Новости за 21.12.2017

PONCA CITY, Okla. – Three teens were arrested after police say “terroristic threats” were made toward an Oklahoma high school. According to police, a female student voiced her frustrations on social media about how the district handled a situation, and another 17-year-old student allegedly responded with a picture of himself holding a BB gun with the caption, “There is an easy way to fix that.” Two 15-year-old students were also arrested after another picture was allegedly posted online, also depicting... Читать дальше...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speak to reporters on December 13, 2017.

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After a grueling year in the political wilderness, Democrats see a ray of hope as they close out 2017, celebrating electoral wins in Virginia and Alabama, and honing their midterm attacks on the GOP’s wildly unpopular tax bill.

But lest Democrats wake up to a giant hangover next year... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE — From kitschy ornaments to model train extravaganzas and a holiday song dedicated to bottom-feeding crustaceans, Baltimore’s unique brand of quirky creativity really shines at Christmas. For moviemaker John Waters, the city’s favorite offbeat son, the Yuletide season offers up a parade of unconventional delights. The pop-culture icon dubbed the “Pope of Trash” tours the country with a one-man show devoted to Christmas themes and decorates the front door of his Baltimore... Читать дальше...

img style=float: left; margin-right: 10px; src=http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i/?img=/photo/2014/1111/fc_messironaldo_rh_1296x864.jpgamp;w=100amp;h=80amp;scale=cropamp;site=espnfc /The Exploding Heads recap the excitement that ensues when they simulate El Clasico in FIFA 18. Ale Moreno unveils his projected lineups for Real Madrid and Barcelona, and key difference makers for both teams ahead of El Clasico. From Messi or Ronaldo to Ramos or Pique, Ale Moreno and Ross Dyer build their... Читать дальше...

'Tis the season for mass consumption — and it might not always be so jolly.

From Roy Moore, to Donald Trump's White House; Doug Jones to the tax bill; Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, North Korea targeting missiles at the West Coast, recognizing Jerusalem, Michael Flynn's plea deal, and the sexual harassment or sexual assault zeitgeist changing the shape of America's icons, it's been a long, long year. Naughty or nice or just nasty, it doesn't matter, it's exhausting. Thankfully, America's editorially cartoonists are up to the task of bringing it all home in one cartoon frame. Читать дальше...

From Roy Moore, to Donald Trump's White House; Doug Jones to the tax bill; Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, North Korea targeting missiles at the West Coast, recognizing Jerusalem, Michael Flynn's plea deal, and the sexual harassment or sexual assault zeitgeist changing the shape of America's icons, it's been a long, long year. Naughty or nice or just nasty, it doesn't matter, it's exhausting. Thankfully, America's editorially cartoonists are up to the task of bringing it all home in one cartoon frame. Читать дальше...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are feeling the love!

On the heels of the release of their two official engagement photos on Thursday, the couple released a surprise candid third photo to thank well-wishers who have supported them on their road to the royal alter.

“The couple are so grateful for the warm and generous messages they have received during such a happy time in their lives,” Kensington Palace said in a statement.

“As a way to say thank you, they have decided to share... Читать дальше...

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• Elon Musk went on a Twitter rant on Thursday.
• His comments were directed toward those who took issue with his recent criticisms of public transportation.
• Musk explained that he likes many forms of public transit, but thinks big cities need to come up with new forms of transportation.

Elon Musk took aim at his critics on Thursday, going on a Twitter rant directed toward those who took issue with his recent comments about public transportation. Читать дальше...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A long-serving Davenport charity that provides after-school programs and other services to the eastern Iowa community is shutting down amid questions over its spending, lawsuits and a loss of donors. United Neighbors, Inc. on Wednesday informed staff and the children and parents it serves that it is closing, the Quad-City Times reported . The board of directors voted in favor of closing on Tuesday. "They were crying and it was so bad," Executive Director Evelyn Nelson said of the children. Читать дальше...

