Новости за 13.12.2017

Fox News' Fox and Friends found warmth and comfort for Donald Trump, who had put his full support behind the alleged pedophile Roy Moore and claimed the historic loss in last night's Alabama special election...no, really...was a referendum on Harvey Weinstein.

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• Income tax brackets will change in 2018 if tax legislation is passed under President Donald Trump.
• The Republican tax plan proposes keeping seven tax brackets, but changes the income ranges.
• The bill proposes eliminating the personal exemption and increasing the standard deduction.

Republican leaders on Wednesday reached an agreement on their final tax bill.

The official text of the bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, has not yet... Читать дальше...

The performer danced with reckless abandon, her head bent forward, moving rhythmically left to right with the drum beat, her long, black, untied hair creating an arc in the air as it flew back and forth. Another woman, probably a relative or a friend, tried to throw a scarf over her head, but gave up after it kept falling off. The scene could have caused an uproar in another part of Pakistan, a conservative country where women in public are expected to be subdued and not draw attention to themselves, but not here. Читать дальше...

The International Commission of Jurists is calling for Zimbabwe’s new government to ensure free and fair elections next year.  It is not the only the rights group making that appeal. Following a weeklong visit to Zimbabwe, the International Commission of Jurists – led by its Secretary General Saman Zia-Zarifi - said soldiers who helped President Emmerson Mnangagwa come to power last month must return to their barracks.   The army has been policing Harare and other cities, and has set up checkpoints along major roads. Читать дальше...

After covering both teams recently, USA TODAY Sports' Lorenzo Reyes offers his observations on both teams.

The actress claims she said no to a list of unwanted advances from the producer when they worked together on the 2002 film 'Frida.'

One person was killed 12 others were seriously injured when the elephants that were part of a customary parade went on a rampage attacking people.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has unveiled the finalized version of controversial changes he first proposed last summer to the Income Tax Act. Here's what you need to know.

Performances since the international break have been a bit 'meh' culminating in last weeks non-appearance at Hull. The big question then is STICK or TWIST? STICK - There's not that much wrong. The players have trained well and want to put last week out of their system. Have generally bounced back well after adversity so deserve another chance.. Vibe back in for Maupay only change. Bentley Clarke Egan Bjelland Barbet Mokotjo Woods Sawyers Watkins Canos... Читать дальше...

Under the guise of fighting a "war on terrorism," Cairo is cracking down on organizations that shed light on its abuses.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles is home to thousands of chronically homeless people. Each one has a different story about how they ended up in this center of abject poverty, where drugs rule the streets night and day. "It's miserable quitting, or trying — trying anything," 33-year-old Andrew Hudson said recently while using heroin on Skid Row. America's homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, driven by a surge in the number of people living... Читать дальше...

Former South Burlington resident Devon Teuscher earned a leading role last spring in “Swan Lake.” She was also selected to be a principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre's 2017-18 season. (Note: Due to union rules, music and scene do not match.)

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• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at an event on Tuesday that he and the White House have been preparing contingency plans for a potential internal collapse of North Korea.
• Tillerson said his main concern is North Korean nuclear weapons falling into the hands of non-state actors.
• Tillerson made his comments during a speech in which he laid out a broad new policy toward North Korea.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson indicated... Читать дальше...

Starbucks Corp.'s market share for at-home ground coffee was 16.2% for the four weeks ending Dec. 2, reaching 2017 highs for both the K-Cup and traditional ground coffee segment. K-Cup market share was up about 130 basis points month-over-month to 18.9% according to Nielsen numbers quoted in a UBS note. And ground coffee was up 70 basis points month-over-month to 13.6%. Ground coffee sales rose 4.1% year-over-year, outperforming the 0.7% growth for the broader category. "Starbucks demonstrated... Читать дальше...

“I worked at Del Posto [his fanciest restaurant in NYC] and can confirm that not only was Mario Batali very handsy," Siobhan Thompson alleged.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Police arrested a pregnant mother in Evansville, Indiana after they found her passed out behind the wheel at a stoplight with her young child in the backseat. Natalie Onay, 22, faces charges of child neglect, possession of a narcotic, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a syringe, and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to WXIN. Police responded to a report of a woman passed out behind the wheel near the intersection of North Governor Street and […]

UKIP will face a tribunal over its use of social media targeting and analytics in the lead up to the EU referendum, after refusing to cooperate with an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office.

We are due to play at home to Hereford FC next Tuesday,19th December, at 7.45pm

Der Austro-Ferienflieger Niki ist pleite. Nachdem die Lufthansa ihr Kaufangebot zurückgezogen hatte, stellte die Air-Berlin-Tochter am Mittwoch den Insolvenzantrag. Das hat weitreichende Folgen für Passagiere und Steuerzahler.Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Die lang eingefädelte Übernahme weiter Teile der insolventen Air Berlin durch die Lufthansa ist geplatzt. Wegen starker wettbewerbsrechtlicher Bedenken der EU-Kommission verzichtet der Frankfurter Dax-Konzern auf den österreichischen Ferienflieger Niki mit 20 Flugzeugen. Читать дальше...

A standout linebacker and guard at Texas, Nobis became the first overall pick

Donald Trump lied on Twitter today. (Evergreen statement.)

And you know what the best takedown of a Trump lie is? Video of him saying the opposite.

So above you have the video of Trump saying vote for Roy Moore, even though he's tweeting this morning that oh no he was a Luther Strange supporter and Moore couldn't pull this off (his fault, not Trump's).

The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election. Читать дальше...

To qualify for the perk, city employees would be required to produce their military discharge forms to the city's Department of Human Resources.

WASHINGTON — Scientists have unearthed in New Zealand fossil bones of what might be the heavyweight champion of the penguin world, a bird nearly 6 feet tall that thrived 55 to 60 million years ago, relatively soon after the demise of the dinosaurs. Researchers said on Tuesday the ancient penguin, called Kumimanu biceae, weighed nearly...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night.

We on Earth get to take in the wonder of a meteor shower typically when our planet passes through the trail of a comet. The bits of rock and debris burn up when they hit Earth’s dense atmosphere, and streak across the sky.

But the Geminid meteor show — which will reach its peak Wednesday night and early Thursday morning — is not typical.

If you go outside Wednesday night and watch, you’ll be seeing bits of debris from an asteroid... Читать дальше...