Новости за 21.12.2017

Liverpool are interested in signing Club Brugge’s Marvelous Nakamba after a series of superb performances, as per reports. A report on African Football suggests that the Reds are monitoring the Zimbabwe powerhouse to replace Emre Can, who could leave Liverpool on a Bosman transfer. Can, who earns £55,000-a-week, has rejected Liverpool’s proposal of a contract extension as his […] The post Liverpool Line Up Zimbabwean Powerhouse As Surprise Replacement For £55,000-a-week Contract... Читать дальше...

London (dpa) - A senior British cabinet minister and ally of Prime Minister Theresa May has been forced to resign after an investigation concluded that he breached the ministerial code.First Secretary of State Damian Green admitted he made "misleading" statements about allegations that pornography was found on his parliamentary computer in 2008."From the outset I have been clear that I did not download or view pornography on my parliamentary computers," he said in a letter to May.Asking him to resign... Читать дальше...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The sweeping federal tax rewrite approved Wednesday outraged officials in Puerto Rico, who said it threatens to crush the backbone of the island's economy at a time when they need substantial help recovering from Hurricane Maria. The bill approved by the Republican-controlled House and Senate contains a 12.5 percent tax on intangible assets that could affect dozens of U.S. manufacturing companies operating in the U.S. territory. Puerto Rican officials accused some federal... Читать дальше...

Thank the heavens Nick Jonas and Jack Black struck up a bromantic friendship on the set of “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” — otherwise, would we have gotten the brilliant “Jumanji, Jumanji” song and the accompanying music video that has since gone viral? In an interview with TheWrap, Jonas said it was awesome working with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Black on the film that opened in theaters Wednesday. But Jonas struck up a “bromance” with one actor in particular, he said. Читать дальше...

Bucarest, 20 dic (dpa) - El Senado de Rumania aprobó hoy otras dos leyes que limitan la libertad de la Justicia a pesar de masivas protestas y advertencias de la Unión Europea (UE).El paquete de leyes fue presentado para su firma al presidente Klaus Iohannis junto a una nueva regulación decidida el día anterior.Previamente, Iohannis había criticado duramente este paquete iniciado por los partidos gobernantes PSD (socialdemócratas) y ALDE (liberales). "Hay un claro riesgo de que se active el artículo... Читать дальше...

President Trump’s nominee for Singapore ambassador will likely not be confirmed this year, CNN reported Wednesday, after revelations born out by the Special Counsel’s Russia probe raised questions about her testimony to Congress, among other concerns lawmakers had raised about her nomination.

The winter solstice is upon us: Thursday, December 21, will be the shortest day of 2017 for anyone living north of the equator. If pagan rituals are your thing, this is probably a big moment for you. If not, the official first day of winter is neat for other reasons too.

RIYADH —  US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital will stoke violence in the region, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al Faisal said, dismissing reports of prior consultations made with Riyadh over the move. 

Bachelor Nation is anxiously awaiting Arie Luyendyk Jr.‘s season premiere — but one fan of the franchise won’t be tuning in.

The Tigers are loading up in a big way.

Clemson’s 2017 recruiting class was, on the surface, kinda disappointing. The Tigers finished No. 16 in the recruiting rankings after winning the national championship. But there was more to that class than met the eye.

For starters, the relatively low ranking came because it takes a little while for a championship to really take hold.

The Tigers did just win a national title. It’s generally believed, however, that teams get more of... Читать дальше...

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For the past couple of weeks, Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins of the New York Giants has struggled preparing for games

White House staff members met with a group of senators Tuesday to talk about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has benefited hundreds of thousands of undocumented youths. The result of the private meeting, first reported by Politico, was a pledge by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to present a list of border security and immigration policy changes to be included in any legislative fix to help DACA recipients. Sources told Politico that Kelly could... Читать дальше...

Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook's app. 

Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. 

Germany's competition regulator declared on Monday that Facebook is using its dominance in the personal data market to squelch competition and took issue with Facebook's tracking of users outside of its social network.

On Tuesday, France's privacy regulator took issue with an entirely different part of Facebook — messaging... Читать дальше...

Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou go face-to-face on the official poster for UFC 220 ahead of their championship clash on Jan. 20 at the TD Garden arena in Boston, Mass.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A woman has been arrested for attempting to steal more than $1,000 in goods from a Target store during a "Shop with a Cop" holiday event. The Boston Globe reports 32-year-old Melissa Allen was stopped as she tried to leave the store with the unpaid merchandise Tuesday. There were more than 50 Framingham police officers in the store as part of a charity event for children sponsored by the department. Police said Allen had a bin filled with items she tried to steal, including clothing, accessories, and home goods. Читать дальше...

Heather North, the voice actor who played Daphne Blake on the cartoon “Scooby-Doo,” has died at 71. A family friend, Jodie Mann, told The Hollywood Reporterthat North died after a long illness at her home in Studio City on Nov. 30. North voice-acted as Daphne for more than three decades, starting with the original cartoon series “Scooby Doo, Where Are You!” in 1970 to the 2003 movie “Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico.” She was also known for her roles in […]

With politically-expeditious timing, Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert has pinned the Wannacry attacks on North Korea. The delivery method for the news was odd as well: a "commentary" piece in the Wall Street Journal's op-ed pages.

The AVCA held a round-table discussion last Thursday in Kansas City where participants discussed the possibility of converting college beach volleyball from a team sport to an individual sport with the goal of increasing participation. Kyle Waterstone, USC’s director of athletic compliance, believes that it makes sense for the sport. “Beach volleyball started out of […]

"What people think is, ‘My phone is slow, I need to replace it.’ And that causes a lot of perfectly good phones to get replaced."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Insufficient warning by Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials contributed to dramatically less time to evacuate people during a Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people in November 2016, according to a report released this week. The outside review ordered by the city of Gatlinburg and Sevier County says reliance on limited information from the National Weather Service and park officials meant that the predicted speed and severity of the impending firestorm was inaccurate. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Jordan will take part in the Astana talks over the Syrian crisis as an observer, it was announced. 

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond initially rose more than 5% late Wednesday after the retailer reported third-quarter per-share earnings above Wall Street expectations and comparable-store sales that declined less than forecasts. Shares later turned lower. Bed Bath & Beyond said it earned $61.3 million, or 44 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $126 million, or 85 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Net sales fell slightly to $2.954 billion, from $2.955 billion a year ago. Analysts... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump might wait until next year to sign the tax bill into law, delaying $120 billion in automatic cuts to popular programs such as Medicare and sparing Republicans from having to explain them in an election year. Here's why: If Trump signs the tax bill this month, it could trigger steep automatic spending cuts early next year to a raft of programs. But if Trump waits until January to sign the bill, the spending cuts would be delayed until 2019, giving lawmakers a full year to prevent them. Читать дальше...