Новости за 22.04.2016

Prince, Haggard, Bowie, White, Frey: Lousy year for music

22.04.2016 09:04

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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[...] any year that silences the voices behind Sign o' the Times, ''Space Oddity, ''Tequila Sunrise, ''Shining Star and The Bottle Let Me Down can't qualify as anything other than awful. Prince's stunning death on Thursday adds to a tragic roll call that already included David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Maurice White and Merle Haggard. "Running out of living musical heroes, those we measure everything against, emulate, know we won't surpass but inspire us to try," Carrie Brownstein, actress and Sleater-Kinney singer, tweeted Thursday. Читать дальше...

Runaway pet tiger captured in Texas

22.04.2016 09:04

CBSNews.com 

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17 Times Seals Summed Up What Straight Sex Is Like

22.04.2016 09:04

BuzzFeed 

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Elephant seal in the street, elephant seal in the sheets.

When you take off his pants and realise it's as big as he hyped it to be.

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And you have to think about whether you'll be able to handle it.

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When you're making out and he says he ~forgot~ a condom.

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When... Читать дальше...

Three keys to Ducks' 4-1 win over Predators in Game 4

22.04.2016 09:03

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

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Behind the netminding of Frederik Andersen, the Ducks evened their best-of-seven series with the Predators with a 4-1 win at Bridgestone Arena.

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Zaki's Review: The Huntsman: Winter's War

22.04.2016 09:02

The Huffington Post 

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In the age of the insta-franchise, where studios force sequels on audiences whether they're warranted or not, it shouldn't come as a great shock that The Huntsman: Winter's War exists. After all, despite mostly mixed notices from critics, 2012's Snow White and the Huntsman still managed to rake in nearly $400 million worldwide against a $170 mil budget. Thus, with the tedious inevitability of an unloved season, here comes Winter's War off the Universal Studios assembly line to serve as prequel, sequel... Читать дальше...

Fans say Prince appeared 'healthy and happy' before death

22.04.2016 09:02

Telegraph.co.uk 

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Bell Museum to break ground Friday on new museum and planetarium building

22.04.2016 09:01

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

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Friday's kickoff marks the start of work on the $79.2 million complex and a move to near the State Fairgrounds.

Up to 170 states poised to sign landmark climate agreement

22.04.2016 09:01

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As many as 170 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal takes a key step toward entering into force years ahead of schedule.

Up to 170 states poised to sign landmark climate agreement

22.04.2016 09:01

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As many as 170 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal takes a key step toward entering into force years ahead of schedule.

Up to 170 states poised to sign landmark climate agreement

22.04.2016 09:01

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As many as 170 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal takes a key step toward entering into force years ahead of schedule.

‘Fabulous broadcaster, a fabulous man’

22.04.2016 09:01

News Herald Sun 

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UPDATE: BRUCE Mansfield has been remembered as a brilliant broadcaster and family man by hundreds friends, fans and 3AW colleagues at a memorial service at the Athenaeum Theatre.

Benedict Cumberbatch: 'Sometimes I think I want more brain space. You only get one chance to do a role like this'

22.04.2016 09:01

Telegraph.co.uk 

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Celtic manager Ronny Deila: I knew six months ago I could not improve the club

22.04.2016 09:00

Telegraph.co.uk 

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19 Things All Angry Criers Will Get

22.04.2016 09:00

BuzzFeed 

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You’re probably already crying before the argument even begins.

If you have a problem with someone, you spend ages planning what you're going to say to them.

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You might even pre-emptively write down bullet points of what you're going to say, like planning a really aggressive essay.

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Those bullet points are always rational... Читать дальше...

Talks stalled, Syrian opposition to stay in Geneva next week

22.04.2016 09:00

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

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BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Syria's civil war and peace talks in Geneva (all times local):

A Close Call in the Caucasus

22.04.2016 09:00

The National Interest 

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Karl Rahder

Politics, Eurasia

Just days ago, Nagorno-Karabakh almost boiled over.

That was close.

Most of the world wasn’t watching in early April when a new and destructive war very nearly broke out in the South Caucasus mountain range, an area encompassing Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. But the war that didn’t happen is still a very real possibility, and if it does, the entire region could go up in flames over a parcel of land not much larger than the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Читать дальше...

Brexit Would Cost Britain Billions

22.04.2016 09:00

The National Interest 

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Milton Ezrati

Economics, Europe

Leaving the EU would create huge economic shocks.

As the British public prepares to vote in a referendum on whether to stay in the European Union, it is hardly thinking about the complex economic consequences. Instead, matters of sovereignty and culture seem to hold pride of place in their collective mind. Whatever their focus, however, their decision will have huge economic consequences—for prices, for jobs and for matters of trade, in Europe generally but mostly in the United Kingdom.

In Defense of Obama’s Nuclear Record

22.04.2016 09:00

The National Interest 

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Shane Mason

Security, Americas

He's accomplished almost everything he set out to do.

In 2009, President Obama delivered a speech in Prague that outlined his nuclear policy agenda. The most notable aspect of his speech was its call for a world without nuclear weapons; this goal became known as the Prague agenda. The president declared that “the United States will take concrete steps towards a world without nuclear weapons.” In the very next sentence, however, the president cautioned... Читать дальше...

The One-Man Master Plan to Avoid War with China

22.04.2016 09:00

The National Interest 

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John Richard Cookson

Security, Asia

Timing is everything for U.S. strategy in the South China Sea.

Two ideas have been tirelessly hawked by commentators about the Asia-Pacific in recent weeks. The first is that President Xi Jinping is the second coming of Mao Zedong for the unmatched power he wields over both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and his country. The second idea, often accompanied by island-spotted satellite images, is that right now is the moment for U.S.... Читать дальше...

The Post-Imperial Moment

22.04.2016 09:00

The National Interest 

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Robert D. Kaplan

Global Governance, Americas

Vulgar, populist anarchy will define the twenty-first century.

IN 1935, the anti-Nazi writer and Austrian-Jewish intellectual Joseph Roth published a story, “The Bust of the Emperor,” about an elderly count at the chaotic fringe of the former Habsburg Empire who refused to think of himself as a Pole or an Italian, even though his ancestry encompassed both. In his mind, the only mark of “true nobility” was to be “a man above nationality,” in the Habsburg tradition. Читать дальше...

College students to GOP: Don't bother

22.04.2016 09:00

McClatchy DC Bureau 

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Little appetite for Trump, Cruz or Kasich

Young voters are tilting Democratic

Young Republicans different from older Republicans

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10 Fascinating Facts About Earth Day

22.04.2016 09:00

Mental Floss 

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Every year on April 22, trees are planted, litter is cleaned up, and awareness for the issues plaguing the planet are raised. In honor of the holiday, now in its 46th year, we’ve gathered together 10 fascinating facts about Earth Day.