Новости за 29.02.2020

Former England and Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was left "deeply upset" after finding the offensive word on a family's Apple TV account. He was renting the home from the family

*Darlington now without a win five fixtures, losing two and drawing three in a row

*Darlington are looking for their first win in five fixtures having lost two and drawn two of their last four matches. *Earlier in the season Darlington lost 5-1 at Brackley Town. *Darlington have won two of their seven meetings with Brackley, losing four.

US and Taliban negotiating teams arrived at a ceremony in Doha Saturday to sign a deal that will see America begin to withdraw its troops in return for insurgent guarantees. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who will oversee the signing, was greeted by Qatari officials, along with Washington's chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad. Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar led the insurgents' delegation.

With almost 400 sailors pre registered the third edition of this international regatta organized jointly by the SPBYC and Real Club Nautico de Valencia is going to set a new enrollment standard, outperforming previous season by 30% rise.

Employees were to go on strike between March 11-13, effectively crippling services for six days at a stretch

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News and Notes for Saturday, February 29, 2020

WEST HAM’S enquiry to land Lazio striker Felipe Caicedo in the summer has been rejected, according to reports. Despite the threat of relegation, Hammers bosses are keen to outline their plans for the end of the campaign with a striker the main priority. Sebastien Haller, a £45million club-record signing, is West Ham’s top scorer this […]

A high school student in Washington is likely the latest person to come down with the dreaded coronavirus despite having not recently traveled nor having any known contact with a person who is already infected.

The actors in Alberta Theatre Projects’ latest play have to navigate some dark places but a sharp script and direction helps light the way. Anna Ziegler’s 2017 drama Actually is compelling, thought-provoking and twisting and, under Jenna Rodgers’ astute, uncompromising direction, ATP has given it a crackerjack staging. Actually is a play about how murky […]

Happy Leap Day! The last of the lake effect snow showers are pushing through the area, and will drop a coating of snow from Albany and west. While totals won’t be overly impressive, roads could get slippery! Drive safe. Winds will shift Northwest and pull in come awfully cold air from Canada throughout the day, […]

Boeing's plane crashes were on a NASA official's mind when he decided to investigate the company's spaceship software.

Migrants played a cat-and-mouse game with border patrols through the night.

A man reportedly stole an ambulance and led police on a wild pursuit through the streets of Philadelphia. The chase ended with the suspect in custody.

An unruly 128cm stallion who was saved from being slaughtered for meat at the price of one euro has been reunited with his former rider. Now a gelding, Elith, or Thug to his friends, has been owned by the Sanderson family for four years, taking his young rider Annabell Sanderson to shows including Hickstead and […]

The most senior civil servant at the British government's Home Office has resigned and harshly criticized Home Secretary Priti Patel for her treatment of him

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it. That’s happening again as he addresses the prospect of a coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. The infectious disease risks not only public health but the economy he holds up to

Sacramento Region Community Foundation is offering multiple grants for 2020-2021 academic year. The awards are open to all high school and college students who need financial assistance to support their college study in the US. The Sacramento Region Community Foundation is a reliable repository of charitable assets, a community catalyst for meaningful change and an …

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar recovered superbly from a terrible patch in the middle of the front nine to return one-under 71 in the third round of the Women's New South Wales Open here on Saturday. Dagar, who reached 10-under at one stage before giving up five shots in three holes between fourth and sixth, fought back with four birdies in the remaining holes to get to eight-under at Dubbo Golf Club. However, with Belgian Manon de Roey striking brilliant form with six-under 66, Dagar finds herself seven shots behind the leader... Читать дальше...

Turkey on Saturday threatened to allow tens of thousands of refugees to leave for Europe and warned Damascus will "pay a price" as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped up pressure after dozens of Turkish troops were killed inside Syria. At the Turkish border, Greek police clashed with several thousand migrants who were already gathered at the entrance into EU territory. Young migrants lobbed rocks at Greek riot police as tear gas wafted through the trees on the frontier. Turkey and Russia, which back opposing forces in the Syria conflict... Читать дальше...

THE QUEEN has apparently scolded Meghan and Harry and demanded that the royal couple pay for their own security, amid a growing controversy over their £20m a year bill.

Brody The Guide goes first, sitting on his butt to slide down the ice-covered rocks and around the corner, out of sight. “OK,” he calls out. “Sit down and slide, I’ll be here to grab your feet!” One by one, we sit down and let go on the frozen waterslide, heading into a blind curve. […]

To mark the Horse & Hound show guide special issue, on sale Thursday 27 February, here are seven competitions all grassroots riders should have in their 2020 diary...