Новости за 16.05.2018

Michael Techmeyer

When 18-year-old white woman Keziah Daum received backlash for wearing a traditional Chinese dress called a qipao to her high school prom, Daniella Greenbaum argued in an op-ed for Business Insider that the cries of cultural appropriation were "nonsensical."

Cultural appropriation is a term that refers to the adoption of elements in a minority culture by members of the dominant culture. Power is the defining difference between what is and what isn’t cultural appropriation... Читать дальше...

A Holland man is accused of stealing a man’s car, fleeing from police, and crashing into a Lucas County Sheriff’s deputy’s cruiser Tuesday.

By some counts the most popular figure in Iran, Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani is also one of the most powerful in the region and seen as a deadly adversary by the US and its allies.

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” fans rejoiced last week when NBC saved the Fox-canceled sitcom, picking up Season 6 for a midseason start. Among the extended “squad” members doing a happy dance was Kevin Reilly, who many thought would have a shot at bringing the critically acclaimed comedy to TBS, where he (literally) presides as president — after all, Reilly developed the show during his days atop Fox. “I never even had the chance” to bid on the Universal Television series, Reilly told a group of reporters on Wednesday after Turner’s upfront event. Читать дальше...

Former winners Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic powered into the third round of the Italian Open in Rome on Wednesday but Austrian Dominic Thiem fell at the first hurdle.

Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti is again on the warpath, "menacing" and cursing out a Hollywood Reporter journalist he suspected was writing a negative story.

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA and other football power brokers on Wednesday joined forces to say they had “serious reservations” over FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to reformat the Club World Cup and create a Global Nations League.  The Professional Football Strategic Council (PFSC) met in Lyon on Wednesday ahead of the Europa League final. In addition to the governing body of European football, it brought together the European Club Association (ECA), the recently renamed European Leagues (EPFL) and the players’ union (FifPro). Читать дальше...

Chris Froome (Team Sky) - lost 40 seconds

"It was a tough day. It wasn't as long but after yesterday it was another brutal finish.

"I’m definitely not going to lie, it took a lot out of me, that crash before the race in Jerusalem. I had a lot of pain in my right hand side. In this game, if you're not at your absolute best you've got nowhere to hide. You can only hide it for so long. I feel that I have been progressing throughout the race and I'm still just chipping away and hoping to do the best that I can. Читать дальше...

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan would assume the role of chairman and chief executive at 21st Century Fox following the closing of a proposed deal to sell key portions of the media-entertainment group to Disney, the company said Wednesday.

Dubs look poised to win this thing yet again. It will be 3 out of 4 with #4 being a fluke series loss the Cavs two years ago. The way they are playing this year is amazing; few turnovers and the current rotation for the playoffs leaves little room for error. The Dubs fire power dwarfs the league. Four all stars in the starting rotation? And these guys could still dominate the league for another couple of years. The most pleasant surprise this year is of course the play of Kevon Looney. ... Читать дальше...

"I am a starter," said Carson Fulmer, who has struggled though a rough first seven weeks of the season. He's not alone in the White Sox rotation.

Rick Pitino said that Adidas won a battle to sponsor an AAU team run by Romeo Langford's father that he said was part of an effort to land him at an Adidas-sponsored college.

BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say the woman whose body was found next to a burning car north of Burlington was the wife of the driver. The Des Moines County attorney's office identified the woman Tuesday as 50-year-old Lisa Wischmeier. The office didn't release any information about the cause of her death. Her husband, 57-year-old Bradley Wischmeier, has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and operating under the influence. His trial is scheduled to begin July 24. Deputies sent April 17... Читать дальше...

Rachel Cusk is very good, or rather very good in her way. Kudos is the last book in an already highly praised trilogy. “She may”, according to one American reviewer, “have discovered the most genuine way to write a novel today.” This is the sort of judgement that prejudices you against its object. There are today, as there have always been, many genuine ways to write a novel. Some of them, even today, require a writer to tell a good story, even contrive a compelling plot. Cusk doesn’t bother with this. Читать дальше...

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A 52-year-olod probationer wanted for questioning in the death of an Anaconda woman has been taken into custody near Butte. Troy Johnson was apprehended Wednesday after 64-year-old Shelley Schafer was found dead with a head injury. A friend asked Anaconda police to check on Schafer at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. She was found dead and her car, some jewelry, cash and credit cards were missing. Officers were looking for Johnson because his driver's license was found in an apartment near Schafer's residence. Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate has voted to send Harry Truman back to Washington. The proposal, approved Tuesday 32-0, directs that a statue of the former president from Missouri be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. States get to choose two people for the National Statuary Hall Collection, and Missouri has displayed the same two men since the end of the 19th century. Truman will displace one of them. The conundrum is that one man, Thomas Hart Benton, was a former slave owner and the other... Читать дальше...

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

No, it sums up your ignorance and understanding of the question I asked in the first instance, all you could come up with is to attack me.
Promoting young/squad players to play in a game can not only bring you the unexpected which we've seen Radford do in the past but also doesn't risk players who can pick up yet another injury that could well scupper any chances of performing further down the line/deeper into the season.

You also ignore player welfare... Читать дальше...

https://twitter.com/IvePetThatDog/status/989290531753775105

• Nine-year-old Gideon Kidd loves petting dogs and taking pictures with them.
• Gideon has his own website, “I’ve Pet That Dog,” since 2016, but just joined Twitter in April 2018.
• His dog-petting adventures on Twitter already have 24k followers.
• Gideon has some tips for how to pet more dogs in your own life.

Gideon Kidd is taking the Internet by storm with a very important mission: he loves dogs... Читать дальше...

French Top 14 side Stade Francais announced on Wednesday the signings of France second-row Yoann Maestri and Argentinian international fly-half Nicolas Sanchez for next season.

Investigators combing through the apartment of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur seized more than 1,800 pieces of evidence in what the Toronto Police force called the “largest” — and one of the most expensive — forensic examinations in its history. Landscaper McArthur, 66, was arrested in mid-January and accused of killing men he met on...

L'Université d'État du Michigan a conclu une entente de 500 millions $US avec des centaines de jeunes femmes qui ont été agressées sexuellement par le thérapeute sportif Larry Nassar, dans le cadre de la pire histoire d'agressions sexuelles de l'histoire sportive américaine.

President Donald Trump says the United States has "little to give" in contentious trade talks with China, and Beijing has a lot to give, because he says the United States for years has been losing trade battles with China. Wednesday, he defended his call to rescue China's giant technology company ZTE, which the U.S. Commerce Department last month barred from buying American-made components for its consumer products for seven years after it was caught violating U.S. trade bans with Iran and North Korea. Читать дальше...

Yoenis Cespedes heads to the DL after playing through a hip flexor strain for nearly two weeks.