Новости за 13.04.2018

Taylor Swift latest album, 2017’s “Reputation,” may not have been a smash compared to her earlier material, but she’s still a mega-star, even if that’s made her a target for mockery on the internet and Twitter.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings. Week of April 16:FirstCaribbean International Bank - Barbados, 9.6 million shares, priced $22-$25, managed by Barclays/UBS Investment Bank. Proposed NYSE symbol FCI. Business: CIBC-owned bank operating in Barbados, the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands. GrafTech International - Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, 37.8 million shares, priced $21-$24... Читать дальше...

Jess Lee / Polyvore

• Sequoia Capital investing partner Jess Lee said that she used an effective tactic to command investors' attention when she was raising capital for her former company, Polyvore.
• The tactic involved startling all the men at the beginning of pitch meetings by slamming a stack of magazines down loudly on the desk.
• Along with a group of female founders and investors, Lee is offering practical guidance to female entrepreneurs through the project Female Founder Office Hours. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A new draft law introduced to the US Senate would put pressure on Saudi Arabia to end the civil war in Yemen, Senators Todd Young, Jeanne Shaheen, Susan Colins and Chris Coons said in a joint press release on Friday.

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday that the criminal probe that led them to raid the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer this week is focused on his “personal business dealings” and has been going on for months. In the filing with a court in New York, prosecutors blacked out a section describing what laws they believe Trump attorney Michael Cohen has broken, but they said the “crimes being investigated involve acts of concealment” […]

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Friday that the criminal probe that led them to raid the offices of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer this week is focused on his “personal business dealings” and has been going on for months. In the filing with a court in New York, prosecutors blacked out a section describing what laws they believe Trump attorney Michael Cohen has broken, but they said the “crimes being investigated involve acts of concealment” […]

Steven Pladl, the 45-year-old North Carolina man accused of fathering a child with his 20-year-old biological daughter and killing both his daughter and their baby before killing himself, committed Thursday’s violence after daughter Katie ended their relationship.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasted fired former FBI Chief James Comey at the Friday White House Press Briefing. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivered a scathing rebuke of Comey when asked about his book release at the presser. Sarah Huckabee Sanders: The American people see right through the blatant lies of a self-admitted leaker. […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A University of Oregon law professor who wore blackface to a Halloween party in 2016 has returned to campus after a sabbatical. University spokesman Tobin Klinger confirmed to The Register-Guard newspaper that Nancy Shurtz is back at work. Shurtz wore a white coat, stethoscope and black face paint to portray Dr. Damon Tweedy, a black psychiatrist who wrote a best-selling memoir about his experiences with racism in medical school and in his profession. Shurtz said she was trying to provoke discussion about racism in society ... Читать дальше...

Der Budgetausschuss des Nationalrats hat am Freitag den Weg für das Doppelbudget 2018/19 geebnet. Änderungen gab es noch beim Parlamentsbudget: 5,75 Mio. Euro sind zusätzlich vorgesehen, teilte die Parlamentskorrespondenz mit. Für das Justizressort gibt es hingegen keine zusätzlichen Mittel. Die Liste Pilz kritisierte die Vier-Parteien-Einigung für die zusätzlichen Mittel für das Parlament.

FFS what are people on - last nights performance was atrocious apart from ten minutes in each half and we only won the game because Houghton came back on - before that we was sinking fast

Taylor was the only forward who came out with any real credit, Bowden poor, Green Ok, Paea poor. Cant remember any of the back rowers doing anything - did we have any lol? Most of the backs were decent but as a whole we was championship level for large periods of that game but mostly when Houghton wasnt on. Читать дальше...

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A 24-year-old Milton-Freewater man has changed his guilty plea from manslaughter to murder rather than divulge details of the crime to authorities. Conor Michael Dayton entered the new guilty plea Thursday in a Umatilla County Circuit Court hearing that was held by remote camera, The East Oregonian reported. Dayton's defense attorney, L. Kent Fischer, said outside court that prosecutors were "adamant" that Dayton had not debriefed them on the crime — a stipulation that had... Читать дальше...

