Новости за 17.04.2018

Hold on to your lattes: Starbucks is going to close some 8,000 stores across the United States on May 29 in order to "conduct racial-bias education geared toward preventing discrimination in our stores," the company announced Tuesday. Approximately 175,000 Starbucks employees will receive the training, and it will be incorporated into the training for new hires as well.

The MTV Video Music Awards, the televised gala known for headline-grabbing performances and celebrity antics, will return to New York on August 20.

MANCHESTER - Jose Mourinho has warned that Manchester United still face a battle to secure a top-four place in the Premier League despite their ambition to finish second.

DURBAN – Former academics, administrative staff, community members and others, working under the umbrella of Save UNIZULU, said on Tuesday that the University of Zululand was a “captured” institution.

There’s a lot of hype around Saquon Barkley, but advanced stats tell us that Derrius Guice might be the safest pick at the position.

A Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, due to an apparent engine failure, with on passenger nearly being sucked out of the plane, according to a report. Television footage from CBS News of the craft which was en route to Dallas from New York, showed damage to the plane's left engine. Fox News reported that a passenger was "partially sucked" out of the plane after the engine exploded in midair, comprising one of the passenger windows as shrapnel from the blast cracked the glass. Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Seoul's efforts to try to negotiate with Pyongyang to end the Korean War.  "They do have my blessing to end the war," Trump told reporters as he sat next to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the start of their meeting. "People don't realize the Korean War has not ended. It's going on right now. And they are discussing an end to the war." Active combat in the war ended in 1953 with an armistice signed by the United States (which commanded U.N. forces)... Читать дальше...

“A lot of key issues are on the line” during the two days of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo, according to Larry Kudlow, assistant to the U.S. president for economic policy. The discussions Tuesday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort off Florida's Atlantic coast are expected to focus on North Korea. They turn to trade issues Wednesday. Trump and Abe – both currently buffeted by domestic scandals -- are no strangers. The Japanese prime minister is the foreign... Читать дальше...

Tottenham will attempt to strengthen in three positions this summer, according to the London Evening Standard. Mauricio Pochettino will apparently aim to recruit a centre-back, a left-back and another attacker during the transfer window. Spurs are faced with the possibility of losing Toby Alderweireld at the end of the season if a new contract isn’t agreed. As a result, a new centre-back is likely to be on Pochettino’s shortlist. Ajax teenager Matthijs De Ligt has been linked... Читать дальше...

British Prime Minister Theresa May has rejected opposition calls for a law making Parliament's approval necessary before committing U.K. forces to military action.

Get ready: The Valentine Theatre’s annual fund-raising gala goes Motown on Saturday night with “The Temptations Revue,” featuring  Barrington “Bo” Henderson, the Temptations’ lead singer from 1998 to 2003.

It’s a case of new dogs and old tricks. New Jersey lawmakers are reconsidering a stalled 2014 bill requiring licenses for pet groomers, following the recent deaths of three dogs. State Sen. Kip Bateman is introducing “Bijou’s Law” to mandate training and licensure statewide. “It is sadly far too common for us to read of...

In a live television interview on 'The View,' porn star Stormy Daniels and her lawyer responded to President Trump's statements about the alleged tryst and offered a $100,000 reward to identify a man Daniels says threatened her.

Slovakia's controversial police chief announced his resignation Tuesday, as the murder of an investigative journalist -- which already toppled the government last month -- continues to make political waves in the small EU country.

Britain's Court of Appeal has ruled against the parents of a terminally ill toddler who are seeking permission to take him to Italy for medical treatment.

Building on Obama-era policy, Trump administration sees medication-based treatment as key to lowering overdose deaths from opioids.

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• More than 30 major tech companies are pledging not to help build cyberweapons for governments.
• Microsft and Facebook are among the firms who have signed on to the agreement, which was announced on Tuesday.
• Amazon, Apple, Google parent company Alphabet, and Twitter have not signed the pledge.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies on Tuesday announced a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks. Читать дальше...

The La Liga leaders will go with a reserve-heavy squad with one eye on the Copa del Rey final at the weekend

Richmond race fans are invited to the Kroger store located at 9351 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116 on Thursday, April 19 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. The free event will include an appearance from AJ Allmendinger, who currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for JTG Daugherty Racing, along with autograph signing, photo opportunities with fans and a shopping competition for the Mechanicsville Christian Center Food Pantry, an agency partner of FeedMore.

Amy Schumer says that the accusations of body shaming against her new movie have been “disappointing.”

Pressed on endorsing Emanuel for re-election, Garcia said: “I don’t see such a scenario right now. ... It’s too early to say what I will do."

Fresh off his Oscar win for “Get Out,” Jordan Peele returned to his “Key & Peele” roots by using his Barack Obama impersonation to send an important reminder about fake news.

Move over, cleavage — the underboob is busting out. Breasts have been the rage of the fashion world lately, especially on Instagram (see: “no bra club”). But the underboob in particular is having a moment — and the leggy likes of Emily Ratajkowski and Kendall Jenner are unsurprisingly obsessed. Paris Jackson rocked the risqué, bottom-of-breast-baring...

Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only Yeezy model in the Kardashian family.