Новости за 19.12.2024

© Provided by Xinhua This photo taken on Dec. 8, 2024 shows thick smoke after an explosion in Damascus, Syria. Syrian armed opposition forces seized full control of Damascu

After seeing how my husband's family celebrated Christmas very differently to mine, and after adopting two boys, I learned to let go of perfection.

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The musician Stephin Merritt once joked that he would be happy to sell only a single copy of each album he makes, provided that single copy costs $100,000. Which coincidentally is pretty close to Apple’s marketing strategy for Vision Pro.

I jest, of course: you can’t run a multi-trillion-dollar corporation that way. Apple loves its margins, but it needs volume too if it wants to keep paying out those juicy shareholder dividends. And as much as Tim Cook would like... Читать дальше...

The New York Post’s Lydia Moynihan sits down with Marc Lore, former CEO of Walmart and the visionary founder and CEO of Wonder. Lore discusses his strategy on how he’s disrupting the food industry. From his recent blockbuster acquisitions of Blue Apron and GrubHub to his bold vision for the future of AI, Lore reveals...

For e-commerce merchants eager to elevate their customer experiences with AI, these five tips can make shopping more personal and profitable.

“Messy” is how Alex Albon sums up his third season with Williams.
Problems came from both sides; his crashes in Melbourne and Brazil were awkward since they led to missed races (in Australia for Logan Sargeant), but Williams’s car-build issues also meant he was competing with a long-hidden weight penalty and reliability kept undoing him too.
Albon was excellent in qualifying, reaching ...Keep reading

1. Water bills in England and Wales to rise 36% after Ofwat review  Financial Times
2. How water firms could rinse the taxpayer  The Independent
3. Thames Water to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules  The Guardian
4. Six-figure bonuses for sewage-dumping water bosses – while your bill jumps to £597 a year  The Telegraph
5. Water bills to rise: Full list of what they cost now and how much they're going up by across England and Wales  Sky News

The first snowfall will arrive from 3am on Saturday, according to WX Charts maps and charts, but some sources throw doubt on that forecast

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Not really heard of this kid. Get that there's not a lot of middles about but we were promised a hard working middle. Does this dude fit that? Would of made a serious play for Byrne and offered a fee if necessary.

Men who sexually assaulted Gisèle Pelicot were the "puppets" of Dominique Pelicot, a lawyer representing two men in the mass rape trial said.

The Supreme Court of Estonia en banc has ruled that a provision of the Penal Code mandating a minimum six-year prison sentence for the rape of a minor is constitutional.

State pensioners will not be able to get the £300 after the deadline passes.

Liverpool enjoyed a hard-fought victory over Southampton on Wednesday evening but one moment with Wataru Endo will certainly wow supporters. Our No.3 has been starved of minutes this season and has seen his role within the club boil down to being a late substitute as we look to see out a game. However, he was […]

States with a history of low tax-GSDP ratios have witnessed considerable improvement in revenue mobilisation since the implementation of GST

It might not have appealed to one outspoken former footballer, but for Andrew Day, the many charms of Woodbridge – from cosy pubs to winding alleys and a lazy quayside – are clear to see. Here’s how to spend time in and around the town

by Daniel Capurro

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing "acts of genocide" in the Gaza Strip by damaging water infrastructure and cutting off supplies to civilians, calling on the international community to impose targeted sanctions.

In a new report, which focused specifically on water, the New York-based rights group detailed what it said were deliberate efforts by Israeli authorities "of a systematic nature" to deprive Gazans of water, which had "likely caused... Читать дальше...

Liverpool’s interest in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia signals their ambition to strengthen their attacking options next summer. According to reports, the Reds are readying a significant offer for the Georgian winger, who has been a revelation at Napoli. With his current deal running until 2027, Napoli hold the upper hand in negotiations but may reluctantly part ways […]

Thiago Silva does have a huge desire to return to Chelsea within a working capacity one day in the near future as he continues through his coaching badges. In the meantime though, the former Chelsea defender returned to Cobham yesterday as part of the club’s annual Christmas event. He was spotted with a bunch of […]View the full article

An ancient stone tablet with the world’s oldest engraving of the Ten Commandments has sold for £4 million at auction.

Aged 12 at the time, the boys were described during their sentencing as the country’s ‘youngest knife murderers’.

Tributes have been paid to teacher Erin M. West and Rubi P. Vergara. who died in the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

Aston Martin regressed over 2024 as upgrades did little to improve its competitiveness in Formula 1, but the evergreen Fernando Alonso still squeezed every drop from his car.
The Spanish veteran’s consistent points-scoring exploits in the opening rounds of the season, spearheaded by fifth in Jeddah, laid the foundations for Aston’s run to fifth place in the constructors’ championship, and ...Keep reading

Arsenal’s reported interest in Chelsea’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall raises eyebrows, particularly given their already crowded midfield options. The 26-year-old, struggling for game time under Enzo Maresca, could be available for £30 million in January, attracting interest from Premier League rivals Tottenham and Manchester United, as well as former club Leicester City. Dewsbury-Hall’s Chelsea stint has been […]