Новости за 18.03.2018

Moskau (dpa) - Der russische Staatschef Wladimir Putin hat seinen Wählern für seinen deutlichen Sieg bei der Präsidentenwahl gedankt. «Ihr seid unsere Mannschaft. Ich bin Mitglied eures Teams und alle, die heute gewählt haben, sind Teil unseres gemeinsamen Teams», sagte Putin am Sonntagabend bei einem Auftritt in der Nähe des Kremls in Moskau. Nach Auszählung von knapp 50 Prozent der Stimmen bekam Putin bei der Abstimmung rund 75 Prozent. Damit steuert er auf das beste Wahlergebnis seiner Karriere zu. Читать дальше...

US President Donald Trump intensified his attack on the FBI on Sunday calling for notes of conversations with him, written by former director James Comey and his recently fired deputy Andrew McCabe, to be dubbed "fake memos".  He also accused Mr Comey of lying under oath during evidence to a senate committee last year and condemned the investigation, led by Robert Mueller, for being staffed overwhelmingly by Democrats. The US leader's early morning Twitter salvo came after a long weekend of aggression from Mr Trump... Читать дальше...

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pedro Rodriguez came off the bench to keep Chelsea’s chances of silverware this season alive with an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory at Leicester on Sunday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. Alvaro Morata’s first goal since Boxing Day on his return to the Chelsea starting line-up put the visitors on course to bounce back from their Champions League elimination at the hands of Barcelona in midweek. However, Jamie Vardy’s equaliser 15 minutes from time made them do it the hard way in an extra 30 minutes. Читать дальше...

Moskau (dpa) - Der Streit mit Großbritannien hat nach Einschätzung eines Wahlkampf-Mitarbeiters von Präsident Wladimir Putin die Beteiligung an der russischen Präsidentenwahl hochgetrieben. «Zum wiederholten Mal hat man uns genau dann unter Druck gesetzt, als wir mobilisieren mussten», sagte der Sprecher des Wahlkampf-Stabes, Andrej Kondraschow, am Sonntagabend in Moskau. Er schloss einen ironischen Dank an die britische Regierung an, die Russland des Giftanschlags auf den Ex-Agenten Sergej Skripal bezichtigt hat. Читать дальше...

Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title.

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Randy Bennett could find some humor in it. One reason the NCAA selection committee cited for not giving his Gaels an at-large bid: They played only three teams — Washington State, Georgia and Cal — from Power 5 conferences. So, when it was mentioned in a phone interview Saturday night that not only does St. Mary’s host Washington from the Pac-12 in an NIT second-round game Monday night, but also that if the Gaels prevail, either LSU (SEC) or Utah (Pac-12) will come to McKeon Pavilion on Wednesday... Читать дальше...

Realtor Kara Koptiuch said she expects the sale on the home to close sometime within the next week or two.

USA TODAY gets an exclusive sneak peek at the 'Sicario' sequel, which adds Isabela Moner ('Transformers: The Last Knight') to the cast.

Ballot-stuffing, ballot-eating, mob attacks, and more. Here are some of the more shocking shenanigans in a Russian election day that was full of them.

RB Leipzig came from a goal down with Naby Keita scoring once and setting up the other goal to stun Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Sunday and rekindle their Champions League hopes. It was Leipzig's first ever win over the Bavarians and moved them up to 43 points in sixth place and within striking distance of a top four finish. During a weekend when Bayern could have wrapped up the title with seven matches to spare, the champions ended up having their lead at the top of the Bundesliga standings... Читать дальше...

Cirque du Soleil acrobat Yann Arnaud was killed in an onstage accident in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night, prompting the Canadian troupe to cancel its final two performances of its traveling show, “Volta.”

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty University plans to add a 125,000-square-foot arena to its Lynchburg campus. The new arena will be attached to the Vines Center and be used mainly for volleyball and basketball games. It will accommodate 4,000 to 4,500 people. Men's basketball will continue to play in Vines when attendance is expected to be above 4,000. The News & Advance reports that University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced the plans last week at the quarterly Town and Gown meeting between city and local college officials. Читать дальше...

Osaka earns first title of young career by winning BNP Paribas Open in matchup of 20-year-old rising stars.

Grabner needed eight games after Rangers deal to score first Devils goal, but got another quickly.

Gov. Cuomo invoked his late dad’s soaring rhetoric to bash President Trump over the city’s “disgusting” public housing — and also get in some digs at Mayor de Blasio. Cuomo delivered a blistering, 30-minute speech at a Brooklyn church where he momentarily turned his ire from Hizzoner and dared Trump to witness the squalid living...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened up a new front Sunday in his long-running war of words with Mayor Bill de Blasio — accusing Hizzoner of failing to deliver on his trademark “tale of two cities” campaign promises. Cuomo repeatedly took aim at de Blasio — although not by name — during a blistering, 30-minute speech at...

Keith Ellison has a Medium post denying his extensive history with Farrakhan's Nation of Islam. The post, with its references to MLK and Heschel is very blatantly aimed at liberal Jews.

Moscow (dpa) - Russian President Vladimir Putin thanks voters for re-electing him to his fourth term in a speech in central Moscow."I‘m a member of your team," Putin said on Manezh Square just outside the Kremlin before a crowd of supporters, many waving Russian flags."We have such a powerful team, millions-strong. Thank you," Putin said in the televised speech, adding that his government would work on improving the lives of every Russian.Putin led the crowd in a chant of "Russia, Russia!"

After beating Leicester City on Sunday, March 18, Premier League champions Chelsea have been drawn against Southampton in the 2017/18 FA Cup semi final. Manchester United will also face Tottenham in their own semi final.

A police lieutenant was canned early Sunday after crossing over the blurry blue line — when her fellow officers discovered their drunken colleague driving backwards, honking, through the streets of Florida. Now ex-cop Christi Ruhtz, 41, was discovered with bloodshot, glassy eyes and reeking of booze in Pinellas, Florida around 2:00 a.m., reported the Tampa...

Leicester City boss Claude Puel refused to criticise goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel despite his late blunder which enabled Chelsea to secure a 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium. Schmeichel came charging off his line on the stroke of half-time in extra-time, making it a more straightforward task for Pedro to nod in N'Golo Kante's speculative cross and give Chelsea a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. The Denmark international was earlier beaten by Alvaro Morata's first goal since Boxing Day before Jamie... Читать дальше...