Новости за 27.03.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. A late-afternoon drop in technology stocks pulled indexes sharply lower on Wall Street, erasing much of a powerful rally from the day before. It was solid red in the technology sector Tuesday. Chipmaker Nvidia sank 7.8 percent following reports that the company was suspending its tests of self-driving cars following a recent fatality involving an Uber vehicle. Twitter sank 12 percent and Facebook fell another 5 percent. Читать дальше...

In 2016, when he was Atlanta’s offensive coordinator, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wasn’t thrilled when he heard the news: The Falcons were dedicating a week of their offseason program to work with Navy SEALS. “When I was a coordinator, that stressed me out,” Shanahan said. “I couldn’t believe the coach was taking a week away from teaching to do Navy SEALS stuff. At the time, I was like ‘That has nothing to do with football.’” Two years later, any guesses on what... Читать дальше...

paulwalker71 wrote:

Well, first game of the season for me, and not one that I'm going to remember for years to come, that's for sure!

I suppose it was a comfortable win i.e I never thought we would lose. But, not a spectacle - and very little to excite a decent enough crowd for this level. Peltier was the best forward on the pitch, closely followed by Crossley, the rest were bang average. No real strike out wide - Grant will never have an easier hat trick - 1 from a dropped ball and 2 walk-ins. Читать дальше...

paulwalker71 wrote:

Well, first game of the season for me, and not one that I'm going to remember for years to come, that's for sure!

I suppose it was a comfortable win i.e I never thought we would lose. But, not a spectacle - and very little to excite a decent enough crowd for this level. Peltier was the best forward on the pitch, closely followed by Crossley, the rest were bang average. No real strike out wide - Grant will never have an easier hat trick - 1 from a dropped ball and 2 walk-ins. Читать дальше...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was undergoing tests in the Hadassah hospital of Jerusalem on Tuesday after being admitted with a case of "high fever", his office said.

NEW YORK (AP) — The speculation is wide, rumors numerous and denials firm. And the crime? Somebody allegedly bit Beyonce on the face at a party back in December. How do we know this? Because Tiffany Haddish told us so, more specifically, GQ magazine in a profile released Monday. She didn't nail the culprit but set off Beyonce's social media Beyhive of die-hard fans and a whole lot of internet sleuthing. The mystery, natch, has a hashtag: #WhoBitBeyonce. The latest nugget came Tuesday when TMZ reported... Читать дальше...

On August 24, 2017, the charged particles of Earth's ionosphere were doing what they typically do: hanging out between 37 and 620 miles above the Earth's surface, basking in incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun. 

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons and soprano Kristine Opolais say they have divorced. The conductor and the singer were both born in Latvia. They were married in 2011 and have a 6-year-old daughter, Adriana Anna. They announced their divorce Tuesday in a statement on their websites. The 39-year-old Nelsons was music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Britain from 2008-09 through 2014-15, then became the BSO's music director. His current contract runs through 2021-22. Читать дальше...

Oklahoma State guard Brandon Averette announced Tuesday via social media he intends to transfer. Averette averaged 6.3 points a game and started six times last season as a sophomore for the Cowboys. He also averaged 2.9 assists a game and shot 27 percent from three-point range. The 5-11 guard from Richardson, Texas, averaged 5.2 points a game as a freshman. Averette tweeted a statement on Tuesday regarding his decision, but did not say where he would transfer. #CowboyForever pic.twitter.com/QYZRYEyNf8 ... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on an effort to introduce bills that would require a filter for online pornography that could be lifted with a $20 fee (all times local): 4:05 p.m. A Rhode Island lawmaker says he feels misled about who was supporting legislation he sponsored to require a filter for online pornography that could be lifted with a $20 fee. Democratic Sen. Frank Ciccone (chih-KOHN'-ee) pulled the bill Tuesday, a day after The Associated Press reported the legislation had been pushed... Читать дальше...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Latest on an effort to introduce bills that would require a filter for online pornography that could be lifted with a $20 fee (all times local): 4:05 p.m. A Rhode Island lawmaker says he feels misled about who was supporting legislation he sponsored to require a filter for online pornography that could be lifted with a $20 fee. Democratic Sen. Frank Ciccone (chih-KOHN'-ee) pulled the bill Tuesday, a day after The Associated Press reported the legislation had been pushed... Читать дальше...

