Новости за 14.03.2018

Slovenian immigrant and reluctant First Lady of the United States Melania Trump is gearing up her long awaited battle against cyberbullying. She's going to hold a meeting where no one expects her to actively do anything. This meeting will be with the leadership of several social media giants, good people to not do much about online bullying with.

World dignitaries, celebrities and academics on Wednesday mourned Stephen Hawking, the British physicist who died aged 76 after a cosmic career in which his mental genius transcended his physical disability to probe the secrets of the universe. Propelled to stardom by his 1988 book "A Brief History of Time", an unlikely worldwide bestseller, Hawking's genius and wit won over fans from far beyond the rarefied world of astrophysics. As a scientist he earned comparisons with Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. Читать дальше...

Mogwai, Django Django, King Creosote, The Pastels and The Vaselines will be among the Scottish indie, pop, folk and rock acts take to the stage of Leith’s reborn theatre when it returns to the Edinburgh International Festival’s line-up for the first time in 30 years.

Conservative CNBC commentator Larry Kudlow is set to become the next director of the White House’s National Economics Council. The Washington Post reports that he has officially accepted the job, which will effectively make him Donald Trump’s top economic adviser.

Thompson is the latest Warriors star to fall victim to an injury.

The fortysomething artistic boss of the English National Ballet brushed off accusations this week that she’s creating a “toxic” workplace environment by canoodling with a company dancer 16 years her junior. “I have always had the interests of the company and the dancers at heart,” Tamara Rojo said at a Tuesday press conference. “It is...

OKLAHOMA CITY-Thousands of dollars in scholarships are available to some Oklahomans, but the deadline to apply is quickly approaching. The Folds of Honor organization is dedicated to providing educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service-members. Because of that different types of scholarships to help offset the expense are available but you must submit your application by March 31, 2018. The scholarships will help with tuition, books, room and board, along with other items. Читать дальше...

The France international makes just his fourth start for the Blues as Ousmane Dembele and Andres Iniesta start for the Liga leaders

France added more kindling to a growing commercial dispute between Europe and the United States, announcing Wednesday it would sue American tech giants Google and Apple over allegedly abusive business practices. After peanut butter, cranberries and bourbon, Google and Apple are the latest American icons in Europe's crosshairs. Speaking to French radio Wednesday, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire accused the two U.S. companies of unilaterally imposing prices and other terms on French startups. Читать дальше...

As global conditions fluctuate, so does the condition of the financial sector along with its hiring needs. Financial headhunters keep up with new developments in order to match employers with candidates who best suit their current needs. ​ 1. Adaptability
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Today, one cannot enter the financial sector expecting to perform the same set of responsibilities until retirement. An increasing number of employers prioritize the ability to adapt quickly and effectively to an ever-changing environment. Читать дальше...

How can it be possible heading into this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational that Tiger Woods is now heavily fancied by some to win a fifth Masters at the beginning of next month and Rory McIlroy has suddenly been written off by others?

While hundreds of El Cerrito High School students crammed into the central quad Wednesday carrying signs such as “Protect children, not guns,” at least two stayed silent when everyone cheered for gun control. Diego Anderson and Daniel Reales, both 17-year-old juniors, each carried an American flag to the rally, part of a national student walkout denouncing gun violence and honoring the 17 high school students and staffers killed by a gunman last month in Parkland, Fla. “I’m good with honoring the 17 victims... Читать дальше...

Libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Wednesday that he is considering filibustering President Trump's nomination of Mike Pompeo for secretary of state and Gina Haspel for CIA director, Politico reports. "People complain sometimes about the filibuster, they complain about trying to obstruct," Paul told Politico. "I think the debate over whether or not America is a country in favor of torture or not is an important one. I'm going to do everything I can to block them."

Curt Mills

Politics, North America

The Republican friend of the president took to the podium to lacerate the selections Wednesday. And he’s not alone.

Sen. Rand Paul appeared on the Hill Wednesday to hold an extraordinary press conference. Not only would Paul announce his opposition to Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and Gina Haspel as CIA director, but he also attacked their selections in the most specific terms possible.

“I think it goes against most of the things... Читать дальше...

The saga of Stormy Daniels and her thunderous battle with President Donald Trump took another turn on Wednesday when the adult film actress started a crowdfunding campaign to help her pay for her lawsuit against the president. 

Lionel Messi's second goal of the game -- his 100th in the Champions League -- has extended Barcelona's lead. Ousmane Dembele also scored for the hosts, who look set to claim a Champions League quarterfinal place. GameCast Live

Goals inside the opening 20 minutes from Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele have given Barcelona a 3-1 aggregate lead. Chelsea's best chance saw Marcos Alonso's free kick hit the outside of the post. GameCast Live

With the tie level at 1-1, these long-time UCL rivals meet at the Camp Nou. Andres Iniesta has been passed fit to start for Barcelona, while Olivier Giroud leads the Chelsea forward line ahead of Alvaro Morata. GameCast Live

OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with Oklahoma City Public Schools are asking for the public’s help in relation to the search for a new superintendent. In January, the Oklahoma City Public School District announced that Superintendent Aurora Lora had submitted her resignation to the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education. “Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to serve the students and families of this community,” said Lora in a statement. “Please know that Oklahoma City will always hold... Читать дальше...

Matthew DeBord/BI

• Both the Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport and the Chevy Colorado ZR2 are aimed at owners who want to go off-road in their pickups.
• We sampled these mid-size off-road warriors back-to-back.
• The Chevy Colorado ZR2 is a nicer truck. The Toyota TRD Sport is very capable, though, less refined.

Chevy is credited with single-handedly reviving the compact pickup-truck segment in the US, but the truth is that Toyota has long ruled the segment with its Tacoma. Читать дальше...

Patience Oniha, Director General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Wednesday signaled the possibility of raising more debt instruments even as concerns heighten on rising debt stock which reached N21.725 trillion by end 2017. Debt to GDP settled at 18.20 percent, though slightly lower than the government’s conservative threshold of 19.39 per cent as... View Article

Thousands of students in Chicago and the suburbs walked out of class Wednesday morning in protest of gun control.

The three military fathers sat at the commander's conference table on the U.S. Army base in Germany, pleading for help. They told the commander that their daughters were among a half-dozen girls sexually assaulted by a boy in their first-grade class at the base school. The principal had known about the boy's behavior for months, they said, but the abuse continued. The girls' parents had already turned to Army police, military child-abuse authorities and sex-assault specialists. The response throughout... Читать дальше...