Новости за 07.12.2017

A Swedish man, who discovered a unique cache with hundreds of Viking-era silver coins, has finally been given a long-overdue reward five years after the discovery.

General Electric plans to cut 12,000 jobs in its power division as the industrial conglomerate's new CEO institutes sweeping changes.

The president of Minnesota Public Radio said his decision to dismiss Garrison Keillor resulted from "multiple allegations."

The number of unemployed workers filing for jobless benefits fell by 2,000 last week to 236,000, the lowest level in five weeks.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed a conviction of a former lawyer who was sentenced to prison on charges of sexually touching a 10-year-old girl, finding problems with how the case was prosecuted. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Wednesday decision comes after 50-year-old Bradley Christopher Holbrook was convicted in 2002 and served more than six years in prison. Holbrook will no longer be required to register as a sex offender. He also will not be considered a convicted felon... Читать дальше...

The National Emergency Agency has said that 1,295 Nigerians returned home from Libya in November, a figure which the agency said was twice as that of October.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state women's prison inmate has been sentenced to five years on an escape charge. The Capital Journal reports that 31-year-old Patty Peneaux was serving two years and nine months for a fourth drunken driving offense in Lake County. She's been behind bars since May 2016. She was given an extended release earlier this year to attend to care issues for her children and didn't return to the prison at the appointed time. Peneaux pleaded guilty to felony prison escape and was recently sentenced. Читать дальше...

According to a police report, the housekeeper arrived to clean the singer's home on November 27 and found that "everything was gone."

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BEND, Ore. (AP) — A couple accused of kidnapping, tying up and injecting a woman with methamphetamine pleaded no contest to lesser charges as part of a plea deal geared toward regaining custody of their children. The Bend Bulletin reports Dale Graybeal pleaded no contest Wednesday to coercion and was sentenced to 48 months in prison as part of a deal that would allow his wife, Kayla, to be released and begin the process of regaining custody of their three children who are in foster care. Dale Graybeal... Читать дальше...

What does the future of robotics look like? Nobody knows for sure, but Honda seems pretty certain it’ll be cute. At CES next January, the Japanese manufacturer will show off a quartet of new robot concepts, including a companion bot, an autonomous off-road vehicle, and a pair of “mobility” concepts — for moving people and things about. Two of them have actual cute faces, and the other two are at least extremely non-threatening.

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region's fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, which means "high" into the color that means "extreme." The forecast for Thursday is purple. "We've never used purple before," said Ken Pimlott, director at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Southern... Читать дальше...

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region's fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, which means "high" into the color that means "extreme." The forecast for Thursday is purple. "We've never used purple before," said Ken Pimlott, director at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Southern... Читать дальше...

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind. But never purple wind. Until now. The color-coded system showing the expected strength of the winds driving the region's fierce wildfires has reached uncharted territory, pushing past red, which means "high" into the color that means "extreme." The forecast for Thursday is purple. "We've never used purple before," said Ken Pimlott, director at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Southern... Читать дальше...

Compass

• Real estate startup Compass has raised $450 million from SoftBank at a $2.2 billion valuation.
• The money will be used to expand where Compass operates.

Compass, the New York-based startup with the goal of disrupting the real-estate market, has raised $450 million at a $2.2 billion valuation.

The new money, which comes from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank's $100 billion tech fund, will be used to bring the Compass platform to more cities than the 11 areas where it now operates. Читать дальше...

"It took a year after getting off that drug for the chemicals in my brain to settle so that I stopped seeing things. I’d just be sitting there, seeing a random bee or bunny," she said.

Berlin (dpa) - Passt inhaltlich nicht, schadet der SPD, stärkt die Ränder. Der SPD-Nachwuchs hat beim Parteitag auf einer Klebewand Argumente gegen eine neue große Koalition, kurz GroKo, mit der Union gesammelt - und die Genossen haben einiges zusammengetragen. Eine Auswahl:«Erneuerung ist für die SPD am wichtigsten»«Versprochen ist versprochen!» und «Beschluss ist Beschluss!»«Erst soll Frau Merkel mal darlegen, mit welchem Programm die CDU in eine GroKo gehen will»«Mit Merkel und CDU ist keine progressive... Читать дальше...

There was probably no more WIDELY WATCHED kids show with a Latina lead in the 2000s than Nickelodeon’s Taina. It was one of Nickelodeon’s highest rated show. But it went off the air nearly 15 years ago, and we wondered what ever happened to actress Christina Vidal. Well Christina is still acting, you probably have […]

Virtual reality is hard to escape these days. Whether it be the high-end headsets, or the easier to access ones you can find for sale in supermarkets, there’s a growing presence for the technology no matter where you turn.

What we need in 2018? The Pantone Color Institute thinks whatever that might be will come in the deep purple hue of "Ultra Violet."

Prag (dpa) - Er wolle die EU-Kommission überzeugen, ihre Klage gegen sein Land vor dem Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) zurückzuziehen, sagte der 63-Jährige am Donnerstag der Agentur CTK. Die Quoten seien Unsinn und würden nur extremistischen Parteien in Europa zu stärkerer Popularität verhelfen, kritisierte der Gründer der liberal-populistischen ANO-Partei. Die Entscheidung der EU-Kommission, den Klageweg zu beschreiten, und das Timing ihrer Bekanntgabe kurz vor dem EU-Gipfel am 14. und 15. Dezember seien «höchst unglücklich». Читать дальше...

Nach dem IOC-Entscheid steht auch Russlands deutscher Biathleten-Trainer Ricco Groß im Blickpunkt. Beim Weltcup in Hochfilzen hat der viermalige Olympiasieger erstmals Stellung bezogen.Hochfilzen (dpa) - Seine Sportler seien traurig gewesen nach dem IOC-Urteil, sagte Russlands Biathlon-Trainer Ricco Groß am Donnerstag beim Weltcup in Hochfilzen. Der viermalige Olympiasieger und neunmalige Biathlon-Weltmeister ist seit 2015 Trainer der russischen Männer-Mannschaft. «Im Grunde genommen, dürfen sie starten, und das ist viel wichtiger. Читать дальше...