Новости за 29.03.2018

A proposed State Department form would require all US visa applicants to disclose their social media handles, according to a Bloomberg report. The requirement is significantly broader than previous filings, which had made disclosure voluntary and applied to only a portion of visa applicants identified for extra scrutiny. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposal; comments can be sent to PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov.

The chief whip of Lagos state House of Assembly, Rotimi Abiru, has joined other Nigerians to felicitate with the former governor of Lagos and national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on the occasion

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration says pregnant women charged with being in the United States illegally will no longer receive special considerations that allowed them to be released while their cases wind through immigration court. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that it scrapped a policy late last year that had been in effect since August 2016. The policy change was only announced this week. Pregnant women were generally released unless there were other legal reasons... Читать дальше...

RICHFIELD, Ohio — With heavy earth-movers, hardhats, and American flags as backdrops, President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Congress to enact what he bills as the biggest investment in the nation's roads, bridges, and pipelines that the nation has seen in half a century.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are closing out a volatile quarter with another surge in technology companies, which have been on a roller-coaster ride this week. The gains Thursday weren't enough to erase the market's first quarterly loss since 2015. After years of slow-and-steady growth, the market plunged in early February, marking its first 10 percent drop in two years. Facebook jumped 4.4 percent, clawing back some of the ground... Читать дальше...

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• Eating releases the feel-good hormone dopamine, just as drugs and alcohol do. 
• Some people have more active pleasure centers than others which can lead to overeating and binge eating. 
• Sugar, sodium, and processed fats are the most addicting foods. 
• If you feel you could have this problem, replace your unhealthy food choices with healthy options. 

Addiction is a health issue that can take many forms. We're familiar with alcoholism or drug addiction... Читать дальше...

The much-anticipated TV show “Roseanne” premiered this week and racked up a whopping 18 million viewers. “Page Six TV’s” Elizabeth Wagmeister says this is the “Trump effect”: TV executives want to serve all audiences in both red and blue states.

Alliance Data Systems Corp. said Facebook Inc.'s decision to wind down its relationships with "data brokers" is not expected to have any material impact on its Epsilon data management business. "Neither Epsilon nor any of its affiliates has any material relationship with any social media platform--Epsilon works primarily through non-social media channels, which enhances its ability to measure marketing [return on investment]," the company said in a statement. Alliance Data's stock fell as much... Читать дальше...

Making these selections for the best five fixtures of the weekend is becoming more challenging. Because while there are a number of high-profile encounters across Europe this weekend, in the grand scheme of things they mean little, with numerous league titles already effectively wrapped up. For now, we’ve sold out to the big names in the main. But among glamour clashes from England, Germany, Italy and the United States, there’s also a vital scrap at the bottom from the Premier League to start things off. Читать дальше...

Fox News host Sean Hannity told his viewers Wednesday night that he believes the American people are ‘one step closer,’ to learning the truth about the ‘biggest abuse of power,’ in U.S. history.  “After months of ringing the alarm about the abuse of power within the FISA court system, the DOJ Inspector General is finally […]

If you’ve ever been to a funeral, you’ve probably had them. Those cheesy, creamy potatoes served in a casserole dish with a crunchy coating on top. In parts of the West and Midwest, they are known as “funeral potatoes” — since they are commonly served after gatherings following a funeral.  But, they are also served at church gatherings, holidays, graduation parties, and other occasions. They are said to have started in Utah. Back in 2016, Augason Farms introduced a prepackaged […]

MIAMI (AP) — Ian Happ homered on the first pitch of the major league season, and Anthony Rizzo made his emotional homecoming even more memorable with a home run, leading the Chicago Cubs past Derek Jeter's Miami Marlins 8-4 Thursday. Rizzo homered into the upper deck in the second inning — an unscripted tribute to the victims of last month's shooting at his former high school in Parkland, Florida. As he crossed home plate, Rizzo patted his chest and pointed to the sky. Both teams wore patches to honor those killed... Читать дальше...

Adnan Syed, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of his high school sweetheart Hae Min Lee and gained national interest for being the subject of the podcast "Serial," was granted a new trial. 

Now is the time for players like Nicky Delmonico, Adam Engel, Matt Davidson to stake their claims to places in White Sox rebuilding plan.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas militia member started trying to recruit other members to kill Muslim immigrants after the 2016 attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, an FBI informant testified Thursday. Patrick Day told jurors that Patrick Stein called him a couple of days after the attack in which a man who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group killed 49 people in the Florida attack. He said Stein told him he was "ready to take action" against Muslims and wanted to see who... Читать дальше...

Chicago Scenic Studios's headquarters has 165,000 square feet of soaring space that looks like someplace NASA would use to assemble satellites.

We as a people and a nation are in the midst of a grand endeavor. We seek to change the ways and means of our collective existence, we seek to construct a nation where leaders no longer rule by whim but govern according to law

We as a people and a nation are in the midst of a grand endeavor. We seek to change the ways and means of our collective existence, we seek to construct a nation where leaders no longer rule by whim but govern according to law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Sacramento (all times local): 12:57 p.m. Final prayers have been said at the funeral for an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by Sacramento police. Speakers at Thursday's service called for justice for 22-year-old Stephon Clark, who was shot in his grandparents' backyard by officers responding to a nighttime call of someone breaking car windows. The Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners that Clark "woke up... Читать дальше...

Stocks rose sharply on Thursday to pull its benchmark indexes back into positive territory for the week, trimming the quarterly losses seen after fears of a global trade war and a selloff in tech shares weighed on indexes. The S&P 500 picked up 37 points, or 1.4%, to 2,642. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 311 points, or 1.3%, to 24,160. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 114 points, or 1.6%, to 7,063. For the quarter, the S&P 500 was down 1.2%, the Dow down 2.3%, while the... Читать дальше...

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The media landscape is almost shifting more quickly than consumers can keep up.

But certain trends have emerged that will carry the media industry into the future.

For the past eight years, IGNITION, Business Insider’s flagship conference, has collected the best minds in media and technology to share what they see as the future. Through unscripted interviews, cutting-edge demos, and insights from industry pioneers, attendees learn what key trends to be aware of and what... Читать дальше...