Новости за 12.08.2018

J. Michael Cole

Security, Asia

"Whether he likes it or not, Taiwan is in the frontline of an ongoing battle—and it is heating up—to determine the kind of world we and our children will live in for years to come."

In his latest article for the National Interest, Lyle J. Goldstein, a research professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the United States Naval War College, builds upon a theme he explored in his 2015 book Meeting China Halfway and counters his critic... Читать дальше...

Trevor Cone shot a 4-under-par 66 to take the third-round lead in the Ellie Mae Classic, a Web.com Tour event in Hayward. Cone, who began the day three shots behind second-round leader Alex Prugh, improved to 17-under 193 for a one-shot lead over Sebastian Cappelen (64), Samuel Del Val (67) and Josh Teater (68). Prugh, after a 72, was three shots behind Cone in sixth place. “Today was just staying patient,” Cone said. “There was a little more wind than there was the past two days... Читать дальше...

If the Lakers wanted to unload Luol Deng via the stretch provision today, the remaining two years of his contract would be stretched over five years, leaving the team with a large chunk of dead money on the books for the foreseeable future. However, now that nearly all of the offseason business is done and the Lakers didn’t end up needing to stretch Deng for a second max tier free agent (or unload him in a trade that reports indicated would have taken multiple assets to accomplish), it seems like a foregone conclusion that he will... Читать дальше...

Anti-racist protesters staging non-violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday said they were aggravated and perplexed by the heightened police presence that involved dozens of law enforcement officers i...

It was a very modest WPA night for the White Sox ... so let’s talk about Michael Kopech instead!

321-foot strike gives the A’s rookie 3 outfield assists in 5 MLB games

Cronulla's upset win over Melbourne Storm keeps the Sharks in top four contention, while the Wests Tigers kept their finals hopes alive with a narrow win over the Raiders.

The bowlers had a tough day, but if India really want to emerge with something from this Test then they should start by limiting England's lead to below 300 runs

Gareth Bale has shone in pre-season for Real Madrid, and Julen Lopetegui is looking forward to the Wales star leading the line this term.

Iran’s official IRNA news agency is reporting that China’s state-owned petroleum corporation has taken a majority share of the country’s South Pars gas project after French oil and gas company Total announced it would pull out because renewed U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. The Saturday report quotes Mohammad Mostafavi, an official in Iran’s state oil company, as saying CNPC now owns 80 percent of the shares in the $5 billion project, having bought shares from Total. CNPC originally had about 30 percent of shares in the project. Читать дальше...

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on a plane stolen from Sea-Tac International Airport in Washington state (all times local): 7:55 p.m. The family of a man who authorities say stole an airplane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and later crashed it called him a faithful husband, loving son and good friend. In a statement, the family says Richard Russell, whose nickname was "Beebo," was warm, kind and gentle. They say says this is a complete shock. Russell is presumed dead. Authorities don't know why he took the plane... Читать дальше...

The rapper responds after appearing lost for words when Jimmy Kimmel asked him about Donald Trump.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – James Barrett, 34, escaped from the Arkansas State Hospital Saturday night, August 11. Barrett is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build. He has dark hair, and said to have a pony tail. He also has tattoos on both arms. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, black sweat pants and black tennis shoes. There is no information on where he’s heading. If you see him, call Arkansas State Hospital […]

Josh Duhamel is showing off his super hot bod! The 45-year-old actor took to Instagram on Saturday (August 11) to share a couple of pictures from his family vacation. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Josh Duhamel In one photo, Josh goes shirtless while posing with his sisters, nieces, and nephews along with 4-year-old [...]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The city of Charlottesville marked the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence that sent ripples through the country with largely peaceful vigils and other events, but police had a brief, tense confrontation with demonstrators angry over the heavy security presence there this weekend. "Why are you in riot gear? We don't see no riot here," activists chanted Saturday evening. Shortly before a planned evening rally to mark the anniversary of a campus confrontation... Читать дальше...

Wilk Uses Run Support to His Advantage to Set Up Rubber-Match

Across the Indo-Pacific, rising economic dependence has enabled Beijing to revise the nature of international relations and a rules-based order underpinned by adherence to international treaty-based law. The rapidity of the associated shift in the balance of political and military power was also enabled by America's neglect of the ...

Two police officers were among the four people shot and killed Friday morning in the Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, police said.

EXCLUSIVE - The owners of a picture gallery struggling with rising business rates have called on the Government to scrap the property tax to save the high street.

Aaron Roberts hit a three-run homer in the third inning, and Desert Oasis defeated Tucson (Arizona) 7-3 on Saturday to move into the American Legion Western Regional championship game.

MANILA, Philippines – True to their vow, couple Jefferson and Jobel de los Angeles pushed through with their wedding "for better or for worse" on Saturday, August 11.