Новости за 27.06.2018

Meghan Markle has only been a member of the royal family for just over one month, since marrying Prince Harry in a luxurious ceremony at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. However, in her short amount of time as a royal, the Duchess of Sussex has managed to make quite the impression on Queen Elizabeth II. The former “Suits” star has reportedly been spending time with her husband’s grandmother both publicly and privately. Although the two are still getting to know one another, a source revealed the British monarch likes the actress.

Ride-sharing app Lyft has acquired a financial boost, doubling last year's valuation to $15.1 billion with the help of $600 million in additional funding, the company announced Wednesday. The money will reportedly help Lyft compete with rival ride-sharing service Uber.

It hasn’t been talked about much, but two of the NBA’s 10 best players are about to become free agents. That’s not in reference to LeBron James and Paul George, who have garnered most of the headlines in the early part of the offseason. There’s a chance that neither James nor George will even hit free agency. Both players still have to decide if they want to opt out of the final year of their respective contracts. No such decision is upcoming for Kevin Durant and Chris Paul. The two superstars are... Читать дальше...

Another month is about to start, which means PlayStation players are about to get a handful of free games, provided they subscribe to PlayStation Plus. Each month, PlayStation gives out six free games across three different platforms to PS Plus members. Since June is almost over, Sony just announced the July 2018 lineup.

Holocaust historians’ first impulse is to reject comparisons between those dark decades and our present. We don’t want to be perceived as abusing history for political purposes or engaging in overly emotional analyses. But then comes a moment when it’s not possible to avoid parallels. For me, that moment came two weeks ago.

The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to acquire Kawhi Leonard, and they don’t want to wait much longer. According to ESPN, the team feels pressure to get a deal done before Friday when LeBron James will be forced to make a decision regarding the final year of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A driver in Florida recorded video over the weekend of a man riding on the hood of a car speeding down an interstate while appearing to talk on a cell phone.  The harrowing incident happened on Interstate 95 near Broward County, Florida, at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, CBS Miami reported. The 43-second clip, shot by Daniel Midah on his cell phone, shows a man in a white tank top and black shorts holding on to the car while he appeared to be engaged in a phone conversation.

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member Kenya Moore had some explaining to do after fans began believing she confirmed the gender of her unborn child. By commenting on a photo shared by Kandi Burruss, the former beauty queen appeared to reveal she was having a baby boy. Months after Moore and husband Marc Daly married in June 2017, the star was photographed visiting a fertility clinic. By the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 10 reunion, the 47-year-old announced she was pregnant with her first child.

There’s something different about the female star of “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” Not only is she in the title of the film (a first for a woman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), but also her hair isn’t falling into romantic, cascading curls perfectly framing her face. Instead, Hope van Dyne has a ponytail.

A new survey has found that almost one and four Americans have a side hustle or a job outside of their regular position and more than half of those workers are millennials. The findings show that 37 percent of Americans making extra money from regular side jobs are earning an additional $686 per month on average.

A distinctive alligator is missing after someone allegedly set fire to a reptile farm in Florida last week. Snowball, an extremely rare white alligator belonging to a former reality TV star, is missing and is believed to have been stolen after many other animals at the reptile repository were killed in what police believe was arson.

To hold viewers over until Hallmark’s favorite time of year, Christmas season, the company is once again celebrating Christmas in July across its networks. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is kicking off the holiday celebrations first with its Gold Crown Christmas programming event starting on Friday, June 29.

The premiere of “Power” Season 5 is just a few days away, which means viewers will finally see Ghost, Tommy, and Kanan come together in an effort to take down Dre. While most fans love to hate the controversial character, Rotimi, the actor who plays Dre, revealed he admires the young hustler. When “Power” returns to Starz, Dre will continue to morph into a more modern version of Ghost (Omari Hardwick), but will soon find himself as the main target of a revenge plot.

