Новости за 04.02.2019

Paul R. Pillar

Security, Middle East

An agreement with the Taliban will not necessarily end the war, at least not right away, but the war surely will not end in the absence of such agreement.

Much remains to be negotiated, but the partial agreement reached between the United States and the Afghan Taliban is a welcome development. Commendation for this progress is in order for the Trump administration and for U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who is uniquely qualified by background... Читать дальше...

Alienware makes some of the best gaming hardware around and this laptop is no exception. This 2018 17R5 laptop uses an Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2GHz, Nvidia GTX 1070 and 16GB of RAM which allows it tackle nearly any game out there right now.

Willie Nelson's first CBD product is CBD-infused whole bean coffee. When brewed, each cup of Willie's Remedy coffee will contain 7mg of CBD.

After some deliberation the organisers decided to go ahead with the BJW 100M Reliability Ride. Recent snow and a cold night before the event meant a risk of ice in some places. In recent years the challenge has been lessened by modern navigation aids but to paraphrase one of our members on Facebook ‘the weather…

Warnings of a slowdown have been coming thick and fast - now China's week-long Lunar holiday is going to be a litmus test.

The former oil and gas lobbyist has served as acting agency chief since Ryan Zinke resigned early this year.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two men convicted of a 2008 murder should receive a new trial because prosecutors didn't turn over certain evidence to their defense attorneys until a week after their trial began, New Jersey's Supreme Court ordered Monday. The case involved the dying man's last words and his wife who may have plotted to have him killed. Monday's ruling faulted prosecutors for not turning over more than a dozen reports that contained facts related to testimony already given by investigators in the case. Читать дальше...

Lawsuit says power outage caused 'inhumane' conditions for inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Kansas State’s newest football commit is following in the footsteps of Tyler Lockett and Dante Barnett. His name is Thomas Grayson. He is a 5-foot-11 running back from Tulsa, Okla., … Click to Continue »

1. Eight big Anthony Davis trades we'd like to see  ESPN
2. Los Angeles Lakers have offered improved Anthony Davis package to New Orleans Pelicans  ESPN
3. Lakers Rumors: The Pelicans Are Preparing A Counter Offer To Send Anthony Davis to the Lakers  Lakers Nation
4. Anthony Davis trade rumors: ‘Loyalty’ has nothing to do with anything  SB Nation
5. Marcus Smart warns NBA that Celtics ‘can compete with anybody’ after win over Thunder  ClutchPoints
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Uday Sampath Kumar and Harry Brumpton (Reuters) - Papa John's International Inc unveiled an investment of up to $250 million from hedge fund Starboard Value LP on Monday, snubbing a rival offer from founder John Schnatter, who is seeking to regain control of the world's third largest pizza delivery company. The deal marks the next chapter in the battle between Papa John's and Schnatter, who resigned as chairman last July, following reports he had used a racial slur on a media training conference call. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Defense lawyers in New York City filed suit Monday over what they said was a “humanitarian crisis” in a troubled Brooklyn federal jail, where a heating system breakdown and a power failure led to inmates being locked down in frigid and dark cells. The suit, filed in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of the federal public defenders’ office, said a decision by the jail to cut off inmates’ visits with their lawyers violates their constitutional rights. It asks the court to appoint an independent arbiter to investigate the jail... Читать дальше...

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jennifer Ablan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross, once the bond market's most influential investor, will retire from Janus Henderson Group Plc in coming weeks, ending attempts to reclaim the stature he enjoyed leading the world's largest fixed-income investing firm. Gross, who turned to investing after serving as U.S. naval officer, co-founded Pacific Investment Management Co in 1971, attaining rock-star status in investing circles as he attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in assets. Читать дальше...

(Reuters) - The British government has signed an order to extradite Indian liquor and aviation tycoon Vijay Mallya, the UK's Home Office said in a statement on Monday. The order follows a London court's ruling in December that Mallya, who moved to Britain in March 2016, be extradited to India to face fraud charges.

By Aragon Garcia: Teofimo Lopez says he won’t be waiting for Vasyl Lomachenko to fight him beyond 2019, because he plans moving up to light welterweight [140 lbs] in 2020 to go after the world champions in that weight class. Lopez says he’s not an “opponent” type of fighter for guys like Lomachenko. Lopez (12-0, […]

__________ JTA Is there a need for another big Washington pro-Israel group? “Democratic” and “pro-Israel” didn’t use to make news when coupled, but The New York Times thought it newsworthy this week when yet another group staking its claim to the territory emerged this week. After The Times broke the story Monday about the establishment More..

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is running for president in next month's election, accused the incumbent of corruption — charges his office rejected as a lie as the race was heating up. Tymoshenko told The Associated Press in an interview Monday that President Petro Poroshenko has used his position to enrich himself. She also alleged that Poroshenko's associates have engaged in a sprawling effort to bribe voters to ensure his re-election in the March 31 presidential vote. Tymoshenko... Читать дальше...

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Virginia Denounces Sexual Assault Allegation as a ‘Smear’  The New York Times

RICHMOND, Va. — Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of Virginia emphatically denied on Monday a woman's claim that he sexually assaulted her in 2004, suggesting that ...

1. Amid freeze, New York inmates spent days without heat or power  Al Jazeera English
2. Lawsuit filed against Brooklyn jail that went with limited power, heat during frigid week  NBC News
3. Lawsuit alleges "inhumane conditions" at Brooklyn federal jail where power failed  CBS News
4. Brooklyn Jail to Be Visited by Federal Judge After Heat and Power Crisis  The New York Times
5. Lawsuit calls Brooklyn jail conditions a 'humanitarian crisis'  New York Post
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Student-Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the top athletes from the week of January 27 – February 2. Men's basketball sophomore Trevion Crews earned the Men's Basketball National Student-Athlete of the Week honors.

This weekend’s UFC Fortaleza card was a tremendously entertaining event, with the five true main card fights all ending in finishes, old dogs Demian Maia and Jose Aldo picking up resounding wins in front of the home crowd, and Marlon Moraes launching himself towards title contention despite a case of doo-doo ass.

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CVS Health

Claus Torp Jensen, Chief Technology Officer, CVS Health

For large enterprises laden with technology debt, disparate systems, and siloed data, it’s important to have a strong and effective enterprise architecture function to guide the organization to a better technology and data fabric. But many attempts at enterprise architecture fail due to a variety of factors. In my conversation with Claus Torp Jensen, chief technology officer (CTO) at CVS Health, I discussed lessons and... Читать дальше...