Новости за 01.11.2018

"Formulas work. We like formulas." It takes just two sentences for "Bohemian Rhapsody" to own itself -- no, not Queen’s immortal chart topper, but rather this sprawling, jumbled and disappointingly airbrushed new movie about the legendary rock band and especially its incandescent frontman, Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek).

"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"? What in the cuckoo Christmas blasphemy is this? Disney, continuing on its inexorable death march to add more war to soft and beautiful classic childhood stories, has plucked all the feathers from Tchaikovsky and Petipa’s holiday ballet and tossed a bunch of glitter and circus clowns at its quivering carcass. This is your warning that if you have any affinity for the ballet, avoid this at all costs.

As you walk past rows and displays of beer, wine, spirits, kitchenware and gifts at the Adnams Southwold Store, you’ll find a cafe full of indoor and patio tables.

The United States has charged a government-controlled company in China with stealing trade secrets from an American semiconductor company, the Justice Department said Thursday as it outlined an initiative focused on what officials said was the growing threat of Chinese economic espionage.

Whenever I’m in the mood for a laid-back afternoon or evening on Okinawa, I always think of Cafe Doka Doka. The cozy cafe, which is located near the Doka Doka condominium and vacation home complex in Onna Village, serves a small menu of Western-influenced fare — and it also offers patrons an incredible view overlooking the East China Sea via its outdoor patio.

The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general is investigating allegations of racial discrimination at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and inadequate follow-up by the school's leadership, the agency said Thursday.

Plenty of Americans assigned to Aviano Air Base know the Italian city of Portogruaro because of where it leads. It’s where the A28 autostrada, the closest highway to the base, ends and connects to the A4. And it’s roughly halfway to Venice and beach resorts such as Caorle and Lido. But the city of about 25,000 is more than just a landmark, especially for those driving to the beach when rain starts to fall on the windshield.

The number of homeless veterans across the U.S. declined more than 5 percent over the past year after a slight rise in 2017, the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs announced Thursday.

The Vicenza Health Center is once again providing surgery and overnight care to patients — but only if they have four legs and enjoy petting.

National security adviser John Bolton referred to Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua as the “troika of tyranny” during a speech in Miami, blaming them for causing “immense” human suffering and regional instability in the countries.

A Japan Airlines co-pilot arrested after failing a breath test shortly before a London to Tokyo flight pleaded guilty Thursday to being almost 10 times over the legal limit for alcohol.

Thousands of Central American migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, as immigration agents and police nibbled at the edges of the two caravans currently in the country.

The number of homeless veterans across the U.S. declined more than 5 percent over the past year after a slight rise in 2017, the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs announced Thursday.

The project addresses a danger that has been known for years: Part of the runway is blocked from the tower’s view, leaving pilots on their own.

Luis Bracamontes, a twice-deported immigrant from Mexico, was sentenced to death in California for the 2014 killings. The 53-second spot includes expletives uttered by Bracamontes during his trial as he professed regret at not killing more officers.

Justin Timberlake only needed a couple hours to write one of the biggest — and most personal — songs of his career. The pop star revealed he churned out “Cry Me a River,” the breakup ballad widely believed to be about Britney Spears, extremely quickly.

Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council, said that he would oppose any attempt to work with Democrats in Congress to lift the federal minimum wage should the party take back the House or Senate in the 2018 midterm elections.

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said Thursday he welcomes into peace negotiations the entry of five Taliban leaders who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in 2014 in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl.

At a news conference Wednesday, deputy State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said, “Unilateral military strikes into northwest Syria by any party, particularly as American personnel may be present or in the vicinity, are of great concern to us.”

One of the nation’s largest debt-collection companies has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it harassed consumers in 18 California counties with thousands of robocalls.

Three teams clinch spots in Friday semifinals while plenty of others are still alive for spots in quarterfinals earlier in the day.

In the call, which occurred before the kingdom publicly acknowledged killing Jamal Khashoggi, the crown prince urged Jared Kushner and national security adviser John Bolton to preserve the U.S.-Saudi alliance and said the journalist was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

With two more funerals set for Thursday, the anti-Semitic truck driver accused of gunning down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue pleaded not guilty to federal charges that could put him on death row.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he Taliban and other terrorist groups are trying “to turn our beautiful country into a breeding ground of violence” and that the U.S. is struggling to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.

A Christian woman acquitted in Pakistan after eight years on death row for blasphemy plans to leave the country soon, her family said Thursday, and authorities said they arrested two prisoners last month for conspiring to kill her. Bibi's lawyer has gone into hiding as his life has been threatened as well.