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LONDON (Sputnik) – London and Brussels will resume talks on conditions of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union on Monday, the UK Department for Exiting the European Union said Friday.

Meanwhile, all opposition structures decided not to nominate a candidate for extraordinary presidential "elections" and boycott the coming elections. The public of the country has ambiguously apprehended this decision of the opposition and is looking for answers to some questions. Can the opposition's decision on the boycott be correct, will the boycott lead to political and legal results, what will be the attitude of influential international structures to the ...

Global Warming's Frozen Giant

Scientists are braving Arctic winters to study carbon frozen in soil. They keep finding surprises -- all of them bad.

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An anemometer measures wind currents in Alaska. The sensor automatically heats up when it gets covered in frost, allowing the device to keep working in winter.

Salvatore Losacco

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Friday, February 16, 2018 - 11:15

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The mother of a girl who was killed during Wednesday's mass shooting at a Florida high school is demanding change from President Donald Trump in wake of her daughter's tragic death.

"President Trump, you say what can you do? You can stop the guns from getting into these children’s hands," the bereaved mother continued. "What can you do? You can do a lot! This is not fair to our families, that our children go to school and have to get killed!"

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The 32-year-old full-back, who used to play for the likes ofRiver Plate and Metalist Kharkiv and has been capped for Argentina, is making thenoble sacrifice for his sibling who has cancer.Villegra is expected to be away from training until early March."I am the only compatible family member," the defender told regional Argentine radio station El Deportivo 12."I've been doing research for three-four months and I'm compatible with my brother, you never think you wouldgo through one of these situations."I... Читать дальше...

The Mets are set to sign free agent lefty pitcher Jason Vargas, per a source. Vargas, a lefty, went 18-11 with a 4.16 ERA last year with Kansas City.

The director Ryan Coogler's addition to the Marvel pantheon is a superb genre film—and quite a bit more.

The director Ryan Coogler's addition to the Marvel pantheon is a superb superhero movie—and quite a bit more.

Filed under: Entertainment, Celebrity, Celebrity Relationship

After two and a half years of marriage, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are calling it quits, bringing their romantic relationship to a close nearly seven years after the two first found love.

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The Stars Meet

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Working on Wanderlust

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May - Rumors Begin

June - Coming Forward

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The Big Proposal

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August 5 -- The Secret Wedding

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Fort Worth man arrested after a severed head was found near a walking trail is suspected in the death of a second person. A Tarrant County grand jury on Thursday indicted 28-year-old Hector Acosta-Ojeda on a charge of capital murder. A second man also was indicted in the July death of Triston Ray Algiene. Investigators believe Algiene wanted to purchase drugs when Acosta-Ojeda and others beat, robbed and later killed him. They say his body was then cut in two and placed in the foundation of a home. Читать дальше...

Moberly Police Department in Missouri had an unexpected visitor on Valentine’s Day, as CCTV footage shared to their Facebook page on February 14 shows. The clip features somebody dressed up as a T-Rex entering the police station, carrying what appears to be a box of cookies. He walks up and down the hall, before going to the front desk and delivering the cookies. “Today the Moberly Police Department turned into Jurassic Park when we were met by a T-Rex delivering cookies. Whoever you are, thank you... Читать дальше...

“Black Panther” is off to a flying start at the box office, earning $25.2 million from Thursday previews. That blows by the record for the biggest pre-summer preview ever, which was held by “The Hunger Games” with $19.7 million in March 2012. It’s also the second-highest preview total for a Marvel film, sitting only behind the $27.6 million made by “Avengers: Age of Ultron” in summer 2015. While there is a margin of error when judging the weekend by preview results, analysts have told TheWrap that... Читать дальше...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Security has been increased at two high schools in Colorado Springs after rumors of threats spread on social media. Police believe the rumors may be a response to the school shooting in Florida. KKTV reports that representatives of the two school districts involved say the threats haven't been deemed credible but extra security and police officers have been assigned to Harrison and Widefield high schools on Friday. Harrison High School is also postponing a school pep assembly. Читать дальше...

Le président des États-Unis a pris vendredi l'avion pour la Floride, dans le but d'y rencontrer des victimes de la tuerie qui a fait 17 morts et 15 blessés mercredi dans une école secondaire de Parkland.

Le président des États-Unis a annoncé vendredi qu'il se rendrait en Floride pour rencontrer des victimes de la tuerie qui a fait 17 morts et 15 blessés mercredi dans une école secondaire de Parkland.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A restored edition of a pioneering, enduring American opera emerges at a time its racial and social themes are as relevant as the era in which it premiered. The long-in-the-works "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" gets a test-drive Saturday in Michigan en route to a planned, official debut in 2020 by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The staging is a collaboration of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance, the University Musical Society and The Willis... Читать дальше...

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida (all times local): 11 a.m. Sen. Bill Nelson says he's continuing to work for changes in gun laws after 17 people were killed in a Florida high school. The Florida Democrat says the state Legislature also bears responsibility, since it could outlaw assault weapons in the state. Speaking outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Friday, Nelson said he's inspired by the students at who've been demanding changes to make gun violence less likely. Читать дальше...

The World Bank has approved a $486 million credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday. “The investments under the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project will increase the power transfer capacity of the transmission network and enable distribution companies to supply consumers with additional power,” the World Bank said. Nigeria’s dilapidated... View Article

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first thing that Braton Jurasevich noticed as he clambered down Mount Hood toward his fallen fellow mountain climber was the blood — a lot of it. The critically injured climber, later identified as Miha Sumi, was sprawled with his feet above his head on an icy slope about 10,300 feet (3,140 meters) up the mountain. Moments before, Sumi had slipped while descending from the summit and plummeted head over heels down a snowfield on Oregon's tallest peak — his fall witnessed... Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first thing that Braton Jurasevich noticed as he clambered down Mount Hood toward his fallen fellow mountain climber was the blood — a lot of it. The critically injured climber, later identified as Miha Sumi, was sprawled with his feet above his head on an icy slope about 10,300 feet (3,140 meters) up the mountain. Moments before, Sumi had slipped while descending from the summit and plummeted head over heels down a snowfield on Oregon's tallest peak — his fall witnessed... Читать дальше...

Is sporting success nurture or nature? Some of the world's most famous sportsmen have had children who have tried to copy their achievements, with variable rates of success.

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It’s extreme turnover without a head coaching change.

Washington State has won at least eight football games in each of the last three seasons, the last of those ending with a Holiday Bowl loss to Michigan State in December.

Since then, WSU’s coaching staff has undergone incredible turnover for a program that hasn’t made a head coaching change. Mike Leach was a serious candidate for Tennessee’s then-vacant coaching job late last fall, but he wound up staying in Pullman for an upcoming seventh season. Читать дальше...