Новости за 23.04.2018

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• Koch-backed groups sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to find a permanent solution for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
• The letter comes on the heels of a broader campaign to find a fix for DACA, including a seven-figure ad campaign.

WASHINGTON — A group of Koch-backed organizations are continuing to press congressional leaders to provide a permanent solution for the undocumented... Читать дальше...

European champion Marianne Vos (Waowdeals) will miss a month of racing after crashing in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday and fracturing her collarbone. The Dutch rider had successful surgery to repair the break and will be confined to indoor training for the coming weeks.

One of the Giants’ most valuable and indispensable players will not take part in any of the team’s activities this spring. On Monday, safety Landon Collins underwent a second surgical procedure on his fractured right forearm and, after a 6-8 week recovery period, he is expected to be able to participate in late July at the...

Yeovil Town Forest Green Rovers 6:45 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats Striker Francois Zoko is available after completing a four-match ban as Yeovil attempt to secure their English Football League status against Forest... Читать дальше...

Opener Luke Wells scored an unbeaten century as Sussex batted out for a draw in their Specsavers County Championship match against Leicestershire at the Fischer County Ground.

div class=field field--name-field-hp-author field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenJulia Conley, staff writer/div/div/divdiv class=field field--name-field-email-teaser field--type-text field--label-hiddendiv class=field__itemsdiv class=field__item evenArriving in Key West, Florida, last week to tour an anti-drug trafficking facility, President Donald Trump was greeted by a loud protests attended by residents who made abundantly clear their disapproval... Читать дальше...

The inaugural WBC Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament, promoted by the legendary Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Sports & Entertainment and licensed internationally by leading rights distributor Protocol Sports Marketing, has secured major international coverage for the 8-man, 3-date, innovative tournament that begins on April 27, 2018. Sanctioned by Boxing's premier governing body, the World Boxing …

Negotiations are advanced into adopting the IMOCA 60 class rule used for solo and short-handed ocean races for the next fully crewed round the world race...amid rumours the Volvo Race may be for sale...

By Eric Knecht and Maha El Dahan KAFR ZIADA, Egypt/DUBAI (Reuters) - Rice farmers in Kafr Ziada village in the Nile River Delta have ignored planting restrictions aimed at conserving water for years, continuing to grow a medium-grain variety of the crop that is prized around the Arab world. Far upstream, close to one of the sources of the Nile, Ethiopia is preparing to fill the reservoir behind its new $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam, possibly as soon as this year. How fast it does so could... Читать дальше...

pa href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/controls-worlds-longest-river-160341794.html"img src="" width="130" height="86" alt="Who controls the world#39;s longest river?" align="left" title="Who controls the world#39;s longest river?" border="0" /aWith Ethiopia signaling it may start filling its towering $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam this year, safeguarding scarce Nile water resources has surged to the top of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's policy agenda as he begins a second term. Egypt... Читать дальше...

With Ethiopia signaling it may start filling its towering $4 billion Grand Renaissance Dam this year, safeguarding scarce Nile water resources has surged to the top of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's policy agenda as he begins a second term. Egypt, which relies almost exclusively on the Nile for farming, industry and drinking water, has sought assurances that the dam will not significantly cut the river's flow to its rapidly growing population. Ethiopia, the source of the Blue Nile... Читать дальше...

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• A guy allegedly tried to rob a GameStop in St. Marys, Georgia earlier this month.
• He apparently tried to disguise himself by wearing a plastic water bottle case on his head.

Police in St. Mary's, Georgia, were cracking up over an alleged robbery suspect's rather creative disguise: a plastic water bottle case.

"You can help us catch him, once you stop laughing," the precinct wrote on its Facebook page, and included security footage to help identify the suspect. Читать дальше...

Ein 18-Jähriger aus dem Bezirk Braunau am Inn hat nach dem Konsum von Drogen und Alkohol mit einer Waffe aus dem Fenster seiner Wohnung geschossen. Das Einsatzkommando Cobra rückte aus und nahm den Burschen vorübergehend fest, berichtete die Landespolizeidirektion Oberösterreich am Montag.

Runners from all over Sussex completed the Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday (April 22), raising money for a number of good causes.

PARIS (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights on Monday rejected a case from British parents who want to take their terminally ill toddler to Italy for treatment instead of allowing a U.K. hospital to remove him from life support. The Strasbourg-based court said it received an application from the parents of 23-month-old Alfie Evans on Friday to potentially delay Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool from removing him from life support. The court rejected the application as "inadmissible," but wouldn't specify on what grounds. Читать дальше...

Oklahoma 5th District Congressman Jim Bridenstine will be sworn-in as the next head of NASA Monday afternoon.

Who’s #1?

The experts seem to agree, the Royals have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. That doesn’t mean we can’t unearth a few gems, however, and already we have seen a few Royals prospects get off to hot starts.

Who are the prospects to look for in the system? There is not a consensus top prospect as there has been in past years. Some evaluators prefer 2017 first-round pick first baseman Nick Pratto, others prefer the power of outfielder Seuly Matias, while others like the power-speed combo of outfielder Khalil Lee.

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In the US, the in-store mobile wallet space is becoming increasingly crowded. Most customers have an option provided by their smartphone vendor, like Apple, Android, or Samsung Pay. But those are often supplemented by a myriad of options from other players, ranging from tech firms like PayPal... Читать дальше...

The chief of US Fleet Forces Command has warned that Beijing's current military infrastructure in the South China Sea may help it contain Washington's clout in the region.

A journalist attending Coachella to interview women about their experiences of sexual harassment says she was groped 22 times in the space of 10 hours. And according to Teen Vogue’s Vera Papisova, every one of the 54 women she spoke to at the annual music festival in California reported their own experiences of being assaulted....

Look at all these stoners... San Francisco, California, ladies and gentleman!

Rangers’ Current Record: 8-15, last place in the AL West, 8 games out of first, 3.5 games behind the A’s. They are 3-10 while playing in Arlington.