Новости за 16.07.2016

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have signed international free agent Yulieski Gurriel to a $47.5 million, five-year contract. Gurriel was one of the most sought international free agents since defecting from Cuba in February after competing in the Caribbean World Series in the Dominican Republic. He is 32 years old and was declared a free

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to attend a summit of African leaders, defying an international warrant for his arrest after public assurances from Rwandan leaders that he would not be arrested.

It's a big increase in Trump's fundraising but because of how the fundraising committees were set up, Trump's campaign only gets to keep a fraction of the money.

Justin Trudeau flipped pancakes and mingled with the crowd at a Calgary Stampede breakfast on Saturday. The prime minister called the Stampede the "friendliest, happiest week in all of Canada."

BUCHAREST, Romania — Simona Halep came from a set down to reach the Bucharest Open final on Saturday and take a shot at her second home title. The top-seeded Halep took more than two hours to see off Vania King of the United States 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 for the second time this year. That

An ISIS village court in the Tal Abta region of Nineveh province in Iraq sentenced five civilians to death on charges of treason. The militant court carried out the sentence using the gruesome execution method of burning alive the convicts into ashes within an iron cage. The militants claim to represent Islam belonging to 1.6 billion Muslims around the world while releasing macabre images of human suffering and death. FNA reports: “The ISIL’s religious court ordered five residents of a village in... Читать дальше...

France's "operational reservists" include French citizens with or without military experience as well as former soldiers.

Could Tammy Rivera and Waka Flocka Flame be getting ready to expand their family? Rumors first surfaced last week that the estranged couple was expecting their first child together when Waka updated his Twitter profile photo to a picture of Tammy cradling a small bump.

Pakistan‘s answer to Kim Kardashian has been murdered in a traditional Islamic honor killing in Pakistan. Honor killings happen in traditional Muslim countries when the male members of a family take it upon themselves to punish and kill fellow female members for dishonoring the family. It is based on tradition and religious practices laid down throughout the ages by male dominant societies, although Islam prohibits the taking of life, calling it a sin. Controversial internet celebrity Qandeel Baloch... Читать дальше...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.

The Italian manager will be hoping for further investment in the first-team after witnessing his new players suffer a defeat to Rapid Vienna in his first game in charge

What a difference a couple years can make! As I wrote here recently, some of my media colleagues in 2014 wanted to hear nothing about Bitcoin or cryptocurrency and I was effectively shunned from some of the shows I'd gotten used to guesting on.

Today? Not a day goes by that someone isn't emailing me or DMing me on Twitter, desperately asking how to buy Bitcoin. How to get in. How to store it. You know, the newbie questions.

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Pokémon Go is a massive cultural phenomenon. If you don’t believe it, just watch the 41-second video above, taken by Woodzys in New York City’s Central Park, showing the madness that broke out when a Vaporeon spawned. Literally hundreds of people descended on the area, moving in a massive crowd, just to catch the elusive Pokémon.

It could be recalled that on Saturday, July 2, it was reported that top Nigerian music star Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj, secretly tied the knot with his girlfriend Lineo Didi Kilgrow in private ceremony. In an interview with E! VIP, D’banj opened up on his on how his journey into the music industry […]

Ferrari

Ferraris are usually noted for their incredible sexiness, but the new LaFerrari hypercar, a limited edition with a removable top, is going to be famous for something else.

Its borderline terrifying looks! See above.

We do need to be honest here. The latest version of Ferrari's $1.4 million top-of-the-line car — it won't get an actual name, Ferrari says, until the Paris auto show this fall — kind of looks like the Batmobile. The Batmobile from the old TV show, not to... Читать дальше...

OK Pokémon Go, we get it: we’re all terribly out of shape.

You had no idea how out of shape you truly were:

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The struggle of being in a place with no Pokémon:

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The importance of customization:

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Like, seriously:

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The Turkish government appeared to be regaining control of major cities Saturday the morning after a faction of the Turkish military tried to take over the country. A failed coup in Turkey — a longtime ally of the U.S. and member of NATO — could have significant and wide-ranging implications for the U.S. That’s particularly […]

Donald Trump’s campaign unveiled Saturday a modified version of its Trump-Pence logo after the original graphic drew a lot of unintended attention. During Trump’s official introduction of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, the campaign adorned a fundraising email with a simple “TRUMP” atop a “PENCE,” ditching an American flag-inspired interlocking T and […]

In September 2015, Mari Andrew decided to start drawing a picture a day.