Новости за 16.11.2015

The Liverpool legend is puzzled by ongoing comparisons to the former Chelsea player but says he is enjoying life away from the spotlight in Los Angeles following his move to MLS

The British singer-songwriter who came to prominence during the punk-rock era of the late 1970s sings about his adopted homeland in his new album, amERICa. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday said that the state government has plans to distribute 60,000 free houses this year under the two-bedroom houses for the poor scheme.

Extraordinary surgery gives donor's face to a volunteer firefighter who was badly burned in 2001

The tech boom may be cresting but investments in Los Angeles-based companies continue apace. Last week, most notably, big-media millions poured into a hot Laguna Beach virtual reality company. Also on the receiving end: An online publication that shows a lot of female skin, and a chat app for pet...

The governors are responding to heightened concerns that terrorists might use the refugees as cover to sneak across borders.

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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A video posted online shows a man engaging in the adorable-yet-inadvisable behavior of playing with and hugging a bear in a stream.

Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, says the city's recent terror attacks highlight growing tensions concerning multiculturalism and immigration in France.

Steeds meer landen laten na de aanslagen in Parijs weten de strijd met Islamitische Staat aan te gaan. Ook kondigde een aantal landen veiligheidsmaatregelen aan. Ze doen dat in navolging van de Franse president Hollande, die maandag de oorlog verklaarde aan IS. Hij kondigde onder meer aan dat de Frankrijk de acties tegen IS intensiveert.

WASHINGTON — Scientists and top officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have agreed to start interviews akin to depositions this week with House investigators, who are demanding to know their internal deliberations on a groundbreaking climate change study. [...] the interviews may not be enough to placate the chairman of the House science committee, who last week stepped up the pressure on NOAA’s parent agency to comply with his subpoena for e-mails that NOAA has refused to turn over. Читать дальше...

This isn't at all what the Broncos, Seahawks, Packers and Colts had in mind.

Broncos, Seahawks, Packers Colts no longer elite Indianapolis had taken incremental steps in the playoffs that seemed to place it on the verge of a trip to the big game, with Andrew Luck threatening to win league MVP honors. Green Bay already had the league's Most Valuable Player, Aaron Rodgers, and no NFC team appeared as balanced. BRONCOS (7-2) — Denver started the season with seven victories as its defense more than made up for the inconsistencies of Manning, who suddenly has turned a very old 39. Читать дальше...

This isn't at all what the Broncos, Seahawks, Packers and Colts had in mind.

For the second time in as many years, USC ranked second nationwide in recruiting foreign students, according to a new report. Previously, USC had been the most popular destination for non-U.S. citizen scholars for 13 years.

'Face with tears of joy' emoji beat out 'dark web,' 'ad blocker' and 'on fleek.'

Steve Jobs‘ Kate Winslet poses for a photo with Brooklyn‘s Saoirse Ronan while filming the the Variety Studio: Actors on Actors series on Sunday (November 15) in Los Angeles. Also in attendance at the event were the following pairs, who interviewed each other: Steve Carell with Rooney Mara, Seth Rogen with Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brie [...]

KCRW's Jason Bentley spins music by Missy Elliott, Daft Punk, Duke Dumont and more in a two-hour EDM mix.

The Barcelona full-back accused certain sectors of the country of being overly judgmental when it came to the Selecao, who will take on the Inca on Tuesday in Salvador

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday firmly rejected calls for a shift in U.S. strategy against the Islamic State following the Paris attacks, saying Republicans who want to…

On the same day that the question of whether Panthers quarterback Cam Newton celebrates excessively was debated both off the field and on it, Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer did something for which he could be fined by the league. Taunting the Seattle crowd after the Andre Ellington touchdown run that iced the 39-32 win over…

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday firmly rejected calls for a shift in U.S. strategy against the Islamic State following the Paris attacks, saying Republicans who want to send ground troops into the volatile region are "talking as if they're tough" but fail to understand the potentially grave consequences. In a stinging rebuke, the president condemned Republicans who have suggested U.S. assistance to refugees fleeing the Middle East should focus on Christians, not Muslims.... Читать дальше...

One person was dead and four injured after reports that a house exploded today in a neighborhood just north of Charleston and Lamb boulevards, authorities said. Metro Police Officer Michael Rodriguez said ...

The goal was to pretty much wipe out the childhood disease this year. There are success stories in Bangladesh and Nepal. But there's bad news, too.

Helicopters hovered in the skies and boats cut across choppy waters where once there were roads as the administration intensified rescue operations after Chennai received a record 23.5cm of rainfall.