Новости за 20.04.2018

• Benazir’s assassination

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that the PPP did not choose to be dynastic rather it was brought upon the party.

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday made a fresh bid to woo the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s maverick leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and invited him to join his party so that they could work together to build a ‘new Pakistan.’

Increased educational attainment certainly has its perks in the workplace. In the U.S., advanced-degree holders tend to command higher salaries and enjoy lower unemployment rates than those with less education, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2017, for example, full-time employees with an advanced degree (master’s, professional, or doctoral) earned 25% more than those with only a bachelor’s degree, and 106% more than those with just a high school diploma. Similarly... Читать дальше...

It’s not the typical Rick Hahn three-way deal, but cash considerations are on the move

The Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs finished second and third, respectively, in the Atlantic Division this season and will meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

New York Some of the world's wealthiest people have apartments in the half-dozen new skyscrapers built along a stretch of Manhattan's 57th Street known as "Billionaires Row." And soon they may have an unwanted new neighbor: a homeless shelter. The city has approved a plan to house 140 single men in what was once the budget Park Savoy Hotel on West 58th Street, a modest building right next door to the back entrance of One57, one of the sleek new towers springing up in Manhattan to serve the superrich. Читать дальше...

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — The Latest on the scheduled execution of (all times local): 8:42 p.m. Alabama has executed the oldest U.S. inmate to be put to death in modern times, an 83-year-old man convicted of a federal judge's mail-bomb slaying. Authorities say Walter Leroy Moody Jr. was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m. CDT Thursday after a lethal injection. He made no final statement and did not respond when a prison official asked him if he had any last words. The non-profit Death Penalty Information Center... Читать дальше...

April 20, 2018. Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg speaks to reporters in Melbourne ahead of the COAG energy to discuss the national energy guarantee. Mr Frydenberg acknowledges more work is needed on the government's national energy plan. "I think there is a recognition that there is more work to be done, there is a recognition that there is a lot of goodwill from all sides of this debate and there is a recognition that we will need to get an outcome in August," Mr Frydenberg said. Mr Frydenberg... Читать дальше...

A Mexican court has barred sales of a controversial Frida Kahlo Barbie doll in the painter's home country, ruling her family owned the sole rights to her image, lawyers said Thursday.

Vivendi shares got a 3 percent bump on Thursday after the chief executive of the Paris conglomerate said it is weighing a public listing of its Universal Music Group. “We have started work that will allow us to present the benefits of a potential listing of UMG to the supervisory board,” Chief Executive Arnaud de...

Nothing has come easily for the Yankees this season — and that didn’t change Thursday night. But this time, they got a sterling performance from their bullpen — and just enough offense — to hold off the Blue Jays, 4-3, in The Bronx. David Robertson made it interesting when he loaded the bases with no...

Victoria’s Secret has a #MeToo problem. The lingerie giant’s sales have been sinking for more than a year as its pricey push-up bras and other fashions fall out of favor — but the #MeToo movement is also taking a toll on its brand, according to a YouGov poll. “Our data shows that the perception of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former FBI Director James Comey's memos (all times local): 9:45 p.m. President Donald Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin told him, "We have some of the most beautiful hookers in the world." That's according to a memo written by former FBI Director James Comey. The Associated Press obtained copies of Comey's memos Thursday. Comey says the comment came during a brief meeting with Trump at the White House in February 2017. Comey says Trump told him that the "hookers thing" was nonsense. Читать дальше...

San Francisco officials escalated the city’s crackdown on rental scooters Thursday, seizing 159 of the slender vehicles as police were ordering riders off sidewalks. The coordinated enforcement efforts by the department of public works and the police department came three days after City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent LimeBike, Spin and Bird, the three scooter companies responsible for unceremoniously dropping the scooters on city streets earlier this month, letters ordering them to cease and desist from illegal operations. Читать дальше...

A lawyer for Andrew McCabe, the former acting director of the FBI, said on Thursday that the Justice Department inspector general's office has sent federal prosecutors a criminal referral regarding McCabe.

The Justice Department turned them over to Congress on Thursday.

The Justice Department turned over copies to Congress of former FBI Director James Comey’s memos about his interactions with President Donald Trump on Thursday.

The Associated Press first obtained copies of the 15 pages of memos, which contain some redactions. Comey has publicly testified to many of the details within the memos, including in his congressional testimony last June and now on his book tour promoting his new memoir, A Higher Loyalty. Читать дальше...

President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, according to memos maintained by Comey and obtained by The Associated Press. The 15 pages of documents contain new details about a series of interactions that Comey had with Trump...

Charlie Plummer’s acting career is off to a solid start. He’s booked notable performances in buzzworthy films like All the Money in the World, and his new Indie, Lean on Pete — all thanks, in part, to a fateful theatrical experience featuring Oscar winner Mark Rylance.

DENVER (AP) — A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won't include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings. Just as it has done every year since the April 20, 1999, shooting killed 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School will be closed, and students there will stick with their tradition of holding a day of service to commemorate the tragedy in a community that includes... Читать дальше...

DENVER (AP) — A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won't include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings. Just as it has done every year since the April 20, 1999, shooting killed 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School will be closed, and students there will stick with their tradition of holding a day of service to commemorate the tragedy in a community that includes... Читать дальше...

Bernie Sanders has drawn the ire of sex workers after voting in favor of a bill to curb sex trafficking and then tweeting a reference to Cardi B.

• John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen are expecting their second child, a baby boy, in June.
• During a conversation at the Tribeca Film Festival, Legend said he's been getting advice on how to introduce two-year-old daughter Luna to their son.
• He's a bit concerned about how Luna will react to another person in the house.
• "She's talking a lot and she's used to being the center of everything right now," the singer told press and fans.

Chrissy Teigen... Читать дальше...