Новости за 26.12.2017

The Ministry of Power announced to Nigerians that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) transmitted 5,222 megawatts to the national grid, the highest ever.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson is placing a renewed emphasis on teaching people to ride as part of its efforts to attract more customers. The Milwaukee-based company's decision to expand the number of dealerships with a Harley "Riding Academy" comes as the industry grapples with years of declining sales and an aging customer base. The program launched in 2000 with about 50 locations and now 245 dealerships in the U.S. offer the three- or four-day course. The company says about a quarter of those launched since 2014. Читать дальше...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Harley-Davidson is placing a renewed emphasis on teaching people to ride as part of its efforts to attract more customers. The Milwaukee-based company's decision to expand the number of dealerships with a Harley "Riding Academy" comes as the industry grapples with years of declining sales and an aging customer base. The program launched in 2000 with about 50 locations and now 245 dealerships in the U.S. offer the three- or four-day course. The company says about a quarter of those launched since 2014. Читать дальше...

Yoohoo! I think I've never felt busier than I did this month, and that's because we've had so many birthday celebrations and Christmas parties in our humble home. Nonetheless, it's an awesome feeling knowing that we are blessed with the love of family and friends. I go to bed feeling so exhausted every night yet my heart is full and I must say life can't get more fulfilling than how it feels at this moment right now.

Since I have three year end babies, it also means I have plenty on my plate... Читать дальше...

L'année 2017 s'annonçait mémorable pour Mélanie Joly, maître d'oeuvre des festivités du 150e anniversaire de la Confédération. Mémorable, cette année du cent cinquantenaire l'aura été pour la ministre du Patrimoine canadien... mais pas forcément pour les bonnes raisons, selon plusieurs.

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Els, a four-time major champion, will play in his 24th Masters.

From killer coats to stunning accessories, Prince Harry's bride-to-be has shown off some seriously stylish duds.

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• The Library of Congress will stop recording every public tweet after December 31, 2017.
• It will, however, record tweets "on a very selective basis."
• The Library's decision was made because its original agreement doesn't reflect all the ways Twitter has evolved since 2010.

After December 31, 2017, The Library of Congress will no longer record every public tweet, as it has done for the past 12 years.

Instead, "the Library will... Читать дальше...

Families have told how a real-life Santa Claus posted thousands of dollars through their letterboxes as the clock struck midnight on Christmas Day. Homeowners in a community near Walsall, England, say they were left stunned when the anonymous benefactor slipped cash-filled envelopes through dozens of doors. One lucky recipient told the Sun Online how she...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man who killed his mother and then fired more than 100 rounds at police as her body lay in a Pennsylvania yard during an eight-hour standoff before he killed himself wasn't permitted to have firearms and likely obtained them from his father, who killed himself days after the rampage. State police on Tuesday identified Marylouise Meixell-Moyer as the woman shot 11 times in Bethlehem Township by Justin Kephart. They say Kephart began firing at police after they responded to a call about the body on Friday. Читать дальше...

A widely beloved golden retriever known as “The Hugging Dog” now needs all the love she can get after a roaring Christmas Day apartment blaze in Chelsea — caused by unattended candles — left her and her owner homeless. “We lost everything,” Louboutina’s owner Cesar Fernandez-Chavez said in a video posted to Instagram Monday following...

Her story is inspiring and it should challenge people to expect even when the circumstance doesn't encourage it. See cute photos of her children on NAIJ.com

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn — Police want to question three teens in connection with the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn bicyclist, officials said Tuesday. Tahrim Applewhite, 19, was found lying on Gates Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds to his arm and abdomen on Dec. 14, police said. Officials believe he was shot while riding his bicycle. Police have asked for help tracking down three teens caught on surveillance camera running from the scene in Bedford-Stuyvesant. All three teens are believed to be around 17-years-old. Читать дальше...

In China’s capital, where packed office towers jostle for space with zen temples amid gridlocked traffic and smoggy skies, travelers also tread a fine line between the past and the future. The nation’s first luxury hotel opened in 1989 as the Palace, about 1½ miles east of the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The Peninsula...

Rubbing coconut oil over your baby bump? So 2017. Trendy moms-to-be are reaching for belly sheet masks in the new year — specifically, these $12 wink-eye masks from trendy maternity brand Hatch. The cotton sheets are packed with aloe vera, marine collagen and bee-derived propolis, meant to minimize stretch marks and soften inflammation post-pregnancy. Like...

A. Sauvage is the label of British designer Adrien Sauvage, who is known for his impeccable tailoring and fine style. Since Sauvage launched his brand in 2010, he has received a lot of critical claim for his exquisite suits.

Vietnam has unveiled a new, 10,000-strong military cyberwarfare unit to counter "wrong" views on the Internet, media reported, amid a widening crackdown on critics of the one-party state. The cyber unit, named Force 47, is already in operation in several sectors, Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, deputy head of the military's political department, as saying at a conference of the Central Propaganda Department on Monday in the commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City. "In every hour... Читать дальше...

The first-place Devils resume their season against the Red Wings on Wednesday night after a three-day holiday break

Despite saying just earlier this month that her new blonde ‘do was here to stay, Selena Gomez has already bid farewell to her lighter locks.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s wedding may see the joining of a Brit and an American in matrimony, but new reports say that the British government worries that the guest list may cause tension.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sauvignon blanc boasts brassy, citrus notes, but with one whiff, it's apparent this is no normal Sonoma County wine. It's infused with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that provides the high. Move over, pot brownies. The world's largest legal recreational marijuana market kicks off Monday in California, and the trendsetting state is set to ignite the cannabis culinary scene. Chefs and investors have been teaming up to offer an eye-boggling array of cannabis-infused food and beverages... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks edged lower in light trading Tuesday afternoon as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Technology stocks accounted for most of the losses. Apple slid on speculation that the company would cut its targets for iPhone sales. Banks also declined, outweighing gains by energy companies and retailers. Oil prices closed higher. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,680 as of 3:08 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 16 points... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks edged lower in light trading Tuesday afternoon as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Technology stocks accounted for most of the losses. Apple slid on speculation that the company would cut its targets for iPhone sales. Banks also declined, outweighing gains by energy companies and retailers. Oil prices closed higher. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,680 as of 3:08 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 16 points... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Tue.: OpenHighLowSettleChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar424426¾420¾422¼—2½May437¼439½434435½—2Jul449¼451¾446448½—1½Sep461½462¾458460¾—½Dec476¾477¾474¼477+½Mar487½488½485¾488½+½May495¾+½Jul503503501¾501¾—¼Sep511¼—1Dec527¾—1Mar535—¼May535—¼Jul534¾—¼Est. sales 49,388. Fri.'s sales 67,360Fri.'s open int 521,072CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMar352353¼351352¾+¾May360¼361½359¼361+½Jul368¾369¾367¾369½+¾Sep376¼377375376¾+¾Dec384¾386383¾385¾+1¼Mar394395½394395½+1½May401401