Новости за 13.12.2017

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont home day care facility where a worker was charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a child has closed. The St. Johnsbury business closed after 77-year-old Thomas Claffey's arrest Sunday, and the Department of Children and Families says it is now investigating. Court documents show the day care was licensed to his wife, 72-year-old Shelia Claffey. The department said Tuesday she has chosen to relinquish her license. Authorities say Thomas Claffey helped run... Читать дальше...

The European Parliament on Wednesday narrowly failed to block a proposal to allow the use of phosphates in kebab meat, an additive which critics say is linked to heart disease.

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States has notified the World Trade Organization of seven Chinese companies that it says should have been flagged as state trading enterprises under the WTO rules, according to a WTO filing dated Nov. 29 and published on Wednesday. The United States has long complained that Beijing is keeping the world in the dark about potentially unfair trading by state-backed firms, which it suspects can get a leg-up over their competitors because of their government connections

"It's time for the Jedi to end," Luke Skywalker says in the Last Jedi trailer, his brittle voice dripping disdain for the knights who once protected the galaxy and saved so many lives, including his own. 

Larry Johnson was once one of the most feared running backs in the NFL, but portions of his career are now a complete blank for him. The two-time Pro Bowl running back said he can’t remember two full NFL seasons, with even some of his most celebrated runs or plays fleeing his memory. Johnson told...

The sanctioning body had made a special exception to allow him to face Vasyl Lomachenko this past weekend.

Get the scoop on the Fight Pass prelims from UFC on FOX 26, featuring a clash of former upstarts Erick Silva and Jordan Mein, plus former professional boxer Danny Roberts.

Alex Perez won his UFC debut and looked great in doing so. The California native beat Carls John de Tomas by second-round anaconda choke submission at UFC Fresno last weekend and looked like a real prospect.

Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Kristin Chenoweth is attached to star in a stage musical version of the 1992 dark comedy “Death Becomes Her,” which Universal Theatrical Group is currently developing. Chenoweth would play Madeline Ashton, the vain actress first played by Meryl Streep in director Robert Zemeckis’ hit, which won an Oscar for visual effects. The film starred Streep and Goldie Hawn as bitter rivals who drink a mysterious potion expecting eternal youth — only to discover that they have died and become walking and talking corpses. Читать дальше...

Ben Gamel may have had ups and downs in his first full season, but he’s showing an ability to adjust, even if he then has to adjust to his adjustment

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There’s been a lot of discussion, on this site and elsewhere, about the Rule 5 draft. Great writers have sifted through the many individuals available in the draft and suggested which ones are worthy of drafting.

That’s all well and good, but my focus is more philosophical: the Royals, who should be rebuilding, should heavily consider drafting multiple players this year.

For those of you who don’t know what the Rule 5 draft is, this is as good as an explanation... Читать дальше...

Alabama Slammed Him

First some quick numbers from the WaPo:

• Jones won women by 16 points.
• Jones won African Americans by 92 points.
• Jones won independents or “something else” by 8 points.
• Moore won white women by 29 points.
• Moore won whites with no college degree by 55 points.
• Moore won voters who approve of Trump by 80 points.

Jones is the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Alabama in 20 years, the last one being Howell T. Читать дальше...

OG Anunoby is a Raptors rookie who is sometimes asked questions he has to answer.

WTO members wrapped up their 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) in Buenos Aires on 13 December with a commitment from members to secure a deal on fisheries subsidies which delivers on Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 by the end of 2019. They also committed to improve the reporting of existing fisheries subsidy programmes. In addition, members took a number of other ministerial decisions, including extending the practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions for another two years... Читать дальше...

After a winless 2017, Malaysia's new head coach Tan Cheng Hoe hopes to turn around his side's fortunes. There were some in Malaysia who felt that Tan Cheng Hoe should have been appointed as national team head coach seven months ago before being installed as Nelo Vingada's assistant. Now, as Vingada returns to Portugal after seven games, six losses and zero wins, No. 2 has become No. 1. Tan has served his time. In 2015, the 49-year-old took Kedah to promotion and the final of the Malaysia Cup. A year later... Читать дальше...

American writer, William Arthur Ward once said, “feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it”. Today, and in fact, all of last week, I was thinking of ntate Moses Maluleka, a colleague and one of the longest-serving employees of the company I work for.

Toni Kroos’sstyle means he can often go unnoticed. But in a Real Madrid squad packed with quality and flairthere must be a support network which allows key men to feel liberated, and the Germany international offers just that.Kroos helped form the intricate midfield structure that enabled the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Isco to run amok last season en route to glory in La Liga and the Champions League. It'sa job he has been doing for three full seasons now, and continues to do with... Читать дальше...

Even after 11 years of existence, Twitter is still trying to explain the basics of the product. 

Apart from the criminal threats, he is also facing charges of insult and drinking alcohol without a licence.

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Southern Co (NYSE:SO) ranks in the top 10% of its industry group, Electric Utilities, and in the top decile of sector group, Utilities, with a market value of $51.2 billion. From an investment attractiveness viewpoint, SO is ranked in the third quartile of the sector with a ranking of 71 among the 113 companies in the sector; The current Portfolio Grader ranking for SO puts it 26 among the 39 companies in this industry group... Читать дальше...

Sean Dyche was extremely happy with Burnley's 1-0 win against Stoke City. Burnley chairman Mike Garlick sings the praises of Sean Dyche as Burnley move into the top four of the Premier League. Burnley have established themselves as the masters of narrow victories this season and Sean Dyche could not be happier. In the club's last nine Premier League wins, eight have been by a one-goal margin and six of them have ended 1-0. The latest of those came on a wet and windy night at Turf Moor on... Читать дальше...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has joked that the club may have to cover the see-through tunnel in their new stadium following media reports of a fracas at Old Trafford following Sunday’s Manchester derby.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured that it would continue to offer unflinching support to indigenous private investors in the nation’s oil & gas industry. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation Ndu Ughamadu, made available to BusinessDay on Wednesday. According […]