Новости за 10.04.2018

Saudi Arabia has plans to dig a canal the length of its border with Gulf rival Qatar, to turn the peninsula into an island and further isolate it, Saudi media have said.

Victims’ relatives are planning to step up pressure on US intelligence agencies to turn over records about the September 11 attacks as their lawsuit against the Saudi government gathers pace.

It was six months ago to this day that I declared it: The Chromebook is effectively the new Android tablet.

Facebook has had lots of scandals. See if you can guess when its CEO actually apologized.

Facebook has had lots of scandals. See if you can guess when its CEO actually apologized.

(CNN) — A small plane crashed at a central Arizona golf course shortly after takeoff from a nearby airport Monday night, leaving six people dead, officials said. The plane departed Scottsdale Airport and crashed soon afterward at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course, just north of the airport, the Scottsdale Police Department said. None of the six people aboard the Piper PA-24 survived, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Their names were not immediately released. Officers responded to calls... Читать дальше...

Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could be watching television and sunbathing but so far prefers staying in his prison cell with a book, local media reports said Tuesday.

"The children feel lonely because their father is gone," says Hassiba, who is raising her seven children alone in a desert camp outside of Mosul. "Other children beat them, saying, 'Your father was a terrorist.'" Her husband was an accused Islamic State fighter. He is either in jail or dead, but she doesn't know which. Abdul Kareem, her 12-year-old son, now provides the family's only income by transporting random items in his cart. On his best days, he makes about $2. Abdul Kareem is among tens... Читать дальше...

Apple is developing a drama series from David S. Goyer titled “Foundation,” based on writer and professor Isaac Asimov’s book series, the company announced Tuesday. The show will be written and executive produced by Goyer and Josh Friedman, each of whom will serve as the series’ showrunners. Skydance Television is producing “Foundation” with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross also serving as executive producers. Based on Asimov’s novel series of the same name, “Foundation” is set far in... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — If Pablo Picasso had a blue period and the Beatles went through a psychedelic phase, then Chiwetel Ejiofor is currently going through his religious period. The Oscar-nominated star of "12 Years a Slave" has gone from playing Peter the apostle in the upcoming biblical drama "Mary Magdalene" to playing a contemporary Pentecostal pastor in the midst of a religious crisis in the Netflix drama "Come Sunday." Could this be pure coincidence? "Who knows? Perhaps," the British actor says, laughing. Читать дальше...

Former “Silicon Valley” actor T.J. Miller was arrested on Monday night by federal officials, accused of making a false bomb threat from a train last month, according to a report received by TheWrap from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Miller was arrested at LaGuardia Airport in New York City and was charged with intentionally conveying false information to law enforcement, which has a maximum sentence of five years jail time. He was released on $100,000 bail. According to the Department of Justice... Читать дальше...

Break out the popcorn, because the summer of 2018 brings the return of the Avengers ("Infinty War"), Deadpool, the Incredibles and an island full of dinos.

The hotly-awaited stock market debut of Saudi energy giant Aramco will be launched in 2018 if market conditions permit, otherwise in 2019, the kingdom's finance minister told AFP on Tuesday.

Microsoft has published preliminary documentation that enterprise IT can use to customize reports generated by the free Windows Analytics service.

The largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is actually a scam tied to a white man in Australia that funneled money to Australian bank accounts, according to a report published Monday.

The feds want to keep jurors from hearing about Sean Penn’s Rolling Stone interview with El Chapo that officials said was critical to the notorious drug kingpin’s capture in 2016, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Prosecutors in Brooklyn federal court have asked a judge to preclude any references to the “misleading” article from El...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials have discovered that a public school funding bill passed by lawmakers contains an error lowering the size of its spending increase by at least $80 million. Spokesman Kendall Marr said Tuesday that Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer still plans to sign the measure and work with legislators on fixing the problem. The State Department of Education posted a notice about the flaw in the legislation on its website Monday. Legislators meant to phase in a $534 million increase... Читать дальше...

The largest exchange-traded fund to track the energy sector soared on Tuesday, climbing in what was on track to be its biggest one-day gain in more than a year. The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF spiked 3.5%, set for its best session since Nov. 30, 2016. The rally in the sector was broad, with every one of its components in solidly higher territory. Leading the move higher was Exxon Mobil Corp. , which climbed 3.5% in its best session since September 2016. Chevron Corp. was up 2.9%. The rally... Читать дальше...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday surged nearly 500 points, or about 2 percent, after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to offer an olive branch to ease trade tensions with the U.S., The Associated Press reports.

Translated by Ollie Richardson 18:16:39 10/04/2018 life.ru As the local police noted, the inhabitants themselves asked the parliamentarian to “pacify” his employee, because he was too drunk. The deputy of a village council in the part of Donbass that is under Kiev’s control beat up a local resident, and then tied him up and chained […]

EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — A 70-year-old man is charged with robbing three banks in northern Michigan while distracting police with phony reports of crimes, including a school shooting. The robberies occurred in 2015 and 2016 in Empire and Lake Ann, small towns west of Traverse City. The case was unsealed last week in federal court. The FBI says it seized key evidence from William Minore, especially a World War II-era grenade. A similar grenade was displayed during a robbery at Honor State Bank in Lake Ann. Читать дальше...

Approximately 55 percent of all homes investigated by crews working for the city tested positive for the smelly sound-insulation windows.

La Liga giants, Barcelona, are reportedly ready to offer £87m for RB Leipzig star Dayot Upamecano. Telefoot claims the RB Leipzig star is also linked with Manchester United, could find himself at the Nou Camp this summer after.

L'un des militaires les plus hauts gradés au pays a comparu brièvement en cour, mardi, pour avoir prétendument enfreint la loi en révélant des informations confidentielles au chantier maritime Davie, à Lévis.

Amitai Etzioni

Security, Americas

Must the nation find new ways to limit the personal information corporations can amass, and above all, what they can share with the government?

Zuckerberg should be asked by members of Congress and the media, whether Facebook, like several other corporations, provides the FBI, CIA, IRS and ICE with access to personal information about scores of millions of Americans—without a warrant. This is what Acxiom and ChoicePoint (now LexisNexis Risk Solutions) have been doing. Читать дальше...