Новости за 02.01.2018

"I just kept staring at this ridiculously exquisite ring- and he was just hysterically laughing at me!!!" Joel posted on Instagram.

Der Niederösterreicher Andreas Haider-Maurer ist seinem Landsmann Dominic Thiem am Dienstag nicht in das Achtelfinale des ATP-Tennisturniers von Doha gefolgt. Der 30-Jährige unterlag dem Bosnier Mirza Basic in 68 Minuten 4:6,3:6. Es war das erste Match von "AHM" seit seiner Niederlage gegen den Italiener Thomas Fabbiano am vorletzten Oktober-Wochenende zum Quali-Auftakt des Wiener Erste Bank Open.

Berlin (dpa) - Der Iran-Experte Ali Fathollah-Nejad hat vor einem falschen Bild gewaltsamer Proteste gegen das System im Iran gewarnt. Es gebe zwar auch «unter den Demonstranten vielleicht einige Trouble Maker», sagte der Politikwissenschaftler bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (DGAP) am Dienstag im Deutschlandfunk. «Es gab sicherlich Angriffe auf Symbole des Regimes, sei es jetzt Polizei oder sonstige Gebäude. Aber da wir eine krasse Asymmetrie haben zwischen beiden Seiten, kann man sich denken... Читать дальше...

Amazon.com Inc. said that more than five billion items were shipped using Prime membership in 2017, which includes unlimited free two-day shipping. Among the Prime member favorites that showed up on the 2017 Best of Prime list for the U.S. were "The Handmaid's Tale" on Prime Reading, the Fire TV Stick and Echo Dot, and "The Grand Tour" on Prime Video. Dec. 30 was the biggest day for Prime's streaming service around the world, with "The Grand Tour" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" the top shows. Читать дальше...

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• Outback Steakhouse is giving away Bloomin' Onion appetizers to anyone who visits the restaurant on Jan. 2. 
• The promotion is tied to the Outback Bowl, the college football bowl game the restaurant has sponsored since 1995.
• Say "Outback Bowl" to your server to take advantage of the offer.

Outback Steakhouse is giving away Bloomin' Onion appetizers to anyone who visits the restaurant on January 2. To take advantage of the offer, say "Outback Bowl" to your server. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump enters the new year with a slew of goals and challenges ahead.
• After passing a massive tax overhaul, he and Congressional Republicans plan to tackle America's crumbling infrastructure, and overhaul Medicaid and Medicare.
• But tensions abroad and the 2018 midterm elections could soon overshadow their plans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has returned from an end-of year holiday to face fresh legislative challenges... Читать дальше...

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• Weight Watchers stock is rising sharply in the new year.
• DJ Khaled has signed on as a new spokesperson for the company.
• Watch Weight Watchers trade in real time here.

With the new year comes New Year's resolutions, which is good news for Weight Watchers. The company is trading 4.74% higher to $45.75 as stocks begin trading for the first time in 2018.

The company announced its new "Freestyle" program in December and has been using its... Читать дальше...

New Year, new Reading?

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing break with family and friends and are ready for the second half of the season! Reading ended 2017 with another disappointing result thanks to a draw against Barnsley despite leading up until injury time. All of us here at the Tilehurst End hope that 2018 is the year we get our prolific form back. Birmingham City travel down to the Mad Stad under the floodlights for our first game of 2018.

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Shares of Walt Disney Co. rose more than 1% after being upgraded to outperform from neutral by analysts at Macquarie Research on Tuesday. Analysts said in a note to investors that the company's distribution leverage and optionality, as well as its concentration of valuable intellectual property, which should only improve with the acquisition of 21st Century Fox Inc. , are reasons for the upgrade. They also cited Disney's continued impressive theatrical momentum. "In an increasingly concentrated... Читать дальше...

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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once told the founder of daily deals site Woot over breakfast that he had acquired the company because it was like the "breakfast octopus" he was eating — something he "didn't understand."
• The restaurant where they ate is Lola, a famous upscale eatery in Seattle near Amazon's offices.
• I visited Lola to try the dish. It left me convinced Bezos' "breakfast octopus" analogy was not an offhand remark... Читать дальше...

