Новости за 08.05.2018

Trump prepared to tell the world Tuesday whether he plans to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran.

• Astronomers predict the sun will reach the end of its life in approximately 10 billion years, according to new research.
• The Earth will be gone long before then — in about five billion years the sun is expected to turn into a red giant and extend to the orbit of Mars.
• The brightness of the sun increases by about 10% every billion years, which means it will be strong enough to end life on Earth in about one billion years.

What will our sun look like after it dies? Читать дальше...

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Desir has expressed concern about the ongoing practice of imposing penalties on journalists working without accreditation in Belarus. “This detrimental practice effectively bans journalists from reporting on issues of public interest and has a crippling effect on pluralism and freedom of the media in Belarus,” Desir said […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Residents safely evacuated their building following an apartment fire on Tuesday morning. One resident even punched through a window to try to save his roommate. It happened around 9 a.m. at the apartment complex near N.W. 36th and Meridian. “When we got here, there was a pretty good amount of smoke showing from the downstairs unit,” said Batt. Chief Benny Fulkerson with the Oklahoma City Fire Department. Fulkerson said one person was home at the time, asleep. […]

The data shows Stormy Daniels has been a big story this year — except on Fox News.

Hollis Johnson

• Chain restaurants in America are now required to post calorie counts on their menus. 
• The FDA suggests eating roughly 2,000 calories a day to sustain energy.
• Americans tend to consume much more than that on average, and many think processed foods, sugars, and fats that are often present in fast-food is to blame. 
• We grabbed some pretty ordinary meals from major fast-food chains that add up to at least 2,000 calories — and it's pretty surprising how little it takes to reach it. Читать дальше...

Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane says that Cristiano Ronaldo, Dani Carvajal and Isco will all be fit for the Champions League final. After playing a key role in El Clasico, Sid Lowe examines Gareth Bale's future at Real Madrid and his possible impact on the Champions League final. Necessity is the mother of all invention, but sometimes it pays to give your old man a call instead. That is precisely what Sevilla did when the wheels came off Vincenzo Montella's tenure, which started with derby defeat against Real Betis... Читать дальше...

Frontier Airlines

• Frontier Airlines is launching nine new routes in August.
• The Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier is holding a two-day fare sale in conjunction with the new launch of the new routes.
• This includes a ticket for as little as $29 one-way.
• Sale ends at 11:59 pm ET on May 9, 2018.

On Tuesday, Frontier Airlines announced the addition of nine new routes to destinations across the US. The Denver, Colorado-based ultra-low-cost carrier will also expand to Norfolk... Читать дальше...

Qui sont-ils? Aperçu du Match Contre Montreal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee approved a wide-ranging plan Tuesday to give veterans more freedom to see doctors outside...

The final trailer for Universal’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” has been released, and in it, we get a bigger glimpse at Cher’s grandmotherly role in the film. In the trailer, Amanda Seyfried’s character Sophie tells her fathers (played by Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, and Stellan Skarsgård) that she is pregnant. “I never did ask you guys, what happened when you met my mother?” she asks her dads, at which point the trailer pivots to telling the story of a young Donna (Meryl Streep’s role), who is played by Lily James. Читать дальше...

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will probe the allegations of domestic abuse and assault against former New York Attorney General...

Landing a position as a stable groom can be dubious, and keeping one can be considerably harder. Frightened yet? Continue reading. You won’t be.

Huddersfield 36
Southampton 33
Swansea 33
West Brom 31
Stoke 30

3 spaces, 1st one filled by Stoke. Final 2 still to play for: West Brom, Swansea, Southampton, and Huddersfield still to play for it.

Before Sundays finale, we have

Swansea vs Southampton (a draw will effectively relegate West Brom)

Chelsea vs Huddersfield (If Huddersfield draw and we have a winner in Swansea vs Southampton then Huddersfield are safe)

Final... Читать дальше...

18-year-old defenceman Robby Drazner has committed to play for the 2018-2019 season. Robby, a native of Chicago, Illinois, has just completed the 2017-2018 season with the Chicago Mission U18 AAA. He played in 72 games, scoring 7 goals and having 29 assists. In the 2016-2017 season, Robbie played for the Milwaukee Jr. Admirals U16 AAA. Playing in 62 games he had 3 goals and 26 assists. Coach Darren Naylor remarked that Robbie was a quick skater who likes to join the rush and also has the ability to quarterback the power play. Читать дальше...

Lions and alligators and wolves — oh, my! Thanks to conservation efforts by environmentalists, sightings of “large predators” in places where they “shouldn’t be” have increased in recent years, according to new research by Duke University. “We can no longer chalk up a large alligator on a beach or coral reef as an aberrant sighting,”...

A member of Michigan State University's governing body released a series of proposals Tuesday he says are aimed at changing the institution's culture in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. "Our culture must change and improve," Brian Mosallam, one of eight people who is on the university's board of trustees, said in a release. "We must admit failure when it happens. We must say sorry when we do wrong. We must hold ourselves accountable for what happens on this campus." One of Mosallam's proposals calls for an independent... Читать дальше...

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• A faculty member acting as an usher at a University of Florida graduation commencement ceremony on Saturday pushed black students across the stage.
• The faculty member was placed on paid leave, a university representative told INSIDER.
• Several black students were strolling, a long-running tradition within black fraternities and sororities of doing a celebratory dance move.
• The university president apologized for the usher's conduct. Читать дальше...

Uber is still dealing with the fallout from a deadly accident involving one of its autonomous cars, but that's not stopping the company from moving on to the next transportation innovation.

Canada's women have won 18 gold and four silver medals at the Four Nations Cup international women's hockey tournament.

We've written about paywalls for many, many years -- often in fairly critical terms. It's not that we think that paywalls are somehow "bad," but that (1) for most publications, they won't actually work and (2) they are quite frequently counterproductive. In addition, we believe that there are both societal and business advantages to having certain information be available for free. Paywalls are (once again) getting attention, and there it's worth discussing this latest round of interest and why it's misguided. Читать дальше...

Following the UK government's fresh defeat in the House of Lords on April 8 on an amendment to allow British membership of a variety of EU agencies after Brexit and the recent comment by the PM Theresa May's spokesperson that Britain will be leaving the EU customs union in 2020, the UK's future in free trade is as uncertain as ever.

Rafael Benitez has a renowned penchant for the facts. Now, every Monday, he’s here to save us from water cooler small talk and that one guy in the pub who thinks he has all the answers. With a mix of unbelievable stats from the weekend’s action and truly random knowledge from the world of football, Rafa’s got you covered so you’re never caught without something better to say than “What was Wenger thinking?” ever again. This week, a relegation-threatened assist master mixes it up with the big boys... Читать дальше...

25 мая вступит в силу указ президента России о регистрации туристов, которые будут отдыхать в Сочи. Особый порядок будет работать до 25 июля. Это нововведение связано с обеспечением безопасности во всех городах, принимающих матчи чемпионата мира по футболу 2018 года. В течение трех дней с момента прибытия на курорт все граждане России должны зарегистрироваться по месту пребывания в отделе по вопросам миграции УВД Сочи, пишет yuga.ru.

Исключение будет сделано только для госпитализированных... Читать дальше...