Новости за 15.08.2020

A top State Department official is downplaying the impact of a controversial phone call that was secretly recorded and posted online. Margaret Brennan reports.

There’s more evidence of the growing diabetes epidemic and scientists try to pinpoint the best treatment for breast cancer patients. Alison Harmelin has the day’s top health stories.

Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" has made a huge comeback in the music charts nearly 40 years after its release, thanks to a viral video of young…

The New York Islanders will meet the Washington Capitals in the second game of their best-of-seven series from Scotiabank Arena from Toronto, (...)

The Foxes were due to move from their current Belvoir Drive base to prepare for the 2020-21 campaign at the 185-acre site at Charnwood, north of the city.

Veteran Japanese action movie star and singer Tetsuya Watari, known for his role in the hit police drama "Seibu Keisatsu" (Western Police), died of pneumonia at a hospital…

SOARING numbers of Brits are ditching Covid jitters to lap up Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out meals. Some 28 per cent who left their homes in the past week went to a restaurant or café. The number enjoying meals out has rocketed from ten per cent four weeks ago, the Office for […]

The Syrian city of Homs, which has seen some of the bloodiest battles in a civil war that's killed 130,000 people, was evacuated during a 3-day ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposed to allow relief workers to get inside the city, but a mortar attack has put that plan in jeopardy. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

Scherer is questioned by investigators on March 18, 2008, following the murder of his parents.

Precision is key in many Olympic sports, and the American bobsled team has enlisted the help of engineers from BMW to redesign their bobsled and bobsledding uniforms so that they weigh less and move faster. Vinita Nair reports.

"I chose poker for freedom," professional poker player Brian Rast told "48 Hours." The Las Vegas-based player talks about the lure and mystique of the game and why poker players are like small businesses.

Lisbon (AFP) – Veteran Barcelona defender Gerard Pique described Friday’s 8-2 Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich as a “disgrace” and claimed the storied club had “hit rock bottom”. Thomas Mueller and...

INSIGHT: Anyone into football knows what this competition means for Sevilla, our history in it and the five wins, but there is no extra pressure.

Barcelona were thrashed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter final with their defence all over the place throughout, leading to an emotional response from Pique post-match

Rob Zombie's iconic Firefly family has caused murder and mayhem since 2003 in House Of 1000 Corpses; here is their complex family tree explained.

*(Photo credit: Hrudey/Bruce Bennett-Getty Images; Korpisalo/Bill Greenblatt-UPI)* On par with the rest of the world’s restoration to normality, the...

An independent security researcher discovered that Instagram wasn't get rid of deleted photos and direct messages, but holding on to them instead.

Both semi-finals at the Crucible went to final-frame deciders.

Reiner Holzemer's tribute doesn't break the mold, but offers perhaps the most revealing insight yet into a man who has made an empire out of mystery.

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A Florida woman who alleges Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted her when she was 11-years-old is among nine accusers who have filed a new lawsuit against the millionaire pedophile’s estate.

The newest Sandy Koufax Topps Project 2020 card was created by Queens artist Sophia Chang. Per Nick Diunte at Forbes:
“Working on these cards, you're really seeing a piece of American culture,” she said.BTW, you can watch Sophia chat with fellow Project 2020 artist Blake Jamieson on YouTube here.

Go here to check the Koufax card out and order the card from Topps online. A complete checklist of all the cards in the set can be found here. The reverse of the card is on the right. Go here to find her on Instagram: @esymai. Читать дальше...

We're back! After a five-month hiatus, the long-awaited return of men's professional tennis has arrived. It all kicks off on Saturday, with the ATP Challenger Tour taking centre stage in Prague. World No. 17 Stan Wawrinka leads a loaded draw at the I.CLTK Prague Open By Moneta.

Today, after recently unbanning viewers who had asked about war crimes (among other things), the U.S. Army is back on Twitch. Now a whole, whole lot of people are asking about war crimes. The Army’s return to Twitch after a month-long hiatus began with a different sort of stream than...

BET’s five-part docuseries Ruff Ryders Chronicles follows the formation, highs and lows of Ruff Ryders Entertainment. Through their look, lyrics and sound, the hip-hop collective and label—founded by Swizz Beatz’s uncles and aunt Joaquin “Waah” Dean, Darin “Dee” Dean and Chivon Dean in 1997—aimed to bring real street…

As a follow-up to his discussion on MMT with Rohan Grey (in ep. 130), Bob goes solo to explain the basic cash balance framework for thinking about money, inflation, and debt. Specifically, Bob will explain why he thinks it's far more important to know how the government finances a deficit rather than knowing what it spends the money on.