Новости за 17.04.2018

The good thing about kitten yoga is that there are kittens — adoptable kittens who need homes! The bad thing about kitten yoga is that you have to share these wonderful baby animals with other people. These other people will try to hog all the kittens, picking them up and holding them as they pretend...

The European Commission has recommended opening EU accession talks with Albania.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House adviser for energy and environmental policy is resigning. Michael Catanzaro will be returning to CGCN Group, the law and lobbying firm where he previously worked. Catanzaro had headed domestic energy issues for the White House National Economic Council. He had been a leading figure in President Donald Trump's aggressive deregulatory and pro-fossil-fuel agenda. The Trump administration has moved to roll back a number of President Barack Obama's environmental protections. Читать дальше...

With Arsenal struggling to hold off Burnley to finish sixth in the Premier League, former midfielder Ray Parlour believes they deserve to finish seventh.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Flights into and out of Colorado Springs Airport are canceled Tuesday because of a fire that damaged the terminal. The fire started in the insulation of the roof at around 11:30 p.m. Monday. It took firefighters four hours to put it out. The airport says the terminal was evacuated safely and there were no reported injuries. Incoming passengers were forced to wait on their planes on the tarmac Airport spokeswoman Aidan Ryan says that 26 arriving flights and 30 departures were canceled. Читать дальше...

The 'earnings threshold' for NIC is lower than the personal allowance for income tax; and for basic rate taxpayers, total NIC is 25.8% of earnings above the threshold but income tax is only 20% of earnings above the personal allowance.

At the top of the basic rate band, it's £9,786 NIC and £6,900 income tax.

Above that, it flips over, NIC is 'only' 15.8% of earnings but income tax is 40%.

The break-even point at which you pay the same amount of NIC as you do income tax is about £58,300, ...

Belgium is set to name a square in Brussels after late Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, the first public place in the former colonial power to honour him, an official said Tuesday.

Former Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt believes that Roberto Firmino is a very special striker, in part because he has a unique way of playing the game.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt knows what he wants: weaker fuel economy standards, personal authority over parts of the Clean Water Act...

Manchester United star Paul Pogba could be on the verge of a move to Real Madrid in the summer, The Sun has claimed.

The Commonwealth Press Union Media Trust, which aims to protect and enhance press freedom throughout the Commonwealth, has awarded the 2018 Astor Award, posthumously, to Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Astor Award, established in 1970 and one of the oldest press freedom awards in the world, is made to an individual or organisation that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence of press freedom within the Commonwealth. It had in 1971 been awarded to Times of Malta founder Mable Strickland. The citation for the award is as follows... Читать дальше...

Just in time for tax day: The IRS website to make payments is down. But you still have to pay...

A top EU official on Tuesday hailed progress in talks with Poland over controversial reforms Brussels fears undermine judicial independence, but warned Warsaw it must produce "concrete results" in the coming weeks.

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin is coming to the defence of the club's under-fire starting striker Alvaro Morata.

Miami (AFP) – Champions League semi-finalists Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Roma and Liverpool plus English powers Manchester City and Manchester United will be among the European giants competing in this year’s International Champions Cup, it was announced Tuesday. The 18-team, 27-match pre-season competition kicks off less than a week after the conclusion of the World Cup in Russia. Most matches will be played in the United States but others will be staged in Singapore, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Italy and Spain. Читать дальше...

Popular Tanzanian musician Diamond Platinumz recently got in trouble with authorities in his country recently. He was reportedly arrested because he posted some raunchy videos showing him kissing a woman on social media.

Over our 18 years covering the Red Sox, FenwayNation has really only designated one charity for our readers to support—The Jimmy Fund. Today, we are designating a second organization that we wholeheartedly believe is worthy of your support—The Martin Richard Foundation. Named for the eight-year-old boy who was killed on April 15, 2013 in the Boston Marathon bombings, the foundation's mission is to provide "opportunities for young people to learn, grow and lead through volunteerism and community engagement. Читать дальше...

As the sun began to set on Tuesday evening, Grigor Dimitrov booked his place in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters third round — mightily relieved to fight another day.

Washington is trying to drive a wedge between Turkey and the other two Syrian ceasefire guarantors – Russia and Iran, Turkish academic Hasan Unal told Sputnik, explaining how Bashar al-Assad's possible ouster may nullify the results of Ankara's Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch operations.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether a woman should receive $25.3 million a jury awarded her after she had four limbs amputated as a result of medical malpractice. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the state Supreme Court will see Ascaris Mayo's case Thursday. Mayo's limbs were amputated in 2011 after she went into septic shock when doctors didn't diagnose her Strep A infection. $16.5 million of the 2014 Milwaukee County jury award is for non-economic damages... Читать дальше...

Dear Dana is a bi-weekly advice column for humans who engage in romantic relationships. Please send your dilemmas, issues, conundrums, assumptions, conflicts, anxieties, worriments, obstacles, complications, predicaments, queries, questions, and any other synonyms for “problems” to deardana@rolereboot.org. Dear Dana, My boyfriend and I will be having our one year anniversary next month. For the past months, […]

Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in the center of the Armenian capital on Tuesday to protest as parliament voted to allow former president Serzh Sarksyan to become prime minister in the former Soviet republic. Sarksyan was president from 2008 and demonstrators said he was switching jobs but clinging to power. Under a revised constitution approved by referendum in 2015, the prime minister will hold power while the presidency becomes largely ceremonial. Sarksyan's ally Armen Sarkissian... Читать дальше...

Top earners are getting maxed out. Making more money can mean more stress, according to a LinkedIn Learning study released Tuesday. Nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) people making more than $200,000 a year reported feeling stressed at work, compared to less than half (47 percent) of those making $35,000 to $50,000, and just 38...

A black Starbucks customer in Southern California claims he was barred from using the bathroom — moments after a white man was let in without buying anything. Days after the java giant’s chief apologized when footage emerged of two black men getting busted in a Philly Starbucks, Brandon Ward, 26, posted cell phone video Saturday...