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Breaking New Year’s resolutions is so time-honored a tradition that companies can actually stake their business model on it. Gyms like Planet Fitness depend on thousands joining up at the beginning of the year, only to fail on the follow-through. They sign up about 6,500 people per location despite the fact that each one can only accommodate about 300, relying on the low cost of membership to convince people that at $10 a month... Читать дальше...

At least 16 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in fire that broke out in a four-story building in the Bronx, New York, on January 2, according to official reports. The fire broke out around 5:30 am in a furniture store with apartments located above, on the corner of East Tremont Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, CBS New York reported. Over 200 firefighters were at the scene, FDNY said. The fire came days after another fire at a residential building in the Bronx claimed 12 lives. Credit:... Читать дальше...

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• Chris Larsen, the co-founder and former CEO of Ripple owns 5.19 billion XRP, Forbes reported Tuesday.
• That stash, plus a 17% stake in the company, means he could be worth $37.3 billion.

XRP, a cryptocurrency for international money transfers by the fintech company Ripple, has been on a tear this winter, skyrocketing to the No. 2 cryptocurrency by market cap.

That astronomical rise to $2.47 a coin — up from $0.25 in mid-December — has made... Читать дальше...

Arsenal fans have been calling for Mike Dean to be charged with incompetence after Arsene Wenger was slapped with a misconduct charge following our 1-1 draw with West Brom. Wenger was left furious after Dean gifted the Baggies a late equaliser from the penalty spot when Kieran Gibbs kicked the ball against Calum Chambers’ arm, even though it was in a natural position in front of his body. The boss remonstrated with the forth official promoting Dean to have a word with him on the touchline... Читать дальше...

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Netflix has a lot of original content in store for the new year. 

While fan-favorite shows like "Marvel's Jessica Jones" and "Grace and Frankie" are returning with new seasons on Netflix in 2018, the streaming service is also set to release some new and anticipated originals. 

These include the new sci-fi series "Altered Carbon," an original, interview-based show from David Letterman, and "Maniac," a dark comedy starring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone.

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Whether you want to slim down, bulk up, eat better, or be more active, there are great deals on kitchen and fitness tools that can help on Amazon right now

After going 4-8 a season ago and the chorus from fans for change, Notre Dame and Brian Kelly author a massive turnaround and get important 10th win in Citrus Bowl.

• Virgin Trains' East Coast Twitter account appeared to mock a female customer after she complained about experiencing everyday sexism from a member of staff. 
• The tweet was branded as "shameful" and "demeaning" by others on Twitter. 
• The original complaint was over a train manager addressing the female customer as "honey." 

Virgin Trains has apologised after one of its staff appeared to mock a customer who complained about everyday sexism.

Continued voting in our latest FenwayNation Poll shows a virtual three-way tie for Top Red Sox Story of 2017. As the chart shows, the first two stories on the list—the Price/Eck Plane Flap, and the second straight early playoff exit—are literally tied at 20% each in the poll. Very close behind is Chris Sale's 300-strikeout season at 19%. The firing of John Farrell comes in next at 13%, followed by the capturing of the team's second straight AL East division title (10%). In single digits were: the... Читать дальше...

As I said yesterday, you can't hold a people down any longer. Not in today's day and age. The people determine what they need and no matter how much you try to suppress them, eventually they will ignore you and do what they think is best for improving their lives.

Another example of this comes to light today.

Despite the Haredi leadership being very against Haredi women driving over the years, according to the statistics compiled by the Israel Institute for Democracy, the percentage... Читать дальше...

North Korean despot Kim Jong Un has ordered his scientists to build the hermit kingdom’s largest missile in time for a Sept. 9 launch — the 70th anniversary of the founding of the republic, according to a report. A defector who was involved in the rogue regime’s missile program suggested Kim issued the directive during...

So, in Aryeh Deri's attempt to muster a majority in yesterday's scheduled vote on the minimarket law, with the opposition MKs refusing to offset the two important missing votes, Deri admits he did something heinous, though he does not call it that.

Deri was desperately short on votes, so he looked into the possibility of making Yehuda Glick come to the Knesset to vote on the bill - while sitting shiva, just a few short hours after the funeral of his wife. Deri spoke to the rabbi of Glick's... Читать дальше...

In a recent resolution, the Bavarian sister party of Angela Merkel's governing CDU party demanded that asylum seekers receive less financial support. It also called for more thorough check-ups of allegedly underage migrants.