While most of us are busy picking out last-minute gifts and preparing to spread a bit of holiday cheer, it wouldn't be Christmas time without a few Scrooges out there to put a damper on the holidays. But even if you're not in the Christmas spirit, this video is sure to make your heart grow by three sizes. This is the moment a young man with a disability meets the man of the hour, Santa Claus. The excited guy first spots Saint Nick through the store window and can't contain his excitement as he prepares... Читать дальше...
Topps 2017 Bowman's Best Baseball brand came out this week, and I've got pics of most of the Dodger cards found in packs below. Go here for a complete checklist.
Unfortunately, all Cody Bellinger autographed cards come only as a redemption.
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Читать дальше...Overcrowded and underfunded, Luzira is home to Uganda’s only maximum-security prison--but also an elaborate soccer league.
JOHANNESBURG - According to the latest statistics from the National Credit Regulator, collective consumer debt is currently more than R1.69-trillion.
LONDON – Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said he cannot guarantee that in-form Wilfried Zaha will be at the London club beyond the January transfer window.
Читать дальше...Judges in the Netherlands have banned the Bandidos biker gang, saying it posed a "public threat". The Dutch government ultimately has plans to make all biker gangs illegal, including the infamous Hells Angels.
The "Witness" singer was in town for a photoshoot and a tour stop while Swift was in the city for a video shoot.
Arsenal are in hot pursuit of Barcelona starlet Jose Arnaiz and could even make a bid for him in the January transfer window, according to reports in Spain. Arnaiz only joined the Catalan club in the summer, signing from second division side Real Valladolid in a €3.5million deal. The 22-year-old forward currently plays for Barca B, who also play in the second tier, but has a buy-out clause of €20million. And, according to reports from Marca, Arsenal have been tracking the Spanish starlet’s progress... Читать дальше...
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba announced Thursday that its current leadership would stay in power until April 2018, a clear signal that Raul Castro will remain as president two months longer than expected. Castro, 86, had said that he planned to step down in February at the end of a months-long political cycle in which voters and government officials pick the members of local, provincial and national assemblies and the members of the powerful council of state. The National Assembly announced through state media... Читать дальше...
German Ryanair pilots will strike for the first time Friday, union leaders said, dialling up the heat in a Europe-wide battle for recognition from the no-frills airline ahead of the busy holiday period.
Читать дальше...DALLAS (AP) — Former employees say inmates at a juvenile correctional center in Dallas are not allowed to go outside for months on end. The Lyle B. Medlock Youth Treatment Center houses teenage boys who have committed offenses requiring secure placement. The inmates are supposed to receive counseling, life-skills training, drug education and outdoor recreation at the facility. But former guards, probation officers and families of incarcerated teens tell the Dallas Morning News that the center rarely allows boys outside. Читать дальше...
In 1874, Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, a 17-year-old orphan, persuaded his uncle to allow him to join the French merchant marine. After promising never to forget that “wherever you may sail, you are always sailing towards Poland,” Konrad set out for Marseille, France, and then London, where he found work as a deck hand and, eventually, as a captain in Britain’s legendary merchant fleet. For two decades, Korzeniowski traveled the world, from Malaysia to the Congo to the Caribbean, along with Western imperialism and colonial rule. Читать дальше...
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The banners inside Worthen Arena rekindle fond memories of Ball State basketball. They are reminders of seven regular season Mid-American Conference championships, seven league tourney crowns and seven NCAA Tournament bids earned during a 19-year stretch starting in 1981. They spur debate about whether the greatest moment in program history was the Sweet Sixteen run in 1990 or the improbable journey to the 2001 Maui Invitational championship game after upsetting No. 4 Kansas and No. Читать дальше...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Fort Worth meatpacker is recalling nearly 4 tons of ground beef products that contain soy but the allergen is not listed on the labels. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced the recall by PFP Enterprises, also operating as Texas Meat Packers. The recall includes 40-pound cases containing four 10-pound bags of "85/15 Ground Beef Bulk" with item code 4013 and labeled Patterson Food Processors. The recall also includes 10-pound cases containing two 5-pound... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Arguably the biggest thing that came from Hollywood this year wasn't a movie or a TV show. It had heroines and villains, but no script. And it went viral despite having no big publicity machinery behind it. The women who initially spoke out against sexual misconduct in Hollywood this fall — inspiring millions to tell their own stories of harassment and illegality on social media — have been named The Associated Press Entertainers of the Year, voted by members of the news cooperative and AP entertainment reporters.
The U.N. General Assembly voted 128-9 to declare President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void."
La Haya, 21 dic (dpa) - Tras 10.800 días de trabajo, 2,5 millones de hojas de papel usadas y 161 acusaciones emitidas, el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la Antigua Yugoslavia (TPIY) cerró hoy sus puertas.A lo largo de 24 años, 160 hombres y una mujer debieron enfrentar a los jueces del tribunal por crímenes de guerra, genocidio y crímenes contra la humanidad cometidos durante las guerras yugoslavas de los 90 y comienzos de los 2000.La creación del tribunal en 1993 fue un "punto de ruptura", dijo el secretario general de Naciones Unidas... Читать дальше...
Christmas came early for Jared Anderson, who not only won the heavyweight title at the recent USA Boxing National Championships, the 18-year-old also captured the Most Outstanding Boxer Award in the Elite Division.
Читать дальше...Eve Chilton says Weinstein is dishing out a fortune to defense lawyers while refusing to secure child-support payments for their three daughters.
The main powerbrokers in Syria's nearly seven-year conflict were heading towards a second day of negotiations in Astana as uncertainly loomed Thursday over a Moscow-driven plan to quickly reach a political settlement. Chief Russian negotiator Aleksandr Lavrentyev told journalists that Russia was forging ahead with plans to host a "National Dialogue Congress" in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to accelerate discussions over a political deal that have sputtered in Geneva. The United Nations' special envoy for Syria... Читать дальше...
Le stratagème de fixation des prix du pain, qui a récemment éclaté au grand jour, après 14 années d'existence, ne surprend pas les experts, qui préviennent que ce genre de pratique est à la fois courante et alléchante à travers le pays.
A senior executive with the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) was recently honored with a Distinguished Presidential Rank Award for sustained extraordinary accomplishment. Troy Mueller has been a federal civilian employee for 24 years after serving six years as a U.S. Naval officer. He is currently Director of the Nuclear Technology Division at NNPP’s headquarters location at the Washington Navy Yard. The Presidential Rank Awards program singles out exceptional members of the Senior Executive Service (SES)... Читать дальше...
According to an article on Sky Sports Mauricio Pochettino has said midfielder Dele Alli needs help and trust in order to rediscover his best form. The article describes how Alli has struggled for consistency this season and was lucky not to be sent off for his brutal challenge on Kevin De Bruyne during our 4-1 loss at Manchester City last weekend. However it adds that Pochettino says such dips in form are only natural for a 21-year-old. “His success in two and a half years is massive, a... Читать дальше...
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