Новости за 22.03.2018

Brüssel (dpa) - Im Fall des Giftanschlags auf den Ex-Doppelagenten Sergej Skripal haben sich Deutschland, Frankreich und Großbritannien für eine starke gemeinsame Botschaft der Europäer an Russland ausgesprochen. Das teilte Regierungssprecher Steffen Seibert am Donnerstagabend nach einem Treffen von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel mit der britischen Premierministerin Theresa May und dem französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron mit.Der frühere Doppelagent Skripal und seine Tochter Yulia waren am 4. März... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toy R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its stores across the U.S. Toy R Us confirmed Lazarus' death in a statement Thursday. The statement said, "there have been many sad moments for Toys R Us in recent weeks, and none more heartbreaking than today's news about the passing of our beloved founder, Charles Lazarus." Lazarus first opened a baby furniture store in Washington... Читать дальше...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A bridge being built between New Hampshire and Maine is now expected to open on March 30. The new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge will replace an old one connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, along the Route 1 Bypass over the Piscataqua River. The bridge initially was scheduled to open last September. The Portsmouth Herald reports transportation officials say several nor'easters recently delayed some of the remaining weather-dependent work. Earlier this year... Читать дальше...

After eight seasons of filming the satirical, peculiar, and ever-enjoyable “Portlandia,” you’d think co-stars Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen would have dealt with every possible awkward situation on camera by now. But then they shot the final scene for the absurdist IFC series, which Carrie Brownstein tells TheWrap was an extra weird experience. “It was really strange, cause it was characters we had never played before, which this far along in the series was kind of rare,” Brownstein said in a recent interview ahead of the series finale. Читать дальше...

Irish eyes were smilin’ last Saturday in Canada, when undefeated International Boxing Association (IBA) lightweight champion Josh “Dubs” O’Reilly made his first title defense, taking a 10-round unanimous decision over his Mexican challenger, Juan “El Tornado” Bedolla Orozco. (Photo credit: Jeff Lockhart Photo) The special St. Patrick’s Day card, presented by United Promotions, was held […]

On Thursday, the City of Atlanta’s computer systems were hit with a massive ransomware attack. BREAKING NEWS: @Cityofatlanta facing computer outages; @FBI is aware of situation. pic.twitter.com/9cLBXx6sYq — Fox News (@FoxNews) March 22, 2018 The City of Atlanta is currently experiencing outages on various customer facing applications, including some that customers may use to pay bills […]

CT Forecast for Saturday, March 24, 2018 _____ City/Town;Weather Condition;High Temp (F);Low Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%);Chance of Precip. (%);UV Index Bridgeport;Sun and clouds;44;30;NW;9;54%;30%;2 Chester;Partly sunny;45;30;NNW;6;52%;32%;2 Danbury;Cold with some sun;43;28;NNW;7;56%;30%;3 Groton;Partly sunny;45;31;NNW;7;54%;40%;3 Hartford;Periods of sunshine;46;31;NNW;7;51%;33%;2 Meriden;Periods of sun;44;29;NW;7;54%;31%;5 New Haven;Clouds and sun;45;32;NW;8;54%;32%;2 Oxford;Partly... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's College Board is naming a senior administrator as the acting president of the Mississippi University for Women beginning July 1. Nora Miller, who now is MUW's senior vice president and chief financial officer, will take the reins for Jim Borsig after his scheduled retirement. Trustees named Miller Thursday. She's a graduate of the 2,800-student university, based in Columbus, and has worked there since 2001. As acting president, Miller remains eligible to be named as the permanent leader of the institution. Читать дальше...

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — CNN anchor Jake Tapper has been chosen to speak at UMass Amherst's spring graduation ceremony. The school announced Thursday that Tapper will be the featured speaker at the May 11 commencement ceremony for undergraduate students. Tapper hosts a weekday program on CNN and serves as the network's chief Washington correspondent. He's known for his political coverage and has won awards for his reporting on the 2016 presidential election. UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy... Читать дальше...

The United States has quietly dropped assault charges against 11 bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who were accused of attacking protesters in Washington last year.

The first match is finally here!

After all the anticipation and excitement, the time has come. Utah Royals FC travel to Orlando to take on the Pride in their first ever National Women’s Soccer League match.

