Новости за 09.12.2015

The provincial government still has a long way to go to reach its target of getting 330 foster children adopted by March 31.

Donald Trump's plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly pitting party leaders against their own presidential front-runner and jeopardising their longtime drive to attract minorities.

Oil is deep in the red right now. It cratered more than 6% yesterday afternoon alone. In fact, oil hasn’t seen prices this low since the Great Recession. I stepped into the way-back machine yesterday afternoon and found the 10-year lows for you: Feb. 12, 2009.

The New Zealand dollar, known as the kiwi, surged against the dollar after the central bank cut its key interest rate.

Teens banging on doors and blocking a Harlem public housing building’s entrance have been harassing senior residents for over a year.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De effectenbeurs in Amsterdam is woensdag met een klein verlies gesloten. Het bescheiden herstel in de middaghandel kon niet worden vastgehouden. Elders in Europa lieten de beurzen ook een negatief beeld zien.

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STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Prostate cancer is commonly treated with androgen blockers, however the treatment has been linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Video Premiere: Fever High Debuts ‘Tantalized’

Before this NBA season began, the reigning champion Golden State Warriors were not the favorite to win another title — they weren’t even projected to win the Western Conference. After beating Indiana on Tuesday, however, the Warriors are now 23-0 and have won 27 consecutive games (excluding playoffs) dating to last season — just six shy of the NBA record. By Wednesday on Bovada.lv, an online gambling site, the odds were 7:2 that Golden State would break the 33-game win streak record, and 3:2 that... Читать дальше...

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Inside Sport: A trust set up by the Carphone Warehouse founder has found a way to increase participation

Kristaps Porzingis has only played 20 games in his NBA career, but so far, his numbers suggest that this is just the beginning of a Hall of Fame career.

“I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

"Nobody But You" by Charles Bukowski

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"Invictus" by William Ernest Henley

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"Since feeling is first" by e.e. Cummings

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, with 502,913 votes, leads all NFL players in balloting for the 2016 Pro Bowl as one week of fans voting remains, the league announced Wednesday.

UTRECHT (ANP) - Rabobank schrapt de komende jaren 9000 voltijdsbanen. Dat maakte het coöperatieve financiële concern woensdag bekend.

The Home Office announced they will be looking at 'vulnerable criteria' of the refugees coming to Britain.

Wie durft een gewapende crimineel te overmeesteren? Drie omstanders in Sint Pancras toonden geen angst en werkten een overvaller tegen de grond. ,,Ik heb gedaan wat ik moest doen."

A still from the movie Spotlight

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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, CUBA — The U.S. Navy is bringing the blockbuster film Spotlight to its Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Thursday evening, but the handful of reporters here covering the ongoing military trials won’t be allowed in.

Spotlight, the sleeper-indie-film-turned-blockbuster-hit that documents the aggressive reporting of Boston Globe journalists into the Catholic Church’s sex scandal, will be shown on the tropical naval base Thursday evening... Читать дальше...

China's notorious smog may mean Beijing cannot restrict Western business as much as it would like to. On Tuesday, Beijing issued its first smog level red alert, the highest such alert the government can use. The move sparked debate about the future of the country's environmental efforts.

Electrolux failed ambition to acquire General Electric’s appliance business came at a price: The Swedish firm said Wednesday it would pay the $175 million break-up fee demanded by the U.S. company.

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"Over the next decade, two million workers could decide to leave the workforce because of Obamacare, according to a new report."

Over the next decade, two million workers could decide to leave the workforce because of Obamacare, according to a new report.

According to the report from the Congressional Budget Office, the workforce is projected to shrink by 2025 by just under 1 percent—the equivalent of two million full-time... Читать дальше...

No booty calls for Nick Cannon.