Новости за 17.04.2018

If this year was gonna be anything, it was gonna have to be weird.

So much of baseball evaluation is attempting to determine the “true talent” of things. Teams, players, even individual pitches are measured not just by the results they achieve in the micro, but what they seem destined to produce in the macro. With an eye to this, there are dozens of ways we can appraise the Mariners so far. Even in as short a time frame as three weeks of games, what results seems to be “luck” versus what has been “deserved” can be debated. Читать дальше...

With fan attendance in the dumps, how will MLB address its undeniable tanking issue?

Justin Gaethje and bullfights, the self-built heart of Dustin Poirier, and other thoughts from the UFC on Fox card

Retired NFL defensive end Stephen White sees an impressive blocker with some concerns.

CHICAGO—Lavette Mayes remembers there were about 30 others lined up in a hallway, with their hands behind their back. One by one, they were brought before a judge. Mayes had been arrested in 2015 after an altercation with her 67-year-old mother-in-law that left both hospitalized.

Your 2018 Carmine Hose are the best team in baseball—according to this week's USAToday MLB Power Rankings. The Red Sox moved up one spot from last week—passing the 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros. Boston's opponent tonight—the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim—come in third on the list, followed by: the Arizona Diamondbacks (#4) and the New York Metropolitans (#5). Rounding our the Top Ten are: the Cleveland Indians (#6), The Bronx Embalmers (#7), the Pittsburgh Pirates (#8), the Chicago Cubs (#9) and the Colorado Rockies (#10).

Christmas is coming early this year.

Boosted, makers of the immensely popular Boosted Board electric skateboards, is back with not one, not two, not three, but four new re-engineered electric skateboards, including a smaller Boosted Mini that starts at $749.

SEE ALSO: The best electric longboard just got better

With years of experience making electric skateboards under its belt and over 10 million miles logged from all its users, Boosted is now ready to expand its lineup with new third-gen boards. Читать дальше...

Chris Cardona's presence at a Siġġiewi bar frequented by at least one of the suspects in journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder has been flagged to the inquiring magistrate, family members of the journalist have confirmed.  According to two witnesses, approached separately by journalists and interviewed by members of the 'Daphne Project', the Economy Minister was seen drinking with one of the murder suspects at the bar. Dr Cardona was described as a regular visitor to the bar on weekends. Brothers... Читать дальше...

Brussels continues to pursue centralization of its border and security regimes, causing disquiet among many online.

Koala males quite often attack each other, especially during the mating season, while the female are ready to choose a partner, depending on its size and loudness of screaming.

Chris Cardona's presence at a Siġġiewi bar frequented by at least one of the suspects in journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder has been flagged to the inquiring magistrate, family members of the journalist have confirmed.  According to two witnesses, approached separately by journalists and interviewed by members of the 'Daphne Project', the Economy Minister was seen drinking with one of the murder suspects at the bar. Dr Cardona was described as a regular visitor to the bar on weekends. Brothers... Читать дальше...

No politicians have been interviewed during the course of investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a source familiar with the probe has said.  Ms Caruana Galizia was a vocal critic of the Labour Party, and later also turned her focus to Opposition leader Adrian Delia. The source said police believed the person who ordered the assassination of Ms Carauna Galizia was likely part of an organised crime syndicate. "You should avoid the assumption that this was any kind of political... Читать дальше...

An American lady has left people on social media in awe after she took to the platform to share her awesome before and after transformation photos. The mother of 3 revealed she achieved her look through pure hard work.

An American lady has left people on social media in awe after she took to the platform to share her awesome before and after transformation photos. The mother of 3 revealed she achieved her look through pure hard work.

Get your practice news and updates here! 2 important Pens are absent and the Flyers suffer a potential injury in practice

China on Tuesday ordered companies that import sorghum from the US to plunk down 179 percent deposits — escalating the trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies and threatening agricultural states that backed Donald Trump. China’s Ministry of Commerce said that starting on Wednesday, Chinese importers of sorghum — which is used for animal...

The shooting of Stephon Clark has become the latest flashpoint in a national conversation about police shootings of young black men.

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• Porn star Stormy Daniels released a composite sketch of a man she said threatened her to keep quiet about an sexual relationship she claims she had with the president a decade ago.
• Daniels' attorney told ABC's "The View" on Tuesday that there is a $100,000 reward for correctly identifying the unknown man.
• "Nothing was alarming about the way he looked, at first," Daniels told "The View," adding that the man was "sort of handsome."

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River. The Louisiana State University's Center for River Studies is home to the newly opened Lower Mississippi River Physical Model, a 10,000-square-foot (930-square-meter) reproduction of nearly 200 miles (320 kilometers) of the lower Mississippi from the town of Donaldsonville northwest of New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico. Читать дальше...

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• An endangered western lowland gorilla named Calaya just gave birth to her son Moke at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. 
• Moments after the birth, Calaya is seen cradling her newborn and showering him with kisses.
• Moke is the first male gorilla to be born at the National Zoo in nine years. 

It turns out humans and primates have the same reaction to becoming overwhelmed with love when giving birth to a baby. In an incredible video... Читать дальше...

The Church of Norway, which is experiencing an unprecedented decline in membership figures, has called for open borders in a world with a record high number of refugees.

The families of two children slain in the Sandy Hook massacre have sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for claiming the shooting did not happen.

Four people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation and minor injuries after a massive fire at a 36-unit apartment complex in San Jose, officials said. The fire started around 5:53 a.m at 2079 McLaughlin Ave. near Highway 101 and Tully Road and the first engine reportedly arrived within five minutes, said San Jose Fire Capt. Daniel Vega. Vega said he wasn’t yet sure of the total number of people who were displaced, but firefighters made multiple rescues while... Читать дальше...

The international partnership offers new trade opportunities for the UK but some of its members also stand to lose out as a result of leaving the EU.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stocks moved sharply higher in midday trading, adding to the market's gains from a day earlier. Consumer-focused stocks were among the biggest gainers Tuesday. Netflix soared 8 percent after reporting huge subscriber gains. Amazon rose 2.6 percent. Technology, industrial and health care stocks also rose. UnitedHealth added 3.2 percent after it reported a hefty jump in profit and raised its 2018 forecast. Читать дальше...