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Новости за 21.06.2017

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

Man convicted for punching officer at Elizabeth Smart event

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana jury has convicted an 80-year-old man of felony battery for punching a police officer who stopped him from approaching kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart with a knife at a January book signing.

WSJ.com 

Nike to Sell Some Items Directly to Amazon

Nike has agreed to sell some of its products directly to Amazon.com Inc., a person familiar with the matter said, a concession by the sneaker giant that it can no longer afford to ignore the online retailing behemoth.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Runner spells out 'Warriors 2017 NBA champs' with 50-mile route through SF

Runner spells out 'Warriors 2017 NBA champs' with 50-mile route through San Francisco [...] the 48-year-old Englishman ran 50 miles through the streets of San Francisco following a route that spells out "Warriors 2017 NBA Champs." According to his calculations, he has to run 17 miles a day for three years. Along the way, he promotes healthy living and fights childhood obesity with visits to elementary schools to encourage kids to be active. Since Plunkett-Cole usually runs his 20 miles a day in the afternoon and evening... Читать дальше...

«Star Tribune» (startribune.com) 

Ricky Rubio: An oral history

Is Ricky Rubio the Timberwolves' point guard of the future or the past? Will he be traded — as has so often been rumored — and could that happen as soon as this week during the NBA Draft? We travel back eight years and then look to the present in an attempt to answer those questions and define his legacy.

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

MLB, players' union donate $1M to Negro Leagues museum in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When it was founded in a one-room office nearly three decades ago, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum set out to preserve an important yet quickly fading era of America's pastime.

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MLB, players' union donate $1M to Negro Leagues museum in KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When it was founded in a one-room office nearly three decades ago, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum set out to preserve an important yet quickly fading era of America's pastime.

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

After four days, Portugal contains wildfire that killed 64

A wildfire that killed 64 people last weekend has been brought under control, Portuguese authorities said on Wednesday as a minute of silence was held in memory of victims of the country's deadliest natural disaster in decades.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

9 New Summer Shows and 1 Returning Series Worth Watching (Photos)

Big hair, don’t care, Netflix brings Alison Brie back to television with a comedy set in the world of women’s wrestling in the 1980s. CBS gets pretty crazy for its summer shows, and “Salvation,” about the literal end of the world, seems like no exception. “True Blood”-style fantasy comes to NBC with this adaptation based on the vampire series’ author’s books. The Duplasses’ “Togetherness” may have been canceled way too soon, but the duo is back at HBO with an intriguing new series, set in a single hotel room. Читать дальше...

Mashable 

Intel is bringing 5G, drones, and VR to the Olympics in 2018

The next Olympic Games are gonna be lit... with technology.

Intel, which became an official Olympic Partner on Wednesday (and makes most of the CPUs inside today's PCs and all of them on Macs), promises to bring a wide array of cutting-edge technology to the Olympic games, beginning with the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

SEE ALSO: Scientists are creating drones that fly in sync with each other

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach... Читать дальше...

The Jerusalem Post 

The masters of mosaic music

Having just released their debut album, Mosaico is ready to perform their eclectic mix of Middle Eastern sounds for local fans.