Новости за 27.12.2017

According to Marca, via the Daily Express, Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil is one of five January signings that Barcelona are intending to make when the transfer window reopens. The German international’s contract expires at the end of the current season, and the 29-year-old is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas club when the window opens on the 1st of January. What’s the story? It is being reported that Barcelona are preparing to make five signings in the new year at relatively cheap rates to bolster Ernesto Valverde’s squad. Читать дальше...

Providence announced on Wednesday that defenseman Davis Bunz will join the team for the start of the second half. Bunz appeared in 18 games this fall with the USHL’s Central Illinois Flying Aces, totaling two goals and seven assists with plus-6 rating. Prior to Central Illinois, Bunz spent the 2016-17 season with the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL, where he registered nine goals and 18 assists in 49 games played. Bunz will wear No. 14 […]

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German ex-official Kristina Schröder said on Wednesday that the #MeToo debate, which was launched to encourage women all over the world to come out with their experiences of sexual misconduct and harassment, will not necessarily have a positive impact on the society.

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Former world number one and 12-time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic will be more dangerous than ever when he makes his long-awaited return from an elbow injury, top 10 rival Dominic Thiem said Wednesday.

Police got help from the public in identifying a suspect related to a burglary Christmas Day 2017 at the Williston Walmart. Produced Dec. 27, 2017.

The Thomas Fire has burned 281,000 acres in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

Yesterday, Republican Congressman Francis Rooney made an appearance on MSNBC where he called for a purge of FBI agents on the Mueller investigation who are not pro-Trump. Today he sauntered over to CNN and made the same call, except this time he also called for low-level staffers to be included in the purge after examining their contribution records.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The FBI won't take over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by indicted officers. Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced the decision Wednesday. He said FBI Assistant Director Stephen Richardson told him in a letter that FBI officials have seen no... Читать дальше...

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – Four people were hospitalized after a blast inside a store in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, state-run news outlet Tass reported Wednesday. A total of 10 people were injured, the Russian state-run news agency Sputnik said. Preliminary data shows that an explosive device found at the scene contained 200 grams (7 ounces) of TNT, state-run RIA news agency reported. The device was inside a locker at a chain supermarket called Perekrestok, located in an entertainment complex. Читать дальше...

Arsene Wenger has dismissed claims Olivier Giroud didn’t leave Arsenal for Everton due to his wife. The striker was heavily linked with a move to Goodison Park in the summer but talks collapsed. New Everton manager Sam Allardyce has since claimed that the deal back then broke down because Giroud’s wife did not want to move up north. “He [Giroud] doesn’t want to move north of London, I don’t think. Or his wife doesn’t. It is very important... Читать дальше...

Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase says he anticipates a 'horrible' offseason mulling over the many what-ifs of a disappointing year

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway will be the first foreign leader to call on President Donald Trump in the new year. The White House announced Tuesday that Trump will welcome Solberg to the White House on Jan. 10. The White House says Trump looks forward to exchanging views with Solberg on relations between the U.S. and Norway, as well as on how to make progress on regional and global security issues and economic prosperity. The leaders also plan to discuss defense... Читать дальше...

Probably. I think.

MLB hitters swatted 6,105 dingers during the 2017 season, a number that shattered the single-season league record previously set in 2000. Players have begun talking openly about their willingness to elevate the ball on contact, and a quick Google search for “fly ball revolution” returns analytical insight from the likes of FanGraphs and FiveThirtyEight on the topic becoming tangible.

Empirically, it’s important to note that players aren’t necessarily hitting loads more fly balls now than in recent years. Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 35-year-old Missoula man who was convicted of forcing his girlfriend into prostitution and is charged with abducting or recruiting other women last year faces another federal charge. Terrance Tyrell Edwards pleaded not guilty Wednesday to sex trafficking by force or fraud during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Cavan. The latest charge adds a sixth alleged victim Edwards is charged with forcing or recruiting into prostitution in 2016. Edwards was charged in... Читать дальше...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge says prosecutors can cite threatening statements that a Denver woman made after she allegedly shot at police during Dakota Access oil pipeline protests in North Dakota. Attorneys for Red Fawn Fallis wanted to suppress evidence and statements obtained during her arrest last year. But a federal judge denied the requests on Friday. The Bismarck Tribune reports the 38-year old woman is accused of shooting a handgun at officers during a confrontation in October 2016. Читать дальше...

Today there's a piece by me on the trans moral panic of 2017 in . You can read that article here. I've also included a longer version of the same argument, with more detail and links, below...

Three years ago 2014 was hailed ' the transgender tipping point '. The American Psychiatric Association had just changed their category of 'Gender Identity Disorder' to 'Gender Dysphoria' removing much of the stigma of mental illness which had been attached to being trans. Trans actors finally played trans... Читать дальше...

Munster (dpa) - Der Wehrbeauftragte des Bundestages, Hans-Peter Bartels, fordert fünf Monate nach dem tödlichen Ende eines Übungsmarsches von Offiziersanwärtern im niedersächsischen Munster Aufklärung über die Gründe. Am 19. Juli waren mehrere Soldaten während eines Marsches zusammengebrochen, einer starb später an den Folgen. «Ich will wissen: Ist da übermäßiger Druck ausgeübt worden? Das ist für mich längst nicht aufgeklärt», sagte Bartels dem Magazin «Stern» (Donnerstag) und verwies auch auf Hinweise von Soldaten an ihn. Читать дальше...

Michael Peck

Security,

A war like no other reveals another sad story. 

In the end, the mustard gas shipped to Bari proved unnecessary. The Nazis did not employ chemical weapons on the battlefield (though contrary to what President Trump’s press secretary suggested, they did use poison gas to murder millions of Jews and other victims in the death camps). There was no need for the Allies to resort to them, because they were able to defeat the Third Reich with their armies—though... Читать дальше...

Rodolfo Fiesoli has repeatedly been arrested for sexually abusing minors, which took place (allegedly for decades) in an agricultural cooperative called “Il Forteto,” which turned out to be a protected community for minors. In 2015 he was condemned to 17 years in prison, but did not spend a single day in prison.

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Some of these are great. Others ... not so much.

Nike released its “City Edition” jerseys for the 2017-18 NBA season and a lot of them are absolutely incredible. They invoke the feeling of the place they represent, and offer a bold new approach to the team. Some of the jerseys, well -- they’re not great.

God tier

Sixers

There can only be one, and the Sixers’ jersey is absolutely incredible. It’s clean, classic and looks like parchment. Читать дальше...

A statement from All Nippon Airways says the pilot decided to return to the originating airport as part of the airline's security procedures.

Madrid, 27 dic (dpa) - Jordi Pujol Ferrusola, primogénito del histórico ex líder catalán Jordi Pujol, salió hoy de prisión tras pagar una fianza de 500.000 euros (420.000 dólares), informaron medios españoles.El mayor de los siete hijos del político que gobernó Cataluña durante 23 años ingresó en la cárcel el pasado abril acusado de blanqueo, fraude fiscal y falsedad documental en el marco de un causa que investiga una presunta ocultación de patrimonio en el extranjero.Los investigadores lo señalan... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A teenager has been ordered to stand trial in the shooting deaths of two other teens in October in south Philadelphia. A judge on Wednesday held 16-year-old Brandon Olivieri for trial on all charges. Olivieri faces two murder charges in the deaths of the other 16-year-olds, Caleer Miller and Salvatore DiNubile, who were shot outside DiNubile's home and about seven blocks south of Olivieri's residence. Investigators believe the victims were on opposite sides of a feud between two groups. Читать дальше...