Новости за 07.03.2018

There are lots of good reasons you might want to analyze public data, from detecting salary trends in government data to uncovering insights about a potential investment (or your favorite sports team).

FORT SMITH (KFSM) — Fort Smith will receive a $8,527,893 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Congressman Steve Womack announced that the grant will be used to repair and rehabilitate three rail bridges that cross Clear Creek and the Arkansas River. One bridge spans the Arkansas River and the project will rehabilitate many structural components. The other two bridges cross Clear creek and the project will replace timber trestles approaching... Читать дальше...

The White House said Wednesday President Donald Trump's attorneys had won a case brought against him by former adult-movie star Stormy Daniels. "The president has denied the allegations against him, and again, this case has already been won in arbitration," said press secretary Sarah Sanders. Sanders said Trump's personal lawyers won the case. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, filed a suit against Trump saying his lawyer forced her to sign a false statement in response to inquiries... Читать дальше...

Almost no one thought the Amherstview Jets could beat the Napanee Raiders in the playoffs, but they did.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday afternoon briefly gave up its year-to-date gains, as Wall Street wrestled with news that Cohn is National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn has resigned from the White House. Market participants fear that Cohn's departure suggests that President Donald Trump will push forward on tariffs and on steel and aluminum imports that the key adviser has opposed. Moreover, Cohn was viewed as a chief engineer of the president's pro-business agenda. The Dow was down 349 points... Читать дальше...

Chris Paul scored a team-high 25 points and James Harden added a double-double as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 16 games with a 122-112 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Paul made 5 of 6 3-point attempts and added five assists plus three steals to help the Rockets stave off a late Thunder rally. Oklahoma City fell into a 19-point hole midway through the fourth quarter before cutting the deficit to eight with a late flurry, a byproduct of aggressive forays to the rim. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that Mexico, Canada and other countries may be spared from President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs under national security "carve-outs," a move that could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and business groups. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the exemptions would be made on a "case by case" and "country by country" basis, a reversal from... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Wednesday that Mexico, Canada and other countries may be spared from President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs under national security "carve-outs," a move that could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and business groups. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the exemptions would be made on a "case by case" and "country by country" basis, a reversal from... Читать дальше...

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the passing of Chrissy Teigen's beloved dog, Puddy. 

It’s misleading to say that Sarah McBride has written a memoir at 27 years old. Whatever the idea of a memoir from a still fresh-faced adult might connote, McBride subverts it: The past few years of her life contain more human experience than many lifetimes. When she was 21, McBride came out as a transgender woman. In the years since, McBride, who dreamed of a political career as a child, has made history. She pushed antidiscrimination legislation as a prominent trans activist and... Читать дальше...

Arsenal find themselves in an extremely rocky patch heading into March, with the Gunners remarkably losing all four of their last games across all competitions- part of a run that has seen them lose five of their last six. Arsene Wenger’s side have already lost eight times since the turn of the year and face a stern test on Thursday evening against AC Milan at the San Siro, with the Europa League presenting Arsenal with their only remaining chance to seal a return to the Champions League. Читать дальше...

When Texas Senator Ted Cruz's 2018 Democratic opponent ran for city council in El Paso, Texas and then for Congress in a heavily-Hispanic district, he was Beto.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University is planning to extend the timeframe for its athletic department to repay the more than $4 million owed to the main campus. The university's board of regents on Tuesday approved extending the repayment plan through 2026, and it plans to re-evaluate the extension in three years, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported . "This presents a window of time to develop metrics, evaluate success against that and have a hard look in three years," Regent Kari Mitchel said. Читать дальше...

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A research scientist at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency has recently been acknowledged with triple grant fundings by the CIHR.

DAYTON, Tenn. – On Tuesday, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the first regular-edition of the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top-25 Poll, and the Bryan College Lions baseball team jumped from receiving votes in the preseason poll to ranking 11th in the country as a result of their remarkable start to the 2018 season. The No. 11 spot is the highest ranking the Lions have ever received in program history, having reached as high as No. 14 in the past. Bryan, no stranger to the top-25... Читать дальше...

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Tech Giants Google and Facebook are currently purging conservative content from Facebook and YouTube — They are hiding conservative stories on Google — They are shadow-banning conservative news on all social media. In February Facebook launched a new algorithm to ensure that conservative news would not spread on the social media platform. This was after […]

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• White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said new tariffs on steel and aluminum will have carve outs for Canada and Mexico.
• Sanders said the carve outs would be "based on national security" and could eventually extend to other countries.
• President Donald Trump and other administration officials previously said there would be no exemptions for any nations.

New US tariffs on steel and aluminum could have carve outs for Canada... Читать дальше...

The director of the agency conducting clearance investigations would have "a hard time" clearing anyone who didn't disclose foreign financial ties.

Over the past few weeks, I took a virtual tour with Google Earth, and wanted to share some of these snapshots of the human landscape in Germany.

As every “Star Wars” fan knows, “Return of the Jedi” begins with a heist: Luke Skywalker and friends’ rescue of Han Solo, frozen in carbonite at the end of “The Empire Strikes Back,” from Jabba the Hutt. Whatever one thinks about the rest of the film, there’s a growing sense that the heist sequence is… stupid. In a post last week, Uproxx’s Mike Ryan concluded that the scheme is a messy disaster. His headline reads: “We Dare You To Explain Luke’s Plan To Rescue Han In ‘Return of the Jedi.'” Cool. Читать дальше...

The tablet market has no chill. The lineup is becoming overwhelmingly saturated with brands like Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Samsung trying to prove that their tablet is the best — and more than just an oversized smartphone.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jupiter’s poles are blanketed by geometric clusters of cyclones and its atmosphere is deeper than scientists suspected. These are just some of the discoveries reported by four international research teams Wednesday, based on observations by NASA’s Juno spacecraft circling Jupiter. One group uncovered a constellation of nine cyclones over Jupiter’s north pole and six over the south pole. The wind speeds exceed Category 5 hurricane strength in places, reaching 220 mph. Читать дальше...