Stargazers, get your binoculars ready: a blue moon will grace the sky this weekend, marking the end of what has been a breathtaking month. A “worm moon” rose on March 1 and a rare parade of planets, including Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Mercury and Venus along with the bright star Antares, lit the sky from March...

Stephen Hawking radiated cool. He made nerdy physics cool. At the same time, he made disability cool, and synthetic speech sexy.  He was the outstanding physicist of his time. And because of, rather than despite, his communication impairment, he was also the outstanding physics communicator of his time, and perhaps all time.
His time has now run out.  Time was something he understood.  He wrote best selling books on it. At 21 he was given two years. Many disabled people live tenuous lives which... Читать дальше...

The happiness industry is booming, yet few of us are happier. Why not?

Heartbreaking pictures show a dog meat market in Vietnam where stolen pets are rammed into cages and delivered to restaurants to be skinned and boiled alive. An anonymous animal rights activist took the shocking video in Vườn Quốc Gia Bạch Mã village in a bid to raise awareness about the horrific trade. Meanwhile, another previously...

BERN, Switzerland — Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained “potentially pathogenic...

This will be a summer Chris Brown’s fan won’t forget. On Tuesday, the singer announced his “Heartbreak On A Full Moon” tour and revealed fans can start buying tickets Wednesday. Fresh off of the success of his catchy tune “Freaky Friday” with Lil Dicky, Brown took to Twitter to reveal he will be passing through 27 cities across the US when he hits the road. “TOUR!!! Excited to be heading out on the road for the Heartbreak On A Full Moon Tour with @HERMusicx @6LACK, and @richthekid! Pre-sales start 3/28 at 12pm local time,” he tweeted.

Die Halbfinal-Serien der Erste Bank Eishockey Liga sind nach den zweiten Duellen am Dienstag wieder offen. Nach dem 4:1-Sieg des HCB Südtirol gegen Meister Vienna Capitals gewannen auch die Black Wings Linz ihr Heimspiel und glichen mit dem 3:1 gegen Red Bull Salzburg in der "best of seven"-Serie ebenfalls zum 1:1 aus. Die dritten Matches folgen am Donnerstag.

Dem HCB Südtirol ist am Dienstag der erste Sieg gegen die Vienna Capitals in einem Play-off-Spiel der Erste Bank Eishockey Liga gelungen. In der Eiswelle Bozen feierten die Gastgeber einen souveränen 4:1-Erfolg und glichen in der Halbfinal-Serie (best of seven) zum 1:1 aus. Die Caps mussten nach zuletzt sechs EBEL-Siegen in Bozen die erste Niederlage seit 30. Oktober 2016 hinnehmen.

Popular singer, actor and director, Banky W who turned 37 recently is now a proud owner of a new home in Lekki, Lagos. To mark his added age, the singer shared photos of his new home which has a cute swimming pool.

Javier Mascherano has drawn level with Javier Zanetti as the most-capped player for Argentina. The 33-year-old won his 142nd cap in Tuesday's international friendly against Spain at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium. Mascherano, who joined Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune from Barcelona in January, made his official Argentina debut in 2004. He is now set to break Zanetti's record in the build-up to the World Cup, where Argentina have been drawn against Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria in the group stage. Читать дальше...

Jerusalén, 27 mar (dpa) - El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, fue hospitalizado hoy debido a un cuadro de fiebre alta, según informaron medios locales.Netanyahu no corre peligro de vida y fue trasladado al hospital Hadassah, informó su médico citado por el sitio "ynet". El primer ministro no tuvo descanso suficiente tras haber sufrido una faringits dos semanas atrás, agregó.El lunes, el primer ministro israelí fue sometido nuevamente a un interrogatorio, junto con su esposa Sara, en relación... Читать дальше...

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