Новости за 21.12.2017

The Bears have 10 starters on injured reserve. The 12 teams currently in the playoffs have a combined 27 — an average of 2.3 per team.

If you think you’re obsessed with English history, just talk to Gary Oldman. After spending three months portraying Winston Churchill for his film “Darkest Hour,” Oldman told TheWrap’s Steve Pond that he dove back in for more of the wartime prime minister by binge-watching Netflix drama, “The Crown.” But it turns out “Darkest Hour” and “The Crown” have more in common than just their time periods (the former is set in 1940, the latter begins in 1947). As Oldman was reliving post-war Britain, he... Читать дальше...

The plan, in a nutshell, was to drive around like the heroes of Rampage and climb some rocks. In doing so, we would be diving deep into the beating heart of America with a sturdy American truck, trying to get a read on what makes this country tick. Travel, they say, is a brilliant teacher, and I was eager to learn how well a lifetime of liberal indoctrination had prepared me for getting by in the so-called flyover states.

The Adopt-A-Teen program is less than halfway to their goal for 2017. They provide cards to teenagers who are registered with the Christmas Bureau.

Mexico will legalize sales of marijuana-based medicines, foods, drinks, cosmetics and other products early next year, its health regulator said on Wednesday, bringing some forms of cannabis into legal commerce even as the country struggles with the illicit drug trade. Mexico legalized the use of marijuana for medical and scientific needs in June but has maintained a ban on recreational use and cultivation. Arturo Tornel, spokesman for health regulator Cofepris, said that the agency plans to... Читать дальше...

Wow, this was emotional.

Isaiah Thomas was as surprised as anyone when he was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Cleveland Cavaliers late in August.

“That’s just crazy,” Thomas said in a Players Tribune video, emotional after Celtics GM Danny Ainge broke the news that he’d been dealt for Kyrie Irving. “What are you talkin’ about? My kids are about to start school... Off the strength, after everything I went through... You’re not supposed to do that.

“But it’s... I mean if that’s what he wants. Читать дальше...

U.S. Central Command in Tampa announced Wednesday that in 2017, U.S. ground troops conducted "multiple ground operations and more than 120 airstrikes" in Yemen.

U.S. Central Command in Tampa announced Wednesday that in 2017, U.S. ground troops conducted "multiple ground operations and more than 120 airstrikes" in Yemen.

When he first started riding horses for Hall of Fame trainer LeRoy Jolley, jockey Jose Santos didn't speak very good English. "But he was always really nice to me," Santos, a Hall of Famer himself, said Wednesday afternoon from his home in Florida. "I really got emotional last summer at Saratoga when he told me he didn't have much time left." Jolley, who trained a pair of Kentucky Derby winners as well as two Travers champions, passed away Monday at Albany Medical Center, Jolley, 80, died of lung cancer. Читать дальше...

It’s time to break out the popcorn. MoviePass — the $9.95 all-you-can-watch cinema buffet — said Wednesday that it has surpassed the 1 million member threshold. That’s quite a meteoric rise from August when MoviePass was a $50 a month niche service with about 20,000 subscribers. But then the company slashed its monthly fee $9.95...

Rather than continuing to look outside for explanations for its failure, the Democratic Party should do some soul searching, Green Party 2016 vice presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka told Radio Sputnik’s By Any Means Necessary.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the prison sentence of an Iowa kosher meatpacking executive who received 27 years behind bars for money laundering. It was the first time Trump has used the presidential power. The decision to intervene on behalf of Sholom Rubashkin, who was born in Brooklyn and ran the Iowa headquarters of a family business that was the country’s largest kosher meat-processing company, came at the urging of members of Congress and other high-ranking officials... Читать дальше...

The 20-year-old was shot in the left foot about 5 p.m. by someone firing from a black SUV in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Road.

PRINGLE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota wildlife officials are asking for the public's help in solving an apparent elk poaching incident near Pringle. Officials say two spike elk were shot and left to rot last week. Conservation Officer Ron Tietsort says residents heard gunshots Dec. 13, and the elk were discovered in a field the next day. The carcasses were found in a field off of Pleasant Valley Road about 12 miles southwest of Pringle. Tietsort tells the Rapid City Journal a cow season is going on,... Читать дальше...

The lawsuit filed by the CWA and its members is seeking class action status to represent all Facebook users 40 or older who may have been denied the chance to hear about job opportunities.

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The Navy’s long-term plan is for every ship, submarine and the aircraft to network to be part of a coherent whole.

United States Navy experiments are proving that advanced airborne data-links will greatly improve the capability of the service’s carrier-based strike fighters and electronic attack jets even without the addition of new platforms.

During the U.S. Navy’s Netted Sensors 2017 (NS17) fleet experiment in August, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super... Читать дальше...

Joe Casale, one of the stars of Troy High's back-to-back state champions, was among the eight early signees the University at Albany football team announced on Wednesday. Offensive linemen Niko Culnan of Colonie High, via Hudson Valley Community College, and Mohab Omer of Shaker are the other Section II products who signed to play for Great Danes head coach Greg Gattuso. "I love getting some of the local guys," Gattuso said. "This year there's a few guys that are local that are great players and... Читать дальше...

Tom Dugan doing it for the new, bigger version of his signature bars!

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Arsenal News HQ brings you the latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from trusted media outlets around the World. Arsenal have been tipped to sign Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Mkhitaryan’s future at Manchester United has been thrown into doubt, after falling out of favor with Jose Mourinho. The Armenia midfielder started the season in Mourinho’s starting xi but a series of poor performances saw him lose his place in the team. Читать дальше...

The US House Intelligence Committee has decided to issue fresh subpoenas after Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe's contradictory testimony about a dossier on the US President Donald Trump, Fox News reported on Wednesday.

Flanked by a towering 185,000 pages representing the federal regulatory code and a short pile of 20,000 pages (the code’s length a half-century ago), President Trump pledged to return us to the days of less red tape. Pointing to the colossal pile, which would take three years to even read, the president reiterated that “every...

Can Russell Wilson rebound from his worst game of the season to lead fantasy owners to a championship?

An SUV stolen in Elmhurst Wednesday afternoon led police on a chase until it crashed into a Forest Park apartment building.