The mayor of Podolsk, accused of murders, committed suicide in prison On Wednesday night, the mayor of the Moscow region Podolsk, Alexander Fokin, who was accused of organizing contract killings, was found dead in the Moscow pre-trial detention center “Matrosskaya Tishina”. According to the official version, he hanged himself in the toilet of the prison hospital. Next to the body, the pre-trial detention center staff found a suicide note from Mr.

Basketball. NBA. Regular season. Sacramento - Detroit - 88:102, Atlanta - Lakers - 97:103, Memphis - Seattle - 94:69, Milwaukee - Golden State "- 103:110, "Houston" - "Orlando" - 74:76. Detroit, having won the away match against Sacramento, remains the second team in the NBA that has not suffered a single defeat since the start of the championship. Washington also has a 100% result. But unlike the Pistons, the capital team played three matches, not four. Kobe Bryant continues to amaze.

Dynamo St. Petersburg continues its streak of victories in European cups On the same day, matches of two continental club tournaments took place - the ULEB Cup and the European Cup, held under the auspices of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Fans of the oldest sports society in our country, Dynamo, can be pleased. Both teams defending the “blue and white” colors won victories over their principal rivals.

The first volume of the chronicle of literary life of the 1920s has been published The history of Soviet, or rather, sub-Soviet literature began on the same day as the history of Soviet power - October 25, 1917.

“Proof” on Moscow screens British director John Madden became famous for his film “Shakespeare in Love” (1998), the script for which was written by one of the most revered and skilled modern playwrights, Tom Stoppard (co-authored with the American Mark Norman).

63-year-old billionaire, Republican Michael Bloomberg was re-elected as mayor of New York. He received the support of 58% of voters, his rival, Democrat Fernando Ferrer, had 19% less. The mayor spent $70 million of his personal savings on his campaign. His opponent spent 10 million collected in donations. Michael Bloomberg was born into the family of an accountant in a proletarian suburb of Boston.

Forecast for the coming days In most of the European territory of Russia, the autumn weather change is difficult. The anticyclone blocks the path of cold air to the south and east. The average daily temperature in the north-west of European territory is 7-9 degrees above normal. In the center of European Russia, due to the efforts of the anticyclone, the average daily air temperature will remain 5 degrees higher than usual for these days in November.

Unrest in France drives up precious metals prices sharply The price of platinum broke a 25-year high yesterday. The daily fixing at trading on the London Stock Exchange reached $955 per troy ounce, and during the session the price rose to $958 per ounce. Analysts regard the situation as expected by the market and believe that the current price increase can be considered speculative to a certain extent.

Ministers Zurabov and Kudrin reported to deputies on the success of monetization At the beginning of the year, not only the Duma opposition, but even some United Russia members (including First Deputy Speaker Lyubov Sliska), in the wake of mass protests, demanded the resignation of the ministers who came up with the monetization of benefits.

Gazprom and LUKOIL will be friends in Irkutsk and Sakhalin LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov officially became the general ally of Gazprom Chairman of the Board Alexey Miller in the struggle for the resources of Eastern Siberia and the Far East. Yesterday, the heads of Russia's largest oil and gas companies held another meeting, substantively discussing a joint strategy for working in the eastern part of Russia. The companies refrain from commenting on plans in this area.

Watch from January 27 on Moscow screens "Ray" (USA, 2004, Taylor Hackford). A film biography of the musician Ray Charles, who went blind at the age of seven, who became a legend of the world blues and was one of those thanks to whom the blues turned into rock and roll. Jamie Foxx (“Collateral”), who is gradually gaining the status of the main African-American actor in Hollywood, has already received a Golden Globe for this role and is now rushing at full speed to the Oscar.

CLUBS The Shin (Georgia - USA - Germany). The last concert of the current Moscow tour. The quartet plays Ibero-Caucasian jazz with elements of Eastern and European ethnicity. "Restoration" , 20.00. Trio Itakura (Japan) consisting of Katsuyuki Itakura (piano), Shiro Onuma (drums), Yasuyuki Takahashi (trombone). Free jazz. "Home" , 19.30. Avantclub. Nobodies, Man Bites Dog, Zemskov are participating. Indie pop. “Club on Brestskaya” , 21.00. “Fruit kefir” (Rostov-on-Don) . “16 tons” , 22.00.

The World Weightlifting Championships kicked off yesterday in the capital of Qatar, Doha. Among its participants is the Russian weightlifter from Novokuznetsk Evgeny Chigishev. At the tournament he will perform in a new role - the most prestigious super-heavy weight category. On the eve of the competition, Vremya Novostey correspondent Olga ERMOLINA visited the base in Podolsk near Moscow, where weightlifters train, and talked with European champion Evgeny CHIGISHEV.

TV and radio broadcasters are seeking changes to the rules for obtaining licenses The current procedure for holding competitions for television and radio frequencies and issuing licenses does not seem to suit many regional media companies. The need to modernize the mechanism proposed a year and a half ago by the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications was announced yesterday by the President of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters Eduard Sagalayev. Mr.

The Aidan gallery shows the works of Rostan Tavasiev Images of cute bright soft toys flying in the blue-blue sky line the gallery walls. Between them, synthetic clouds swirl on stands - white-winged horses, owls, elephants, and ballerinas are easily recognizable. Sweet, clear world of childhood. From which even adults cannot tear themselves away.