A new era begins

Despite being a team largely composed of the FC Kansas City roster from 2017, there is definitely a feeling of starting fresh surrounding this team. The trades for Kelley O’Hara, Taylor Lytle, and Diana Matheson... Читать дальше...

Prospect Shohjahon Ergashev speaks on his last fight, and his upcoming April 28 bout.

The UFC incorrectly announced a lightweight bout between Gilbert Burns and Lando Vannata for UFC on FOX 29 in Glendale, Ariz., on April 14, but “Durinho” is still hoping to fight on that card.

Researchers are converging on which genes are linked to morning sickness—the nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy—and the more severe form: hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). And once we know what those genes are—can we help pregnant women feel better? News intern Roni Dengler joins Sarah Crespi to talk about a new study that suggests a protein already flagged for its role in cancer-related nausea may also be behind HG. In a second segment, Tracy Bedrosian of the Neurotechnology Innovations Translator... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of Florida high school students headed for Washington on Thursday to take part in a weekend march for gun control organized by fellow teenagers after the massacre at a school in the southern US state.

Zero Mass Water

•  Zero Mass Water makes solar panel arrays that pull clean drinking water from the air.
• The $4,500 arrays recently launched in the United States.
• Zero Mass arrays could come in handy in areas where water sources are far away or scarce. Some homeowners have purchased arrays as an alternative to plastic water bottles.

Around the world, approximately 2.1 billion people do not have immediate access to clean drinking water. 

A sustainable... Читать дальше...

CAPE TOWN - The highlights and lowlights from the first day of South Africa's pivotal third Test against Australia at Newlands.

Johannesburg - Three suspects, aged 34, 36 and 50, were arrested after they were found with dagga worth R36 million, Northern Cape police said on Thursday.

Is your state yelling the most about Peeps or Reese's eggs? Now's your chance to find out.

It’s nearly draft season and the Lakers will be looking to find another gem.

Bassam El Shammaa is an Egyptian Egyptologist, notable for his theory that a second Sphinx lays buried beneath the Giza plateau. Knowledgable as he may be on long-lost limestone statues, El Shammaa ran into a little trouble last week when he moved to a a slightly more controversial topic: the Holocaust.

If you’re a fan of the Netflix drama “13 Reasons Why,” you probably have more than 13 reasons to hate Bryce Walker, the show’s high school bully and a rapist. Walker, played by actor Justin Prentice, is the co-captain of the Liberty High’s football and baseball team and Hannah Baker’s twelfth reason for killing herself after raping her one night at a party at his home.  Also Read: '13 Reasons Why' Author Jay Asher 'Was Not Involved' in Season 2, Netflix Says A new video, first published by BuzzFeed Thursday... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hotel surveillance video from the days before the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history shows the gunman as an unremarkable Las Vegas hotel guest and casino patron. Footage of Stephen Paddock made public Thursday by MGM Resorts International offers no indication that he would carry out the shooting last Oct. 1 that killed 58 people. Company spokeswoman Debra DeShong says Paddock's "interactions with staff and overall behavior were all normal." Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo... Читать дальше...

Braunschweig (dpa) - Deutschlands U21-Fußballer haben in der EM-Qualifikation den fünften Sieg im sechsten Spiel gefeiert. Die Mannschaft von Trainer Stefan Kuntz bezwang am Donnerstag Israel nach einer größtenteils souveränen Vorstellung mit 3:0 (2:0) und bleibt auf Rang eins ihrer Quali-Gruppe. Nürnbergs Eduard Löwen (11. Minute), der Schalker Cedric Teuchert (26.) und der Mainzer Levin Öztunali (88.) per Foulelfmeter sorgten vor 6071 Zuschauern in Braunschweig schnell für klare Verhältnisse. Die... Читать дальше...

BREWSTER, Mass. (AP) — A 36-year-old Brewster elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting school children. Noah Campbell-Halley, of Harwich, faces six counts, including child rape, indecent assault and battery of a child under the age of 14, and intimidating a witness. He was being held Thursday on a $25,000 bond. It was not immediately clear if he had hired a lawyer. Police say they were contacted on Sunday by the parents of a Stony Brook Elementary School student. They say... Читать дальше...