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• OilCoin, a cryptocurrency based on oil reserves and backed by a former CFTC commissioner, was announced this week. 
• One token will represent one barrell of oil. It's expected to begin trading in January. 

A team of banking and technology managers and former U.S. regulatory commissioners said on Monday that they are launching the world’s first regulatory compliant cryptocurrency backed by a physical asset—OilCoin, which will be based on oil reserves. Читать дальше...

“The Cows” would have made a better title. The poster for Lucy Kirkwood’s new play features its three actors suited up for what looks like a tour of a nuclear power plant, and emblazoned across their bundled-up bodies is her chosen title, “The Children.” This very scary, cautionary drama opened Tuesday at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and there’s no doubt about it. Splashed across all that protective gear, “The Cows” would have been more provocative.

Berlin (dpa) - Auch in den kommenden Jahrzehnten bleibt die Zahl der Studienanfänger in Deutschland einer neuen Studie zufolge konstant auf hohem Niveau. Bis zum Jahr 2050 nehmen alljährlich mehr als 425 000 junge Menschen ein Studium auf, wie aus einer der Deutschen Presse-Agentur vorliegenden Erhebung des CHE Centrums für Hochschulentwicklung hervorgeht. Die Zahl der Studienanfänger pro Jahr in Deutschland bewegt sich bereits seit 2011 pro Jahr um eine halbe Million. Im Jahr 2005 hatten nur 350 000 Menschen ein Studium begonnen.

UN prosecutors will Wednesday seek to overturn the surprise acquittal of Serbia's Vojislav Seselj, with the firebrand politician set to snub the court, dubbed this week "a theatre of the absurd."

With the Saturday night competition easing somewhat without college football, both MMA and boxing put on four different shows on Saturday night with mixed results.

The ratings and viewing figures are in for last weekend’s major boxing and MMA shows.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Mickey Callaway is ready to usher out the era of the big-time closer. In a different approach that isn’t so radical based on the manner in which bullpens have evolved in recent years, the new Mets manager outlined a plan Tuesday to remove the title “closer” from a designated pitcher...

The union believes both K-9 arson sniffer dogs will be removed from service and two human inspectors they work with will be reassigned.

A spokesman for Roy Moore said that the Alabama Senate candidate “probably” still believes that homosexuality should be illegal. The spokesman, Ted Crockett, was

Commentators, as well as congressional Democrats, have criticized the Republican tax bill for being rushed through the House and Senate without significant debate. While that complaint — plus the fact that, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s most recent analysis, the bill could increase the federal deficit by $1 trillion or more — has merit,...

Google and Facebook dominate digital advertising, so it's no surprise they're also the leading companies in tracking what you do online.Ghostery, a company that makes a web browser add-on that allows users to see who is keeping tabs as they go from site to site, recently confirmed it.

Jose Canseco and Twitter usually don’t mix well, though his rant Tuesday on the wave of sexual assault accusations filed recently against high-profile men crossed a dangerous line. Canseco launched a social media firestorm when he initially suggested there is a double standard with women calling out men they feel have acted inappropriately toward them....

The Giants are strongly pursuing Billy Hamilton as they look to upgrade defensively in center field.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has delayed its latest grocery run for the International Space Station by at least another few days. The company now aims to launch its first recycled rocket for NASA on Friday. The unmanned Falcon rocket originally flew in June. The Dragon capsule made a space station shipment in 2015. This will be the first launch in more than a year from this Florida pad, the scene of a rocket explosion in 2016. Late Tuesday, SpaceX pushed back the launch for the second day in a row... Читать дальше...

Aeromexico and the Mexican government are teaming up to train airline staff and crew to spot possible victims of human trafficking, a global crime fueled by "lack of visibility, indifference and tolerance," officials said. Workers at Mexico's largest air carrier will be trained to detect and report signs of trafficking by Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Aeromexico said in a statement. An estimated 40 million people around the world live in slavery, which includes human trafficking. Читать дальше...

With payroll not being a concern why not buy a prospect. In particular Clint Frazier.

In this week's episode of the Biscuits hockey podcast:
- We debate whether Erik Karlsson and the Senators are really on "a rocket to hell" or whether it's actually worse
- The minor detail in the Matt Duchene trade that might turn out to be a major problem
- This weekend's outdoor game, which isn't being held where you think it is
- Dave's push for the Nashville Predators to become an NBA-style superteam
- We accidentally come up with a brilliant fix the all-star breakaway competition
-... Читать дальше...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chairs an emergency summit of the world's main pan-Islamic body, seeking to marshal Muslim leaders towards a coordinated response to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Jack Haskins profiles Taylor Haggerty, a young Alberta hockey player who is the latest Global Edmonton MVP.

NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 12, 2017 _____ 521 FPUS51 KOKX 130149 ZFPOKX Zone Forecast Product National Weather Service New York NY 849 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 NYZ072-131030- New York (Manhattan)- 849 PM EST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered snow and rain showers early this evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Читать дальше...

CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday ordered that Dennis Hastert never be left alone with anyone under 18 unless another adult is present who is aware of the former U.S. House speaker’s conviction in a hush-money case that revealed he had sexually abused several high school students. U.S. District Judge Thomas M....

8:46 PM: We only have a tiny number of votes reported so far. But even these allow us to compare results in a few places to historical baselines. And they seem encouraging for Doug Jones. I would say that based on these very limited results there are enough good indications to make a Jones’ win plausible. Not saying probable necessarily. But we are not seeing the kind of totals that tell you, “Okay, he’s just not going to be able to do this.”

The 42-year-old got into a fight with someone who stabbed him in the lower back about 5:40 p.m. in the 6300 block of South Kildare.

Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, last night offered to begin talks with North Korea without any prior conditions in what appeared to be a softening of America's stance toward Pyongyang. The US has previously demanded that Kim Jong-un's rogue regime demonstrate a willingness to consider giving up their nuclear programme before talks. But Mr Tillerson, speaking in Washington, said: "We're ready to have the first meeting without preconditions." He added: "Let's just meet and let's talk about the weather if you want... Читать дальше...