Новости за 04.01.2018

An auld codger friend of mine will be an auld freebie bus rider this month, being 60 an all. Unbeknown to him I have a metal bus pass holder for him ready prepped, minus a few ideas ..to give him on his journey to eventual death. So I got a pic of a single marvelous tit saying "I'm 60 sucka! " emblazoned aw over it and now I'm looking for suggestions? There is 5 places to fill in his metal wallet of mirth. That he knows nawt about. [emoji3] His name is Chuck Berry (fact) He's a good guy and he fancies Lorraine Kelly. Читать дальше...

Introducing a 3-part series evaluating Portugal's World Cup hopes

Fans of the Seleção, rejoice! It is a World Cup year. As Portugal looks forward to what promises to be a colossal finals tournament in Russia, PortuGOAL will be steadily ramping up coverage ahead of the big event. 

To kick things off, Seleção correspondent Nathan Motz has compiled his own unique assessment of Portugal's tournament credentials in a 3-part series.

Beginning next Tuesday, join Nathan as he looks... Читать дальше...

L'ancien vice-président de la Catalogne Oriol Junqueras a plaidé pour sa remise en liberté au cours d'une nouvelle comparution devant la Cour suprême espagnole.

Intel says it and its partners have “made significant progress” in rolling out security patches and firmware updates to protect against two major CPU bugs. The flaws were disclosed by Google’s Project Zero team this week, and the industry is scrambling to issue fixes and secure machines for customers. Dubbed “Meltdown” and “Spectre,” the flaws affect nearly every device made in the past 20 years, and could allow attackers to use JavaScript code running in a browser to access memory in the attacker’s process. Читать дальше...

Meryl Streep has criticised Melania and Ivanka Trump for not speaking out about the sexual harassment scandal.

The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalised the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude on pursuing criminal charges. The action by Attorney General Jeff Sessions could have damaging consequences on the burgeoning marijuana industry in the six states including California and Colorado […]

BERLIN (AP) — A 50-year-old farmer was found dead Thursday under a snow slide in the Savoie region of the French Alps, the third death in France since winter storms began battering northern Europe this week. Heavy rainfall in recent days has led to flooding in many parts of Germany and France, which also faces the risk of avalanches in the Alps. More rain is forecast for Friday in both countries. In another somber discovery, the body of a 93-year-old woman was found in southeastern France after her house flooded by a river.

Thomas will be honored on the same night Paul Pierce’s jersey is retired.

The first-responder drama stars Angela Bassett, Connie Britton and Peter Krause.

After the total s***storm (excuse the French) that was 2017, I don't believe there's any point at all in making NY resolutions. I mean, we could all be blown to smithereens if Trump is allowed to keep his phone couldn't we? (A quick look back at some of my previous, unkept resolutions might also have some influence on this opinion.)

What I do need however, is a new handbag. 

I'm not a great one for changing out handbags unless there's a real clash with what I'm wearing, or I'm going to a wedding. Читать дальше...

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PIERRE, S.D. — Authorities have identified a California woman whose body was found in an SUV stopped after a high-speed chase in South Dakota as the mother of the driver. Attorney General Marty Jackley’s office said Thursday the body of 58-year-old Michelle Walsh was found in the rear of the vehicle after a chase with...

Grödig spielte in Starbesetzung beim "Salzburger Stier" groß auf. In der Zwischenrunde warten aber harte Gegner.

Brazil's President Michel Temer appeared keen to demonstrate Thursday he had recovered from his latest bout of ill health, inviting the press to photograph him during a brisk walk in a Brasilia park.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel promised Thursday to put “at least” five more advanced life support ambulances on the streets of Chicago to reduce response times.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Pete Carroll knows after eight seasons in charge of the Seattle Seahawks that his message always needs to evolve. Much like Carroll's messaging, the Seahawks' roster could see some major changes going into next season after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2011. "We all have to keep changing and growing together. That's why I always come back to compete, you know," Carroll said. "Keep competing to find a way to make sense and help a guy and pushing him to have success. Читать дальше...

The Seahawks' roster could see some major changes going into next season after Seattle missed the playoffs for the first time since 2011

Scott Frost led Central Florida to an unbeaten season and also had speculation about his future at Nebraska, leading him to be an AFCA award finalist.

Over 5,000 members of the All Progressives Congress in Delta state have decamped to the PDP. The defectors were led by a former candidate of the APC for Sapele constituency into Delta state House of Assembly, Felix Anirah.

There’s a pretty irresistible thrill that comes from the spectacle of Prokofiev cranking up his stirring bombast machine to the levels he uses in the cantata “Alexander Nevsky.” It helps, of course, if you can keep from remembering that all this musical splendor was originally deployed, in Sergei Eisenstein’s film, as a way of paying tribute to Stalin. But as long as you can do that, the composer’s stirring orchestral writing, choruses and solo vocal numbers pack a punch. ... Читать дальше...

Learn more about this month's Grammy Awards, including the nominees, the performers and how to watch.

Well, I feel better now that Sarah Huckabee Sanders has informed the nation from her podium at Pravda on the Potomac that Trump is an "incredibly strong and good leader" who is perfectly fit mentally and physically.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded former president Barack Obama's policy that relaxed enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states where it is legal.   Sessions' action will allow federal prosecutors in those states to determine how aggressively to enforce the laws. Thursday's announcement came three days after retail cannabis stores in California opened for business for the first time, launching what advocates say will eventually be the world's largest market for legal recreational marijuana. Читать дальше...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Four Massachusetts residents have been charged with keeping a 16-year-old girl in a basement that a police officer described as a “torture chamber.” Police say the teenager was sexually assaulted, had her hair shaved off and was burned with a cigarette. The suspects are charged with kidnapping and other offenses. They appeared...

The US will no longer transfer certain pieces of military equipment and security-related financial assistance to the Pakistani armed forces in the wake of US accusations that Islamabad provides safe haven for terrorist groups who plot attacks on US troops in Afghanistan.