Новости за 15.02.2018

NEW YORK (AP) — The flu vaccine is doing a poor job protecting older Americans and others against the bug that's causing most illnesses. Preliminary figures released Thursday suggest the vaccine is 36 percent effective overall in preventing flu illness severe enough to send a patient to the doctor's office. There's only been one other time in the last decade when the flu vaccine did a worse job. Most illnesses this winter have been caused by a nasty kind of flu called Type A H3N2. The vaccine was only 25 percent effective against that type. Читать дальше...

Four City Council members asked Gov. Cuomo on Thursday to declare a state of emergency so repairs can be expedited at the New York City Housing Authority. Councilman Robert Cornegy (D-Brooklyn) said he also wants the state to provide limited oversight of the authority, which has come under fire for near-constant heating outages and other...

So if you haven't noticed, the entire cryptocurrency mining thing has become a bit of an absurd stage play over the last few months. From gamers being unable to buy graphics cards thanks to miners hoping to cash in on soaring valuations, to hackers using malware to covertly infect websites with cryptocurrency miners that use visitors' CPU cycles without their knowledge or consent. As an additional layer of intrigue, some websites have also begun using such miners as an alternative to traditional advertising... Читать дальше...

James Harden worked through a subpar shooting performance to help the Houston Rockets carry a 10-game winning streak into the All-Star break following a 100-91 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Harden totaled a game-high 28 points on 7-of-19 shooting and added nine rebounds and nine assists as Houston sealed its second double-digit winning streak this season. The Rockets won 14 consecutive games bridging the months of November and December. Chris Paul scored 17 of his 19 points... Читать дальше...

The reliever heads to Texas after spending the first part of his major-league career with St. Louis.

EDMOND, Okla. – Employees at an Edmond middle school were busy cleaning up a mess left behind by vandals. Authorities with the Edmond Public School District told News 4 that vandals broke into Sequoyah Middle School overnight and set off fire extinguishers in the main office, library and a couple of hallways. Early Thursday morning, custodial crews, maintenance personnel and a restoration company were all called to the school to help clean up the mess. Officials say the classrooms were […]

Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann has called violent crime during Rio de Janeiro's carnival "unacceptable" and promised more security. "It is clear to us that the situation in Rio during the carnival was unfortunate," Jungmann said in comments after meeting President Michel Temer late Wednesday. Jungmann was referring to a rash of robberies and assaults during the biggest event of the year in Rio, which saw massive street parties before culminating earlier this week with the samba parades. Читать дальше...

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Fangoria Magazine is returning from its digital grave and back into print. Thanks to new investment, a new editor-in-chief, and a new publisher, the world’s highest-profile horror movie magazine will return as a collectible quarterly, with the first issue set to be released ahead of Halloween. Cinestate, the Texas-based entertainment multimedia company behind “Bone Tomahawk” and “Brawl in Cell Block 99,” completed the deal to acquire all of the assets and trademarks of the Fangoria brand, including the magazine, from the Brooklyn Company. Читать дальше...

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday set a September 5 trial date for Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo" who is jailed in the United States on drug trafficking and conspiracy charges.

With his contract situation settled, could a trade be on the horizon?

Jake Odorizzi has won his case against the Tampa Bay Rays in an arbitration hearing for the second year in a row according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. The arbitration panel decided in his favor and awarded him a salary of $6.3M for the 2018 season, as opposed to the $6.05M originally offered by the Rays.

The defeat makes the Rays 0-2 this year in their arbitration cases as they had already lost to Adeiny Hechavarria earlier this month. Читать дальше...

The head of the Queens Museum and a top deputy have been ousted after a bone-headed move last year to try prevent Israel from celebrating its 70th anniversary at the facility. The board of trustees was shocked to learn that its top manager turned out to be a fierce opponent of Israel, according to a...

AFC Wimbledon Bristol Rovers 3:00 PM UTC Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » GameCast Lineups and Stats AFC Wimbledon remain without the injured Will Nightingale and Kwesi Appiah for the visit of Bristol Rovers.Nightingale is struggling with a knee problem... Читать дальше...

