Новости за 22.03.2018

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The terrible fate that befell childhood faves like Blockbuster and Claire's has hit Toys "R" Us. The mega retailer for children declared bankruptcy and announced plans to liquidate all operations before May 2018.

Some say online retailers such as Amazon are to blame for the store's demise; others purport that the toy store brought misfortune upon itself.

Whatever the case may be, we're finding ourselves reminiscing over the particular euphoria a trip to Toys "R" Us elicited in us as children ... Читать дальше...

PAARL – A wonky stadium clock overshadowed the final leg of the Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Series in Paarl on Thursday evening, as finding reliable times became a guessing game.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a key House committee declared Thursday that Facebook officials failed to answers questions about a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining company, and they want CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the panel.

Atempause für die Stahlexporteure in Deutschland und der EU: Die USA nehmen ihre europäischen Verbündeten und einige weitere Staaten erst einmal von erhöhten Zöllen auf Stahl und Aluminium aus. China trifft es dagegen hart.Washington (dpa) - Einlenken in letzter Minute: Wenige Stunden vor Inkrafttreten von erhöhten Einfuhrzöllen auf Stahl und Aluminium haben die USA angekündigt, die Länder der Europäischen Union und weitere Partner vorerst davon zu befreien. Zugleich unterzeichnete US-Präsident Donald Trump am Donnerstag ein Dekret... Читать дальше...

The European Association of Volunteer Rescue Teams (Evolsar), has concluded a 24 hour rescue simulation Simulex18. This exercise was organised by the Emergency Fire and Rescue Unit (Efru)- a Maltese voluntary organisation which is also one of the founder members of Evolsar. It brought together more than 80 participants, including 30 Maltese volunteers, who worked in multiple earthquake scenarios from which more than 15 casualties were retrieved. All of this was made possible through the help of the... Читать дальше...

Can any one appliance really replace seven? Yep, sure can.

People rave about Instant Pots and swear they work like a dream. Lucky for you, Sur La Table has them on sale right now.

SEE ALSO: Wondering which Instant Pot to buy? Discover why this is one of the best kitchen tech items you'll ever own.

In case you've been living under a rock and missed the whole Instant Pot phenomenon, you may be wondering what exactly these little beauties do. An Instant Pot is a multi-cooker that does the job of a slow cooker... Читать дальше...

World anti-doping chiefs plan to tighten the screws on countries that fail to crack down on drug cheats, but a lack of funding could sink their bid to clean up sport.

Frank Gore is joining the Dolphins 14 years after he finished his college career at Miami.

Santa Barbara County public works was out in force on Thursday, March 22, to monitor run-off from the mountains above Montecito and other areas as an atmospheric river drove heavy rains into Southern California. This video shows the Cold Spring Basin above Montecito, an area that suffered deadly mud-and debris-slides in January when another storm slammed the area. Authorities were also watching burn areas from last fall’s wildfires for signs of mudflows. Several areas were under evacuation orders. Читать дальше...

On the next edition of the Digicel Sports Show host Earl Basden and co-host Jason Ford brings you all the latest in Sports. Today’s programme he will update you on sports in Bermuda and Bermudians

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• CNN president Jeff Zucker laid into chief rival Fox News on Thursday, arguing it is producing "propaganda" rather than journalism. 
• "It is really state-run TV, it is a pure propaganda machine, and does an incredible disservice to this country," Zucker said. 

CNN president Jeff Zucker laid into Fox News on Thursday, arguing that the competitor network is doing "an incredible disservice to this country" by delivering "propaganda" beneficial to the president, rather than news. Читать дальше...

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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic, an iconic soccer player who is known for his outrageous quotes, is leaving Manchester United to join the Los Angeles Galaxy. 
• Ibrahimovic has, among other things, compared himself to God and claimed the World Cup is nothing without him in it. 
• Ibrahimovic's arrival should draw attention to a Galaxy team that is dealing with a new cross-town rival. 

One of the most famous soccer players in the... Читать дальше...

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• In the massive omnibus spending bill Congress released on Wednesday, lawmakers included funding for election security.
• $380 million would allow states to boost their election infrastructures, and another $300 million would be to combat Russian cyberattacks.
• Election security experts told Business Insider this was a good step in the right direction to shore up the American election system ahead of the 2018 midterms.

Congress... Читать дальше...

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Twitter broke my brain. I’m not alone. New research from Pew found that 77 percent of Americans go online daily, but 26 percent claimed to be online “almost constantly.” Reading this brought me back to one day a few months ago, when I went outside for a cigarette, bringing my phone and cocktail with me. After a couple minutes of scrolling, whatever timer in my brain that governs my subconscious behavior went off, and I got up to go back inside, still holding an unlit cigarette in my hand. Читать дальше...

Most projected first-round picks will declare for the draft, but not all of them.

European Individual C.C.  11 games Update View
TCh-POL Rapid 6 games
Northumbria Masters 9 games
Norwegian Premier League 4 games
14th Siaperas Memorial 24 games
Aeroflot Open A 6 games
167th Ambelokipi Open 23 games
4th Vardaris Open 66 games
14th Moscow Open 9 games
Northumbria Masters 5 games
Saint Louis GM Norm Congress 9 games
9th Pfalz Open 8 games
Portugal Open 8 games
Gibraltar Masters 9 games
New Year Open Chess Square 24 games
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The United States on Thursday identified a Frenchman it says provided chemical weapons to the Islamic State group and whose name, previously unreported, came as a surprise to French experts.

The Reds are trying to boost their CONCACAF Champions League hopes, so United won’t be at BMO Field until the summer

Casino magnate Steve Wynn is accused​​ of sexually harassing another woman – a dancer who he told to “strip down to bras and panties” and retaliated against when she didn’t comply, her lawyer​ alleged Thursday. The woman, who is not being identified, is a professional dancer who performed for the “Showstoppers” show at the Wynn...

Certain baseball players were seemingly born with a baseball bat in their hands. They could roll out of bed in the morning, step into the batter’s box, and spray line drives all over the ballpark. The names roll off the tongue: Ted Williams, Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb, Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs, Pete Rose, Roberto Clemente, and of late, Jose Altuve.   

ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI is investigating a cyberattack on the city of Atlanta's computer network. The city said in an emailed statement Thursday that it's "currently experiencing outages on various internal and customer facing applications." The city said that includes some applications people use to pay bills or access court information. The city says it's working to fix the problems and that it is confident the applications will be restored soon. FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said in an email that... Читать дальше...