Новости за 16.05.2018

A bill recently reintroduced on Capitol Hill seeks to increase US defense spending by $1.5 billion per year over the next five years to support Taiwan’s defense posture toward China.

The wall is covered in 1,040 coloured pixels made out of reclaimed wood that can be flipped around to create images or phrases.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Two cousins accused of killing together could find themselves pitted against one another in court after one took a plea deal Wednesday and the other rejected one in the gruesome deaths of four young men found buried last summer on a suburban Philadelphia farm. Prosecutors vowed to seek the death penalty against Sean Kratz after the 21-year-old stunned prosecutors, victims' families and even his own lawyer in turning down an offer that would have put him in prison for at least 59 years. Читать дальше...

Atletico Madrid ist der Favoritenrolle in der Fußball-Europa-League gerecht geworden. Die Spanier setzten sich am Mittwochabend im Finale im Stade de Lyon gegen Salzburg-Bezwinger Olympique Marseille 3:0 durch und gewannen den zweitwichtigsten Europacup-Bewerb damit nach 2010 und 2012 zum bereits dritten Mal. Zum Matchwinner avancierte Stürmerstar Antoine Griezmann mit einem Doppelpack (21., 49.).

Beautiful Nollywood actress Juliet Ibrahim, finally met up with perhaps her favorite ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Cee-C and also Teddy A. The actress has shared cute pictures of their link up n her page on Instagram.

Antoine Griezmann - wer sonst? In seinem möglicherweise letzten großen Spiel für Atlético Madrid führt der Franzose sein Team zum Europa-League-Erfolg. Olympique Marseille ist nicht nur wegen der Niederlage bitter enttäuscht.

Antoine Griezmann - wer sonst? In seinem möglicherweise letzten großen Spiel für Atlético Madrid führt der Franzose sein Team zum Europa-League-Erfolg. Olympique Marseille ist nicht nur wegen der Niederlage bitter enttäuscht.

A ESPN executive said the women and girls who spoke out about how Nassar abused them have shown "what it truly means to speak truth to power."

By now, folks online have listened to the now-infamous Yanny and Laurel clip a lot. I've probably listened to it 200 times since Tuesday afternoon, which is about 198 more than I expected. 

But it was just a resolution to “disapprove”—a far cry from stopping the repeal.

Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter’s children’s book about a bunny who spends a day with the veep generated up to $50,000 in royalties, according to financial disclosure documents released Wednesday. The vice president’s form lists earnings between $15,001 and $50,000 from “Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President,” penned by his daughter...

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor says investigators are searching surveillance video and cellphones for clues in the shooting death of a former schoolteacher in her mother's driveway. Authorities say 33-year-old Rachael DelTondo was shot multiple times Sunday in Aliquippa (al-uh-KWIH'-puh), in suburban Pittsburgh. Television station KDKA quoted unidentified investigators as saying they believed the woman knew her attacker and that the killing was likely a "crime of passion." Beaver... Читать дальше...

The littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee test-fired four Longbow Hellfire missiles last week, completing the first phase of Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) testing for the combat ship program, a report released by the US Navy revealed Wednesday.

Getting a day off from coach Matt Nagy was just the start. For second-year safety Eddie Jackson, a day spent at Topgolf made it special for everyone.

Michigan State University, where Nassar was employed, will pay out a $500 million settlement to more than 300 victims.

Day 145/23

Noon Position: 33 38S 154 22W

Course/Speed: N3

Wind: SSW5

Bar: 1029, steady

Sea: S6, N4

Sky: Clear, cumulus on horizon

Cabin Temperature: 71

Water Temperature: 67

Sail: Spinnaker and Main, Broad Reach

Noon-to-Noon Miles Made Good: 105 (again)

Miles this leg: 2,853

Avg. Miles this leg: 124

Miles since departure: 20,097

I think it is light wind sailing that separates the men from the boys as much as the heavy stuff. Читать дальше...

New legislation will regulate vaping across Canada, and open the door to plain packaging for cigarettes.

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• A man said he'd call ICE on two women working at a restaurant because they spoke Spanish.
• "Your clients and your staff are speaking Spanish to staff when they should be speaking English," he said. "This is America."
• The video of the confrontation went viral.
• Activists have identified him as the Manhattan attorney Aaron Schlossberg, whose Facebook and Yelp pages received a flood of negative reviews, but INSIDER hasn't independently verified his identity. Читать дальше...

The United States and six Gulf Arab states announced sanctions Wednesday on the leadership of Hezbollah, as Washington seeks to step up economic pressure on Iran and its allies in the region.

Ford Motor Co. will resume production of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck at its Dearborn, Mich., plant on Friday, and its Super Duty pickup truck at its Kentucky truck plant and F-150 production in the Kansas City, Mo., factory on Monday, the company said late Wednesday. Ford halted the pickup trucks' production last week after a May 2 fire ravaged a supplier's plant in Michigan. Ford assembled a team of global experts "to quickly refurbish and relocate tooling" so the factory could resume making the parts again, the company said. Читать дальше...

Als Konsequenz aus seiner Nicht-Nominierung für die Fußball-WM beendet Bayern-Torjäger Sandro Wagner seine Karriere in der deutschen Nationalmannschaft. "Ich trete hiermit sofort aus der Nationalmannschaft zurück", sagte der 30-Jährige laut "Bild" (Donnerstag).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says she feels "great" after a kidney procedure and expects to return to the White House before long. Her husband is visiting her in the hospital for the third straight day. The first lady's comments on Twitter on Wednesday were her first since she was hospitalized for an embolization on Monday. She tweeted "a sincere thank you to Walter Reed Medical Unit" and to her well-wishers. Mrs. Trump added, "I am feeling great & look forward to getting back home." President... Читать дальше...

Check out the week’s most emotionally reacted-to TV personalities and characters A 76er, Lucy and Wyatt from “Timeless” and an injured doctor had viewers talking passionately on social media over the past seven days. The Wrap has partnered with Canvs, the emotion measurement company, for a weekly look at some of the characters and personalities that have TV viewers the most worked up on social media. The data below covers May 9-15 and is drawn from the most emotionally reacted-to television programs... Читать дальше...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has ordered a pause in a dispute between CBS and its majority shareholder that could decide control of the company. The judge on Wednesday granted CBS a temporary restraining order prohibiting National Amusements from taking any action to thwart a scheduled Thursday board vote on a dividend that would dilute National Amusement's voting power from 80 percent to 17 percent, effectively giving CBS independence. The judge said he was granting the order only to... Читать дальше...

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• Steve Jurvetson, a member of Tesla's board since 2009, has been on a leave of absence for six months.
• Proxy firm Glass Lewis is advising shareholders to boot him from his position due to the absence. 
• There is also pressure from investors to remove the board's director, as well as CEO Elon Musk's brother. 
• Follow Tesla's stock price in real-time here. 

Board seats are set to be a hot topic of discussion when Tesla shareholders... Читать дальше...