Новости за 17.04.2018

The US military has seen the Islamic State group "resurge" in some parts of Syria under government control, a US defense official said Tuesday.

Magician David Copperfield is about to take the stand in a trial brought by a man who says he was left with a traumatic brain injury after volunteering in one of Copperfield's magic tricks at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Ukrainian Embassy in the U.S. has refuted April 17’s reports on the alleged detention of representatives of the Ukrainian space industry in the United States. “The Ukrainian embassy in the U.S. refutes the information about the alleged detention of representatives of the Ukrainian space industry participating in a symposium in Colorado Springs, U.S., and the […]

Just over a month after Apple acquired digital magazine app Texture, Bloomberg reports that the company is planning to integrate the service into Apple News and launch its own premium news subscription service. People familiar with the plans tell Bloomberg that Texture’s technology and remaining employees have been merged with the Apple News team, which...

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• President Donald Trump filed an extension to submit his 2017 tax return.
• Trump's request for an extension is common for high-income individuals with complex tax returns.
• Trump's taxes have been a consistent source of interest since the start of the 2016 campaign.
• Tuesday is Tax Day, the last day for people to file their 2017 tax returns.

President Donald Trump filed for an extension to submit his 2017 tax return, White... Читать дальше...

AG Schneiderman sent letters to 13 exchanges including Coinbase and Bitfinex asking for information on their operations.

CoreCivic, a for-profit prison company with annual revenues of nearly $1.8 billion in 2017, has further enriched itself by forcing immigrant detainees in Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center to work for as little as $1 a day under threat of criminal prosecution, solitary confinement or transfer to substandard living quarters. That’s according to three men – all current or former detainees — who have filed a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging they have worked at the detention center under such threats.

New York’s Attorney General has a few questions for the Winklevoss twins. State AG Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday it sent letters to 13 cryptocurrency exchanges, asking for information about their general operations, personnel, and policies around privacy, fraud and money laundering. That includes the New York-based Gemini exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the...

The real magic behind Reddit is that it is such a diverse mix of individuals, communities, and perspectives - if you know where to look. There exists a stereotype of an average Redditor - young-ish male, geeky, antisocial, and probably a little misogynistic / racist - but it's not an entirely fair one. Sure, you can find PLENTY of those types on Reddit (particularly amongst its most populous and casual subreddit communities, like r/funny and r/videos), but Reddit is FILLED TO THE BRIM with smaller... Читать дальше...

The campaigning for contestants on popular reality show Big Brother Naija has taken an interesting turn. Miracle’s mother recently took to Instagram to urge Nigerians to vote for her son. She was supported by his two brothers.

Tamika Mallory, last seen praising antisemitic hate group Louis Farrakhan, is back.

Many displaced women are being forced into sexual intercourse and denied access to food and healthcare, a recently published report said.

Arsenal are set for a busy transfer window at the end of the season as the Gunners will look to bolster their ranks with an injection of experience and talent, both of which could come with one impressive deal. Spanish outlet Diario Gol states Luka Modric will leave Real Madrid this summer and Arsenal are fighting to bring the former Tottenham Hotspur man back to the Premier League, although they’ll face competition for his services with Liverpool. The three-time Champions League winner... Читать дальше...

Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday that it will close all of its stores nationwide on the afternoon of May 29 for racial-bias training. Nearly 175,000 workers will participate and it will become part of the new-hire process going forward. The company has enlisted local and national experts to develop the curriculum, including Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. The company will also... Читать дальше...

It’s about time we properly worshipped Beyoncé. Following the Grammy-winning singer’s Internet-breaking performance at the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral has announced that it will host a special mass devoted to Queen Bey’s music and accomplishments on Wednesday, April 25. Hosted by the Vine, a weekly contemporary worship service espousing progressive theology set to a pop beat, the “Beyoncé Mass”... Читать дальше...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Board of Education is meeting privately to decide whether to keep the state's commissioner of education. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin appointed seven new board members on Monday. The board is now entirely composed of people he appointed. The board then called a special meeting for Tuesday to discuss the possible dismissal of an employee. The only employee the board has authority over is Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt. Bevin told reporters Tuesday he was not happy with Kentucky's recent test scores. Читать дальше...

Janine Jackson interviewed Pam Vogel about Sinclair Broadcasting‘s propaganda for the April 6, 2018, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Play Stop pop out X MP3jPLAYLISTS.MI_0 = [ { name: “1. CounterSpin Pam Vogel Interview “, formats: [“mp3”], mp3: “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mYWlyLm9yZy9hdWRpby9jb3VudGVyc3Bpbi9Db3VudGVyU3BpbjE4MDQwNlZvZ2VsLm1wMw==”, counterpart:””, artist: “”, image: “true”, imgurl: “” } ]; MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { […]

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian banks seem to be able to absorb possible credit losses from the sanctions that the United States imposed against Russian entities and individuals earlier in April, Fitch Ratings said in a press release.

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• Jérôme Hamon, 43, of France, is the first person in the world to receive two face transplants, the BBC reports.
• He has a genetic condition called neurofibromatosis type 1 that leads to disfiguring tumors on the face. 
• Hamon had his first face transplant in 2010, but years later his body rejected the face and it was removed.
• He waited in a hospital for months without a face while he waited for a new donor.
• In an interview with the BBC, Hamon... Читать дальше...

Over the past week, Penny Hardaway reeled in top 150 recruits Tyler Harris, Antwann Jones and Alex Lomax.

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• Dick's Sporting Goods is destroying the assault-style guns that it removed from stores in February. 
• Dick's announced that it would stop selling assault-style rifles and raise the minimum age requirement for purchasing a firearm in its stores to 21 following the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida. 
• Federal guidelines for destroying guns require the crushing, cutting, or breaking of the gun parts — typically by torch rather than saw or other tool ... Читать дальше...

Ian Balina, a former IBM salesman who became a full-time cryptocurrency trader and pundit, is not known for his modesty. Like many YouTube personalities in the vein of motivational speaker Gary Vaynerchuk, he brands himself as a self-starter-made-good who now wants to teach you how he did it (while clarifying, of course, that his recommendations are not investment advice). He regularly shares screenshots of his extensive portfolio, which was valued at more than $3 million on April 14th, according... Читать дальше...

Gary Hardwick may only be 19 years old, but he’s not going to let that stop him from spending his life with 72-year-old Almeda. The two met at a birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese’s, and they were married two weeks later.

Facebook has been under fire for its handling of personal data, but what companies around the world can do with that data is even more frightening. 

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley really wants Gov. Eric Greitens to resign.