Новости за 05.11.2015

Advocacy group Center for Biological Diversity Climate Media Director Patrick Sullivan claims that the TransCanada Corporation is hoping a Republican US president that may succeed Barack Obama will approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

By David Driver, The Sports Xchange
WASHINGTON - Dusty Baker may not have been the first choice as the new manager for the Washington Nationals. But the veteran skipper and former All-Star outfielder may end up being the right pick for general manager Mike Rizzo and the Lerner ownership family.

Sunday’s will be the first contested vote in the former Burma since 1990

Kremlin irritation at Britain’s version of events appears to be matched by views of most Russians

Katy Perry is roaring loudly on top of Forbes' 2015 list of the highest earning women in music.

To Bring Foreign Influence To Local Festival

A new biography of former President George H.W. Bush may show that the 41st president wasn’t completely sold on the political choices made by his son following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but neither of his two sons are completely in-step with their father. Former President George W. Bush and presidential hopeful Jeb Bush both supported former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday, though their father was critical of him in his new memoir.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seven families and a community organization are suing the state of Minnesota, saying it has failed to adequately educate poor and minority students in the Twin Cities.

The seasons are changing, and that means people are looking for new romances. But why try so many people who you're not sure will work when you can try something you're sure won't work?!

NEW YORK (AP) — The TBS comedy "Angie Tribeca" is getting a launch even NASA might envy.

NEW YORK (AP) — The TBS comedy "Angie Tribeca" is getting a launch even NASA might envy.

NEW YORK - The TBS comedy "Angie Tribeca" is getting a launch even NASA might envy.

NEW YORK (AP) — The TBS comedy "Angie Tribeca" is getting a launch even NASA might envy.

Bowing to state government’s diktat to start procurement urgently, the Cotton Growers Cooperative Marketing Federation on Thursday opened three centres on Thursday.

WASHINGTON - It's the most profitable time to sell a house since the Great Recession started in late 2007. But first-time buyers are increasingly scarce.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the most profitable time to sell a house since the Great Recession started in late 2007. But first-time buyers are increasingly scarce.

Three new industry analyses released Thursday show that the recovering economy has produced a divided U.S. housing market. Where people live, their age and the color of their skin have largely influenced who has benefited as real estate continues to heal from the bursting of a mortgage bubble that triggered the worst economic downturn in nearly 80 years. [...] the millennials buying their first home are being priced out of the market because student debt has prevented them from saving. [...] a... Читать дальше...

It's just like the Battle of Hoth. Only with Lego.

The post We Killed a Lego AT-AT Like They Did at the Battle of Hoth appeared first on WIRED.

Here is a video compiling all of the amazing and sometimes outlandish gadgets given to James Bond over the years.

'David Beckham came here and soccer started to grow - we're trying to do something similar with cricket', says Shane Warne, who along with Sachin Tendulkar is trying to crack America

'David Beckham came here and soccer started to grow - we're trying to do something similar with cricket', says Shane Warne, who along with Sachin Tendulkar is trying to crack America

Recently, I've noticed the growing popularity of the mindfulness movement. Mindful gardening, mindful eating (I've written on that subject myself), mindful driving (the bumper stickers are everywhere) and even mindful loving--the subject seems to be all the rage, and I have to say, I find it ridiculous. Making mindfulness a goal makes just about as much sense as worshipping a screwdriver in an art gallery.

Mindfulness, like that screwdriver, is a tool. Indeed, it is a good and useful tool... Читать дальше...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani dating is proof that opposites attract. Sure, they're singers and coaches on The Voice, and they both know what it's like to go through a divorce...

NEW YORK (AP) — The subpoena came like a death sentence.