Новости за 21.12.2017

President Trump, in his victory celebration over the passage of the Republican tax bill today, said it was a big Christmas present to the American people. More properly, however, it is really a gigantic Christmas present to the Democratic Party, because it provides a ready-made single issue to construct their campaign platform around, for next year’s midterm elections. The bill is already wildly unpopular, so Democrats should spend much of the next year reinforcing this already-baked-in perception among the public. Читать дальше...

Power couple Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are house hunting in New York again. Last year, they paid $14.1 million for Rihanna’s former mansion in Beverly Hills, but they’re missing New York, friends say. The gorgeous duo recently toured their former building, at 374 Broome St. in Nolita, where they used to live in a...

Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook co-author/celeb chef Adeena Sussman is about to list her charming pad at 410 Central Park West. The ninth-floor unit is asking $800,000 and, as one might imagine, it comes with a smashing eat-in kitchen. Sussman has co-authored “Fried and True” and “America’s Best Breakfasts” with Lee Schrager, founder of the New York...

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A sex offender on lifetime supervision for a child-pornography conviction was identified Wednesday as the third victim killed when a speeding Amtrak train derailed in Washington state. Benjamin Gran, 40, of Auburn, Washington, died of multiple traumatic injuries from the massive wreck, the Pierce County coroner’s office told The Associated Press. Gran was busted in...

Clayton Phillips, the Penguins' 3rd round draft pick in last summer's NHL draft, has been called up from the USHL to the NCAA to play for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Gophers after a lot of preseason hype (partly due to recruiting Casey Mittlestadt, 8th overall pick for Buffalo) have been somewhat inconsistent and are slightly above .500 at 10-9-1 currently. A lot of people see the call up of Phillips as a potential boost to the power play and an attempt to improve the somewhat suspect blue line they currently have. Читать дальше...

A landowner south of Edmonton says a pipeline company is not respecting his property. He says he’s fine with the line but the company operating it has been a giant headache. Tom Vernon explains.

Howie Garst guarded Japanese prime minister Tojo at Tokyo's Sugamo Prison, by then "a tiny shriveled-up old man."

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. TRUMP CHEERS FIRST BIG LEGISLATIVE WIN The president and fellow Republicans celebrate approval of a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul that he calls an "incredible Christmas gift for hard-working Americans." 2. AFTER CLERIC'S DEATH, STAIN ON CHURCH REMAINS Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who died in Rome at 86, leaves a troubling legacy as a key figure in the clergy sex abuse scandal. Читать дальше...

A simple coin toss could decide whether Democrats end Republican control in the Virginia State Legislature after 17 years. A three-judge panel declared a tie Wednesday in the election for representatives from the state's 94th District  — 11,608 votes each for Democrat Shelly Simonds and Republican incumbent David Yancey. An earlier count gave Simonds the seat by one vote. Yancey challenged the result and said a disputed ballot should be credited to him, ending the election in a tie. Virginia... Читать дальше...

The GOP tax plan that passed Wednesday is a victory for Donald Trump and the wealthy Hollywood elite who will benefit from tax breaks. But working actors may find themselves struggling more than ever because of deductions they may not be able to take anymore under the new plan.

The net loss quadrupled and more store closings could be on the way

Real Madrid are willing to offer midfielder Mateo Kovacic in part exchange to sign Dele Alli from Tottenham, according to reports in Spain. Kovacic has been linked with Spurs for a while now, but reports earlier this week suggested Manchester United could swoop for the Croatian next summer. However, Spanish outlet Don Balon (via The Spurs Web) is now claiming Kovacic could be used as part of a swap deal to lure Dele Alli to the Bernabeu. Alli scored twice in Tottenham’s 3-1 win over Madrid at Wembley last month... Читать дальше...

A teen charged with attempted murder in the case of an Alberta youth home worker that was brutally assaulted took the stand on Wednesday. Quinn Ohler reports.

Grey Gardens, the famous East Hampton home where Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s society aunt, “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale and her daughter “Little Edie” Beale lived in eccentric squalor, has sold for $15.5 million, sources told The Post. The estate, on 1.7 acres, went on the market for $19.995 million in February. The new owners are a...

While southern Alberta is getting slammed with snow, some Edmontonians are wondering if we can expect a white Christmas in Alberta’s capital. Kendra Slugoski reports.

There may be no more unexpected (or damning) faint praise for David Ayer’s new movie “Bright” than this: It made me wish I was watching “Suicide Squad” instead. If this new Netflix production exemplifies Ayer’s creativity unfettered by major-studio interference, I’ll take a lousy DC movie over… whatever this is any day of the week. Astoundingly bad in virtually every way, “Bright” shares in common several of the shortcomings of Ayer’s previous film, including conspicuous evidence of desperate efforts... Читать дальше...

On Thursday, the City of Edmonton will open the Walterdale Bridge’s shared-use path to the public. Sarah Kraus reports.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Transportation has a new mobile app that shows current traffic speeds, travel advisories and winter weather road conditions. The app released this week also has a zoomable, scrollable map-based display; customizable alerts for road closures, construction/maintenance, and accidents; and traffic camera images from metro areas. INDOT says the app also makes it easy to report roadway hazards, repair needs, and other concerns. Customers can also opt-in to... Читать дальше...

A webcast of Global News Hour at 6 Edmonton with Gord Steinke and Carole Anne Devaney from Dec. 20, 2017.

"The expectations of Real Madrid are to have the best," they could easily be the words of world famous player or coach, but it is the club's English groundsman Paul Burgess who is reflecting on the demanding culture at the Spanish giants.

That old Hollywood standby, the venerable buddy cop movie, may have met its anguished demise this holiday season. Will Smith just killed it. Virtually every permutation of the genre has been done — we've seen black cops teamed up with white cops, black cops with black cops, white cops and other white cops, a white cop and a Latino cop, an Irish cop with a Yank cop, two women cops, and human cops with dog cops. Alas, the category will likely not survive the latest: a human cop teamed up with an Orc. Читать дальше...