Новости за 07.12.2017

Grant Newsham

Security, Asia

A real bad idea that needs to go away. 

Now that the Trump administration stood up on its hind legs and declined to recognize China’s ‘market economy’ status, it should do the military equivalent and withdraw Beijing’s invitation to the next Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in 2018.

RIMPAC is the US Navy’s premier multilateral exercise and is held biannually in Hawaii. Once upon a time, it was for America’s friends in the Asia–Pacific region. Читать дальше...

Wembley will be one of the main venues for the 2020 European Championship. London will host seven games during Euro 2020 after UEFA handed the four fixtures scheduled for Brussels to Wembley on Thursday. UEFA decided to reallocate the three group-stage games and one round-of-16 game originally given to the Belgian capital because of delays in the project to build a new 60,000-capacity Eurostadium on the site of Heysel. Cardiff's Principality Stadium and Stockholm's Friends Arena -- the venues for... Читать дальше...

British citizens are currently protected by the EU if their government fails them. That will no longer be the case after they leave the union.

Comedy Central

• In a speech announcing that the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, President Trump began to slur his words. 
• Some people, including "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, speculated that this was because Trump had dentures. 
• Noah said that if people tweeted the hashtag #DentureDonald, it would upset Trump because he is vain.

On Wednesday, President Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... Читать дальше...

This article shares with fashion lovers and ladies looking for inspiration ★ LACE and VELVET Aso Ebi styles 2017 ★ You will love this season's hottest trend.

Middlesbrough Ipswich Town 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Home: 4/6  Draw: 13/5  Away: 17/4  Odds from bet365 bet365 GameCast Lineups and Stats Middlesbrough boss Garry Monk will be able to welcome back Daniel Ayala for Saturday's Sky Bet Championship clash with... Читать дальше...

Your guide for how to spend a weekend in this quaint seaside town

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel defends not asking a journalist to reveal who leaked him documents collected in the investigation of Gov. Scott Walker's campaign. Schimel spokesman Johnny Koremenos said Thursday that Schimel "declined to take this aggressive and potentially coercive action out of respect" for the reporter's free speech rights. Schimel's investigation determined the leak originated from the former Government Accountability Board, but he could not conclude who did it. Читать дальше...

The head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis has recently called for a phrase “lead us not into temptation” in the ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ to be changed.

Trump is allegedly considering establishing an independent new private global spy network that would circumvent the existing US intelligence agencies and answer only to the US President and CIA director. Former FBI Special Agent Mark Rossini warned Radio Sputnik that creating such an organization means "going down a slippery slope."

Gab Marcotti and the FC panel assess the latest transfer rumours that have Aubameyang linked with Chelsea and David Luiz headed to Real Madrid. With the January window on the horizon, there's plenty brewing in the transfer market. All the latest deals and potential deals can be found here. Allardyce wants Aubameyang for Everton There's a new boss at Goodison Park, and his first move is to find a replacement for departed frontman Romelu Lukaku. Sam Allardyce has taken the reins over at Everton, and... Читать дальше...

Article Courtesy of Phil Hicks, Tyler Morning Telegraph

The Apaches had the perfect birthday present for coach Mike Marquis - an emphatic win.

Tyler Junior College had 10 blocks - three from Swedish import Lukas Bergang - and held the high-scoring Jacksonville Jaguars to some 50 points under their average in registering a 79-48 victory Wednesday at Wagstaff Gymnasium.

Along with the balanced scoring attack and the block party, the Apaches had 14 steals, led by Desmond Balentine's... Читать дальше...

AP

• 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...

TOWN OF PESHTIGO, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say officers have fatally shot a man during a confrontation along a road in northeastern Wisconsin. Marinette County sheriff's officials say there was some type of incident involving a male suspect and a handgun at a motel in Marinette shortly after midnight Thursday. Officers determined the man was possibly at a residence in the Town of Peshtigo. That's where they found the man getting into a vehicle and driving away on Highway 64. Sheriff Jerry Sauve says... Читать дальше...

