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The 100-game superfinal between Stockfish and Houdini has been a tale of three matches. In the first "match", Stockfish won three games and drew 17. In the next Stockfish steamrolled Houdini by an 11-4 margin, losing one game but winning eight. And then it slowed down: there were six draws, then two more Stockfish wins, and since then there have been 16 draws in a row. If this keeps up Florencio Campomanes will be called in on a mission of mercy to stop the match, with a shorter match scheduled in about six months. Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The son of an 84-year-old man who died while being treated at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas City has settled a lawsuit with the hospital. Craig Beemer, of Blue Springs, says he had agreed to a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit he and his brother filed in September after their father, Navy veteran John Beemer, died in April 2016. The Kansas City Star reports the lawsuit claimed the elder Beemer died after being treated with an antibiotic, Ceftriaxone, which caused a severe reaction. Читать дальше...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University is conducting an annual fundraiser this week to help feed needy families. The university says in a news release that the 15th annual Empty Bowls event will take place Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Huntington. Marshall students and volunteers are making ceramic bowls to be purchased at the four-hour event. The bowls are $15 each and include a modest meal of soup and bread. The fundraiser will benefit the Facing Hunger Foodbank. Last year's... Читать дальше...

A day after Conor McGregor was released on bail for hurling a hand truck through a bus window, he was heard making a ruckus in his Manhattan hotel room, The Post has learned. “He’s in there, causing trouble,” a businessman from Rhode Island who rented a room near the ex-UFC champion at the Loew’s Regency...

FORT PIERCE, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Una mujer de Florida responsabilizó al viento por la cocaína que encontró la policía en su bolso, afirmaron las autoridades. Kennecia Posey era una de dos pasajeras que viajaba en un vehículo que la policía de Fort Pierce detuvo a finales del mes pasado, según un reporte de WPLG. La policía señaló que uno de los agentes percibió un olor a marihuana y que, después de inspeccionar el auto, se encontraron dos bolsas de cocaína y marihuana dentro del bolso de mano que llevaba Posey sobre las piernas. Читать дальше...

Two of the top four teams in the NHL are guaranteed to be out the playoffs after the second round thanks to an oft-criticized divisional format

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Judges in northwestern Indiana's Lake County are seeking money to hire new staffers they say are needed to help shift to a new online filing system. Most of Indiana's 92 counties already use the Odyssey case management system that provides online updates on court cases. The Post-Tribune reports that several judges asked the Lake County Council last week for money to hire new staffers to help with the online transition. Judge Julie Cantrell says that work... Читать дальше...

This afternoon I saw a friend on Twitter say that he doesn’t buy the idea that if people just paid Facebook some sort of fee the data and privacy issue would go away. Because he subscribes to the Times, the Post and the WSJ and they each track his readership habits and sell that data to advertisers or make it available to them for targeting. This is at least partly true – I’ll discuss the ins and outs of that point in a moment. But this is a good opportunity to discuss the real relationship between publishers and big data. Читать дальше...

Los Angeles The instant-hit status of "Roseanne" is triggering the enduring Hollywood impulse to copycat success. Even with series pilots nearing completion for the 2018-19 TV season, producers are eagerly pitching revivals of sitcoms that, like "Roseanne," had their day 20 or 30 years ago, according to an industry insider. There are networks and streaming services trying to figure out how to create projects that similarly resonate with viewers, said veteran movie and TV screenwriter Lionel Chetwynd. Читать дальше...

Le golfeur américain Patrick Reed a obtenu le premier titre majeur de sa carrière dimanche au Tournoi des maîtres.

Three Queens residents’ lives were saved in an “amazing rescue” by firefighters who pulled them to safety through the window of an illegal attic apartment during a blaze Sunday, fire officials said. “They would all have been dead,” FDNY Batallion Chief Robert Bohack Jr., said. Firefighters were called to the scene at 101-51 107th St....

CURITIBA, Brazil — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva woke up in jail Sunday, becoming the first current or former president in Brazil’s modern history to be incarcerated amid an ongoing saga that has added unpredictability to the country’s upcoming presidential elections. Foreshadowing possible unrest in the weeks to come, about 500 supporters remained outside the jail hours after police shot rubber bullets and sprayed tear gas to disperse the crowd when da Silva arrived Saturday night. Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Championship Schedule | Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the 2018 Men's Volleyball National Invitational qualifiers. The eight-team field will begin play on April 17 at the final site in Des Moines, Iowa.

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — Sebastian Vettel just held on to win a dramatic Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, while his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen accidentally broke a team mechanic's leg after a botched tire change cost him a podium spot. Lewis Hamilton profited from Ferrari's mishap to finish third behind his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Both Red Bulls failed, with Max Verstappen retiring moments after Daniel Ricciardo, facilitating Hamilton's transition from ninth on the grid to the podium. Читать дальше...

Regarding the Rangers, who within 11 months have shed one head coach and 11 players from the team that lost last year’s second round to the Senators: 1. If Sheldon Keefe is at or near the top of Jeff Gorton’s list of candidates to replace Alain Vigneault behind the bench, the general manager is likely...

Following increased calls for common-sense gun regulation in the US, an official with the NRA has called for the killing of those who disagree with the group’s platform.

Interview With a Murderer Acorn TV New Miniseries! Fans of Mindhunter may be intrigued by this similarly compelling three-part British documentary in which criminologist David Wilson conducts revealing interviews with convicted murderer Bert Spencer, the man never charged with — yet widely suspected of — killing paperboy Carl Bridgewater in 1978, an infamously unsolved case. The interviews culminate in what is described as "a shocking and blistering exchange." London's The Telegraph said that the... Читать дальше...

Matteo Politano's goal 15 minutes from time left AC Milan staring at defeat until substitute Nikola Kalinic pegged back Sassuolo.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on Sunday's final round of the Masters (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Charley Hoffman has made a hole-in-one at the Masters. Hoffman flirted with the bunker left of the 16th green, only to catch a fortuitous kick that sent the ball right into the hole. It was the third straight year that there's been at least one ace at the 170-yard hole known as Redbud. Matt Kuchar had a hole-in-one in 2017, while three players did it in 2016. ___ 4:30 p.m. Paul Casey has bogeyed the... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Self-help guru Tony Robbins has apologized for critical comments he made about the #MeToo movement in a video that went viral. In a Facebook post Sunday , Robbins said he fully supports the #MeToo movement and that he needs to "be a part of the solution." Robbins came under criticism for an exchange at a recent self-help event in San Jose, California. Robbins told a female attendee that he took issue with "victimhood." He said sexual harassment victims were "making themselves significant... Читать дальше...

Two hot spots were in the news lately. In both cases, there were protests against the inhuman treatment of captive populations. Though these places are located in different parts of the world, there are a lot of similarities between them. These are Gaza and Kashmir.

Here’s the thing about the jungle: everything there wants to kill you.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yosemite National Park reopened Sunday after flooding that washed out roads during a strong Pacific storm, park officials said. Forecasters said up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain fell over two days as rivers swelled in Northern California. Roads within Yosemite Valley were swamped by up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of water that affected electrical and water systems. Most facilities reopened at midday, but officials warned that traffic could be slow as cleanup work continues. Читать дальше...