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Apple just named its favorite apps and games of the year (AAPL)

BusinessInsider.com 

Justin Edmonds/Getty Images

  • Apple announced its apps of the year on Thursday.
  • The picks include two puzzle games and a meditation app.
  • These choices are based at least in part on the merits of the apps, rather than exclusively on downloads.


Meditation, photo editing and puzzles were the themes of the best apps of the year, as determined by Apple employees.

The company on Thursday released its year-end list of top US apps for iPhones and iPads. Читать дальше...

China's biggest national security threat isn't Kim Jong-Un — it's the US

BusinessInsider.com 

Andrew Harnik/AP

  • Most experts believe that China is the key to solving the North Korean problem, yet Korean stability is not in line with China's national interests.
  • China keeps North Korea economically afloat because stronger U.S influence in Asia would threaten China's power.
  • North Korea acts as an obstacle to U.S power in the region which would lead to a potential shift in control over Taiwan's status and the maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas. Читать дальше...

The State Department has just issued a 'worldwide' travel warning following Trump's Jerusalem announcement

BusinessInsider.com 

Thomson Reuters

  • The State Department issued a worldwide warning for American citizens abroad following President Donald Trump's announcement on Jerusalem.
  • "U.S. government facilities worldwide remain in a heightened state of alert," the warning read.
  • The last time such a warning was issued was in 2003 after the start of the Iraq War.
  • Although widespread protest and unrest has begun, the backlash to Trump's move has so far not been as severe as anticipated. Читать дальше...

Everyone's sharing this video of a man saving a rabbit from the California wildfires

Yahoo! News 

Destructive wildfires have torn across thousands of acres in Southern California since Monday night, destroying homes, forcing evacuations, and displacing thousands of residents as a result.  In the days since, nightmarish photos and videos of three massive wildfires in the Los Angeles area have been widely circulated. On Thursday morning, one video in particular seems to have struck a chord for its sweetness: A brief clip that appears to show an unnamed man rescuing a rabbit from the blaze in Ventura County. Читать дальше...

Years after Lehman: Final rules set on strengthening banks

Times Union 

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A global forum of banking regulators has finished its yearslong work on rules that aim to keep weak banks from needing taxpayer bailouts and setting off financial crises like the one that led to the Great Recession. The oversight board of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed on the last batch of rules at a meeting Thursday in Frankfurt, Germany. A key part of the rules is a limit on how far banks should be allowed to diverge from regulators' assessments of how risky their holdings are. Читать дальше...



Former Team USA gymnastics doctor sentenced to 60 years in prison

The Week 

Former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday for child pornography crimes, The Associated Press reports. Investigators found more than 37,000 images of child porn on his hard drive while searching his home as part of the probe into assault allegations, the New York Daily News reports. Federal Judge Janet Neff said Nassar "should never again have access to children."

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Lindsey Vonn takes shots at Trump, says she wouldn't visit White House

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

In an interview on CNN, U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn became the latest athlete to make political headlines when she was asked about representing her country at the upcoming Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Said Vonn: “I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president. I take the Olympics very seriously and what they mean and what they represent, what walking under our flag means in the opening ceremony. I want to represent our country well. I don’t think that there are a lot of people... Читать дальше...

Pritchard ready to return for Canaries

ESPN FC: Sheffield Wednesday 

Norwich City Sheffield Wednesday ESPN3 5:30 PM UTC Game Details Home: 6/5  Draw: 23/10  Away: 9/4  Odds from bet365 bet365 GameCast Lineups and Stats Norwich midfielder Alex Pritchard could make his first start of the season, against Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road... Читать дальше...

These Critics’ Choice Award snubs are egregious

New York Post 

The Critics’ Choice Awards, which will be broadcast live Jan. 11 on the CW, might not be the biggest and flashiest ceremony. But it’s typically a good way to gauge what the upcoming awards season will look like. The 2017 nominee list is out, and although it recognizes much of the year’s best art, it...

Reps begin probe of $60bn missing oil revenue, $195m waterways security contract next week

Business Day 

The investigate public hearing into the allegations bothering on the $60 billion missing oil revenue as well as the proposed $195 million contract for the concessioning of Nigeria’s waterways to an Israeli firm is expected to commence on Thursday, 14th December, 2017. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta, chairman, House Committee on Public Petitions disclosed this at the National […]

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The Latest: Sheriff: 3 dead in New Mexico school shooting

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a New Mexico high school (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a New Mexico high school. San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen told reporters that three people believed to be students died Thursday at Aztec High School. He says the shooter also was dead but didn't say if the suspect was among the three. Authorities said they had cleared all the buildings at the school and that students were boarding... Читать дальше...

Franken to resign

Boing Boing 

Al Franken, the Democratic senator and admitted groper who should have been made to resign weeks ago so because there's never just one, idiots, is to resign. The announcement came after dozens of Democrats called on him to resign. He is the most prominent political figure to resign amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations. "Today I am announcing that in the coming weeks I will be resigning as a member of the United States senate," he told his colleagues on Thursday. "I may be resigning my... Читать дальше...

South Sudan in Focus

Voice of America 

A South Sudanese lawmaker is killed in Uganda by unknown gunmen; police arrest a suspect in connection with the killing of a South Sudanese N.G.O. official in Juba; and South Sudanese women and girls face widespread violence in settlements in Uganda’s Adjumani District.

LeBron James plays a popular video game to help prepare for the addition of Isaiah Thomas

BusinessInsider.com 

Nick Wass/AP

  • Isaiah Thomas was traded to Cleveland in the NBA offseason in a blockbuster deal between the Celtics and Cavaliers.
  • Thomas has yet to play for the Cavs due to a hip injury, but Cleveland hopes that he can make his debut with the team before Christmas.
  • To prepare for Thomas' return, James has been playing "NBA 2K18" to experiment with what the two could do together on the court.


The 2017 NBA offseason saw more superstars changing teams than any year in recent memory... Читать дальше...

SPD-Spitze für Sonderparteitag vor möglichen Koalitionsverhandlungen

Europe Online Magazine 

Berlin (dpa) - Die SPD-Spitze hat sich bereit erklärt, über mögliche Koalitionsverhandlungen im Januar auf einem Sonderparteitag abstimmen zu lassen. Der Vorstand akzeptierte am Donnerstag beim SPD-Parteitag in Berlin einen Antrag des Landesverbandes Nordrhein-Westfalen, wie Parteivize Olaf Scholz mitteilte. Die Delegierten sollten noch am Abend darüber und über einen Leitantrags des Vorstands abstimmen, der ergebnisoffene Gespräche mit der Union über eine Regierungsbildung vorschlägt. Ein möglicher... Читать дальше...

The Virtual Terrace • Re: 2018 Super League Ins & Outs

Rugby League Supporters Association Online 

brearley84 wrote:


salford wont be spending as much as previously, thats why the incomings are uninspiring now... could be a long slippery path downwards now and the fans that wanted koukash gone will soon be wishing he was back!



Like another poster said huddersfield have hardly announced any Cameron Smith esq type signings, you'll be in the same boat when Davy goes, however Koukash is appointing a board of trustees, and I'll guarantee he'll still be pulling the strings. Читать дальше...





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