Новости за 21.05.2016

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Warriors' big men might be just as important as the Splash Brothers right now.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Warriors' big men might be just as important as the Splash Brothers right now.

ALMA, Neb. (AP) — Construction has begun on a new airport terminal at Alma on the southern border of Nebraska, and officials hope the new facility will draw more air traffic to the south-central town of 1,100 people.

Ten years after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro tragically broke down at the start of the Preakness, the owners of the popular colt watched another horse they bred die during a race on a rainy Saturday at Pimlico Race Course

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LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Scottish DJ Calvin Harris suffered minor injuries in Los Angeles Friday and subsequently canceled a planned show in Las Vegas this weekend.

Government will not rescind the current penalties and directive against various sporting bodies, the sport and recreation department said.

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WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Two large tarantulas from the Dominican Republic stowed away in a recent passenger flight to Canada, terrorizing all on board.

PINE RIDGE, S.D. — Authorities and volunteers are well into their second week of searching for three missing men on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

TASMAN PENINSULA, Australia — Drive over one narrow isthmus in Tasmania, and then another, and you’ll reach the last place on Earth where wild Tasmanian devils live apart from a contagious cancer that threatens the fearsome marsupials’ existence. Devil-proof barriers, flashing roadside alarms and infrared cameras are protecting the species from their two greatest threats: cancer and cars. “Saving the wild devils on the Tasman Peninsula is the Holy Grail of the whole thing — can we save a natural... Читать дальше...

Destin Cramer, left, and Noah Rice placing a sign on the door of a bathroom that was designated as gender neutral last week at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle.

I’m working with a financial adviser who suggests that, for planning purposes, my nest egg should last until I reach age 100.

China denies claims of selling canned human meat labelled as corned beef to Africa. After rumours on social media made tabloid headlines, the ambassador was forced to deny claims that companies in China were marinating dead human bodies and then packaging them as corned beef to be sent to Zambia. i News reports: Yang Youming, the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, was not impressed. “Today a local tabloid newspaper is openly spreading a [rumour], claiming that the Chinese use human meat to make corned beef and sell it to Africa,” he said... Читать дальше...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The United Nations chief used a visit to Qatar on Saturday to call on Middle Eastern countries and world powers to press Syria's warring parties to turn their attention to a political transition in the war-torn…

An “action plan” issued after the talks by G7 finance ministers in northern Japan called for increased exchanges of information on financial intelligence and collaborating on targeted sanctions for terrorists’ financial networks, including freezing assets. Most of the governments of the G7 favor more proactive government spending to help support flagging growth and spur demand, while Germany has remained more conservative on fiscal matters, regarding structural reforms as crucial.

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Manchester United won the 2016 FA Cup after a tense final went the distance at Wembley.

The deal is stalled in Congress, but Obama hopes it will one day increase trans-Pacific trade and make it easier for U.S. workers and companies to compete in Asia. The deal faces strong opposition from the leading 2016 presidential candidates and other critics, who say it doesn’t do enough to protect U.S. workers from unfair competition. Five Republican senators sent the president a letter Friday labeling Vietnam “one of the most repressive regimes in the world” and urging Obama to press Vietnamese... Читать дальше...

Mod

There's a new coworking space in San Francisco that wants to give professionals a more luxurious way to be productive. 

Founded by brothers Brian and Randy Stowell, who used to work on Google's robotics division, Mod bills itself as a "brilliant new way to work on the go," and plans to set itself apart from other options — like $16 billion behemoth WeWork — by offering a full concierge service and focusing on wellness (if you spend the day there Mod staff will serve you cleansing juices and prompt you to meditate). Читать дальше...

Chair of the General Egyptian Flight Attendant Union Osama Abdel Bassest knew the crew members that were on board the EgyptAir MS804 flight. He joins MSNBC’s Richard Lui by phone to comment on some of the victims.

Behati Prinsloo is bumping along in those bikinis! The 27-year-old pregnant Victoria's Secret model posted on her Instagram page Saturday a mirror selfie showing her in a...

Homeboykris (3), ridden by Horacio Karamanos, head to the finish to win the first race of the day on a muddy track ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 21, 2016, in Baltimore.…

The United States will face Russia for the bronze.

The battle over the fortune of ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone has taken another turn. Lawyers for Redstone are seeking to remove two members of the board of the trust that will eventually control Redstone's media empire, which includes CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.

Manchester United won the FA Cup for the first time since 2004 with a extra-time win over Crystal Palace thanks to a superb volley by substitute Jesse Lingard.