Новости за 16.04.2019

• A consensus is emerging among some analysts that the NFL draft is mostly a crapshoot and that whether a given player becomes successful is a result of factors that cannot be observed before the draft.
• But some NFL teams appear to be making an obvious mistake by taking quarterbacks who have good physical traits — like size, speed, and arm strength — but who struggle in college with mental and mechanical skills — like accuracy, reading defenses, and making sound decisions about where to throw the football. Читать дальше...

• Journalist Carole Cadwalladr took the stage at TED 2019 on Monday, where she criticized tech companies for "breaking" liberal democracy.
• Cadwalladr's reporting blew the lid off the Cambridge Analytica scandal, which revealed that Facebook had made data on tens of millions of Americans accessible to the political consulting firm.
• In her speech, Cadwalladr criticized Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for being "handmaidens to authoritarianism."
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Defenseman Jacob Bryson didn’t win the NCAA National Championship, but he still has reason to celebrate. The junior, who captained the Friars of Providence College, just signed a three-year, entry-level contract (ELC) with the Buffalo Sabres that will begin with the 2019-20 season. The blueliner was the Sabres fourth-round selection (99th overall) at the 2017 […]

UIL soccer state tournament Birkelbach Field, Georgetown CLASS 6A Alief Elsik vs. Flower Mound, 5 p.m. Friday College Park vs. San Antonio Lee, 7:30 p.m. Friday Final: 6:30 p.m. Saturday … Click to Continue »

Accusing A.S. Patil Nadahalli, BJP MLA, of trying to mislead the people on utilisation of Krishna waters for irrigation, Home Minister and former Wate

Open Mike Eagle and Danny Brown show the cathartic value of being honest via new visuals for "Unfiltered".
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Give your savings a boost by syncing your account to a debt-slamming app. We've rounded up 9 apps that provide financial advice, monitor your spending, and help grow your money.

Strolling down Castro Street with their son Friday in downtown San Francisco, Adam and Sabrina Walker heard a woman screaming for police, KGO reported. A man had snatched the woman’s … Click to Continue »

Danny “Swift” Garcia—A.K.A. “Danny Montana”—wants YOU to watch his fight with Adrian Granados on April 20, 2019, live on FOX.

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Dolphins defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick tried to trademark “Fitzmagic” in September, as Ryan Fitzpatrick was throwing eight touchdown passes for the Buccaneers the first two weeks, living up to his “Fitzmagic” nickname. Minkah Fitzpatrick and Ryan Fitzpatrick now are teammates, with the quarterback having signed as a free agent. “I don’t know what you’re referring [more]

Run by opinion-sensitive urban elitists, museums make easy targets for campaigners who want to decide who can stage events there or give money. The humiliating disinvitation of the Brazilian president is a sign of things to come.
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Constructing better training simulators for sailors on surface ships is one of the initiatives being undertaken by the Navy as it implements recommendations made after the deadly USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald collisions, Adm. William Moran, the vice chief of naval operations, said Tuesday.

It was the Cape Cobras’ fourth win in five games this season as they moved six points clear at the top of the log.

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More than one in ten Americans believe  men are "better suited emotionally" than most women for politics, according to a report published Tuesday.By 2018, 13 percent of Americans still believe that men are better s...

Ten days left until Avengers: Endgame means you're probably doing everything you possibly can to pass the time until you can actually get to the theater to see the most anticipated movie of 2019. Well, six paid apps temporarily gone free from the App Store might help, and if that's not enough, check yesterday's list too. This post covers paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. BGR is not affiliated with any app developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. Читать дальше...

The Dallas Stars have Ben Bishop’s back. After the goalie had an uncharacteristic rough night in Monday’s Game 3 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators, his coach and teammates didn’t … Click to Continue »

Polícia realizou buscas na casa de donos de perfis alinhados à extrema-direita. Nas postagens, desde promessas de jogar ovos em ministros até pregação de fechar o STF.

Democrat Party leaders and the liberal media had a collective meltdown last week following Attorney General Bill Barr’s announcement that the Obama administration was likely spying on the Trump campaign during the 2016 election. This was news to Democrats who were counting on a phony Russia collusion special counsel and deep state coup to remove […]