Новости за 02.04.2018

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• The EPA has rolled back Obama-era fuel-efficiency goals.
• Automakers had lobbied Trump for the change in 2017.
• But the move has set up a battle between the EPA and California, one of the automakers' biggest markets.

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday rejected an Obama-era plan to make automobiles more fuel efficient in a win for car and oil companies and the latest move by the Trump administration... Читать дальше...

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• As it visits the 20 cities on the short list for its second headquarters, Amazon is asking specific questions about education, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
• The questions reveal how highly the company is prioritizing education in its HQ2 search.
• Amazon is also reportedly prioritizing urban centers.

Amazon is pulling out all the stops to ensure that it can recruit and retain the top talent at the site of its new headquarters, or HQ2. Читать дальше...

Mizuho Securities said it initiated research coverage of LogMeIn Inc. Monday, and rates the stock a buy with a $145 price target, according to a note sent to clients. LogMeIn is up 1% after hours, while closing down more than 2% to $112.55 during the regular session. Calling the expectations for the company's plans for the next two years conservative, analyst Abhey Lamba wrote that the company's strong free-cash-flow growth will support shareholder returns. Lamba said that combined with organic growth... Читать дальше...

Body cameras on cops are, generally speaking, a good idea. Anything that opens up law enforcement to a little more scrutiny is better than the alternative, even if body cameras contribute more to accountability in theory than in actual practice.

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• An estimated one-third of the population has a fear of flying.
• One writer took a course on "flying without fear" from Virgin Airlines.
• In one afternoon, she learned how to manage her flying phobia.

For as long as I can remember, I've been scared of flying.

I am not the kind of scared-of-flying where I don't really like turbulence. I am the kind of scared-of-flying where driving past Heathrow makes me feel sick, where watching flying on TV gives me cold sweats. Читать дальше...

AMRITSAR, India — The bodies of 38 Indian construction workers kidnapped and murdered in Iraq by the Daesh terrorist group returned home on Monday four years after their disappearance.

Mark Foehringer Dance Project’s holiday tradition of “Nutcracker Sweets” distills the hours-long classic into a more manageable 50-minute bite. In the same spirit, the company now presents “Alice in Wonderland.” A retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story, the dance theater production is complete with imaginative sets, fantastical costumes and puppets. The show, with a cast of eight dancers accompanied by live musicians, clocks in at under an hour, making it just right for young audience members. Читать дальше...

A thick layer of snow forced the New York Yankees to postpone their home opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, the Major League Baseball giants announced.

Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) admitted to being a bit disappointed with her ninth place at the Tour of Flanders at the weekend, but the Polish rider leaves Belgium with confidence ahead of her targeted Ardennes Classics. Niewiadoma was one of the main protagonists in the final 30 kilometres, but lost out in the final sprint when she got boxed in towards the barriers. She believes that her form is where it needs to be.

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On April 21, Queen Elizabeth II turns 92. And she'll be celebrating her birthday in style with a star-powered concert held at London's Royal Albert Hall.

The lineup for the bash is seriously impressive — would you expect any less for Her Majesty? — and features the likes of Sting, Shaggy, and the South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

These artists are among the many performers who have had the honor of singing for royalty in England and beyond. Читать дальше...

Toilet seats tend to be very uniform: the standard porcelain white. Snoresville. 

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian succumbed to his wounds on Monday three days after being shot by Israeli occupation forces during a demonstration on the border with Israel, Gaza’s health ministry said, raising the death toll to 17.

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• More and more electric scooters are covering the streets and sidewalks of San Francisco.
• Startups like LimeBike and Bird let users reserve a scooter from a smartphone app, ride for a small fee, and leave the scooter anywhere.
• People are abandoning their scooters on sidewalks — which is becoming a nuisance for tech workers and people who commute to work on foot.

Electric scooters for grown-ups are taking over the streets of San Francisco.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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• McDonald's is not exactly the healthiest option when it comes to dining out since its menu items are loaded with fats, sugars, and sodium.
• An order of large fries has 510 calories, which is more than a double cheeseburger.
• A McFlurry with M&M's has almost as much sugar as seven McDonald's apple pies.

There’s no doubt McDonald’s is the biggest player in the fast food game. With 68 million customers served each day and more than 35,000 restaurants worldwide... Читать дальше...

The Mexican peso and Canadian dollar came off of their lows against the U.S. dollar on Monday, following a Bloomberg News report saying President Donald Trump was advocating for a Nafta deal to be struck in two weeks. The trading partners are convening at the Summit of the Americas on April 9, scheduled to be the final round of talks, to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both the Mexican and Canadian currencies remained in the red on the day, having traded down earlier on... Читать дальше...

SAN JOSE — Costa Rica’s President-elect Carlos Alvarado Quesada ran up a bigger-than-expected margin of victory in Sunday’s run-off election, leading a progressive coalition to beat back a stiff run from a Christian conservative singer.

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• Your freezer can do a lot more than just preserving your food.
• If you're worried about washing a nice pair of jeans, place them in a canvas bag and freeze overnight.
• To preserve your seeds until the next growing season, make sure they are dry and then place them in an airtight container.

Reopen sealed envelopes

To open a sealed envelope without ripping it to pieces, place it in a plastic bag and freeze for one to two hours. Читать дальше...

This week's results

Week 9
Castleford 6 Warrington 18 - Warrington by 12
Catalans 27 Huddersfield 6 - Catalans by 21
Hull FC 27 Wakefield 26 - Hull FC by 1
Leeds 20 Salford 0 - Leeds by 20
Widnes 6 St Helens 28 - St Helens by 22
Wigan 44 Hull KR 6 - Wigan by 38

This week's scores
(If anyone thinks their score is wrong, please let me know on the forum or PM me and I will check it)

7Rotherhamrhino (Predictor of the week)
6CuppaBrew, Dave1612, Deanos Rhinos
5Biff Tannen... Читать дальше...

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• President Donald Trump's business is under intense scrutiny unlike any time prior in his presidency.
• The special counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed the Trump Organization for documents.
• Adult film star Stormy Daniels is seeking documentation from the company related to the $130,000 payment she received from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
• Lastly, there is a potentially huge emoluments clause lawsuit that a federal judge said can go forward. Читать дальше...

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police have recovered four guitars stolen from Nils Lofgren before the longtime member of the E Street Band before a show. Dallas police tweeted Monday that they also have made an arrest in the theft. Cpl. Debra Webb provided no further details. Lofgren tweeted his gratitude that his instruments have been recovered, saying: "Looks like my guitars are coming back to me." Police haven't said if a harp that was also stolen has been found. The instruments... Читать дальше...

Joaquin Phoenix addressed social media buzz about possibly becoming the next actor to play The Joker, telling Fandango Monday that he’s not averse to jumping into the world of comic book movies… if the conditions are right. “I see it as any other movie,” Phoenix told Fandango. “I wouldn’t say… ‘I won’t do Westerns.’ It depends on what it is. I don’t really care about the genre, I care about the character and the filmmaker. If you have the ability to transcend the genre, then that’s what you want to do. Читать дальше...

The temperature is rising between the United States and China but the simmering confrontation has not yet boiled over into a trade war, since the tit-for-tat countermeasures so far have been confined to a few specific products.