Новости за 21.02.2019

Mudlarker Martin Bushell found a piece of a human skull from the Neolithic era on the shore of the Thames. It's now on display at the Museum of London.

How could this backfire?

On Jan. 29, Empire actor Jussie Smollett was hospitalized after claiming two men yelling racist and homophobic slurs assaulted him, and Chicago police quickly started investigating his report as a hate crime. Now Chicago police say Smollett staged the whole thing — and they have the literal checks to prove it.

Police arrested Smollett on Wednesday night on a felony charge of filing a false police report, and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson elaborated... Читать дальше...

A 48-year-old U.S. soldier was seriously injured in a car crash near the Army’s garrison in Grafenwoehr, police said.

Elizabeth Rowe, the symphony's principal flutist, filed suit against the orchestra last July. It was among the first lawsuits regarding gender pay gaps filed under a new Massachusetts law.

The Indian Army's official handle took to Instagram, writing a post and sharing a video of a long queue of the youth waiting to attend the rally.

Question: I have a 1995 Mustang GT that I think will run in the mid 12 second range.  If I run DOT street tires will I need a drive shaft loop?  Answer:   In the 2019 NHRA Rulebook, section 4A, page 4 of E. T. DRIVELINE it reads “Driveshaft loop required on all cars running 13.99 (*8.59) or quicker and [...]

A Provo Republican is sponsoring a bill that would end fees for high school students, after some Provo High students complained to him about the fees to participate in everything from Advanced Placement courses to floral design classes.

A violent leftist attacked a Turning Point USA activist who was out recruiting for their chapter at UC Berkeley on Tuesday afternoon in Upper Sproul Plaza. The assault was captured on video and posted to Twitter by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. LEFTIST VIOLENCE ON CAMPUS While recruiting for our @TPUSA group at UC Berkeley […]

Live Nation has acquired a majority stake in Norway’s Tons of Rocks festival. Founded in 2013, Tons of Rocks has grown into one of the country...

For the first time since the 1959 Revolution, Cuban voters on Sunday may express significant dissent, when they go to the polls to ratify a new constitution that institutes modest economic changes while maintaining the one-party system. Opposition to the new charter could reach a quarter of the vote, one Cuban analyst said, a major increase from the low single digits of past votes. The new document introduces important changes to Cuba's Cold War era constitution, recognizing private property for the first time... Читать дальше...

• Judith Smith, of Bayonne, New Jersey, and her children, William Kenneth Smith and Sarah Jude Smith, were announced as lottery winners on Wednesday. 
• They won the the $29.5 million jackpot on Dec. 17, 2018, but waited two months to pick up the winnings after consulting with lawyers and financial advisers. 
• Judith Smith is a park ranger at Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, New York, which closed with the government shutdown. 
• She was out of a job four days after learning she had won the lottery on December 18. Читать дальше...

Freddie Kanoute has praised former club Tottenham and "big prospect" Mauricio Pochettino for thriving despite minimal spending.

Including when, where, and how to watch.

A lady broke into her ex-boyfriends house and deleted pictures of her breasts off his phone in fear of revenge porn.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro orders border with Brazil closed amid political turmoil

Berlin-based logistics company Zeitfracht Group has acquired German regional airline LGW from the Lufthansa Group.

Jussie Smollett, the biracial homosexual actor who appears on the television show Empire, was not the victim of a hate crime. He was, Chicago’s chief of police said this morning, just another hate hoaxer.

Ben Kercheval joins Will Brinson to break down the latest news and notes