The court sentenced Los Angeles Kings defender Vyacheslav Voinov to 90 days in prison on charges of domestic violence. Voynov was also sentenced to a $700 fine, three years' probation, and eight hours of community service. In addition, the Russian hockey player must complete a 52-week course against domestic violence. Voinov's wife, Marta Varlamova, who became a victim of domestic violence, did not comment on the court's decision.

The US Embassy in Moscow handed over to Russia a subpoena on the suit of the former shareholders of Yukos, who are seeking recognition in the United States of the decision of the Hague Arbitration on payment of $50 billion in compensation for the illegal expropriation of the company. The lawsuit was filed by Hulley Enterprises, Yukos Universal and Veteran Petroleum. A package of court documents went through the US State Department for six months. He was handed over to Russia on June 22.

The former head of the state corporation "Rosnanotech" Leonid Melamed was detained in the case of misuse of funds. He is suspected of embezzlement and abuse of power. A TASS source said that the former financial director of Rosnano, Svyatoslav Ponurov, is involved in the same case. He remains free. According to the source, investigative actions are now being carried out with the suspects, as a result of which the number of defendants in the case may increase.

A year of quiet confrontation has gone to this Photo: mobstr An anonymous artist acting under the pseudonym Mobstr told how he experimented with graffiti on the same unsightly building during the year (most likely a transformer booth) to look at the reaction of local authorities. He says that for many years he drove past this wall on the way to work. Mobstr noticed that part of the wall was painted red. If someone painted graffiti in this area, he was painted with red paint on top.

The Security Service of Ukraine has named the names of five "Russian generals" who allegedly command armed formations in the Donbass. This information is contained in a report titled "Russian aggression against Ukraine" submitted to the US administration in June 2015. The report was published by Bloomberg. The names of the “commanders” are Oleg Tsekov, Valery Solodchuk, Sergey Kuzovlev, Alexei Zavizion and Roman Shadrin. The report also mentions Colonel Anatoly Barankevich.

Seven taxi companies of St. Petersburg complained to the governor of the city Georgy Poltavchenko about the taxi ordering services Yandex.Taxi, GetTaxi and Uber. According to their open letter, these companies charge too low prices due to the fact that they do not pay taxes in full, and are also not responsible for drivers.

Photo: NASA Scientists have discovered giant dark spots on the new color images of Pluto obtained from the New Horizons interplanetary station. Several separate spots are located in the area of ​​the planet’s equator and in diameter are 480 kilometers each. Where did these spots come from is still unclear. “This is a real puzzle. We do not know what kind of spots these are, and we cannot wait for the moment when it is clear, ”said Alan Stern, the chief researcher of the New Horizons mission.

The company Sealed Air, whose founders invented bubble wrap in 1957, was about to release the same film, but with non-popping bubbles. It was called iBubble Wrap. This film will take up much less space upon delivery, since the bubbles will not be inflated initially - they will be inflated by the shipper himself using a special pump.

Andrei Kozenko studied the biographies of the main Russian governors-long-liver Photo: Sergey Velichkin / TASS Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that is around the governor's deadlines. Now they will be counted only since 2012. This will lead to the fact that new long-livers will appear in regional politics who will lead the subjects of the federation for 15-20 in a row.

Screen capture: seonevolna / YouTube The Russian town of Bratsk, not far from Irkutsk, observed national Youth Day last weekend, challenging local teens to high-kick a cardboard cutout of US President Barack Obama. Attackers able to reach the ears of the 44th President of the United States scored “five points.” Kicking above Obama’s heart netted a mere four points, and so on.

The Federal Air Transport Agency demanded changes to the draft final report of the Netherlands on the crash of the Malaysian Boeing near Donetsk. “There are more questions than answers,” said Oleg Storchevoi, deputy head of the agency, commenting on the content of the report. According to Storchevy, the specialists of the Federal Air Transport Agency have a number of significant comments, including to the given argumentation and technical information.

The inadmissibility of peas in Guacamol united America Photo: Tatyana Baibakova / Photobank Lori On the first day of July, The New York Times published a recipe for guacamole with peas. “Add peas to Guacamol. Believe us, ”the publication wrote on his twitter and actually declared war on all the admirers of the Mexican dishes from the avocado.

Reports of shooting at US Naval Headquarters in Washington have not been confirmed. The police arrived at the building complex where the offices of some of the command structures of the Navy are located, after a phone call with a report of the shooting. The person who called the police has been found and is being questioned. Naval headquarters and neighboring buildings were evacuated. In addition, the police blocked the neighboring streets.

Frame: Seonevolna / YouTube In Bratsk (Irkutsk region), a cardboard figure of Barack Obama was installed on the day of youth. Those who wanted to kick the American president, the higher the blow, the more points he earned the beater - 5 points were awarded for hitting the head. The attraction installed near the Bratsk-ART CSC was called "hit the sanctions." Judging by the video, Obama was able to take revenge at least one of the teenagers trying to hit him.

In the city of Fairfeks (Virginia), an employee of the Russian police was detained, who came to participate in the World Games of Police and Firefighters. 29-year-old Ruslan Rizaev tried to steal clothes worth several thousand dollars in the store. According to the laws of Virginia, the theft of objects that cost more than $ 200 is a criminal offense. The court released Rizaev on bail of one and a half thousand dollars, taking away his passport so that he could not leave.