juicio, aunque algunos de ellos no se encuentran detenidos.En su primer día ante el tribunal... Читать дальше...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A North Carolina woman accused of hiding the remains of two infants under a house in 2016 has pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to report a death. The News & Observer reports that 41-year-old Bridgette Morgan Smith was sentenced to between six to eight months for each count on Thursday...

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Monday for the last leg of a day-long diplomatic dash, during which he ordered the partial withdrawal of Russia's troops from the war-torn country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Putin at his presidential complex in Ankara for a closed-door meeting. This is the eighth face-to-face meeting between Putin and Erdogan this year, a sign of the intensity of a relationship that had hit rock bottom in November... Читать дальше...

Minhas Sask Ventures Inc. announced on Monday that they will be building a new distillery and winery in Regina.

US Air Force

• The Air Force has been grappling with a deepening pilot shortage for some time.
• The recent announcement of a pilot-training program that will include enlisted airmen sparked suggests the service would train enlisted fliers for the first time since World War II.
• The Air Force has said the program is strictly to evaluate training and teaching methods, however.

An email from the chief of the Second Air Force obtained by an unofficial... Читать дальше...

A.J. Pierzynski, a beloved fan favorite from the 2005 White Sox' World Series championship team, is reuniting with the South Siders as an ambassador.

The first year of the Trump administration was great for the financial sector, which, with a few weeks left in the year, had risen 19 percent in 2017 alone. CUBI is a small-cap regional bank that looks like one of the most undervalued names in the entire market. CUBI suffered in 2017 after writing off a bad investment that damaged earnings per share, but with that impairment almost totally behind it, EPS is expected to rise 27 percent in 2018 -- and it wouldn't be shocking for CUBI to rise that amount, either. Читать дальше...

Federal regulators clamped down on an “initial coin offering” from a restaurant review app, saying the company failed to register its digital coins as securities. In a move that signals how the Securities and Exchange Commission aims to police a recent deluge of so-called ICOs of bitcoin-like cryptocurrencies, the SEC stopped a Yelp-like app called...

Microsoft is now allowing its Cortana digital assistant to access Google Calendar data. The software giant has added a new Gmail connection to Cortana, which will enable the digital assistant to access Google Calendar data. If you’re a Windows 10 user that primarily uses a Gmail account, this new feature will make it easier for the assistant to access calendar appointments and trigger reminders across multiple calendars.

An impressive list of early internet pioneers and technologists have issued an updated letter to Congress in which they urge a hard stop on Thursday's Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal net neutrality protections.

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — SpaceX va a lanzar el martes su primer cohete para la NASA. El cohete no tripulado Falcon 9 _usado por última vez en junio_ llevará una cápsula Dragon que ha volado previamente a la Estación Espacial Internacional en una misión de abastecimiento. El administrador de la Estación Espacial para la NASA, Kirk Shireman, dijo que el riesgo en el lanzamiento de un cohete reciclado es aproximadamente el mismo que el de un nuevo cohete. Él espera estar igualmente nervioso... Читать дальше...

Christmas trees could start fires if you don't don't take the proper precautions. Keep your loved ones safe this holiday season to avoid an unnecessary fire. Following is a transcript of the video.

The first-ever futures contracts for the virtual currency bitcoin started trading at the Chicago Board Options Exchange Sunday. The price has surged. (Dec. 11)

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• Tesla has been seen stocking up on the new Model 3 at its stores and delivery centers.
• Tesla has been plagued by production issues for the Model 3 recently and is working to overcome them.
• Watch Tesla's stock move in real time here.

Tesla is up 3.88% to $327.29 on Monday after reports that the company is starting to deliver its Model 3 to regular customers.

Electric car blog, Electrek, is reporting that Tesla is... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the explosion in a New York City subway passageway (all times local): 3 p.m. A White House spokeswoman says a pipe bomb explosion in New York City's subway system shows the need for "immigration reform." Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that Congress should work with the president, stressing the need to "protect our borders" and calling for a "merit-based" immigration system. Authorities say a man inspired by the Islamic State group set off a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a subway corridor near Times Square... Читать дальше...

Olivier Giroud's 88th-minute equalizer cancelled out Charlie Austin's opener to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Southampton. Olivier Giroud's 88th-minute equalizer canceled out Charlie Austin's opener to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at Southampton. After Arsenal's slow start against Southampton, Janusz Michallik re-opens the discussion regarding their poor concentration levels. Following Arsenal's 1-1 draw at Southampton, the ESPN FC guys question how much the squad trust in Arsene Wenger. Читать дальше...

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 11, 2017)–For the 44th consecutive year, Santa Anita Park and the California Thoroughbred Trainers (CTT) will host an annual Christmas Party for backstretch workers and their families on Tuesday in Santa Anita’s spacious Club House. With jockeys, trainers and executives joining in, hundreds of toys and holiday meals will be provided to […]