Новости за 13.12.2017

(CBS News) — An east Tennessee middle-schooler is speaking out after an emotional Facebook video about being bullied. In the widely-shared video, Keaton Jones describes how fellow students poured milk on him and stuffed food in his clothes. Support in the form of comforting messages flooded in for the student over the weekend. Now, his mother is addressing the backlash on social media over some of her other posts which show her and her son with Confederate flags. “I had enough of it. […]

Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of many things -- sexually assaulting girls, racism, sexism, and antisemitism. On that last point, earlier this month Moore said George Soros, who is Jewish, is headed for hell because he doesn't worship the right deity:

Amnistie internationale accuse l'Italie et plus largement les Européens de complicité dans les abus subis par les migrants en Libye. Dans un rapport publié mardi, Amnistie affirme que des gouvernements européens se rendent complices des abus aux migrants en Libye par leur soutien aux autorités qui coopèrent avec des réseaux de trafiquants.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees despite a rare "not qualified" rating from the American Bar Association. On a party-line vote of 50-48, the Republican-led Senate backed Leonard Steven Grasz to serve on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Grasz served for more than 11 years as Nebraska's chief deputy attorney general and was general counsel to the Nebraska Republican Party. In one opinion he helped craft, he said the... Читать дальше...

A sweet older woman with the best intentions accidentally decorated her Christmas tree with a sparkly purple g-string. 

CHICAGO (AP) — A mystery good Samaritan helped save an 80-year-old Illinois mayor who fell through thin ice on a lake while trying to save his dog. Homewood Mayor Richard Hofeld said he was walking his dogs with his wife on Sunday in the southern Chicago suburb when one dog fell into the partially frozen lake at Izaak Walton Preserve. Hofeld had left his cellphone in his vehicle and couldn't call for help. He said he fell into the lake while lifting his 100-pound dog out of the water, but he couldn't save himself. Читать дальше...

Devin Hester leaves the game as a singular player in NFL history. His 20 career return touchdowns —all but one with the Bears  — are a league record.

Acquisitions Westfield mall operator sold Westfield Corp., operator of upscale shopping malls in the Bay Area and dozens of other locations in the U.S. and Britain, is being sold to French commercial real estate giant Unibail-Rodamco in a $16 billion deal, the two companies announced Tuesday. Westfield’s 16 California locations include Westfield Oakridge in San Jose, Westfield San Francisco Centre and Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara. Читать дальше...

By Natalie Grover (Reuters Health) - Less than 4 percent of young adult men-who-have-sex-with-men in the U.S. – a population at significant risk of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) – reported ever using the pill that protects them from the virus, in a recently published study. “We have had a sense that PrEP is not reaching the communities that could benefit from it most, but the overall level of 3.4% is surprisingly low,” said Dr. Ryan Westergaard, an infectious disease physician at UW Health in Madison... Читать дальше...

The Blues legend also tipped the Liverpool star to shine in the upcoming World Cup The list of Chelsea rejects who have gone on to star at the highest levels elsewhere is laughably long. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, both of whom are arguably in Europe’s form XI at the moment, currently sit atop a list that includes the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Juan Mata, Radamel Falcao, Juan Cuadrado and Daniel Sturridge. It’s hard to believe now, but at one time, Salah, the newly-crowned... Читать дальше...

Princes William and Harry attended the European premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on Tuesday, joining the all-star cast in London for the latest instalment of the sci-fi saga.

ACJMC Justice Ishaq Bello, says arrest of suspects before completion of investigation has become a culture among the nation’s law enforcement agencies.

ACJMC Justice Ishaq Bello, says arrest of suspects before completion of investigation has become a culture among the nation’s law enforcement agencies.

The Moon glowed against tufts of eerie night clouds. A few hundred people joined Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, the Dutch founders of Studio Drift to wait in anticipation. If the winds kicked up, the hours of work invested in their installation would be for naught, but the sea looked calm. At 10PM an illuminated pack of 300 drones rose above the Miami beach shoreline, over high-rise hotels, and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean horizon.

The Marlins have completed two trades that were, at their core, salary dumps, by sending Dee Gordon to the Mariners and Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees. They would like to clear out some more with Martin Prado, Junichi Tazawa and Brad Ziegler, in particular. But their main focus now is marketing Marcell Ozuna, a terrific...

Call the cops! It’s now the rallying cry of Ontario opposition parties emboldened by a police force increasingly willing to stick its baton into political affairs.

Rookie defenseman Victor Mete has no trouble exchanging his Montreal Canadiens' jersey for Team Canada colors and an opportunity to compete in the World Junior hockey championships later this month

Banks led U.S. stocks mostly higher Tuesday, bringing more records for the major indexes. The Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at all-time highs for the second time this week. A slide in technology stocks pulled the Nasdaq lower. Small-company stocks also lagged. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 index rose 4.12 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,664.11. The Dow gained 118.77 points, or 0.5 percent, to 24,504.80. The Nasdaq lost 12.76 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,862.32.... Читать дальше...

Terrorists have struck, or tried to strike, New York City several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Here's a look at some of the plots that succeeded and fizzled. 2003: Iyman Faris, a former Ohio truck driver, is arrested for a never-implemented plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge by severing its suspension cables. He later pleads guilty. 2004: Shahawar Matin Siraj, 24, is arrested on the eve of the Republican National Convention for hatching an unsuccessful plot to blow up the Herald Square subway station in Manhattan. Читать дальше...

Another big sponsor shake-up from Haro...

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• Restaurateur Ken Friedman is taking a leave of absence after being accused of sexual harassment.
• Former employees of his New York City restaurants described receiving unwanted contact and advances from Friedman.
• Friedman apologized for his behavior on Tuesday.

Restaurateur Ken Friedman is taking a leave of absence after being accused of sexual harassment, according to The New York Times.

Ten women who were former employees... Читать дальше...

AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Classes will resume next week as a New Mexico community works to recover in the wake of a school shooting that left two classmates and the gunman dead. District Superintendent Kirk Carpenter announced the schedule for Aztec High School on Tuesday. Students and families can visit the school and reconnect with teachers on Thursday and Friday. On Monday, they'll start the day with an assembly before heading to class. Carpenter says he wants to respect and honor the two victims of... Читать дальше...