Новости за 08.02.2018

The House of Representatives on Thursday, February 8, condemned the alleged manipulation of Nigeria’s legal system by the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and the acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission.

The House of Representatives on Thursday, February 8, condemned the alleged manipulation of Nigeria’s legal system by the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and the acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission.

The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a 2018 first-round pick from the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.

The fights are set for April 7th and May 19th, respectively

Two of this upcoming spring’s biggest fights now have venues, albeit with different degrees of finality. The April 7th super welterweight unifier between Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd is “likely headed to StubHub Center,” while May 19th’s light heavyweight battle between Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack is officially booked for the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Neither event currently has an official undercard bout.

Neither Lara (25-2-2... Читать дальше...

The post Biden Dodges Question on Whether Clinton Would Have Won if She Was a ‘Better Candidate’ appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.

Bruntsfield Links, the fourth oldest golf club in the world, looks as though it will be the next one in Scotland to end its men-only membership policy and the equally historic 
Glasgow Golf Club might not be too far behind.

Zäh und lang war der Weg zum schwarz-roten Koalitionsvertrag. Kaum ist die Tinte trocken, kommt bereits Kritik an den Vereinbarungen auf. Nicht nur die SPD hadert mit den GroKo-Plänen.Berlin (dpa) - Nach der schwierigen Einigung von Union und SPD auf einen neuen Koalitionsvertrag wächst in ihren Reihen Unmut über zentrale Vereinbarungen. Vom Wirtschaftsflügel der Union kam heftige Kritik an der Vergabe des Finanzministeriums an die SPD. Die Jusos bekräftigten ihre generellen Vorbehalte und setzen... Читать дальше...

Spoiling your Valentine at work

If you, like many, cannot wait until your Valentine comes home to show them some love. All the more reason to spoil them at work! There are a number of ways of doing this. You can choose one or you can combine a few of them to make your Valentine feel super special!

This will require a bit of planning and you might need to work together with at least one of your Valentine's co-workers. You will need to make a plan to gain access... Читать дальше...

From Sam Miller at ESPN.com on February 8, 2018:

Nobody will hit .400 in the majors this year.

That's true of most of baseball's outlandish achievements. Most likely, no starting pitcher will have a perfect record, no reliever will throw a scoreless season, and no batter will win the Triple Crown or hit 73 (or even 61) home runs. But they might. They might. I'm becoming increasingly convinced that .400 has become an unbreakable threshold, that it will never happen again, that even the .400 chase is extinct... Читать дальше...

The streaming service posted a significant loss in 2017 after its parent companies Disney, 21st Century Fox, Comcast, and Time Warner invested $1 billion, according to a filing by Comcast. Hulu’s $920 million plummet starkly stands out against its loss of just $531 million in 2016. But the bleeding won’t stop there. According to estimates …

London (AFP) – West Brom forward Jay Rodriguez said he would fight to clear his name after being charged by the Football Association on Thursday over an incident involving Brighton’s Gaetan Bong during which he was accused of using racist language. The FA said Rodriguez has been charged with using “abusive and/or insulting words which included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race”. “Absolutely gutted and in disbelief at the situation I find myself in,” Rodriguez posted on his Twitter feed. Читать дальше...

On trade deadline day, the Cleveland Cavaliers have become a totally different team, but they still have LeBron James.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The St. Andrews University Men's & Women's Indoor Track and Field teams competed in their second invitational of the season on Sunday finishing with some good results at Christopher Newport University's Vince Brown Invitational in Virginia.

A strong mind and strong will is not able to be swayed. And a strong character is not disturbed or deterred by the false projections that are created or entertained by those that feed off of illusion and delusion-LaToya Lawrence

“Concert for George,” a documentary about the 2002 tribute concert to George Harrison, will get a theatrical run.

Up until now, that “check for update” button on Pixel and Nexus phones hasn’t really worked. Even if a new version of Android was technically available, users wouldn’t be given the option to update until it was seeded to their phone. Although the button was supposed to start working with Oreo, “API incompatibility” between Android’s System Update code and the manual user update code prevented it from actually doing anything. Not anymore, though. With a coming update to Google Play Services — 12.2.09... Читать дальше...

The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced today former middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik will make his first visit to Canastota to participate in 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend festivities set for June 7-10th.

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• "Will & Grace" executive producer Gary Janetti is turning Prince George's priceless expressions into hilarious memes.
• The split screen pictures show the royal taking down his family members and other celebrities with snarky captions. 
• Jannetti's followers, including some big-name celebrities, can't get enough of this savage Prince George. 

Will & Grace Executive Producer Gary Janetti, 51, has a wicked sense of humor and he’s... Читать дальше...

The most memorable stories of all will emerge organically from the Games. And those are the stories that often inspire full-length movies.

Jimmy Garoppolo's payout is set to exceed the high set by Lions QB Matthew Stafford last offseason.

Police are looking to the public for help identifying a serial car burglary suspect who’s been operating out of neighborhoods on the southwest side of Oklahoma City.

Let’s watch and discuss the events of the wildest day of the NBA regular season calendar: trade deadline day!

With Olympic Stadium near mountain events, U.S. biathletes hope to finally experience an opening ceremony.

This week's Wooden Watch sees a shakeup in the top five with Xavier's Trevon Bluiett and Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop move up after big performances.