Новости за 13.12.2017

A newspaper dispute in northeast Vermont has escalated to allegations of theft and fraud, as the Caledonian-Record in St. Johnsbury sues competitor Newport Daily Express under federal racketeering laws.

Kim Jong-Un has vowed to make North Korea the "world's strongest nuclear power," state media reported Wednesday, as the reclusive nation shows little sign of reining in a weapons programme fuelling global alarm.

Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk and two other NFL Network analysts were suspended after a woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at the network accused them of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit. The NFL on Tuesday identified the three as Faulk, Ike Taylor and Heath Evans. They have been “suspended from their duties at NFL Network pending an investigation into these allegations,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. Jami Cantor described several sexually inappropriate... Читать дальше...

Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking Luca Guadagnino’s lush gay romance “Call Me by Your Name” is a niche experience — you can find parallels even in the most commercial films. Take the genius who used the audio and fawning review quotes for the Armie Hammer-Timothee Chalamet drama and laid it over a mashup of footage for the Pixar sequel “Monsters University.” The plot and pacing of the “Call Me” trailer works surprisingly well with spliced footage from the animated film — from lingering glances... Читать дальше...

Peterborough United’s attacking players often ran amok in their 5-2 FA Cup second round replay win over Woking at the ABAX Stadium tonight (December 12).

Burnley manager Sean Dyche insisted his side are "not the real deal" after they beat Stoke City 1-0 to move up to fourth in the Premier League. Ashley Barnes, a second-half substitute, scored from the edge of the box in the 89th minute to send the Turf Moor crowd into raptures on Tuesday after Burnley had struggled to break down a Stoke side determined to end a miserable run of form. Dyche admitted Burnley earned all three points without playing the most attractive football, but warned this was... Читать дальше...

• Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he will pursue diplomatic efforts with North Korea up "until the first bomb drops."
• Tillerson said the only goal the administration of President Donald Trump has is to "denuclearize the Korean Peninsula."
• Tillerson also said the US would sit down with North Korea without preconditions.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out what seemed to be a new approach toward North Korea on Tuesday, pledging to continue diplomatic... Читать дальше...

The Rays are listening to offers for ace Chris Archer, closer Alex Colome and cornerstone third baseman Evan Longoria. At the moment, Colome appears the most likely to be moved, with the Cardinals and, perhaps, the Mariners among the most likely suitors. Including two option years, Archer is owed $33.75 million over the next four...

All football clubs have issues, all managers are one-eyed, all those who take money from the game are keen to protect their own interests but the sheer amount of bare-faced lying in football really does my swede in tbh. It's so prevalent that for someone to tell the truth (or at least their version of it) they have to do it anonymously or in 'an explosive tell-all' autobiography written well after they've left the game. I don't really understand how or why fans can remain loyal to a sport that constantly bullshits them.

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• 'Man Flu' is the British term for a whiny guy who's complaining about his not-so-serious cold symptoms.
• The Christmas issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal The BMJ takes on the issue in a lighthearted article written by a Canadian professor who says he was "tired of being accused of over-reacting" to illnesses.
• Though there is some truth to his claim that some men might be "immunologically inferior" to some women, the scientific research is not conclusive. Читать дальше...

1 Kimmel’s plea: Jimmy Kimmel held his baby son as he returned to his late-night show in Los Angeles after a week off for the boy’s heart surgery. Kimmel was crying from the first moment of his monologue Monday night as he pleaded with Congress to restore and improve children’s health coverage, a cause he has championed since his son Billy was born with a heart defect in April. Billy needed one surgery just after his birth and had a follow-up operation last week. Kimmel kept up his ardent advocacy Monday night... Читать дальше...

(Reuters) - Toshiba Corp (6502.T) and its chip business partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) agreed to settle a long-running dispute over the embattled Japanese conglomerate’s plans to sell its chip unit, the companies said in a statement, removing a key obstacle to the deal. The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen behind cherry blossoms at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 11, 2017

MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — The wife of embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore drew ridicule online after she declared that "one of our attorneys is a Jew," and said some of their close friends are "Jewish and rabbis" while defending him against accusations that he doesn't care for blacks or Jews. Speaking at a campaign rally Monday night in Midland City, Alabama, Kayla Moore pointed out that her husband appointed the first black marshal to the state Supreme Court. She said they also have many friends who are black. Читать дальше...

