Новости за 25.04.2018

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting three names proposed by Nawaz Sharif-constituted ministerial committee for Islamabad’s new airport, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has left the issue open for debate that may only add to the confusion rather than find a solution.

Head coach Jon Gruden said the Raiders gathered background information on cornerback Daryl Worley before signing him Monday, days after Worley was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and other charges. Worley, 23, was released by the Eagles on April 15 after being arrested in Philadelphia earlier that day. He was on the field Tuesday with the Raiders for their veteran minicamp practice. “We looked into it, and obviously... Читать дальше...

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has forfeited the missionary visa and alien certificate of alien registration (ACR) of Australian missionary nun Patricia Fox for violating the conditions of her stay in the country. In a one-page order, the three-man BI board of consumers, headed by Commissioner Jaime Morente, also ordered Fox to leave the country within 30 days from [...]

Jun 9, 2018 Get ready for the Summer Nationals and Lock in this date to join us at PFC in our Premier Fencing Senior Mixed Foil Tournament. Medals for the TOP 8. $25 Gift Card for the FIRST Place from Blue Gauntlet. (On the event with 12 Fencers & More).

White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson drunkenly pounded on the hotel-room door of a female colleague during a trip overseas in 2015, according to a report on Tuesday. Jackson, President Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Veteran Affairs, was apparently banging on the door so hard that a Secret Service agent stepped in, fearful...

Surf boats and flares were used to re-enact the WWI landings at Gallipoli during an Anzac Day dawn service at Terrigal on New South Wales’s central coast on April 25. Triple M reported military veterans and thousands of coastal residents marched out to Terrigal Beach to lay wreaths and watch a surf boat recreation of the landings 103 years ago along the Turkish coast. The Gallipoli Campaign was a disastrous British-led offensive against the Ottoman Empire during the first World War, that resulted in significant casualties for Anzac forces. Читать дальше...

Could we soon be forced to do without a glass of orange juice or a slice of grapefruit at breakfast? The answer is unfortunately yes.

• What to watch out for in the next budget
• Govt in a bind over subsidies
• Growth only if budget addresses concerns
• Experts predict the next budget
• Govt may empty its pockets to encourage PSX listings

• What to watch out for
• Govt in a bind over subsidies
• Growth only if budget addresses concerns
• Experts' predictions
• Encouraging PSX listings

What to watch out for in the next budget

Welcome to If I Did It, the show where we grapple with PR kerfluffles from the world of MMA. This week we look at the UFC’s decision to not re-sign union organizer Leslie Smith while bringing controversial NFL veteran Greg Hardy into the fold. Right after the show, watch the same team tackle PR kerfluffles from the worlds of media and politics on If The Shoes Fit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpkNy...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia-born rapper Meek Mill attended an NBA playoff game in his first public appearance since being released from prison while he appeals decade-old gun and drug convictions. Following a five-month campaign by his supporters to get him out, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a Philadelphia judge who had jailed him to immediately issue an order releasing him on unsecured bail. Mill, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, was sentenced in November to two to four years behind bars for probation violations. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured as a result of a fire on an illegal oil well in Indonesia’s province of Aceh, media reported Wednesday.

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a huge blaze at an illegal oil well in Indonesia, authorities said Wednesday.

Melissa McCarthy’s dark puppet satire “The Happytime Murders” was intriguing on announcement last year, but American movie theater owners got a significant look at what they’re in for during CinemaCon’s closing presentation on Tuesday. Directed by Brian Henson (son of Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets) and unveiled during STX Films’ turn on stage, McCarthy’s puppet romp is as dirty, violent and outrageously funny as any individual genre title we’ve seen thus far. McCarthy plays a human detective with a puppet partner... Читать дальше...

Melissa McCarthy’s dark puppet satire “The Happytime Murders” was intriguing on announcement last year, but American movie theater owners got a significant look at what they’re in for during CinemaCon’s closing presentation on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured as a result of a fire on an illegal oil well in the Indonesian province of Aceh, media reported Wednesday.

Jihadi Generations: Strategies Used For Weaponizing Children (Part 2) SWJED Wed, 04/25/2018 - 12:15am

Violent extremist groups are using all methods possible to wage a successful long-term campaign using children. These groups infiltrate existing systems, threaten and radicalize important players, use extreme forms of violence to attack those they perceive as non-compliant. No foundation of society is off limits be it: hospitals, schools, religious organizations, legal institutions... Читать дальше...

In the latest edition of Our YEG At Night, we tell you about some Grade 9 students from Edmonton’s Meadowlark Christian School who spent some time in Belize. They weren’t there on a vacation, they were there on a mission to make a difference.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Coming into the season, the one big question about the A’s was their starting pitching. Recently, the rotation has responded firmly that they should not be overlooked. Sean Manaea got the big headlines with his no-hitter Saturday, but most of the rest of the starters have been nails, too. Tuesday at Texas, it was Andrew Triggs, who worked six strong innings in Oakland’s 3-1 victory, the A’s fourth win in a row and eighth in their past nine games. ... Читать дальше...

Cape Town - Taxi commuters from the northern suburbs say some minibus taxi drivers have taken advantage of the nationwide bus strike by allegedly overcharging stranded commuters.

The Bellville Taxi Association confirmed that an investigation is under way after they received the complaints.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Game of Thrones" and a key figure in the #MeToo movement are among the winners of this year's Webby Awards. Miranda won the Webby for public service and social activism for his work raising money for charities assisting Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Susan Fowler, the former Uber employee whose harassment revelations helped lead to the ouster of the company's CEO and bolstered the #MeToo movement, was named Webbys person of the year. The awards... Читать дальше...

• Analysts want to know whether the Cambridge Analytica scandal has affected user engagement on Facebook.
• CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said the #DeleteFacebook campaign hasn't had much impact, but it's less clear whether users are choosing to spend less time on the social network.
• Facebook was already suffering from falling user engagement, and it said months ago that it was making changes expected to reduce user time spent on the platform.

As Facebook grapples... Читать дальше...

„Schämen sollte er sich!“ und „Wer so viel Geld hat...!“ sind Sätze, die man von den Leuten in den gelben Ver.di-Streikjacken hört. Knapp 800 Amazon-Mitarbeiter aus Deutschland, Polen und Italien haben sich am Dienstagnachmittag mit Pfeifen und Bannern vor dem Axel-Springer-Hochhaus in Berlin versammelt, wo ihr Chef Jeff Bezos gleich einen Innovationspreis für seine unternehmerischen Leistungen entgegennimmt. 

Editor-in-Chief of Frontpage Magazine, Jamie Glazov, was recently threatened with violence by a Muslim on Facebook, and the only one who paid a price for that threat was Jamie, after he posted about it. Facebook ended up suspending him for a week. That’s the basis of my accompanying cartoon. This unfair, unwarranted punishment of those on the Right is happening more and more these days by a platform that pretends to be neutral, but is dominated by hardcore leftist Islamophiles.