Новости за 30.12.2015

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.

TRENTON, New Jersey - Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues.

Everytown for Gun Safety, a group backed by billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is seeking to be a counterweight to the National Rifle Association's lobbying of state lawmakers. Whether to raise the minimum wage has become another hot topic in states and cities, with the issue getting no traction in the Republican-led Congress. New voting laws, meanwhile, could help shape the outcomes in state and federal elections in the coming year. Democrats and others who want to boost... Читать дальше...

We compiled an aggregated Playlist Best Films Of 2015 which you can find here. However, regular contributors have also submitted personal lists. Another year gone by, just like that. Nuts. For my personal list, I'm going with 20 because splurging all my love for only 10 movies in a year that's been this gracious just feels wrong. I should note that of the heavy hitters in the year that could've (maybe) cracked my top 20, I haven't gotten around to "Steve Jobs" and "The Big Short" yet, and in the art-house realms... Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- "Dogma" writer-director Kevin Smith, one of Hollywood's most prominent Catholics, has nothing but high praise for Pope Francis.

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Essex rider broke the hour record shortly before media frenzy over Sir Bradley Wiggins

Thousands of users on Facebook -- the world's premier bastion for intelligent discourse and the only way to convert "likes" into prayers -- have rallied around another important cause: a dog with ham on its face.

Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav met Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari in Delhi on Wednesday and sought his support for construction and upgradation of national highways and reconstruction of Gandhi Setu over the Ganga in Patna.

SEATTLE (AP) — A blaze that killed three firefighters in north-central Washington was voted the state's top news story of 2015 by Associated Press member editors. Other top news items of the past 12 months included the criminal indictment of Auditor Troy Kelley on money laundering and other charges, the fatal crash of a Ride the Ducks amphibious tour vehicle in Seattle and the Seahawks' heartbreaking Super Bowl loss. In August the state Supreme Court announced the daily, $100,000 fines because... Читать дальше...

Mark Zuckerberg is trying to bring free internet to India, but he's been stunned to discover the country may not want it.

Sputnik provides the highlights of the multitude of protests the world saw in 2015.

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The "Six-Word War" project is the first crowdsourced war memoir collecting experiences from veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

In 6-word poems, veterans describe the complexities of modern warfare in their own words.

The results are humorous, agonizing, reflective, and profound.

Submissions for "Six-Word War" are accepted on Tumblr, Facebook, and #SixWordWar.

Here's a selection of 21 powerful poems from the "Six-Word War" memoir.

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At this very moment, a natural gas well in a quiet, hilly town in northern Los Angeles is spewing hundreds of millions of pounds of methane into the atmosphere.

What's worse, workers are not even close to stopping the flow.

The leak sprung from a Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) natural gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon, and it has been gushing methane — a highly flammable and potent greenhouse gas — into the sky since October 23.

No one knows for sure how the leak happened... Читать дальше...

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Facebook's Free Basics program, which provides free internet access to a select group of apps and websites, has been shut down in Egypt, according to an Associated Press report.

In a statement provided to the AP, Facebook said it hoped to ""resolve this situation soon."

"We're disappointed that Free Basics will no longer be available in Egypt," the statement said. "More than 1 million people who were previously unconnected had been using the Internet... Читать дальше...

It’s the first criminal charge against Cosby over his conduct with women, which has received new scrutiny in the past year

China's economic growth engine will drive raw materials demand in the long term, according to Glencore director John Mack.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said he concluded recently that he had no choice but to fire head coach Chip Kelly, as the franchise simply wasn’t going in the right direction under Kelly’s leadership. “It was a clear and important decision that had to be made,” Lurie said, adding that he made a “three-year evaluation” of…

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland - Ravens receiver Steve Smith is having second thoughts about retirement.

2015, what’s good?

Drake's new and ~unique~ form of dancing in his "Hotline Bling" music video:

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The infamous Nicki/Miley VMA beef:

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The season finale of NBC's beloved Park and Recreation:

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Zayn Malik's depressing departure from One Direction:

A look at the news and economy of 2004, the last time oil prices were at $37/barrel

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Netflix is poised to have a monster year.

The company has said it plans to roughly double its output of original shows to 31 in 2016. Netflix also has the following in the pipeline: 10 feature films, 30 kids shows, 12 documentaries, and 10 stand-up comedy specials.

Netflix has repeatedly said that original content is its future, and this year will show whether Netflix can maintain the high quality of its shows as it scales production up.

But what is Netflix actually putting out this year? Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana defensive tackle Darius Latham announced Wednesday he will enter the NFL draft.