Новости за 15.12.2017

Health Minister Randy Delorey maintains it was because of his schedule, but internal government emails show a different reason — the government didn't yet know when the helicopters would start serving patients.

Another three women have accused actor Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including a 16-year-old high school friend of his daughter more than three decades ago, Hollywood trade magazine Variety reported Thursday.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local): 12:20 a.m. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, sought to distance himself from the hard-line anti-migrant views of leaders in his native Poland, saying he would never speak about migrants the way they do. Tusk's comments late Thursday came after he set off a debate earlier in the week by saying the EU's quota system for resettling migrants has been ineffective and divisive. The comment angered Italy and Greece... Читать дальше...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local): 12:20 a.m. Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, sought to distance himself from the hard-line anti-migrant views of leaders in his native Poland, saying he would never speak about migrants the way they do. Tusk's comments late Thursday came after he set off a debate earlier in the week by saying the EU's quota system for resettling migrants has been ineffective and divisive. The comment angered Italy and Greece... Читать дальше...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke revealed today he has fired four senior managers at the Interior Department for inappropriate conduct, including sexual harassment. "I've already removed four senior leaders that were guilty of inappropriate behavior and I will remove four hundred more if necessary. Intimidation, harassment and discrimination is a cancer to any organization. However deep it goes, we will remove it from Interior," Zinke said in a video posted on the agency's website today. Interior... Читать дальше...

A new planet-hunting technique helped discover an eighth planet orbiting a distant star, NASA announced in a press release.

When rookie linebacker Nicholas Morrow first joined the Raiders this spring, one established teammate on the defense quickly caught his eye. “The first time I watched OTAs, I watched film on practice and I saw Bruce (Irvin), I was like, ‘Wow, Bruce is the game-changer on defense,’” Morrow said. “He can cover, he can blitz the quarterback and he has good run defense, so he’s definitely the game changer.” After a quiet first half this season, Irvin has been making his impact felt more the past three weeks. Читать дальше...

Senator John McCain’s health appears to be taking a turn for the worst, say sources close to the Arizona lawmaker. In July, McCain was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. “The American Cancer Society puts the five-year survival rate for patients over 55 at about 4 percent,” reports Tucson.com. CNN reports: Sources in the […]

10 non-closers have signed multi-year deals as free agents so far this winter.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal grand jury in Oklahoma has indicted a 63-year-old man accused of kidnapping his stepdaughter and holding her captive for 19 years in Mexico and elsewhere while fathering her nine children. Henri Michelle Piette is accused of kidnapping Rosalynn Michelle McGinnis in 1995 or 1996 and traveling with the intent to have sex with her, according to an indictment a grand jury in Muskogee, Oklahoma, handed up Wednesday. The Associated Press generally doesn’t identify people who […]

Knicks swingman Tim Hardaway Jr., in his first remarks since going down with a stress injury in his lower left leg, called it a “serious” injury, said he’s not going to “force the issue’’ and declined to give himself “a deadline” to return despite feeling progress. Hardaway has been out for 12 days and will...

By David Owen

December 15 – The Chinese-owned Infront sports marketing company is splitting its summer sports and football businesses.

Sports rights specialist Julien Ternisien is to join as director of the summer sports unit. He is expected to take up the new role by next May. Stephan Herth will in future focus entirely on football.

Ternisien joins from the European Broadcasting Union, where he was head of sports rights for the summer sports portfolio.

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They don’t call them the Roaring Forties for nothing and right now those Forties are starting to roar while the seven teams competing in the Volvo Ocean Race are suiting up for the challenge. Since leaving Cape Town the sailors have been keeping an eye on an intense low pressure system rolling in from the west. On a weather map it looks... Читать дальше...

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A 27-year-old Long Island woman is facing federal charges of laundering bitcoin and other crypto currencies and wiring the money overseas to help Islamic State terrorists. Prosecutors say Zoobia Shahnaz, of Brentwood, was charged with bank fraud and money laundering in an indictment unsealed in Central Islip on Thursday. Prosecutors say the former lab technician fraudulently obtained over $85,000 through a bank loan and credit cards to buy bitcoin and other crypto currencies online. Читать дальше...

Musician Harry Rodrigues, who produces and DJs under the name Baauer, is not okay with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai using his song, “Harlem Shake,” in an anti-net neutrality video produced by The Daily Caller.

Russia's Concern Kalashnikov has finished testing its advanced AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles for the needs of the next-generation of Ratnik infantry gear.

A firefighter from San Diego died Thursday while fighting the Thomas Fire in Southern California, the state's fourth-largest fire in modern history.

Oregon senior running back Royce Freeman won't play in the Las Vegas Bowl against Boise State

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The Ohio man accused of driving a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally this summer in Charlottesville had his most serious charge upgraded to first-degree murder Thursday. James Alex Fields appeared in court for a preliminary hearing, where prosecutors said they had filed a motion earlier in the day seeking to amend the second-degree murder charge he had previously faced. Charlottesville General District Judge Robert Downer Jr. certified the... Читать дальше...

Will there be goals galore again at the Etihad, could West Ham finish off Hughes and is Jack Wilshere the man to bring some beauty back into Arsenal’s play?Since 2010-11, when the two games between these sides featured one goal between them, this has not been a fixture for goalkeepers. In 12 meetings there have been precisely 50 goals, scored at the rate of 4.2 per match. There is a recent history of mayhem, which coupled with the recent improvement in Tottenham’s form makes this probably the most... Читать дальше...