Новости за 04.01.2018

ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop says he would be very surprised if Harry Kane is still a Tottenham player come September. The FC crew react to Tottenham's win in tough conditions at Swansea and what failing to finish top four would mean for Spurs. Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane admits he held talks with president Florentino Perez about the possibility of transfers in January. Mauricio Pochettino admitted Danny Rose is a big doubt for Tottenham's London derby with West Ham on Thursday. Читать дальше...

Syfy has given a series order to “Nightflyers,” based on “Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin’s novella of the same name, the network announced Thursday. The network picked up the series pilot in July, written by Jeff Buhler (“Jacob’s Ladder”). Universal Cable Productions will produce, and Netflix will co-produce with first-run rights outside of the United States. The story, which was adapted previously into a 1987 film of the same name, follows eight scientists and a telepath who embark on a quest to make contact with alien life. Читать дальше...

Forget the year but it was late 80's, we played Plymouth on a Tuesday night. Me and Razzle took the day off and went on the piss in town. We used to do that alot for night games. We were in the Digbeth somewhere, may have been the Spotted Dog playing pool with a couple of Plymouth fans. It was friendly but with an edge. As the beers went down they got a bit mouthy and Razzle threw the chalk at one of them. Next came a pint pot at us and we went for them. Running them out the pub they flew down the road. Читать дальше...

As previously reported, the Department of Justice has reopened the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server following the release of new evidence Huma Abedin mishandled classified information. The liberals are losing their minds, naturally. The Daily Beast reported there is a renewed effort in the Justice Department to get new details on how Hillary […]

The California insurance commissioner and a state legislator running to replace him have released competing proposals for how to solve the problem of insurance availability and affordability in fire-prone developments abutting wildland. The two plans would add regulations to the industry in an effort to help homeowners keep their residential insurance policies or find new ones at low rates. They come after a record wildfire season destroyed or damaged more than 20,000 homes and buildings across the state.

A pilot of an Indian airliner slapped his female colleague during a London-to-Mumbai flight on New Year’s Day — sending her fleeing from the cockpit in tears, according to a report. Jet Airways — whose slogan is “The Joy of Flying” — grounded the pilots after the fight, which occurred shortly after the Boeing 777...

The U.S. government says it is suspending nearly $1 billion in security assistance to Pakistan's military until Islamabad takes "decisive action" against Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network militants operating within Pakistan's borders.

Pakistan has responded harshly to a U.S. decision to suspend at least $900 million in security assistance, saying Washington's "arbitrary deadlines, unilateral pronouncements, and shifting goalposts are counterproductive" to addressing the threat of terrorism.

The U.S. government says it is suspending security assistance to the Pakistani military until it takes "decisive action" against the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network that are operating in neighboring Afghanistan.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation says he will do everything in his power to persuade the NHL to take part in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The NHL won't allow its players to participate in the Winter Games next month in South Korea. Federation president Rene' Fasel says he believes the best way to get the NHL involved in the 2022 Games is for the players' union to apply pressure on the league in the next contract negotiations. The NHL's current labor deal runs through the 2021-22 season... Читать дальше...

The Jan. 2 editorial focused on money and completely ignored the rules for getting on a ballot, which favors the ruling party.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – The Grand View University men's basketball team returned from the Holiday break to battle the Mount Mercy Mustangs on Tuesday, January 4th in both teams' 2018 opener. The Vikings, who trailed by 16 in the first half, battled back, but ultimately fell short of the Mustangs. The final score was 76-78. Grand View fell to 9-5 overall and 2-2 in the Heart, while Mount Mercy improved to 7-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play.

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City Zoo has revealed the name of their new baby gorilla! On December 13, zookeepers say first-time mother Mikella, gave birth in the Great EscApe habitat. Zoo officials announced the baby gorilla was a girl last week. Thursday, they revealed the name of the baby gorilla: Azinza (ah-zeen-za). By 2008, the population of Western lowland gorillas was reduced by 80 percent, classifying the species as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON MAIL - Ova će godina vrlo vjerojatno donijeti niz iznenađenja, posebno na Balkanu. Iako je regija zabilježila napredak u približavanju NATO i EU, a ostvarila je i neki ekonomski rast, ispod površine prijete opasnosti. Uz moguću imploziju BiH i drugu makedonsku krizu, srpsko-kosovski konflikt bi mogao zavaditi SAD i Rusiju. Zapeli su razgovori između Beograda i Prištine pod pokroviteljstvom EU, koji su počeli tijekom Bruxelleskog sporazuma u travnju 2013. godine. Osim toga, pregovori su... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average burst through the 25,000 point mark Thursday, just five weeks after its first close above 24,000. The Dow broke passed 1,000-point barriers in 2017 on its way to a 25 percent gain for the year, as an eight-year rally since the Great Recession continued to confound skeptics. Strong global economic growth and good prospects for higher company earnings have analysts predicting more gains, although the market may not stay as calm as it has been recently. Читать дальше...

Sony

• Techies are going crazy after "Meltdown" and "Spectre," two new methods for stealing data from seemingly-secure computers, were revealed by Google on Wednesday.
• One worry was that the fix for the problems could come with a major negative impact on performance. 
• Google and Amazon say they're not seeing any major slowdowns. 

On Wednesday, Google revealed that there's a big security hole in pretty much every processor, including the one in your phone... Читать дальше...

Police said the medical examiner has been called to the scene and the death is being considered "undetermined."

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, threatening to dump as much as 18 inches of snow from the Carolinas to Maine and unleashing hurricane-force winds and flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation systems. Forecasters expected the storm to be followed immediately by a blast of face-stinging cold air that could break records in more than two dozen cities and bring wind chills as low as minus 40 this weekend. Blizzard warnings and states of emergency were in wide effect... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — US senators working to tighten an international accord on Iran’s nuclear program said Thursday no new bill was imminent. 

In prison, maybe half the inmates will assure you that an unholy conspiracy among cops, prosecutors and lying witnesses is what put them there.

Les forts vents et les fortes chutes de neige des dernières heures continuent d'entraîner des pannes de courant au Nouveau-Brunswick, à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard et en Nouvelle-Écosse.

NEW YORK (AP) — A civil rights probe into the death of a mentally ill black man who accidentally set off his emergency medical alert device and was fatally shot by a white suburban New York police officer who responded has been closed without charges. Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said in a statement Thursday there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges in the shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain. The 68-year-old Chamberlain died after his November 2011 encounter with officers from the White Plains Police Department. Читать дальше...