Новости за 07.04.2018

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• A split has appeared in Kenya's Rift Valley following heavy rain and earth tremors. This is caused by the fragmentation of the African plate.
• Two plates that were formerly part of the African plate are moving away from each other at the relatively slow rate of 1.9 — 6.9 millimetres per year. 
• However, the visible impact of the separation on the earth's surface happened quickly — in a matter of days.
• Geological surveys need to be carried... Читать дальше...

Amid the teachers' strike in Oklahoma, Yukon (Okla.) boys tennis coach Barney Moon has stepped away. And he hopes others follow suit.

Prosecutors and investigators, formed out of the Main Department of the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine to investigate crimes in the temporarily occupied territories, officers of the National Police of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine, have documented 32 casualties and 25 injured people in the Donbas military zone since May 2017 as a […]

The Justice Department has quietly granted congressional investigators access to secret FISA documents in relation to former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page.  Daily Caller reports: The Department of Justice says it will allow members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees to view surveillance warrants granted against former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in what […]

If you want to see the future of storefront retailing, walk nine blocks along Broadway from 57th to 48th Street and count the stores. The total number comes to precisely one — a tiny shop to buy drones. That’s right: On a nine-block stretch of what’s arguably the world’s most famous avenue, steps south of...

Le premier ministre Philippe Couillard a eu des échanges vigoureux avec des jeunes, samedi matin, lors d'un événement annuel organisé par Force jeunesse qui a attiré cette année de nombreuses figures de la politique québécoise à la veille des élections générales.

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – According to the informed sources, Indian state refineries are planning to double oil imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2018.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was having it both ways over the past week, portraying a "crisis" at the Mexico border that demands the use of National Guard troops while boasting of a huge drop in illegal border crossings there. A border crisis is in the eye of the beholder, but his claims about illegal entry into the U.S. were off. Also in recent days, the president misrepresented his tax package's place in history and the size of the U.S. trade deficit with China, a number at the heart... Читать дальше...

With the forecast of high winds and rain the Test & Tune along with the World of Speed Jr Racing Series, Hole in the Hood, Powderpuff, and Napa Import Parts Sport Compact class today’s activities have been cancelled. Our next event (Sunoco Race Fuels ET Series, Wilson’s Napa High School, Jr Street, Pickup, Volkswagen and [...]

President Trump signed a memo Friday evening ordering the end of a policy colloquially known as "catch and release," in which some illegal immigrants are not detained while they await asylum or deportation hearings, a process that can take years.

Harry Kane was back in the Tottenham starting team on Saturday for the first time since injuring his ankle a month ago.

Thousands of Palestinians took part in a mass protest along Gaza's volatile border with Israel, the second large-scale demonstration in what is expected to be a steady turnout over the coming weeks. More than 30 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded by Israeli fire in mass protests on Friday and the previous week. Gaza's Hamas rulers, who are orchestrating the demonstrations, say the protests are against a decade-old border blockade by Israel. But Israel accuses the Islamic militant... Читать дальше...

In Double-A Erie, Sandy Baez pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings Friday night, striking out 10 and allowing just one walk and three hits.

The EPA Administrator is trying to defend himself against ethics questions surrounding a housing deal with a lobbyist, first-class travel, and improper raises for aides

Pep Guardiola believes that one Manchester United star in particular is world-class ahead of today’s historic Manchester derby. READ ALSO: Man Utd, Man City among six clubs monitoring €40m-rated 18-year-old starlet Manchester United star Romelu Lukaku has been labelled as world-class by Pep Guardiola ahead of today’s Manchester derby. The comment comes from the Manchester City […]

Ende März bedeutet auch immer Ende der winterlichen Feinstaubsaison. Die milderen Temperaturen und günstigeren Ausbreitungsbedingungen lassen ab April kaum mehr höhere Feinstaubwerte zu.

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has signed a decree dismissing the head of the country’s State Committee for National Security, Abdil Segizbaev.

• Foreign Office summons Indian diplomat
• Azm-i-Shahadat rally

Indian troops on Saturday shot a rocket launcher from across the Line of Control (LoC), leaving a young woman dead and her two siblings and a cousin critically wounded in a border village of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), officials told Dawn.

The leaders of Benin and Niger have given their backing to Chinese involvement in a controversial major rail infrastructure project set to span several countries.

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• In a controversial move that brought him national attention, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu removed his city's last remaining Confederate monuments last year. 
• In a new book documenting his personal journey on race, Landrieu says the country needs to fight back against a rise in white supremacy that he associates with the president. 
• The centrist Democrat is a much-talked-about potential 2020 contender, but he says he has no plans to run — for now. Читать дальше...

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• Tesla's stock price has taken a beating recently, falling almost 30% over a three-week period.
• The equity derivatives team at JPMorgan has identified the perfect trade to hedge against the worst-case scenario of a Tesla stock crash.
• Tesla's stock got some relief Tuesday morning after the company released first-quarter production results.
• Watch Tesla trade in real time.

The past three weeks have been enough to worry even the staunchest Tesla bull... Читать дальше...

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Motorists in northern Kentucky will start paying less at the gas pumps when reformulated gas goes away on July 1. The Kentucky Enquirer reports that drivers pay about 15 cents more per gallon in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties compared to Ohio. Brent Cooper, president and CEO of the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, says more than $41 million in savings is expected next year for gas consumers in the three counties. He says the difference in gas prices can be as much... Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump said that he was looking forward to meeting Kim Jong Un, with the North Korean leader confirming a willingness to maintain a dialogue with Washington.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Four teenagers charged after a sandbag thrown from an Ohio highway overpass killed a Michigan man have been sentenced to a program at a youth treatment facility. Police say the boys, who were then 13 or 14, threw rocks and sandbags onto Interstate 75 near downtown Toledo in December. One sandbag smashed...