Новости за 19.03.2018

Chris Liddell, currently the second in command behind White House adviser Jared Kushner in Kushner’s Office of American Innovation, will also now serve as deputy chief of staff for policy coordination under Chief of Staff John Kelly, the White House said Monday.

A’s Coverage:

• Nico: Inside The Mind Of Pitching Coach Scott Emerson: Part I...
• Calcaterra: The A’s are considering rising sea levels in planning their future ballpark...
• Lee: Phegley out with two broken fingers...
• Gallegos: Why top prospect A.J. Puk was among the A’s roster cuts...
• Moriarity: Talking Top Prospects with A’s Assistant GM Dan Feinstein...
• Slusser: A’s Chris Bassitt frustrated by unexpected role out of bullpen...

Two people with severe vision loss due to a degenerative eye disease are able to read after embryonic stem cell treatment, researchers said Monday.

München (dpa) - BMW stoppt vorübergehend die Produktion mehrerer Automodelle mit Benzinmotoren für den europäischen Markt, um sie schrittweise für die neuen alltagsnahen EU-Verbrauchsmessungen fit zu machen. Das Flaggschiff, der 7er BMW, werde als Benziner in Europa sogar ein Jahr lang aus dem Angebot genommen, sagte ein BMW-Sprecher am Montag in München. Die «Automobilwoche» hatte zuvor darüber berichtet.Der neue Prüfzyklus WLTP wird im September für sämtliche Neuwagen bindend, ab September 2019... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A man was taken into custody after allegedly shooting another man in a southwest Oklahoma City parking lot. On March 16, officers were called to the 1900 block of Exchange Ave. after receiving a holdup alarm. While officers were en route, dispatchers learned that a man had been shot. According to the arrest affidavit, the victim’s wife told police that they had been arguing and her husband was “very stressed out.” “When [the victim] got out of […]

The Milwaukee Brewers re-created one of the most memorable moments from the movie “The Sandlot” — and it’s perfect. Members of the baseball team re-made the scene in which Ham hits the baseball over the fence nearly frame-by-frame. Some of the players channel their inner Smalls and Squints as Stephen Vogt’s Ham hits a home run and runs around the field, getting smacked by the other players. The spoof video even featured a very famous cameo. At the end of the original scene, the kids warn that “The Beast” is back there. Читать дальше...

A man has been detained after an overnight standoff near Nicoma Park, the Oklahoma County sheriff's office reported.

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• A Goldman Sachs analyst believes Tesla will miss its guidance for Model S and Model X vehicle deliveries, and fall well below consensus estimates for its Model 3 deliveries, in the first quarter of 2018.
• The electric automaker has dealt with production bottlenecks, mainly due to difficulties around producing battery modules for its vehicles in a timely matter. 
• The analyst maintained a "Sell" rating and price target of $205 per share.
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Saquon Barkley’s life is about to change in more ways than one. Projected to be one of the top selections in next month’s NFL draft, Penn State’s star running back also is expecting a child with girlfriend Anna Congdon. “One month until @saquon and i get to meet our little angel ????????????????,” Congdon wrote Saturday...

Here’s a look at how competition and collective bargaining could help MMA fighters.

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to two class-action lawsuits filed by residents of Flint, Michigan who are pursing civil rights claims against local and state officials over lead contamination in the city's water supply. The high court rejected separate appeals filed by the city of Flint, Genesee County's drainage commissioner and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials. The 6th Circuit decided that the civil rights... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Technology stocks are leading U.S. indexes sharply lower in midday trading as Facebook falls. Facebook sank 7.5 percent in heavy trading Monday following reports that a company employed by the Trump campaign improperly obtained data on tens of millions of users. Other tech companies also fell. Google's parent company Alphabet fell 3.5 percent and Twitter lost 3.1 percent. Stewart Information Services jumped... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Technology stocks are leading U.S. indexes sharply lower in midday trading as Facebook falls. Facebook sank 7.5 percent in heavy trading Monday following reports that a company employed by the Trump campaign improperly obtained data on tens of millions of users. Other tech companies also fell. Google's parent company Alphabet fell 3.5 percent and Twitter lost 3.1 percent. Stewart Information Services jumped... Читать дальше...

With more details on Keith Urban’s upcoming album, Graffiti U, being revealed any day now, it made sense for Urban to hit pause for a moment and take a look back over his life and career during Friday’s South by Southwest panel in Austin, Texas, hosted by Grammy Museum executive director Scott Goldman.

An independent study has questioned the veracity of U.S. claims its recent counterterrorism airstrikes in northeastern Afghanistan targeted "support structures" of anti-China militants. Kabul-based Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN) said Monday its investigation into last month’s bombing raids in Badakhshan has found “no credible evidence” that Uighur extremists use the province as a training ground or base to plan attacks. A February 6 U.S. military statement, backed by video images, asserted... Читать дальше...

The great ground-breaking historian David S. Wyman died on March 14, at the age of 89.  He is best-known as the author of the landmark study, The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust.  A number of years ago, I wrote a tribute to David, which he had been kind enough to review and approve.  I have now updated and expanded it slightly, and pass it on with deep sadness at the loss this remarkable man.

After spending over two decades writing massively popular singles for celebrities, Poo Bear is incorporating his hit-making formula into his own music.

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The Supreme Court on Monday observed that at this point it would be incorrect to say that there is no evidence of money laundering against Shoaib Sheikh — the CEO of controversial 'IT company' Axact.

The Barden Bellas may sing in perfect sync, but offscreen Pitch Perfect 3‘s Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson couldn’t contain their giggles when they broke character.

Erect the statue. Build the pyramid. Declare the birthday bank holiday. Mohammed Salah is writing football folklore with each passing week. Was this 5-0 win over Watford even a response to the United defeat? Or was it merely a Salah masterclass in which he showcased his worrying comparisons to Lionel Messi? The truth probably lies somewhere in between. It was important for us to bounce back from that showing and to widen the gap to the other teams in the top 6 who weren’t playing. Yet equally it... Читать дальше...

A top Kurdish envoy on Monday accused the international community of being "spectators" as Turkish-led troops commit war crimes in Syria.

Nasrat Haqparast’s condition is even worse than initially reported.

The Afghan-German lightweight was scheduled to compete against Nad Narimani in the opening bout of UFC London this past Saturday, but the promotion released a statement less than an hour before showtime announcing that the fight was canceled due to Haqparast contracting an infectious eye condition.

At the start of the Fight Pass broadcast, UFC play-by-play man John Gooden said that Haqparast was suffering from conjunctivitis (better known as “pink eye”)... Читать дальше...

Facebook is investing in its creator community in an attempt to get them to make content for the social network. The company announced multiple new creator features today, including the ability for fans to support creators with monthly payments. Fans will receive exclusive content as a reward, as well as a new badge that shows their support. Top fans can also display the badge based on how often they comment, share, react, or watch a creator’s content, but they have to opt-in to this experience.

In The New York Times, Michelle Goldberg urges former Trump appointees to go public with the truth about the White House: