Новости за 16.03.2019

Not a good start

Canada unlucky at FIBA draw originated on Raptors Republic.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman said Mississippi’s governor is “clearly despicable” for not acknowledging work by...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" will open this year's Roger Ebert film festival in Champaign-Urbana.

THE FA Cup has reached its final eight and all teams left in it can dare to dream of Wembley glory. But what happens if matches are drawn? Do the likes of Man Utd and Man City face the prospect of an unwanted extra fixture? Does the FA Cup quarter-final go to replays or extra-time […]

LIVERPOOL will face a battle with Real Madrid to land Bayer Leverkusen’s talented attacking midfielder Julian Brandt, according to reports. The talented Germany ace is hot property after starring in the Bundesliga this season with four goals and nine assists. Brandt, 22, is available for a bargain £21.6million due to the release clause in his […]

Nite Ize’s 64" long, reusable, bendable gear tie can wrangle a lot of cables on your desk, and at $10, it’s never been cheaper. Even if that’s overkill for your cords, this thing is big and durable enough to hold together garden hoses, pieces of lumber, and more.

A last-minute agreement by two rival Soweto taxi associations to avert the closure of taxis ranks by the provincial government amid ongoing violence has failed to convince authorities.

The politician gave an interview about the Christchurch attack. In Australia he is known as an Islam critic.

The state election management committee of the Congress held its meeting here on Saturday and discussed the preparedness of the party in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, a party spokesman said. Leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and chairman of the committee Ghulam Nabi Azad chaired the two-and-a-half-hour-long meeting at his official residence, chief spokesperson of the state Congress Ravinder Sharma said. He said the committee chalked out the strategy for the campaign in the three regions - Ladakh... Читать дальше...

As long as voice assistants are on the rise, data privacy should be too. The market is now saturated with voice assistants from Siri and Google Assistant to Facebook Portal and Amazon Alexa. In January, Amazon announced that more than 100 million Alexa enabled devices have been sold globally. And, Google boasted that more than 1 billion devices, including Android phones, have the Google Assistant built-in. Whether it’s your alarm clock, bluetooth speaker, or even microwave, voice assistants can be... Читать дальше...

Overwatch League, the competitive video-game endeavour that Activision Blizzard launched last year, continues to model its future on traditional organisations like the NBA and NFL.

Debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) Saturday said its board has approved the re-appointment of its promoter Manoj Gaur as Executive Chairman and CEO for 3 years with effect from April 1. The Board has also approved re-appointment of Sunil Kumar Sharma as Executive Vice-Chairman for 3 years with effect from March 18, 2019. "Based on recommendations of nomination and remuneration committee, the Board of Directors of the company...has approved the re-appointment of Manoj Gaur, Executive Chairman... Читать дальше...

A pair of rural New Zealand police officers dramatically arrested the suspected Christchurch gunman 36 minutes after authorities were alerted, it emerged Saturday, as the prime minister hailed their...

"A hot chocolate, please."

There were numerous "death" references on Twitter, revealing the ugly side of social media, over-exuberant fans and human nature.

A first-hand account of a baseball writer’s journey to Japan for MLB’s Opening Series between the Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners.

The journey from a free society to socialism, however, does not occur overnight.  It’s a stepped process that begins slowly and ends with a rush.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said there were "murmurs" of doubt among people on whether the post-Pulwama attack airstrike on February 26 on a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp in Pakistan had a "political purpose". In an interview to PTI, the Maratha strongman said cross-border surgical strikes took place every year, adding that had he been the defence minister now, he would not have milked the issue for political benefits, but would only have worked in the interest of the nation. Pawar said being a former defence minister... Читать дальше...

Apple kerfuffles, praise groups, and media layoffs  TechCrunch

Lots of news and interesting tidbits to wrap up the week. Apple kerfuffles. Apple has been vindicated (for a brief moment anyway) in its long-standing dispute with ...

Six Pakistani nationals were killed in the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand and one of them died while he was reportedly attempting to stop the shooter. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal confirmed that six Pakistanis were among 49 worshippers killed by an Australia-born gunman at two mosques during Friday prayers in New Zealand's Christchurch city. The deceased has been identified as Sohail Shahid, Syed Jahandad Ali, Syed Areeb Ahmed, Mahboob Haroon, Naeem Rashid and his son Talha Naeem. Читать дальше...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed more than 140 people, left hundreds more missing and stranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly poor, rural areas.