Новости за 13.12.2017

LONDON (AP) — A British surgeon has admitted assaulting two patients by burning his initials into their livers during transplant operations. Simon Bramhall pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of assault, in a case a prosecutor called "without legal precedent in criminal law." Bramhall used an argon beam coagulator, which seals bleeding blood vessels with an electric beam, to mark his initials on the organs. Prosecutor Tony Badenoch says the brandings were "an intentional application of unlawful... Читать дальше...

On one of the final weekends of 2017, the video of an 11-year-old bullied kid named Keaton Jones spread like wildfire over the internet. Though a simple message made it go viral, its growing and sticky complexity, can't help but remind us what kind of country we live in. 

Poland's broadcasting regulator moved Wednesday to justify its 350,000 euro ($410,000) fine for the American-owned television station TVN24, after the decision drew criticism from the US State Department and a media watchdog.

Vanellope Hope is a true Christmas miracle. Doctors told new parents Naomi Findley and Dean Wilkins their baby Vanellope had almost no chance of survival because of an extremely rare condition that caused her to be born with her heart outside of her chest. But the Nottinghamshire parents ignored the doctor’s advice to terminate their...

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• Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
• The testimony came amid attacks by President Donald Trump and his allies on the credibility of the special counsel's Russia investigation.
• The hearing was scheduled as part of the committee's normal oversight functions, but was used by Republicans to grill Rosenstein about whether the perceived biases of some of Mueller's former agents had tainted the entire investigation. Читать дальше...

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The 24th annual SAG Awards air live Jan. 21 (8 p.m. ET/5 PT) on TNT and TBS. Kristen Bell hosts.

Berlin (dpa) - Für die Forderung der Linken, den Mindestlohn per Gesetz von 8,84 Euro auf 12 Euro anzuheben, zeichnet sich im Bundestag keine Mehrheit ab. Widerstand signalisierte am Mittwochabend sogar die SPD, obwohl die Sozialdemokraten zuletzt Sympathien für eine Lohnuntergrenze von zwölf Euro geäußert hatten. Der SPD-Abgeordnete Bernd Rützel wandte sich jedoch ausdrücklich gegen den Vorschlag der Linksfraktion, die Höhe des Mindestlohns per Gesetz festzulegen. Dies sei die Aufgabe der Tarifpartner in der Mindestlohnkommission. Читать дальше...

I won't click the link because it's the Birmingham Vile, but a player Blues should try for (and I said this in the summer) is Mario Gavranović from HNK Rijeka. A poor man's Kevin Phillips, he's a clinical finisher, scores a goal every two games including Champions League games, versatile in that he can play as a lone striker or off a target man or as a number ten. Swiss international so would hopefully get a work permit, still only 28. Under contract until 2018, but would only cost about £3.5 Million if Blues could prise him away.

A biweekly tour of the ever-expanding cartographic landscape.

Johannesburg - The Minister of Communications, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, on Wednesday called on all stakeholders at the South African Broadcasting Corporation  (SABC) to engage in a peaceful and constructive wage negotiations.

Wiesbaden (dpa) - Der Krebstod eines Mädchens hat «Tagesthemen»-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni (43) dazu bewogen, sich für ein Kinderhospiz einzusetzen. In seiner Geburtsstadt Wiesbaden wurde der TV-Journalist am Mittwoch als Botschafter der Einrichtung «Bärenherz» vorgestellt. Mit seinem Engagement für das Haus will der dreifache Vater helfen, Aufmerksamkeit auf ein «Tabuthema» zu lenken: «Betroffene Eltern und Familien müssen mit dem Traurigsten zurechtkommen, das man sich vorstellen kann. Es ist aber wichtig... Читать дальше...

Republican Rep. Pete King unleashed a blistering attack on alt-right hero Steve Bannon on Wednesday, branding him a “phony” and a “disheveled drunk” who does not deserve a role in national politics. “I don’t think Steve Bannon adds anything positive at all to the dialogue in the country,” the Long Island lawmaker said on MSNBC...

Holly Hunter was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award on Wednesday morning for her supportingrole in “The Big Sick,” an honor she calls “humbling” — shortly after the warmly-reviewed indie movie was snubbed by Golden Globes voters. “I guess I’m old enough now to fully have lived the reality of not expecting things,” Hunter told TheWrap about the film’s Globes snub. “To hope is cool but to expect — deadly.” The SAG nod is especially sweet, she said, because: “Recognition from your peers is a particular kind of humbling thing. Читать дальше...

President Trump's ex-ghost-hunting federal judicial nominee — deemed "not qualified" by the American Bar Association but nevertheless approved by Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote — will not ultimately "be moving forward" in the appointment process, NPR learned from a Trump administration official Wednesday. Brett Talley, 36, was in line for a lifetime appointment despite having never tried a case in his life, only practicing law for three years, and forgetting to mention his wife... Читать дальше...

Critiqué depuis des mois pour sa réforme fiscale, le gouvernement Trudeau donne aujourd'hui plus de détails sur les conditions qui devront être respectées pour qu'un entrepreneur puisse répartir une partie de son revenu avec sa famille.

“This is who George is,” Rande Gerber said. “That was September 27th, 2013. Now September 27th, 2014, he marries Amal. Now that’s good karma right there.”

Waja to go, Ivanka

LAUREN, a Democrat from Maryland, makes an impassioned case for not shopping at Ivanka Trump, the business founded by Donald Trump’s daughter. First comes a predictable argument; she abhors supporting any brand that uses the Trump name. Second, the sparkly sandals she bought back when Ms Trump was a tabloid celebrity, not an adviser to the president, fell apart within a year. Shoppers will soon be able to take such complaints directly to sales staff: the brand is about to open its first standalone store... Читать дальше...

Diversity. It's a killer.

Akayed Ullah, the 2nd Islamic terrorist to hit New York City in a short amount of time, like Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the 1st terrorist, was a beneficiary of the visa diversity lottery program. In Ullah's case, he wasn't a direct beneficiary, but it was a combination of chain migration and the diversity visa lottery.

And that's often the case.

Accused New York City bomber Akayed Ullah, originally from Bangladesh, benefitted from the U.S. Visa Lottery program... Читать дальше...

Four women related to a Camorra mobster have been arrested in Italy, in the latest crackdown on females who often take over running mafia businesses when their men are serving time. Citing Naples police, Italian news agency Ansa said the four included the sister of Casalesi clan boss Michele Zagaria and the wives of Zagaria's brothers. They were accused of receiving mafia-sourced salaries. Last week, police in Palermo arrested Mariangela Di Trapani, wife of Cosa Nostra boss Salvo Madonia on suspicion... Читать дальше...

City police say they've charged a 35-year-old man in connection with last week's explosion and fire at a home in the southeast end.

An article by ESPN.com says Mauricio Pochettino hopes our relaxed festive schedule will give him the chance to introduce “new concepts” to his summer signings and spark a successful second half of the season. We host Brighton on Wednesday before taking on runaway league leaders Manchester City on Saturday. The article adds that we then have a week off to prepare for a trip to fourth-placed Burnley on Dec. 23, with another week-long break after Southampton visit Wembley on Boxing Day. Читать дальше...