Новости за 14.08.2019

• Raids on Jeffrey Epstein's island Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands took place on August 12, two days after Epstein died by suicide while being held in a Manhattan jail on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges.
• Footage posted by a YouTube account named "Rusty Shackleford" shows agents walking through Epstein's home, and blocking windows once they notice the drone.
• One video from the raid gave a peek into Epstein's mysterious temple, showing what appears to be an overturned bed inside. Читать дальше...

U.S. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) speaks during a town hall meeting in Boone, Iowa. | Joshua Lott/Getty Images

King, who has openly echoed white nationalists, defended an anti-abortion bill by saying there was probably rape and incest in his ancestry.

Security researchers discovered a new form of malware that specifically targeted users of a French telecom giant. One of the more disturbing features of this malware is its capability to identify when someone was likely viewing porn and record their screen.

Prior to Ralph Nader’s book panning the Corvair, Unsafe at Any Speed, Chevrolet already had a plan to help make Corvairs unsafe, by placing them in contexts where they’d be shot at: war. Yes, in 1963, GM came up with a remarkable loosely Corvair-based amphibious military vehicle called the TUFI, for Truck Utility…

A US-based pup’s attempt at cutting some corners and avoiding having to get into the pool to retrieve her ball came to a horrible, watery end after she slipped on the slick cement.

1. Jay-Z Says We've Passed Kneeling, Wants to Take Next Step to Social Change With NFL Partnership  XXLMAG.COM
2. Jay-Z Spoke to Kaepernick This Week but Not Prior to New NFL Deal  TMZ
3. It's a beautiful thing for Jay-Z's Roc Nation to partner with the NFL – Stephen A. | First Take  ESPN
4. Carolina Panthers' Eric Reid criticizes the NFL's partnership with Jay-Z, Roc Nation  Fox News
5. Jay-Z defends NFL-Roc Nation deal, talks Kap  ESPN
6. View full coverage on Google... Читать дальше...

I am guessing this is an early 70s A08. Has some replacement parts, including the alloy rims, 12-speed freewheel, saddle and brake levers. It needs a lot of little stuff, but the frame is good and everything is functional. Even the Simplex derailleurs are fine. Not sure about the year. No serial...

After two years of preparations and building up its infrastructure, Harmony Biosciences is ready for its first-ever drug launch. The FDA Thursday green-lighted Wakix, or pitolisant, to treat daytime sleepiness in adults suffering from narcolepsy.

EU CITIZENS who arrive in the UK post a No Deal Brexit will be charged for treatment on the NHS, Government documents have revealed. In the event Boris Johnson allows Britain to leave the EU without reciprocal agreements for member states, the NHS is advised to prepare to start charging “immediately after exit day” on […]

The San Francisco Giants chief executive has returned to his role with the club after serving a suspension without pay through July 1. He gave his first public interview Wednesday to the club's flagship radio station.

CM reviews housing projects

Astronomers observing the black hole at the center of our galaxy watched it light up with "unprecedented brightness." And they aren't sure why.

Court directs govt. to fill up vacant post of clinical psychologists, counsellors

The former football leader was sanctioned by Zifa for bringing the game into disrepute

CBS News meets Iranians in the city of Bandar Abbas, right on the tumultuous Strait of Hormuz, where tensions between their country and the U.S. are sky-high

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bells tolled Wednesday during a solemn California Highway Patrol ceremony for an officer killed this week…

We’re in a good place once we confirm SL survival. There is some more dead wood to shed over next 12 months, but the academy lads are developing too.

Having a reserve team next year will help us further in that regard and also give a softer route back for injured first team players.

I don’t think it’s too hard to look at our squad now, look at who’s coming through and then plug a couple of gaps with additional signings.

I have been critical of our pack for ages; even at... Читать дальше...

1. NHS hospitals ‘told to prepare to charge newly-arrived EU citizens the day after a No Deal Brexit’  The Sun
2. Brexit anger: ‘Discriminatory and outrageous!’ EU citizens fury over NHS Brexit payments  Express
3. Warning of new 'hostile environment' as NHS ordered to charge EU citizens  Mirror Online
4. What Dominic Cummings said is true – the Tories don’t care about the NHS  The Guardian
5. Government says EU citizens living in UK will not have to pay for NHS care  The... Читать дальше...

JAMES BOND 25 script-polisher Phoebe Waller-Bridge describes the world of 007 as a “fantasy nightmare.”

Bond markets in the U.S., U.K. and Europe are signalling rising odds of a global recession. However, we are in unchartered territory. Financial institution risk managers urgently need to evaluate their risk models in order to mitigate credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks.

• Amazon's Alexa assistant does work on the iPhone, in a very similar way to an Amazon Echo device.
• After installing the Alexa app on your iPhone, you can use Alexa in a variety of ways.     
• Not only can you set up a new Amazon Echo using your phone, but you can use Alexa on your phone as a personal assistant, very similar to Siri. 
• You can also play audio from your iPhone on an Echo speaker using Bluetooth.
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Nationals ace Max Scherzer is ready to get back on the mound and face major league hitters.

New data shows the risk of recidivism is high among extremists. And on this week's edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, one local expert explains why.

Instead of trying to storm an actual military base, conspiracy theorists and UFO fans are probably just going to party in the desert now.