Новости за 21.12.2017

All of Vermont is under a winter weather advisory Friday morning until Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Burlington.

CINCINNATI (AP) — A man carrying two handguns who tried to storm into an Ohio hospital's psychiatric emergency room shot and wounded a security officer, fired at a police officer and then fatally shot himself, police said Thursday. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac identified the gunman in the Wednesday afternoon shooting as Isaiah Currie, 20, of Cincinnati. Some of the drama that unfolded at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center complex was captured on surveillance video and 911 recordings. Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — A man carrying two handguns who tried to storm into an Ohio hospital's psychiatric emergency room shot and wounded a security officer, fired at a police officer and then fatally shot himself, police said Thursday. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac identified the gunman in the Wednesday afternoon shooting as Isaiah Currie, 20, of Cincinnati. Some of the drama that unfolded at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center complex was captured on surveillance video and 911 recordings. Читать дальше...

Consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis. How can we address it?

The United States’ only heavy icebreaking vessel has departed Hawaii for Antarctica on a military mission to resupply US bases near the South Pole, the US Coast Guard said in a press release on Thursday.

A list of the staff written stories that were most read online in 2017.

For nearly 50 years, the National Transportation Safety Board has been pushing railroads to implement critical speed-control technology in trains. The agency says it could've prevented 150 crashes since 1970. But despite the overwhelming evidence it could save lives, Congress extended the deadlines for railroads to implement positive train control. All the while, new high-speed train routes continue to spring into operation without the technology. That includes the new route involved in Monday's... Читать дальше...

The White House has condemned "in the strongest terms" the ballistic missile launch this week by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, which it said "was aimed at the Saudi royal palace in Riyadh," the official residence of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A statement Thursday by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders urged the United Nations to hold Iran responsible for "repeated and blatant violations" of Security Council resolutions on Yemen. The White House and Saudi leaders have... Читать дальше...

With Swansea manager Paul Clement being sacked, the FC crew debate if Tony Pulis would be a reasonable replacement. Swansea City's decision to dismiss Paul Clement felt entirely inevitable simply because sacking the manager has become the go-to solution when a club is struggling, regardless of whether he's actually done anything wrong. Yet they're in a relatively unusual situation because they have a fine defensive record and a very poor attacking record. In this situation, a quick fix is considerably... Читать дальше...

The White House on Thursday condemned "in the strongest terms" this week's ballistic missile attack by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels that apparently targeted the Saudi royal palace in Riyadh.  The missile that the U.S. said targeted the official residence of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the latest in a series of Houthi missile launches into Saudi territory. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders urged the United Nations to hold Iran responsible for "repeated and blatant... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA – Two escaped inmates from Florida were captured in Oklahoma Thursday afternoon. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the inmates, Ronly Diaz Pardo, 27, and David Allan Anderson, 39, were captured after a traffic stop in McClain County just before 12:30 p.m. Pardo and Anderson escaped from the Washington County jail on December 17. Pardon was recently transported to the jail on a new charge of murder. He is currently serving a sentence for two counts of sell […]

Stephen Bannon's war against Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump was so nasty that at one Oval Office meeting intended to clear the air, President Trump's daughter reportedly cursed out the then-chief strategist. "The railhead of all bad decisions is the same railhead," Bannon vented to Vanity Fair. "Javanka."

Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Home: 11/4  Draw: 23/10  Away: 1/1  Odds from bet365 bet365 GameCast Lineups and Stats Bolton defender Mark Little is hoping to prove his fitness for the visit of Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship.Little... Читать дальше...

TRADITIONAL OPENING DAY FIXTURE FOR 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES ONE OF FOUR GRADED STAKES OFFERED; SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME OF 12 NOON SET FOR NINE-RACE PROGRAM ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2017)–Regarded as nothing short of a sensation this past spring, trainer Richard Mandella’s Paradise Woods, along with trainer Jerry Hollendorfer’s brilliant Unique Bella, headline an exceptional […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Officials say a rare white tiger has died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Zoo officials said in a blog post on Thursday that the 21-year-old male tiger, named Akere, was recently diagnosed with non-treatable oral cancer. A zoo spokeswoman says the tiger was euthanized Wednesday. The zoo says Akere was in renal failure and had severe arthritis in his hips. Officials say a care team provided supportive care and medication to ease the tiger's pain, but it was clear that his quality of life was not going to improve. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — New York City’s nutty requirement that dog sitters be licensed has caught the attention of US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who singled it out Thursday as an example of local regulations gone haywire. “I noticed New York City now requires dog sitters to be licensed,” Acosta said in an interview. “And they’ve actually...

Isiah Thomas made a quick pit-stop with the Canton Charge Thursday.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas, that perpetual holiday favorite, is one of the best half-hours of television ever created. Its combination of a melancholy tone, minimalist animation, and a jazz score was unlike anything else on TV at the time — and is largely unlike anything on TV now. The medium doesn't jibe with unresolvable issues, like holiday malaise or the meaning of life, and even if A Charlie Brown Christmas has a happy ending... Читать дальше...

Santa has wheels. Thousands of them, cranked out by hand from throw-away wood scraps, then painted and polished to bring smiles to the faces of kids around the world who may never have owned a toy of any kind, let alone a speedy roadster from Tiny Tim’s Toy Factory in West Jordan, Utah.

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• We know sitting is bad for our health, but a recent study helps explain why.
• People who sit too long have signs of "subclinical injury" — not bad enough to necessitate immediate treatment but potentially dangerous over a long period of time.
• Exercise seems to help, but the most important thing is just sitting less.

Sitting all day —at the office, in transit to and from work, and on the couch when we get home — is terrible for us. Читать дальше...

Facebook allowed ads for penis and sperm keychains to be targeted to kids as young as 13 years old.

Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium this Friday night knowing their clash with Arsenal could have an instrumental impact on their season. The two sides are separated by just a single point in the Premier League table, so a win, draw or defeat could well be the difference between Champions League qualification and Europa League football come the end of the campaign. Jurgen Klopp will feel confident of achieving the right result after thumping the Gunners for four at Anfied back in August but in order to do the same this weekend... Читать дальше...

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It feels like it should have been here ages ago, but YouTube has finally updated its iOS app so that everyone can view vertical videos as they were meant to be seen: in full screen, rather than turned sideways with black bars on the sides. YouTube announced plans to introduce this feature back in August, and some users have already had it activated. But as of this week, it’s being enabled for everyone.

Madrid, 21 dic (dpa) - Con las elecciones celebradas hoy en Cataluña, culmina una de las citas clave de la crisis institucional sin precedentes abierta por el desafío independentista de la región nororiental española.Cataluña, sin embargo, debe aún formar un Gobierno, una vez se constituya el nuevo Parlamento que salga de las urnas. Tras los anteriores comicios de 2015, las negociaciones fueron arduas y se agotaron todos los plazos hasta que se cerró la coalición de las fuerzas independentistas que... Читать дальше...