Новости за 13.12.2017

Australian Jeff Horn retained his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title with an 11th round technical knockout win over English challenger Gary Corcoran in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Accused letter bomber Guido Amsel has taken the stand at his own trial. He faces five counts of attempted murder and other charges after letter bombs were sent to his ex-wife and two law firms in 2015.

With Hope Solo announcing her run for U.S. Soccer president, Stevie Nicol questions whether she possesses the necessary qualities for the job. Former U.S. international Brian McBride reacts to U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati's decision to not seek re-election in 2018. The U.S. Soccer Federation board of directors met in Toronto last Sunday, and took some initial steps towards revamping the responsibilities of several positions, according to multiple sources who were in attendance. The... Читать дальше...

A row over controversial quotas for the sharing out of refugees across EU countries broke out on Wednesday on the eve of a summit where leaders will discuss the way forward on migration.

NEW YORK (AP) — The top 10 albums of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu. 1. SZA, "Ctrl": As the beat of the opening track of SZA's debut album played at a concert this week in New York City, the entire venue passionately sang the first two minutes of the song "Supermodel," and the singer hadn't even showed her face onstage. And that's just it — SZA is the voice of this generation. The 28-year-old's "Ctrl" is a masterpiece about a girl navigating in life — dating, falling in love... Читать дальше...

If you've been using the same beard trimmer for years, maybe it's time to treat yourself to an upgrade. The Philips Norelco electric razor is down to its lowest price on Amazon right now

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• Target is buying grocery delivery startup Shipt for $550 million.
• The purchase will bring much-needed firepower to Target's ailing grocery business, which is just 15% the size of Walmart's. 
• The online grocery market is expected to grow exponentially over the next seven years, reaching more than $100 billion — or more than 20% of all grocery sales — by 2025.

Target has made it clear with the $550 million purchase of food delivery... Читать дальше...

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• House and Senate Republicans have come to a preliminary final agreement on their compromise tax bill.
• The compromise bill would cut the corporate tax rate to 21% — instead of 20% in the original bills, but still much lower than the current 35% rate.
• The bill would also lower the top individual tax rate to 37% from the current 39.6%, a more generous cut than the Senate bill proposed originally.

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

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• The mysterious volatility trader known as "50 Cent" has lost $197 million in 2017 betting on a spike in the VIX, which would accompany a stock market shock.
• 50 Cent is starting to slow down, deploying roughly 20% of the contracts he had outstanding over the summer.

The mysterious investor known as "50 Cent" has had a tough year betting on stock market turbulence — but it hasn't been for a lack of trying.

The trader has consistently purchased bite-sized chunks ... Читать дальше...

(CNN) — Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, and Nina Simone are the 2018 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. Gospel pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe was chosen to receive the Award for Early Influence. For The Moody Blues, the honor comes after years of fans harping that the group deserved recognition. The band became eligible for the honor in 1989, and “in 2013, a Rolling Stone reader poll listed the Moody Blues […]

The incident happened shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday on Benvoulin Road near Don-O-Ray vegetable market.

After a lengthy battle, an archaic legal grey area that allowed the UK Armed Forces to not report cases of sexual harassment and abuse to authorities, and investigate charges themselves, will be closed by the government. Several previous cases of internally-investigated rapes by military personnel saw accused soldiers walk free.

Essen (Alemania), 13 dic (dpa) - La empresa alemana Ferrostaal informó hoy a dpa que, por motivos de ahorro, la Armada argentina decidió no adquirir nuevas baterías sino renovar las celdas de baterías en la reparación de media vida que le realizó al submarino ARA "San Juan" antes de la tragedia. El submarino, con 44 tripulantes, desapareció hace casi un mes frente a las costas patagónicas argentinas en el Atlántico Sur y se sospecha que pudo haber sufrido un estallido. Ferrostaal firmó en 2005 un... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, facing congressional questions about anti-Donald Trump text messages exchanged between two FBI officials assigned to the Russia probe, defended special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday and said he had seen no cause to fire him or received encouragement to do so. Rosenstein appeared before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the Justice Department provided congressional committees with hundreds of text messages between an FBI counterintelligence... Читать дальше...

One of the founding principles behind the Republican-controlled plan to repeal net neutrality rules is that the free market will keep ISPs honest. If an Internet provider tries to slow down Netflix streams, for instance, it will lose customers to competitors who don’t monkey with people’s access. That argument has a weak point, though: According …

Kopenhagen (dpa) - Rückenschwimmer Christian Diener hat bei der Kurzbahn-EM die angestrebte Medaille klar verpasst. Der Potsdamer schlug am Mittwoch über 200 Meter nach 1:53,41 Minuten an und war damit fast vier Sekunden langsamer als im Vorlauf. Beim Start sei allerdings die Rückenstarthilfe aus der Verankerung gerissen, sagte ein Sprecher des Deutschen Schwimm-Verbands. Der Verband habe daraufhin Protest eingelegt.Der Titel ging an den 17-jährigen Russen Kliment Kolesnikow. In 1:48,02 Minuten entthronte... Читать дальше...

Nintendo is aiming to increase its output of mobile games and it's looking for mobile developers to help out, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Republican members of Congress are challenging the deputy attorney general about the political leanings of special counsel Robert Mueller's team.

Lineups, television and streaming options, and live Premier League coverage as Liverpool face off against West Brom. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH Liverpool enter today’s match surprised to find themselves overtaken for the last Champions League spot by Burnley (of all teams). After weekend slip-ups from all the top sides except Manchester City, everyone should be out to gain maximum points midweek, and so too should Liverpool. Both West Brom and Alan Pardew have caused Liverpool problems in the past... Читать дальше...

Republicans in the House and Senate have reportedly reached an agreement for the final version of their tax overhaul bill. Aides told The Associated Press that while certain details still need to be reviewed, the final legislation will likely be unveiled later this week.

Québec a dévoilé mercredi les grandes lignes d'une première stratégie numérique qui doit entraîner des investissements publics d'un milliard de dollars d'ici cinq ans. Si les grands objectifs ont été dévoilés, les moyens pour y parvenir demeurent toutefois à être précisés.

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• Jeff Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, successfully tested a reusable rocket-and-space-capsule system on Tuesday.
• A spaceflight expert says the test represents "a big step" toward flying paying customers on suborbital flights.
• Blue Origin is also working on a larger and more powerful rocket system that could take people to orbit and even the moon.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the secretive rocket company Blue Origin... Читать дальше...

Berlín, 13 dic (dpa) - El responsable del Gobierno alemán para las víctimas del atentado terrorista perpetrado hace un año en un mercado navideño de Berlín exigió hoy a las autoridades del país que, en el futuro, den un trato más humano a los familiares de los afectados por este tipo de tragedias. Durante la presentación hoy en Berlín de un informe sobre el ataque yihadista más mortífero que hasta el momento ha sufrido la potencia europea, el comisionado Kurt Beck criticó la actuación de algunos... Читать дальше...