Новости за 19.08.2017

For president Donald Trump, it's getting lonely at the top. Capping a week marked by the dissolution of his two CEO advisory panels and the ouster of his chief strategist Steve Bannon is the departure of yet another Trump confidante: billionaire Carl Icahn.

When NFL players went on strike in 1987 and the league replaced them, fantasy football wasn’t really a thing yet. It now is, and a repeat of ’87 would create havoc for the millions with a passion for this twisted branch of the football tree. Let’s play it out. The CBA expires in March 2021. [more]

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director.

It's all happening! Frozen the musical is swiftly approaching its opening day on Broadway, but as all you patiently-waiting Disney fans know, it couldn't come fast...

This was only Toronto's second visit to Wrigley Field and first since June 2005.

David and Elizabeth Weinlick renewed their vows 19 years after the were introduced and married at the Mall of America. The couple got married after knowing each other for just five minutes. They are saying "I do" again after a terminal cancer diagnosis David.

Lamborghini's new Aventador S is one of the fastest and most powerful supercars on the market. CBS Reporter Betty Yu took one for a test drive.

Actor Sonny Landham, who appeared in “Predator” and “48 Hrs,” died from congestive heart failure Thursday in Lexington, Ky. He was 76. The actor, who was part Seminole and part Cherokee, was best known for portraying Native American tracker Billy Sole in Arnold Schwarzenegger-starrer “Predator” in 1987. However, he did not appear in the film’s sequels.... Read more »

Marvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season. His decision immediately thrusts the Blue Devils toward the front of the national-title conversation for the 2017-18 season. But what exactly does it mean to reclassify and

Based 75 percent on recruitment and 25 percent productivity, The Chronicle’s preseason list of the top 50 Metro high school players to watch is spread among schools and positions. Valley Christian-San Jose, De La Salle-Concord and Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland each had four players on the list — DLS’s four are in the top 12 — and the defensive line (including defensive ends) had the most representatives with 11 players, followed by defensive backs and quarterbacks (seven each), offensive line (six)... Читать дальше...

Here is a roundup of Canadian financial services industry and deal-making news from the week.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order on Friday putting a temporary freeze on demonstrations at the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville.

Evanescence’s hit “Bring Me To Life” will forever remain one of the most iconic rock songs of the mid-2000s. Now,...

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman during an argument inside a Roswell hotel room.

More public backing for innovation, more idea exchanges to nurture global trade and more stability. That’s what two transnational entrepreneurs hope will result from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s travels this week to Latin America, where he has promoted prosperity, security and democracy for the Americas. Liliana "Lili" Gil Valletta, a Colombia native and naturalized U.S. citizen, described Pence’s trip to her homeland, Argentina, Chile and Panama as "a good thing" that highlights bilateral trade. Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves fans interested in watching their team in the preseason will have to hit the road — or go overseas. The abbreviated exhibition schedule will include games in Anaheim on Sept. 30 against the Los Angeles Lakers, and in China on Oct. 5 and Oct. 8 against the Golden State Warriors. It

Duke recruit Marvin Bagley III must graduate early from high school and complete core classes before the NCAA can declare him eligible for the upcoming season

Marvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season. His decision immediately thrusts the Blue Devils toward the front of the national-title conversation for the 2017-18 season. But what exactly does it mean to reclassify and how does the process work? According to the NCAA, all incoming student-athletes must complete 16 core courses from a list that includes English, math, natural or physical science... Читать дальше...

Marvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season.

Marvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season.

Marvin Bagley III, widely considered the top recruit in the class of 2018, reclassified this week and could be eligible to play for Duke in the upcoming season.