Новости за 18.12.2017

The top securities regulator in Massachusetts on Monday said he has opened an investigation of MetLife Inc after the insurer revealed last week it had failed to pay pensions to potentially thousands of people. "Retirees cannot afford to have glitches with their pension checks," Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin said in a statement. "I want to uncover why this occurred and how MetLife is going to rectify the problem for the retirees." MetLife, which pledged to fully cooperate with regulators... Читать дальше...

Global medical expert Dr. Mitch Shulman joins Global's Laura Casella to discuss when and how often you should make an appointment with your family physician.

According to the Independent, via Sports Mole, Liverpool will not overpay for Virgil van Dijk and will not meet the Saints’ £70m asking price. The Reds have been linked with the defender for some time and we all know what happened in the summer with the potential signing of him. He remained at the club, though, but was left out of the side against Chelsea this weekend just gone and that has fuelled fresh rumours about his future. Could Liverpool go for him in the next window, then? Well... Читать дальше...

SportsPulse: NFL: Jerry Richardson plans to sell Panthers. JB discusses the latest turmoil in Charlotte.

The EU is demanding further concessions in order to approve the proposed buyout of US agri-giant Monsanto by German chemical firm Bayer, a source close to the matter said on Monday.

Two months after the Scot replaced Slaven Bilić as the Hammers' manager, they're finally out of the relegation zone.

US lawmakers will vote Tuesday on the nation's largest tax overhaul in decades, House Speaker Paul Ryan said, keeping Congress on track to get the contentious bill to President Trump's desk by Christmas.

CNN

• Former Fox News personalities have spoken out against chairman Rupert Murdoch's comments about harassment at the network.
• Fox argues that it has taken a number of steps to curb harassment in recent months.

Backlash continued to Fox News chairman Rupert Murdoch's dismissal of sexual harassment cases at Fox News over the years as "largely political."

Last week, Murdoch said in an interview that it was "nonsense" that the network was harmed by harassment allegations... Читать дальше...

Finalists for the first three major public art projects to be installed as part of the redevelopment of San Francisco’s Treasure Island are expected to be approved by a city panel Wednesday. Each of the three works is budgeted at $1 million to $2 million. Seven artists and one alternate will be named to compete. All the artists have earned international attention. They include Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist whose multiroom installation on Alcatraz was a Bay Area sensation... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a power outage at the Atlanta airport (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Georgia Power's top executive apologized for the power outage that crippled Atlanta's airport, saying he realized that it inconvenienced thousands of people. CEO Paul Bowers said in a phone interview Monday that a switch gear failed, causing a fire that then spread to cables coming in from two substations. But he said it wasn't clear what caused the switch gear to fail. Bowers said failures are very rare... Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on a power outage at the Atlanta airport (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Georgia Power's top executive apologized for the power outage that crippled Atlanta's airport, saying he realized that it inconvenienced thousands of people. CEO Paul Bowers said in a phone interview Monday that a switch gear failed, causing a fire that then spread to cables coming in from two substations. But he said it wasn't clear what caused the switch gear to fail. Bowers said failures are very rare... Читать дальше...

Rome (AFP) – Juventus president Andrea Agnelli saw his one-year ban over a ticket sales scandal ended after less than three months on Monday, following an appeal to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). However, his 20,000 euro ($23,600) fine for his role in the bulk sale of tickets to ‘ultras’ fans with links to organised crime, was increased to 100,000 euros. Juventus also saw their fine doubled from 300,000 euros to 600,000 euros while the club’s first match of 2018 will be played without... Читать дальше...

Paris (dpa) - Französische Datenschützer haben den elektronischen Kurznachrichtendienst WhatsApp aufgefordert, beim Weitergeben von Nutzerdaten an das Mutterunternehmen Facebook gesetzliche Regelungen einzuhalten. Dafür gebe es nun eine Frist von einem Monat, teilte die Pariser Datenschutzaufsicht CNIL am Montag mit. Facebook hatte WhatsApp im Jahr 2014 für rund 22 Milliarden Dollar übernommen. Die Datenschützer bemängelten, Nutzer könnten sich gegen das Weiterleiten von Telefonnummern und anderer... Читать дальше...

