Новости за 15.12.2017

If Arizona State choosing ex-Jets coach Herm Edwards to lead its program wasn’t weird enough, the details of the partnership were just strange. Edwards, the ex-ESPN analyst who hasn’t coached anywhere since 2008 and not in college since 1989, is officially the head coach for the Sun Devils, but the plan was for him to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to the FBI (all times local): 11:20 a.m. President Donald Trump is calling for the death penalty for anyone convicted of killing a police officer. Trump, while speaking at the FBI National Academy in Virginia on Friday, pledged to support law endorsement officers and condemned those who attack them. During the presidential campaign, Trump pledged to sign an executive order as president that would demand capital punishment for cop killers. Читать дальше...

Would-be cyclists in the outer boroughs might soon be able to use a bike-share program even if there are no Citi Bike docks near them. City Department of Transportation officials announced Friday that they are seeking proposals from companies that run a controversial alternative bike-share program in which the cycles lock to themselves and don’t...

Nothing says Chanukah like putting a twist on an old tradition. 

A company is selling fidget spinners, but with a dreidel flair. They combine the old traditional toy with what was once the hottest product in the market for kids (and some adults) this year. 

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Fidget Dreidel is not the first of its kind, but is the first universal dreidel out there. The goal is to connect Jewish people to their culture as well as unite them with all of their languages.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is pouring money into the creation of electronic surveillance systems along Tunisia's eastern border, designed to prevent extremists and migrants from slipping across into the country from neighboring Libya, a government spokesman said Friday. Tunisia stepped up security measures along the 300-mile frontier in 2015 following attacks by Islamic extremists believed to have received training in Libya. But European governments have also been seeking ways to halt the flow of migrants... Читать дальше...

Hotel rooms across Windsor have already been snapped up by royal enthusiasts just hours after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed the date of their wedding.

President Trump spoke at the FBI National Academy Graduation Ceremony on Friday, just hours after the White House claimed there is an "extreme bias" against the president among FBI officials. Trump himself had said earlier Friday that "when you look at what's going on with the FBI and the Justice Department, people are very, very angry."

Berlin (dpa) - Wenn zerknautschte Stofftiere Staatslenker zusammenschweißen: Außenminister Sigmar Gabriel hält es für eine große Ehre, den französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron zu kennen. In einem Gastbeitrag im «Handelsblatt» (Freitag) berichtet der SPD-Politiker, wie er Macron menschlich näher gekommen sei. «Zur Geburt meiner jüngsten Tochter hat er mir, als er mich im Auswärtigen Amt besuchte, einen rosa Plüschhasen mitgebracht - unordentlich verpackt in knittrigem Geschenkpapier», schreibt Gabriel. Читать дальше...

St. Thomas police say a woman faces a charge of assault with a weapon, and her son was charged with one count of assault.

Facebook is allowing its users to be more choosy with where their posts are shared.

ZURICH – Swiss technology is due to hit new heights on Friday when the world’s steepest funicular line opens at one of its Alpine resorts. Swiss President Doris Leuthard will officially open the $52.6 million project running from Schywz to the mountain village of Stoos, which lies 4,300 feet above sea level in central Switzerland....

The U. N. refugee agency has begun a mass voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees in the Central African Republic to the homes they fled a decade ago, in what was then war-torn Darfur. The U. N. refugee agency said a first group of more than 230 refugees have arrived at Sudan's Nyala airport from their camps in Bambari, Central African Republic. The UNHCR said it plans 66 more chartered flights to bring another 1,300 or so refugees to their homes of origin in Sudan's Darfur region by the end of the year. Читать дальше...

The decision by US President Donald Trump to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel is a "bomb" thrown at the entire Middle East, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. Erdogan, who has sought to steer often disunited Muslim nations into a coordinated response on the issue, said Muslims would never accept the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The US step is a "new bomb thrown into the lap of the Middle East," Erdogan said in an address marking the opening of a new metro line in Istanbul. Читать дальше...

Saudi Arabia's hefty donation to a new anti-terror force in west Africa's Sahel region is a conspicuous attempt by Riyadh to show it is serious about fighting extremism, analysts say.

The ex-Cub was non-tendered at the beginning of the month.

The Astros have agreed to a two-year deal with right-hander Hector Rondon, a major-league source confirmed Friday morning. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic first reported the deal.

Rondon, who turns 30 in February, drew interest from multiple clubs, including Washington, after being non-tendered by the Cubs at the beginning of the month. He’s the second bullpen addition of the week for the Astros, joining righty Joe Smith, who... Читать дальше...

Engelberg (dpa) - Der Österreicher Stefan Kraft hat die Qualifikation der Skispringer für den Weltcup-Wettbewerb in Engelberg gewonnen und dabei zwei Deutsche nur knapp hinter sich gelassen. Richard Freitag (132 Meter) als Zweiter und Markus Eisenbichler (128 Meter) als Dritter landeten knapp hinter dem Weltmeister, dem mit 134,5 Metern die Tagesbestweite gelang. Die sieben DSV-Adler qualifizierten sich geschlossen für das Einzel am Samstag (16.00 Uhr/ZDF). Der 18 Jahre junge Constantin Schmid rutschte als 50. Читать дальше...

Maikanti Baru has dismissed allegations that he ever stated that presidential aide, Abba Kyari, directed the NNPC to keep the sum of N50billion away from TSA.

Josef Ferstl earned a shock victory in Friday's World Cup super-G at Val Gardena as the unheralded German took advantage of a mistake by last year's winner Kjetil Jansrud.

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A grand jury’s report in the wake of a fraternity pledge’s drinking death said Friday that Penn State officials displayed “a shocking apathy” to dangers from excessive drinking and that its inaction allowed criminal acts to occur. The report was released by a district attorney in Pennsylvania and recommends a series of...

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The government has fixed ceiling prices of 849 formulations, including two coronary stents, till November 2017, Parliament was informed today. The government has fixed the ceiling prices of 849 formulations, including two coronary stents, under revised Schedule I, based on National List of Essential Medicines, 2015," Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilisers Mansukh L Mandaviya said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixes the ceiling... Читать дальше...

New York (dpa) - US-Außenminister Rex Tillerson hat China und Russland direkt für deren Umgang mit Nordkorea in Verbindung mit dessen Atom- und Raketentests kritisiert. Russland erlaube nordkoreanischen Arbeitern, in «sklavereiähnlichen Bedingungen zu schuften» und Geld an Pjöngjang zu schicken, sagte Tillerson in einer Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrats in New York am Freitag. Chinas Lieferrungen von Rohöl an Nordkorea behinderten zudem Bemühungen der Weltgemeinschaft, den Konflikt zu entschärfen.Tillerson stellte klar... Читать дальше...