Новости за 23.03.2018

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on a shooting and hostage-taking in southern France (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Some 80,000 soccer fans have observed a minute of silence at France's national stadium outside Paris to honor three people who were killed by a gunman in southern France. Before the French national team's home soccer match Friday night against Colombia, players from both sides stood near the center circle, some with their heads lowered in respect. The crowd then broke out into applause to remember the victims. Читать дальше...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's new President Martin Vizcarra promised to fight corruption head on as he took power Friday and vowed to heal the bitter wounds left by a vote-buying scandal that abruptly forced his predecessor from office. In his first address as president, Vizcarra, the relatively unknown former governor of Peru's second-smallest state, appealed for national unity and urged young Peruvians not to succumb to cynicism. "Don't lose faith in our institutions," he said in remarks to congress... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people are expected to march to the Utah state Capitol in separate protests aimed at improving school safety — in very different ways. Pro-gun marchers will advocate Saturday for fortified schools and more armed teachers, while Utah students will take to the street as part of rallies being held around the country to urge lawmakers to pass gun regulations. Police will monitor the marches in Utah and believe the two groups will avoid confrontations based on conversations with organizers... Читать дальше...

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• The RAM full-size pickup is the perennial third-best-seller in the US, behind the Ford F-150 and the Chevy Silverado.
• We spent a week with a well-appointed version of the truck.
• And we were mighty impressed.

We certainly live in a Golden Age for luxury pickups, which are becoming America's latest obsession. Detroit can't sell enough of them. In the first two months of 2018, Ford has already moved 127,000 F-150s. And everything truly is better. Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general is appealing a judge's order halting the state's decision to license five companies to grow medical marijuana and his ruling that the process for issuing the permits is unconstitutional. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge's office on Friday filed a notice that it's appealing Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen's order preventing the state from issuing the cultivation licenses to the state Supreme Court. Griffen on Wednesday ruled that the... Читать дальше...

All it took for The Shadowboxers to get the attention of now-mentor Justin Timberlake was to simply say something on social media— and with it came the opportunity of a lifetime.

The 22-year-old from Marystown, N.L., becomes first Canadian woman to win world title since Karen Magnussen in 1973.

Tony Parker suffered a quad injury during last year's playoffs and said undergoing surgery with Spurs doctors was a "no-brainer."

Moskau (dpa) - Ein russisches Raumschiff mit drei Mann Besatzung hat am Freitag die Internationale Raumstation ISS erreicht. «Andocken bestätigt», twitterte die US-Raumfahrtbehörde Nasa. Auch die Behörde Roskosmos in Russland bestätigte das erfolgreiche Manöver, das um 20.40 Uhr MEZ gelang.In der Kapsel «Sojus-MS-08» erreichten der Russe Oleg Artemjew sowie die US-Amerikaner Andrew Feustel und Richard Arnold nach zwei Tagen Flug ihr Heim für die kommenden sechs Monate im All. Die neue Langzeitbesatzung... Читать дальше...

Liverpool are set for a major recruitment drive this summer as they seek to end Manchester City’s domestic dominance in England and could splash the cash further in defence, after landing Virgil Van Dijk in a £75m deal in January. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is said to have turned his sights towards a new goalkeeper, with neither Simon Mignolet or Loris Karius excelling, and reports have linked the Merseyside outfit with a club-record swoop for Jan Oblak- who has a mammoth £88m release-clause in his contract. Читать дальше...

As President Donald Trump said on Friday: “It’s very tough to beat a plane when you can’t see it.”

Last week the Tenth Circuit refused to let New Mexico's anti-SLAPP statute be used in federal court in diversity cases. The relatively good news about the decision is that it is premised heavily on the specific language of New Mexico's statute and may not be easily extensible to other states' anti-SLAPP laws. This focus on the specific language is also why, as the decision acknowledges, it is inconsistent with holdings in other circuits, such as the Ninth. But the bad news is that the decision... Читать дальше...

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• Cardi B slammed the government in a video posted on Instagram, demanding to know where her tax money is going.
• In the video, the "Bartier Cardi" rapper said that the government is taking 40% of her money in taxes.
• As a New Yorker, she said hasn't noticed an improvement in the cleanliness of the state's public transportation or streets.

Cardi B, 25, really does make money moves. The... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Eastern Kentucky University is facing $25 million in budget cuts across the board, amid an increase in pension contributions and cuts to state funding. News outlets report president Michael Benson announced Thursday recommendations that would see the closure of the school's Danville campus, eliminate academic programs, slash athletics spending and cut 200 positions. Faculty senate chair Matthew Winslow said the budget advisory committee took department leaders' feedback into advisement. Читать дальше...

Des milliers de manifestants sont descendus vendredi dans les rues de Catalogne après l'incarcération de cinq dirigeants indépendantistes dont Jordi Turull qui devait tenter de se faire élire au second tour par le parlement catalan samedi.

Cinq indépendantistes catalans, dont l'actuel candidat à la présidence de la région Jordi Turull, ont été placés vendredi en détention provisoire par le juge enquêtant sur la tentative de sécession en Catalogne, a annoncé la Cour suprême espagnole. Barcelone a immédiatement pris la rue.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The FBI says one of its first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks has died of brain cancer linked to exposure to contaminants. Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow died Thursday at the age of 48. The agency said in a news release Friday that Morrow made the "ultimate sacrifice," and her death has been classified as a line-of-duty death. She had been certified by the World Trade Center Health Program and the Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Morrow joined the FBI in... Читать дальше...

Angry Venezuelan oil workers demanding better benefits to counter crushing hyperinflation and food shortages clashed with security officials during a rare protest in the cafeteria of state oil company PDVSA's headquarters on Friday. Venezuela is home to the world's largest crude reserves but its creaking state-led economic model has all but collapsed, sparking four-digit inflation and long lines for everything from milk to medicines. Many struggling oil workers have kept mum for fear of losing... Читать дальше...

IBM and Hewlett Packard Enterprise this week introduced new servers optimized for artificial intelligence, and the two had one thing in common: Nvidia technology.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police detained 90 England soccer supporters Friday for public order breaches ahead of their team's friendly international against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Police in the Dutch capital said in a tweet that one supporter was injured and sent to a hospital for treatment. Dutch media showed footage of England fans chanting in Amsterdam's Red Light District and police moving in to disperse them. Trouble started in Amsterdam on Thursday night, when police detained 25 England fans for throwing beer bottles at officers. Читать дальше...

Sabre-rattling escalated Friday between the world's largest trading partners as China and Europe told Washington they would not respond to strong-arm tactics while US President Donald Trump said his escalating trade showdown would get results.