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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration Wednesday showed that domestic crude supplies fell by 5.1 million barrels for the week ended Dec. 8. That was bigger than the forecast for a decline of 4 million barrels from analysts surveyed by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday had reported a drop of 7.4 million barrels, according to sources. Gasoline stockpiles, however, rose 5.7 million barrels for the week, while distillate stockpiles declined by 1.4 million barrels, according to the EIA. Читать дальше...

The newly appointed U.S. envoy to the Czech Republic has rejected a Newsweek report alleging that he "beat" and "kidnapped" a woman as part of the cover up of the 1972 Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

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Facebook has said it's found Russian accounts spent less than $1 on just three ads which reached about 200 people, as part of the Kremlin's efforts to interfere with the 2016 EU referendum.

In a letter to the UK electoral commission on Wednesday, Facebook said the same Russian accounts which had reached tens of millions of Americans during the 2016 presidential election had spent just a "small amount of money" trying to interfere with Brexit. Читать дальше...

MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — Spirit Airlines Inc. says CEO Robert Fornaro will step down in January 2019 and be replaced by the company's current chief financial officer, Ted Christie. Spirit announced Wednesday that Christie will be promoted to president and join the board on Jan. 1, then become CEO a year later. Christie joined the budget airline in 2012 and gained more control over marketing and pricing this year. Fornaro has led Spirit since January 2015. Before that he led AirTran Airways until it was bought by Southwest Airlines. Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Die Clubs der Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga werden ihre Investitionen in die Fanarbeit erhöhen. Dies wurde auf der Mitgliederversammlung der Deutschen Fußball Liga in Frankfurt/Main beschlossen, teilte die DFL am Mittwoch mit. Danach müssen die Bundesligaclubs künftig drei statt bislang zwei hauptamtliche Fanbeauftragte mit entsprechender Ausbildung sowie erforderlichen Qualifikationen und Fachkenntnissen beschäftigen. In der 2. Bundesliga sind nun zwei hauptamtliche Fanbeauftragte vorgegeben. Читать дальше...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Three Harvard University sororities are objecting to a school policy that bans students in single-gender clubs from holding campus leadership positions. The women in a joint letter to Harvard President Drew Faust say their organizations are unfairly being punished for the wrongdoings of men-only clubs. The statement argues the sanctions will undermine the choices available to Harvard women. The sororities say the policy forces "women to choose between the opportunity to have supportive... Читать дальше...

The European Commission proposal for phosphate additive in the doners was adopted, the EP press service announced.

We know better safe than sorry is the old adage, but if you call an ambulance out for a statue this idiom loses its wisdom a bit.

On The Late Show last night, Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert had a heated discussion over how they like to decorate their Christmas trees.

The diameter of ordinary oceanic eddies can reach several hundred or even thousand kilometers; they look like the circular movement of air in the atmosphere and they can carry cold or warm waters.

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It's estimated that half of Americans will give a gift card this holiday season. 

It's easy to see why gift cards are appealing. They take the guesswork out of gift buying and ensure that the recipient won't have to make a return. They're also compact and easy to ship or transport. 

Despite their popularity, there are many reasons why the effortless gift is a waste of money. 

1. A shocking number are never used. 

Almost one in three gift cards never get used at all... Читать дальше...

Im Londoner Alexandra Palace beginnt am Donnerstag die bis zum Neujahrtag dauernde Darts-WM 2018. Titelverteidiger und Topfavorit ist der Niederländer Michael van Gerwen, zu dessen schärfsten Konkurrenten diesmal auch der Wiener Mensur Suljovic zählt. Für Rekordchampion Phil Taylor ist die WM das letzte Turnier seiner Karriere. Live übertragen wird das Event auch heuer im TV-Sender Sport1.

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• The Democrat Doug Jones' upset victory in Alabama on Tuesday provided more reason for Republicans to worry about the 2018 midterm elections.
• Jones turned out a remarkable number of voters in an "off" year to squeeze out a victory over Roy Moore.

Here's the most remarkable statistic about Tuesday's election in Alabama: The Democrat Doug Jones turned out nearly as many voters as Hillary Clinton did in the state last year, while the Republican Roy Moore got only about half as many as Donald Trump had.

Berlin (dpa) - Zum diesjährigen Chanukkafest hat Außenminister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) das Jüdische Museum in Berlin besucht. Der neue Botschafter des Staates Israel, Jeremy Issacharoff, entzündete am Mittwochabend zu traditioneller Musik drei Kerzen am Chanukka-Leuchter im Museum. Gabriel wohnte spontan der Zeremonie bei, hielt aber keine Ansprache. Das achttägige jüdische Lichterfest Chanukka (hebräisch: Einweihung) erinnert an die Neuweihe des Tempels in Jerusalem im Jahre 165 vor der christlichen Zeitrechnung. Читать дальше...

Niels van Roij is a London-based Dutch car designer known for projects such as the Future London Taxi, a TVR Artemis concept around eight years ago, and most often for taking luxury cars and turning them into limousines. It was revealed a couple of months ago that Roij was working on something that looked a lot like a Tesla Model S hearse, but new renderings of his Tesla Model S 'shooting brake' project have just been released and are getting people excited. This latest design for a Model S... Читать дальше...

We all by now agree partisanship is stupid. However, only when you see that it is also boring does it truly begin to lose its grip. As long as you’re in the fight and excited about it, you end up condemning the other party’s partisanship but not your own party’s, and you’re right back on the old Mobius strip, having merely done an additional lap.

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Jupp Heynckes says Bayern Munich aren't ready to celebrate anything despite their comfortable position at the top of the Bundesliga. Robert Lewandowski scored for an eighth consecutive Bundesliga home game as Bayern Munich edged to a scrappy 1-0 victory against bottom-of-the-table Cologne. Positives A sixth consecutive Bundesliga title looks to be a mere formality as Bayern moved nine points clear of nearest challengers Schalke with another win and clean sheet. Negatives On paper, this should have been the easiest game of the season... Читать дальше...

If the number of write-in votes exceeds the margin of victory, Alabama law requires that the write-ins get counted. That's exactly what happened here.

Neuss (dpa) - In der Deutschen Eishockey Liga gibt es ab sofort einen Straftreffer, wenn ein Keeper absichtlich bei einem Konter des Gegners sein Tor verschiebt. Das teilte die DEL am Mittwoch mit. Bisher hatte es in solchen Situationen nur einen Penalty für das angreifende Team gegeben. Dabei ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Torerzielung viel geringer, außerdem hat der Schütze im Gegensatz zu der Spielsituation keine Nachschussmöglichkeit. Die Regeländerung greift auch, wenn ein Torhüter seine Maske abstreift. Читать дальше...

BROOKLYN BOXING™, Barclays Center’s flourishing boxing franchise, had its biggest year yet in 2017, just five years after the venue brought championship boxing back to the borough. From major division unifications, to decisive knockouts, the emergence of new stars, and dominating performances by the pound-for-pound best, Barclays Center was home to many of the sport’s best moments of the year.