Новости за 22.03.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys 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. Toys 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...

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys 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. Toys 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...

While Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is apologizing for allowing Cambridge Analytica (CA) to use and abuse its members private information, he's not the only one who is deserving of scrutiny. Why is no one looking into Peter Thiel? After all Thiel is still on Facebook's Board, he donated to Trump and according to this article, he has bragged about having unlimited access to Trump.

Yoni Appelbaum To Be First Editor of Forthcoming Section

The Plas Heli Welsh National Sailing Academy and Pwllheli Sailing Club are pleased to announce and invite you to the inaugural Plas Heli 29er Open Championship and coached racing and transition training clinics in July 2018.

EU leaders on Thursday pressed tech giants to fully protect Europeans' personal data after the scandal over information harvested from Facebook that some in Brussels warn also threatens democracy.

Ancient Egyptology has been annihiliated and re-purposed by decades of political manipulation.

Ancient Egypt, though you didn't know this, was a Matriarchal Society -- there were NO ANCIENT EGYPTIAN KINGS. The 'Temples' or High House we hear so much of are the PerAa or Mother's House, of the five types of Per -- PerAa doesn't mean Pharaoh. Skip to 00:24:00 if you're eager for that radical re-assessment.

Otherwise, watch Stephen Mehler explain it all to you, so that you'll (finally) understand how wrong Champoleon... Читать дальше...

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• Nike reported third-quarter earnings and sales that beat analysts' forecasts. 
• "As we close Q3, we now see a significant reversal of trend in North America ... ," said Mark Parker, Nike's CEO. Demand for the company's sneakers in North America has waned. 
• Gross margins fell for a ninth straight quarter, indicating Nike continued to compete with rivals on price. 

Nike on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts for earnings and revenue. Читать дальше...

The Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman is lending his support to the March for Our Lives rally as he gears up for his most politically charged album yet.

Loyola’s men’s basketball team has united Chicago. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Cubs fan or cheer for the White Sox; if you went to DePaul or went to college out of state. It seems like everyone and their mother — and sister — have rallied around the Ramblers and their 98-year-old team chaplain, Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, […]

A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection with the killing of a woman whose body was found last week at a Hobart, Indiana motel.

MANCHESTER - Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli accepted on Thursday the two-time world champions' chances at the World Cup in Russia will depend far more on Lionel Messi than his own influence.

Where have you gone, Prince Amukamara? With Thursday’s stunning trade of Jason Pierre-Paul to the Bucs, the Giants now have not one player on their roster from their 2008-13 drafts. That hardly speaks well for the team of Jerry Reese and scouting director Marc Ross, who both were let go after last season’s 3-13 disaster....

Chicago’s Near Northwest Side will be the testing ground for Car2Go, a new car-sharing program featuring up to 500 Smart cars and Mercedes models.

"You'll see what happens," the woman said. Gene Sanderlin responded: "No, you will see what happens" and then allegedly fired a revolver.

According to Graeme Bailey at the Gambling Times, Arsenal are hoping to win the race to sign Manchester United’s out-of-favour defender Luke Shaw this summer. Shaw has endured a nightmare time since joining United from Southampton in 2014 as his career stalled due to serious injury and he’s now fallen out with Jose Mourinho. There have been reports of bust-ups in training and Mourinho publicly criticised the left-back after hauling him off at half-time during United’s FA Cup win over Brighton last week. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Intelligence Committee voted Thursday to approve its final report into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, ending its inquiry and giving a final endorsement to the GOP conclusion there was no coordination between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. The full Republican-written report will be released to the public after intelligence agencies conduct a classification review, which could take weeks. The document is likely to please Trump but is fiercely opposed by committee Democrats... Читать дальше...

Teyana Taylor, aka Kanye West’s muse, stopped by “Page Six TV” to dish on her new album and business venture. The VH1 star just opened Junie Bee Nails, a ’90s-inspired nail salon in Harlem. Giving back to her community “was the right thing to do,” she told the “Page Six TV” panel, and business is...

U.S. prosecutors have quietly dropped charges against 11 of the 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail who were indicted in the beating of protesters during Erdogan's visit to Washington last May. Prosecutors' decision to dismiss assault charges against the security guards is likely to ease U.S.-Turkey tensions, which were escalated by the incident outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington. WATCH: Anti-Erdogan Protesters Say Bodyguards Attacked Them However... Читать дальше...

The NFL’s annual free agent frenzy has kicked off. Keep track of who landed where with our handy list.

The post Coons Says He’ll Push Schumer to Give Richard Grenell a Vote for Ambassador to Germany appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package.

As Peru's Congress on Thursday began debating president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's resignation, it echoed a previous presidential resignation that rocked the South American country.