Новости за 03.01.2019

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said it is "right" to withdraw US troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

Online retail giant Overstock will become the first major US company to pay part of its 2019 Ohio state business taxes in bitcoin. Overstock — which has a blockchain business division — said the move is part of its ongoing efforts to promote cryptocurrency use. Overstock CEO and founder Patrick Byrne praised Ohio and its treasurer

Ups the ante against three Bills pending before Parliament

A new collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Veracyte, a genomic diagnostics company, will focus on the detection of lung cancer. The long-term agreement will be used to advance the development and commercialization of novel diagnostic tests to detect lung cancer at its earliest stages, when the disease is most treatable.

Former Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. has signed a contract to play for the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League. Armstrong started 44 games for the Cornhuskers and set … Click to Continue »

At the close of 2017, I was resolved to make some changes in the New Year. Of course, those changes would include less time spent on social media, more time … Click to Continue »

Online harassment has existed for as long as online has existed, and as access speeds up and expands, it’s only getting worse and more nuanced. A newly released report from the Digital Rights Foundation, a feminist nonprofit in Pakistan focused on digital freedom, spotlights timely data collected on harassment in the…

The New Jersey Devils have signed their head coach John Hynes to a multi-year contract extension. He is the second-winningest coach in franchise history and the longest current tenured pro coach in the New York/New Jersey area.

3D printing is poised for advances in 2019 as a more mature technology prepares to fulfill its promise.

In the first NBA All-Star fan vote return released Thursday, Derrick Rose was second only to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.

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Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of the first two Muslim congresswomen ever elected in the U.S., wore a traditional Palestinian gown on Thursday as she was sworn into Congress. The Michigan Democrat was captured wearing the...

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will help expand a national educational program developed in response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a related organization announced Thursday. Sandy Hook Promise, whose founders include the parents of some of the children killed in the Newtown shooting, said Disney will help fund and further develop its Start With Hello program. It is a curriculum that promotes inclusion and combats social isolation among elementary school students... Читать дальше...

LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead NBA All-Star voting in their respective conferences

LIVERPOOL were denied the lead against Manchester City by just 11mm after John Stones cleared the ball off the line. The Citizens somehow managed to clear the danger after Sadio Mane initially hit the post after being slid through on goal in the 18th minute. Roberto Firmino picked out the Senegalese international, who looked to […]

Protests paralyse the southern Indian state where two women defied an ancient ban on entering shrine.

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Current champions Manchester City are taking on challengers Liverpool at the Etihad. The Premier League clash will take place on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 7pm. Follow all the latest news and updates ahead of the game here.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man and his girlfriend arrested last month in a terrorism investigation have been indicted on additional charges accusing them of obtaining guns and explosives for a domestic terror attack that was never carried out. The Toledo pair now faces several conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to transport or receive an explosive with intent to kill or injure, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Authorities in court documents have said Vincent Armstrong and his girlfriend... Читать дальше...

It would make discrimination cases a lot harder to prove.

Cash bail is great — if you can pay for it.

Every day, nearly half a million Americans spend the night in jail even though they haven’t been convicted of anything. The reason? They can’t afford the cash bail a judge set during a pretrial hearing.

Unlike wealthier defendants who can pay to retain their freedom while their case proceeds to trial, poor defendants remain behind bars waiting for the wheels of justice to turn. As a result, the pretrial process becomes a two-tiered system... Читать дальше...