Новости за 16.12.2019

Later today, in what will likely be its last mission of 2019, SpaceX will attempt to recover the entire nose cone section of one of its Falcon 9 rockets. If successful and the rocket itself is able to land on SpaceX's recovery ship, it'll mark the fi...

The fourth annual celebration of the Minnesota icon will be held in June, not April, as in years past.

The Overwatch League is collaborating with TeamSpeak, making TeamSpeak available as the esports league's official voice chat supplier.

The most telling revelation from the now-concluded spectacular first season of Watchmen came directly after its first episode and was inspired by its first scene—a reenactment of the Greenwood Massacre. Like many, I was surprised that HBO would launch a big-budget prestige series about angsty superheroes with a…

Habs head coach takes a counter-productive approach by throwing rookie Nick Suzuki under the bus after Saturday's home loss to Detroit.

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December 16 – The loss of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) contract has knocked between €210-€240 million off the sales price of the Lagardère Sports.

Jean-Claude Rochefort  is charged with one count of inciting hatred toward women after investigators found what they described as “disturbing” writing under the pseudonym Rick Flashman on a “hateful, anti-feminist blog.”

Wireless headphones are a game-changer, but they’re also often pricey. That’s why it’s a good idea to take advantage of any discounts when the opportunities arise — like right now.

Chelsea have inserted a buy-back clause in to the deal which saw Nathan Ake move to Bournemouth in 2017 which reportedly stands at £40 million. It was an important aspect of the deal with the defender currently attracting interest from several top clubs, both in the Premier League and on the continent. It allows Chelsea […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West Conference has suspended four UNLV football players and reprimanded another for their involvement in an altercation following a game against rival Nevada. The conference announced Monday that Evan Austrie, Noah Bean, Giovanni Fauolo Sr. and Justin Polu were issued suspensions and Steve Jenkins a public reprimand for […]

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Layla is one of our favorite brands for its two-sided mattress and high-quality bedding, and it's now offering an adjustable bed base that rises and falls and even has a massage function, to suit users' needs.

With the challenge of Colby Covington now in his rear view mirror, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is looking ahead to his next test - including discussion about dates with UFC legends 'GSP' and Conor McGregor.
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Episode 260: Segment 2 Newsday reporter Olivia Winslow, Urban League of Long Island's president Theresa Sanders and Hofstra University professor Martine Hackett discuss the evidence of housing discrimination found in Newsday's three-year-long undercover investigation.

A Surrey, B.C. father is warning private vehicle sellers about a trick he suspects two would-be buyers used, after he discovered his car had been stolen hours after a test drive.

Going broke by making 'holiday magic'? Here's what to do and say before and after the holiday to avoid disappointment and upset, according to experts.

Here are the best travel rewards credit cards available now:

• Best overall: Chase Sapphire Reserve
• Best for beginners: Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
• Best for easy redemptions: Capital One® Venture® Rewards Credit Card
• Best for luxury perks: The Platinum Card® from American Express
• Best for dining rewards and benefits: American Express® Gold Card
• Best card with a mid-level annual fee: American Express® Green Card
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• French fries can come in many shapes and sizes, from thick-cut steak fries to crispy shoestrings and waffle fries. 
• While some of the country's best French fries come fully loaded with signature sauces, bacon, cheese, and more, others keep things simple with salt and a dash of seasoning.
• From Alabama to Wyoming, these are the best French fry joints in every state according to data from Yelp.
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There’s a search widget on the homescreen of almost every Android smartphone and, for a long time, it was able to search both Google and the data stored on your phone and in your account. However, it appears that results for the latter are starting to be buried in the Google app as the Search widget hides personal results.

New evidence of preserved brain tissue from the Cambrian period counters arguments that nervous tissue cannot be fossilized.

Mara Mikialian, senior vice president of media relations at HBO, has decided to leave the premium cable network to will pursue other opportunities amid ongoing restructuring at parent company WarnerMedia, an individual with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap.

More than one hundred students demonstrated outside Pace High School in lower Manhattan Monday morning to protest the lack of sports opportunities for black and Hispanic students in the city’ racially imbalanced school system — the fifth walkout in a weekly series of “strikes for integration.”

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Last Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office released a "fact sheet" about the U.S. - China trade deal that it had just announced. Reports suggest that the deal will be signed in early January, with the text released some time after that. A full analysis of the deal will have to wait until then, but in this post, we offer some comments on the details set out in the fact sheet.

The first issues mentioned are intellectual property and technology transfer. Читать дальше...