Новости за 24.03.2016

By Jess Myers, The Sports Xchange
MINNEAPOLIS -- The playoffs are not on the horizon for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, but they look more and more like a team with a bright future.

By Dave Lozo, The Sports Xchange
If the Rangers go anywhere in the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs, it will be because goaltender Henrik Lundqvist played well enough.

De familie van de 41-jarige Elita Weah uit Deventer is wanhopig naar haar op zoek. De Deventerse is sinds de aanslagen in Brussel vermist. De vrouw was op vliegveld Zaventem en zou die dag naar Amerika vliegen.

With Sam Fuld opening the season on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, Mark Canha found himself in center field Wednesday night. For Canha’s first career appearance at the position, the conditions weren’t exactly ideal: In the first inning, though, with a man at third and two outs, he raced into the gap in left for a drive by Steve Clevenger. Canha usually plays first base or left field, but, as manager Bob Melvin pointed out, he also was in right on three occasions and even played third once last year as a rookie. Читать дальше...

Aeroflot has canceled four of its Moscow-Brussels and Brussels-Moscow flights on Thursday.

More than 100 young people have been supported to exit the state's residential care system, which has been plagued by reports of serious physical and sexual abuse and exploitation.

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Juan Martin del Potro set up a second-round match against No. 3-seeded Roger Federer by beating Guido Pella, 6-0, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday at the Miami Open.

The USS Conestoga tug boat, which disappeared on March 25, 1921 after departing San Francisco on its way to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, was the last US Navy ship to be lost in peacetime, the Navy and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said in a joint statement.

The USS Conestoga tug boat, which disappeared on March 25, 1921 after departing San Francisco on its way to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, was the last US Navy ship to be lost in peacetime, the Navy and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said in a joint statement.

Apple v FBI has put smartphone encryption front and centre. Here's how you can add an extra layer of security to yours.

Mortgage lender Pepper Group has priced a $700 million mortgage bond, the biggest for its sector in a decade, but the deal will hike its cost of funding significantly.

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The NBA Development League's single-game scoring record lasted less than two months.

YANGON, Myanmar - Amnesty International on Thursday urged Aung San Suu Kyi and her party's new government to release all political prisoners when they take office next week, saying it is a historic opportunity for Myanmar to break away from the repression of the former junta rule.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Aung San Suu Kyi and her party's new government to release all political prisoners when they take office next week, saying it is a historic opportunity for Myanmar to break away from the repression of the former junta rule. The report, based on interviews with human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, and prisoners of conscience and their families, documents the widespread crackdown on political opponents in the past two years. Amnesty... Читать дальше...

Accenture will issue its earnings for the second quarter of 2016 before markets open Thursday. According to Reuters analysts, the management consulting services company is expected to report earnings of $1.18 per share on a revenue of $7.72 billion in the quarter ending February. This would be higher than earnings of $1.08 per share the company reported a year earlier on revenue of $7.5 billion. However, the Dublin-based company’s second quarter revenue is likely to be below the $8 billion it reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2016... Читать дальше...

By Steve Habel, The Sports Xchange
SAN ANTONIO -- It's going to take a Herculean effort to beat San Antonio on its home floor.

THE good work of Russell St bombing victim Constable Angela Taylor is to live on through new lifesaving facilities at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell for a second day Thursday after declines in prices of oil and other commodities pulled Wall Street lower.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell for a second day Thursday after declines in prices of oil and other commodities pulled Wall Street lower. Traders reconsidered risk levels after a member of the Federal Reserve's rate-setting team was quoted as saying it should consider raising interest rates at its next meeting. James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, pointed to a broadly unchanged economic outlook and said a case could be made for action next month if the next round of jobs data exceeds official targets. Читать дальше...

– CBN approves N3m credit to each YIEDP participant –  The programme is believed to boost employment in the country and encourage new young entrepreneurs To promote youth employment and entrepreneurship the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the N3 million credit line for each beneficiary of Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YIEDP). Mr Godwin Emefiele, the governor of […]

By Howard Balzer, The Sports Xchange
Almost two years ago, the St. Louis Rams selected defensive end Michael Sam in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.

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– The Nigerian youths have been identified as the nation’s best kept secret – Tunji Olugbodi, GCEO Vandant Zeal believes that Nigeria remains Africa’s biggest business destinations – Olugbode has revealed a fundamental secret of business as employed even by Chief Aliko Dangote – The Verdant Zeal boss has advised that the government must invest […]

In the ongoing petty, chickensh*t battle of the spouses, Donald Trump tweeted this at Ted Cruz tonight:

He's got 18 points in 43 games with Pittsburgh.