Новости за 03.05.2018

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• Wingstop beat Wall Street estimates for the first quarter. 
• Global sales increased 20.4% compared to the first-quarter of 2017. 
• Same store sales increased 9.5%. 
• Watch Wingstop trade in real-time here. 

Wingstop beat on both the top and bottom lines for the first quarter, but shares are little changed following the results. 

The wing chain reported adjusted earnings of $0.25  a share, topping the Bloomberg... Читать дальше...

United Nations agencies have urged greater international support to stave off severe food insecurity in Africa’s western Sahel; a region reeling from the effects of conflict and now threatened by drought and rising hunger.

The number of asylum applications by Russian citizens in the United States hit a 24-year high in 2017, jumping nearly 40 percent from the previous year and continuing an upward march that began after Russian President Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin in 2012. U.S. authorities received 2,664 new asylum applications from Russian nationals in the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, a 39-percent increase compared to 2016. RFE/RL obtained the 2017 statistics, which have yet to be released publicly... Читать дальше...

Venezuela has arrested the president of Banesco, the country's leading private bank, along with 10 top executives on suspicion of "attacks" on the local currency, the country's top prosecutor said Thursday.

Le réseau social Twitter a demandé jeudi à ses utilisateurs de changer leur mot de passe par précaution, après avoir découvert une faille dans son propre service, a indiqué le groupe dans un tweet.

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A judge says jurors will probably have to be chosen from another part of the state for the trial of a man charged with killing eight people in south Mississippi. The Clarion Ledger reports Willie Cory Godbolt appeared Thursday before Lincoln County Circuit Judge David Strong in a hearing to update the status of the case. No trial date has been set. Godbolt has been jailed without bond since his May 28 arrest, hours after the killings in and around Brookhaven. Deputy William... Читать дальше...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Associate Justice Richard Robinson has unanimously been approved as the next chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. With Thursday's 36-0 vote in the Senate, Robinson becomes the first African-American to hold the judicial branch's top job. The House of Representatives unanimously approved Robinson's nomination Monday. Democrats and Republicans had high praise for Robinson, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's second chief justice nominee. Associate Justice Andrew McDonald was rejected by the Senate. Читать дальше...

Early last month, the FTC took a small step towards enforcing a decades-old law. The 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act forbade manufacturers from placing repair restrictions on electronic devices costing over $5. This means the little stickers claiming "warranty void if removed" are not just bullshit. They're also illegal.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said there would be no impunity for ETA and the government would still track down former militants.

This “Pooperintendent of Schools” is getting a lot of crap after he was caught in the act. Police in New Jersey on the hunt for a mystery pooper at Holmdel High School set up surveillance that led them Monday to superintendent Thomas Traglini. The arrest of the Kenliworth Public Schools Superintendent followed weeks of employees...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 41-year-old Anchorage man driving a snowmobile in Alaska's backcountry died after being partially buried by an avalanche, officials said Thursday. Alaska State Troopers identified the victim of the Wednesday afternoon accident as Chad Christman. He was part of a group of people riding snowmobiles near Blackstone Glacier, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) southeast of Anchorage, Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead with the Alaska National Guard said in an email. It wasn't immediately... Читать дальше...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former reserve deputy has been sentenced to five years in prison for shooting his wife to death while cleaning her gun at home. Dwayne Thurman was sentenced Thursday in Spokane County Superior Court for shooting Brenda Thurman in 2016. The Spokesman-Review reports that a jury convicted Thurman of second-degree manslaughter after prosecutors contended the Lincoln County reserve deputy had gun handling and safety training that should have prevented such an accidental shooting. Читать дальше...

During his streak of interviews Wednesday night and Thursday, Rudy Giuliani brazenly called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene...

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law a proposal that could usher in a drastic expansion of metro Atlanta's public transit system. The Thursday signing creates the ATL, a regional transit authority responsible for planning and funding transit projects in a 13-county metro region. It allows those counties to levy a local sales tax up to 1 percent for transit projects, contingent on approval by local voters. Proponents say the goal is to turn several separate systems run by individual... Читать дальше...

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has lifted the haze over whether he’s ever used marijuana. He says he has, but just “once or twice.” The 60-year-old Democratic governor is pushing for the legalization of recreational marijuana and was questioned on Wednesday about whether he had ever taken a toke. He answered by...

Presidency has criticised the Nigerian media for the way they presented the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and his host, United States President Donald Trump, especially on the killing of Christians in the country.

France defender Laurent Koscielny's World Cup hopes were thrown in doubt when he sustained a nasty-looking injury in Arsenal's Europa League match with Atletico Madrid

Washington president releases statement day after New York Times story alleges widespread misogyny toward cheerleaders, topless photo shoot on trip.

The Leica HistoCore PEARL allows scientists the ability to quickly and precisely analyse brain tissue.

Jeremy Rafanello had the breakthrough in the 57th minute and Darius Lewis followed with an insurance goal four minutes later

L'ancien maire de Montréal Denis Coderre devient commentateur politique pour le 98,5 FM, a confirmé jeudi Cogeco.

La ministre fédérale de la Justice annonce qu'Ottawa défendra ses intérêts dans le processus d'avis juridique déposé par la Colombie-Britannique en Cour d'appel provinciale.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico teenagers joined with students from across the U.S. in a school walkout to support gun ownership. Students from schools in Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Santa Fe participated in the movement Wednesday called "Stand for the Second," which aims to raise awareness of Second Amendment rights. Carlsbad High School student Will Riley had launched the effort that spread to many schools across the country. More than 600 Carlsbad students walked out about 20 minutes before the end of the school day Wednesday... Читать дальше...