Новости за 23.05.2018

In December 2016 Qiu Xiao Jun (21-4, 10) [裘晓君] suffered his second loss to veteran Nehomar Cermeno, losing a clear 12 round decision bout to the Venezuelan. Since then the Chinese fighter has split with his long term promoter and been inactive, weighing up his options for the future, and for his ring return. Recently his return was confirmed, as part of an upcoming WBC show in Hangzhou on June 9th.The announcement was that June would end his 18 month from the ring to b [...]

Spaniens Fußball-Nationalspieler Andres Iniesta wechselt vom FC Barcelona in die japanische J-League zu Vissel Kobe. Das hat der 34-Jährige am Mittwoch drei Tage nach seinem Abschied bei den Katalanen über seinen Twitter-Account verlautbart. Wie der Radiosender Cadena SER berichtete, verdient Andres Iniesta bei seinem neuen Club 25 Millionen Euro jährlich.

From SABR member Mark Simon at The Athletic on May 23, 2018:

Everywhere you look, there are interesting and amazing stats about Astros ace Justin Verlander.

He’s got a 1.05 ERA and 0.71 WHIP in 10 starts. He’s basically replicated the five-start run he had with the Astros last September, only this time he’s done it over 10 starts. His next-best ERA over his first 10 starts in a season is 2.15 in 2012.

You could throw out a lot of numbers about Verlander’s fastball — how the velocity is up... Читать дальше...

Here are this weekends autograph opportunities and events throughout the Southland. As always, be sure to check the Blue Heaven Calendar for other events (a link can always be found on the tab at the top of this page, just left of center), and always confirm with the establishment. Everything is subject to change.  Please email me with any tips about upcoming events in Southern California.  As the rest of the week progresses I'll update this post with other events (if there are any) as I become aware of them. Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump's outside attorney Rudy Giuliani responded Wednesday to a story that outlined an alleged Ukrainian payment to Michael Cohen.
• The BBC wrote that the payment, for at least $400,000, was to help facilitate a meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
• Cohen denied the payment. Poroshenko's office blasted the story.
• "I have to assume that maybe there was a discussion of doing this," Giuliani said... Читать дальше...

Gary Sands

Security, Asia

Part of Xi Jinping's effort includes challenging Taiwan’s de facto existence through attacking its very name.

What’s in a name? Apparently quite a lot if you live in Abkhazia, Israel, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, or South Ossetia. The same is true for the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan), whose name and status has remained in contention since its founding in 1912. The Republic of China was led by Chiang Kai-shek and fought a bitter civil war against the Communist forces of Mao Zedong. Читать дальше...

Gwyneth Paltrow is high on California living.

The actress and lifestyle guru, 45, admitted that she smokes marijuana on occasion during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show.

“Sometimes,” she revealed, after being prompted by Stern. “It’s legal now in California,” she explained.

When Stern asked if her famous engagement party guests, which included Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz and Reese Witherspoon, smoked with her that day, Paltrow noted that Hudson... Читать дальше...

kirkhall wrote:

Good morning 'H' ! Not having attended the Fev V Leigh game on Saturday I was hoping someone would give us an in depth account of our fantastic result? Reading the Rugby League Press reports it sounds like our 'Friend' Mr Acton had a stormer and, played a significant role in the Win? How did Baldwinson play do you think he will strengthen our squad? (I come in peace by the way)

Former Boston University coach David Quinn is taking over behind the Rangers' bench.

DETROIT — A Michigan man admitted Wednesday that he robbed a bank in Toledo and two others in Michigan.

There were some fresh legs on the field Wednesday for the Edmonton Eskimos as they went through their drills on day four of training camp.

Google last week spelled out the schedule it will use to reverse years of advice from security experts when browsing the Web - to "look for the padlock." Starting in July, the search giant will mark insecure URLs in its market-dominant Chrome, not those that already are secure. Google's goal? Pressure all website owners to adopt digital certificates and encrypt the traffic of all their pages.

Robin Camp, l'ancien juge controversé qui avait demandé pourquoi une plaignante n'avait pas serré les genoux pendant un procès pour agression sexuelle pourra reprendre la pratique du droit en Alberta.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met Wednesday with representatives of a gun-control group and the Texas State Rifle Association for more discussions about school safety after the shooting that killed 10 people near Houston. Abbott, a Republican who has worked to expand gun rights in the state, called for the meetings as he weighs ideas for possible legislative action or executive orders. Two dozen groups were invited to the session, which included conversations on monitoring students’ mental health. Читать дальше...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who might seek presidency in 2020, speaks and raises money nationally as he prepares for Senate race.

The new United Nations envoy for Myanmar will pay a first visit to Naypyidaw next month for talks on the Rohingya refugee crisis, UN sources said Wednesday.

California-based telecommunications giant Cisco sounded the alarm Wednesday, saying the company had identified more than 500,000 computers infected with malware to be used in a massive upcoming cyberattack. Who is behind this? Russia, of course.

The feds want to seize what they say is the sex den of upstate Nxivm cult leader Keith Raniere and a home where his sidekick, “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, housed one of his “slaves,” according to new court documents. US attorneys filed paperwork Wednesday to take control of the two properties in the town of...

Les fouilles effectuées par une entreprise américaine privée pour retrouver le vol MH370 de la Malaysia Airlines prendront fin la semaine prochaine, a annoncé mercredi le ministre des Transports de la Malaisie, alors que les familles des victimes ont exhorté le gouvernement à revoir toutes les questions liées à la disparition de cet avion il y a quatre ans.

Deux refuges temporaires et 800 lits seront ouverts à Toronto pour pallier l'afflux grandissant de migrants en provenance de Montréal et du poste frontalier de Lacolle.

The Illinois Supreme Court ordered that legal filings in the Van Dyke case should be filed in the clerk's office, as is common with other cases.

Irans geistliches und politisches Oberhaupt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hat sieben Bedingungen für den Verbleib seines Landes in dem von den USA aufgekündigten Atomabkommen gestellt. Sollten die USA dem Öl-Absatz des Iran schaden, sollten die Europäer dies ausgleichen, indem sie iranisches Öl kauften. Außerdem sollen europäische Banken Handel mit dem Iran absichern.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats can win elections and stand up to Washington Republicans by sticking to their core principals when it comes to education, health care, equality and the environment, Hillary Clinton told a friendly crowd at the New York state Democratic convention on Wednesday. The remarks from the 2016 Democratic nominee for president came as Democrats look to make big gains across the country in the fall elections. Clinton said Democrats in New York and across the nation are showing... Читать дальше...

Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, finally has a permanent security clearance. A background check of Kushner run by the FBI took more than a year to clear. Kushner had been working under an interim clearance, but it was revoked in February during procedural changes in the White House. The New York Times was the first to report on Kushner's permanent clearance. The White House had blamed the delay on administrative backlogs that normally plague new administrations. Читать дальше...