Новости за 16.08.2018

• Aretha Franklin passed away on Wednesday at 76. 
• There have been numerous media tributes to the Queen of Soul. 
• But one from Fox News used a photo of Patti Labelle to illustrate theirs. 

Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died Wednesday at the age of 76. Tributes to the singer have been rolling in, praising Franklin for not only her voice and musical prowess, but also her activism and commitment to civil rights.

Just this month, Amazon and Microsoft forced their voice assistants to start talking to each other, and you can now use Cortana to access Alexa, and vice versa, if you’re in the U.S. The newfound friendship opens the door for much simpler organization and management, as you won’t have to jump back and forth between…

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Spring Arbor University Athletics has announced an expansion and rebranding of its broadcasting offerings with the launch of the Cougar Sports Network.

Gothamist reports that a couple wearing handcrafted “Abolish ICE” t-shirts were denied entry to the Statue of Liberty in July, a move that the National Park Service now says “never should’ve happened.” Yeah, no shit.

Facebook has reportedly stopped surfacing posts, Pages and Groups when users search for opioids like OxyContin and fentanyl, TechCrunch reports. The change comes as the Centers for Disease Control release estimates showing continued increases in opio...

Here's the scoop on Pleasanton's new BottleTaps and what to expect, besides the 30-plus rotating beers. Hellooo, pastrami sliders.

THREE years after Larry Kestelman was laughed out of the Channel 10 offices, the NBL boss has secured a landmark free-to-air deal for a resurgent Australian basketball league.

I really am not much interested in football. When I think about Ohio State football, Woody Hayes comes to mind. There were likely a few coaches in between Mr. Hayes and Urban Meyer, but I don’t know their names. The only reason I know Mr. Meyer’s name is that he earns an incredible $7.6 million-a-year.

Nine will show two live NBL games each week as part of a free-to-air broadcast deal.

Nine Entertainment will air two NBL games on weekends through secondary channel 9GO! from October.

Two goals either half see Sheffield Wednesday progress to the next round of the Carabao Cup and in the process knocking League One rivals Sunderland out of the competition.

NABEUL, Tunis — Bin bags at the ready, “long-distance activist” Mohamed Oussama Houij moves methodically along a beach in Tunisia’s Mediterranean town of Nabeul, scooping up all kinds of trash as he goes along.

The Lakers, Nuggets, Hornets, Magic and Hawks are among the teams that have announced new unis

Basketball isn’t the only sport Stephen Curry has a passion for. When he’s not knocking down 3-point shot after 3-point... Read More »

The US-Turkish economic war has led to unforgiving retaliations from both ends. The US has already increased its sanctions against Turkey. Trump is willing to ramp up sanctions further if Turkish

Questions about Maxime Bernier's recent behaviour on social media pose a stark choice for his party: punish him and risk the wrath of his supporters, or leave him alone and risk the distraction he creates as the election approaches.

An inspector general determined last week the commission misattributed a commenting system outage during the net neutrality debate to a deliberate digital attack.

On Thursday, some 350 newspapers published editorials taking issue with President Trump’s description of the media as ‘the enemy of the American people.’

Federal regulators are pressing Tesla Inc.’s directors for details on how much information Chief Executive Elon Musk shared with them before he tweeted last week about a potential deal to take the company private, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Hey everyone, I am looking for intel from those that know. My son and I are planning a post-Labor Day camping and fly fishing road trip to Idaho....

Same-store sales grew at 4 percent, the best performance for Nordstrom since 2015.