Новости за 27.08.2020

Russian gymnastics champion Aleksandra Soldatova has opened up about her long-lasting battle with an eating disorder, saying she needed professional help to cope with her anxieties around food.
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Country music singer Chris Stapleton released "Starting Over," the lead single from his forthcoming album.

Privately held drone maker General Atomics, of San Diego, is laying off approximately 630 of its roughly 10,000 employees.

Riots and protests erupted Tuesday evening for the third night in a row in Kenosha following an officer-involved shooting Sunday. Two men were shot to death and one wounded in Kenosha Tuesday night. The shooter was identified as 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Lake County, Illinois — video footage shows he was likely acting in self…

US President Donald Trump accepts the Republican Party nomination for a second term on Thursday seeking to present himself to a nation on edge as the "law and order" candidate who will be the bulwark against "chaos" in American cities and the "radical left." The president's live 10:30 pm (0230 GMT) speech from the White House, less than 70 days from the November vote, will close a Republican convention which has largely been the "Trump Show" and mostly virtual because of the Covid-19 pandemic. ... Читать дальше...

The compositional ratios of elements such as magnesium, calcium or strontium in seawater are an important means for the reconstruction of past oceanic processes. So far it has been assumed that these ratios are constant over long periods of time and over large areas. However, a study led by Kiel University (CAU) and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel shows that important element ratios in today's oceans are much more variable than previously thought. This finding also raises questions about the reconstruction of ocean history. Читать дальше...

In addition to the punishments, the Army's 1st Cavalry Division has ordered changes to its driver training program.

VALLETTA (Reuters) - A businessman suspected of masterminding the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has told police that the ex-chief of staff of the former prime minister wanted her

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Thursday will deliver remarks on the coronavirus and the economy hours ahead of President Trump's scheduled acceptance speech for his party's nominatio...

Many plants and trees flower in the spring when it gets warmer. How plants sense Scientists from the UK, France, Korea and Germany focused on a protein called EARLY FLOWERING3 (ELF3). ELF3 is a key part of the circadian clock and is necessary for plants to respond correctly to changes in temperature. In the model plant Arabidopsis (thale cress), ELF3 responds to temperature directly. In mild temperatures, it switches off genes during the night, and therefore slows down growth and flowering. When it gets warmer however... Читать дальше...

FRANKFURT, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- German shares lost on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX index down 93.79 points, or 0.71 percent, to close at 13,096.36 points.

Mount Marty has been picked to finish 12th by the league coaches in the 2020 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) preseason women's soccer poll announced today by the GPAC office.

1. Brexit panic: Boris Johnson warned of Tory rebellion if he gives into EU extension plot  Daily Express
2. Boris Johnson and Tory party see popularity slump after exams chaos and local lockdowns  The Independent
3. Get Britain back to work, senior Tories tell Boris Johnson  The Times
4. These U-turns show Johnson is not informed by science but scared witless by it  The Guardian
5. The government’s incessant U-turns have revealed a deeper issue with Boris Johnson’s administration... Читать дальше...

German-Spanish wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa is confident it will increase its profit margins in the mid to long term, but its short-term results disappointed the markets on Thursday.  The renewable energy company which has gained traction on stock markets as a popular ESG investment projects an operating margin of 3-5% in the financial year ending September 2021 and 8-10% in the financial year 2023 according to Reuters. Current operating margins are far from these levels. The company reported... Читать дальше...

Many small business owners would relate.

The presidential conventions painted starkly different pictures of the business and transportation landscapes that the candidates are promising voters come November.

Used Class 8 vehicles in July were, on average, younger, cost less and had about the same mileage compared to a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

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There’s no “safe” way to live in a dorm during a pandemic. As careful as your college kid may be, they can’t control whether Johnny Dumbass down the hall still does keg stands at frat parties on the weekends. Nothing is guaranteed with all these young people living together in a confined space with so many common…

In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk that after getting penalized by the NHL, the Arizona Coyotes might be a target for some NHL teams. In St. Louis, Alex Pietrangelo says he’d like to stay with the Blues, and the Toronto Maple Leafs are unlikely to quality Evan Rodrigues who they picked up as […]