Новости за 07.12.2017

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• The Czech Republic recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
• US President Donald Trump made the US the first nation to do so earlier on Wednesday.

The Czech Republic on Wednesday followed US President Donald Trump’s lead.

In a statement on its Foreign Ministry’s web site, it said, “The Czech Republic currently, before the peace between Israel and Palestine is signed, recognizes Jerusalem to be in fact the capital of Israel... Читать дальше...

When you looked at the Denver schedule for this first half of the season, a few weekends stood out, as the Pioneers had rematch series on the road against Notre Dame and Minnesota Duluth, the two teams Denver beat in Chicago to win its eighth national championship last April. Entering the series against Duluth last weekend, there were still some concerns for the Pioneers, who, while scoring goals in bunches, were prone to defensive lapses, […]

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Police found two explosive devices, 500 marijuana plants, 600 rounds of ammunition, along with a dozen handguns, rifles, and stolen vehicles.

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta news anchor wasn't shocked to be called a racial slur in an email from a viewer but she decided, on air, to have the last word. "Just another day at the office. Not the first time I've been called that word," CBS46 anchor Sharon Reed wrote on her Facebook page as she posted the email that included two misspellings of the N-word. The unsigned email from the handle "kathyrae1962" says Reed should be fired for a "race baiting comment" she made during a newscast Tuesday night. Читать дальше...

Four hours is all it took for Google's DeepMind artificial intelligence program to learn everything there was to know about chess, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. DeepMind's AlphaZero program, which teaches itself from scratch, achieved "superhuman" knowledge of chess in less than the amount of time you'd spend, say, watching the extended version of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.

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A flood of revelations over the past months have raised new questions about President Donald Trump and his campaign's connections to Russia.

Several of Trump's closest associates — like former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, former adviser Rick Gates, former national-security adviser Michael Flynn, senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions — have been roped into the Russia investigations being conducted... Читать дальше...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning is back as the New York Giants' starting quarterback. A week after being benched by former coach Ben McAdoo, Manning was put back into the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys by interim coach Steve Spagnuolo. "My gut right now says Eli should be the starter," Spagnuolo said in explaining the move after practice Wednesday. The 36-year-old Manning was told of the decision on Tuesday. He had walked into Spagnuolo's... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the budget battle in Congress (all times local): 4:20 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump "looks forward" to meeting congressional leaders Thursday to address budget differences and avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend. White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters released a statement hours after Trump said a federal closure was possible because Democrats were demanding to have "illegal immigrants pouring into our country." The statement praises Congress' two top Democrats ... Читать дальше...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina revenue officials have accused the owner of a local catering company of embezzling nearly $42,000 in collected sales taxes. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Investigators with the N.C. Department of Revenue say Alisia Lee Parrott turned herself into state officials on Tuesday. Parrott is charged with 14 felony counts of embezzlement. It's not known if she has an attorney. State investigators say that from 2011 to 2017, Parrott aided her company in misapplying... Читать дальше...

A suspect wanted in connection to a homicide from a few months ago is now in custody thanks to a tip from Edmonton.

Woah tannenbaum! Officials at the University of Idaho have sprayed 200 evergreens on campus with a nasty mixture of skunk scent and fox urine — in an effort to deter thieves from stealing them to use as Christmas trees, local station KLEW reported. Students walking across campus won’t notice the stench, but once the pricey...

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With his typical swagger, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro used his regular Sunday television time to announce that “the 21st Century has arrived.” Yes, Venezuela, according to Maduro, is going to start issuing a virtual currency, and one with a new twist. Maduro claims that the ‘Petro’ will be backed by oil, gas, gold, and diamonds. However, the reality of the President’s proposal fails to match his rhetoric.

No details were revealed as to how the Petro will work. Читать дальше...

Washington/Tel Aviv (dpa) - The United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will begin the process of moving its embassy there, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, marking a major policy shift that world leaders fear will inflame regional tensions."Today we finally acknowledge the obvious - that Jerusalem is Israel‘s capital," he said.Trump called for the State Department to begin the multi-year process of relocating the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the holy city... Читать дальше...

A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid. The change passed by the state Legislature last year wasn't just good for Chelgren's businesses. It was brought about in part by Chelgren himself. The Iowa state senator championed the tax break for manufacturing purchases as part of his work at the statehouse in Des Moines. Chelgren isn't the only state lawmaker doing his outside interests a favor.

Cristiano Ronaldo set another Champions League record on Wednesday by scoring for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund and becoming the first player to net in all six group games. Ronaldo doubled the lead for Real in their final Group H match against Dortmund at the Bernabeu with a curling shot into the top corner from the edge of the area in the 12th minute. Ronaldo leads the scoring charts in the Champions League for the sixth season running with nine goals and is the top marksman in the competition's history with 114 strikes... Читать дальше...

In movies, L.A. is always getting its comeuppance. But now it's not the only city defying nature.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has produced a spike in detentions by deportation officers across the country during his first months in office. At the same time, arrests along the Mexican border have fallen sharply, apparently as fewer people have tried to sneak into the U.S. Figures released by the Department of Homeland...

Athlete of the Year: Izzy Lynch, Sr., Niskayuna In the final game of her illustrious high school career at Niskayuna, Izzy Lynch didn't score. But that hardly tells the whole story of a remarkable season that warranted a second consecutive Athlete of the Year nod by the Times Union for large-school girls' soccer. Lynch still was the catalyst of a team that came up one win shy of its third consecutive Class AA championship. She had 15 goals and nine assists, and the UConn commit even posted a pair... Читать дальше...

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• A resident of Kealakekua, Hawaii discovered a giant avocado while on a walk on Sunday.
• She is waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records on whether it's the world's heaviest avocado.
• The found fruit is a special variety called Daily 11, which is usually three times larger than the standard hass avocado.

While on a walk over the weekend, Pamela Wang, a resident of Kealakekua, Hawaii, found something miraculous: a 5.23-pound avocado the size of her head. Читать дальше...

A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid. The change passed by the state Legislature last year wasn't just good for Chelgren's businesses. It was brought about in part by Chelgren himself. The Iowa state senator championed the tax break for manufacturing purchases as part of his work at the statehouse in Des Moines. Chelgren isn't the only state lawmaker doing his outside interests a favor. Читать дальше...

The system puts caps on the amount of pollution companies in certain industries can emit, and if they exceed those limits they must buy allowances at auction or from other companies that come in under their limits.

The security breach compromised NiceHash's digital wallet, believed to be holding millions of dollars worth of bitcoins.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are back in Albany to discuss their plans for the 2018 legislative session — and they're already warning of difficult decisions in the months to come. Members of the state Assembly's Democratic majority gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday. Senate Democrats held their own private meeting outside the building. Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie of the Bronx says federal funding cuts to health care programs, probably changes to the federal tax code... Читать дальше...