Новости за 02.05.2018

Former NBC correspondent Linda Vester and another woman say Brokaw sexually harassed them in the 1990s. He vehemently denies the claims.

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge has moved a suburban Fort Worth couple from a detention facility to house arrest as they await trial on forced-labor charges. Federal court documents show U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cureton signed the order during a hearing Monday. The defendants, Mohamed Toure and his wife Denise Cros-Toure, are the...

Vermont author and daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh reads a chapter titled 'Mud Season and Beyond.'

Raiders offensive tackle Vadal Alexander has been suspended four games for a violation of the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances, the team announced Tuesday. Alexander will miss the first four games of the 2018 season without pay and be eligible to rejoin the active roster following the Raiders’ Sept. 30 game against the Browns. He will still be able to participate in all practices and games during the offseason and preseason. Alexander played in 15... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid are within touching distance of a third consecutive Champions League triumph after Karim Benzema scored twice to eliminate Bayern Munich on Tuesday and book their place in the final.

Trial starts for former Division III Maryville (Tennessee) College football player facing first-degree murder charge

Mumia appeals longstanding conviction; Israel's Efforts to derail Iran Deal; James Baldwin v. Ronald Reagan; the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement.

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A Finnish climate group is raising $500,000 to carve a 115-foot ice sculpture of US President Donald Trump’s face into an arctic glacier endangered by global warming.

The longtime Bills and Sabres executive is splitting up with the teams as part of a shakeup led by ownership.

Real Madrid overcame Bayern Munich to make their third successive Champions League final. Los Blancos came under plenty of pressure on a night packed with drama and talking-points.

Kanye West is back in the public eye, and he doesn't seem eager to leave any time soon.

OK, so let’s sort out the important details from TMZ’s video story on Wolves guard Jimmy Butler doing some late-night singing at a club in Chicago: 1) Most importantly for Wolves fans: Butler looks to be moving around on stage JUST FINE. So yeah, don’t worry (at least for now) about the knee injury that knocked him out of 17 games late in the year and caused “general soreness” (per Tom Thibodeau) that kept him out of the latter parts of Game 5 against the Rockets. 2) Most importantly for Butler: The man can sing. Читать дальше...

Shares of Yum China Holdings Inc. fell 7% late Tuesday after the fast-food company, a licensee of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell in China as well as owning other restaurant brands, reported first-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations and narrowly missing on sales forecasts. Yum China, spun off Yum Brands Inc. in 2016, said it earned $288 million, or 72 cents a share, in the quarter, compared with $204 million, or 52 cents a share, in the prior-year period. Revenue rose 15% to $2.2 billion... Читать дальше...

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The way incumbent banks onboard and verify the identities of their customers online is inconvenient and insecure, resulting in lowered customer satisfaction and loyalty, and security breaches leading to compensation payouts and legal costs.

It’s a lose-lose situation, as consumers become disgruntled and banks lose business. Читать дальше...

Fresh off an Oscar win for Best Foreign Film for A Fantastic Woman, starring transgender actress Daniela Vega, director Sebastián Lelio is moving over to English-language cinema. His latest film, Disobedience, stars Rachel Weisz as Ronit, who returns home to the London Orthodox community she left behind at a young age when her father, a prominent rabbi, dies. She finds herself shunned by many but welcomed by her childhood friend Dovid (Alessandro Nivola), now himself an esteemed rabbi, and his wife Esti (Rachel McAdams)... Читать дальше...

The sale of The Weinstein Company and its assets to stalking-horse bidder Lantern Asset Capital seemed all but a done deal Monday after the bankruptcy court’s deadline for bids had passed. Around lunchtime on Tuesday, however, veteran Broadway producer Howard Kagan’s Inclusion Media submitted a bid similar to Lantern Capital’s $310 million proposal to buy The Weinstein Co.’s assets and keep the production company running. Kagan had asked for an extension to the April 30 5 p.m. ET deadline set by... Читать дальше...

The Obama Center will not include an official federal government-run presidential library; instead, it will host a Chicago Public Library branch.

Real Madrid are within touching distance of a third consecutive Champions League triumph after Karim Benzema scored twice to eliminate Bayern Munich on Tuesday and book their place in the final.

The former lightweight title challenger and half of two massive bouts against Conor McGregor has been talking up a UFC return and it may come in August.