Moldovans vote on Sunday. Here’s the man to watch.
Plahotniuc is leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova, the largest party in parliament, and one of the wealthiest businessmen in the country. Plahotniuc’s Democratic Party took control of the coalition government when the Liberal Democratic Party’s prime minister was arrested for his role in the crime. Plahotniuc’s Democratic Party had won only 15.8 percent of the popular vote in parliamentary elections in 2014, translating into 19 parliamentary seats. Plahotniuc, as Democratic Party leader, led Moldova’s delegation to Brussels and Washington in 2017, not his party’s prime minister, Pavel Filip. Plahotniuc’s Democratic Party vigorously attacked Dodon and his pro-Russia Socialist Party.
Source:Washington Post
February 23, 2019 14:59 UTC
Iowa broadcaster suspended after referring to University of Maryland basketball player as ‘King Kong’
An Iowa broadcaster was suspended Friday for the rest of the season for referring to University of Maryland basketball forward Bruno Fernando as “King Kong” during a recent game. 24 Maryland beat Iowa 66-65 on Tuesday night in Iowa City. This is not the first time Dolphin was suspended this season. In November, he was criticized after he was captured on an open microphone criticizing Iowa guard Maishe Dailey in a win over Pittsburgh in late November. "During the broadcast, I used a comparison when trying to describe a talented Maryland basketball player.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 14:26 UTC
Buffett's Berkshire, hurt by Kraft Heinz, posts massive quarterly loss
Troubles at Kraft Heinz also cut deeply into the investing giant's bottom line. Wild stock swings in December, the letter says, had Berkshire recording "several days with a 'profit' or 'loss' of more than $4 billion." "Investors who evaluate Berkshire sometimes obsess on the details of our many and diverse businesses -- our economic 'trees', so to speak." Buffett said Berkshire does not see any potential takeover targets in the coming year — but the firm is hungry to make an "elephant-sized acquisition." But Buffett sung its praises in his annual letter and said that Berkshire will likely be a "significant repurchaser" of its own shares.
Source:CNN
February 23, 2019 14:25 UTC
What If The Nintendo Switch Just Starts Using Xbox Live Going Forward?
All of this talk about Xbox stuff coming to Switch has me thinking about one particular thing, however. What if the Nintendo Switch just starts using…Xbox Live as its online service? and it’s miles behind PSN and Xbox Live. So, just partner up with the rival who has managed to do online play better than anyone. Xbox players can play with friends on Switch, Switch players can play with Xbox players and also finally have an online service that is not awfulI have to believe this is at least being considered, if not outright planned.
Source:Forbes
February 23, 2019 14:15 UTC
GOP Strategist Mocks The Over-60s Addicted To Ridiculously Fake News
GOP strategist Rick Wilson noted on Friday who he believes is a “real problem” behind the spread of fake news. And that is the generation, Wilson explained on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” of “mostly 60-plus that when they read on RealEaglePatriotNewsBuzzfeed3000.ru and they see a story about Hillary being a robot lesbian they go awwooow.’”They “love that stuff and they become addicted to it,” he added. Research published in the Science Advances journal in January appears to back up Wilson’s claim. It revealed how “users over 65 shared nearly seven times as many articles from fake news domains as the youngest age group” ages 18 to 29 years old. Check out the clip here:
Source:Huffington Post
February 23, 2019 14:03 UTC
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Don't Play 'Anthem' If You've Got A Good TV - Yet [UPDATED]
A 4GB patch today has now reinstated HDR support to 'Anthem'. So apart from the part wishing Bioware had provided a more effective system for getting the optimum HDR performance with your TV, this article is essentially no longer relevant. The reason why is painfully simple: it doesn’t currently support high dynamic range (HDR) in either its PS4 or Xbox One incarnations. What does the unexpected lack of HDR mean to the game’s performance? I’ll do an update to this story once Anthem’s HDR patch arrives.
Source:Forbes
February 23, 2019 14:03 UTC
Warren Buffett’s Kraft Heinz Bet Dragged Down Berkshire Hathaway in 2018
The world’s most famous investor had one of his worst years ever in 2018. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Saturday it swung to a $25.4 billion loss in the fourth quarter due to an unexpected write-down at Kraft Heinz Co. and unrealized investment losses. Berkshire posted operating earnings of $5.7 billion, up from $3.3...
