Новости за 02.01.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is calling on Iran's government to stop blocking Instagram and other popular social media sites as Iranians are demonstrating in the streets. U.S. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein says the United States wants Iran to "open these sites." He says Instagram, Telegram and other platforms are "legitimate avenues for communication." The United States is encouraging Iranians to use virtual private networks, known as VPNs. Those services create encrypted... Читать дальше...

ANTI-corruption advocates on Tuesday urged Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd to place under preventive suspension several officials of the Department of Health (DoH) involved in the anti-dengue immunization program in 2016. The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) wants health officials who played a role in the procurement and allowed Dengvaxia to be administered to [...]

The flood generosity stemmed from Andy Dalton's game-winning touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd which pushed the Bills into the Wild Card round.

Oscar Wilde once said that “the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” Some people probably take the saying literally: in their quest for adrenalin a couple decided to diversify their sex life at a North Austin restaurant.

Atletico Madrid star Saul Niguez is proud to have been the subject of Barcelona interest but wants to stay and win trophies at the Wanda Metropolitano. Atleti CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin claimed last month he received an enquiry from the Catalans about Saul's availability, only to be put off by his reported release clause of €150million. The 23-year-old says it is always encouraging to know other clubs are watching but insists he extended his contract in July last year with the intention of enjoying a spell of success in the capital. Читать дальше...

For all of Logan Paul's apologizing — first in a written note and now in a follow-up video — he still doesn't get how apologies work.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on the dangerously cold temperatures gripping much of the U.S. (all times local): 12:35 p.m. The National Weather Service says it was the coldest New Year's Day on record in Chicago with a high of 1 degree (-17 Celsius). The bitter cold is continuing Tuesday, with wind chills forecast between minus 35 degrees (-37 Celsius) and negative 20 (-39 Celsius) in the Chicago area. Forecasters are warning of frost bite and hypothermia risks and urging residents to take precautions... Читать дальше...

President Trump took some credit in a tweet that said 2017 was the safest year on record for commercial aviation.

An OB-GYN who was determined not to miss the birth of her patient’s twins swooped in to deliver the two babies just 14 hours after she gave birth herself. Hilary Conway, who works at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Washington, gave birth during the afternoon on Dec. 12 and she revealed to People magazine...

From marijuana to bathrooms to racial justice, these issues are works in progress in the Vermont Legislature

Berlin (dpa) - DFB-Sportdirektor Horst Hrubesch verspürt keine große Lust auf eine neue hauptamtliche Tätigkeit nach dem Ende seines Engagements beim Deutschen Fußball-Bund Ende 2018. «Ich habe mir vorgenommen, dass dann Schluss ist. Irgendwann muss ich meiner Frau zurückzahlen, was ich ihr an Zeit über die Jahre genommen habe», sagte Hrubesch dem Magazin «Sport Bild».«Und ich sehe, wie die Einschläge näher kommen. Einige Freunde, mit denen ich Handball und Fußball gespielt hatte, sind schon gestorben», fügte der 66-Jährige hinzu. Читать дальше...

Natalie Portman plays a scientist who has no idea what scares are in store for her in 'Annihilation.'

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• Beyoncé and Jay-Z bought an $88 million estate in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles in 2017.
• The architect who designed that home also designed "The One," a mega-mansion set to hit the market this spring for $500 million.
• The 100,000-square-foot home has 360-degree views, a casino, jellyfish tank, beauty salon, and a nightclub with VIP seating.

The most expensive private home in America will hit the market this spring in Los Angeles for a cool $500 million. Читать дальше...

The potential to perform rewarding work and earn an income in a growing field aren’t the only benefits of medical training programs. The following are nine benefits associated with medical training programs like medical assistant training and medical coding training. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics a, employment of Medical Assistants is projected to grow 23% from 2014 to 2024, which is much faster than average for all occupations. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and... Читать дальше...

Deep in a forest in North Carolina lies a community of people who've left their jobs, given up their cell phones, and seceded. A former cybersecurity official, an engineer, a woman and her wild blue-eyed eight-year-old...the inhabitants of Wild Roots, as they call this place, are disillusioned with the ways of the modern world and react by living with, and off, the earth. They pickle bear meat, harvest chestnuts, and, during the summer, bathe naked in a nearby stream. And yet, every so often, they venture into town to check in. Читать дальше...

Deep in a forest in North Carolina lies a community of people who've left their jobs, given up their cell phones, and seceded. A former cybersecurity official, an engineer, a woman and her wild blue-eyed eight-year-old...the inhabitants of Wild Roots, as they call this place, are disillusioned with the ways of the modern world and react by living with, and off, the earth. They pickle bear meat, harvest chestnuts, and, during the summer, bathe naked in a nearby stream. And yet, every so often, they venture into town to check in. Читать дальше...

Mango juice is not just delicious, it has lots of vitamins which makes it very good for your health, so drinking this juice is the right choice. We will tell you how to make mango juice at home with no effort at all!

Concerning restructuring Nigeria, the ADP said it is shocked that the president has reduced the agitations for devolution of powers by the federal government to the arguments for the parliamentary system of government.

• In 2007, Warren Buffett entered a million-dollar bet with fund manager Protégé Partners that the S&P 500 would beat a basket of hedge funds over the next decade. 
• His S&P 500 index fund compounded a 7.1% annual gain over 10 years, beating an average increase of 2.2% by the basket of funds selected by Protégé Partners.
• The prize money will go to Girls Inc. of Omaha. 
• Buffett took issue with hedge funds' high fees and their promise of outperforming the market. Читать дальше...

Shifty Cat wrote:

:lol: I can't believe people took Vastman's team so seriously, especially after his first sentence. The dude literally put every overseas player we had in it, obviously, some kind of emoticon was needed. After the talk of Wakefield players been taken out of one persons line up and replaced by other players from other teams. It was obvious what his line up was all about. But anyway at least someone got 4 likes for taking it in.

India’s precision attack and targeting capabilities are currently dependent on imports. But, the country hopes to soon cut down this dependency with the state-run Defense Research and Development Organization in the advanced stages of testing locally developed HSLD bombs.

#221: It’s been a LONG time since I talked much about the business on here, and, now three years in (almost) and at the dawn of a new year, I feel like this is as good a time as any. I’m writing and recording this in real-time, by the way – as I write this, it’s just before 1000 SWE time on Tuesday January 2, the day this will release.