Новости за 21.12.2017

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Berlin (dpa) - A man suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group has been arrested in Germany for allegedly planning an attack in the city of Karlsruhe.The 29-year-old German citizen, identified only as Dasbar W, was wanted in connection with a planned criminal act that posed a grave threat to the state, the Federal Prosecutor General said on Wednesday.He was arrested on Wednesday in Karlsruhe in the country‘s south-west.Investigators said he planned to ram a vehicle into the stands surrounding... Читать дальше...

A British family slammed prosecutors who charged a grandfather with the murder of his wife despite the couple’s “suicide pact” — and the coroner’s ruling that she killed herself. Brendon Constant, 87, was arrested after emergency services found him “close to cardiac arrest” after his wife Jean Constant, 86, suffocated. The retired chemist was charged with...

London (dpa) - Der 61-jährige konservative Politiker Damian Green galt als engster Verbündeter Theresa Mays im britischen Kabinett. Die beiden blicken auf eine jahrzehntelange Freundschaft zurück. Sie lernten sich dem «Telegraph» zufolge bereits in den 70er Jahren an der Universität Oxford kennen, wo May zusammen mit Greens späterer Ehefrau Alicia Collinson Geografie studierte. Greens politische Karriere begann Anfang der 90er Jahre unter dem ehemaligen Premierminister John Major. Seit 1997 sitzt... Читать дальше...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Eleanna Christinaki scored a career-high 32 points in her debut for No. 15 Maryland, Blair Watson added 23 and the pair combined to make 13 3-pointers in a 113-49 win over Coppin State on Wednesday. Christinaki, a junior guard, sat out a year due to NCAA transfer rules after playing her first 40 career games at Florida, where she earned All-SEC freshman team honors in 2016. Through nine games during her sophomore season, she averaged 17.6 points and 4.7 boards per game. Christinaki... Читать дальше...

Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. EST  |  Arena: Nationwide Arena |  TV: SN Ontario |  Radio: TSN 1050 Game Day Quotes Mike Babcock on Mitch Marner’s breakout offensively vs. Carolina: The number one thing that happened to Mitch yesterday is that he was ready to go. He made a real good play on the power play and he scored. And then the weight […]

He won't say how many coins he had, but all of Litecoin founder Charlie Lee's share in the cryptocurrency has been sold or donated.

Henry is a nightmare on quarterbacks.

Five-star class of 2018 defensive end KJ Henry will play his college football at Clemson, he announced on Wednesday.

Henry is the sort of defensive end prospect who could find a home in any program in the country, which is why it’s not surprising that so many of the best have offered him scholarships. The nation’s No. 3 weak-side end according to the 247Sports Composite, Henry’s got size, room to fill out, plenty of speed, and lots of skill.... Читать дальше...

LAKE MEAD — Live shad continue to catch striped bass and even a few largemouth bass. The bait fish are plentiful and can be found in the Vegas Wash and near vegetation along the shoreline in the Boulder Basin. Stripers won’t be far away. Look for the line sides near the openings of coves and off points. Some anglers have also found good action off of Special Events Beach. Smaller stripers have been caught on anchovies and jigging spoons in about 80 feet of water. Chartreuse-colored swimbaits have been bringing in bigger fish. Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Four UN agencies are joining hands along with relevant ministries in Jordan to find a sustainable solution that leads to the elimination of child labour in the Kingdom.

A panel of judges reverted a Democratic lead in a key House of Delegates race to a tie.

AMMAN — Women can be an invaluable source of community information, and play a role in countering violent extremism in society, a recent study by the WANA Institute showed.

For those anxiously awaiting word of something, anything to indicate Davis Webb is getting closer to actually seeing the field, there was a glimmer of hope emanating from practice Wednesday. There was an eight-play sequence where the Giants’ starting offense went against the starting defense. As always, Eli Manning took those eight reps. That normalcy...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Despite its denials, one of the world’s biggest paper producers has extensive behind-the-scenes ties and significant influence over wood suppliers linked to fires and deforestation that have degraded Indonesia’s stunning natural environment, The Associated Press has found. Indonesia’s Sinarmas — better known by its international trade name, Asia Pulp & Paper — has insisted in company publications, public events and to the media that most of the companies... Читать дальше...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Scientists in Wisconsin have tracked the state's smallest bat by using an ultralight transmitter that beamed its movement after emerging from hibernation. Biologists and volunteers followed a female eastern pipistrelle from a Pierce County cave in May to a roosting spot along the Mississippi River, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported . The small bat weighs less than a nickel. Scientists initially placed the tracking devices on two bats on May 5. But scientists quickly lost track of one of the animals. Читать дальше...

Mexico City - The bodies of six men were found hanging from three different bridges near the Mexican tourist resort of Los Cabos on the Baja California peninsula on Wednesday, local authorities said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: FedEx Corp., up $8.53 to $251.07 The shipping company raised its profit forecast after a strong start to the holiday season. Micron Technology Inc., up $1.77 to $45.75 The chipmaker's profit and revenue were better than analysts had expected. Union Pacific Corp., up $1.44 to $134.68 Industrial companies did better than the rest of the market on Wednesday. Philip Morris International Inc., down $2.68 to $104.37 Reuters reported... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Guests who visit Science Museum Oklahoma will get to experience technology they may have not seen before! Through January 14, guests with a smartphone or tablet will be able to see a giraffe walk down a hallway, take a look around Vincent Van Gogh’s famous “Bedroom in Arles,” see a space shuttle launch and much more thanks to augmented reality. The experience is the work of ReLiveIt, an Oklahoma City-based startup that “has developed an app designed […]

Dr. Bryan Huber of Mansfield Orthopaedics in Morrisville uses advanced imaging technology to create a 3D "map" for knee replacement.

U.S. stocks bounced around Wednesday and finished little changed after Congress passed the Republican-sponsored tax bill. Smaller companies fared the best. On Wednesday: The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 2.22 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,679.25. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 28.10 points, or 0.1 percent, to 24,726.65. The Nasdaq composite declined 2.89 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 6,960.96. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks added 3.33 points, or 0.2 percent... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — Air strikes killed 19 people in a village in Syria’s rebel stronghold of Idlib overnight, a rescue service there and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

(CNN) — Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles that USA Gymnastics paid her to be quiet about abuse by the team’s longtime doctor who has admitted to sexually abusing underage girls. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, also names Michigan State University, the US Olympic Committee and former team doctor Larry Nassar as defendants. USA Gymnastics said it needed to read the lawsuit first before commenting. CNN has... Читать дальше...

The US House of Representatives has cobbled together a backward and secretive piece of legislation known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 that is a blow to privacy rights, US Senator Ron Wyden said on Wednesday.

As we reach the halfway point of the season, Arsene Wenger will be more than aware Friday night’s clash with Liverpool could have a huge say in whether his Arsenal side return to the Premier League’s top four come the end of the campaign. The Gunners and the Reds are separated by just one point in the Premier League table and while a win at the Emirates Stadium will see them take the visitors’ place in the top six, a defeat or draw would allow them to be leapfrogged by bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Читать дальше...

Swansea has fired Paul Clement just before the manager completed a year in charge of the Premier League club