Новости за 24.07.2016

Right fielder Josh Reddick was scratched from Oakland’s lineup two hours before game time at the Coliseum. Reddick has back stiffness, the team announced. Coco Crisp wound up in center field, with Jake Smolinski shifting over to right. Reddick was right in the midst of Oakland’s postgame celebration following Crisp’s walkoff single in the 13th inning Friday night, so it’s possible he tweaked something in the middle of the mass jumping around on the field. ... Читать дальше...

Public opinion may back an increasing proportion of renewable energy being plugged into South Africa's power grid, but Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says further independent renewable power production will be impractical and what he really needs is nuclear energy.

Live from Comic-Con 2016: Warner Bros.' game-changing day and the 'Game of Thrones' proposal July 23, 2016, 5:03 p.m. San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, delighting super fans with surprise announcements ("Vampire Diaries" is ending, Rihanna is joining "Bates Motel!), teasers (looking at you...

Former tennis player Mardy Fish had a 28-point round Saturday to take a two-point lead over actor Jack Wagner in the American Century Championship celebrity golf …

Sigourney Weaver is confident she will be reprising her role as Ripley in an “Aliens” sequel, she told a crowd at Comic-Con on Saturday.

An anti-encroachment drive at Labour Chowk turned violent on Saturday evening, injuring at least 10 people including two women.

Itumeleng Khune's inclusion in the SA under-23 team may have sparked outrage, but goalkeeper Jody February says he is not threatened by his rival's presence in the Rio-bound squad.

Corruption buster and public protector hopeful Willie Hofmeyr is under investigation by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for allegedly authorising the payment of almost R80-million to maintain strip clubs.

Food Network

Suits have power. If you don't believe that, just ask Geoffrey Zakarian, restaurateur, Iron Chef, and host of the new Food Network show "Cooks vs. Cons."

Zakarian is one of the most stylish chefs in the TV hosting game, and he's a firm believer in the power of being more sharply dressed than the guy next to you.

His dressing philosophy is pretty simple: "There will always be the ability to get a leg up interviewing [or] working if you're the ... sharpest-dressed person," Zakarian told Business Insider. Читать дальше...

It may have been the biggest defence team yet assembled in a court. When Pastor Evan Mawarire was charged last week with inciting public violence - and then with subverting an elected government - his counsel was crowd-sourced.

Tyler Posey shows off his nose ring while arriving at the 2016 IMDb Yacht Party on Friday night (July 22) in San Diego, Calif. The 24-year-old actor joined his Teen Wolf co-stars Holland Roden, Ian Bohen, JR Bourne, Cody Christian, Dylan Sprayberry, and Khylin Rhambo for the bash after a full day of talking about [...]

With the credibility of the fight against doping on the line and the image of the Olympic movement at stake, the IOC will hold a crucial meeting Sunday to consider whether to ban Russia entirely from the Rio Games because of systematic, state-sponsored cheating. The doping crisis represents one of the Olympic movement’s biggest challenges since the boycott era of the 1980s, and how it plays out may well define Thomas Bach’s IOC presidency. Russia’s track and field athletes have already been banned by the IAAF... Читать дальше...

– Chuks d general held his comedy show, Genereally Speaking at the Transcorp, Abuja on Sunday July 17 – It was the Abuja based comedian’s debut comedy show – Performers such as Seyi Law, Osama, Julius Agwu, Akpororo, Adekunle Gold, and Skales were present Israel Chukwuyem Jude aka Chuks d general, is a fast rising […]

Hillary Clinton's choice of Tim Kaine as her running mate is the least surprising political thing that has happened all year long. He was the widely recognized front runner from the moment people starting talking about who her pick was likely to be, and that never changed in all the speculation up to the last day. He was one of her earliest supporters; he has very similar stands on issues and approach to governance; he is her close friend; he is very highly regarded by his colleagues in the Senate... Читать дальше...

Consumer victories come in different guises; and it is not only the big wins that deserve trumpeting.

Benni McCarthy has moved into a new home after being hit by criminals in Scotland.

US rapper Skippa Da Flippa claims it all started in Atlanta when he threw money into the air, stretched his arm and leant forward as if he was kissing his biceps.

Tiyani Mabunda's three-year stay at Mamelodi Sundowns has never been the sweetest, belying his nickname "Sugar".

Gugu Zulu's father knew that every time his son got into a racing car, he was putting his life on the line.

This lightbulb's "filament" is eight garage door springs.

Make way for a league and a legion! DC's Legends of Tomorrow is going bigger and badder in season two, with more members of the Justice Society of America set to be introduced, and...

Mario D. "Super Mario" Miller, 18, of La Crescent passed peacefully from this life into life eternal Wednesday, July 20, 2016, with his family and loved ones surrounding him.

RUSHFORD, Minn. -- Michael J. Dammen, 71, of Rushford died unexpectedly Thursday, July 21, 2016, at home. Service at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Rushford Lutheran Church.

LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- Mario D. "Super Mario" Miller, 18, of La Crescent passed peacefully from this life into Life Eternal Wednesday, July 20, 2016, with his family and loved ones surrounding him.

Babette "Babs" Marie (DeKeyrel) Steers, 56, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. Babs was born in 1960, in Fort Sheridan, Ill., to Thomas and Jacqueline (Sarner) DeKeyrel. She resided mostly in Onalaska, from childhood to raising her family with her…