Новости за 11.02.2018

WASHINGTON — A brief US government shutdown ended on Friday after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a wide-ranging deal that is expected to push budget deficits into the $1 trillion-a-year zone.

DOUMA, Syria — Syrian regime air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta eased on Saturday after five days of heavy bombardment that killed more than 240 civilians, a monitoring group said.

Day 89

Noon Position: 49 22S 28 14E

Course/Speed: E5

Wind: N20-25

Sail: Staysail and main

Bar: 987

Sea: NW10

Sky: Drizzle and Fog

Cabin Temp: 51

Water Temp: 40

Miles last 24-hours: 109

Longitude Miles Made Good: 83

Miles since departure: 11,945

South, south the wind keeps pushing us until we bottom out at 49 23S at 10amf. The fog is inescapable, and even the birds have given up and gone elsewhere. Not a soul down here but us. Читать дальше...

One of the interesting aspects of VDS is to follow the money -- where are you carefully rationing those 150 points, to which teams, which countries, which level of cycling (WT, ProConti, Conti)?

Good luck keeping up with the Selters. While “belfie” queen Jen is known for her rock hard abs and bodacious behind, it turns out she got it from her mama — and her grandma. Mom Jill Weinstein, 50, grandma Lois Jacobs, 72, and 24-year-old Selter all live in Manhattan and work out together on Wednesdays....

DUBAI — Saudi women need not wear the abaya — the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith — a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom’s efforts towards modernisation.

Postcards and pottery helped mark the 1904 dedication of the Carnegie library building

Today Poland defeated Scotland by 0-3 and opened the Friendly Match Week U17-Costa del Sol 2018 today in Dama de Noche –Football Pitches-. In addition other five matches were played, the most intreseting were the overwhelming victories of FC Krasnodar and FC Dynamo Kyiv over Hebei China Fortune and Videoton FC respectively. Source: Football Impact […]

Wales coach Warren Gatland was left bemoaning a "terrible" replay ruling following a 12-6 defeat by England in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.

Marcel Kittel returns home from the Dubai Tour without a stage victory, and knows that his new Katusha-Alpecin lead-out train still has work to do if it wants to compete against Quick-Step Floors and Dimension Data in the high-speed sprint finishes.

I’m sure everyone noticed the altercation between Erik Lamela and Jack Wilshere at the final whistle of the North London Derby. But what exactly caused the clash?  According to some eagle eyed social media users, the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder allegedly said “F*ck you, p*ssy.” to the injury prone England international. @ErikLamela spitting pure???? at Jack Wilshere “Fuck you… pussy” #COYS #THFC pic.twitter.com/LJhIjAitw7 — Matt Elrick (@Melric24) February 10, 2018... Читать дальше...

The rivals(?) each won on the other’s home court this season.

North Carolina wrapped up its most impressive week of the season thus far with a 96-89 triumph over NC State Saturday afternoon in Raleigh.

Luke Maye scored 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for the 21st-ranked Tar Heels, who were coming off an emotional 82-78 triumph over No. 9 Duke on Thursday night. Torin Dorn scored 21 in a losing effort for the Wolfpack.

There’s no debate that this is “rivalry week” on Tobacco Road. Читать дальше...

Despite being a useless sailor, I have always dreamed of lolling about on the sundeck of a cruise ship, dolphins arcing gracefully in the cornflower blue waters of the Atlantic beneath my browning limbs as I speed my way to some exotic destination. Then there’s dinner at the Captain’s table, strolls up and down the deck watching the sun set over the horizon…obviously it’s hard not to imagine this in some sort of sepia-tinted image of Titanic-esque Edwardian glamour, and it was this era of ocean... Читать дальше...

Wall Street's main stock indexes climbed more than 1 per cent on Friday, giving investors some solace after a week of huge swings that shook the market out of months of calm.

JERUSALEM — In its most serious engagement in neighboring Syria since fighting there began in 2011, Israel shot down an infiltrating Iranian drone Saturday and struck Iranian targets deep in Syria before one of its own jets was downed. The sudden escalation offers what could be a harbinger of what lies ahead as the Syrian fighting winds down and an emboldened Iran establishes a military presence that Israel vows it will never accept. Israel recently has issued several... Читать дальше...

JT “walked through the secret entrance through The James hotel, and as soon as he arrived he just started dancing,” said a witness.

The CIA on Saturday categorically denied reports that it was fleeced by a mystery Russian who promised compromising information on US President Donald Trump. The secretive agency rarely issues any kind of comment, but came out to deny the report in The New York Times and a similar one in The Intercept, an online journal focusing on national security issues. "The fictional story that CIA was bilked out of $100,000 is patently false," the Central Intelligence Agency said in a statement sent to AFP. Читать дальше...

Yu Darvish signs with the cubs, clearing the way for the rest of the FA market to unclog and sign elsewhere.

There are a thousand reasons why this will never happen, of course. We could list them all here but: a) it’s depressing, and b) the list would probably run over into Mushnick’s page and he charges exorbitant rent. So we can focus on the one reason why it should happen. The one reason why LeBron...

There are a thousand reasons why this will never happen, of course. We could list them all here but: a) it’s depressing, and b) the list would probably run over into Mushnick’s page and he charges exorbitant rent. So we can focus on the one reason why it should happen. The one reason why LeBron...

There are a thousand reasons why this will never happen, of course. We could list them all here but: a) it’s depressing, and b) the list would probably run over into Mushnick’s page and he charges exorbitant rent. So we can focus on the one reason why it should happen. The one reason why LeBron...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. was remembered Saturday inside a basketball arena bearing his name as a generous and kind man devoted to his faith, family and community. The elder Huntsman was the founder and longtime executive chairman of Huntsman Corp., an $11 billion company that refines raw materials that go into thousands of products. He and his family have given away more than $1.4 billion, including donations to a Salt Lake City cancer institute named for him. Читать дальше...