Technology continues to change how we communicate and how we work. It's also changing how we learn. One South Dakota university is facing the challenge head-on with a new digital initiative and partnership with Apple. Most of the student’s filing into the Sherman Center at Dakota Wesleyan didn’t know much about their school’s new initiative. They only had a name: Digital DWU. But curiosity turned to excitement when junior Aaron Ahmadu took the stage and performed a rap about changing times. "Going digital, living spiritual. Читать дальше...

Gold prices on Thursday ended slightly lower, retreating from the highest finish in nearly three weeks, despite a weakening dollar as stock benchmarks looked set to rise for a fifth straight session, pointing to an increase in appetite for asset perceived as risky. April gold closed down $2.70, or 0.2%, at $1,355.30 an ounce. The dollar extended its stretch of weakness, with the U.S. ICE Dollar Index off 0.4% and set for a 1.9% weekly slump, at 88.74. A weaker dollar should provide a lift to assets pegged to greenback... Читать дальше...

Four Ukrainian marines were shot dead by their fellow servicemen on the Kiev-held territory in Donbass. It was alleged that before the murder the naval infantry troops were drinking alcohol. The press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) which has been waged by Kiev since 2014 reported the incident.

Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta were promoted to co-presidents of scripted programming at NBC on Thursday, stepping in for Jennifer Salke after her jump over to Amazon. Katz and Pakosta, who previously served as executive vice presidents of drama and comedy, respectively, will now oversee all of NBC’s scripted series and will report directly to NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt. “Lisa and Tracey have impeccable taste, strong leadership and a deep understanding of the NBC brand,” Greenblatt said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on immigration legislation in Congress (all times local): ____ 1:24 p.m. A bipartisan group of senators pitching an immigration bill is pushing back against criticism from the Trump administration. The senators are backing the spending of $25 billion on border security improvements and a pathway to citizenship for about 1.8 million immigrants brought into the country as children. The senators say their proposal is focused on a narrow set of problems and is not designed to serve as comprehensive immigration reform. Читать дальше...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday he will attend a summit of Western Hemisphere nations in April despite the host Peru saying he is unwelcome.

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• Sven Kramer finished sixth in the 10,000m speed skating final, a shocking result.
• Kramer is considered the best speed skater in the world, but the 10,000 km has eluded him in the Olympics, where he has a silver and disqualification to his name.
• Kramer was sluggish throughout the race, with the announcers saying he didn't seem to have a "fight" in him.

Sven Kramer shocked the Olympic world with a surprisingly sluggish run... Читать дальше...

The collapse of 13-month-long talks overnight Wednesday to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland might force the British government to seek emergency powers and rule the province directly from London for the first time since 2007, acknowledge British officials. The move, which Protestant politicians in Northern Ireland are urging, would risk clouding relations between Britain and Ireland and complicate already fraught Brexit negotiations between London and Dublin. Direct rule also would upend the 1998 Good Friday Agreement... Читать дальше...

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Nikolas Cruz trained at least once with a paramilitary white supremacist group in Florida known as the Republic of Florida, according to a Daily Beast report.

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Not what you think. 

China’s Second Artillery Corps (recently renamed) — responsible for the maintenance and deployment of nuclear weapons — also received considerable attention. The Second Artillery began adopting new precision-strike weapons for attacks beyond China’s borders. In the event of a rapidly deteriorating crisis, the Second Artillery would have to speed toward the problem. This is where high-speed rail comes in.

On most days... Читать дальше...

Trainz: A New Era is the newest version of the popular Trainz series, and takes the train simulation genre to brand new heights! Historic and modern routes, and famous locomotives come to life with an incredible graphics engine. Build your own railway masterpieces, and enjoy hundreds of hours of single and multiplayer gameplay. Plus, with this Platinum Edition bundle, you'll get 16 additional routes, three bonus trainsets, and a host of other new content. It's on sale for only $20 for a limited time. Читать дальше...