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Neymar's close control in the Strasbourg penalty area puts PSG back in front at the Parc des Princes. PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, rivals on the pitch, are united off it this weekend as the pair lead French football's recognition of the Chinese New Year. Ahead of their clash at Parc des Princes with Strasbourg on Saturday, the Ligue 1 leaders used the LED display to wish their 1.3 million Chinese fans enjoyable celebrations and then put on a choreographed dance display at the Boulogne end of the stadium. Читать дальше...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The blistering pace on the ice and the atmosphere in the arena was reminiscent of the epic showdown between the United States and Russia in Sochi four years ago. That's where the similarities end. When the teams met again at the Olympics on Saturday night without NHL players, Ilya Kovalchuk and the Russians put on a clinic — outplaying, outhitting and outclassing the U.S. in a 4-0 shutout. The U.S. must now play in the qualification round Tuesday, while Russians finished... Читать дальше...

Michael Hayböck hat bei seinen zweiten Olympischen Spielen eine bittere Erfahrung erlebt. Nach dem Rückfall vom zweiten Halbzeitrang auf den sechsten Platz war der Oberösterreicher enttäuscht, versuchte aber nach dem besten Sprung der Saison auch das Positive hervorzuheben. "Genau bei Olympischen Spielen in Form zu kommen und das zu erreichen, ist nicht selbstverständlich."

Nikolas Cruz's public defender says there's no doubt he killed 17 people: "The only question is, does he live or does he die?"

For the first time since 1992, the Russians really could win the gold.

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• NBCUniversal is using the Olympics to tout its custom Total Audience Delivery metric as an alternative to the classic Nielsen ratings.
• The media company wants to stop advertisers and media journalists from focusing on Nielsen ratings at a time when people are watching less live TV.
• It won't be easy to shift the industry's fixation on this type of data. But most in the TV business recognize that traditional measurement systems are inadequate for fragmented digital viewing. Читать дальше...

Today, the party's National Working Committee lead by the national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, visited the home of former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), in Minna, Niger state.

It was the first day of Manny Machado's last spring-training camp wearing an Orioles’ uniform.

Washington Post

• Washington Post ad tech guru Jarrod Dicker has been named CEO of a blockchain tech company built for the media and ad industries.
• The venture, Po.et, promises to help journalists and creators keep track of their content across the web and to protect their revenue rights. 
• Dicker sees the technology eventually being used to create a marketplace via which brands can connect directly with creators.

Blockchain technology is often described... Читать дальше...

Robert Lewandowski succeeded where Arjen Robben failed and scored from the spot to help Bayern Munich sink Wolfsburg.

Der Abstiegskampf steht bei den Spielen am Samstagnachmittag im Fokus. Der HSV bleibt wieder ohne Punkte, Freiburg feiert einen wichtigen Sieg, und in Köln sorgt der Videoassistent kurz vor Schluss für Aufregung. In seinem Jubiläumsspiel verpasst Martin Schmidt mit Wolfsburg eine Überraschung knapp.Berlin (dpa) - Der Hamburger SV hat einen weiteren Rückschlag im Kampf um den Klassenverbleib in der Fußball-Bundesliga hinnehmen müssen. Die Norddeutschen unterlagen Bayer Leverkusen, das auf den zweiten Rang vorrückte... Читать дальше...

As America veers toward a Constitutional crisis, Fox News host Laura Ingraham is placing the blame not on Donald Trump but on ... LeBron James?

Between long counts and hard-hit fly balls, the Indians catcher is close to being a great hitter.

U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said on Saturday that, despite denials, public reports showed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons, and added that it was time for the international community to hold the Syrian government to account. “Public accounts and photos clearly show that Assad’s chemical weapons use is continuing,” McMaster […]

The Russian men's hockey team soundly defeated their US opponents at the Winter Olympics, allowing them to move on to the quarterfinals.

There is a big to-do about American millennials. What do we want to buy? What do we stand for? How do we see the world? But China has around 400 million millennials, five times more than the 80 million we have in the States born between 1982 and 1998 (now ages 20-36). There are more...

The technology of a distributed ledger, now universally referred to as “blockchain” might one day cease to exist, or more likely, transform into something even more promising.

The Bulls have two major obstacles in front of them to likely keep them from the bottom four: One, their schedule, and two, they have too much talent.

Dear subs. Or followers. Or whatevers, (I think I shall settle with the latter. Subs sounds way to mundane and I don’t need ‘followers’. I am not Jesus Christ. ) This is why I never use the abomination that is ‘Twitter’; never quite got my head round that one. So ‘Whatevers’ it shall be. No offense intended although it seems that everything you say will offend someone, somewhere on the planet and they will not hesitate to let you know about it. Another strike against Twitter. Call me a Special... Читать дальше...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ten years ago, Atlantic City's Tropicana casino was on the verge of death, having been stripped of its casino license after its then-owners laid off vast swaths of the workforce, leading to filthy rooms, insect infestations, hourlong waits for slot machine payouts and food and drink orders that often never arrived. Now, after years of reinvesting in and renovating the casino floor, hotel rooms and eateries, the Tropicana has become the No. 2 casino in the city in terms of gambling revenue ... Читать дальше...

President Michel Temer on Saturday arrived in Rio de Janeiro to begin implementing his decree giving the military full control over security in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro.

Unwitting Wildwood

Size (h w d): 36 x 36 x 1.5 in

Medium: Oil On Canvas

Description: People who research such things, I believe they are called dendrologist, tell us that trees communicate with each other. Interestingly enough if a tree in the forest becomes sickly other trees will feed it nutrients through its root structure. In fact they’ll even share water. This painting, although visually complicated, could never compete with the billions of miracles that profoundly occur in nature. Читать дальше...