Новости за 02.08.2018

If you look hard enough, you can find a silver lining, but there’s no denying that billionaire Mike Novogratz has had a difficult week. Crypto Merchant Bank Has Rocky Debut Days after revealing that Galaxy Digital, his cryptocurrency merchant bank, posted a $134 million loss during Q1, the firm took a massive hit in its

Regional security topped the agenda of a United Nations-backed joint summit on Central and West Africa searching, among other things, for a practical approach to fighting terrorism.

Aston Villa, Derby and Stoke fans are feeling a lot more positive than their friends at Reading, Leeds, Middlesbrough and WiganAfter a turbulent off-season where administration looked like a real possibility, there is an air of positivity around the club following investment from two billionaires. F

[www.theguardian.com]

Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci rejoins Serie A champions Juventus from AC Milan, while striker Gonzalo Higuain moves the opposite way.

Blues will look for their first win of the campaign when wrap up pre-season on Saturday by hosting AFC Rushden & Diamonds are the visitors to the ProKit UK Stadium, kick-off 3pm. The Northamptonshire club were formed in the summer of 2011 when Rushden & Diamonds were expelled from the Conference and subsequently went bust....

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wasn't in court Wednesday as his attorneys argued that the "Infowars" host who has called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax.

Nobody suspects a phone charger. They’ve become so commonplace that they seem to hide in plain sight. That’s why they’re a perfect disguise for a hidden camera. Look, we’re not condoning snooping on anyone, but if you’re going to deploy some digital security for your home or business, you might as well be discreet. And you can’t get more discreet than a USB Wall Charger Hidden Camera. This sneaky little gadget is even on sale for 61% off the usual price.

div class=field-wrapper content-container clearfix inline-fields id=field-wrapper-hrdiv class=grouping-prefix______________________________/div/div

A Smith College employee called the police on a black student who was eating lunch in a common area because she “seemed to be out of place,” the school said.

Thomas Jefferson's prediction that central banking would "deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless" is coming true.

Família é tudo igual, mas é uma história melhor que a outra.

View Entire Post ›

As a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan, I was bred to hate the Dallas Cowboys. But as a black man, I now despise them even more, thanks to the hypocritical reaction … Click to Continue »

Tottenham Hotspur are readying a move for Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook, according to the Star. The North London outfit are yet to bring in any new players, with the transfer window set to close next Thursday. However, Mauricio Pochettino could be set to move for the twenty-one-year-old after becoming impressed with his performances last term. […]

Rugby Pre-Season Guide: Part One W HEN ASKED to concoct the dream pre-season for a fictional amateur side, Cardiff Blues …Continue reading »

Celebrating great lighting without being enlightening, “Love, Cecil” — Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s documentary about legendary photographer, illustrator and costume designer Cecil Beaton — is about an inch deep. But what a glorious inch it is. Beaton produced some of the most indelible images of the 20th century, from shadow-laden, dramatic black-and-white portraits of Katharine Hepburn and Gary Cooper to more intimate studies of Greta Garbo (with whom the self-described “homosexualist” Beaton had an affair)... Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charges including involuntary manslaughter were dropped Thursday against a former Las Vegas police officer accused of using an unapproved chokehold in the death of an unarmed man following a chase out of a casino last year. Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he sought dismissal of the case because a grand jury last week refused to indict the former officer, Kenneth Christopher Lopera, in the death of 40-year-old Tashii Farmer Brown.

The $20 million towers span the Strait of Canso from Cape Breton and connect to the Maritime Link system that will allow the flow of electricity from Newfoundland

Ankara is vowing to hit back against Washington's sanctions on the Turkish justice and interior ministers in connection with the detention of American protestant pastor Andrew Brunson. Turkey Vice President Fuat Oktay threatened retaliation in a tweet Thursday, "We will not hesitate for a split second to do what great nations must do under the leadership of our president."  However, in a written statement, Berat Albayrak, the powerful economics minister, indicated a less confrontational approach. Читать дальше...

The heads of the national security agencies said that Russia was attempting to influence the midterm elections. Their remarks were a departure from President Trump’s comments that played down the threat.

A second series of a two-part BBC2 documentary follows the work of the CPS and prosecutor Eran Cutliffe as she works on two contrasting cases. This series follows Eran Cutliffe, who is blind, of the Crown Prosecution Service as she works alongside the police on how drugs are getting into prisons. What is the CPS? […]

From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on August 2, 2018:

The​ conventional wisdom​ is that relievers end up in​ the​ bullpen because they​ have fewer​ pitches they can​ command,​ so​​ they can’t turn over the lineup multiple times. And certainly there are more two-pitch pitchers in the ‘pen and they almost never see a batter multiple times. But as our definition of “starter” and “reliever” is changing, so, too, should our truisms, maybe.

Take A’s closer Blake Treinen. He’s thrown a changeup some... Читать дальше...

Oy.