Новости за 21.12.2017

Minds were blown when Paris Saint-Germain paid £198m for Neymar in the summer. Brazil’s superstar left Barcelona in search of a bigger and better wage slip challenge and the way football is operating at the moment, it shouldn’t be a surprise if a player is sold for even more in the not too distant future. So who might it be? Here, talkSPORT.com looks at six of the best candidates. Or could it be Neymar who breaks his own record when he decides he’s had enough of life... Читать дальше...

After two balmy Olympics, athletes and visitors will experience a chill in their bones

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will try to push his hometown Cleveland Browns closer to a winless finish and maybe get even against the team that didn't take him with the No. 1 pick in this year's draft

Toronto police and paramedics were called to Passmore Avenue east of Maybrook Drive, near Middlefield Road and Steeles Avenue East, at around 6:45 p.m. with reports of a collision.

NEW YORK (AP) — A cosmetic-surgery firm that denied breast reduction surgery to three men with HIV violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to consider the medical facts regarding each patient before deciding whether surgery could be safely performed, a judge said Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres issued the written opinion against Advanced Cosmetic Surgery of New York, which has offices in Manhattan and Long Island. Lawyers for the company did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Читать дальше...

DJ Khaled‘s friends came to his rescue after he got into a jet ski accident on Wednesday.

“They were cuddled up the entire time they were inside the restaurant, even kissing while waiting to be seated," a spy told us.

Nigerians shopped less online compared to South Africa on black Friday, an American Thanksgiving inspired discount shopping spree  according to a recent survey carried out by Picodi.com an online retail tracker. The survey which covers consumer activity across 27 countries in the world including Nigeria and South Africa, said though the black Friday helped increase […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A city council in Tennessee has voted to sell two city parks where two Confederate statues are located and crews have begun work to remove one of them. The Commercial Appeal reports Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said in a tweet Wednesday that the parks were sold and that work underway there complies with state law. The city council unanimously approved the sale Wednesday to a private entity. A statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is located in Health Sciences Park... Читать дальше...

A group of Republicans House members are reportedly working behind closed doors to expose “corruption and conspiracy” and at the highest levels of the nation’s law enforcement agencies. The group of GOP members from the House Intelligence Committee are attempting to discredit a possible finding by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into whether the Trump campaign...

Pangolins in Indonesia are at risk of extinction because of an illicit trade that sees thousands of the critically endangered animals trafficked each year, a study showed Thursday.

A Raja took over as Telecom Minister in May, 2007. At the time, I was assigned the telecom beat, in addition to several other ministry beats. Inadvertently, through the coverage of routine telecom events, the modus operandi of a scandal so massive, it would go on to rock the nation and de-stabilise the political fortunes of the ruling UPA government, began to unfold.

On the day when Davis Webb was finally given his first first-team practice reps, Landon Collins offered his advice for the next Giants general manager, on the day favorite Dave Gettleman interviewed for the job. Informed the next Giants GM currently has the second pick in the 2018 NFL Draft with a chance to draft...

From how 'Cups' came to be to the eye-opening wrap gifts that Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and the rest of the cast gave each other.

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German carrier Lufthansa hopes to win EU approval Thursday to snap up a slice of bankrupt Air Berlin's operations, after competition concerns forced it to scale back its bid for the homegrown rival.

Money can buy you lots of things, but it doesn't buy taste.

As again evidenced in an unashamedly garish shirt range released by Wyatt Koch — the son of billionaire Bill Koch, of the oil-rich Koch brothers. 

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The label is called Wyatt Ingraham, and you're constantly reminded of the company's tagline "Be Bold™" in an advertisement for the menswear range. 

Bold is perhaps an understatement. Читать дальше...

Janine Jackson interviewed Jeff Cohen about the documentary All Governments Lie  for the December 15, 2017, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Play Stop pop out X MP3jPLAYLISTS.MI_0 = [ { name: “1. CounterSpin Jeff Cohen Interview “, formats: [“mp3”], mp3: “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWlyLm9yZy9hdWRpby9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9Db3VudGVyU3BpbjE3MTIxNUNvaGVuLm1wMw==”, counterpart:””, artist: “”, image: “true”, imgurl: “” } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[0] […]

Every year, following the holidays Dellin Betances trades the harsh New York winters for the Dominican Republic’s warmth. There, the four-time All Star reliever punishes his 6-foot-8, 265-pound frame with conditioning drills and participates in a throwing program as spring training approaches. But next month’s program will be more specific for the 30-year-old right-hander who...

The Bears were shut out of the Pro Bowl voting for the third consecutive season, but had four players chosen as alternates.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Blood Institute’s 10th annual Holiday Blood Drive is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and this year, all donors will be entered for a chance to win free Thunder tickets. New Thunder jersey pic.twitter.com/nYRHvW8lBY — Colby Daniels (@Colby_Daniels) December 19, 2017 Rumble the Bison and the Thunder Girls will visit during the day to pump up Thunder spirit by cheering on the donors. Entertainment will include a D.J., trivia, a kids’ play area and more. […]

The main event Sunday at Levi’s Stadium: The Savior vs. Sacksonville. Yes, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who has rescued a recently-laughingstock team, will now face a defense so dominant it has its own nickname. The Jaguars may not have recreated The Steel Curtain or The Purple People Eaters, but they have something special: Jacksonville will enter Levi’s sporting a 10-4 record led by the NFL’s top-ranked defense, which had four members voted to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday. Читать дальше...