Новости за 15.06.2017

Watch Putin Offer Political Asylum to James Comey (Video) President Vladimir Putin warmly offered the former FBI director political asylum in the former Soviet Union, should he need it. President Trump and Comey are currently locked in a classic battle of He Tweeted/He Testified over the context of their private conversations, which has seen the latter appear before Congress.

Director Seth Greenleaf’s “F(l)ag Football” documents the training sessions of a motley group of gay football players as they prepare to play in the National Gay Flag Football Championship, a competition started by sports journalist Cyd Zeigler in 2002. Just six NFL football players have come out of the closet as gay, and this was only after they retired. (Michael Sam was the first out gay player to get drafted into the league in 2014, but he was released by the St. Louis Rams before the start of the regular season.) Of the men profiled here... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Police in the U.S. capital are seeking the arrest of a dozen Turkish security agents and two others accused of taking part in a violent attack on protesters during an official visit by Turkey’s president last month, a melee that became a major irritant in U.S.-Turkish ties. District of Columbia Police Chief Peter Newsham joined Mayor Muriel Bowser at a news conference Thursday to announce arrest warrants issued for nine Turkish security agents, three Turkish police officers and two Canadians. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House lacks a unified plan to increase the government's borrowing cap as a likely September deadline is drawing near, said Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget. [...] Trump administration officials still have yet to resolve internal differences on the best strategy to increase the legal cap on government debt, which already exceeds $19.8 trillion. Congress also faces pressure to pass a budget in September for next fiscal year, as well as to... Читать дальше...

Bovada sports book manager says money wagered on upcoming boxing match may surpass the Super Bowl Anyone who bets the “Over” on pay-per-view buys for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight is placing their money — and faith — on a new record. [...] online sports book Bovada has placed the Over/Under betting line for the Aug. 26, 2017 bout at 4.99 million. Bovada.lv’s sports book manager Kevin Bradley believes the superfight could even top the Super Bowl in terms of money wagered. Читать дальше...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Gaetan Santomenna lost his wife, his 9-year-old son and his mother the night jihadists attacked his Cappuccino Cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital before striking a nearby hotel. [...] a year and a half later, he’s reopening doors to the popular restaurant as a sign of resistance to the growing extremism in this West African country. Three Islamic extremists opened fire on the cafe the night of Jan. 15, 2016, killing 30 people of 11 nationalities. The cafe now features bulletproof... Читать дальше...

The Oscar winner told Matt Lauer of The Today Show that she plans to put her acting career on hold in order to focus on running her business. In addition to being an award-winning actress, Paltrow is founder and CEO of Goop, a health and beauty lifestyle brand that she launched in 2008 as a simple newsletter run out of her family kitchen. Paltrow told Lauer, I had an incredible acting career, but I had this deep passion to produce content and make great products and curate things.

For those unfamiliar, the slogan on the Curry family shirts were a reference to one of Steph's Under Armor ad campaigns.

WASHINGTON — A frequently polarized Senate found common ground Thursday as Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve a sweeping sanctions bill that punishes longtime adversaries Iran and Russia with an array of financial penalties. The bipartisan legislation passed overwhelmingly Thursday, 98-2, more than five months after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow had deliberately interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign. Lawmakers have long sought to hit Iran with more sanctions... Читать дальше...

The Warriors came to party, and so did some of their biggest celebrity fans.

“Bachelor in Paradise” Season 4 participant DeMario Jackson told “Inside Edition” that he lost his job after production on the ABC dating show was recently shut down amid allegations of sexual assault. He said in a statement issued on Wednesday, “I will be taking swift and appropriate legal action until my name is cleared and, per the advice of legal counsel, will be seeking all available remedies entitled to me under the laws.” “I am a victim and have spent the last week trying to make sense of... Читать дальше...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two American warships on Thursday showed the vital military links Washington maintains with a country now in a dispute with several other Arab nations. [...] the U.N. agency overseeing global air travel has acknowledged receiving complaints from Qatar about other nations cutting off flying routes for its long-haul state carrier, Qatar Airways. In Washington, Qatari Defense Minister... Читать дальше...

