Новости за 02.02.2018

It's something straight out of a Black Mirror episode: everybody is the same. 

Apple has surpassed Samsung as the world's leading shipper of smartphones, according to two industry reports released today.

Lucas Moura can’t wait to turn the page onto ‘a new chapter in my life’ at Spurs. The Brazilian completed his transfer from Paris St Germain on transfer deadline day , signing a contract until 2023. He will wear shirt number 27. An article on the club website describes how at just 25 Lucas has packed plenty into his short career already, including over 30 senior caps for Brazil and multiple trophies at PSG including four-successive Ligue 1 titles after joining the French club from Sao Paulo in January... Читать дальше...

With several MLS stars set to line up for new clubs in 2018, check out some of the most notable trades of the offseason. Veteran MLS midfielder Ricardo Clark signed with Columbus Crew SC as a free agent on Friday. Clark, 34, comes to Columbus after a second stint with the Houston, where he'd played since 2012. "We are excited Ricardo chose to join our club as a free agent signing this winter," Crew coach Gregg Berhalter said. "Ricardo brings over a decade of MLS and national team experience to our club... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — A top Democrat is seeking documents from the National Rifle Association and the Treasury Department following reports of an FBI investigation into whether a Russian central banker funneled money to the group during the 2016 presidential campaign. In letters sent to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the NRA on Friday, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon requested any documents showing financial links between Russia and the gun lobbying organization. News reports... Читать дальше...

Public affairs commentator, Dr Oguche James, writes on the two years anniversary of the Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, and the giant steps he has has taken so far to address the issues bedeviling the state.

(Spoiler alert: If you aren’t caught up on “This Is Us,” or just don’t want to know how TheWrap thinks Jack will die during Sunday’s post-Super Bowl episode, then don’t read on.) As everyone who loves football and good TV now knows, America’s favorite father, Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) of “This Is Us,” will meet his untimely end during Super Bowl Sunday of 1998 – which airs during the special post-Super Bowl episode of the hit NBC drama on Sunday. (Yeah, the time slot placement isn’t lost on... Читать дальше...

Something we don’t talk about enough is American football.

Just kidding! Something we don’t talk about enough is that period of time between September 2016 and December 2017 when Dutch police were training eagles to hunt drones. They had to stop doing it because the eagles didn’t really always feel like hunting drones, and they definitely didn’t feel like following orders from cops. It never really seemed like a great idea, and falconer Robert Muster told the NL Times at the outset: ”If an eagle can not catch his prey... Читать дальше...

By Ryan Martin

•              Geroux Reflects On Time With Horse Of The Year Gun Runner

•              Mar. 11 LaCombe Next For Thursday Allowance Winner Kabella 

•              Finley’sluckycharm Could Point To Mar. 11 Nelson J. Menard 

GEROUX REFLECTS ON TIME WITH HORSE OF THE YEAR GUN RUNNER

With 2017 Horse of the Year and Grade I Pegasus World Cup victor Gun Runner’s racing career in the rearview mirror, jockey Florent... Читать дальше...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Yeah, he could see it, and what a beautiful vision it would be. The Giants have the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft and could use it on their next franchise quarterback. Baker Mayfield is the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and will go fairly high in the first round. As high...

The Trump administration has made great strides against human trafficking, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a Friday speech before the Department of Justice's Human Trafficking Summit, and remains committed to combating the changing face of a crime that victimizes thousands of people each year.

Friedewald (dpa) - Niedersachsens Ministerpräsident Stephan Weil (SPD) hat der Union im Koalitionspoker zur Regierungsbildung in Berlin Vorwürfe gemacht. «Es hängt viel davon ab, dass insbesondere auch die Unionsseite jetzt endlich mal einen gewissen Pragmatismus walten lässt», sagte Weil am Freitagabend am Rande einer SPD-Veranstaltung im hessischen Friedewald. «Ich glaube, dass die Halsstarrigkeit auch bei relativ kleinen Punkten schon eine Menge Zeit gekostet hat. Das muss sich die Union einfach... Читать дальше...

Most app developers targeting teens and their ever-shrinking attention spans fall short of mainstream success — but not Mammoth Media.

The Philadelphia Eagles assumed New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski would be cleared from concussion protocol for Sunday’s Super Bowl LII.

The 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class is a sign that the automaker — known for its large, luxurious, and expensive cars — is starting to send its most advanced technology into more attainable vehicles.

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri announced Friday it had reached an agreement with France to buy 50 percent of the French shipyard STX.

What countries will benefit from Russia’s humiliation? And who stands behind this game that is totally unrelated to sports? Sputnik discussed how the Olympic beef will affect the coming games with Lorenzo Vendemiale, a sports reviewer from Fatto Quotidiano, an Italian newspaper.

New York, February 2, 2018--The sentencing of the gunman responsible for the 2015 murder of Colombian radio journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife Sofía Quintero is a welcome step toward justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court in Florencia, the capital of the southwestern...

Amazon has announced that it will raise its US minimum wage to $15 an hour. But what's working there really like? Employees on job site Glassdoor praised the learning opportunities afforded by Amazon, but also reflected upon what they described as a cutthroat environment.

One person has been arrested after a short, high speed chase in northwest Oklahoma City. Police say the chase began near NW 23rd and Meridian and ended a mile north at NW 39th Expressway. The suspect was arrested after a crash at the intersection. No injuries were reported.

On Friday, President Trump authorized the release of a controversial memo compiled by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee. The so-called Nunes memo purports to show that high-ranking officials in the FBI and Department of Justice were biased against President Trump, used Democratic-funded opposition research to obtain a warrant to surveil Carter Page, a one-time member of the Trump campaign, and then tried to cover it all up. It's quite the conspiracy.

BUDAPEST, Hungary — A statue of Hungarian-born U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor ever to serve in the U.S. Congress, was unveiled Thursday in Budapest as those attending praised the man known for his advocacy of democracy and human rights around the world. A California Democrat who represented San Mateo County and part of San Francisco, Lantos remained in office from 1981 until his death in 2008. Lantos frequently visited his homeland, often warning... Читать дальше...

Les jeunes de 15 à 24 ans sont les plus connectées sur la planète, mais d'importantes inégalités subsistent en ce qui concerne l'accès à Internet dans le monde, selon l'UNICEF.

Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) has directed area comptrollers to grant Senate Ad Hoc Committee access to warehouses across the country for inspection. He quoted the CGC as saying “customs has nothing to hide.