Former two-weight world ruler Carl Frampton will return to action in Belfast on April 7, his new promoter Frank Warren has confirmed (Warren replacing Barry McGuigan and Cyclone Promotions). Frampton, last seen having a way tougher time than expected with tough-nut Mexican Horacio Garcia, winning a hard-fought ten round decision, will fight at the SSE Arena and it has been officially confirmed how his opponent will indeed be former world ruler and pound-for-pound entrant Nonito … Read Article

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• Apple admitted Wednesday that it had been throttling the performance of older iPhone models.
• The company says the action is meant to keep older devices functional and prevent an issue with older batteries.
• Opinions on the matter have been polarizing, but Apple has said it will continue the practice.

Social media has been abuzz amid news that Apple has been intentionally limiting the performance of older iPhone models. Читать дальше...

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• Apple admitted Wednesday that it has been throttling the battery power of older iPhone models.
• The smartphone company claims the action is a measure to keep older devices functional.
• Opinions on the matter have been polarizing, but Apple has also stated the practice will continue.

Social media has been abuzz for the last day amid news that Apple has been intentionally limiting the power capacity of its older iPhone models. Читать дальше...

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
The battle over anwr (pronounced “an-war”) has been raging pretty much ever since that day. Congress designated most of the 19.6-million-acre refuge as wilderness, with almost no development allowed. But 1.5 million acres along the Arctic Ocean, east of Prudhoe Bay, known as the 10-02 area, were left in bureaucratic limbo, neither open to drilling nor off-limits to it. The 10-02 may or may not contain a lot of oil—estimates range widely—but it is clearly the ecological heart of the refuge... Читать дальше...

David Harsanyi, Federalist
The 2018 Democrats, top political analysts inform us, will use the soon-to-be passed tax reform as a way to argue that the GOP is the party of the plutocracy. Which is just another way of saying that Democrats are going to use the same argument they’ve been using for the past three decades with varying degrees of success. I’m not sure this development should rattle any supporter of rate reductions. Especially if they consider most Americans don’t even know they’re getting a cut.

To Carmelo Anthony, he was the Zzzzzen Master. During last season, the final, miserable one of the Anthony and Phil Jackson eras in New York, Anthony would either fall asleep or pantomime sleeping during mediation sessions that Jackson presided over, according to an ESPN exploration of the drama of the 31-51 disaster, after which Jackson was...

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Every day an army of Wall Street stock analysts issue target prices, stock predictions, and forecasts for many of the thousands of publicly traded companies.

We scoured our contacts for the best and brightest of these analysts, receiving recommendations from bosses, colleagues, investors, and recruiters. The editors made final decisions.

We came across many talented people. We've included people with varying levels of experience at Wall Street research firms, including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. Читать дальше...

In a statement by the deputy minority leader of the House, Chukwuka Onyema, the caucus condemned the group and called it a mere band of ill-disguised impostors.

Ilana Weinstein.

• Ilana Weinstein is the founder of The IDW Group, which focuses on recruiting investment talent for all kinds of investment strategies.
• We asked Weinstein about the biggest trends in the hedge-fund business and how to get a senior-level job today.
• "As the industry has become more crowded and efficient, I would argue the definition of talent has gone up," she said.

Ilana Weinstein is a force within the hedge-fund industry, recruiting... Читать дальше...

That’s the matchup people are talking about most, according to data from Twitter and Google.

Here's a laughably true fact about cryptocurrencies to stump your friends with at parties.

The United States has approved the sale by U.S. manufacturers of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert confirmed this week that Congress was notified of the matter on December 13. The legal framework for U.S. manufacturers to sell arms to Ukraine has existed since the Obama administration, Nauert said.  Nauert noted in remarks to reporters Wednesday that the government itself was not supplying weapons to Ukraine, but only allowing U.S. weapons manufacturers to do so. Читать дальше...