Новости за 13.12.2017

Days after the Marlins traded Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees, the bedraggled franchise remains the butt of jokes and source of acrimony.

At an event in San Francisco, Microsoft just unveiled a bunch of AI-related enhancements for its Bing search engine. Research honcho Harry Shum also welcomed Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian onstage to introduce a deal between the two companies which will integrate material from Reddit’s communities into Bing results. Among the new features: Better top-of-the-results answers …

USA TODAY checks out five new holiday tales for readers of all ages, including two that riff on Charles Dickens' classic, 'A Christmas Carol.'

The last of goodies from the 2017 Sportscrate subscription arrived a few weeks back, so I figured I should finally take a moment to put it up. Featured here is the Joc Pederson figurine that was suppose to come in the September edition of Sportscrate.

As you may know, Sportscrate offered a first-of-its-kind team-specific monthly subscription crate service this past season, and fell a bit behind when it came to some of the exclusive items in the crate. Specifically, they went back to the drawing... Читать дальше...

On this fresh, fast-paced show, co-hosts Jackson Mvunganyi, in the U.S., and Nadia Samie, in Africa, talk to teens and young adults about Politics,trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives [30 minutes].Check out the Upfront blog at www.upfrontafrica.com

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Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE:CCI) is one of 180 companies within the Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) GICS industry group, which is in turn part of the 221 company GICS Real Estate sector. CCI has a market value of $44.5 billion which is in the top decile in its industry group. Portfolio Grader's current ranking for CCI puts it 19 among the 180 companies in this industry group, putting in the top quartile;... Читать дальше...

INTERNATIONAL - Germany's Siemens said it had signed contracts worth about 700 million (R11.2billion) to build two gas-powered electricity plants in Libya. 

JOHANNESBURG – Teboho Mokoena could have had this moment a long time ago had things worked out differently at Free State Stars before he joined Harmony Academy.

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The Russian sedan, which went on sale in Germany earlier this year, has helped drive Lada sales up an estimated 50% in the country in 2017, with some 600 Vestas sold since the spring.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In the last month, John Villar has bought two plane tickets to Colombia, purchased his wife's medication and paid the employees of his startup business in Venezuela — all in bitcoin. As Venezuela's national currency loses value at a catastrophic rate, thousands have begun turning to the world of cryptocurrency to salvage what little value remains from their increasingly worthless bolivars. "This is not a matter of politics," Villar said. "This is a matter of survival." Both... Читать дальше...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In the last month, John Villar has bought two plane tickets to Colombia, purchased his wife's medication and paid the employees of his startup business in Venezuela — all in bitcoin. As Venezuela's national currency loses value at a catastrophic rate, thousands have begun turning to the world of cryptocurrency to salvage what little value remains from their increasingly worthless bolivars. "This is not a matter of politics," Villar said. "This is a matter of survival." Both... Читать дальше...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In the last month, John Villar has bought two plane tickets to Colombia, purchased his wife's medication and paid the employees of his startup business in Venezuela — all in bitcoin. As Venezuela's national currency loses value at a catastrophic rate, thousands have begun turning to the world of cryptocurrency to salvage what little value remains from their increasingly worthless bolivars. "This is not a matter of politics," Villar said. "This is a matter of survival." Both... Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Die frühere Paarlauf-Weltmeisterin Marika Kilius erwartet einen Goldmedaillen-Gewinn ihrer Nachfolger Aljona Savchenko/Bruno Massot bei den Olympischen Winterspielen im Februar in Pyeongchang. «Aljona Savchenko und Bruno Massot waren dieses Jahr sehr, sehr gut», sagte sie am Mittwoch in der Sendung «Heimspiel!» des Hessischen Fernsehens. Sie denke, dass es Aljona Savchenko mit dem neuen Partner dieses Mal schaffen könne, Olympiasieger zu werden. «Sie sind an der Reihe», fügte sie hinzu. Читать дальше...

Toronto will receive first round picks in 2018 and 2019, third round picks in 2018 and 2020

With Jan Rutta uncertain after suffering apparent head injury, Blackhawks bring up longtime Rockford stalwart to bolster right side of defense.

Pompey fans must enter a ballot in order to attend the New Year’s Day visit to Bristol Rovers.

Republican lawmakers are criticizing a top U.S. Justice Department official about the political opinions of investigators looking at interactions between President Donald Trump's associates and Russian officials.

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• Google is being sued by an ad management company, AdTrader, that claims it does not refund advertisers whose money is spent on invalid or fraudulent clicks.
• The lawsuit is based in part on a surreptitiously taped phone call, in which a Google employee explains why AdTrader is being kicked off its DoubleClick Ad Exchange system.
• In the call, the exec says Google will refund AdTrader's advertisers for money spent on clicks that were in violation of Google's rules, the suit alleges. Читать дальше...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Reno sign collector is trying to help persuade city leaders to keep Reno's infamous downtown arch neon instead of switching to LED lights during a planned makeover. The city currently is conducting an online survey on a variety of possible changes to the arch on the main casino drag with the slogan, "Biggest Little City in the World." The LED option would allow the lights to be turned different colors for different occasions. Will Durham is among the opponents. He's been working... Читать дальше...

Target plans to buy the online delivery platform Shipt, offering same day delivery service from most of its locations by the end of 2018.

The 43-year-old former reality show villain was the most prominent African-American face of Trump's White House.

In what can only be described as a classic case of "fowl" play on the part of supermarkets, millions of Brits are being totally duped into thinking they're eating homegrown turkeys for Christmas dinner, while in reality they hail from the European Union.

"It'll be lonely this Christmas..." Well done. If you're reading this it means you made a very big step and left the comforts of your own home county in order to venture east to the capital. And it's a scary time, I understand that. They speak differently, they don't wave back to you when you're driving and it feels like they laugh at your lack of knowledge about the city. You're not alone. I too am still getting frequently lost on the streets of Dublin (honestly, if it wasn't for Google Maps, I don't know what I'd do). Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the gathering of Islamic nations seeking a united stance against the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump "remains as committed to peace as ever" after the Palestinians said they would no longer accept a U.S. role in the peace process with Israel. A senior White House official says such rhetoric "has prevented peace for years" and isn't surprising. The White House... Читать дальше...