Новости за 13.12.2017

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man beaten by a transit police officer in 2015 and wrongly jailed for nearly two years has received a $225,000 settlement from the Metra commuter railroad. The Daily Herald reports that attorneys for D'Nardo Mack say he was "unjustifiably attacked" at Millennium Station in Chicago by former Metra Officer David Robertson. Mack was initially charged with five criminal offenses, including resisting arrest and unlawful use of a deadly weapon. But authorities... Читать дальше...

Marcell Ozuna is headed to St. Louis after a breakout season with the Marlins.

The national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to speculations that he is being touted to take over from VP Osinbajo as Buhari’s running mate in 2019.

The national leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to speculations that he is being touted to take over from VP Osinbajo as Buhari’s running mate in 2019.

After gutting much of their defense from last season, New York City FC have started the rebuild. The club announced Wednesday that it signed Swedish international right back Anton Tinnerholm as a free agent from Swedish powerhouse Malmo. “As soon as I heard NYCFC was interested, I really wanted to join,” Tinnerholm told the team’s...

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of a state trooper during a southern Indiana traffic stop (all times local): 2:25 p.m. A judge has set a $1 million bond for a 79-year-old man charged with shooting a state trooper in the head during a traffic stop in southern Indiana. Oscar Kays of Jeffersonville appeared in court Wednesday afternoon after being charged with attempted murder for the Tuesday night wounding of Trooper Morgenn Evans. Police say the bullet skimmed the top of Evans'... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel on Wednesday in the latest barrage by Palestinian militants. The army said in a statement that the Iron Dome missile defense system downed the rockets as they headed toward Israel. A third projectile hit an open area in southern Israel. No injuries were reported. Palestinian militants have fired about a dozen rockets at Israel in the week since President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Читать дальше...

A York Regional Police spokesperson told Global News emergency crews were called to the bank, located near Dufferin Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West, just before 1:10 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — Two Detroit police officers have been indicted on extortion charges in connection with a scheme involving stolen and abandoned vehicles. The U.S. Attorney's office says Wednesday that four retired officers also pleaded guilty in the case in which cash bribes allegedly were given by collision shop owners in exchange for referring the vehicles to their businesses. Deonne Dotson and Charles Wills were indicted by a federal grand jury. Dotson faces arraignment on Tuesday. Wills' arraignment has yet to be determined. Читать дальше...

Each new coach currently is undefeated. History shows most of the hires will land somewhere between great and terrible.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A quick-thinking Oklahoma sheriff's deputy is being praised after using her Taser instead of a handgun to subdue a knife-wielding man who later said he was trying to provoke a shooting. Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Catherine Curtin was flagged down Monday by someone saying a man with two large knives was threatening people. Curtin tells KJRH-TV she had the man at gunpoint but switched to the Taser when she saw the man showing "classic suicide-by-cop" behavior. She shocked the 60-year-old man, who was jailed. Читать дальше...

From Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus on December 13, 2017:

Every year during the postseason, some new trend “appears” in baseball and people proclaim it to be the future of the sport. Remember the Royals and their royal blueprint for success? This year, the magic word was “bullpenning”—the idea that best way for teams to win a game is to rely on their relievers. What began as something that mostly involved “doing what the Indians did with Andrew Miller” has developed into a full-blown “strategy.”

In some ways... Читать дальше...

Austrian airline Niki said Wednesday that it would stop flying from Thursday after German giant Lufthansa gave up plans to buy it from bankrupt Air Berlin in the face of EU competition concerns.

Chew on this, Mario Batali — Target is cutting ties with you. The fallout over the sexual misconduct allegations leveled against celebrity chef Batali continued on Wednesday, with Target telling TheWrap that it is yanking Batali’s products from its stores. “Target has removed all Mario Batali products from Target.com and is removing the remaining products from our stores,” a spokeswoman for the retail giant told TheWrap. Also Read: Anthony Bourdain Defends #MeToo Accusers From Doubters: 'They Have Nothing to Gain' Earlier this week... Читать дальше...

Analysts at RBC Capital Markets think that Nvidia Corp. will continue to benefit from the mining of cryptocurrencies in 2018, even if the Ethereum blockchain moves past the use of graphics-processing units as Bitcoin has. The analysts pointed out that there are plenty of newer cryptocurrencies for which miners could use GPUs, including monero, bitcoin gold and ethereum classic. "The near-term dynamics remain positive and without a material change to the algorithm we find it highly unlikely the... Читать дальше...

Lawmakers from states where wind and solar energy are booming want to preserve tax breaks for these industries.

In a very elaborate act of wish fulfillment, someone made up a fake "Washington Redhawks" team website and fake websites for various media outlets to carry the "news."

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Spokane, Washington, man was sentenced to seven years in prison and 25 years under the supervision of the Oregon Psychiatry Security Review Board for a crash that killed three people last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 32-year-old Nathan James Verhaeghe was sentenced last week after he pleaded guilty in October to first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree manslaughter. The prison sentence accounts for the assault while the mental health portion is for the deaths. Читать дальше...

ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Nobis, the first player drafted by the expansion Atlanta Falcons and a hard-hitting middle linebacker who was never fully recognized for his talents on a struggling franchise that failed to make the playoffs during his long career, died Wednesday. He was 74. The team said he died at his suburban Atlanta home after an extended illness with his wife, Lynn, at his side. Nobis was among hundreds of ex-NFL players who struggled with physical and cognitive ailments after their careers ended... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged two more inmates at a North Carolina prison with drug offenses. The Tyrrell County Sheriff's Office told local media outlets that 40-year-old Xavier D. Johnson and 25-year-old Jahmel J. Ross, who are being held at the Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, are charged with possession of controlled substances on prison or jail premises. Sheriff Darryl Liverman says 30 inmates at the prison work farm have been charged with drug offenses since May. Officials say an investigation is continuing.

A group of People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) H-6K bombers and Su-30 and J-11 fighter jets conducted a mission Monday “that circled the island of Taiwan, further improving their ability to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” a PLAAF spokesman said this week, according to a fact sheet obtained by China Daily.

Austin McChord wasn’t the best student at Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2007, shy of a few credits, the bioinformatics major left school full-time to start data protection startup Datto. He eventually earned his undergraduate degree from RIT in 2009, graduating with a 2.2 GPA. “I never did homework when I was at the university,” McChord told CNNMoney. “Frankly, I never did any homework in high school either. I was not exactly the most stellar student.” But, on Wednesday, McChord made good... Читать дальше...

The St. Johnsbury home day care facility where a worker was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child has closed.