Новости за 12.02.2016

TORONTO - If you talk to Klay Thompson in a moment of honesty, he’ll tell you that he believes he is the NBA’s best two-way shooting guard. When President Barack Obama said last week that Thompson’s jump shot is “sweeter” than that of Stephen Curry, Thompson nodded in agreement. [...] Thompson’s relaxed personality has allowed him to become the perfect sidekick to the superhero role in which Curry shines. Curry was selected an All-Star starter by the fans and immediately thanked the millions for voting. Читать дальше...

Want to go back in time to that date? Just make sure you don't do it on your iPhone.

'You could enjoy Carnival without going through that routine ... of prancing and partying. Then why you can't continue with that and maintain some kind of dignity?'

We’ve known for a few days that guard Jahri Evans won’t be back with the Saints in 2016, but the team didn’t officially announce his departure until Friday. The statement about the release is headed with a message of thanks on the Saints website along with a list of Evans’ accomplishments while he was a…

Literary guide Nicolas Henin “Jihad Academy.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 776-1111. Meredith Maran “Why We Write About Ourselves.” 7 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Writers on Writing: Diana Cage and Jared Kobek 7 p.m. The Poetry Center, SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. (415) 338-2277. Daniel Burwen “Operation Ajax.” 7 p.m. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. 7:30 p.m. Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave., S.F. (415) 742-5833. 6 p.m. Book Passage... Читать дальше...

Let's say you have the misfortune of having bought the cheapest entry-level iPhone 6s. They're expensive, I know, but with just 16GB of storage and a 8 megapixel camera, not to mention Live Photos, that thing is going to fill up fast. Rest easy: There's a way to live with that without spending hundreds of dollars to upgrade to a higher-capacity model. Here are five ways you can free up precious space on your iPhone: Find Out What’s Taking Up Storage

DENVER (AP) — The federal government is abandoning plans to open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in suburban Denver, saying it would take too much time and money to ge…

DENVER - The federal government is abandoning plans to open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in suburban Denver, saying it would take too much time and money to get the site ready.

DENVER (AP) — The federal government is abandoning plans to open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in suburban Denver, saying it would take too much time and money to ge…

DENVER (AP) — The federal government is abandoning plans to open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in suburban Denver, saying it would take too much time and money to ge…

The auto show opens Friday and auto makers are eager to show off and sell new models

The non-ratified status of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) weakens the ability of the international community's to scrutinize the conduct of nuclear tests worldwide, the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) told Sputnik Friday.

Earlier this year, the Department of Education released statistics revealing Idaho's graduation rates had dropped to 77.3 percent from 88 percent the previous year. The investigation revealed that Idaho's online schools are Idaho's worst performers, with only 20 percent of the students who started out as freshman went on to graduate as seniors. [...] the statistics don't reflect students who take extra time to graduate, says Kelly Edginton, Head of School for Idaho Virtual Academy. According to school officials... Читать дальше...

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BRUSSELS, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Defense Ministers from Kuwait and Italy are scheduled to sign a deal for Kuwait's purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft next week.

Smartphone technology is shaking up earthquake research with a new app that may soon connect millions of users around the world to create an early-warning network.

Stock buybacks by private-equity companies and a menu change by Burger King were among topics covered by MarketWatch this week.

Stock buybacks by private-equity companies and a menu change by Burger King were among topics covered by MarketWatch this week.

Stock buybacks by private-equity companies and a menu change by Burger King were among topics covered by MarketWatch this week.

Terry Smith’s charity uses donated funds to buy socks in bulk, which are distributed to the homeless via other organizations

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"Deadpool" is out in theaters this weekend. While Ryan Reynold's self-aware, often inappropriate antihero is definitely the star of the film, there are a few other X-Men characters who steal the spotlight.

One of those characters is Colossus, a seven-foot-tall gentle giant made out of metal who repeatedly badgers Deadpool to join the X-Men.

You've probably seen him in trailers:

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While you may think Colossus is just one actor doing a motion capture performance... Читать дальше...

Apple is unlikely to take pre-orders for the new devices, technology blog 9to5Mac

“Not my area of expertise … I always thought of it as an advocate group for exotic game hunters… My perception is that they help guys set up expensive, guided hunts … I think they cater to wealthy.” 
    
These are the responses I got when I asked my deer hunting buddies what they knew about Safari Club International. I’m guessing you might have had similar assumptions, I certainly did. But the SCI lately has been making an effort to say no, that’s not all they’re about. In fact the SCI’s... Читать дальше...

The Coast Guard on Friday inspected a cruise ship that was battered and damaged by an intense winter storm to determine if it will be able to set sail as scheduled on a weekend voyage.

Michael Buble and Sarah McLachlan, two of British Columbia’s biggest international music stars, were on hand for Premier Christy Clark’s...