The anonymous Bitcoin philanthropist behind the Pineapple Fund donated nearly 60 Bitcoins, approximately $1 million, to the psychedelics research and advocacy group Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).

"The Pineapple Fund's outstanding generosity exemplifies how the growth of cryptocurrency can be leveraged for profound social change," says MAPS Founder and Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D. "The blockchain community is helping to lead the way, not only in decentralized technologies and currencies... Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Folgende Investmentfonds (Teil 4 von 4) wiesen am 18.12.2017 um 19:00 Uhr folgende Kurse auf.361) --,--/ --,-- 362) --,--/ --,-- 363) 76,99/ 73,32 364) 47,52/ 45,86 365) --,--/ --,-- 366) --,--/ --,-- 367) 77,89/ 74, 368) --,--/ --,-- 369) 74,23/ 71,72* 18* 370) 133,75/ 129, 371) --,--/ --,-- 372) 98,63/ 93,93* 23* 373) ... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — UConn remains the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press women's basketball poll. There wasn't much movement in the Top 25 this week with most schools in exam break. The Huskies (8-0), who received all 32 votes from the national media panel on Monday, had the week off and will play on Tuesday against Oklahoma as coach Geno Auriemma goes for his 1,000th career victory. The top five teams stayed the same with Notre Dame, Louisville, South Carolina and Mississippi State following UConn. Читать дальше...

Retiring Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) announces his intention to vote for the Trump Tax legislation after the inclusion of new provisions that personally benefit him, setting the hashtag #CorkerKickBack trending and offering a stark behind the scenes look into how things are done in Congress.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Police arrested the oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on charges related to domestic violence for the second time in as many years. Track Palin was arraigned Sunday on three counts of felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless assault and misdemeanor criminal mischief. Each of the charges was related to domestic violence, according to court documents. No attorney was listed for Track Palin, who was being held at a pretrial facility in Palmer, Alaska. In 2016, Palin was suspected of punching his girlfriend... Читать дальше...

We have spent c.£20m this calendar year and find ourselves due to finish it rock bottom of the division.

It's no exaggeration to say we average a goal once a month and we're lucky if we have one shot on target per game. We also have taken 2 points away from home all season.

Yet, in our recent history we have had much less resource, better performances and better results. Of course one manager in our recent history performed exceptionally well with minor resources but this thread is about Lee Clark. Читать дальше...

Johannesburg - Reaction was mixed on Monday following the election of the ANC's new top six at the party's 54th National Elective Conference.

Ramaphosa won following a heavily contested race with Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

Todd Gurley and Jared Goff have been the main attraction in Los Angeles, but a balanced effort is what makes the Rams so dangerous.

See if you can use the Fake Bowl Name Generator to top the “Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.”

Burnley defender James Tarkowski has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association (FA) following an off-the-ball incident in Saturday's 0-0 Premier League draw at Brighton and Hove Albion. Tarkowski appeared to aim an elbow into the ribs of Brighton's Glenn Murray in the 35th minute. The incident occurred moments after Murray missed a penalty that was awarded when Tarkowski was adjudged by referee Chris Kavanagh to have fouled the striker. The 25-year-old defender has until 18:00... Читать дальше...

Hoffenheim have set a price tag of €25m (£22m) for attacking midfielder Nadiem Amiri, according to Calciomercato.com. The Sun reported last week that Arsenal and Tottenham were interested in signing the German Under 21 international, and it seems like the player’s club are willing to negotiate the player’s sale. Amiri generally plays in the centre of the pitch, behind the striker, but has been employed on occasion on the left and right hand side of midfield. He has had a decent... Читать дальше...