Новости за 19.04.2018

In late October, the 49ers were winless and faceless. After a 33-10 loss to the Eagles, they were 0-8, their starting quarterback was C.J. Beathard and their most recognizable player might have been an offensive lineman (left tackle Joe Staley). Since that defeat in Philadelphia, however, they have enjoyed an uptick in productivity (5-0 finish) and marketability: On Oct. 30, they traded for franchise quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, and last month they signed cornerback Richard Sherman... Читать дальше...

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• TV shows like Friends, SNL, The Simpsons, and Seinfeld have made a lasting cultural impact.
• They even added words to the dictionary.
• Once these TV shows aired, words like "spam," "regifting," and "going commando" became part of common parlance.

Television plays an important role in society — it educates, connects with us emotionally, offers cultural commentary, and makes us laugh.

But TV plays an important linguistic role as well. Language... Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines sought more time last year to inspect fan blades like the one that snapped off during one of its flights Tuesday in an engine failure that left a passenger dead. The airline opposed a recommendation by the engine manufacturer to require ultrasonic inspections of certain fan blades within 12 months, saying it needed more time to conduct the work. Southwest made the comments last year after U.S. regulators proposed making the inspections mandatory. The Federal Aviation... Читать дальше...

Google is in discussions with brands about creating how-to videos for Google Assistant, according to CNBC. The step-by-step videos will be a new feature showcased at I/O 2018 in May, the report claims, and will launch to consumers “several months later.” Several companies including Sony, JBL, and Lenovo have announced devices featuring displays that will allow visual answers from Google’s voice assistant; they look very similar to Amazon’s Echo Show and are meant to compete with that product.

A young French rider was shot on Tuesday evening while out training in Toulouse.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, considered the favourite to be named PFA Player of the Year, has praised the other candidates for the award, telling ESPN Brasil that "everyone deserves it." Salah leads the race for the Premier League Golden Boot, having scored 30 goals in 32 league appearances entering the weekend. Joining him on the shortlist for the award, which will be handed out on Sunday, are Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and Leroy Sane, as well as Tottenham Hotspur's Harry...

For the first time, the Queen asked the Commonwealth Heads of Government to appoint Prince Charles as her successor of the Association of Britain and its former colonies. Veuer's Chandra Lanier has the story.

Thousands of Israeli Arabs rallied Thursday near the northern city of Haifa in a protest on the 70th anniversary of Israeli statehood, seen by Palestinians as a catastrophe, or Nakba in Arabic.

Archaeologists on the German Baltic island of Ruegen have uncovered hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets that they say are linked to the era of the Danish King Harald Gormsson.

Zookeepers in Prague have turned into puppeteers in an effort to save the critically endangered Javan green magpie.

Startups from the African continent squared up shoulder to shoulder with counterparts from other parts of the world at the Seedstars World pitching competition on Sunday, 12 April and impressed big. AgroCenta, a Ghanaian agribusiness platform that connects smallholder farmers directly to the market online market was crowned the global winner of the pitching competition... View Article

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have broken tradition before but chances are they won't when it comes to these 8 royal traditions. 
• Markle will most likely carry a sprig of myrtle as her bouquet and use a Welsh gold ring as her wedding band. 
• After the wedding, the entire royal family will take a portrait in Buckingham Palace. 

They’ve been known to break tradition before—will they keep these?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says there have been no reports of civilian casualties from last week’s missile strikes by...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has rejected a plan to limit commercial fishing guides on the popular and crowded Madison River. The commission unanimously voted against the proposal Thursday after several outfitters spoke out against it. The plan proposed by Fish, Wildlife and Parks would have capped the number of commercial fishing guides and barred guides from certain stretches of the river on different days. The outfitters and guides generally agreed something needs to be done to address the river crowding. Читать дальше...

Syria regime air strikes and artillery fire pounded areas held by the Islamic State group in the south of Damascus on Thursday, official media and a war monitor said.

SAN DIEGO — A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego County Animal Services Director Dan DeSousa says the male 90-pound African spurred tortoise probably was a pet that got loose from...

Opposition leader Adrian Delia on Thursday evening demanded action by the prime minister following the latest revelations about his chief of staff Keith Schembri and minister Konrad Mizzi. Speaking on Net Television, he said that it was unfortunate that while Malta was doing well economically, its international reputation was being tarnished, to the extent that it could even lose its voice and risk the risk of application of Article seven in the EU (suspension of voting rights). “We appear to be dealing with concrete facts now. Читать дальше...

Two of President Trump’s top allies in Congress turned up the heat on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein this week — warning him that he could be impeached if he doesn’t hand over documents about Hillary Clinton. GOP Reps. Mark Meadows of North Carolina and Jim Jordan of Ohio — leading members of the conservative...

The CITAD has disclosed that 221 cases of hate and dangerous speeches were reported online in March. The assistant programmes manager of CITAD, Sanusi Shazali Sulaiman, made the disclosure in a press briefing in Kano.

Top Tips for Booking a Wedding Venue

This week we are speaking to Gina Sanchez, wedding and events manager at Burley Manor in the New Forest.   This stunning venue attracts people from all over the world to celebrate their wedding at this unique New Forest Hotel and Wedding Venue.

Gina’s experience & expert advice, will prove invaluable information when embarking upon your wedding planning journey.  Her essential tips making key decisions on choice of venue that bit easier.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday were slumping, pushing the blue-chip gauge into the red for the year and threatening a second straight decline as consumer-staples shares declined. Most recently, the Dow was off about 154 points, or 0.6%, at 24,593, with shares of Procter & Gamble Co. and Apple Inc. weighing on the average. For the year, the Dow is off 0.5%, but it is still maintaining a weekly advance of 1%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index is up 0.5% for the first four months of the year and 1.1% for the week... Читать дальше...

Die Open Society Foundation (OSF) des ungarischstämmigen US-Milliardärs George Soros weicht offenbar dem Druck der Orban-Regierung und schließt ihre Pforten in Budapest. Das berichtete die Tageszeitung "Die Presse" unter Berufung auf die OSF-Zentrale in New York. Die Stiftung wolle stattdessen im Sommer eine Filiale in Berlin eröffnen.

Donald Trump has been a public figure since the '80s, but that image has been overshadowed by his recent presidency. Tina Brown, author of "The Vanity Fair Diaries," discusses how much Trump has changed since then.