Новости за 28.12.2019

Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a 2-2 draw against the bottom team in the Premier League tonight, as Mourinho and […]

No. 2 ranked Ohio State and No. 3 ranked Clemson meet in the CFP semifinal for the first time since 2016.

<p>Parenting guru Maggie Dent says people are being sold a "Disney-like illusion" about having kids — but the reality isn't always so magical. We asked the experts for a reality check and some real-world advice.</p>

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, construction of which is intended to transport 55 billion cubic metres of Russian gas to Germany per year under the Baltic Sea, is a ragbag of options and promises. The fruit of a deal between Berlin and Moscow, it has troubled those within Russia, Germany, Europe and the United States, though for different reasons. On the subject of environment, the ledger of negatives against the project are weighty. Environmental organisations fear the ecological threat the pipeline poses to the Baltic Sea. Читать дальше...

#14 in our top science stories of 2019.

Doncic regularly makes the jaw-dropping passes that only players with the size and genius of he, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson can.

We love sonic bipartisanship.

Five Years Ago

This week in 2014, NSA mega-defender Mike Rigers took a moment on his way out of congress to attack Obama for not launching a pre-emptive cyberwar with North Korea, while a retired official launched a bizarre lawsuit against Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras "on behalf of the American people". We were also unsurprised to learn that a CIA-appointed panel determined there was nothing wrong with the CIA spying on the Senate.

Meanwhile, Sony was still lashing out against... Читать дальше...

Fishermen walk out of the Jucutuma Lake, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on September 1, 2019. Honduras declared a state of emergency on September 5 due to severe drought that was affecting the main cities of the country.

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TOKYO – Short-notice replacement Sidney Outlaw talks about his unexpected journey to fighting Michael Chandler and the opportunity ahead of him at Bellator Japan.

[Adapted from Chapter 2 of Human Action.]

The study of all the data of experience concerning human action is the scope of history. The historian collects and critically sifts all available documents. On the ground of this evidence he approaches his genuine task.

It has been asserted that the task of history is to show how events actually happened, without imposing presuppositions and values (wertfrei, i.e., neutral with regard to all value judgments). The historian's report should be a faithful image of the past... Читать дальше...

How tribalism corrupts our democracy, the must-have qualification for baseball's newest managers, and the greatest innovations of the past decade.

Prisons chaos fuels massive legal costs as violence surges  The Guardian

INXS singer Michael Hutchence was found dead in a hotel room on November 22, 1997, leaving behind his girlfriend Paula Yates and their baby daughter Tiger Lily

Al Davis, former owner of the Oakland Raiders, was the king of his castle, the Oakland Coliseum.

Mark Episkopos

Security,

Not a pushover.

Key point: Just because Iran is woefully outmatched in pitched combat doesn’t mean that it can’t be used to challenge US power in other, more asymmetric ways.

As Washington and Tehran descend further down an escalatory spiral, the prospect of armed conflict with Iran is increasingly treated as an inevitability by its supporters. Meanwhile, detractors are urging the Trump administration to avoid what they see as an avertable military quagmire. Читать дальше...

When a distressed woman mouthed the words “help me” to a McDonald’s employee while going through the drive-thru earlier this week, staff at the Lodi, California restaurant worked quickly to ensure her safety. The woman had entered the restaurant just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon when she asked an employee to call 9-1-1. She…

Rashaad Coward started 10 games at right guard in place of Kyle Long, who was put on injured reserve with a hip injury | Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images

Right guard started 10 games for Kyle Long, but suffered a knee injury against the Chiefs last week. Rookie Alex Bars could start Sunday.

A hitchhiker, who was trying to make his way to Lesotho from Kuruman in the Northern Cape, is expected to appear in court soon after being found with endangered species.

In the past 20 years, cellphone related injuries have increased steadily and significantly - including injuries to the head and neck as a result of cellphone use. Many involved cuts, bruises, concussions and even internal organ injuries, research reveals.

Palace midfielder Max Meyer had a 15th-minute strike chalked off on a review.

An avalanche killed a woman and two children who were skiing on a glacier in the Italian Alps on Saturday.

Additional volunteers will help keep wait times down and discourage Quebecers from driving themselves.

In three years, the administration has diminished the role of science in policymaking while disrupting research projects nationwide. Experts say the effects could be felt for years.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Two people who had a past relationship were found dead by officers responding to a report of a man forcing a woman into a vehicle at a movie theater late Friday night, police said.