Новости за 19.04.2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of government health advisers is recommending approval of a medicine made from the marijuana plant to treat childhood epilepsy, moving the medication closer to the U.S. market. The Food and Drug Administration experts voted unanimously Thursday in favor of the experimental medication from GW Pharmaceuticals. The company's medicine is made from a chemical found in the cannabis plant — one that does not get users high. Experts said the drug reduced seizures in children with two rare forms of severe epilepsy. Читать дальше...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Senate panel has declined to advance a proposed tax overhaul following estimates that it would cost the state $126 million. The tax bill hit a roadblock Thursday in the Senate's Fiscal Oversight Committee. No senators volunteered to second the chairman's motion to pass the bill, effectively blocking it. The committee's inaction deals a blow to Republican-led efforts to change state tax policy this year. While House lawmakers passed another tax overhaul, it's... Читать дальше...

It's the closest thing yet to an ABBA reunion: computerized avatars of Sweden's legendary disco group will perform during a televised tribute to the quartet to be broadcast this autumn, ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus said Thursday. Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson split up in 1982 after dominating the disco scene for more than a decade with hits like "Waterloo", "Dancing Queen", "Mamma Mia" and "Super Trouper". The group, which has sold more than 400 million albums... Читать дальше...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's eight public universities plan to raise tuition by an average of 4 percent next fall, saying lingering effects from state budget cuts two years ago require them to get more revenue from students. The College Board on Thursday preliminarily approved additional tuition increases at all of the universities. Trustees will vote again next month to finalize the changes. The statewide average for two semesters of full-time tuition and fees will rise by an average of $302 to $7,805 for in-state undergraduates. Читать дальше...

The topic of safe standing has been in the news following recent actions by the UK government and Premier League. There is no rational argument against the introduction of safe standing in Premier League stadiums. If the priority for football clubs is the health and wellbeing of supporters, English clubs need to rethink the viability of all-seater stadiums. The Premier League has said that more evidence is needed to determine if fans want safe standing. The ruling body's own poll suggests only five... Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck has approved a permanent tuition waiver program. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the waivers began in 2016 as a temporary fix after the school dropped out of a federal student loan program. Members of the institution's board of directors believe the move was a factor in boosting grade point averages and improving class completion. Eligible recipients must be fulltime degree-seeking students who are members of a federally recognized Native American tribe. Читать дальше...

The 2018 annual Global Energy Prize Summit took place in Italy this week addressing the most urgent energy issues and ways to solve them. Sputnik discussed the summit with Thomas Albert Blees, member of the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee, President of the Science Council for Global Initiatives.

Silver prices went up sharply on Wednesday, following a rally in metals, led by aluminum and nickel. After the American sanctions on Russian oligarchs and a large aluminium mining company on April 5, metal prices were on fire and silver also outperformed gold during the period, albeit slower than base metals. Traders in the gold to silver price ratios have turned to silver; many physical market players have also built positions in silver. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, a bearish position in the... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG - Sandile Mantsoe - accused of murdering his former girlfriend Karabo Mokoena - told a police captain about the toxic relationship he had with Mokoena and that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Thursday.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New data show New Jersey added more than 5,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent. State Labor and Workforce Development Department said Thursday that New Jersey's economy added 5,100 jobs, mostly in the private sector. The state's unemployment rate remains higher than the national level of 4.1 percent. The department also said it was revising previous estimates for February based on more complete reporting. The data show that 2,800 fewer jobs than... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The "Fearless Girl" statue near Wall Street that has become a global symbol of female can-do business spirit will be moved from her spot facing the "Charging Bull" to a location by the New York Stock Exchange. The ponytailed girl in a windblown dress became a tourist magnet last spring when the artwork popped up confronting the famous bull that was a symbol of the American financial resilience in the wake of the 1987 stock market crash. State Street Global Advisors, the firm that... Читать дальше...

Welcome to Phase II of the long, long rebuild.

