Новости за 21.05.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump poured more than $7.5 million of his own money into his presidential campaign in April, bringing his total personal investment to more than $43 million since he declared his candidacy, new campaign finance reports filed late Friday show. The billionaire businessman, who swatted away 16 Republican rivals and relied heavily on wall-to-wall media coverage of his outsized personality and often inflammatory remarks, reported spending about $56 million during the primary... Читать дальше...

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan made it three straight bonus-point wins in this year's Asia Rugby Championship as they beat So...

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Late spring thunderstorms dumped snow on a Sierra Nevada freeway Friday, causing traffic-clogging spinouts, while other areas of Northern California were hit with lightning, hail and gusty winds.

Cars coming down the steep, curving path from the 7,000-foot Donner Summit were spinning out on fresh snow and colliding. Lightning and winds gusting to 35 mph hit areas around Sacramento and hail "the size of dimes" was reported a few miles from the unincorporated community of Sheridan, said Travis Wilson, a meteorologist with the weather service in Sacramento. [...] south in Fairfield, winds drove a grass fire that quickly spread to three homes and prompted authorities to evacuate another 10 homes, police Sgt. Читать дальше...

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have made it Instagram official! The 31-year-old musician and 39-year-old actor have been dating since January but this is the first time they’ve appeared on social media together. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katy Perry Katy took to her Instagram to share a hilarious photo of the pair [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, police fatally shot two minority suspects carrying knives. Then transcripts surfaced showing officers using racial slurs in text messages. Finally, a young black woman was shot dead as police tried to pull her from a…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, police fatally shot two minority suspects carrying knives. Then transcripts surfaced showing officers using racial slurs in text messages. Finally, a young black woman was shot dead as police tried to pull her from a…

In April 1912, this postcard — featuring a raised red felt pennant — made the journey from La Crosse to Flekkefjord, Norway. For 2 cents, a resident from “The City that Does Things” could send greetings to a friend or…

Question: name the player that Nick Kyrgios, who has a winning record this year against top 10 rivals bettered only by French Open top seed Novak Djokovic, took about eight years to find a way to beat?

A horse trains on track a day before the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on Friday.

Alastair Clarkson doubted Hawthorn's poor form and uncharacteristically bad skills were attributable to the emotional impact of the upsetting news of the return of Jarryd Roughead's cancer.

A Beaumaris family rescued nine passengers aboard a hot air balloon on Saturday morning, hoisting the hot air balloon onto their boat and carefully pulling people from the basket of the balloon to safety.

A battle of Post-it note art on office windows has erupted in New York City

Ben Crane made a 14-foot birdie putt on his last hole for a 7-under-par 63 and a one-stroke lead after two rounds at the PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson in Irving, Texas. Kenny Perry shot a 2-under 70 to maintain a one-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Billy Andrade at the Regions Tradition, the Champions Tour’s first major, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Marc Warren shot a 6-under 66 to join Danny Willett atop the leaderboard in the second round of the European Tour’s Irish Open in Straffan. [...]... Читать дальше...

EgyptAir Flight MS804’s flight path took passengers directly through an area where the military were conducting active training exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, new reports suggest.  The flight path took a route directly through the Phoenix Express 2016 joint naval drills shortly before it disappeared. American Everyman reports: “This year’s exercise control group will be hosted at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operations Training Center (NMIOTC) located in Souda Bay, Greece, but training will... Читать дальше...

Alaphilippe 8th in time trial, retains Tour of California lead The French cyclist known for his climbing ability turned in a surprising performance in the Stage 6 time trial at the Tour of California, minimizing his losses in a discipline that has proved difficult for him in the past to retain his overall race lead. Rohan Dennis won the stage with a blistering performance, covering the 12.6-mile course in 24 minutes, 16 seconds. [...] the Australian rider — one of the world’s best against the clock ... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Herrmann got the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense started against Carlos Martinez. Then he helped them finish the job.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Herrmann got the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense started against Carlos Martinez. Then he helped them finish the job.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Herrmann got the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense started against Carlos Martinez. Then he helped them finish the job.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Herrmann got the Arizona Diamondbacks' offense started against Carlos Martinez. Then he helped them finish the job.

Smolinski takes Reddick’s spot on A’s roster Shortly before midnight Thursday in Nashville, Jake Smolinski was heading to bed when his phone buzzed. By Friday afternoon, he was at his Coliseum locker preparing to start in right field. Smolinski, who was batting .248 in Triple-A with three home runs and 15 RBIs, is accustomed to this quick turnaround. Last season, after Oakland picked him up off waivers from Texas, he hit .226 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 41 games. When Reddick was placed... Читать дальше...

The financial advice ombud this week ordered two financial advisers who advised investors to invest in property syndications promoted by Sharemax to compensate them for the almost R700 000 they lost.

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Lightning hold off Penguins, tie East finals Ninety minutes before the opening face-off Friday night, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper told his Lightning players how they could get back on track in the Eastern Conference finals. Ryan Callahan provided an early spark, Andrei Vasilevskiy made two big saves in the closing minutes to avoid a total third-period collapse, and the Lightning held on for a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to tie the best-of-seven series 2-2. Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin scored to give Pittsburgh hope... Читать дальше...