Новости за 09.12.2017

Rafael dos Anjos is glad Georges St-Pierre vacated the middleweight title, and says other ‘champs’ should do the same.

Rush Limbaugh joined the ranks of conservative Trump apologists attacking the FBI and says the real big story is that the Democrats want to overthrow Trump.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prosecutors investigating alleged sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s against James Levine said Friday they won't pursue charges against the longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor, citing state law at the time, challenges in compiling evidence and other factors. A statement from the Lake County state's attorney's office offers few details about the complaint lodged in 2016 with police in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, saying only that the alleged abuse occurred in the... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois prosecutors investigating alleged sexual abuse dating back to the 1980s against James Levine said Friday they won't pursue charges against the longtime Metropolitan Opera conductor, citing state law at the time, challenges in compiling evidence and other factors. A statement from the Lake County state's attorney's office offers few details about the complaint lodged in 2016 with police in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest, saying only that the alleged abuse occurred in the... Читать дальше...

Neither police officer involved in the chase and killing of a carjacking suspect in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood last week activated his body-worn camera before the fatal shot was fired, officials said Friday, even though department policy requires officers to turn on the devices during vehicle chases. The failure of law enforcement officers to turn on their wearable cameras during critical situations has been a recurring issue in the Bay Area and around the country, eroding... Читать дальше...

Former heavyweight world title challenger Bryant Jennings (20-2, 11 KOs) will be fighting this Saturday against 35-year-old Don Haynesworth (13-1-1, 11 KOs) in an 8 round fight on the undercard of the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux fight at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The United States Homeland Security Department is going to conduct a test of the kind of biological warfare that might be used during a wide-scale terror attack on a city in Oklahoma. However, the residents of Newkirk, OK were only notified of their town’s guinea-pig status by local newspaper ads.

Startling cellphone video posted online Friday shows the moment a Canadian man and his family were attacked by a bat-wielding lunatic shouting “terrorists” and “ISIS” — all because they were speaking in Spanish. “Get the f–k outta here,” the attacker seethes in the now-viral footage. “Terrorists! We got terrorists here!” he says repeatedly. “ISIS! ISIS!...

Filed under: Entertainment, Celebrity, Celebrity News

Seth Rogen has decided to cancel his interview on SiriusXM scheduled for Tuesday due to its decision “to support Steve Bannon.”

“I was supposed to do a press tour on @SIRIUSXM on teusday but I’m no longer doing it because I can’t bring myself to appear on the same service that has decided to support Steve Bannon,” he tweeted Friday. “Apologies to the shows I had to cancel. And f— Steve Bannon.”

Earlier this week, it was announced... Читать дальше...

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has confirmed his interest in wanting to replace Chris Coleman as Wales manager. Wales are on the lookout for a new boss following Coleman's resignation last month, and former international Giggs has thrown his name into the ring. Giggs had a four-match spell as interim boss at United in 2014 following David Moyes' sacking, while he also worked as an assistant to Louis van Gaal until 2016. The 44-year-old – capped 64 times by the national team – has failed to... Читать дальше...

Trent Taylor, who stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 181 pounds, has recently been mentioned in the same breath as two giants: Michael Jordan and Randy Moss. OK, no one is suggesting the 49ers’ diminutive rookie wide receiver has reached such heights, but his performance in a 15-14 win over the Bears on Sunday raised his stature during what had been a quiet debut season. Taylor, a fifth-round pick, had career bests in catches (six) and yards (92) while playing with a stomach... Читать дальше...

Armie Hammer, of “Call Me By Your Name,” is apologizing after calling out Hollywood’s “double standard” when it comes to Casey Affleck and director Nate Parker.

The extent of Paul Manafort’s alleged involvement in ghostwriting an op-ed favorable to him has become much clearer from a new court filing submitted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team Friday afternoon and emails about the op-ed provided to TPM by the man who claims to be its author: a former Ukrainian government publicist, Oleg Voloshyn.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to block the immediate release of documents concerning his decision to end a program that shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of young adults dubbed “Dreamers” brought into the country illegally as children. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest in front of the White House after the Trump administration today scrapped the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a... Читать дальше...

As first reported by The Leader-Post, three Saskatchewan Party candidates have signed a letter calling for an investigation into a possible leak of debate questions.

The memoirs of Emperor Hirohito, who ruled over Japan during World War II, have been auctioned away, and the buyer’s identity is raising eyebrows: a notorious Japanese surgeon who denies the Holocaust happened and said the atrocities at Auschwitz and Nanjing were “fabrications.”

Jaylen Brown is doing his best Kareem Abdul-Jabbar impression

Jaylen Brown was out against the Mavericks earlier this week with an inflamed eye. To avoid that on Friday night against the Spurs, he’s going with a goggle look.

Jaylen (Abdul-Ja)Brown pic.twitter.com/UWrkacbuB7

Look familiar?

Okay, maybe not exactly the same. But, man, that’s a retro look from Brown. Abdul-Jabbar should be proud.

And honestly? Читать дальше...

A new list from the Census Bureau has found that the five richest counties in the US by median household income have something in common: all five of them are suburbs in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Walking into a Fort Lauderdale Pizza Hut, writer Adam Weinstein wasn't exactly looking to be a food industry whistleblower when he chose to pick up some grub that fateful day last Friday.

Supporters of President Donald Trump are lining the block outside of a Pensacola, Florida, arena ahead of his rally Friday evening, unbowed by an unseasonably cold mist and a few solitary protesters.

There’s a hip new label in Williamsburg — and it’s called PS 84. The PTA has revamped the standard-issue logo duds in favor of brightly colored T-shirts with bold graphic prints and track suits with retro flare. Even those who aren’t affiliated with the school are taking notice. “People come up to us in different...

A Blue Island man was charged in a September crash in south suburban Robbins that killed a teenage girl and injured two other people.