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Новости за 14.04.2017

Executing multiple inmates the same day was common, now rare

TheRepublic.com 

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The last time that a state put more than one inmate to death on the same day was more than 16 years ago when Texas executed two condemned killers in back-to-back lethal injections — they were declared dead 33 minutes apart. Other than the moment when one of the men lashed out

The Cartoon Lounge: Name that Toon!

The New Yorker 

Below is an example of a rather uncommon cartoon cliché, in which the caption is a lyric from a well-known song.



Why won’t Lynch, Raiders play hardball with Seahawks?

NBCSports.com 

The Seahawks previously gave the Raiders permission to negotiate with “retired” running back Marshawn Lynch. That process has resulted in a tentative deal between Lynch and his hometown team. So now the only impediment between Lynch becoming a Raider arises from the process of him un-becoming a Seahawk. It’s been widely reported that a trade…

New Corruption Probe into 6 of Brazil's World Cup Stadiums

Voice of America 

An investigation of Brazil's biggest constructor found new evidence of possible corruption in the building and financing of half of the 2014 World Cup stadiums. Plea bargain testimonies from Odebrecht executives published Wednesday by Brazil's top court indicated irregularities in six arenas: The Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, which hosted the final, the new Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, and in Brasilia, Recife, Fortaleza, and Manaus. The testimonies open the door for investigations of corruption... Читать дальше...

Trump touts flexibility as reversals grow

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

“After listening for 10 minutes, I realized it’s not so easy,” the president said after a discussion with Chinese President Xi Jinping that included his hopes that China’s pressure could steer North Korea away from its nuclear efforts. “I felt pretty strongly that they had a tremendous power” over North Korea, he said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Abandoned his pledge to label China a currency manipulator. Rethought his hands-off assessment of the Syrian conflict — and ordered a missile attack. Читать дальше...

Next-generation aircraft carrier: builder’s sea trials done

TheRepublic.com 

NORFOLK, Va. — A shipbuilder says the USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of the Navy’s next generation of aircraft carriers, has completed the builder’s sea trials. Rolf Bartschi is Newport News Shipbuilding’s vice president for the Ford’s construction. He told The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/2p3N2q3) that the carrier spent a week at sea undergoing tests of





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