Новости за 18.04.2018

U.S. stocks were holding on to modest gains in choppy trading Wednesday afternoon as investors sized up the latest batch of company earnings. Energy stocks were among the big gainers as crude oil prices surged. Solid gains in industrial stocks outweighed losses among food and beverage companies and banks. KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index rose 9 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,715 as of 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The Dow Jones industrial average added 7 points to 24,794. The Nasdaq composite gained 36 points... Читать дальше...

The Carver by Onean is an electric jet board that lets riders surf calm waters. It can reach speeds up to 21 miles per hour and it's controlled by a wireless remote. Following is a transcript of the video.

The official and most widespread theory says that Adolf Hitler committed suicide when Soviet troops surrounded Berlin. But some researchers believe that the Nazi leader could have escaped to Latin America, where he safely lived after the end of the war.

Amazon plans to sell its own smart television with its Fire TV capabilities built in, TechCrunch reported Wednesday, and it has chosen an unlikely partner in the endeavor. Rather than sell its TVs online, Amazon will bring them to Best Buy stores so that customers can see them in person before they purchase.

There are four very clear paths to the end of the Trump presidency (the fourth is the most punishing)

Who are the best poker players in the world? Find out here ...

Strong takes are my thing. Whether it be needling Baseball Prospectus over their Jorge Alfaro ranking, clashing with consensus over Rhys Hoskins, or why Shohei Ohtani wasn't a bust before he ever threw his first regular season pitch. My opinions are strong, and I'm not one to back down if I truly believe something based on first hand looks and research. I mean, don't even get me started on the "newly-promoted" Tyler O'Neill takes. It's almost as if I'm the head of my very own agency, lobbying for... Читать дальше...

Feature film productions on-location in Los Angeles increased 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 2018, compared to Q1 of last year. It marks the first double-digit increase in three years, according to the not-for-profit organization FilmL.A. The California Film Commission has been offering tax credits to lure Hollywood studios back to the Golden Coast to film projects, as major studios like Disney have fled for tax havens such as Atlanta, or locations with other incentives. Disney’s “Captain Marvel,” starring Brie Lawson... Читать дальше...

The Castro brothers' six-decade grip on power in Cuba approached its end Wednesday as the country's National Assembly named number two Miguel Diaz-Canel as the sole candidate for the presidency.

It's been a trying campaign for the Gunners, who are hoping to win the Europa League to salvage their season, so who have been their top performers?

This deepfaked warning against deepfakes almost makes its point too well.

OG Anunoby is a Raptors rookie who is sometimes asked questions he has to answer.

BURBANK, Calif. — Don’t expect Daniel Cormier to rip a door off its hinges, a la Quinton Jackson, or Stipe Miocic to grab Cormier by the neck, like Cody Garbrandt did to T.J. Dillashaw, on The Ultimate Fighter 27.

The good people of BreakingT are partnering up with GSoM to unleash the greatest piece of McGee/DubNation art of all time.

Everything you need to know to watch as the Cavs try to even the series.

Amir Khan returns after a two-year absence on Saturday.

Amir Khan

Record: 31-4 (19 KO) ... Streak: L1 ... Last 5: 4-1 ... Last 10: 7-3 ... Stance: Orthodox ... Height/Reach: 5’8½” / 71” ... Age: 31

Thoughts: Amir Khan is one of the more fascinating fighters of his time, a guy with the skills to have been an elite fighter, but some fatal flaws with a relatively weak chin combined with a sometimes leaky defense.

But the talent has always been there. Читать дальше...

If you’re the type of person who detests autoplaying video ads with sound, Google’s Chrome browser provides some help. Google Chrome 66 will mute autoplaying video by default, permanently, so even if a video pops up—and Chrome can block some of those, too!—it won’t blow you out of your seat. The Chrome 66 release is now live in the stable channel.

Zinedine Zidane's side look to keep up their good recent form as they prepare to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League - follow the action LIVE!

Here's one of those tertiary card brands, like Leaf, that most collectors happily ignore. Featured below are the handful of Dodger prospects found in packs of 2018 Onyx Platinum Elite. Go here for a complete checklist.

This is a very small set, and includes only two Dodgers' to chase after. They are Double-A Tulsa first base prospect Matt Beaty and teammate Yadier Alvarez. Furthermore, the Alvarez card is actually a buyback from their 2015 set, so there really is only one new card to gawk after. Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — More than two dozen students and adult chaperones have been taken to Houston-area hospitals following a traffic collision involving two school buses carrying fifth-graders. The Navasota Independent School District says in a statement that three buses were carrying about 95 students and staff Wednesday to a Houston museum from an elementary school in Navasota, northwest of Houston. A dump truck rear-ended one of the buses, pushing it into the back of a second bus. Officials say 25 students... Читать дальше...

MANILA - Manny Pacquiao has not decided on the fate of his long-time American trainer Freddie Roach, the Filipino said as he prepares for his bout against Argentine welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse for the World Boxing Association (WBA) crown in July.

The jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of Douglas Innes, who is charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after the Beneteau 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014 causing the deaths of four men

A Maumee man charged in an elaborate catfishing scheme entered Alford pleas and was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of sexual battery and two counts of extortion.