Новости за 04.04.2017

You’re definitely going to want to peruse these holiday-perfect menus before you plan yours!

Americas view of justice is sickening.

NASA takes retired Global Hawk military drones and sets them up to fly dangerous missions monitoring some of the most extreme storms for better weather data.

When scientists give talks/seminars/colloquia/presentations/speeches/lectures/lessons/defenses/instructions, questions are welcomed, and (probably to give themselves time to think), they often start by stating that that is a good question.

What they don't do is designate a question as dumb or stupid, because that's offensive, and scientists are frail like quails when it comes to their intellects.

"Good" questions:

1. I've never thought of that before, but if you'll allow me... Читать дальше...

Travellers of all ages appear to prefer tickets on smartphones

In jeder Sprache werfen Mütter mit Sprüchen um sich. Auf Türkisch sind definitiv ein paar Juwelen dabei.

Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara is accused of framing at least 51 people for murder. When a group of mothers, aunts and sisters found that no officials — not the state's attorney's office, not the mayor's office — wanted to take up their cause, the women went in search of justice themselves. Next week a man convicted in one of Guevara’s most dubious cases will be in court for what could be his last chance at freedom. Will prosecutors continue fighting to keep Roberto Almodovar behind bars? Читать дальше...

Rhodri Colwyn Philipps’s court hearing has been delayed for a month

Terrorists again target a vital part of Egypts economy.

Consider this your back-to-school reading list

Johannesburg - The rand fell more than 2 percent on Monday to its weakest in almost three months after S&P Global Ratings cut the country’s credit score to sub-investment grade with a negative outlook after last week’s dismissal of the Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Former U.S. ambassador to Israel warns of coming war in Gaza.

There’s a weird tidbit note Morgan Stanley circulating today about Tesla, which announced its quarterly sales are up 69 percent (heh). The financial institution’s analyst Adam Jonas says it’s Morgan Stanley’s belief that Tesla “may be ‘under-selling’ the safety features of the upcoming Model 3.” I’m not sure what he’s…

High school students across the US are just months away from graduation — it’s an exciting time filled with pranks, games