Новости за 14.12.2017

The Green Bay Packers are hoping the return of Aaron Rodgers can propel them into the postseason. But the Packers are going to need plenty of help aside from Rodgers' return.

Maya Thurman-Hawke, the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, has entered the spotlight — and, wow, does she look like her mom. The 19-year-old, who grew up in New York City and Woodstock, NY, will play Jo March in the BBC’s new adaptation of “Little Women,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved American...

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• Narcissism looks slightly different in everyone, so leave the diagnosis to clinical professionals.
• But there are certain common traits among narcissistic individuals.
• Those traits include a lack of empathy, a need for admiration, and a preoccupation with status.

If you think you might be a narcissist — or if you think your boss, best friend, or partner might be one — you could be right. That said, you shouldn't go ahead and label them based on a hunch. Читать дальше...

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's drive to win passage of a sweeping Republican tax bill in the U.S. Congress hit potential obstacles on Thursday as two more Republican senators insisted on changes, joining a list of lawmakers whose support is uncertain. Florida's Marco Rubio, a former presidential contender, told reporters on Capitol Hill that if the bill's proposed refundability to taxpayers of the child tax credit is not expanded, "I'm a no... Читать дальше...

You’ll have lots of company at the airport if you’re flying for Christmas or New Year's. Arrive early, brace for crowds and pack smart.

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Volkswagen‘s Brazilian subsidiary has admitted that it was "loyal" to the country‘s 1964-85 dictatorship and that it even allowed arrests and torture of workers on its premises."Volkswagen was loyal to the military government in an unrestricted fashion and shared its economic and foreign policy goals," historian Christopher Kopper from Germany‘s Bielefeld University says in a study that was presented Thursday at a Volkswagen factory in Sao Paulo.The study was commissioned by... Читать дальше...

The government, say officials, hopes to end the subsidy on kerosene by 2020. "We expect at least 95 per cent penetration (into households) of liquefied petroleum gas through the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY, on cooking gas connections to the poor) and also 100 per cent electrification (pushed by the Saubhagya scheme) to be a reality by 2020. With the consumption of kerosene declining on a daily basis, the aim is to do away with the subsidy by then," said an official. While there could be an increase in the subsidy on LPG (cooking gas)... Читать дальше...

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The fee will be $5 for those 17 and under. Senior citizens 65 and older will get cards free. Fee waivers may also be available some residents.

Having already circumnavigated lakes Michigan, Superior and Huron, Traci Lynn Martin closes within 250 miles of her goal to set a world record for distance paddled on a surfski in a single season.

Gayla Peevey is the OG hippo appreciator.

At just 10 years old she came on to the scene with “I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas,” the song became a hit in 1953 and is still a nostalgic delight for animal- and holiday-lovers alike.

Back when the song came out, the zoo in Peevey’s home town of Oklahoma City used the success of the carol to help raise money for its very first hippo. Peevey was there to welcome the Nile hippopotamus Mathilda  to the zoo, making her own Christmas wish come true, according to KFOR. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 12:38 p.m. A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died. The fatality was announced Thursday afternoon by Chief Ken Pimlott of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, but he gave no indication of the circumstances. Pimlott says the firefighter was a Cal Fire engineer from a San Diego unit. The firefighter's name has not been released. More than 8,000 firefighters are... Читать дальше...

A new synthetic version of the “love hormone” could soon be used to treat mental illness like anxiety and schizophrenia, experts says. A team of researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia has developed a version of oxytocin which they say will have no side-effects. Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone that acts as...

CHICAGO (AP) — Nineteen-year-old Christian Pulisic has become the youngest winner of the U.S. Soccer Federation's Male Player of the Year award. The USSF said Thursday that Pulisic received 94 percent of the votes. Landon Donovan had been the youngest winner, earning the honor at 21 in 2003. A midfielder from Hershey, Pennsylvania, Pulisic had six goals and four assists in nine games for the national team this year and was involved in 13 of the 17 American goals in games he played. He had three goals... Читать дальше...

Le réseau TVA a présenté ses excuses pour son reportage diffusé cette semaine qui affirmait que deux mosquées de l'arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce avaient demandé d'exclure des femmes d'un chantier de construction le vendredi, jour de la prière.

À l'issue d'une enquête, la Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) a conclu jeudi qu'aucune demande d'exclure des femmes d'un chantier de construction n'a été formulée par des mosquées de l'arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ni incluse dans un contrat avec un entrepreneur, contrairement à ce qu'a affirmé le réseau TVA plus tôt cette semaine. TVA a d'ailleurs rectifié le tir en soirée.

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• The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate 25 basis points to a range between 1.25% and 1.5%.
• Don Ross, the CEO of PDQ Enterprises, operator of CODA Markets, a Chicago-based dark pool, thinks further rate hikes could pump the brakes on bitcoin's eye-popping rally.

"I don't like to feed the beast, but it's hard to resist."

Don Ross, CEO of PDQ Enterprises, operator of CODA Markets, a Chicago-based dark pool, is talking about bitcoin. Читать дальше...

À l'issue d'une enquête, la Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) conclut qu'aucune demande d'exclure des femmes d'un chantier de construction n'a été formulée par des mosquées de l'arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, contrairement à ce qu'a affirmé le réseau TVA, plus tôt cette semaine.

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• The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate 25 basis points to a range between 1.25% and 1.5%.
• Don Ross, the CEO of CODA Markets, a Chicago-based dark pool, thinks further rate hikes could pump the breaks on bitcoin's eye-popping rally.

"I don't like to feed the beast, but it's hard to resist."

Don Ross, the CEO of CODA Markets, a Chicago-based dark pool, is talking about bitcoin.

He's a skeptic of the red-hot digital coin... Читать дальше...

An attorney for Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson says a prosecutor's decision not to charge his client after a sexual assault allegation shows the Sooners standout is innocent

People on both sides of the East River are freaking out about a massive plan by the MTA and city to cope with the 15-month L-train shutdown — saying it will cause congestion across Brooklyn and Manhattan. At a City Council hearing on Thursday, lawmakers and residents said they are concerned about the 200 exhaust...

It isn’t her first fall from grace involving Donald Trump but it might be the biggest. This week, the White House announced the resignation of reality-TV-star-turned-political-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman — while insiders countered that she was escorted off the White House grounds in a dramatic ousting.

U.S. and Russian air force jets have had a tense midair encounter in eastern Syria, with the Americans firing flares and deploying chaff in an effort to persuade the Russian jets to leave, the Pentagon says.

A stabbing incident killed at least one person in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht late Thursday night.