Новости за 21.03.2016

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On Sunday, March 20, President Barack Obama became the first US president in nearly 90 years to visit the island nation of Cuba. Signs with images of the president alongside Cuban President Raul Castro were hung in colonial Old Havana to welcome him.

In the summer of 2015, the US and Cuba began finalizing the long process of restoring relations. The American flag was lifted above the American embassy once again, and tourist interest in the island nation spiked. Читать дальше...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's main opposition party is avoiding talks that could solve the nation's political crisis and instead complains about Poland to European institutions, the prime minister said Monday.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft, in accepting the team’s Deflategate penalties, said he was dropping the matter for the good of the league. But that doesn’t mean he was done with it. Kraft told a group of reporters at the league’s owners meetings that he wrote commissioner Roger Goodell a letter, outlining his belief that the…

The GOP argument against lifting the Cuba embargo is flawed, says Kabir Sehgal.

Trump supporters and foes are creating a behind-the-scenes divide at the RNC. Here's how it is playing out.

The veteran shot-stopper feels the Leicester manager's decision on whether to stay at the King Power Stadium will influence the future of the club's stars

LONDON - Britain's police have closed an investigation into allegations of murder and sexual abuse of children by politically powerful people decades ago.

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DraftKings and FanDuel, two of the leading online daily fantasy sports leagues, will no longer run paid contests in New York, according to CNBC.

Eric Schneiderman, the New York state attorney general who has been calling for the closing of both services, made the announcement, the report said.

"As I've said from the start, my job is to enforce the law," Schneiderman said in a statement, "and starting today, DraftKings and FanDuel will abide by it. Today's... Читать дальше...

How do you continue a series when the show's most compelling character has been killed off? That's not a spoiler, as the death of Danny Rayburn is revealed in the first episode of the first season of the terrific Netflix drama "Bloodline," but it did leave the question of how the series could move on without the charismatic presence of Ben Mendelsohn. Well, it appears it's going to be in flashbacks, as the first images and synopsis of season two reveal where the story is headed next. READ MORE: Interview... Читать дальше...

Welcome to the recess edition of Essential Politics, with the focus squarely on politics and the June 7 California primary. Some of the latest headlines: Podcast: The primary has a lot of moving parts. Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Donald Trump will share California's ballot with their past rivals....

Twitter is celebrating its 10th birthday today, and the company and its fans and users have turned to the micropublishing service to share their first tweets and wax sentimental.

Twitter is celebrating its 10th birthday today, and the company and its fans and users have turned to the micropublishing service to share their first tweets and wax sentimental.

Twitter is celebrating its 10th birthday today, and the company and its fans and users have turned to the micropublishing service to share their first tweets and wax sentimental.

All bets are off, once again, for daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings.

– Michael Osewa will be honoured by the International Tennis Federation – The Nigerian emerged Silver medalist at the ITF/CAT African Junior Championship Nigeria’s Micheal Osewa look set to be rewarded by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) with a European Tour following his brilliant display at the recently concluded 39th ITF/CAT African Junior Championships in Pretoria, […]

NEW YORK - Can a pill really make people feel like they're in love? That idea is examined amid sophisticated questioning of neuroscientific issues in Lucy Prebble's intimate, intelligent new play "The Effect."

NEW YORK (AP) — Can a pill really make people feel like they're in love? That idea is examined amid sophisticated questioning of neuroscientific issues in Lucy Prebble's intimate, intelligent new play "The Effect."

ENSCHEDE - Jaarlijks steken ruim 26.000 Nederlandse patiënten de grens over voor zorg in Duitsland. België is nog populairder. Vanuit ons land gaan elk jaar bijna 56.000 Nederlanders naar de zuiderburen voor zorg. Een kleine groep van tweeduizend Nederlanders laat zich helpen in Frankrijk.

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(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N> received permission on Monday to complete its $17 billion acquisition of GE Capital Bank's U.S. online deposits.

The deal, which was approved by the Federal Reserve, had been pending since August 2015.

Goldman would control around $95 billion in deposits through its GS Bank unit following the acquisition, according to a statement from the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve had extended the initial comment... Читать дальше...

Becket Fund Senior Counsel Hannah Smith previews oral arguments in the Supreme Court case challenging ObamaCare’s contraception-abortifacient mandate. Photo credit: Bloomberg News.

There was a brief moment, this weekend, when Governor John Kasich exhibited what passes today for reason in the Republican Party. He wasn’t entirely sensible: asked about Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, he told Chuck Todd, on “Meet the Press,” “I never thought the President should have sent it up”—adopting the position that, somehow, Obama, twice elected and with a year left in his term, had shown unwarranted audacity by doing his job. On “Face the Nation,” Kasich told John Dickerson the same thing... Читать дальше...

Disclaimer: The following post may be considered offensive and sacrilegious to fans of Tyler Perry TV specials in which a sexy Jesus scream-sings a Katy Perry song on top of a skyscraper.

With four singles topping the charts and his first studio album set for release in just a matter of days, Zayn Malik has officially embarked on his new direction away from One...

Hyderabad, Mar 21 () Government employees of Andhra Pradesh will be relocated to the state's new Capital region Amaravati in phases beginning with 4,000 in the first one by June 15.