Новости за 13.12.2017

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission via Associated Press

• Akayed Ullah, the suspected Manhattan bomber, benefited from "chain migration," the Trump administration said.
• Ullah entered through a family-based immigration category that many conservatives and immigration critics want eliminated.
• Advocates say the program is a proud part of American history, and takes far too long to be considered a threat.

The attempted suicide bombing in New... Читать дальше...

OAKLAND, Iowa — A fire erupted on a school bus after it backed into a ditch in western Iowa early Tuesday, killing a student and the bus driver, investigators said. No one else was on the bus when the fire erupted around 7 a.m. southeast of Oakland, which is about 35 miles east of Omaha,...

SHOWTIME Sports will deliver live coverage of women’s boxing sensation Katie Taylor’s first defense of her WBA World Lightweight Title against Jessica McCaskill tomorrow/Wednesday on social platforms. The full eight-fight card from York Hall in London will be available for free exclusive to the U.S audience on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.

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Hoping to render their troubled past "water under the bridge," South Korean President Moon Jae-in jetted off to China Wednesday to "normalize" ties with his neighbor.

Expectant parents Christina Perri and Paul Costabile are officially husband and wife.

MoviePass Inc. owner Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. will issue stock and warrants, the company said late Tuesday. Shares of Helios fell 14% to $8.65 after hours. Helios plans to use the proceeds from the offering to increase its stake in MoviePass or to support it's operations, the company said. Helios will also use the proceeds to pay down some amounts due on outstanding convertible notes and for "general corporate purposes" the company said. Cannaccord Genuity is acting as the sole book-runner for the new issue. Читать дальше...

Verifone Systems Inc. shares fell in the extended session Tuesday after the payments device company's outlook fell short of Wall Street estimates. Verifone shares fell 6.2% to $17.33 after hours. The company forecast adjusted revenue of 22 cents a share on revenue of $431 million to $433 million for the fiscal first quarter, and adjusted earnings of $1.47 to $1.50 a share on revenue of $1.79 billion to $1.81 billion for the year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated earnings of 34 cents... Читать дальше...

United Health Foundation

Not all states are created equal when it comes to health. 

To get a better sense of how healthy each state in the US is, for the 28th year in a row, the United Health Foundation has ranked America's states.

Massachusetts made the top of the list as America's healthiest state, while Mississippi was declared the unhealthiest.

Looking at data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Medical Association, and the Census bureau... Читать дальше...

Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and two other analysts for the National Football League's television channel have been suspended over allegations of sexual harassment and assault, the network confirmed on Tuesday.

Handbags returns to the show with the 2-2 draw against Cardiff getting a good running over.

Trump’s big decertification strategy hasn’t borne fruit yet.

When President Trump decertified the Iran nuclear deal, he was punting the question of whether it should be torn up to Congress. Congress just punted it back to him — and he’s back to square one, with the deal he promised to scrap still in place.

That’s because Tuesday was the deadline for Congress to take advantage of a law that made it incredibly easy to impose the kind of sanctions on Iran that would likely kill the deal. Читать дальше...

Laval, Quebec, Canada (December 12, 2017) Boxing’s newest star, undefeated junior welterweight CLETUS “The Hebrew Hammer” SELDIN, (21-0, 17 KO’s) of Long Island, New York arrived in Laval, Quebec, Canada today with his promoter, JOE DEGUARDIA, President and CEO of Star Boxing and trainer PETE BRODSKY, days ahead of his showdown this Saturday night, December 16 against YVES ULYSSE JR., (14-1, 9 KO’s) in a ten-round junior welterweight battle live on HBO World Championship Boxing … Read Article

The Supreme Court has expressed its unhappiness over the National Company law Tribunal passing an order against realty major Unitech, even as it was hearing matters relating to the company."It is disturbing," chief justice Dipak Misra observed while hearing a special leave petition moved by Unitech. "We are hearing the matter. NCLT is passing the order. Whether leave should be taken or not?" Misra asked.The government lawyers pointed out that the NCLT said that its orders were subject to the Supreme... Читать дальше...

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2017 has been a fantastic year for cinephiles, with acclaimed indie hits like "Lady Bird" and "Call Me By Your Name" taking critics by storm, or bigger blockbusters like "Wonder Woman" setting new box office records. But not all movies are can live up to the hype. 

Keep reading for a look at the 11 most over-hyped films of the year.

The "Beauty and the Beast" live-action remake fell short for many Disney fans.

Disney's first epic live-action reboot... Читать дальше...

Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday passel a couple of hours ago, and it looks like we can all go home and enjoy some eggnog. There were two fixed vulnerabilities for Win7, and two for Win 8.1, and the (five) supported Win10 versions had three fixes apiece, all of them bundled into cumulative updates.

Bruselas, 12 dic (dpa) - Ante el posible anuncio esta semana del avance de las negociaciones de la Unión Europea (UE) con Reino Unido para la salida del bloque ("Brexit"), algunos funcionarios europeos advirtieron que Londres debe cumplir con lo pactado para garantizar un acuerdo final.El viernes, los líderes de la UE deberán decidir si Reino Unido hizo los "avances suficientes" en aclarar tres aspectos clave del "Brexit" - los derechos de los expatriados, la frontera de Irlanda y el dinero que debe... Читать дальше...

A new report from Norway’s Dagens Næringsliv claims that Tidal is running out of money while user growth has stalled. The report suggests that Tidal may only have around six months of working capital left.

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New filings with the Justice Department show that the original US distribution company for RT, also known as Russia Today, is in the process of "winding down" and has been since earlier this year.

"RTTV America, Inc. does not engage in any current daily business activity and is in the process of winding down," reads the registration uploaded on Monday. According to the document, filed by Alex Yazlovsky, a Russian-born US citizen, RTTV America has not produced content for RT since 2014.

The weekly podcast considered 'the ‘SportsCenter’ of whitewater paddling' dives into the national monument debate and covers freestyle paddling interviewing the new world champ and looking to a legend for some history.

KENNER, La. (AP) — Police in a New Orleans suburb say an autopsy showed that a woman who died a month ago had suffered severe liver damage — and their findings led to the arrest this week of a man charged in her fatal beating. A Kenner Police news release says officers were called Nov. 12 to a residence where they found Amy Cancienne (KAN'-see-ehn) dead. Police were initially told she had come home intoxicated and taken headache powder before lying down. But an autopsy indicated she had been beaten. Читать дальше...

Durant is in the top five for the first time this season, but the MVP race is really a two-man one at this point.

Poland should defend its national identity and interests at a time when the European Union is debating its own future, the country's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told parliament on Tuesday. Warsaw has grown increasingly isolated in the European Union since the Law and Justice party (PiS) won power two years ago. Critics say its efforts to assert control over the courts and public media have subverted democratic standards. Morawiecki, 49, was named prime minister last week in a government reshuffle... Читать дальше...

A New Orleans Saints fan is suing the team for a refund of his season ticket money plus fees because some players took a knee during national anthem.