Jennifer Lawrence: "Being able to hear when the woman wore the microphone and Harvey was telling her to watch him shower — I felt sick in my bones."

DENVER (AP) — A Denver newspaper's review of state records shows at least a dozen explosions have occurred on oil and gas industry facilities in Colorado since an explosion killed two men in April. The Denver Post reports the state has not taken enforcement action in the case of the deaths that occurred in the town of Firestone, citing the lack of rules covering fatal accidents in the oil and gas industry. State regulators have proposed changes to some existing rules in response to the deaths, but the proposals do not deal with fatalities. Читать дальше...

Vacation ownership company Sterling Holiday Resorts will take an asset-light route to double its room capacity to 4,500, through management contracts.The Thomas Cook-owned entity, seeing a multi-year high occupancy of 72 per cent this year, is also expecting to be Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation)-positive in 2017-18.Sterling has 33 resorts in the country, with a room strength of 2,200. "We will expand this to 4,500 rooms in the next four-five years. The majority... Читать дальше...

Apple Inc. (s: aapl) shares are up 0.3% in Thursday morning trading after analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets wrote that gross margin upside was likely for the company, while iPhone unit upside seemed less probable. The analysts, led by Andy Hargreaves, analyzed web-search data and concluded that search volume for the iPhone X is similar to what it was for the iPhone 6S shortly after launch. iPhone X search volume is lower than iPhone 6 and 7 search volume, they added. The trends suggest "waning... Читать дальше...

If Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) heeds the advice of more than 30 of his colleagues and resigns on Thursday after weeks of facing allegations of sexual misconduct, Minnesota’s governor will likely tap his female lieutenant governor to replace Franken in the Senate, according to reports in Politico and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Investigators say a police officer in New Jersey was justified in shooting and wounding a disabled man who was wielding a meat cleaver at a senior citizen home. Police in August responded to the B'nai B'rith Chesilhurst House for a report that 60-year-old resident Daniel McOsker was threatening two female employees in the management office. Camden County's prosecutor says officers went to his apartment and repeatedly ordered McOsker to drop the cleaver. The prosecutor says he... Читать дальше...

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

• Paul Tudor Jones, a hedge fund titan, expressed his support for disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in an email shortly before Weinstein was ousted from his own company, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
• He said the "good news" was that everyone would forget about the accusations against him. 
• Jones addressed the comments in a memo to employees on Wednesday, according to CNBC. 

Legendary hedge fund manager Paul... Читать дальше...

Starbucks Corp. said Thursday that it has launched a limited-time Christmas Tree Frappuccino beverage, available from Dec. 7 through Dec. 11. The drink tops a Peppermint Mocha Crème Frappuccino with a Matcha whipped cream "tree" decorated with a caramel drizzle garland, candied cranberry ornaments and a strawberry topper. The drink is available in the U.S. and Canada. Starbucks shares are up nearly 6% for the year so far while the S&P 500 index is up 17.5% for the period.

HONOLULU (AP) — Survivors will gather at the site of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to remember fellow servicemen killed in the early morning raid 76 years ago. About 20 survivors are expected to attend Thursday's event at a grassy spot overlooking the harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial. A couple thousand members of the public, Navy and National Park Service officials will join them. Author Steve Twomey will deliver the keynote address. He wrote "Countdown to Pearl Harbor," which examines the 12 days leading up to the Dec. Читать дальше...

Peach Pulled? People Think THIS Proves That Kenya Moore’s Been Fired From RHOA

A 20-year-old man was responsible for the massive data breach at Uber last year, and the company paid him to destroy the data through its bug bounty program, reports Reuters. In November, Uber revealed it suffered from a cyberattack in October 2016 that exposed the private data of 57 million drivers and customers, which it then covered up. Uber allegedly paid hackers a $100,000 ransom to delete the data and not disclose what had happened to the media and public. The company didn’t say how the hacker was paid, or who he was. Читать дальше...