New York City’s tallest residential building, 432 Park Ave. in Midtown, had eight contracts signed in December for a whopping total of $232 million, according to Olshan Realty’s Luxury Market Report. Not bad for a building reportedly modeled on a trash can. Three of the eight contracts are part of the city’s biggest deal of...
Microsoft and Amazon were supposed to play nice this past year and make their respective digital assistants available on each other's platforms, allowing users to access Microsoft's Cortana assistant on an Amazon Echo, or Alexa on any Windows 10 PC. The company said the cross-platform features would roll out by the end of 2017, but they have yet to make good on that deadline. (Thanks, Thurrott, for first spotting the missed timeline.)
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Iran's supreme leader blamed "enemies" Tuesday for unrest that has seen 21 deaths as Washington sought to increase pressure on the Islamic regime that was facing its biggest test in years. In a speech carried on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei broke his silence on the protests for the first time since they erupted last Thursday. "The enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the Islamic regime," the supreme leader said. Читать дальше...
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Actress and activist Rose McGowan, who was among the first to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, will star in her own documentary series to premiere on E! this monthCitizen Rose will follow McGowan, now a prominent face and voice in the movement to end sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Retired boxing champion Vinny Paz, whose comeback story after a car crash was dramatized in the 2016 film "Bleed for This," has been accused of attacking a Rhode Island man and sending him to the hospital. The 55-year-old former champ said he had been robbed and did what he had to do. Providence police said they were called to a home early Tuesday morning. When officers arrived, witnesses told them Paz had accused a friend of stealing $16,000 and then assaulted him. The man... Читать дальше...
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In an ill-conceived attempt to disprove allegations that her husband doesn't "care for Jews," the wife of former Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore pointed out on the eve of the special election in December that "one of our attorneys is a Jew!"
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It's no surprise that detoxes and cleanses are all the rage this January. Who didn't spend the holidays wishing for a way to rid their bodies of some of 2017's toxic content?
The idea of a food or drink that can detoxify the body has a practical ring to it. Читать дальше...
Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and publicity, has been conferred with the ‘Nwanne Di na mba’ title of Nmaku kingdom, Enugu state, by the traditional ruler of the kingdom.
A suspicious backpack shut down a terminal Tuesday at the San Jose International Airport, impacting both incoming and outgoing flights, officials said. Terminal B of the airport, which is primarily used by Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines, was shut down at 10 a.m. after the backpack was reported, officials said. The backpack was determined not to be a risk and the terminal was reopened by noon. Outgoing passengers and people up passengers were advised to check... Читать дальше...
Kim had very different things to say to the two countries during his New Year’s Day speech.
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Whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, who says he has information on doping in Russian football, is now free from legal restraints and can give evidence to FIFA, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP on Tuesday.
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I would like to conclude my participation in this month’s Cato Unbound with some reflections generally on democratic culture and the internet and specifically on Jack Balkin’s 2004 article “Digital Speech and Democratic Culture.”
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Nürnberg (dpa) - Die Nürnberg Ice Tigers haben die Tabellenführung in der Deutschen Eishockey-Liga DEL verteidigt. Die Franken siegten am Dienstag gegen die Iserlohn Roosters mit 3:2 (2:1, 1:0, 0:1) und stehen mit 81 Punkten weiter an der Spitze. Brandon Segal (6. Minute), Leonhard Pföderl (17.) und Torjäger Patrick Reimer (29.) sorgten für den 28. Saison-Erfolg. Luigi Caporusso (18.) und Christopher Fischer (51.) konnten verkürzen.Mit zwei Punkten hinter den Nürnbergern bleibt Titelverteidiger EHC Red Bull München auf Rang zwei. Читать дальше...
A season that finished 3-13 and did not bring him to the finish line has tanked Ben McAdoo’s stock. The deposed Giants head coach is among the choices for the Broncos’ quarterbacks coach, according to 9News in Denver, but is still looking for an offensive coordinator position. McAdoo is joined on the Broncos radar by former...
CAIRO — A group of Egyptian football players have formed a team for one-legged players, hoping to start a league for disabled players in the country.
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Revelers about to ring in 2018 at a Lower East Side bar were robbed at gunpoint — but somebody called 911 and cops nabbed quickly nabbed one teen in the caper, police said Tuesday. The 17-year-old suspect and two of his pals had burst into Sunita Bar on Norfolk Street just before 10 p.m. Sunday...
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The Samsung Galaxy S9 will likely be announced in a matter of weeks,... Читать дальше...
One week into my marriage, I was a wreck. I couldn’t eat. My skin felt prickly like I was being poked all over by a thousand invisible needles. This was a new experience for me, being a plural wife, but it was also new for my sister wives to have me there. They hadn’t asked...
The iPhone X is one of our favorite gadgets of 2017, and basically sets the benchmark for new smartphones. It has an impeccable camera, a gigantic screen that takes up the entire front panel, and a fancy 3D camera used for authentication.
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Au moins 48 personnes ont péri au Pérou, mardi, lorsqu'un autocar a plongé du haut d'un ravin après être entré en collision avec un camion semi-remorque, a confirmé un représentant des forces policières.
Au moins 36 personnes ont péri au Pérou, mardi, lorsqu'un autocar a plongé du haut d'un ravin après être entré en collision avec un camion semi-remorque, a confirmé un représentant des forces policières.
Au moins 25 personnes ont péri mardi au Pérou, après la chute d'un autocar depuis une falaise de 100 mètres de hauteur.