Новости за 11.08.2020

The Westgate likes Cincinnati to go over its win total of 5½, so the sportsbook has shaded the over to -140 (+120 for the under).

Court TV announced plans to cover the live trials for the cases of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Robert Durst, R. Kelly, and the “Doomsday Cult Mom” Tuesday as part of its 2020-21 programming slate.

Applicant alleged conflict of interest

Along with much-anticipated cars, Fortnite Season 3's Joy Ride Update introduced radio stations in vehicles. Players can choose from four stations.

The U.S. Army this month will distribute its World War II-inspired green service uniforms to drill sergeants at installations hosting basic training as it begins its second round of the phased introduction, service officials said Tuesday.

A Cedric the Entertainer-produced comedy starring D.L. Hughley is one of three new original series picked up by Bounce TV,  the network announced Tuesday.

The Terminator's fallen hero Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) originally made a cameo in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, but the scene was ultimately cut.

London (AFP) – Tottenham signed Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton in a reported £15 million ($19 million) deal on Tuesday. Hojbjerg became Tottenham’s first signing since the end of the Premier League season after...

Tottenham Hotspur have now officially announced the sale of Kyle Walker-Peters to fellow Premier League outfit, Southampton. This comes after […]

Surely the Tampa Bay Lightning won’t be embarrassed by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the playoffs... Read More »

Twitter is making one of its boldest experiments official. After months of testing, the company is bringing its reply-limiting feature, which allows users to control who can reply to their tweets, to all users.With the update, which is rolling out no...

The short film “T,” which won the top award for shorts at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and is now a finalist in TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival, is a bold, impressionistic and documentary-style look at rituals surrounding death in the Black community, particularly in the South. That may make it especially timely at this moment in our history, but director Keisha Rae Witherspoon definitely thinks of it as a film not for one particular time.

How do the president's executive orders impact a second direct payment? Here's how to calculate how much you could get if a check's still on the table.

The social network is releasing the new settings to all users on mobile and desktop.

Here is a fantastic 1956 Spring Training pic of 1955 World Series hero Sandy Amoros re-creating his series winning catch at Dodgertown in Vero Beach. As you can see, he is in front of the outfield berm at Holman Stadium - at centerfield. This photo recently sold at RMY Auctions at what I thought was a steal at $26.98.

Below are more links to check out:

• This Day in Dodgers History: In 1950 the Dodgers were no-ht by Vern Bickford of the Boston Braves, 7-0. He needed only 97 pitches to accomplish the feat. Читать дальше...

A Trump rally attendee holds a large “Q” sign while waiting in line on to see President Trump at his rally August 2, 2018. “Q” represents QAnon, proponents of a debunked conspiracy theory. | Rick Loomis/Getty Images

Awash in racism and conspiracy, Marjorie Taylor Greene embodies the logical ends of Trumpism. 

As I’m sure you’re all familiar with by now...Donald Trump lives to lie.

Gold prices dropped below $2,000/oz on Tuesday as the dollar clung to recent gains and risk appetite was boosted by an expected US stimulus deal, prompting investors to take profits from bullion’s explosive run to a record high. Gold for delivery in December – the most active futures contract with more than 40m ounces traded by midday – fell 4.5% or $92.30 from yesterday’s settlement to a low of $1,947.40 an ounce in New York. Tuesday was one of the biggest one day falls in history, mimicking its... Читать дальше...

This common piece of financial advice is easily followed when you stick to a budget.

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA)- Spokespersons of Iranian and Russian Foreign Ministry discussed about ways to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of media and to counter unrealistic atmosphere created by western states through video conference on Tue.

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss and a decline in revenue as end markets contracted in a difficult quarter marked by the coronavirus pandemic.

OK, this time Twitter means it. 

What has since May been the prerogative of a select few has finally trickled down to the social media plebs. As of Tuesday morning, every Twitter user has the power to dictate who can — and crucially, by extension, who can't — reply to their tweets. 

For a brief moment last week it appeared Twitter had quietly made the feature available to everyone with an update to the iOS mobile app. But alas, it was not to beThe Verge confirmed that the release notes were pushed in error... Читать дальше...

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Health, Asia

Can the impoverished country pull through the pandemic if widespread outbreaks occur?

North Korean state media has publicly admitted the likely presence of coronavirus in the country, reversing Pyongyang’s longstanding and widely doubted claim of no coronavirus cases within its borders. But the details remain murky: just how widespread is the infection, and what has the government been doing to curb it? Here is everything we know about North Korea’s ongoing coronavirus response. Читать дальше...

This morning, Pony Island and The Hex creator Daniel Mullins unveiled his next trippy video game, Inscryption. Mullins described the game as an “inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie.” Watching the reveal trailer, I find it hard...

WASHINGTON—Clarifying their actions surrounding their abrupt removal of the president from the White House press room, Secret Service officials confirmed to reporters Tuesday that they had escorted Donald Trump from his briefing to fulfill their promise of letting him watch them shoot someone. “As soon as we heard…