Новости за 23.03.2018

The tech guru chipped into the anti-Facebook conversation by deleting pages he hadn’t known existed.

BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has told how his career was kickstarted by a rant from Roy Keane and then given a new lease of life when Alex Ferguson let him leave Manchester United. 

A 17-year-old double-bassist who was killed by the Austin bomber would’ve learned Friday that he’d been accepted to a prestigious music college. Draylen Mason, who died after picking up a package bomb March 12, was one of only 130 budding musicians out of 1,500 applicants to earn a spot at Ohio’s Oberlin Conservatory of Music...

A former Cambridge Analytica political consultant said the company's management misled the British public about work the firm did for a pro-Brexit group before the vote to leave the European Union, the Guardian reported on Friday. Brittany Kaiser, a business development director at the company from 2014 until earlier this year, said in an interview that Cambridge Analytica was carrying out data crunching and analysis work for Leave. Late on Friday, a High Court judge granted an application by... Читать дальше...

As Spring Training winds down, games become a little more indicative of how things may go in the regular season. If that's the case, Boston's 5-0 shutout of The Evil Empire today is nothing but good news. Likely fourth starter (at least at the beginning of the season) Brian Johnson was stellar—going 4.2 innings, giving up just two hits and no runs while striking out five Pinstriped Posers. Speaking of the Posers, they notched nine strikeouts—including Aaron Judge who whiffed twice, and Gary Sanchez who fanned once. Читать дальше...

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Köln (dpa) - «Letlsquo;s Dance»-Jurorin Motsi Mabuse (36) ist schwanger. «Ja, es stimmt. Wir bekommen in diesem Sommer ein Baby! Unser größter Wunsch ist wahrgeworden», schrieb die deutsch-südafrikanische Tänzerin am Freitagabend auf Instagram neben einem Foto mit Babybauch. Auch in der «Letlsquo;s Dance»-Show auf RTL war die schöne Nachricht ein Thema. Moderatorin Victoria Swarovski fasste Mabuse an den Bauch und alle Tänzer jubelten. Die werdende Mutter im engen goldenen Kleid weinte auf der Showbühne vor Glück.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republicans leaders in the Mississippi House and Senate say they don't expect to agree on a comprehensive plan to put more money into highways this legislative session. However, they say a bond bill could include money to replace some local bridges. The deadline for filing budget and bond bills is Saturday night. Budget writers met Friday and slightly increased the estimate amount of money the state will be able to spend during the fiscal year that ends June 30, and during fiscal year 2019, which begins July 1. Читать дальше...

Though the internet can occasionally feel like a very bad, high-key terrifying, downright vomit-inducing place to spend time, some parts of the web are, dare we say, GOOD. (No seriously, we swear.)

ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on the death of former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Former President George W. Bush says "a great patriot has passed away" in former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia. Bush said in a statement Friday that Miller "was an example of service before self, country before party, principle before poll." Miller died Friday at his home in the north Georgia mountains. He served two terms as governor in the 1990s, followed by four years in the Senate. Читать дальше...

In just 36 hours, two nightmares unfolded for American tech companies. Here’s what they have in common.

• Gun control and other social causes are becoming increasingly important to investors.
• People care more than ever about aligning their investments with their values, also known as socially responsible investing (SRI).
• If you want to take part in SRI, read the prospectus of your retirement plan or ask your brokerage firm to filter out the companies that don't align with your values.
• It is possible to invest according to SRI principles, but still make the same return on your investments. Читать дальше...

South Korea’s capital is launching a new initiative to stop government employees from working too much. Over the next three months, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will start shutting off government computers on Friday night, according to the BBC. Beginning March 30, government computers will shut off at 8 p.m. on Fridays. On two Fridays in...

The age of Windows 10 as the dominant operating system is well underway and yet many of its inner workings are still a mystery to the average consumer. There’s nothing inherently mystical or otherworldly about Microsoft’s latest OS, but getting used to its quirks and adapting to its feature set after years of its predecessors can take some getting used to.

Can a dog get the flu? It’s an important question, especially during 2018’s fatal flu season, and one many may be asking after watching Isle of Dogs – Wes Anderson’s new stop-motion animation movie about a mayor who banishes all dogs to a island of trash after dog flu starts to spread through his city.

We’ll try not to get too excited about this, because, obviously, mice are not men – or women for that matter – but it’s definitely intriguing. Scientists revealed in a groundbreaking study that they have successfully slowed aging process in mice, and they’re hoping the development will lead to an anti-ageing pill that would work...

Miami signed Osweiler to a contract Friday. Hooray?

Despite starting 25 games in a six-year career, Brock Osweiler has yet to demonstrate he’s a reliable starting quarterback in the NFL. He’ll earn another chance to prove himself as more than simply one of the league’s tallest players after coming to terms with the Miami Dolphins.

QB Brock Osweiler is signing with the Miami Dolphins, per source.

The 6’7 passer went 0-4 last season as a spot starter in his return to Denver... Читать дальше...

The Super Eagles of Nigeria had the footballing world's attention with their 4 - 2 win against Argentina in their last International fixture, coming to face a formidable Polish side in their own backyard can the Eagles replicate.

Tiesj Benoot (Lotto Soudal) rides with such assurance that it is easy to forget he is still only 24 years old. Then again, after placing fifth in his debut Tour of Flanders three years ago, the Belgian has every reason to feel comfortable amongst the stars of the cobbled Classics.

CAPE TOWN - The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) on Friday, expressed concern that workers at the Gupta-owned Optimum and Koornfontein mines have not yet been paid.

Jones beat Japan’s Tori Koana with an 8-5 win. “We’re making big shots when we have to,” Jones said.

OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. — A man who gave his daughter life, is now accused of playing a role in her death. Prosecutors say 60-year-old Terry Hibbard took his daughter, Taralyn, to buy the heroin that killed her. According to a criminal complaint, the Grafton man told investigators he took his daughter to Milwaukee to buy heroin “once or twice a week.” Last July, they stopped at 60th and Good Hope Road. Hibbard told investigators “Taralyn purchased $60 worth of heroin” from […]

The new league year just started, but most of the top names are already gone. Most, but not all.

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks sank again, giving Wall Street its worst week in two years, as fear gripped investors that China and the U.S. were headed for a trade war. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 400 points, bringing its weekly decline to 1,400. Technology companies and banks sustained some of the biggest losses. Applied Materials lost 5.9 percent and Bank of America fell 4.5 percent. Traders are worried that... Читать дальше...