Source:Wall Street Journal
February 23, 2019 13:54 UTC
Still reeling from scandal, gymnastics rediscovers joy at UCLA
Asked to describe Kondos Field, Ohashi calls her a “healer.”“A lot of us that came [to UCLA] have been broken in some way, some form,” Ohashi said. “There is light at the end of the tunnel, no matter what happens,” Kondos Field would tell her. And I thought, ‘Gymnastics is literally the only thing I have.’ ”So she contacted Kondos Field about competing for UCLA. In a subsequent meeting with Kondos Field and a team psychologist after enrolling at UCLA, Ohashi laid her goals bare. (Allison Zaucha/For The Washington Post)Indeed, the environment she provides UCLA gymnasts isn’t the sporting equivalent of coloring outside the lines.
Source:Washington Post
February 23, 2019 13:52 UTC
Wait a sec, was I being ‘catfished’?
I thought about texting him back after that, to get to the bottom of whether he was real or not, whether I was being “catfished” or whether he did indeed have childcare issues that day. As I looked back at the texts between us, I knew that I was already too vested with someone I’d never actually met IRL. He never asked me for money. But I imagined myself becoming one of those lonely victims willing to give away their life savings to someone they never met. So I backed out.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2019 13:52 UTC
R. Kelly Turns Self In To Police Following Sex Abuse Charges
R. Kelly turned himself in to Chicago police Friday night after being hit with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. According to a police department news release, the singer was taken into custody just after 8 p.m. following his indictment. His bond hearing is set for Saturday afternoon, NPR reported. At a press conference Friday, Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx stated the charges include four victims named only as H.W., R.L., L.C. and J.P. All but the first individual were under age 17 during the alleged incidents spanning from 1998 to 2010.
Source:Huffington Post
February 23, 2019 13:41 UTC
The Latest: Train possibly taking Kim to summit enters China
The Latest on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's travels to the summit with President Donald Trump in Vietnam (all times local):8:40 p.m.A train similar to one used in the past by Kim Jong Un has entered China, possibly carrying the North Korean leader on a multiday journey to Vietnam's capital for his summit with President Donald Trump. Russia's TASS news agency reported hours earlier that Kim departed from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on his personal train. ___9 a.m.Vietnam has announced an unprecedented traffic ban along a possible arrival route of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of his second summit with President Donald Trump in Hanoi next week. It implies Kim may take a train and disembark at the Dong Dang railway station and proceed by car to Hanoi. It is not known if he will travel by train from Pyongyang via China or fly to a nearby Chinese city.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 13:41 UTC
My Favorite Room: In actress Eliza Coupe’s living room, something comfy this way comes
My family likes to sing and play guitar. When they were in town for Thanksgiving, we had a really fun sing-along here. Derek was over; he plays the guitar quite well. I do a really weird Bob Dylan impression that I don't think I had ever done for anybody, so I just started doing it and it became a whole thing. They said it was as if Bob Dylan was 125 years old, and the face that goes with it is not an attractive look at all, akin to the heating pads.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2019 13:30 UTC
Sample some craft beer with your baseball at spring training in Arizona
Beer and baseball have always been a good pair, but just as spring training has become more sophisticated, so have the choices in brews, thanks to the popularity of craft beer. Not far from Camelback Ranch in Glendale (Dodgers) or Diablo Stadium in Tempe (Angels), those attending Cactus League games can find a variety of craft beer breweries ready to slake the thirst that builds as you watch your team toiling under the Arizona sun.
Source:Los Angeles Times
February 23, 2019 13:30 UTC
Here's What Happened When Twitter Trolls Almost Ruined My Life
I barely know anyone who follows me on Twitter, but my Instagram followers are primarily friends, family members and co-workers. Late that night, I was alerted by a concerned follower that things had spread to the accounts I run as senior social media manager for a big book publisher. Unsurprisingly, Twitter trolls have short attention spans, although it sickens me to think about the person they undoubtedly moved onto. The response reminded her how social media can provide a supportive and nurturing community. Six weeks after the Kavanaugh hearings, I was reminded how social media can provide a supportive and nurturing community.
Source:Huffington Post
February 23, 2019 13:30 UTC
US Latinas rally around 'Roma' actress Yalitza Aparicio
Yalitza Aparicio, the Oscar-nominated, first-time actress in "Roma," is finding strong support among Mexican-American women who identify with her indigenous roots despite backlash she is receiving in Mexico. "She's brown girl magic," said Jennie Luna, a Chicana/o Studies professor at California State University Channel Islands in Camarillo, California. In "Roma," Aparicio plays Cleo, a domestic worker for a Mexico City middle-class family in the turbulent early 1970s. Soto said Aparicio also is popular among Mexican immigrants in New York City who largely come from Puebla — another Mexican state with an indigenous population. Follow Contreras on Twitter at http://twitter.com/russcontreras___For full coverage of the Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/AcademyAwards___This story has been corrected to identify the Mexican state as Puebla not Pueblo.
Source:Fox News
February 23, 2019 13:23 UTC