Новости за 07.12.2017

George Soros' 2016 gloomy prediction of Russia's economic collapse and the government's political bankruptcy in 2017 has not come true, Ivan Danilov, a Russian economist and author of the popular political blog Crimson Alter wrote for RIA Novosti, explaining what lies behind the magnate's miscalculation.

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a California lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made "unwanted and unsolicited" sexual advances while she worked for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company. A call by The Associated Press to Moon's agent, Leigh Steinberg, was not immediately returned. Читать дальше...

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a California lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made "unwanted and unsolicited" sexual advances while she worked for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company. A call by The Associated Press to Moon's agent, Leigh Steinberg, was not immediately returned. Читать дальше...

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BENTONVILLE (KFSM) — Wal-Mart Stores filed a notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week announcing plans to change its legal name effective Feb. 1, which is the start of the company’s fiscal year. The corporate name will change to Walmart Inc., in a move to reflect how customers want to shop, the retailer said. “The name change chiefly demonstrates the company’s growing emphasis on serving customers seamlessly however they want to shop: in stores, online, on their mobile […]

Replica Tuscan castles, minimalist mansions and country cottages in the rarefied Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles could soon be reduced to ashes, their owners' fame and wealth providing little immunity against California's latest raging wildfires.

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma drove more customers to its stores, helping boost quarterly sales past expectations. Fred Katayama reports. Video provided by Reuters

Une centaine de Palestiniens ont été blessés en Cisjordanie occupée lors d'affrontements avec des soldats israéliens, jeudi, au lendemain de la controversée décision du président américain Donald Trump de reconnaître Jérusalem comme capitale d'Israël.

Earlier this year, doctors raised a scary warning for brunch-loving millennials: mishandling avocado can injure your hand. Seriously. 

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell to the lowest level in six months in November, according to an S&P Global Platts survey released Thursday. OPEC output declined by 220,000 barrels a day in November from a month earlier, to 32.35 million barrels a day. The decline was driven by "steady" crude production falls in Angola, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela, Libya and the UAE, S&P Global Platts said. Saudi Arabia's output fell by 50,000 barrels a day... Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Thursday said that one of his jobs in 2016 was to steam his boss’ trousers, while Trump was still wearing them.

Claire Foy knows how to breathe. She expresses more with each exhalation than most actors do with their whole bodies. In a scene from the second season of the Netflix drama The Crown, which premieres tomorrow, we see Foy, as a 30-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, attending the ballet alone. It is 1956, and her husband, Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is somewhere at sea. What began as a short yacht trip to open the Summer Olympics in Melbourne stretched into an extended five-month circumnavigation;... Читать дальше...

The Rays have proven themselves very capable when it comes to identifying intriguing prospects in trades, often focusing on one or two elite tools. In the case of our next prospect those tools include both speed and versatility.

Wildfires fueled by strong and unpredictable winds raged across southern California on Thursday, sweeping into the upscale suburbs of Los Angeles, America's second-largest city.

Bon Jovi is one of 19 nominees for the 2018 class. Inductees will be announced Dec. 13 and inducted in April 2018.

James O’Keefe, whose Project Veritas has launched unorthodox undercover sting operations on mainstream media and left-leaning organizations, was honored on Wednesday by Ginni Thomas — wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — with a 2017 “Impact Award.”

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FBI Director Chris Wray, who took over the bureau in August, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing on Thursday. Under questioning from House Judiciary Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Wray responded directly to Trump’s tweet, saying there was “no shortage of opinions out there.” He then described the FBI he knows: a bureau full of tens of thousands of “brave men and women” working hard to keep Americans “safe from harm” from threats like gang violence, child predators and terrorists. Читать дальше...

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• Both President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made small errors on tweets commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Thursday is the 76th anniversary of the attack that launched the US's involvement in World War II.

President Donald Trump slightly misquoted one of former President Franklin Roosevelt's most famous speeches in a tweet commemorating the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

"National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - 'A day that will live in infamy!

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The iPhone X is an incredible piece of technology. But if you want the "complete" iPhone X experience, you're going to need to open your wallet again for a few must-have accessories.

Take a look:

A good case

I'm not a big fan of cases, but owning a case is an absolute necessity if you own the iPhone X, which has both a glass front and a glass back.

There's one good reason you'll want a case: Repairing the iPhone X can be extremely expensive. Читать дальше...

[TR] [TD="width: 80, align: center"][/TD] [TD="class: j"] *Hull City vs *Brentford*: Harness your inner Dean Smith and name your Bees side to tame the Tigers* (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=uk&usg=AFQjCNGqmDUDjhyaljNXFAEItExaf97gOA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=2mcpWtDqNYGI0wWJ7Z2YCg&url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/hull-city-vs-brentford-harness-14008149) *getwestlondon* *Brentford* have been boosted by the return... Читать дальше...

Seminole State College student-athletes and coaches volunteered their time on Tuesday afternoon to wrap over 600 gifts for the upcoming Rotary Christmas Dinner in Seminole. The presents will be distributed at the annual community dinner on Monday, December 25 at the Senior Citizen's Heritage House at 210 W. College Street between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  Arrangements may also be made to have the gifts and meals delivered to homes by calling 382-3640 prior to Christmas Eve.

TVS Motor has acquired a minority stake in Bengaluru-based electric two-wheeler and energy infrastucture start up Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt Ltd.The company will acquire 14.78 per cent stake, or 6750 equity shares of Rs 10 each for Rs 7409 per share. The total cost of acquisition would be around Rs 5 crore, according to a company filing with the exchanges. Ultraviolette, founded on December 18, 2015, is aiming to build an ecosystem that addresses the transportation needs of an urban environment. Читать дальше...

While no compelling evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 US election has been uncovered so far, the US' recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has brought a different kind of relationship to the spotlight – the one between Washington and Tel Aviv.