Новости за 23.04.2018

Ronaldo Souza has big plans for 2018.

The former Dream and Strikeforce middleweight champion came close to earning a shot at the UFC belt in the past, but is confident that he’s a win away from finally fighting for the 185-pound belt in the Octagon.

“Jacare” is slated to meet Kelvin Gastelum in the co-main event of UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 12, and sees no one else but him to fight the winner of UFC 225’s Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero later this year.

“If you analyze it... Читать дальше...

Dear People Who Don’t Make Every Conceivable Effort to Ensure that the Bathroom Door is Locked,

Dear People Who Don’t Make Every Conceivable Effort to Ensure that the Bathroom Door is Locked,

Sharpen your sports wits with The Blade’s Sharp 7, a weekly trivia quiz designed to test your knowledge on a variety of subjects in the sports world. Today’s focus is on the NFL draft, which begins Thursday.

Ahead of this week's semi-final first legs, the Liverpool midfielder is primed to break the tournament's all-time record for assists

The Arsenal forward struck twice on an emotional day in north London while the Belgium international led Man City's title celebrations

The North Korean leader apparently doesn’t fancy seeing his top officials slumping back in their chairs succumbing to an early afternoon doze, but there is one who had the audacity to disobey.

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More than 133.9 million Americans live in counties with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's 2018 "State of the Air" report. That figure is a 9 million person increase from last year's report.

Pollution leads to various kinds of nasty health outcomes, including asthma, lung cancer, and shortened lifespans.

The new report rounds up air quality data from 2014 to 2016 in the United States. (Because air quality data is plentiful and complicated... Читать дальше...

Hasn't got his own thread has he?  I did check. 

Anyways, what a prospect.

I've not been as enthused since....well Gerrard.

Might be cliched but having a Scouser in the side feels right as well.

I think the lad has everything, and he's got a good edge to him too.

His celebration at the whistle in front of the Burnley player who had shoved him needlessly as he shepherded the ball out just before was spot on.

Long way to go, still very early blah blah... Читать дальше...

When Avicii passed away on Friday, I did what I often do when a musician dies. I dove into his catalogue of work.

According to Al-Masirah news outlet, Houthis fired two Badr-1 ballistic missiles at the Aramco port in Jizan in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia.

According to Al-Masirah news outlet, Houthis fired two Badr-1 ballistic missiles at the Aramco port in Jizan in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia.

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• Netflix CEO Reed Hastings saw his pay rise five percent to $24.4 million in 2017, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Monday.
• Netflix's chief creative officer, Ted Sarandos, also saw his total compensation package rise 18.5 percent from $18.9 million in 2016 to $22.4 million last year.
• Netflix's executive pay increases came amid a period of great growth for the company.
• After posting its "highest quarter in our history," with 8.3 million subscribers added globally in Q4 of 2017... Читать дальше...

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• A high-schooler asked Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson out to prom on Twitter.
• Johnson had to turn her down.
• But he surprised her with an announcement on her school's loudspeaker.
• He also rented out a theater so she could watch his newest movie with her family and friends.

Dwayne Johnson can't make it to Katie Kelzenberg's prom, but he still took some time to turn her down in a classy way.See the... Читать дальше...

Die Wirtschaftskammer-Spitze hat die Einigung zwischen der EU und Mexiko auf ein überarbeitetes Freihandelsabkommen als wichtiges Signal für weiteren Ausbau der Handelsbeziehungen bezeichnet. Positive Reaktionen kamen am Montag auch von den EU-NEOS und der ÖVP im Europaparlament. Die EU-SPÖ will dem Abkommen hingegen vorerst nicht zustimmen. Sie argumentiert mit Menschenrechten.

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Three out of four Americans are chronically dehydrated in the United States, according to DripDrop. And unfortunately, most people are not even aware that they're not drinking enough water.  

Unbeknownst to you, your body is telling you that you're dehydrated in ways you may not even realize. INSIDER spoke with several doctors and health experts to find out how to tell if you need to drink more water.

Your skin is dry.

Morris County, a Republican stronghold in northern New Jersey part of the New York metropolitan area, showed they practice the same brand of fiscal conservatism [sic] as their braindead DC counterparts. They raised just $58,335 at an event that cost them more than $64,000. A full $30,000 of that was getting Fox News 'funnyman' Greg Gutfeld as their speaker. Brilliant.

Watched 3 films over the last week or so. 1 fantastic, 1 not bad (worth a watch) and the 3rd Shockingly bad.

Victoria - Quite simply the best thing I have seen on Netflix in a long long time. Had me gripped throughout. Must watch, I cannot recommend it enough. [en.wikipedia.org])

Dartmoor Killings - This started off slowly but got better, good solid British film. Ending was a bit meh, but wouldn't put you off. [www.imdb.com]

Cloverfield - If you haven't seen this (2008) really don't bother. Читать дальше...

The special responsibility allowance paid to Horsham District Council’s leader is set to rise.

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The injuries Shaw Jr. were treated by paramedics. According to the Tennessean, one asked a question that brought Shaw Jr. to tears while checking his blood pressure.

“He asked if I had kids,” Shaw Jr. said. “I thought I could have possibly never seen my daughter again. That hurt.” He is a Nashville native and whose 4-year-old daughter was born while he was a Tennessee State University student. He then studied at Brightwood College to get a degree as an electrician technician. Читать дальше...

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn dad on Easter Sunday, police said. Kobe Franklyn, 16, was nabbed Saturday for allegedly shooting 26-year-old Jerome Spence about 10:30 p.m. April 1 in front of 131 Sterling St. in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said. After suffering gunshots to his face, chest...

Baku / 23.04.18 / Turan: Changes in the government are insignificant and do not give grounds for expecting radical reforms, said the head of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity Gubad Ibadoglu in an interview with the Cətin Sual program ("Difficult issue") of the Turan agency. The regional factor, the principle of personal devotion, the existence of interests of various groups again prevailed in the personnel assignments.Economic transformationsneed a team that is ...

Dylan Hartley will miss the remainder of the season and England's summer tour of South Africa as he continues to recover from concussion.

Boxer Mary Kom, who clinched the gold medal in the recent Commonwealth Games to complement her five-time world championship record, says she is extremely satisfied with her performance but the best is yet to come. She spoke to Sputnik on how she has been training in pursuit of the Olympic gold.