Новости за 28.02.2018

TOKYO — Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and being a publicity hound when she tweeted that she lost business contracts after refusing to have sex with clients. Some said that by agreeing to dine with a man, she led him on. “The comments I received were disproportionately negative,” the 20-year-old university student and entrepreneur told a TV talk show in December. “We need to create a society where we can speak up. Читать дальше...

The late Reverend Billy Graham was bestowed a rare national tribute on Wednesday, February 28, as his remains lay in honour in the US Capitol building in Washington DC, the nation’s capital. President Trump was in attendance.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has broken his silence and hit back against President Donald Trump's attacks. In a statement, he says 'As long as I am the Attorney General, I will continue to discharge my duties with integrity and honor.' Mr Sessions' response is to a tweet by the President which attacked the Justice Department's investigation into alleged surveillance abuse. The Attorney General has long been a target for President Trump, previously attacking him for recusing himself from the Russian meddling probe.

Alaska Republican Congressman Donald Young claimed during a debate on gun control last week that Jewish people could have been saved during the Holocaust if they were armed.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Scott Blackmun is resigning as CEO of the US Olympic Committee, citing health problems as the reason he’ll depart after leading the federation for more than eight years. The 60-year-old CEO was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this winter, and did not attend the PyeongChang Games. He announced his resignation Wednesday...

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The month kicks off with the Virgo full Moon on the 1st, the first of two full Moons in March. As it combines with a Venus-Jupiter interaction on the same day, it’s a perfect time to get clear about what you want to achieve and make plans to head in that direction. The sun and Neptune connect on the 4th, boosting your imagination, inspiration and opening doors to opportunity. This energy is in the sign of Pisces, so love is also very much on the astral radar. Читать дальше...

“Last Men in Aleppo” producer Kareem Abeed’s appeal to the U.S. State Department was successful, and will be able to attend the Oscars on Sunday after being granted a travel visa. The film’s director tweeted on Wednesday, “Good news: My producer Kareem Abeed get his visa finally, finger cross that he mange [sic] to get in to U.S now,” adding, “Thanks for everyone involved to helping this process and thanks for all the solidarity and the effort from the American friends for facing Trump ban to help us to be with our film.” Last week... Читать дальше...

The debate after #Parkland reminds us We The People don’t really like each other very much.We smear those who refuse to agree with us.We claim a Judea-Christian heritage but celebrate arrogance & boasting. & worst of all we have infected the next generation with the same disease

Plateau United moved to the top of the Nigeria Professional Football League standings by defeating Enugu Rangers 1-0 on Wednesday, while Sunshine Stars picked up a victory in the South West Derby. The reigning champions moved up to top spot when Chizoba Amaefule headed home in the 77th minute to settle a largely uneventful contest, as United made it five home games without conceding this term. United move up to 18 points from nine matches, one ahead of the three teams beneath them - Kano Pillars,...

Tunisia's ministry of culture has banned the Oscar-nominated film "Call Me By Your Name", a love story between two men, one of its main distributors said on Wednesday.

Despite the governor's offer to raise their salaries, the state's educators remain on strike, saying that the real problems remain unaddressed.

The governor has offered a pay raise but leaves many of the fundamental issues unaddressed.

Nate Robinson: "I had a booster offer me $100,000 per year to come back and play football."

NEW YORK (AP) — Producers of the Netflix remake "Fuller House" have fired the top executive behind the show amid charges about his behavior on the set. Warner Brothers Television said Wednesday that it would not renew Jeff Franklin's deal, without explaining why. Variety reports that there were complaints about him being verbally abusive to staffers and making inappropriate comments to the show's writers. There have been no accusations of sexual misconduct. Franklin's attorney, Stanton "Larry" Stein... Читать дальше...

Lord Frith wasn’t kidding when he told the Prince of Rabbits El-ahrairah that all the world would be his people's’ enemy. New Zealand has announced that they will be unleashing a hemorrhagic fever plague on the nation’s out-of-control rabbit population.

Georgia's governor says he would sign a bill depriving Delta of a hefty tax break - a change made by Republicans after the airline cut ties with the NRA.

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• Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle wore dresses with wildly different price points during their first interview together.
• Middleton wore a $169 design by Seraphine.
• Markle wore a $1,795 wrap dress by Jason Wu.

Future sisters-in-law Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle have already shown they have a very similar sense of style, and that was on full display as the two stepped out in coordinating blue dresses during their first interview together on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

By Ian Aldous: On Saturday March 24th, Frank Buglioni (21-2-1) will defend his British light-heavyweight championship against Callum Johnson (16-0), at the O2 Arena in London, live on Sky Sports. North London’s Buglioni faces his fourth consecutive undefeated opponent in a bout that will be the third defence of his crown and, if successful, will […]

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Officials say they found no threat when responding to a high school southeast of Houston that was placed on lockdown after students and teachers said they heard "popping sounds" outside. Santa Fe police said Wednesday that after responding to the report of shots being fired in the surrounding area, officers swept the campus. They found no threat and no injuries. The school district says in a release that a lockdown was ordered as a precautionary measure. Dozens of police officers... Читать дальше...

QUEENS, N.Y. — A woman allegedly tried to kill her look-alike with poisoned cheesecake in a devious attempt to steal the victim’s identity, prosecutors in Queens said Wednesday. Viktoria Nasyrova, 42, of Brooklyn, allegedly brought a cheesecake with the drug phenazepam, a type of tranquilizer, baked into it to the victim’s home in Queens in August 2016, prosecutors said. The 35-year-old victim dug in, but then began to feel sick and laid down, officials said. Her last memory is of […]

QUEENS — Remnants of a cheesecake laced with poison led police to an arrest. Victoria Nasyrova, 42, allegedly brought a phenazepam-laced cheesecake to a Queens woman’s home, prosecutors said. The 35-year-old victim dug in, but then began to feel sick and laid down. Her last memory is of seeing Nasyrova sitting beside her. The victim was found the next day dressed in lingerie with pills scattered around her body. “This is a bizarre and twisted crime that could have resulted in the death […]

Deborah Morales, 17, who was in the passenger seat of Noel Mendoza's Civic, died in the Sept. 14, 2016 wreck.

The Saint Laurent show was lit. Really — the custom-built, cagelike venue, situated across from the Eiffel Tower, was strung through with glittering lights. Also glittering: High-wattage, front-row celebs, including Kate Moss, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Zoë Kravitz took in the show, which started promptly on time at 8 p.m. Models strutted the runway in designer Anthony...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is resurrecting a NATO observer group, aimed at strengthening congressional ties with the North Atlantic alliance.