Новости за 26.02.2016

South Dakota may become the first state to statutorily prohibit transgender students from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity, but others are on the march. Ten, to be specific, representing the most anti-trans session we've ever seen. Samantha Michaels reports:

В ходе обмена пленными Киев освободил четырех женщин и двух мужчин, которые пробыли в украинском плену почти год. Таким образом, всего украинская сторона отдала Луганской народной республике шестерых пленных, вместо обещанных восьмерых. Обмен прошел по незапланированной формуле «3 на 6».

Filing this one under “No This Muthafucka/Motherfucker Didn’t.” Ari Berman’s recent offering in The Nation calls our attention to the current—and historic—climate in South Carolina around voting and people of color. Across the country but with special zeal in the South voter ID laws have sprung up to suppress voting by the populace, African Americans specifically, and they have faced court challenges. The proceedings of these challenges have revealed rather interesting tidbits. Like this email... Читать дальше...

(ANSA) - ROMA, 26 FEB - Pareggio per 1-1 nel derby piemontese tra Novara e Pro Vercelli, primo anticipo della 28/a giornata di Serie B. Botta e risposta nei primi 4' della partita: ospiti in vantaggio al 2' con Scavone , ma due minuti dopo arriva il pareggio dei padroni di casa con Corazza. Il Novara ha poi cercato con insistenza il gol della vittoria senza riuscirci per gli errori dei suoi attaccanti e le parate di Melgrati. Al 90' espulso Rossi (Pro Vercelli). Nella classifica provvisoria, il Novara... Читать дальше...

Астрофизики из Португалии подсчитали, что предполагаемая смерть Вселенной от Большого разрыва произойдет примерно через 2,8 млрд лет, передает New Scientist.

This ad from India for laundry detergent movingly shows how women deal with the "second shift" — working all day and coming home to even more household chores. And it shows how we could break the (laundry pun intended) cycle:

The Vikings’ draft process has come a long way since the “OK, calm down” debacle of 2003 (which, it should be noted, still netted one of the best players in team history, Kevin Williams). That said, every year in recent memory has involved a pretty hefty amount of intrigue and anticipation — either in the months leading up to the draft, the draft itself or both — when it comes to the Vikings. This year? It feels like it could be the most low-key Vikings draft in a long time. Part of that is their draft position (No. Читать дальше...

We have just over 48 hours to go until the Oscars, and the diversity controversy is not going away. Al Sharpton is planning to lead a protest on Sunday night near the Dolby Theater before the show begins, while the decision by the producers to cut Best Original Song performances by Antony Hegarty (a.k.a. Anohni, the first transgender nominee ever) and South Korean soprano Sumi Jo, yet add Dave Grohl to the program, have the led to further outrage (read Hegarty's letter about why she's boycotting the show here). Читать дальше...

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W poprzednim sezonie dwie włoskie drużyny grały w półfinałach (LE) i jedna w finale (LM) europejskich pucharów. To były wyniki na wyrost.
Angielskie drużyny są źle zarządzane, ale z Guardiolą, Mourinho i Kloppem będą coraz groźniejsze, niestety. Dominować przy Realu, Barcelonie i Bayernie nie miały prawa.

Przed rokiem Tottenham też był faworytem, a jednak Fiorentina wygrała. Był jakiś pomysł na ten dwumecz. Dziwny nie jest oczywiście wynik, ale styl. Nawet kibice EPL byli zdziwieni tym, jak łatwo im poszło. Читать дальше...

The dedicated fun adversaries at One Million Moms are back with a new campaign, this one aimed at making Satan less hot. They’re outraged that the new Fox show Lucifer makes the Dark Lord look like a “likable guy” who’s “cool and irresistible to women.” Kind of like how these campaigns make the TV shows they’re targeting irresistible to viewers?

The dedicated fun adversaries at One Million Moms are back with a new campaign, this one aimed at making Satan less hot. They’re outraged that the new Fox show Lucifer makes the Dark Lord look like a “likable guy” who’s “cool and irresistible to women.” Kind of like how these campaigns make the TV shows they’re targeting irresistible to viewers?

How exactly do you deprogram people who have been integrated into a cult?

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Sometimes I look back on my past as a young investor and want to kick myself. I didn't really know what I was doing back then, and made a number of mistakes that cost me money in the long run.

I did learn a lot and truly enjoy investing and saving now. But I wish I could go back in time and offer my younger self a few bits of advice. Here's my list of investing tips to the "young me" that'll hopefully spare you the same mistakes.

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Broccoli is nutritious, and it knows it.

Since humans and other plant-eating animals have reason to consume a lot of broccoli, it has come to produce goitrin, a compound that tastes very bitter to people with a certain gene—which serves as a (meager) defense against getting eaten.

Other vegetables that come from the very same plant, including kale, brussels sprouts, and collard greens, all employ a similar protective strategy.

But, as the podcast Surprisingly Awesome recently noted... Читать дальше...

Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir invented the Knot Cushion, long pillow noodles bent into elaborate knots.

State JD(S) president HD Kumaraswamy said he stumbled upon the truth behind chief minister Siddaramaiah's expensive watch, following a call from physician Sudhakar Shetty -- purportedly the owner of the item -- who wanted to share some details about it with him.

State JD(S) president HD Kumaraswamy said he stumbled upon the truth behind chief minister Siddaramaiah's expensive watch, following a call from physician Sudhakar Shetty -- purportedly the owner of the item -- who wanted to share some details about it with him.

Сегодня, 26 февраля, в Правительстве Дагестана, под руководством Руководителя Администрации Главы и Правительства РД Исмаила Эфендиева состоялось совещание по вопросам подготовки нормативно-правовых актов Дагестана.

Members of 35 'biradari' (fraternity) of non-Jat communities held agitations in parts of Karnal and Kurukshetra on Friday against the state government's failure to protect them from looting and arson during the agitation for quota by the Jats last week.

Democratic presidential candidate Clinton focused on equal pay at campaign stop saying, "It is way past time for us to guarantee equal pay for women's work." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Christie's backing Trump, but let's not forget the choice words he had for the billionaire on the campaign trail

Democratic presidential candidate Clinton focused on equal pay at campaign stop saying, "It is way past time for us to guarantee equal pay for women's work." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Democratic presidential candidate Clinton focused on equal pay at campaign stop saying, "It is way past time for us to guarantee equal pay for women's work." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).