Новости за 17.04.2018

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Salisbury police station site, ambulance stations at Amesbury and Salisbury and the Maltings Park, which were the sites of the alleged chemical attack on Sergei Skripal, will be reopened in 2 months, the communications officer at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) told Sputnik on Tuesday.

Michael Essien joined Panathinaikos in 2015. ATHENS, Greece -- Panathinaikos say long-delayed payments have been made to Michael Essien and two others in an effort to avoid losing nine points as the Greek club struggles with mounting debts and the threat of relegation. A sports judge ordered Panathinaikos to settle debts with Essien, Argentine winger Sebastian Leto and Spanish forward Toche within three days or lose the points. Club officials did not say how much money had been paid. Essien moved... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump hosts his golfing buddy Shinzo Abe at his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday, with both leaders eager to iron out differences on trade and display a united front on North Korea as the US president prepares to meet Kim Jong Un.

In 2012, Kansas passed one of the largest income tax cuts in the state’s history. Today, it serves as a cautionary tale.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors are considering pursuing the death penalty for two Colorado Springs men accused of pulling the trigger during the executions of a pair of high school students. The Gazette reports Prosecutor Jim Bentley said Monday the District Attorney's Office hasn't ruled out death penalty bids against first-degree murder suspects Diego Chacon and Marco Garcia-Bravo. The men's arraignments are scheduled for May 7. If the men plead not guilty, prosecutors would have 63... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Philadelphia's airport Tuesday with part of the covering from its left engine ripped off and a window damaged. Passengers walked off the plane onto the tarmac at the airport. It wasn't immediately known if anyone on board was injured. Passenger Marty Martinez did a brief Facebook Live posting while wearing an oxygen mask. He posted, "Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down! Emergency landing!! Southwest... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada authorities have identified a woman who was killed when a man opened fired at picnic held for a group of employees at a Las Vegas Strip casino-resort. The Clark County Coroner's Office said Tuesday that 54-year-old Venetian executive Mia Banks was killed after she was shot in the chest and head Sunday at a park near the Las Vegas airport. Las Vegas police Officer Larry Hadfield declined to release the identity Tuesday of another man who was injured. That man was a Venetian employee in his 50s. Читать дальше...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A Colorado truck driver has been charged with several felony counts of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving in a crash last November that killed four people in southwestern Illinois. In a news release, Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons says 54-year-old Mohamad Y. Jama of Greeley was charged Monday after an Illinois State Police investigation. The release says the investigation revealed that Jama was driving too fast in a construction zone on Interstate... Читать дальше...

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes that his side will have an advantage over their rivals going into the transfer window.

Juventus will be without forward Mario Mandzukic for Wednesday's trip to face Crotone in Serie A. The Croatia international has not been named in Massimiliano Allegri's 21-man squad for the match due to a bout of illness. Italy winger Federico Bernardeschi could make his first appearance since sustaining a knee injury in February but playmaker Miralem Pjanic misses out with a minor muscular injury sustained against Sampdoria, while Mattia De Sciglio (foot) remains sidelined. Juve sit six points... Читать дальше...

Britain’s upper legislative house is to find itself more in agreement with the Opposition Party than the Government on Brexit.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man charged with killing a 3-year-old Kansas boy and hiding the body in concrete will be tried on six criminal charges. Stephen Bodine was bound over for trial Tuesday on two counts of first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, one count of child abuse and one count of aggravated child endangerment. The ruling came after testimony in a preliminary hearing Monday detailed verbal and physical abuse the boy suffered before his body was found in September in a home he shared with his mother... Читать дальше...

I am heartbroken, and I’m begging you to ask me why.

Credit: Flickr/Anil Kumar. CC BY-ND 2.0.

I had been moving through the world with a secret. I dreamed of this secret as a little girl, through adolescence and even more regularly once I was married. But I had to keep this secret close in case it slipped away. I couldn’t let it out until I knew for certain that my secret was here to stay.

My entire being changed the moment I found out that I was pregnant. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Democratic senator says President Donald Trump's pick to be Veterans Affairs secretary is promising not to privatize the agency — a stance that his predecessor claims led to his firing. Sen. Jon Tester, top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, met privately with Ronny Jackson. Tester says Jackson committed to the same stance against privatization as his predecessor David Shulkin, who favored strong continuing investment in core VA programs while expanding access to private doctors. Читать дальше...

West Ham United striker Andy Carroll is still supporting his teammate Joe Hart, despite the latter's error against Stoke City.

REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

• The US, Mexico, and Canada are approaching an eighth round of talks on NAFTA.
• Vice President Mike Pence said this weekend that a deal could be made within "several weeks."
• But there are still major sticking points to be worked out. 

The US, Canada, and Mexico are approaching their eighth round of talks on NAFTA. Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that a modernized agreement could be ready within several weeks — but some think that's very unlikely. Читать дальше...

The national chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae has explained that he visited former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to discuss affairs of the nation with him. Falae spoke after their two-hour meeting.

A Filipino was among three journalists of the Reuters news agency given the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown on drugs. Manuel Mogato, Clare Baldwin and Andrew R.C. Marshall won the Pulitzer prize for international reporting “for relentless reporting that exposed the brutal killing campaign behind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s [...]

It’s tax day — and the IRS is experiencing technical difficulties. The service that taxpayers use to file online is partly down, according to Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter. “On my way over here this morning, I was told that a number of IRS systems are unavailable at the moment,” Kautter said at a Congressional hearing Tuesday morning. “We are working to resolve this issue and taxpayers should continue to file their returns as they normally would.” In a statement, […]

Southampton defender Jan Bednarek believes they are still capable of avoiding relegation from the Premier League this season.

Preliminary Prospect Rankings are now coming out.  

Craig Button released his yesterday:

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-defenceman-dahlin-leads-draft-class-1.847739

You are seeing more and more Dmen under 6'0 on these lists.

Kids I will be keeping a close eye on this year are:

1) Adam Boqvist - Swedish RHD. Arguably the best player in this years Ivan Hlinka Tournament.  5GP 1G 7A  (lottery pick)

2) Bode Wilde - RHD US National Team Dman who will be attending Harvard this fall. Читать дальше...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a 14-year-old Kansas boy accused of shooting his 13-year-old brother in the chest while they played video games at home. Officer Charley Davidson says the younger brother was taken to a Wichita hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being shot around 12:15 p.m. Monday. Davidson says there was a handgun in the room where the brothers were playing video games and that the older boy was handling the weapon when it discharged. The... Читать дальше...

Facebook and Microsoft have joined 32 other tech companies on Tuesday who have vowed to combat cyberattacks.

U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent, a leader of a moderate group of Republicans and a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he would resign from Congress next month. "After discussions with my family and careful consideration," I have decided to leave Congress in the coming weeks," Dent said. "It is my intention to aggressively advocate for responsible governance and pragmatic solutions in the coming years." Dent previously announced he would retire from Congress in September for... Читать дальше...

Eduardo Balarezo told reporters on Tuesday that he's seeking a psychological evaluation for Guzman before he goes to trial later this year.