Новости за 21.05.2019

Ryan Saunders has officially been named the next permanent head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The narrator of Ryan Chapman’s “Riots I Have Known” is both a convicted murderer and a literary editor.

NEWS – Today Wilson Electronics has launched a powerful new in-vehicle signal booster device that has been designed to improve weak cellular signals in cars, trucks, and RVs to provide better connectivity while on the road. The weBoost Drive Reach device is compatible with all mobile phones and wireless carriers in North America and allows …

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Constantin Film has acquired the rights to the “Just Cause” video game franchise, and has tapped “John Wick” creator Derek Kolstad to write the screenplay, the company announced on Tuesday.

Tuesday afternoon, Mickey Callaway said that Anthony Kay, one of the Mets’ top pitching prospects, is “on the radar” for a prospective major league call-up. By Tuesday night, [...]

Days after two gang wars in the national capital, a young fitness instructor, also known for his posts on 'Tik Tok' and Instagram, was on Tuesday gunned down allegedly by three assailants, police said.

So, how much has changed in the nine years since The Hills wrapped on MTV? It’s a fair question, one the cast enjoys discussing quite a bit in the full-length trailer for The Hills: New Beginnings. Unfortunately, it’s not a question that anyone actually answers. (Heck, we’re still not sure why former O.C. star Mischa […]

Hearthstone's next event is Rise of the Mech, which begins June 3 and ends July 1. It comes with a free Legendary, card buffs, and Arena changes.

Thirty-three seasons into MTV’s “The Challenge,” the reality competition series has spawned a band of traveling producers and engineers who fly around the world to create one-of-a-kind games. This includes placing cameras, smoke elements and a puzzle inside a plane that was suspended more than 30 feet above water. Executive producer Justin Booth joined “The […]

The 37-year-old showcases his unquenchable thirst for adventure in his new lifestyle brand Sease.

Step2 Splash Pond Water Table for $50

Dallas Cowboys star back Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed and detained by Las Vegas police after an altercation at a music festival last weekend, though he avoided arrest after a security guard refused to press charges.
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A hotpot exploded in a Haidilao restuarant, a leading hotpot chain in China, when a waitress was trying to retrieve a lighter that a customer dropped in accidentally. In the CCTV video, shot in Kunming City in Yunnan Province on May 5, a waitress can be seen using spoons to try to find and take out the lighter dropped into the hotpot by the customer. However, the pot suddenly explodes with the hot soup bursting out and splashing onto the waitress and a customer. The two injured people were sent to hospital for treatment immediately.

A decade after the script first landed on the Black List, the high school comedy hits the big screen, complete with a smart freshening-up from Silberman.

(SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know which characters have died throughout seasons one to 15 of Grey’s Anatomy, or if you don’t want to know what happens in the season 15 finale episode!) While Grey’s Anatomy is full of romantic storylines and intriguing medical phenomena, it also has [...]

In a speech to the AIG Global Forum in Rotterdam on 21 May, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said that at a time of “stress” for the trading system, now is the opportunity to adapt the system to current realities and to prepare it to meet future challenges. He stressed that to respond to the G20 leaders’ call for “necessary reform of the WTO”, it “will require perseverance and leadership, not just from the largest trading countries but from all members”. This is what he said:

In an address to the French National Assembly in Paris on 21 May 2019, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said that the multilateral trading system has proven to be essential for supporting growth and development globally. He acknowledged France’s vocal support for the trading system and stressed the importance of maintaining and strengthening the system so that it can continue to respond effectively to the challenges of today’s world. He concluded: “We have an opportunity to make some essential changes to the trading system. Читать дальше...

Located on a steeply sloping site in a dense urban neighborhood, Stack House was conceived as a series of offset, cantilevering volumes, with each level distinguished by contrasting materials. 

If you’re job hunting and you find a potential job where you only meet some of the requirements, go ahead and apply. Worst-case scenario, you don’t get the job. Best-scenario, you get hired—and find yourself in a position where you can grow.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been hearing from an increasing number of Uber drivers that changes to the surge price model have impacted their take-home pay. In particular, my article about whether Uber is engaged in price-fixing prompted many drivers to write in with their frustrations, saying that not only are they…

One of the true joys of living in Brooklyn is taking my bike for a few laps around Prospect Park. Sadly, hoisting my 25 lb. Priority Bike on my shoulder and up four floors makes a chore out of what should be a relaxing activity.

This looked painful.

Featured above is an Associated Press photo of Duke Snider falling like a tree after getting plunked by NY Giants hurler Marv Grissom on Tuesday, June 29, 1954 (eBay auction link). Per the descriptor on the reverse:
THE DUKE IS FELLED.  Duke Snider, hard-hitting centerfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, holds his right elbow and falls to the ground after being hit by ball being pitched by Giant relief hurler Marv Grissom in tenth inning of game at Polo Grounds, New York, night of June 29. Читать дальше...

The former M-1 Global fighter was detained shortly thereafter. 

A former M-1 Global fighter has been arrested and charged after assaulting two police officers and stealing service weapons during a traffic stop.

According to reports, heavyweight fighter Mikhail Gazaev was among the group of people who attacked DPS officers in North Ossetia after his car was stopped by traffic police in the Ardon district of North Ossetia. The officers, who claimed the car was swerving off the road, asked to see his licence and registration. Читать дальше...