Новости за 21.12.2017

National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru has a new article, “The Tax Cut Doesn’t ‘Tilt Toward the Middle Class.” The piece apparently responds to commentary by Veronique de Rugy and me about the effects of the GOP tax plan.

Today hit battle royale game Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is finally leaving access with the 1.0 version of the game, but its creators also have a major milestone to celebrate. According to developer PUBG Corp., the game has 30 million players across both PC and the newly released Xbox One version. Sales are accelerating quickly, as just last month the company said the game, which debuted in March, had reached the 20 million sold milestone.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Power is scaling back its plan to boost hydroelectric capacity at its power-generating facility at Shoshone Falls in south-central Idaho. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a notice on Tuesday says Idaho Power is seeking to amend its plan and reduce capacity from 50 megawatts to 3.2 megawatts. The commission in 2010 approved the company's request to add a 50-megawatt generating plant at its Shoshone Falls Hydroelectric Project on the Snake River that currently has a capacity of about 11 megawatts.

GRISWOLD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police said Thursday that they have a "person of interest" in connection with a Griswold house fire that left two people dead. Officials also say they believe the early Wednesday blaze is connected to a car fire in the nearby town of Glastonbury. Firefighters who responded to the blaze at Kenwood Estates in Griswold found one person dead. A second body was discovered Wednesday evening. Autopsies will be conducted, and the identities of the people found in the home have not been released. Читать дальше...

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The US Army performs a variety of missions and duties all over the world — and this year was no different.

• These are the most incredible photos of the US Navy in 2017
• 78 years ago, the British won a surprise victory over Nazi Germany in the first major naval battle of World War II
• 73 years ago, the Nazis launched their last great western offensive of World War II — here are 13 photos of the Battle of the Bulge

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DALLAS (AP) — A woman who was hiding a recent miscarriage from her family fatally stabbed a mother and abducted her infant daughter, Houston police said Thursday. Erika Jisela Miranda-Alvarez, 28, is charged with capital murder in the death of 33-year-old Carolina Flores, Police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference. He said Miranda-Alvarez had known Flores and Flores' brother for about five years. Miranda-Alvarez concealed her miscarriage from family members and claimed that she had just returned from the hospital after giving birth... Читать дальше...

The salary cap is alive. Long murder the salary cap.

Andris Biedrins still makes me mad. Not as a basketball player, and not because he made me realize my severe limitations as an amateur talent scout (dude was so promising for a while, I swear), but because he was a huge part of an NBA trade in 2013. The Utah Jazz wanted a broken, valueless player making $9 million specifically because he made so much money.

People explained it to me back then. They’ve explained it several times over since then. Читать дальше...

TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 21, 2017 _____ 119 FPUS54 KSHV 211825 AAB ZFPSHV Zone Forecasts...UPDATED National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1225 PM CST Thu Dec 21 2017 TXZ096-220915- Red River- Including the cities of Clarksville and Bogata 1225 PM CST Thu Dec 21 2017 .THIS AFTERNOON...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then cloudy with chance... Читать дальше...

COALGATE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma ranch offers visitors an up-close look at wild horses through a federal program aimed at protecting the symbols of the American West but also managing public land for multiple uses. Mowdy Ranch in Coalgate is one of the Bureau of Land Management's three ecosanctuaries for mustangs. The BLM's Debbie Collins, with the agency's horse and bureau program, says it houses 150 mares relocated from Nevada. Collins says the horses have 1,280 acres (518 hectares) of pastureland to graze. Читать дальше...

COALGATE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma ranch offers visitors an up-close look at wild horses through a federal program aimed at protecting the symbols of the American West but also managing public land for multiple uses. Mowdy Ranch in Coalgate is one of the Bureau of Land Management's three ecosanctuaries for mustangs. The BLM's Debbie Collins, with the agency's horse and bureau program, says it houses 150 mares relocated from Nevada. Collins says the horses have 1,280 acres (518 hectares) of pastureland to graze. Читать дальше...

Mansfield Town Morecambe 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Mansfield will not rush Joel Byrom and Kane Hemmings back from injury as they look to reclaim a League Two play-off place against Morecambe.Boss Steve Evans... Читать дальше...

Future versions of the Apple Watch may contain an advanced form of heart-monitoring technology that would use electric signals to detect heart abnormalities, defects, and other potential indicators of cardiovascular illness, according to a report from Bloomberg. Known as electrocardiograms, or EKGs, the tests are typically performed using multiple electrodes placed directly on the skin, which monitor otherwise imperceptible electrical patterns in between heartbeats.

The Chase Down is joined by Light Years to discuss all things Cavs/Warriors.

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Amidst scandals, legislative battles and the new frontier of daily fantasy, the biggest debate in the world of sports today is gambling. Is it legal?

As Cuba and America embark on a seismic shift, Cuban ballplayers are caught in the middle: forced to wait on diplomacy or risk their lives for their chance at the Majors.

Auf dem Balkan feiern Muslime zusammen mit Christen Weihnachten. An diesem Brauch haben auch die Kriege zwischen Ethnien und Konfessionen in der Region nichts ändern können.

Isaiah Thomas was finally coming down from a draining playoff run and a busy summer offseason when Celtics general manager Danny Ainge sent his mind spinning again. Thomas had just pulled into the driveway of his Seattle home in August, after returning from a one-year anniversary celebration with his wife in Miami, when he saw...

If you go to Japan, one thing you'll notice is a lack of garbage cans. This was frustrating for me the first few times I went, but now when I'm there I carry a plastic bag and keep it in my backpack. The village of Kamikatsu in Japan, which I've never visited, is the most extreme anti-trash place in the country. The town of 1500 recycles its trash into 45 different categories.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of the aircraft maker Embraer are up 17 percent following media reports that the Brazilian company has spoken with Boeing about an acquisition. According to a story Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, Boeing Co. would be willing to pay a big premium for the company that has a market value of about $3.7 billion. Boeing would get a bigger footprint in the regional jet industry. That is something that rival Airbus is already attempting to do, with plans to buy a majority stake of Canada's Bombardier Inc. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of the aircraft maker Embraer are up 17 percent following media reports that the Brazilian company has spoken with Boeing about an acquisition. According to a story Thursday in The Wall Street Journal, Boeing Co. would be willing to pay a big premium for the company that has a market value of about $3.7 billion. Boeing would get a bigger footprint in the regional jet industry. That is something that rival Airbus is already attempting to do, with plans to buy a majority stake of Canada's Bombardier Inc. Читать дальше...

Straßburg (dpa) - Gut zwei Jahre nach dem tödlichen Bahnunglück im Elsass hat die französische Justiz ein Ermittlungsverfahren gegen die staatliche Bahngesellschaft SNCF eröffnet. Dabei gehe es um den Vorwurf der fahrlässigen Tötung und Körperverletzung, berichtete die französische Nachrichtagentur AFP am Donnerstag unter Berufung auf Justizkreise. Bei dem Unglück starben elf Menschen, Dutzende wurden verletzt - darunter auch Kinder.Bei einer Testfahrt auf der neuen Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke zwischen... Читать дальше...