Новости за 23.06.2019

1. Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones kick off North American tour  CBS News
2. Mick Jagger struts on stage in first concert after heart surgery  Guardian News
3. Mick Jagger skips and dances at Rolling Stones' tour opener following heart surgery  CNN
4. Mick Jagger Shouts Out Lori Lightfoot, Jabs at Ed Burke During Rolling Stones Show  NBC Chicago
5. Rolling Stones Soldier Field Chicago June 21, 2019  Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Sam Sweeney

Security, Middle East

For the third time in its history, the Syrian city of Raqqa is in ruins. Its revival will help reveal the secrets of humanity's past.

FOR THE third time in its history, the city of Raqqa is in ruins. It was first destroyed by the Persians in the early sixth century when it was known as Callinicum but was rebuilt by the Byzantine emperor Justinian shortly thereafter. The second time it was destroyed—by the Mongols in the mid-thirteenth century—it... Читать дальше...

The 22-year-old white supremacist who killed a woman and injured dozens of other people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017 is pleading with the judge to spare him a life sentence.

The state government has paid Rs 18 lakh in subsidies to 910 farmers in four districts of the state through a scheme under which farmers have to be paid power subsidy in cash, instead of being supplied free power

Cell phone video recorded after DJ Henry was shot in his car in October 2010 shows a police officer pointing his gun at bystanders. DJ’s passenger, Desmond Hinds, is visible on the edge of the sidewalk in handcuffs. DJ was also handcuffed after being shot, and laid in the road.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:

1. Boris bombshell: Johnson has mammoth lead over Jeremy Hunt among Tory councillors  Express.co.uk
2. DAN HODGES: Forget boozy bust ups. BoJo's REAL problem is his mojo has gone missing  Daily Mail
3. Boris Johnson's extraordinary leap to power could soon come crashing down  Business Insider
4. Jeremy Hunt: Nicola Sturgeon seeks to divide Britain but I will unite it  The Scotsman
5. Tory leadership contest — Boris Johnson could disappoint lots of ambitious MPs if he becomes... Читать дальше...

Carlos Roa

economy, Americas

Facebook's "Libra" is not just an attempt to corner the global online payments market—it is a direct challenge to the authority of nation-states.

After months of anticipation, Facebook has recently unveiled its own cryptocurrency, the Libra.

Hmm . . . actually, that’s not entirely accurate. Perhaps it would be better to say that Facebook has unveiled its ambitious plan to dominate the world’s payments systems and challenge the power of nations. Читать дальше...

Sebastian Moreno allegedly told the woman she was “gonna die” as he choked her last week at their Little Village apartment.

Heartbeat actor William Simons dies aged 79  BBC News

Heartbeat actor William Simons, who charmed Sunday evening viewers for nearly two decades as easygoing veteran PC Alf Ventress, has died aged 79.

Stephan Brigidi

Stephan Brigidi documents daily life in Italy throughout one of the most tumultuous decades in the modern-day history of Rome.

E. Spencer Kyte delivers a look back at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event in Greenville, South Carolina, breaking down how the main card results impact the winners, losers and their respective divisions going forward.

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Ashleigh Barty beat Germany’s Julia Goerges 6-3 7-5 in the final, meaning when the new WTA rankings are released on Monday she will knock Japan’s Naomi Osaka off the summit.

Der Kandidat der türkischen Regierungspartei AKP, Binali Yildirim, hat seine Niederlage bei der wiederholten Bürgermeisterwahl in Istanbul eingestanden. Yildirim gratulierte seinem Rivalen Ekrem Imamoglu von der oppositionellen CHP am Sonntagabend bei einem Fernsehauftritt zu seinem Vorsprung und wünschte ihm viel Glück für seine künftigen Aufgaben.

Zehntausende Istanbuler sind eigens aus dem Urlaub zurückgekehrt, um ihren Bürgermeister zu wählen. Mehr als zehn Millionen Menschen sind heute wahlberechtigt. Aber auch im Ausland schaut man auf die Abstimmung. Einer der Kandidaten ist zum Shootingstar geworden.

In der türkischen Millionenmetropole Istanbul haben zur Neuwahl des Bürgermeisters am Sonntag in der Früh die Wahllokale geöffnet. Schließen sollen sie um 17.00 Uhr Ortszeit (16.00 Uhr MESZ). Erste Teilergebnisse werden noch am Abend erwartet.

In Istanbul sind die Wähler am Sonntag (ab 07.00 Uhr MESZ) erneut an die Urnen gerufen, um ihren Bürgermeister zu wählen. Die erste Wahl vom 31. März war auf Druck der türkischen Regierung annulliert worden, nachdem Ekrem Imamoglu von der oppositionellen Republikanischen Volkspartei (CHP) sie knapp gewonnen hatte.

NEW YORK — Booed and banged up during a frustrating season, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton muscled his way to a breakthrough performance Saturday night. A couple inches the other way, it might’ve been the Houston Astros’ turn to exhale. Stanton hit a pair of go-ahead, two-run singles — both off third baseman Yuli Gurriel’s glove

NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Saturday, June 22, 2019

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.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Читать дальше...

A newly adopted Saudi law on public decency helps define Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vague notion of ‘moderate Islam.’

The man was 'agitated and aggressive' towards staff before he allegedly lit a petrol bowser on fire and tried to steal multiple vehicles.

Once the hawks begin Iago-whispering that if you don't go forward, you'll be unmanned, it's awfully hard to reverse course.