Новости за 21.06.2016

World Anti-Doping Agency president Sir Craig Reedie is under increasing pressure over his approach towards Russian doping.

Andy Jassy, the long-time Amazon executive recently named CEO of Amazon Web Services, says that while his group is a profit-leading $10 billion business and the leader in the hottest market in computing — that was never the master plan.

Christian Siriano - Backstage And Front Row - Spring 2014 Mercedes-Benz Fashion WeekSelma Blair(Photo by Mike Pont/FilmMagic) Actress SELMA BLAIR was hospitalized on Monday following a bizarre incident on board a plane bound for Los Angeles. Eyewitnesses tell TMZ the “Hellboy” star was taken off a Delta flight from Cancun, Mexico on a stretcher after reportedly losing her cool during the trip and raging about an unseen foe. Reports suggest Selma may have suffered a reaction to medication she was... Читать дальше...

For undecided voters, a choice between the gorgeous mestrosexual demigod and that guy in the purple shell suit who thinks giant lizards run the planet might prove persuasive

While tech companies push to make delivery instantaneous, one start-up is looking in completely different direction.

Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University
Last year, families of the Sandy Hook shooting filed a potentially precedent-setting lawsuit. They sued the manufacturer of the AR-15 rifle that Adam Lanza used to gun down 20 schoolchildren and their teachers in a small town in Connecticut in 2012.

With the African National Congress (ANC) battling a crisis of credibility‚ South Africa is not likely to see economic growth‚ the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Tuesday.

HENGELO - Het verwijderen van asbest en de sloop van woningen in de Hengelose Es is na lang wachten nu in volle gang. Welbions bereikte overeenstemming met de firma Langezaal. 

California’s last nuclear power plant will be phased out by 2025, under a joint proposal announced Tuesday morning by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and labor and environmental groups.

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire from some Nigerians for allegedly taking the glory for the proposed commissioning of the Abuja-Kaduna high speed railway which is to commence operation in July, 2016. The 186.5km standard gauge track was built by the China Railway Construction Corporation with double lines over a period of three years at the […]

Prince’s fentanyl overdose reflects a larger problem for baby boomers

Prescription opioid use for chronic pain has exploded since the 1990s

Some experts say treating patients’ emotional needs is best way to fight pain

Center back Luis Hernandez, 27, joins the Foxes from Sporting Gijon ahead of the champions bid to repeat as Premier League winners.

A Pennsylvania news anchor who was fired after she was accused of writing a racially insensitive Facebook post about black people claims she was let go because she is white. Wendy Bell filed a lawsuit Monday against WTAE-TV, her former employer, that alleges the Pittsburgh station discriminated against her race and violated her civil rights.

Chance The Rapper is taking his Coloring Book on the road for the Magnificent Coloring world tour. The 21-show trek, booked by C Lewis...

Prepare for Pickathon 2016 with a set from last year's show, featuring the London psych-rock band.

BRISTOL, Vt. — Police say a man operating a lawnmower on a road in Vermont has been accused of driving under the influence of drugs. The Burlington Free Press reports (http://bfpne.ws/28MxTmb ) police say 67-year-old Claude Spaulding, of Bristol, was stopped Monday after they got a report that a man was driving the John Deere

After three encouraging but ultimately toothless performances in the pool stage, the Three Lions are safely through to the knockout rounds - but greater challenges lie ahead

NYU Otologist Erich Voigt explains why it is unhealthy to hold in a sneeze.

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– Dr Barkindo paid a visit to President Buhari in Abuja – The president received him and the minister of petroleum resources, Dr Kachikwu President Muhammadu Buhari received Dr Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, the new secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in his office. Barkindo along with the minister of state for petroleum […]

Incumbent Tshwane mayor Kgosientso 'Sputla' Ramokgopa was on Tuesday trying to calm African National Congress supporters who want him to retain the job‚ despite the ANC leadership not accepting his nomination for the upcoming municipal elections.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hardly budging Tuesday as investors wait for British voters to decide the fate of that nation's membership in the European Union. Opinion polls and betting markets indicate that Britons are more likely to vote to remain in the European Union in a referendum Thursday. Uncertainty about the outcome has weighed on global markets, and polls suggest the result will be close. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke to the Senate Tuesday and said the U.S. economy faces... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Democrat from Massachusetts, said Tuesday that the lack of diversity among Federal Reserve leadership shows the process of selecting regional Fed presidents "is broken." There are currently no African-Americans or Latinos among the 12 regional Fed presidents. These dozen officials are selected by separate boards of directors in each district. "The current process" has not allowed the Fed "to address the persistent lack of diversity among the... Читать дальше...

Na de release van haar visuele album Lemonade leek het een kwestie van tijd voordat de relatie tussen Beyoncé (34) en Jay Z (46) op de klippen zou lopen. Maar uit recente vakantiefoto's blijkt precies het tegenovergestelde. De zangeres is samen met haar man en dochter Blue Ivy van een vakantie aan het genieten op Hawaï en op foto's van de trip lijkt van ruzie geen sprake.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has retaken large areas in the northern Syrian province of Raqqa that it recently lost to government troops, opposition activists said Tuesday.

Developing an action plan to formalise how to deal with the racially-based incidents is more crucial than ever, Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery has said.