Новости за 06.12.2016

BANGKOK (AP) — An official statement says Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has named an 11-member council of advisers, bringing in three new officials, including a former army chief and two representatives of the ruling junta.

On the first day of the winter meetings, the Giants signed All-Star Mark Melancon to the biggest contract in history for a closer: four years and $62 million. “It gives all of the club peace of mind and confidence with as many close games we play that we have a lockdown guy for the ninth,” general manager Bobby Evans said Monday. Melancon, who turns 32 in March, will receive a $20 million signing bonus ($12 million up front, the rest due after the contract) with salaries of $4 million in 2017,... Читать дальше...

Nebraska's new assistant coach Donté Williams was already taking to the road to recruit on behalf of the Huskers on Monday.

The state government will provide free textbooks to students of classes IX and X from the next academic session.

Surfstitch investors were calling for accountability at its recent AGM after suffering one of the worst IPO wipe outs of the decade - and boy have they got it.

A computer programmer has predicted that the world will end by the end of this year, based on a series of mathematical calculations. Nora Roth claims that Jesus will return to Earth at the end of 2016, resulting in the apocalypse that will leave the Earth completely sterile for 1,000 years. Dailymail.co.uk reports: At that point, ‘everlasting righteousness will be brought in’, and Earth will be ‘left to rest’ for a millennium. The claims have been made on Ms Roth’s website, MarkBeast, in a post... Читать дальше...

The president-elect reportedly indicated he wants to review U.S. strategy to tackle the Islamic State group.

President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he wants to review U.S. strategy to take on the Islamic State group (also known as ISIS), according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford. In his year-long presidential campaign, Trump criticized President Barack Obama and his administration for their policy to defeat the extremist group, which he called ineffective.

DETROIT (AP) — The presidential recount in Michigan expands Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other large counties, with the fate of a statewide recount push in Pennsylvania awaiting action in federal court.

DETROIT (AP) — The presidential recount in Michigan expands Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other large counties, with the fate of a statewide recount push in Pennsylvania awaiting action in federal court.

President-elect Donald Trump narrowly defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in both states and Wisconsin, which started its recount last week. The recounts requested by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein were not expected to change enough votes to overturn the result of the election. Here's what's happening in each state and in Nevada, where a partial recount of the race was requested by independent presidential candidate Roque De La Fuente: A federal judge in Detroit ordered... Читать дальше...

Count Warriors head coach Steve Kerr among the supporters of moving up the start of the NBA regular season. “I can’t remember who first proposed it, but I think it makes perfect sense,” Kerr said Monday at Oracle Arena before his team routed the Pacers. There is a “strong likelihood” that players will pursue a new collective bargaining agreement this offseason, a deal that would include moving up the start of the 2017-18 season by a week to 10 days, according to a recent ESPN report. To accommodate that change... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers began the game without four injured regulars, and lost a fifth in the second half. The Utah Jazz were merely without their coach and second-leading scorer.

SAARLOUIS, Germany (AP) — Assyrian Christians describe to the AP a year-long campaign to win freedom for 226 members taken hostage by IS in Syria.

SAARLOUIS, Germany (AP) — Assyrian Christians describe to the AP a year-long campaign to win freedom for 226 members taken hostage by IS in Syria.

SAARLOUIS, Germany (AP) — Assyrian Christians describe to the AP a year-long campaign to win freedom for 226 members taken hostage by IS in Syria.

DETROIT (AP) — The presidential recount in Michigan expands Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other counties, and the fate of a statewide recount push in Pennsylvania awaits action in federal court.

DETROIT (AP) — The presidential recount in Michigan expands Tuesday to its largest county, which includes Detroit, and five other counties, and the fate of a statewide recount push in Pennsylvania awaits action in federal court.

The rest of the Warriors were loving it.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — An Ohio firefighter has been shot and wounded while on the scene of a house fire.

Ahead of its reveal, Toyota has released a teaser image, showing part of the sedan’s rear profile, and boy, what a change it is!

We shouldn't bucket the series of upsets to the political status quo this year into a uniform set of "populist" votes.

GIRLS BASKETBALLAmelia County 53, Buckingham County 40 Chancellor 59, Eastern View 45 Freedom (South Riding) 50, Stone Bridge 31 Highland Springs 105, Matoaca 32 Holy Cross Regional 43, Faith Christian Academy-Hurt 38 Patriot 62, Freedom (Woodbridge) 36 Princeton, W.Va. 43, Blacksburg 28 Rye Cove 50, Patrick Henry-Glade Spring 32 Skyline 63, Manassas Park 31 Woodbridge 61, Stonewall Jackson-Manassas 48 Dominion 81, Fresta Valley Christian School 35 Eastern View 93, Chancellor 61 First Colonial 77... Читать дальше...

Watch the funniest moments from the 2016 UK Championship, including some outrageous flukes and some entertaining faces.