Новости за 13.12.2017

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Google on Wednesday unveiled the most-searched people of the year. 

Google narrowed down the top-trending people searches in the US over the past 12 months — names that had the highest spike in traffic this year compared to 2016.

The list includes actors like Gal Gadot, star of this year's smash hit "Wonder Woman," and Meghan Markle, an actress who recently announced her engagement to Prince Harry.

But it also includes men like Kevin Spacey, Harvey Weinstein... Читать дальше...

Freddie Roach gives his take on Guillermo Rigondeaux calling it quits after six rounds.

Streaking UFC welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio sets up his UFC on FOX 26 clash with Platinum Mike Perry.

 In 2017, everything was a milkshake duck.

To those who follow such things, this week’s internet backlash looks oddly familiar. Keaton Jones, a boy from Knoxville, Tennessee, went viral earlier this week when he tearfully protested the unkindness of school bullies in a video his mom shared online. As celebrities lined up to commiserate with him, offering him perks like a trip to the next Avengers premiere, skeptics dug a little deeper into the situation and realized Keaton’s family was kinda racist. Читать дальше...

This week we cover a range of topics from Nick Young’s shooting to Kevin Durant’s defensive prowess, taking a deeper dive into the numbers beneath it all.

Dear Loyal Readers of the Greenwich Press,

I know that my purchase of this alt-weekly has caused a great deal of concern. Many of you have written in wondering: “What does the union-busting owner of a private prison empire want with an offbeat indie newspaper? And why did he fire everyone except his nephew?”

Today, I want to set the record straight. I want to push back on the false rumors, the malicious gossip, and the leaked emails in which I referred to maternity leave as “not a priority.”

But mostly... Читать дальше...

He may no longer have Xavi by his side, and Andres Iniesta is on the decline, but Sergio Busquets remains as key as ever at Barcelona.If anything he's picked up the baton dropped by those two players, and at times holds up Barça’s fabled passing values on his own. Every midfielder in La Masia can look up to Busquets as an exampleto follow, and he is a player now firmly among the club's all-time greats.Barça are a different team altogether when Busquets isn't around, so much so thatthey seem obviously more vulnerable and lost... Читать дальше...

The NCEMA also warned about travelling around valleys and dams and urged the public to be cautious about slippery rocks.

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Aetna Inc (NYSE:AET) is a $59.6 billion in market value constituent of the Health Care Providers & Services GICS industry group where the stock's Portfolio Grader ranking places it 10 among the 81 companies in this industry group, putting in the top quartile. AET is ranked among the sector leaders with a ranking of 69 among the 782 companies in the sector and number 421 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe. Читать дальше...

PARIS – Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome had twice the permissible amount of asthma medication in his system during the Vuelta race in September, the UCI and his team revealed on Wednesday.

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If you happened to be traveling in Nairobi, Kenya during the months of November and December, as I was recently, you would have found it nearly impossible to miss the Nyama Nyama burger.

The ads were everywhere: billboards, posters, signs.

I'm generally not one to eat fast food, but the Nyama Nyama burger — translated as "meat meat" burger — gave me no choice.

Here's what it was like.

There are no McDonald's in Kenya, so KFC, Subway... Читать дальше...

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum ] CARLOS GONZALEZ cgonzalez@startribune.com – October 29, 2017, London, England, UK, Twickenham Stadium, NFL, Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns,As the Vikings try to get their offensive line back to full health following a loss to the Carolina Panthers in which they were missing three of their five starters, they can at least prepare for the Cincinnati Bengals knowing they’ve got a quarterback whose mobility is good enough to make plays from places other than a clean pocket. Читать дальше...

London (dpa) - Prime Minister Theresa May rejected calls by rebels in her Conservative party and opposition lawmakers to amend a parliamentary bill to allow a binding vote to enshrine the terms of Brexit in legislation.May‘s defiance means she could suffer her first defeat in parliament on Brexit legislation if, as expected, lawmakers in the Commons, the elected lower house, vote on the amendment to her EU (Withdrawal) Bill on Wednesday night.May has promised a "meaningful vote" on Brexit but the rebels... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc Robitaille has tweeted about an encounter with Donald Trump more than two decades ago in an elevator at Madison Square Garden. Stacia Robitaille wrote Monday on Twitter that Trump "was aggressive & told me I was coming home with him. I laughed, stating I was married to a Ranger. He guaranteed me my husband didn't make as much money as him. #ThisIsOurPresident." The couple married in 1992. Luc Robitaille played for the New York Rangers... Читать дальше...

Former President Bill Clinton expressed sorrow on Twitter over former Mayor Ed Lee’s sudden death, and recalled recent times they spent together in San Francisco. Clinton tweeted Wednesday morning, “Saddened by the loss of my friend, Mayor Ed Lee” I’ll always be grateful for his leadership and steadfast support. It was a privilege to spend time with him earlier this month at the @aids_memorial on #WorldAIDSDay2017. He will be missed.” Clinton gave the keynote address... Читать дальше...

Dan Lacey's bike setup mirrors his riding—straight forward, tried & true, and classic. According to Dan, "My bike has stayed consistent forever. I just stick with what I know..." For Dan, that means smaller bars, a front load stem, slammed seat, flanged grips, three pegs, and a cassette. 

The Cubs may have dodged a bullet after Shohei Ohtani decided to sign with the Angels last week as his physical came back with concerning diagnosis.

• Robinhood, the zero-commission stock broker, has a new sophisticated investment product for its more than 3 million users. 
• The Palo Alto-based company announced Wednesday it would offer free options trading.
• An option is a financial product that gives investors the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price in the future. 

Palo Alto-based Robinhood, a zero-commission stock broker, announced on Wednesday that it would start offering free options trading to its more than 3 million users. Читать дальше...

A Nigerian couple, Augustine and Ugonna who are set to wed took to Facebook to release some lovely pictures from their pre-wedding photo shoot and we love it.

Many of the technology trends that drove us into 2017 will continue into 2018: connected devices, digital transformation, the internet of things (IoT), machine learning, artificial intelligence, and automation.

While big, well-deserving names did make the list, a number of high-profile awards contenders were overlooked in the Golden Globes nominations.

Outside demolition of Burlington City Place, formerly the Burlington Town Center, began Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. The building is projected to be completed by fall 2019, according to a sign near the construction site.

Corruption-tainted former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that a "diabolical pact" has been struck to prevent his return to the presidency in 2018.

LONDON (AP) — ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus says a new London exhibition about the Swedish pop group took him right back to the 1970s — and he realized some things haven't changed. Abba: Super Troupers includes reconstructions of the hotel room in England where band members stayed after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo," a '70s recording studio and a typically drab British living room of the era. Ulvaeus said Wednesday that a television set in the exhibit "showed footage from 1973-74... Читать дальше...