Новости за 28.03.2019

The committee wants to know more about a controversial effort to review the voter rolls in Texas and a decision to move a polling place in Kansas.

England captain Harry Kane has received the MBE award for services to football after leading the national team to the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-finals in Russia.

Serie A 2019 - Matchday 1 - Played 09-Feb-19 - Posted by binger

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he is backing off a budget request to cut funding for the Special Olympics, after days of criticism. Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday, “I’ve overridden my people for funding the Special Olympics.” The Trump administration’s education budget proposal calls for the elimination of $17.6 million in funding for the Special Olympics, roughly 10 percent of the group’s overall revenue. Democrats pressed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the topic... Читать дальше...

The National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) is launching a new program that's designed to keep its members' broadband services up to speed. The Broadband Solutions – Access Program aims to help the NCTC's cable and telco members, most of which operate in rural areas, stay competitive while providing internet access to subscribers.

Spygate has become one of the greatest political scandals in America's history. In this special two-part series we explore how the intelligence community and federal agencies conspired against Donald Trump's presidency. A willing and complicit media spread unsubstantiated or falsified leaks as facts in an effort to promote the Russia-collusion narrative rather than objectively report on it. The Spygate scandal also raises a bigger question, was the 2016 election a one-time aberration or is it symptomatic... Читать дальше...

Hart should be fully recovered and ready for next season.

Paul Casey has become the first back-to-back winner in the 19 years of the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship and it was every bit as tough as he expected.

Marcus Fraser and Spains Nacho Elvira took a share of the first round lead by returning with matching seven-under-par 65s at the Maybank Championship on Thursday.

"The Green New Deal is for elitists who live in their high rises in New York City and see a dirty world around them because they’re in New York City."

When Charles Howell III arrived on the PGA Tour he was anointed as the young gun most likely to challenge Tiger Woods at the height of his game. Seventeen years on, history tells a different tale.

• Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw mused that Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should try the Green New Deal in New York City first if it is such a great idea.
• The Senate voted down the non-binding Green New Deal on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas floated the idea that New York City should attempt its own "Green New Deal" before the rest of the United States if lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are so passionate about it.

William Wynn Thomas, Dux of Christchurch’s Christ’s College last year, has been awarded theprestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England.

• A 2.5-mile-wide asteroid called 6478 Gault was discovered in 1988.
• The space rock recently grew two long, bright tails like a comet, which astronomers struggled to explain.
• The Hubble telescope studied the tails in detail, while ground-based observatories helped confirm the asteroid was rapidly spinning.
• Researchers figured that sunlight gradually spun up Gault's rotational speed to unstable levels — something called a "YORP effect."
• Gault is spinning... Читать дальше...

The number of grandparents in Canada continues to increase. The number of people over 85 has more than doubled since the mid-90s. As Kim Smith reports, the rise is leading to richer and longer relationships.

The poll also found that a majority of Americans believe President Trump has acted illegally or unethically

Queenslander Scott Hend hopes to continue his affinity with Asia when he challenges for back-to-back victories at the historic Hero Indian Open which starts today.

Englishman Matt Wallace won three European Tour titles in 2018 but was still controversially overlooked for a spot in the Ryder Cup. His push for a place in the 2020 team has already begun.

Jason Day believes a "frustrating" Phil Mickelson is the biggest hurdle to overcome if he wants to advance from a star-studded group at the $10.25 million (AU$14.4m) World Golf Championships

World No.1 Dustin Johnson believes he is closer than ever to recapturing the form which made him a strong favourite for the 2017 Masters.

Queenslander Scott Hend returned to winning ways by clinching his first Asian Tour title since 2016 with his dramatic play-off victory over Spains Nacho Elvira at the Maybank Championship on Sunday.