Новости за 12.12.2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Asia Durr scored 16 points, including two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and No. 8 Louisville beat Western Kentucky 68-61 on Sunday.

The roles of Kanye West, Yung Lean, Beyoncé, James Blake and more are cleared up.

Chicago police said Sunday that 26-year-old Olajuwon Claiborne was charged with felony robbery, home invasion and aggravated battery for Wednesday's attack. WLS-TV reports (http://abc7.ws/2hAnDN0 ) the woman was waiting outside her home on Chicago's Southwest Side for one of her daughters to take her to the dentist when she was attacked around 11:50 a.m. and her purse stolen.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — The owner of a Council Bluffs apartment building faces a $40,000 fine for failing to register with a local inspection program, and more fines may be added.

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Katie Lou Samuelson hit six 3-pointers and poured in 26 points, Napheesa Collier added 22 and top-ranked Connecticut used a big run in each half to knock off Kansas State 75-58 on Sunday.

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JERUSALEM (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will be a good friend to Israel and hopefully the two countries can work together to dismantle the international nuclear agreement with Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Sunday.

While the two countries are close allies, relations were sometimes tense between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama because of their vastly different world views on the Iran deal and other issues.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claims to have turned down several offers to serve in the President-elect's cabinet.

Donald Trump has suggested he'll move quickly on Keystone XL after taking office, with the incoming president expected to reverse his predecessor's ban on the Alberta-to-Texas oil pipeline.

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Mass deportations of up to three million undocumented immigrants are expected to begin in January, when President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office and begins to turn his campaign promises into government policy.

While Trump claims criminals are his primary target, reports suggest there aren’t enough of them to actually reach his goal. A prominent migration think tank estimates that only 820,000 undocumented immigrants have been convicted of a crime. Читать дальше...

Olusegun Oyegbami is an economist, an oil industry player, in a recent interview, he spoke on how Nigeria got into a recession and the problem of religion.

NEW YORK — The NFL says no formal complaint was filed last week by the New York Giants, who reportedly alerted the league that the Pittsburgh Steelers were using deflated footballs during their game.

LIGONIER, Ind. — Northern Indiana authorities have uncovered what they call a “surprisingly” well-organized drug ring that sold marijuana products to high school students.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia statesman and author Ken Hechler, whose seven-decade career included stints in the Truman White House and Congress, has died. He was 102.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia statesman and author Ken Hechler, whose seven-decade career included stints in the Truman White House and Congress, has died. He was 102.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia statesman and author Ken Hechler, whose seven-decade career included stints in the Truman White House and Congress, has died. He was 102.

The race for the 2017 Heisman Trophy begins … now.

In het noorden van de Britse hoofdstad Londen zijn vandaag 150 woningen ondergelopen na een breuk in een hoofdwaterleiding. Ongeveer 350 bewoners moesten hun huizen in Stoke Newington verlaten, meldt The Guardian. De brandweer schoot te hulp met opblaasbare boten en legde zandzakken neer om de schade te beperken.

Australian Nick Kyrgios has played a winning role in the men's doubles with his Singapore Slammers retaining the IPTL title with a 30-14 defeat of the Indian Aces to wrap up the 10-day, three-city exhibition series.

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BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Louisiana voters elected Republican John Neely Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, giving the GOP a 52-48 advantage over Democrats.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL says no formal complaint was filed last week by the New York Giants, who reportedly alerted the league that the Pittsburgh Steelers were using deflated footballs during their game.

Levi Hastings is an illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer in Seattle. His work reflects lifelong obsessions with travel, pop culture and natural history. Between creative projects, he’s either trying a new restaurant or planning the next trip with his husband.

Better late than never?

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It's your last day of work. Since giving  your two weeks' notice, you've sent HR your formal letter of resignation, cleaned out your desk, tied up loose ends, and said your goodbyes.

Your departure seems to be going smoothly, and you're happy to be ending your tenure on a high note.

But then, just hours before you walk out the office doors for the last time, you say the wrong thing.

"Exiting employees have said the dumbest things on their way out the door," says Dana Manciagli... Читать дальше...