Новости за 29.04.2018

HOUSTON - The difference between an assured, accomplished team such as the champion Astros and the young up-and-coming A’s is that the wheels can still come off in a disastrous inning for Oakland. And so it was Sunday at Minute Maid Park, where a tie game quickly turned into an 8-4 Houston win thanks to a series of Oakland mistakes in the seventh inning that led to the A’s first series loss in two weeks. The A’s got another quality start from Trevor Cahill, who went six innings and allowed four runs... Читать дальше...

Guingamp let slip a two-goal lead as the champions avoided a first home defeat in Ligue 1 this season thanks to a late comeback.

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Love ’em or hate ’em, the Kardashians are certainly well-known for being some of the most toned ladies in Hollywood. After an inspiring health journey which led to her popular TV series Revenge Bodies, Khloé Kardashian created a workout routine that’s notoriously strict — especially when it comes to working out her famous booty. In January of last year, Kardashian revealed her secret for keeping up her fitness when going to the gym is simply out of the question. Читать дальше...

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona won their 25th La Liga title on Sunday with four games to spare. Here, AFP Sport looks at the three key players behind their latest league triumph: Lionel Messi  Of course, the Argentinian striker, top scorer in the league with 32 goals, led from the front and, at times, dragged his team to victories they did not deserve. Messi not only scores goals, his assists and build-up play are also crucial. The number 10 has often played through spells in matches like a central... Читать дальше...

McKEE, Ky. (AP) — State Police in Kentucky have charged a man in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found around a burned vehicle. Trooper Robert Purdy says in a news release that 40-year-old Bobby L. Hammonds of McKee was arrested Friday on two counts of murder. McKee is being held at the Jackson County Detention Center. Jail records didn't indicate whether he has an attorney. Police are seeking a second suspect in the case. The bodies of 28-year-old Whitney Venable and 35-year-old Joey Marcum of McKee were found on Dec. Читать дальше...

Der FC Barcelona hat sich am Sonntag seinen 25. spanischen Fußball-Meistertitel gesichert. Die Katalanen gewannen ihr Spiel der 35. Runde bei Deportivo La Coruna 4:2 und sind damit nicht mehr einzuholen. Verfolger Atletico Madrid liegt bei drei noch ausständigen Spielen elf Punkte zurück. Barca holte das Double, der vierte Cup-Titel in Serie war durch ein 5:0 gegen Sevilla fixiert worden.

Jakob Pöltl und die Toronto Raptors treffen wie im Vorjahr in der zweiten Play-off-Runde der National Basketball Association (NBA) auf die Cleveland Cavaliers. Der Vizemeister aus Ohio feierte am Sonntag dank 45 Punkten, neun Rebounds und sieben Assists von Superstar LeBron James einen mühevollen 105:101-Heimsieg über die Indiana Pacers und gewann damit die "best of seven"-Serie 4:3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Kingham, a 26-year-old rookie right-hander, retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He finished with one hit and nine strikeouts on 98 pitches (72 strikes) after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Elias Diaz went 3-for-4... Читать дальше...

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A company working on a process intended to produce cleaner-burning coal has found a location for its new test plant in northeast Wyoming. The former Fort Union mine in Campbell County will be the site of the Clean Coal Technologies plant. The site is northeast of Gillette. Company spokesman Sean Mahoney tells the Gillette News Record that the University of Wyoming is working with the company to get the test plant up and running as soon as possible. The company is seeking the necessary state permits. Читать дальше...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The prosecutors who put Bill Cosby away say they're confident the conviction at his suburban Philadelphia sexual-assault retrial will stand. Kristen Feden and Stewart Ryan spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday about the nearly three-year journey from reopening the case to last Thursday's verdict and how they restructured their approach after last year's hung jury. An accuser's story that Cosby drugged and molested her in 2004 was supported by those of other women who said he violated them, too. Читать дальше...

There have been many occasions when I have been proubf to be associated with Blues and my fellow Bluenoses (I don’t care if you hate use of this name for Blues fans!).

In Bruges (no, not the film).
5000 at Bolton.
At Molineux this season.
Etc.

Yesterday, I was embarrassed by the behaviour of some of the absolute scumbsgs that support this football club.

At half time, i went to get a cuppa for my dad and myself. Having been to QPR before, I should have envisaged this. Читать дальше...

This year's winner shows that using a wheelchair in Edmonton may be more difficult than previously thought.

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona claimed their 25th La Liga title on Sunday as a Lionel Messi hat-trick secured a thrilling 4-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna that wrapped up the league with four matches to spare. Ernesto Valverde’s men completed a league and cup double after thrashing Sevilla 5-0 in last week’s Copa del Rey final, regaining the Spanish crown from Real Madrid and relegating Deportivo in the process. Barca knew they just had to extend their record unbeaten streak to 41 La Liga matches to seal a seventh title in 10 seasons... Читать дальше...

Theft in second quarter of Game 7 vs. Pacers gave Cavs star 396 steals in his playoff career, passing Scottie Pippen.

DENVER (AP) — Regis' College of Business and Economics will be named the Anderson College of Business after an alumnus who gave the university $10 million. School officials say the gift from Andy Anderson, president and CEO of a construction services firm based in Minnesota, is the single largest in school history. The 1990 Regis business graduate says he has relied heavily on his Jesuit education to make the right business decisions to serve his customers and his community. Tim Keane, dean of the college... Читать дальше...

A Dutch lawyer working at the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Estonia has noted that the April 14 airstrikes against Syria by the US, UK and France are in violation of international law.

POPČELO SUĐENJE - Zbog bludničenja nad 81-godišnjom umirovljenicom o kojoj je skrbio s obitelji, na Općinskom kaznenom sudu u Zagrebu počelo je suđenje 61-godišnjem J. L.

TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a warm boost of support to Israel in its standoff against Iran, saying Sunday that “the United States is with Israel in this fight.” Pompeo has been using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. The tough line was welcomed in Israel, which considers Iran its greatest threat and has been leading... Читать дальше...

Nick Hundley was catching his 6,610th big-league inning, Pablo Sandoval was pitching his first, and the Panda actually shook off one of Hundley's signs. "He should have. Did you see the score?" Hundley said with a huge grin Sunday. “We'd given up 15 runs before that, so obviously the signs weren't very good." Hundley called for a curveball. Sandoval wanted to throw a fastball. Somewhere in the ether Lou Brown from "Major League" was yelling with gravelly voice, "Give him the heater... Читать дальше...

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Like many young Venezuelans in recent years, dentist Carlos Alzaibar felt forced to leave the country when he could scrape together only a few dollars equivalent each month doing two jobs.

So on a recent day, just before flying to Madrid, he was sadly packing a red suitcase — while stacking diplomas from a half a dozen trades he picked up in the last year from bakery and bartending to photography and burger-flipping.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Barcelona's 4-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna completed their procession to LaLiga glory and secured a ninth top-flight title for outgoing club great Andres Iniesta. The 33-year-old Spain playmaker scored in a 5-0 rout of Sevilla last weekend in the Copa del Rey final, meaning this is the fourth domestic double of his decorated career and Barca's third in the past four seasons. It is proving to be a glorious farewell for Iniesta, who confirmed he will depart Camp Nou at the end of the season in an emotional news conference on Friday. Читать дальше...

The case of Joel Debellefeuille is heading to the Human Rights Tribunal after the City of Longueuil refused to compensate him for $12,000 in damages and comply with other recommendations made by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.

Larry Harvey, co-founder of the notorious Burning Man annual art festival, has died, one month after suffering a massive stroke.