Tottenham welcome Chris Hughton’s Brighton to Wembley on Wednesday, and Mauricio Pochettino has a few decisions to make regarding his team selection. The Spurs boss will be eager to gather further momentum after Saturday’s 5-1 win over Stoke ahead of this weekend’s trip to league leaders Manchester City. With that in mind, I can’t see him making any changes in the attacking positions. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min were excellent against Stoke and should start again here. Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on calls for University of Oklahoma Board of Regents member Kirk Humphreys to resign after he compared gay people to pedophiles (all times local): 5:15 p.m. University of Oklahoma Regent Kirk Humphreys says he has no plans to step down from his post despite calls for his resignation after comments he made comparing gay people to pedophiles. Humphreys told the Associated Press in an email Tuesday he didn't mean to compare homosexuality with pedophilia and apologized... Читать дальше...

Two seasons after Leicester's improbable title triumph, another soccer fairytale might be unfolding in the English Premier League. They are unlikely to emulate Leicester in winning the league, but the players and coach of unfashionable northwest club Burnley are starting to dream of playing in the Champions League next season. Burnley scored an 89th-minute goal to beat Stoke 1-0 on Tuesday and climb into the top four of England's top flight for the first time since March 1975. A supposed candidate... Читать дальше...

Nick Foles is now the Eagles' starting quarterback? Is he ready? How will the Eagles accommodate his style of play?

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Environmental groups on Tuesday blasted a legislative proposal by U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart that would create a small national park within the recently downsized Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, calling it nothing more than a ruse to try to appease conservationists and open more land for mining and grazing. "This proposal is really an insidious, cynical ploy to undo the protections that we feel are critical," said David Nimkin of the National Parks Conservation Association. Читать дальше...

1 Drone strike: A U.S. military drone strike on a vehicle carrying explosives in Somalia has removed “an imminent threat to the people of Mogadishu” by the al-Shabab extremist group, the U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday. The air strike was carried out Tuesday about 40 miles southwest of Somalia’s capital, the U.S. statement said, adding that no civilians were killed. Al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa, often targets high-profile areas of Mogadishu including hotels... Читать дальше...

On Wednesday Winnipeg will know if it has another option to hire a vehicle other than a taxi or limousine.

U.S. Secretary of State says he'll talk "until the first bomb drops," redoubling a diplomatic effort to defuse the threat of a nuclear showdown.

The free agent closer is garnering interest from multiple clubs.

As the relief pitching market begins to take shape, jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that the Cardinals and Rockies are interested in free agent reliever Wade Davis.

Sources: Cardinals are among the teams in on Wade Davis. They’re prioritizing late-inning help to complement Luke Gregerson signing. Rockies are in on Davis as well as they hunt for a closer.

Davis... Читать дальше...

New manager Peter Stoger says his sole goal is to cajole the best out of Borussia Dortmund after beginning his tenure with a much-needed 2-0 win at Mainz. Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shinji Kagawa scored second-half goals as the Austrian made a fine start after replacing the sacked Peter Bosz. The visitors survived a couple of early scares, including Suat Serdar's shot against the crossbar, to register their first victory and clean sheet in the Bundesliga since September. It was an encouraging... Читать дальше...

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• A man tried to set off a pipe bomb strapped to his torso on Monday in New York City's subway system.
• The bomb partially detonated, injuring the attacker and five others but killing no one.
• President Donald Trump vowed to tighten US immigration in response, but foreign-born terrorism is a relatively minor threat compared to other risks faced by Americans.

During the New York City rush-hour commute on Monday morning, a man set... Читать дальше...

Two “Storm Hunters” from The Weather Network captured the moment they narrowly missed being hit by a car that lost control in the snowy streets of Shakespeare, Ontario, during a Facebook livestream on December 12. The driver bumped into and knocked down a pole right where Mark Robinson and Jaclyn Whittal had been standing moments earlier. No one was injured, but the porch of the shop suffered some damage. The Weather Network reported slick roads and forecast snowfall totals between 6 to 12 inches or more for the area going into Wednesday. Читать дальше...