Новости за 22.12.2017

Tourists walk on the "Peak Walk" suspension bridge in Switzerland. | (EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT)

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Moscow is urging all parties to the Korean crisis to take efforts to deescalate tensions on the Korean peninsula, and stands ready to foster these efforts, Russia's Deputy Envoy to the UN Vladimir Safronkov said following the vote on the new sanctions against Pyongyang at the UN Security Council on Friday.

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• Federal prosecutors have reportedly sought bank records related to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's family business.
• It's not clear whether there is any connection between that development and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Federal prosecutors sought bank records related to White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's family business, The New York Times reported Friday.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be no legal pot party in Los Angeles on Jan. 1. California kicks off recreational sales on New Year's Day, becoming the largest state in the nation with legal marijuana. But Los Angeles officials announced Friday that dispensaries in the city won't be part of the celebration. The city won't begin accepting applications to sell legal recreational pot until Jan. 3, and it could take weeks before those businesses are properly licensed with the city and state. "Come Jan. Читать дальше...

A person was escorted off of a plane after making a bomb threat Friday afternoon at O’Hare International Airport, according to Chicago Police.

He’s got some pipes!

What offensive meeting isn’t complete without a ukulele concert from a star quarterback? On Friday, Tide offensive coordinator/receivers coach Mike Locksley posted a video of true freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is a native of Honolulu, playing the ukulele and singing for the coaching staff. It’s impressive — Tua can both play and sing quite well:

You guys asked for more here is part 2 of the @Tuaamann_ Concert Series pic.twitter.com/9F6D8BHmhc

Johan Venegas found limited success with Minnesota United. Minnesota United has loaned attacker Johan Venegas to Saprissa for a year, the Costa Rican confirme on Friday. Venegas scored two goals with five assists in 22 games for the Loons last season after moving to Minnesota in a trade with the Montreal Impact. Although he has been a target of criticism in Minnesota, he has performed for Costa Rica with nine goals in 44 appearances for the national team, inlclding the opener in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over the United States last year. Читать дальше...

Bud Light

• Marketers have started using legal cease-and-desist letters as viral marketing stunts.
• In recent months, companies such as Netflix, TGI Fridays and Bud Light have taken potential trademark infringements and turned them into marketing opportunities.
• The tactic not only lets these companies show off their personalities, but ideally helps improve their favorability scores among consumers.

Earlier this month, Anheuser-Busch caught a whiff of trademark infringement. Читать дальше...

The surprise story of the season, Tottenham Hotspur trail Burnley in the Premier League standings when they travel to the Turf Moor The hype was real. Manchester City were exceptional and Tottenham Hotspur were exceptionally bad last Saturday. Give due credit to the Citizens, who looked monstrous throughout, but oh man did Spurs fail to show up. We are a different side without Toby, but without both Toby and Davinson, not to mention Kieran Trippier somehow starting, the result was probably inevitable. Читать дальше...

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed a ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine during a call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, said a statement released by her office on Friday.Both sides hoped that the ceasefire set for the Christmas holiday would lead to a longer-term improvement in the security situation, the statement said.Ukrainian forces are battling pro-Russian separatists in the country‘s two eastern-most regions, which border Russia. The warring sides agreed to... Читать дальше...

RACE TO AGAIN HONOR SANTA ANITA’S ICONIC ‘FOOTMAN,’ WHO PASSED AT AGE 98 IN 2009 ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 22, 2017)–Named for one of the most beloved figures in Santa Anita’s long, storied history, the $75,000 Eddie Logan Stakes will highlight an eight-race program on Friday, Dec. 29. Born May 2, 1910, Logan operated his shoeshine […]

The world was hit by a wave of disasters in 2017 — and it cost us big time. The financial losses from this year’s earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfires amount to $306 billion, nearly double the $188 billion lost in 2016, according to insurance firm Swiss Re. The reinsurance giant calculates the global economic loss from...

Samantha and Kevin Jolicoeur knew something was off about their son Gideon from the moment he was born.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans in states that Donald Trump carried in his march to the White House account for more than 4 in 5 of those signed up for coverage under the health care law the president still wants to take down.

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• Elon Musk said on December 1 that he'd launch his old red Tesla Roadster toward Mars.
• While Musk said he was serious, doubts have lingered.
• But on Friday, Musk posted a photo to Instagram of the Tesla inside a rocket nosecone.
• The rocket is SpaceX's brand-new Falcon Heavy launcher, scheduled to fly in January.

In a series of tweets on December 1, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who founded SpaceX, said he... Читать дальше...

Apple iPhone owners from several states are suing the tech giant for not disclosing sooner that it had issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer. Lawyers filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday in Chicago federal court on behalf of five iPhone owners from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina. They say they would not have purchased newer, pricier iPhones had Apple disclosed that simply replacing the batteries would have sped up their older phones. Читать дальше...

Recently announced parents-to-be Eva Longoria and husband José Pepe Bastón have a telenovela-worthy romance. The Mexican-American actress, 42, updates her fans on their love life with romantic Instagram posts.

IPhone owners from several states sued Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer, saying Apple's silence led them to wrongly conclude that their only option was to buy newer, pricier iPhones. The allegations were in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Chicago federal court on behalf of five iPhone owners from Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina, all of whom say they never would have bought new iPhones... Читать дальше...

Paris (dpa) - French President Emmanuel Macron took a quick holiday trip to Niger in order to visit troops stationed in the West African country ahead of the Christmas holiday, French media reported Friday.A meeting with his Nigerien counterpart, Mahamadou Issoufou, in the capital Niamey is also on the agenda, according to Elysee sources. Macron is expected to return from the trip on Saturday. The trip is part of efforts by France and Germany to support troops on the ground in the Sahel region - Niger... Читать дальше...

Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice won't be hosting parties at Joe Gorga's new restaurant any time soon.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on sexual misconduct allegations against conductor Charles Dutoit (all times local): 3:40 p.m. The Philadelphia Orchestra has removed Charles Dutoit's title of conductor laureate following allegations of sexual misconduct. The orchestra also says it has ended its affiliation with Dutoit, its chief conductor from 2008-12. In a statement Friday, the orchestra says "we encourage anyone in our organization who has experienced inappropriate conduct of any type to come forward... Читать дальше...

Yes, we’ve fallen for the cliché...

We like to avoid clichés. But sometimes stories become clichés because they work. This is one of those times.

We assembled a gift guide for every player and first-team coach on the Seattle Sounders (we even included guys who are still free agents). Let us know what you think.

Seyi Adekoya: Through balls on which to run, and run, and run. No matter what you think of the rest of his game, the kid can run.

Tony Alfaro: A Tedco precision gyroscope. Читать дальше...

If you’ve spent much time walking in the fallow, burned-out fields of internet political discourse of late, you’ve almost certainly found yourself smelling something foul at some point, checked your boots, and realized that you’d stepped in a big ‘ol pile of Mike Cernovich. For those unfamiliar with Cernovich, he’s…

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• A Reddit user found that Florida State should not have made a bowl game this season.
• Florida State should have been deemed ineligible based on the scholarship status of their FCS opponent this season.
• Had the NCAA noticed the error in time, FSU would not have been designated as bowl eligible, and their streak of 35 consecutive bowl appearances — the longest such streak in college football — would have come to an end.

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Bill Gates and Steve Jobs never quite got along.

Over the course of 30-plus years, the two went from cautious allies to bitter rivals to something almost approaching friends — sometimes, they were all three at the same time.

It seems unlikely that Apple would be where it is today without Microsoft, or Microsoft without Apple.

Here's the history of the bizarre relationship between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, as told by Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs except where otherwise noted. Читать дальше...