A top fundraiser for Trump has resigned from the RNC following a report that he paid $1.6 million to a Playboy playmate he had an affair with.

The Simpsons' show runner Al Jean responded to backlash to Sunday's episode, in which characters implied that criticism of Apu (Hank Azaria) as a racial stereotype was overblown.

Arsenal marched their way into their first European semi-final in nine years last night, after battling from behind to draw 2-2 with CSKA Moscow in Russia. The Gunners sealed their spot in the final four, following their 4-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium last week, and will now look towards securing the first major European trophy of the club’s illustrious history. With a top-four finish in the Premier League looking increasingly unlikely, winning the Europa League stands as Arsenal’s... Читать дальше...

China could win the race to develop the first truly foldable smartphone — thanks to local tech giant Huawei. The titan phone brand has been tipped to launch a foldable handset as soon as November, beating rivals like Apple, Samsung and LG. Huawei might not be a household name in the west, but it’s actually...

The White House fiercely attacked ex-FBI Director James Comey, calling his new tell-all memoir criticizing President Trump “a book that should be in the basement bargain bin.” “The American people see right through the blatant lies of the self-admitted leaker. This is nothing more than a poorly executed PR stunt by Comey. He’s padding his...

Donald Trump is not going to like this latest news about his personal lawyer and long time "fixer", Michael Cohen. CNN is reporting that Cohen is now under criminal investigation, although we do not know what the crimes they are looking into are.

My first ever match thread.

We've played 5 games against roma, won 3 and lost 1. The last time we faced them was back in 2001, where Houllier famously made his comeback to Anfield after his heart operation.

Roma are in a similar league position to us - Sitting 4th with 60 points after 31 games, 20 points from the top spot.

Looking at goals for and against in the league+CL, Roma have scored 65 and conceded 38, compared to liverpool who have scored 108 and conceded 42, having played two games less. Читать дальше...

Replies are a public way to respond to posts by others and carry on a conversation that others see, while direct messages are a way for you to connect privately with someone. In order to be able to DM someone, they have to follow you; or they have opted for the setting that allows anyone to DM them. Group DMs are an effective way to have more focused conversations among a larger group. Twitter allows you to have a private account (“protected” in their parlance) — but if you are using Twitter for business... Читать дальше...

BARCELONA, Spain — There are no membership fees, no roll calls, no official leaders and no headquarters. Attending the weekly meetings is optional. They are loosely organized groups of neighborhood activists known as defense committees, and they have taken a key role in Catalonia’s independence movement after its political leadership was jailed or fled the country. Ever since Spain’s crackdown on an unauthorized referendum on secession in October, hundreds of self-proclaimed... Читать дальше...

Lakewood Cemetery kicked off a concert series in its historic Memorial Chapel with a capacity crowd. The Anonymous Choir, led by Nona Marie Invie, performed an hour-long set of re-imagined songs by Kate Bush, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen and others in the chapel, which is one of the finest examples of Byzantine Revival architecture in the country. "Why we do this?" Lakewood president Ron Gjerde asked the crowd during his introduction. "Because we believe that Lakewood was intended as a civic institution for public use. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Britain exchanged sharp accusations Friday over the suspected poison gas attack in Syria, and the U.S. Navy was moving an additional Tomahawk missile-armed ship within striking range as President Donald Trump and his national security aides mulled the scope and timing of an expected military assault. Trump's U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, said the president had not yet made a final decision, two days after he tweeted that Russia should "get ready" because a missile attack... Читать дальше...

TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Friday, April 13, 2018 _____ 650 FPUS54 KSJT 131937 ZFPSJT Zone Forecast Product for Texas National Weather Service San Angelo TX 237 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 TXZ127-140930- Taylor- Including the city of ABILENE 237 PM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust early in the evening. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. .SATURDAY...Windy, sunny. Читать дальше...