What Ray Liotta Learned From Kissing a Guy on ‘Shades of Blue’ (Exclusive Video) Ray Liotta says kissing another man for his role as bisexual cop on “Shades of Blue” was “very new for me” — but he learned some valuable lessons. Read original story What Ray Liotta Learned From Kissing a Guy on ‘Shades of Blue’ (Exclusive Video) At TheWrap

Wolf Blitzer’s interview with Jane Sanders took an unexpected turn Thursday as the CNN host and the wife of the former presidential candidate sparred over the media’s role in the current national political environment. The interview followed news reports that the gunman who opened fire on GOP lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice early Wednesday was a volunteer on the Sanders presidential campaign. The back and forth took a testy turn, with Blitzer defending the media and Sanders insisting... Читать дальше...

While attending the French Tennis Open, Hadid, took her tennis spectating attire to an unusual level. 

George and Amal Clooney have had a whirlwind of a month after the couple welcomed their first two children, twins Ella and Alexander, but George's dad Nick just revealed how the A-list couple met and the internet loves it.

MOSCOW — Wading into the furor surrounding the investigations of the Trump White House, President Vladimir Putin used a national call-in show Thursday to disparage what he called U.S. “political infighting” that is blocking better relations with Russia. The Russian leader even sarcastically offered political asylum to fired FBI Director James Comey. Putin mixed the tough talk with benevolent promises about the Russian economy to disgruntled callers complaining about decrepit housing and low salaries... Читать дальше...

Few would label comic T.J. Miller a master of understatement, but he almost qualifies in one brief moment in his hour-long HBO standup special airing Saturday, June 17. Standing disheveled, unkempt, his rumpled clothing soaked in water he’s dribbled all over himself, the departing co-star of “Silicon Valley” deadpans, “I don’t know if you can tell it or not, but I’m a handful.” [...] make that stuff you’d expect to hear from a 12-year-old stoner-in-training. [...] the secret to Miller’s comedy... Читать дальше...

There were quite a lot of people in Oakland Thursday morning, in case you hadn't noticed.

Is it a revolution? The words of Le Petit Parisien’s Claude Anet capture the chaos of Petrograd (now St. Petersburg) as factory workers, blocked by police from crossing bridges, shuffled “like a chain of black ants” over the frozen Neva River to join the protesting women. What begins as a peek into the embassies and posh clubs where expats sip whiskey with the tsar spills into streets teaming with peasants denied even vodka (banned by the tsar to stem drunkenness), protesting without a leader or even a clear objective. Читать дальше...

While the Golden State Warriors and their fans took to the streets of Oakland to celebrate the team's second NBA title in three years, Twitter users celebrated the victory by producing a number of championship-caliber memes.

The way your leave your job should be as professional as the way you started it. In all honesty, you’ll likely be remembered for how you left your employer. Was it an abrupt short notice or giving the time to help transfer your workload? Leaving a job requires some finesse and understanding that the image

Summer jobs can be great ways to boost your career and make some money even though most of them are temporary.  Some people make the mistake of downplaying a summer job with less importance, thinking, “I am only there for the summer working above minimum wage so who cares if I do a great job?”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr seemed to be feeling no back pains Thursday as he jumped off a parade bus and started racing along the barricades on Broadway slapping high-fives with cheering fans. “I’m feeling much better,” said Kerr, who missed multiple games this season due to pain from back surgery. Kerr, now a two-time NBA championship coach, was obviously feeding off the love from the crowd. “You have every race and color, religion, creed whatever,” Kerr said as he admired the happy crowd. Читать дальше...

The only person not having a good time at the Warriors big parade was the forlorn driver of an old pickup truck. The antique white truck, which had been configured with a wooden platform to carry Oakland city officials, appeared to overheat and then broke down along the parade route on Grand Avenue near Valdez Street, as it approached Lake Merritt. The driver began pour water from a plastic container into the radiator but couldn’t seem to get the truck going.