Новости за 28.03.2018

Smithsonian.com has announced the winners of its 15th Annual Photo Contest.

Tyler Perry’s Acrimony: Taraji P. Henson plays a woman who seeks revenge on her cheating husband. The China Hustle: A documentary that looks at bad things behind Wall Street, Chinese companies, the stock market and a heist. Final Portrait: Geoffrey Rush plays the Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti in this drama that also stars Armie Hammer and Clemence Poesy. Journey’s End: This... Читать дальше...

An attorney for President Donald Trump raised the idea of Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers last year as Special Counsel Robert Mueller was building a case against them in his probe into possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. John Dowd, who was Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel investigation until he resigned last week, broached the issue in discussions with attorneys for former national security adviser... Читать дальше...

Rome (AFP) – As Roma sporting director Monchi conceded that Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah had been sold on the cheap to Liverpool for 40 million euros ($49 million) before “the Neymar effect” transformed the market. “To understand this sale you have to understand two things. Firstly, it was made before the Neymar effect which revolutionised the transfer market,” Monchi said during a meeting with the foreign press in Rome on Wednesday. Brazilian striker Neymar’s world record 222 million euro move... Читать дальше...

Ontario's Liberal government presented its last budget before the June provincial election on Wednesday.

Move aside, Viagra — there’s a new treatment for erectile dysfunction, and it’s, well, shocking. The procedure, called GainsWave, zaps tens of thousands of sound waves through a man’s penis to improve blood flow and enable erections. Scary as it sounds, urologists and sexual-health proponents are getting excited about it. “People in the community who...

An anxiety-ridden dog is stranded in Germany after being twice yanked off flights back home because he was too nervous to fly. Joey, a 9-year-old beagle-Australian shepherd mix was set to fly home Wednesday to owners John and Dawn MacEnulty, who’ve waited a week and spent more than $1,800 in trying to get the skittish...

The Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival returns for its 11th year in Golden Gate Park, and this week, those who can’t wait to snag tickets — even before the lineup is announced — better get ready. A limited number of Eager Beaver tickets will be available at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, via www.sfoutsidelands.com, giving fans a chance to purchase Outside Lands’ cheapest deal for three-day passes to the festival scheduled for Aug. 10-12. This year’s earliest batch of tickets are priced at $325... Читать дальше...

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Over the last several decades, awards shows such as the American Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, and most notably, the Grammys have recognized the most talented musicians of the time. It is often assumed that all of the legendary hit-makers have taken home a statuette or two. But, there are actually quite a few iconic artists who seem to narrowly lose out year after year.

Here are 20 talented artists who, surprisingly, have never been awarded a Grammy. Читать дальше...

Belgian international Radja Nainggolan was banned from driving for a month on Wednesday and fined 1,600 euros after being found guilty of drink-driving last year, local media reported. However, the Roma star, who had fought the charge, said he plans to appeal, claiming it was his friend and former player Zinho Chergui who was at the wheel and not him when their car was stopped after a night out following a friendly international against Greece in March 2017. "The police did not see my client driving... Читать дальше...

Egyptians are voting on the final day of an election that is virtually guaranteed to hand a second four-year term to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

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• Louisiana couple Mike Kliebert and Rebecca Miller decided they wanted to include 61-year-old alligator Sally in their gender reveal party. 
• Mike, otherwise known as the "Gator King," fed a watermelon filled with blue slime to the 10-foot-long alligator as Rebecca and the rest of his family watched on the sidelines. 
• The couple runs Kliebert Gator Tours, meaning they spend a lot of time with the creatures. 
• Some people, including PETA... Читать дальше...

For most of history, men have been given a lead in everything. From being the first person to fly around the world to being the first person to walk on the moon, it seems like the first person to do many cool things has more often than not been a man. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday allowed Maryland and the District of Columbia to proceed with their lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of accepting unconstitutional gifts from foreign interests, but limited the case to the president's involvement with the Trump International Hotel in Washington. U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte's ruling dismissed other sections of the lawsuit that raised concerns about the impact of foreign gifts to the president from Trump Organization properties outside of Washington. Читать дальше...

