Новости за 27.12.2017

The USC quarterback has yet to decide whether he will enter the 2018 NFL draft.

Kiel (dpa) - Der deutsche Rekordmeister THW Kiel geht nach einem 29:19 (16:8)-Kantersieg gegen Aufsteiger TuS N-Lübbecke als Tabellenfünfter der Handball-Bundesliga in die WM-Pause. Beim standesgemäßen Erfolg des DHB-Pokalsiegers waren am Mittwochabend vor 10 285 Zuschauern Nationalspieler Patrick Wiencek, Nikola Bilyk und Niclas Ekberg mit jeweils fünf Toren die besten Werfer auf Seiten der Kieler, die fünf Punkte Rückstand auf Titelverteidiger und Tabellenführer Rhein-Neckar Löwen haben.Neues Tabellenschlusslicht ist Aufsteiger TV Hüttenberg.

Dustin Hoffman has made it very clear that he did not appreciate John Oliver's line of questioning about the the sexual misconduct allegations against him. 

Child porn laws continue to be used stupidly by state prosecutors to punish teens for consensual behavior. The ACLU has entered a case on behalf of a 14-year-old who sent explicit photos of herself to another teen. This teen then sent the photos to others. At some point, the state decided to step in. What the teen did was demonstrably stupid, but should it be criminal?

A young woman was found dead Wednesday at the bottom of a basement staircase in her Crown Heights home — and cops believe her domestic partner shoved her down the stairs, police sources said. Tonie Wells, 22, was pronounced dead following the incident that happened around 9:50 a.m. in her Sterling Place home, cops said....

Spain's prime minister tried, and failed, to strong-arm Catalonia. The result is an enduring stalemate.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 13 al-Shabab militants. Officials in the Lower Jubba region confirmed the strike hit militants in the rural Beerhani area, about 50 kilometers northwest of Kismayo, in southern Somalia. "The strike targeted the militants as they mobilized to launch an attack against our base. Fortunately, the military from a friendly nation disabled them with a drone strike and killed 13 of them," a Somali military commander in the area told... Читать дальше...

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Apple announced three new iPhones in 2017: the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus, and the high-end iPhone X.

Those three phones start at $699, $799, and $999, respectively.

The most expensive iPhone model this year, the iPhone X, in many ways represents the future of the iPhone.

That said, there are several reasons it's worth considering an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus instead of the iPhone X:

1. The iPhone X is more expensive than the iPhone 8. Читать дальше...

Get a brand new smartphone for Christmas? Add these games to your roster.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military and other international forces fighting Daesh in Syria and Iraq have cut the terrorist group’s numbers to less than 1,000 militants.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mental evaluation has been ordered for a disgruntled postal worker accused of fatally shooting his supervisor at an Ohio post office and then killing a postmaster outside her apartment. Franklin County court records Wednesday didn't elaborate on the evaluation. No attorney was listed for the worker, Deshaune Stewart, of Columbus. Police say Stewart was naked during both attacks. They say he first killed Lance Dempsey at a post office in suburban Dublin early Saturday. Police... Читать дальше...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mental evaluation has been ordered for a disgruntled postal worker accused of fatally shooting his supervisor at an Ohio post office and then killing a postmaster outside her apartment. Franklin County court records Wednesday didn't elaborate on the evaluation. No attorney was listed for the worker, Deshaune Stewart, of Columbus. Police say Stewart was naked during both attacks. They say he first killed Lance Dempsey at a post office in suburban Dublin early Saturday. Police... Читать дальше...

• Reddit user Macsterr claims that Microsoft stole a design of theirs for a video game ad without crediting their artwork as the inspiration.
• In November, Macsterr posted a distinctive design for an ad for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," the most popular video game of 2017.
• On Tuesday, Microsoft's Xbox social media account posted a similar image to Twitter, without crediting Macsterr. The tweet has since been deleted and Microsoft says it's "investigating" the matter. 
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The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists on December 27 carried out the largest exchange of prisoners since 2014 near the town of Horlivka, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, as part of the Minsk agreement. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tweeted that 74 detainees had been returned to Kiev-controlled territory and praised the roles of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in facilitating the swap. The Facebook page for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko... Читать дальше...

The 23-year-old failed to live up to expectations after joining Tottenham ahead of the 2016-17 campaign and he was loaned out to Fenerbache last summer on a season-long deal. 
 Janssen has netted twice in 11 outings since heading to Turkey during a spell which has been littered with niggling injuries. 
 Tottenham included an early recall clause in his loan deal and they have the option to bring him back next month to bolster their options for the second half of the season. 
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This began as a Christmas Day post, perhaps appropriately so. So let’s consider that still, despite being a couple days late.

Drop the plug and forget the mat — the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday approved a wireless gizmo that lets people charge their smartphones and other devices from up to 3 feet away. The Energous Corporation’s Watt Up device lets users charge their electronics without being connected to the charger through the use of radio...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story Dec. 26 on cities suing the Department of Defense, The Associated Press reported that 26 people were killed inside a Texas church last month. The story should have made clear that the gunman killed 25 people at the church and that authorities have put the official toll at 26, because one of the victims was pregnant. A clarified version of the story is below. Cities sue Defense Dept. over gun-check system failures Three cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Defense... Читать дальше...

This week, a snowstorm buried the city of Erie, Pennsylvania in more than five feet of snow, breaking city and state records, according to the National Weather Service.

Liverpool says Virgil van Dijk will join the Premier League club from Southampton in what is set to be a world record transfer for a defender

The Detroit Pistons announced point guard Reggie Jackson has a Grade 3 right ankle sprain and will be out at least 6-8 weeks.

A New York City firefighter was arrested Wednesday morning after he ripped the shield off a traffic agent’s jacket in anger over a parking ticket she wrote him in Queens, police sources said. Frank Miscioscia, 36, was parked in violation of alternate side parking rules while shopping at a supermarket at 101st Avenue and 124th...

The officer shot the man, police said. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

What’s more important for a healthy relationship: sleep or sex? The answer may surprise you. Earlier this year, I was in a state of extreme sleep deprivation. I was stressed, and my young children were restless. For 18 months straight, I barely slept. My only opportunity to sneak in some shut-eye was the two-hour window...