There is a large portion of me that feels bad for Bryan Price, and has for quite some time. Since taking over as manager of the Cincinnati Reds prior to the 2014 season, he has watched a sinking ship jettison valuable player after valuable player, turning what had been an NL Central juggernaut into a youth movement with few stalwarts left over.

Then, even those stalwarts began to falter, with injuries to Joey Votto, Ryan Ludwick, and... Читать дальше...

A’s Coverage:

• Game #19: Matt Olson walks off third-longest game in Oakland A’s history...
• Fangraphs’ team has A’s drafting college catcher in first mock draft...
• Cut4: Inside the story of Mark Canha and his lucky ski mask...
• Oakland Athletics Minor League Notebook: Jesus Luzardo does it again...
• Gallegos: Sleepless in Oakland - Lou Trivino’s exciting first 24 hours in majors...
• Becker: MLB decides not to count A’s ‘free game’ toward attendance... Читать дальше...

Local authorities have drawn attention to the fact that ID sales on Internet are on the rise. There is a suspicion that passports are traded by migrants who have received asylum status in the European countries.

In rejecting Fox and ESPN’s primetime broadcast booths, Peyton Manning said he did not want to be a “critic at this point,” but there was one player’s games in particular, according to sources, whom Manning did not want to be in the booth for: his brother, Eli Manning. Manning’s desire was so strong there was...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on the San Antonio Spurs and coach Greg Popovich, whose wife died at 67 (all times local): 10:45 a.m. The San Antonio Spurs say Greg Popovich will not coach the team at home Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against Golden State following the death of his wife. Ettore Messina, a Spurs assistant since 2014, will coach the team. San Antonio lost the first two games on the road. The Spurs announced Erin Popovich's death Wednesday. She was 67. Popovich has coached San Antonio since 1996... Читать дальше...

Stay tuned, as more information comes out.

The 2018 NFL season scheduled is officially released today. We’re keeping track of every schedule leak and rumor before the schedules become official tonight at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network (because we know you probably don’t want to watch that for two hours).

Going into Thursday, we already knew the opponents for each team. We also learned there would be earlier starts for primetime games. Monday Night Football will be starting at 8:15 p.m. Читать дальше...

A series of thefts dubbed the "big Bitcoin heist" took a surprising turn when Sindri Thor Stefansson fled the country on a plane reportedly carrying the prime minister.

(CNN) — The Texas firefighter who helped pull a passenger back into the plane during a deadly Southwest Airlines emergency spoke emotionally about the tragedy on Thursday. “There was a family that lost a loved one,” said Andrew Needum, a firefighter from Celina, Texas. “I feel for her family. I feel for her two kids, her husband, the community that she lived in. I can’t imagine what they’re going through, but I’m thankful that my family is here.” “God created […]

Moody's Investors Service downgraded its probability of default rating on Guitar Center Inc.'s debt to Ca-PD from Caa1-PD, and said that if an exchange offer announced earlier this week goes through, it will constitute a distressed exchange, and event of default. Guitar Center, the biggest retailer of musical instruments in the world, said it will exchange its $325 million of 9.625% senior unsecured notes that mature in 2019 for new senior unsecured notes due 2022 with a 5% cash pay and 8% payment-in-kind... Читать дальше...

My husband and I don’t know where we’ll send her. It’s too soon. Of course we want the best for her. But what is the best?

The legacy of positive discrimination is sometimes the opposite of what was intended by its original supporters.

The Austrian doctor for whom Asperger syndrome is named helped the Nazis kill disabled children during World War II, according to a study published Thursday. Hans Asperger, a pediatrician who first identified the syndrome in 1944, made good with the Nazis by referring children to one of their notorious euthanasia clinics, Medical University of Vienna...

The Austrian doctor for whom Asperger syndrome is named helped the Nazis kill disabled children during World War II, according to a study published Thursday. Hans Asperger, a pediatrician who first identified the syndrome in 1944, made good with the Nazis by referring children to one of their notorious euthanasia clinics, Medical University of Vienna...