Новости за 13.12.2017

UPDATE: AP has called it for Doug Jones!

Yes, you read that right. Doug Jones, the DEMOCRAT, who currently leads by about 11,000 votes.

IN ALABAMA, y'all.

Turnout was nearer to 50% than 25%, and African-American voters turned out in numbers similar to 2012 for Jones.

I'm amazed, gratified, and grateful to every Black voter who stepped up and voted.

Thank you ALABAMA!!

— Doug Jones (@GDouglasJones) December 13, 2017

UPDATE 2:

Roy Moore refuses to concede. Читать дальше...

Giancarlo Stanton has made four All-Star teams, led the National League in homers twice and won an MVP award. What he hasn’t done, however, is play in the postseason — or even finish a season with a .500 record. “He’s always wanted his at-bats to be significant and have a chance at the playoffs,’’ said...

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. WHERE POLITICS CAN BE BIZARRE The wild Senate race between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones is only the latest odd campaign in Alabama. 2. TRUMP TWEET DRAWS HEATED REPLY Democrats admonish the president for what they say is an innuendo-laden attack on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand declaring she "would do anything" to get campaign donations. 3. US SOFTENS STANCE ON TALKS WITH NORTH... Читать дальше...

Dave Majumdar

Security, Europe

So what happenned? 

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was given a host of assurances that the NATO alliance would not expand past what was then the East German border in 1990 according to new declassified documents.

Russian leaders often complain that the NATO extended an invitation to Hungary, Poland and what was then Czechoslovakia to joint the alliance in 1997 at the Madrid Summit in contravention of assurances offered to the Soviet Union before its 1991 collapse. Читать дальше...

A South Carolina man was arrested Saturday after a woman discovered a camera hidden in the room he rented to her through Airbnb. Cesar Adam Mendez Fuentes, 35, of Greenville, was charged with voyeurism after the unidentified woman, 26, told police she discovered the camera in an alarm clock, FOX Carolina reported. The woman told...

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Just when you thought Mayor de Blasio’s homeless policies couldn’t get any crazier, here comes his plan to use the threat of eminent domain to force the sale of private buildings to nonprofits to permanently house those now in the system. The mind boggles. This scheme starts fairly small, targeting 25 to 30 buildings that...

Your Netflix is a personal space. What you watch, when you watch it, and how often you watch it can reveal a lot about you. The last thing you want is someone poking around your account, checking your viewing habits, and drafting off your hard-earned $10.99-a-month for free access. 

Garth Lagerwey indicated he was pleased that Alonso went unselected.

TUKWILA, Wash. — Osvaldo Alonso was not selected in the MLS Expansion Draft on Tuesday, despite being made available. That’s exactly what the Seattle Sounders expected would happen, and GM Garth Lagerwey seemed happy to head into 2018 with Alonso still on the roster.

“When you look at the history of expansion drafts, expensive older players are most often not selected,” Lagerwey said when asked about Alonso during... Читать дальше...

Valentina Shevchenko is heading into enemy territory for her flyweight debut.

In the game he passed Brendan Shanahan on the games played list to boot.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A space launch was scrubbed Tuesday from a remote launch site in New Zealand after an engine glitch caused engineers to abort the flight. The command to abort came two seconds after the engine of the Rocket Lab Electron rocket fired on its launch pad at Mahia Peninsula on North Island's east coast. There was no immediate explanation for the launch attempt being called off, although mission control said the problem was reported as the engine built toward liftoff. In a tweet... Читать дальше...

The Cards continue to be in the mix for big names. Will they land one at the Winter Meetings?

The parents of Dwayne Demkiw, who grew up in Saskatchewan, want an expedited trial for the man accused of killing him in Edmonton.

The polls close in Alabama at 8 p.m. New York time as the country awaits the results of a special Alabama Senate election that has improbably electrified the nation. Republican Roy Moore, 70, was slightly ahead in most polls as the voting commence, boosted by the enthusiastic endorsement of President Trump despite lurid allegations of...

You were right toi have faith in Leeds. Being an old time Leeds fan I always expect us to lose.

As for 'meaning' its not subjective when it comes to answering the simple question of 'does the result affect both teams'. In the case of 2006 we won that game and got hammered out of sight by NZ and Australia in consecutive games afterwards - you know, when Australia actually had to beat us. We haven't been properly competitive with Australia except for the period 1990-1995ish.

Statistics: Posted by BrisbaneRhino ... Читать дальше...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The A’s quickly distanced themselves from former Oakland outfielder Jose Canseco after a series of bizarre tweets about sexual harassment by the NBCSCA analyst. On Tuesday afternoon, Canseco tweeted, “These women complaining against sexual misconduct are just racist against ugly men.” He followed up with six related tweets that mentioned being beaten and molested by women as “kind of a turn on,” and ended with “What do you call a pretty woman with an inbred... Читать дальше...

When it comes to handrails, Colony's Jack Kelly is a force to be reckoned with. He filmed this video in two weeks before tearing his ACL—keep that in mind when you see the three minutes worth of crazy shit he does. This dude is on another level.

Though Kevin Hart changed his two older kids, the comedian won’t go near 3-week-old son Kenzo Kash‘s dirty diapers.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Under Mayor Ed Lee's seven-year watch, San Francisco went from a city mired in recession to a technology-fueled economic powerhouse where housing costs skyrocketed and the chasm between the wealthy and everyone else grew. Lee died Tuesday at 65 after collapsing while grocery shopping. He leaves behind a rapidly transforming city where the median home value is more than $1.2 million and grumpy residents are unhappy with homelessness, clogged traffic and frequent auto break-ins. Читать дальше...

The heir to India’s most famous political dynasty has replaced his mother as the leader of the Indian National Congress (INC), the party founded by Mohandas Gandhi that has fallen on hard times after decades of control of the government in New Delhi.

Charlie Gao

Security, Europe

Super guns? 

The Russian involvement in Syria and Ukraine has provided a wealth of experience to the Russian military. One of the hallmarks of these engagements is the continued use of sniper tactics. As a result, the modern Russian sniper has evolved far beyond the relatively primitive technology used during the Cold War. Most notably, significant attention has been given to sniper systems that have the ability to penetrate body armor. There... Читать дальше...

The billboard on top of the Casa Loma apartment building on Portage and Sherbrook has been vacant for six years, so it comes as welcome news to many in the city that there's plan to redesign the sign.