Новости за 31.01.2018

• American athletes are paid $37,500 for winning a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
• Olympians no longer have to pay taxes on money earned for winning a medal at the games.
• A gold medal is made mostly of silver, so it contains about $600 worth of metal.

The Winter Olympics will begin soon in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and athletes from all over the world will compete for glory. There will be 102 medal events at this year's games, and while everyone is looking for gold... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS News) — Nearly 45,000 insurance claims totaling a staggering $11.79 billion in losses have been filed in California in the wake of devastating wildfires in wine country and Southern California, CBS San Francisco reports. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones made the disclosure on Wednesday about the fires that damaged and destroyed more than 32,000 homes, 4,300 businesses 8,200 vehicles, watercraft, farm vehicles and other equipment. “At nearly $12 billion in insured losses, these... Читать дальше...

Dado Ruvic / Reuters

Twitter on Wednesday said it notified 1.4 million people in the US that they engaged with Kremlin-linked troll accounts during the 2016 US election. That's more than double the 677,775 people Twitter initially said it would notify earlier this month.

"We have expanded the number of people notified about interactions with Twitter accounts potentially connected to a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization known as the Internet Research Agency," Twitter said in an updated blog post. Читать дальше...

Dado Ruvic / Reuters

Twitter on Wednesday said it notified 1.4 million people in the US that they engaged with Kremlin-linked troll accounts during the 2016 US election. That's more than double the 677,775 people Twitter initially said it would notify earlier this month.

"We have expanded the number of people notified about interactions with Twitter accounts potentially connected to a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization known as the Internet Research Agency," Twitter said in an updated blog post. Читать дальше...

Dado Ruvic / Reuters

Twitter on Wednesday said it notified 1.4 million people in the US that they engaged with Kremlin-linked troll accounts during the 2016 US election. That's more than double the 677,775 people Twitter initially said it would notify earlier this month.

"We have expanded the number of people notified about interactions with Twitter accounts potentially connected to a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization known as the Internet Research Agency," Twitter said in an updated blog post. Читать дальше...

The Fed, as expected, kept its key interest rate steady but leaves door open to a March hike.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says he's encouraged by the start of talks to pursue a settlement with pharmaceutical companies and distributors facing more than 250 federal lawsuits over the nation's opioid epidemic. Attorneys general from six states, representatives from other states and dozens of attorneys from both sides gathered Wednesday in U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's courtroom in Cleveland to make presentations and answer the judge's questions. Polster has been assigned to broker a national settlement. Читать дальше...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says he's encouraged by the start of talks to pursue a settlement with pharmaceutical companies and distributors facing more than 250 federal lawsuits over the nation's opioid epidemic. Attorneys general from six states, representatives from other states and dozens of attorneys from both sides gathered Wednesday in U.S. District Judge Dan Polster's courtroom in Cleveland to make presentations and answer the judge's questions. Polster has been assigned to broker a national settlement. Читать дальше...

A glimpse into the often maligned and rarely appreciated police forces that manage the megacity.

Nolan Bushnell apologized on Twitter for actions that "offended or caused pain" to anyone at his companies.

U.S. stock indexes are wavering between gains and losses on Wall Street. The market was higher for most of the day but dipped briefly after the Federal Reserve released its latest statement on interest rate policy and the economy. The Fed, as expected, held off on raising interest rates. Losses in health care stocks were offset by gains in technology companies and other sectors. Oil prices reversed an early slide. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4 points, or 0.1 percent, to... Читать дальше...

CAPE CANAVERAL — The moon put on a rare cosmic show Wednesday: a red blue moon, super big and super bright. It’s the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a super moon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. Hawaii and Alaska had the best seats, along with the Canadian Yukon, Australia and Asia. The Western U.S. also had good viewing, along with Russia. At the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, hundreds... Читать дальше...

Catch Sunday’s Big Game at Chickie’s & Pete’s and 99 Bottles! At Chickie’s & Pete’s, enjoy $0.50 wings, $5 menu (including steamed clams, pizza, fries and mozzarella sticks), plus $4 23 oz. Miller Lite and Yuengling drafts and $5 personal pitchers! At 99 Bottles, enjoy food and drink specials like the $8 Philly Cheesesteak pizza […]

In a statement released Monday, Peru’s Ministry of Culture revealed that Peru’s ancient Nazca lines were recently damaged when a driver accidentally drove his cargo truck into the UNESCO World Heritage site on January 27.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Kenyan Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka said Wednesday that gunshots and a grenade were fired at his home in what he called “an assassination attempt,” as a government shutdown of the top three TV stations continued the day after the mock inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The first arrest was reported as the government launched an investigation into the event’s “conspirators.” Musyoka said the attack occurred hours after his police security was... Читать дальше...

From Ira Berkow at The National Pastime Museum on January 31, 2018:

In my mind’s eye, going back to when I was 15 years old in 1955, I can still vividly see Jackie Robinson in that dramatic, base-daring style of his — arms flapping, feet dancing — challenging the Yankees rookie left-fielder, the first black Yankee, Elston Howard. I had skipped school that afternoon — I was a sophomore at Sullivan High School on the North Side of Chicago — to watch on television the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees in a World Series game. Читать дальше...

Andre Ayew left the club in 2016. Swansea made Andre Ayew their first signing of the January transfer window as the Ghana striker returned to the Liberty Stadium in a club-record deal. Ayew left Swansea for West Ham in the summer of 2016 for £20.5million. The 28-year-old returns for a record fee, understood to be £18m and possibly rising to £20m. The move reunites him with his brother Jordan as the pair were previously together at Marseille. #AyewBack =

Eagles, Patriots weigh in on a halftime show without Janet Jackson.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit that sought to hold Twitter liable for the deaths of two U.S. contractors in Jordan three years ago in an attack for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. The lawsuit failed to establish Twitter accounts used by IS directly caused the men's deaths, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling. Lloyd Fields and James Creach were shot... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit that sought to hold Twitter liable for the deaths of two U.S. contractors in Jordan three years ago in an attack for which the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. The lawsuit failed to establish Twitter accounts used by IS directly caused the men's deaths, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling. Lloyd Fields and James Creach were shot... Читать дальше...

Why the Chiefs had no problem trading away their Pro Bowl quarterback.

Just about every Linux user is familiar with the process of piping data from one process to another using | signs. It provides an easy way to send output from one command to another and end up with only the data you want to see without having to write scripts to do all of the selecting and reformatting.

Just about every Linux user is familiar with the process of piping data from one process to another using | signs. It provides an easy way to send output from one command to another and end up with only the data you want to see without having to write scripts to do all of the selecting and reformatting. There is another type of pipe, however -- one that warrants the name "pipe", but has a very different personality. It's one that you may have never tried or even thought about -- the named pipe.

LA JOLLA – A decade ago Tiger Woods would not have been happy to finish tied for 23rd at Torrey Pines but after the injury woes he has endured in recent years the former world number one could not have been more delighted with his latest performance.

Traveling represents a big change in many ways - we change our location, the climate, the people around us and our habits. Nothing is as we are used to. The longer the traveling lasts, the more effect it has on our mind and bodies (and our financial status!). There are different types of traveling - some people go on a holiday, some go on shorter or longer business trips, and some work and travel for a long period of time. Whatever the type is, one thing is for sure - our diet will be changed significantly... Читать дальше...