YORK, Pa. (AP) — Two Pennsylvania firefighters who died in the line of duty have been remembered in a service that drew thousands of people. The event at the York Expo Center on Wednesday honored fallen York firefighters Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony. The men died last week when a large section of a wall at a former piano factory collapsed on them. Two other firefighters were injured. The memorial included a last-bell ceremony, and "Taps" was played. Flanscha and Anthony had been looking for... Читать дальше...

Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m.  |  Arena: Air Canada Centre |  TV: Sportsnet  |  Radio: SN 590 Game Day Quotes Mike Babcock on the challenge against a hot Panthers team fighting for their playoff lives: This team has played well. They play hard and they have good players. They didn’t get off to the start they probably wanted, but they’ve played well and […]

Brussels (AFP) – Belgian international Radja Nainggolan was banned from driving for a month on Wednesday and fined 1,600 euros after being found guilty of drink-driving last year, local media reported. However, the Roma star, who had fought the charge, said he plans to appeal, claiming it was his friend and former player Zinho Chergui who was at the wheel and not him when their car was stopped after a night out following a friendly international against Greece in March 2017. “The police did not... Читать дальше...

March 29, 2018. Lindt Cafe siege survivor Louisa Hope and NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller, at a lunch for the Louisa Hope Fund for Nurses at Parliament House in Sydney on Wednesday, speak about the bravery awards given to victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson. Ms Hope says the awards are very appropriate and "Tori, when I finally understood, Tori chose to stay. Katrina, she had an opportunity to go and she didn't because she wanted to take her friend with her”. Ms Hope also says fellow survivor... Читать дальше...

Washington (dpa) - Großbritanniens Premierministerin Theresa May hat am Mittwoch in einem Gespräch mit US-Präsident Donald Trump die Ausweisung von 60 russischen Geheimdienstleuten aus den USA begrüßt. «Die Premierministerin hat betont, dass die USA eine sehr starke Antwort gegeben hätten und dass sie die breite internationale Antwort von 26 Staaten begrüße», teilte die Downing Street in London mit. Das Weiße Haus bestätigte das Gespräch ebenfalls. Den Angaben aus Washington zufolge gaben beide Politiker als wichtiges Ziel aus... Читать дальше...

The Chinese lost control of the Tiangong-1 space station in 2016. And it’s crashing down soon.

Londres/Salisbury (Reino Unido), 28 mar (dpa) - El ex doble agente ruso Serguei Skripal y su hija Yulia entraron en contacto con el veneno que los tiene en estado crítico en la casa de éste, informó hoy la policía británica.De acuerdo con las investigaciones, la mayor concentración de veneno neurotóxico se encontró en la puerta de la vivienda de Skripal en la ciudad inglesa de Salisbury.Skripal, de 66 años, y su hija de 33 fueron hallados el 4 de marzo inconscientes en un parque de Salisbury. Desde... Читать дальше...

Airbnb and other platforms for short-term rental listings are exacerbating the housing crisis in New Orleans, says a new report from the Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative (JPNSI). The analysis in the report falls in line with similar findings in other cities — a substantial chunk of short-term rentals are controlled by operators with multiple properties, suggesting that landlords are choosing to put units on Airbnb and other sites, eschewing long-term tenants.

Thousands marched in central Paris, paying their respects to Mireille Knoll...The jewish eighty-five year-old murdered in her home last week in what''s being treated as an anti-semitic attack.At a call from Knoll''s son, people of all faiths have come together.VOXES"We''re bowled over by what happened. We''re not jewish, we''re practicing catholics. But we''re bowled over by what happened, so we''re here out of a sense of brotherhood.""This is the second time this has happened since Sarah Halimi last summer. Читать дальше...