Новости за 02.01.2018

*Magic Johnson winking gif*

California native Paul George has been linked to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers since last summer, with speculation carrying into his impending free agency this summer. While some of that is just speculation, a large part of it has to with comments made by George prior to be trading to the Oklahoma City Thunder in July.

George told the Indiana Pacers’ front office he was going to leave the franchise once his contract was up in 2018, “preferably for the... Читать дальше...

It is time to introduce my daughter to the wonders of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Former Uganda winger David Obua has tipped incoming Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre to excel in his new position. The 41-year old Frenchman was unveiled last week as the long-term successor to Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic, who quit the job in July after accumulated unpaid salary. Desabre's first task will be to oversee the Cranes' Africa Nations Championship campaign in Morocco later this month. Speaking to KweséESPN about Desabre, ex-Uganda wideman Obua, who plied his trade in Mauritius,...

Mulder and Scully are back investigating the bizarre, as Fox drama comments on conspiracy theories, 'fake news' and a president at odds with the FBI.

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It’ll play sometime in the future.

Isaiah Thomas is set to make his Cavaliers debut Tuesday night, after recovering from a hip injury. He will not play in the Cavs game the following night though, against the team that traded him, in Boston.

That’s why he’s requested the team not play his tribute video, according to the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy. On Twitter, Thomas explained that he wanted his family at the arena when the video plays.

Get over myself huh? Because I would... Читать дальше...

No one died in a commercial-jet accident in 2017, but there’s no reason to believe the president had anything to do with that.

ATLANTA (AP) — Sony Michel wouldn't give up after a devastating lost fumble, and his resolve helped lift Georgia to within one win of its first national championship in almost four decades. Michel's teammates also wouldn't give up in Monday's double-overtime 54-48 Rose Bowl win over Oklahoma. The win sends the Bulldogs to the national championship game against Alabama. Georgia coach Kirby Smart says he learned something about his team when the Bulldogs rallied from a 31-14 deficit to beat the Sooners. Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Folgende Investmentfonds (Teil 4 von 4) wiesen am 2.01.2018 um 20:40 Uhr folgende Kurse auf.361) --,--/ --,-- 362) --,--/ --,-- 363) 77,16/ 73,49* 364) 47,11/ 45,46* 365) --,--/ --,-- 366) --,--/ --,-- 367) 77,64/ 73,94* 368) --,--/ --,-- 369) 74,38/ 71,86* 370) 133,96/ 129,43* 371) --,--/ --,-- 372) 98,36/ 93,68* 373) --,--/ --,-- 374) --,--/ --,-- 375) --,--/ --,-- 376) --,--/ --,-- 377) --,--/ --,-- 378) --,--/... Читать дальше...

Good news: Everything you love at LOFT is on major sale including the prettiest sweaters, jewelry, tops, dresses and more. Right now, you can score an additional 60 percent off everything that’s already on sale! With so many amazing items to choose from, selecting your favorites may seem a bit overwhelming. That’s why we’ve picked out five of the chicest styles to add to your cart, including an off-the-shoulder sweater and a plaid bell-sleeve dress that will make all of your holiday adventures instantly more stylish. Читать дальше...

A man is facing a litany of child pornography charges after authorities searched his home in northwest suburban Pingree Grove.

Michael Peck

Security, Europe

Should Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania go to war, their civilian populations will play a large part in the struggle, according to two RAND Corporation researchers.

Despite popular resistance, an authoritarian nation like Russia might simply choose to absorb the costs of occupying all or parts of the Baltic states. Russia’s hybrid-warfare strategy, using a low-cost mixture of local irregulars backed by special forces and some regular troops, would... Читать дальше...

This article appears in the Winter 2018 issue of The American Prospect magazine as part of a joint project with the Century Foundation on Health Reform 2020.

A real hero’s work is never done. Such is the case of the Oaklyn Fire Department in New Jersey, whose Station 18 crew was dispatched on Dec. 30 to extinguish a fire threatening a chicken coop reports NJPen.com, and then immediately switched gears to answer a call about rescuing a dog trapped about 150 feet out on a frozen lake.

There are many mysteries to hagfish goo.

Hagfish are "widely regarded as the most disgusting creature on earth", in part because of how they defend themselves: They excrete a ton of viscous, revolting slime out of 100 glands on all sides of their bodies, blocking the gills of the unlucky predator and essentially drowning them in marine snot. The trick works well enough that hagfish haven't evolved much in 300 million years. Indeed, the slime is so nauseating that there aren't very many predators who'll even dare to attack a hagfish. Читать дальше...

The former First Lady wasn't able to save a vet from NBCUniversal's tight security, according to a new lawsuit obtained by Page Six.

PIX11 is available via PIX11-branded applications on several platforms including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Google’s Android TV. PIX11 is offering news, lifestyle, and entertainment segments as video-on-demand content. WPIX is also opening its archives with vintage news and entertainment videos, much of it not seen since first airing decades ago. PIX11 News digests hosted by our anchors and reporters are also available on Amazon’s voice-activated Alexa service, via Flash News Briefings. Simply search for “WPIX” on Roku... Читать дальше...

Twitter has timeouts for users who violate its standards, and it's been putting them into effect more frequently in the past few weeks.

Hypothyroidism is the most common form of thyroid malfunctions, affecting up to 15 percent of Americans.

Disney's star-studded adaptation of the popular children's book 'A Wrinkle in Time' challenges viewers to think differently about time and space, darkness and light.

David Byler, Weekly Standard
As far as elections go, 2017 wasn't a good year for Republicans. Democrats won gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, frequently outperformed their baselines in special elections across the country and won a senate seat in Alabamaâ??arguably the most GOP-friendly state in the country.So what happened?On a surface level, this is a pretty easy question. President Trump has been historically unpopular throughout his first year, and when a president polls poorly, his or her party often suffers.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani phoned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to demand action against a "terrorist" Iranian opposition group he accused of fomenting recent protests.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen (dpa) - Auch Hannawald als einziger Vierfachsieger der Tournee-Geschichte kritisierte die bestehende Verteilung. «Das Preisgeld sollte höher sein. Die Tournee ist das Größte, was es gibt im Wintersport. Das sollte sich auch im Preisgeld widerspiegeln», sagte der Gewinner der Ausgabe im Winter 2001/2002.  Tournee-Präsident Michael Maurer entgegnete: «Die Einnahmen, die wir vom Vermarkter Infront bekommen, fließen komplett in die laufenden Kosten. Und der Gewinn, der durch den Ticketverkauf erzielt wird... Читать дальше...

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - An der Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse wurden im Späthandel am 2.01.2018 um 20:31 Uhr folgende Schlusskurse für die Werte des SDAX festgestellt. (Stand und Veränderung zur Schlussnotierung am vorherigen Börsentag bei Aktien in Euro, bei Indizes in Punkten). SDAX-Werte Dividende Kurs Veränderung Adler Real Est -,-- 13,22 (+ 0,29) Ado Properties 0,45 42,36 (- 0,07) Aroundtown Prop 0,16 6,60 (+ 0,20) Bertrandt 2,50+... Читать дальше...

The guys respond to your tweets about Coutinho and Griezmann joining Barca, Mkhitaryan's future and Spurs' hopes of finishing in the top four. SWANSEA -- Tottenham expect Danny Rose to have another spell on the sidelines after the defender suffered a recurrence of the knee injury that ruled him out for nine months until October. Rose did not travel to Swansea for Tuesday's Premier League match, and a club source told ESPN FC that he had been feeling the knee in recent weeks and would undergo tests... Читать дальше...