A group of researchers studying data from Cassini, the spacecraft that orbited Saturn for 18 long years, has found the ringed planet’s sixth largest moon, Enceladus, spews out complex carbon-rich organic molecules. While organic molecules can be produced by non-biological processes and do not necessarily indicate the presence of life, the emission noted on Enceladus makes it the only place after Earth to have all basic conditions required to support life at the same time — a fact that bolsters the... Читать дальше...

Defending World Cup champion Germany was eliminated from the tournament Wednesday with a stunning 2-0 loss to South Korea in Russia’s Kazan Arena. The loss ensured that Sweden and Mexico would advance from Group F to the knockout stage. All Germany needed to reach the Round of 16 was a win over South Korea, who entered Wednesday with two losses in two tries. Germany was defeated in their final match of group play, finishing in last place in Group F.

After several days of worried speculation by the markets, it sounds like the White House is easing up on China a bit. Reports earlier this week that President Donald Trump would introduce measures to stop Chinese investments in U.S. tech companies were shaken off by a Wednesday announcement that softer regulations would go into place instead.

It will be a day of high risks for the residents of Port Charles as they make major decisions that could change their lives. On the Wednesday, June 27 episode of “General Hospital,” Sonny figures out how to take Nelle down while Carly becomes intrigued. Although Sonny (Maurice Benard) is determined to get his revenge against Nelle (Chloe Lanier), it appears he and Carly (Laura Wright) won’t have much time to discuss their plan on the ABC soap. “General Hospital” spoilers reveal Sonny is interrupted.

There have been quite a few couplings in the “Pitch Perfect” franchise, but the most popular one happens to have an unofficial status. Beca (Anna Kendrick) and Chloe (Brittany Snow) had multiple relationships throughout the three musical movies, but never the one a passionate fandom wanted them to have — the one that featured them together AKA Bechloe.

"Permit Patty," the white woman captured on video accused of threatening to call police on a black girl for selling water on a sidewalk without a permit, has reportedly stepped down as CEO of her California cannabis company this week after receiving backlash from the viral video.

It’s become widely known that Kawhi Leonard wants to be in L.A. The San Antonio Spurs’ star has requested a trade, and he reportedly prefers to join the Los Angeles Lakers over the Clippers. Even if the former NBA Finals MVP gets dealt this offseason, he can opt out of his contract next summer and become a free agent. Leonard’s desire to be in Los Angeles could deter other teams from making San Antonio a fair trade offer. Dealing draft picks and promising young players for a potential one-year rental would be a risky venture.

Facebook seems to be adapting to modern social media standards by letting users willfully hide things they do not want to see. Similar to how Twitter lets people mute words they do not want on their timelines, Facebook is set to extend its “snooze” feature to keywords found in news feed posts.

Sorry, “The Originals” fans. You’ll have to wait to find out how Klaus intends to handle Hope’s new violent ways. The CW vampire drama is not on tonight. On Wednesday, June 27, The CW will air a rerun of Season 5, episode 5. Unfortunately, next week won’t be any better. The veteran show won’t even air an old episode on Wednesday, July 4. Instead, “The Originals” Season 5, episode 10 will be held until Wednesday, July 11.

“Charlie’s Angels” has had a few different incarnations over the years, and it’s about to get one more. The most recent movie version, “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,” came out 15 years ago, on June 27, 2003. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu starred as the classic trio in the flick, which was a sequel to 2000’s first movie in that series. Next year, fans are going to get a whole new set of angels in a rebooted movie from Sony.

Lauren Jauregui burst onto the scene at just 16-years-old when she auditioned for “The X-Factor,” singing Alicia Keys’ song “If I Ain’t Got You.” Eventually ending up in the girl group that would become Fifth Harmony, the singer’s powerful vocals and vibrant personality have won over the adoration from people around the world. On Wednesday, the “All Night” artist will celebrate her 22nd birthday and another year of success in the music industry. In honor of her special day, check out these 4 fun facts about Jauregui.

For seven seasons, viewers of “Pretty Little Liars” repeatedly asked the question, “Who is “A?” before finally getting the answer on June 27, 2017, during the series finale. One year later, fans have not forgotten about the cast who brought the characters based on Sara Shepard’s novels to life.