Новости за 31.05.2016

Retired ethics chief: Alabama speaker often got 'the drill'

31.05.2016 21:19

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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(AP) — The retired director of the Alabama Ethics Commission testified Tuesday that he often gave "the drill" to Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, cautioning him about actions that would violate the state's ethics law. [...] informal opinions don't provide the legal protection Hubbard might have received had he sought formal opinions from the five-member Ethics Commission. Hubbard is charged with 23 felony ethics violations, accusing him of using his positions as speaker and state GOP chairman to solicit $2.3 million in work... Читать дальше...

Online registration deadline looms for Gauteng parents

31.05.2016 21:19

Business Report 

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Parents in Gauteng have until Wednesday to make use of the online system to apply for registration of their children for the 2017 academic year in any public school in the province.

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7 big lessons I learned about money from shopping at thrift stores for the past 30 years

31.05.2016 21:19

BusinessInsider.com 

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I've been an avid thrift-shopper for the past three decades. Beyond a simple hobby, I have to admit thrift-shopping is a bit of an obsession for me — it channels my inner treasure hunter and provides an endless source of entertainment. (I'm a cheap date.)

And besides saving me thousands of dollars over the years, it's also helped me learn a few important financial principles, too. Here are seven money lessons I've learned from thrift-shopping. Читать дальше...

Dave Franco tests his skill in 'Now You See Me 2' promo clip

31.05.2016 21:18

United Press International (UPI.com) 

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Marilyn Malara
WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- Dave Franco showed off his real-life card trick skills in a short social media promo for his latest film, "Now You See Me: The Second Act."

Carl Icahn says he bought a stake in Botox-maker Allergan

31.05.2016 21:18

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Activist investor Carl Icahn says he bought a "large" stake in Botox-maker Allergan and said he's supportive of the company's CEO, Brent Saunders. The tie-up was killed after the Treasury Department created rules aimed at blocking American companies from moving corporate addresses overseas to reduce U.S. taxes.

19 fotos que farão você se sentir com a mente poluída

31.05.2016 21:18

BuzzFeed 

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E também desconfortável.

Isto é apenas alguém cortando comida sem muita higiene exibindo seu pênis.

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Estas instruções não são sobre qualquer formato de pinto.

O tamanho descrito ali no "6 inches": =O

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Este iogurte é só iogurte e nada mais.

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Esta é apenas uma garrafa de vinho com um rótulo descolado que não inclui nada que seja vagamente NSFW. Читать дальше...

World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas

31.05.2016 21:18

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Let the games begin.

World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas

31.05.2016 21:18

JournalStar.com 

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Let the games begin.

World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas

31.05.2016 21:18

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Let the games begin.

World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas

31.05.2016 21:18

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas The final nine competitors will return to play at the Main Event championship Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

World Series Of Poker tournament starts in Las Vegas

31.05.2016 21:18

«The Bismarck Tribune» (bismarcktribune.com) 

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Let the games begin.

FBI says it's working with police in theft of agent's gun

31.05.2016 21:17

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI says it's working with police to investigate the theft of an agent's gun and badge from his car in San Francisco. San Francisco Officer Carlos Manfredi says the FBI agent reported that his vehicle was broken into Sunday afternoon in the city's popular Alamo Square.

The Margin: Residents of this Swiss town are paying $300K to keep refugees out

31.05.2016 21:17

MarketWatch.com 

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The wealthy residents of Oberwil-Lieli don’t want refugees roaming their streets, and they’re willing to pay a fine to keep just 10 of them out. They can afford it.

Competency evaluation ordered for woman in man's slaying

31.05.2016 21:17

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

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Competency evaluation ordered for woman in man's slaying (AP) — A woman accused of killing a man from Michigan's Upper Peninsula who disappeared in 2014 has been ordered to get a competency exam. The Daily News of Iron Mountain reports (http://bit.ly/1UfkJsb ) a judge on Tuesday granted a prosecutor's request to have 33-year-old Kelly Cochran evaluated.

Erdogan Wants to Improve Ties With Russia, But Doesn't Know How to Start

31.05.2016 21:17

Sputnik International 

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Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow expects Ankara to "act first" and apologize for downing Russian fighter jet Su-24.

Fire Causes More Than $500K Worth of Damage at Dixon Precast

31.05.2016 21:16

GantDaily.com 

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BOGGS TOWNSHIP – A fire destroyed a section of a commercial building at Dixon Precast Inc., located at 740 Laurel Run Rd., in West Decatur, Boggs Township, on Monday night, according to state police. The Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal and the Philipsburg Fire Department investigated the origin and cause the fire. The fire destroyed […]

Ex-Chicago-area officer found guilty in murder-for-hire plot

31.05.2016 21:16

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

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CHESTER, Ill. (AP) — Jurors on Tuesday found former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson guilty of trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped to convict him in the killing of his third wife.

Ex-Chicago-area officer found guilty in murder-for-hire plot

31.05.2016 21:16

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(AP) — Jurors on Tuesday found former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson guilty of trying to hire someone to kill the prosecutor who helped to convict him in the killing of his third wife. On Tuesday, prosecutors said prison recordings of Peterson speaking with a fellow inmate prove he wanted Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow killed. Peterson's fellow inmate, Antonio "Beast" Smith, wore a wiretap for prosecutors, and jurors heard hours of Smith's recorded conversations with... Читать дальше...

Official with permit for $600K home seeks public defender

31.05.2016 21:16

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(AP) — A Rutherford County sheriff's office administrator who faces federal charges has asked for a public defender to represent him, weeks after obtaining a permit to build a $598,684 home. The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro (http://on.dnj.com/1UrUmSX ) reports that county Building Codes records show Russell paid a $1,858 fee on May 6 for a permit to build a 4,405-square-foot home with an unfinished 3,128-square-foot basement northeast of Murfreesboro.

Prosecutor: 3 men were persistent in efforts to get to Syria

31.05.2016 21:16

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal prosecutor says three Minnesota men were persistent in their efforts to join the Islamic State group in Syria and knew they would be killing people once they got there.

Prosecutor: 3 men were persistent in efforts to get to Syria

31.05.2016 21:16

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal prosecutor says three Minnesota men were persistent in their efforts to join the Islamic State group in Syria and knew they would be killing people once they got there.

Steph Curry and the Warriors’ Astonishing Season

31.05.2016 21:16

The New Yorker 

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A perfectly executed jump shot is among the most beautiful things in all of sports. Dunks are more ostentatiously athletic, but they end in a staccato thud, a brute pounding of the basket. Like baseball swings, tennis shots, and tackles in football, dunks have the quality of abrupt endings, of momentous and violent collisions between moving objects and determined people. A jump shot, by contrast, is all flow. An athlete takes one or two steps, pauses to gather his body, and then leaps—straight up, if he’s doing things correctly. Читать дальше...