Новости за 15.04.2018

AL BAB, Syria — Pro-regime forces in Syria opened fire on buses carrying rebels and civilians from Eastern Ghouta, killing a 14-year-old boy, a monitor said on Sunday. 

IZMIR, Turkey — The lawyer for a US pastor who goes on trial in Turkey on Monday over alleged links to a group accused of orchestrating a failed military coup said the preacher had been arrested for his “Christian faith”.

The feds are threatening to nix bomb-sniffing dogs that patrol Big Apple airports and train stations as a cost-cutting measure — potentially risking the lives of millions of New Yorkers, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday. At a press conference in front of Penn Station, Schumer slammed the Trump administration for proposing to eliminate the $12.6-million...

The feds are threatening to nix bomb-sniffing dogs that patrol Big Apple airports and train stations as a cost-cutting measure — potentially risking the lives of millions of New Yorkers, Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday. At a press conference inside Penn Station, Schumer slammed Transportation Safety Administration head David Pekoske for suggesting earlier this week...

Technically, the possibility that the A’s go 17-2 against the Mariners and ride that dominance all the way to the postseason, like the team did in 2006, is still in play, even if the previous two games versus Seattle actually did happen.

Kenyan runners swept the 2017 Boston Marathon, which is the world's oldest annual marathon. This year marks the five-year anniversary of the bombings that killed three people.

The cars are back on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway and action has resumed with 332 laps remaining the race

Technology is being developed in Austin, Texas, to make cancer detection faster and tumor removal more precise. A device called the MasSpec Pen can detect cancer with just one touch, researchers said. “Well, it’s a game changer because I was doing a case the other day with a surgeon, and we had to wait an additional two hours because the current method takes that long,” said Aydin Zahedivash, medical student and co-creator of the MasSpec Pen. He says the pen can deliver results within 20 seconds... Читать дальше...

Terry Rozier and Khris Middleton both played the role of hero in Game 1 between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.

Israeli police used stun grenades Sunday to try to calm a violent protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, the latest angry demonstration against the military draft.

All the best, most interesting, and unashamedly coolest fights the UFC should book, following their latest fight card in Glendale, AZ.

Here’s some podium talk featuring Dwane Casey, DeMar DeRozan, trilingual Serge Ibaka, and a sick Kyle Lowry.

BI Intelligence

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The downfall of US brick-and-mortar commerce is overblown — despite sharp gains in e-commerce, which will nearly double between now and 2021, the lion’s share of purchasing continues to take place in-store. And that’s unlikely to change anytime soon, since the online environment can’t yet compensate for the reasons customers like brick-and-mortar shopping. Читать дальше...

Rain has been in the forecast all day at Bristol. A race becomes official at the end of Stage 250 at 250 laps.

LONDON — Gold and oil will extend their gains on Monday, albeit modestly, when the markets open for the first time since Western powers launched a missile attack on Syria, but equities and bonds are unlikely to suffer big losses unless the West strikes again or Russia retaliates.

TNT/NBA

• The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics exchanged huge threes at the end of regulation in Game 1 of the playoffs.
• Celtics guard Terry Rozier hit a huge three to put the Celtics up three with .5 seconds left in the game.
• Bucks forward Khris Middleton answered with a 35-foot, game-tying three that sent the game to overtime.

Khris Middleton saved the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the playoffs with a deep, buzzer-beating three-pointer to force overtime against the Boston Celtics. Читать дальше...

Iran has released a teachers’ rights advocate whose arrest last month on unspecified charges drew criticism from global and Iranian rights activists.   The Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported Mohammad Habibi was released from Tehran’s Evin prison on Sunday on a bail of $60,000.  It said the family of the 29-year-old teacher and trade unionist “expressed joy at his freedom.”   Habibi is a board member of the Tehran branch of the Iranian Teachers' Trade Association (ITTA). The Iran Human Rights Monitor group... Читать дальше...

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, a nationally acclaimed pacesetter, instantaneously keyed into this policy. He directed the Nigerian Army Finance Corps to initiate actions in this direction.

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai, a nationally acclaimed pacesetter, instantaneously keyed into this policy. He directed the Nigerian Army Finance Corps to initiate actions in this direction.

Fiesta de la Flor attracted thousands of fans to celebrate the life of Selena Quintanilla Perez.

An Iranian state-run news agency says a teachers’ rights advocate whose arrest last month on unspecified charges drew criticism from global and Iranian rights activists has been freed from prison. The Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported Mohammad Habibi was released from Tehran’s Evin prison on Sunday on a bail of $60,000. It said the family of the 29-year-old teacher and trade unionist “expressed joy at his freedom.” Habibi is a board member of the Tehran branch of the Iranian Teachers' Trade Association (ITTA). Читать дальше...

VANCOUVER — Dolby Laboratories chief scientist Poppy Crum tells of a fast-coming time when technology will see right through people no matter how hard they try to hide their feelings.