Новости за 22.06.2016

The New York Knicks traded for Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, while Jeff Teague was sent to the Indiana Pacers in a three-team deal.

The EURO 2016 group stage has concluded, but enticing matchups like Italy-Spain and England-Iceland will grace the Round of 16.

LAS VEGAS — The Latest on a bus stopped on a freeway near Las Vegas and evacuated after a report of a bomb threat (all times local): 2:35 p.m. A passenger’s cellphone call to his grandmother about a man threatening not to let people off a bus where the man said there was a bomb

A group of angry villagers on Wednesday set a truck on fire after the vehicle was found carrying carcasses of 30 cows.

Wednesday saw the tournament conclude its group stage and each qualified team now know their opponents - here's what you need to know about the first knockout round

Belgium notched a late winner to send Sweden packing, while the Red Devils prepare to face Hungary in the Round of 16.

Donald Trump's recent speech about Hillary Clinton needs a thorough fact check.

The actress Michaela Watkins reads the essay “What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage” during WNYC Studios’ Werk It podcast festival.

The league's board of governors unanimously voted for a 31st franchise to begin play with Sin City as its home in the 2017-18 season.

How the draft will affect the rest of the NHL's 30 teams.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up fireworks debris and other trash at the sixth annual Oak Lake Park cleanup set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. July 5.

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I very much doubt the supreme irony that Virginia Heffernan's excellent chronicle of the internet's self-contained artistic logic comes in book form is lost on its author.

Heffernan tells us in the opening pages of "Magic and Loss" that "the art of the Internet and its rules came into view all at once and fully formed."

The internet is very different from the physical world we are used to. The web's logic and conventions, very much like the size of the thing itself... Читать дальше...

Losing 1-0 to Belgium meant elimination for the striker's side, but the son of immigrant parents bows out a national hero

The strikes, which the activists blamed on Russian and Syrian warplanes, came after an advance toward the city by government forces stalled, with the extremists taking back large areas in the surrounding province. Syrian President Bashar Assad meanwhile designated a new prime minister to form a government following April’s parliamentary elections. Activists from the group known as Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, which relies on residents to smuggle news out of Islamic State-held territory... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Adobe Systems Inc., down $5.71 to $94.01 The software maker announced a larger-than-expected quarterly profit, but Wall Street was less excited about its projections for the current quarter. FedEx Corp., down $7.44 to $156.51 The package delivery company’s profit and sales were better

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday:

The software maker announced a larger-than-expected quarterly profit, but Wall Street was less excited about its projections for the current quarter. The computer and printer maker announced some changes in its marketing strategy that one analyst called a "radical shift." Electric car maker Tesla offered to buy the solar panel maker for about $2.8 billion.

Truth: Skin at 21 is not the same at 51…but it can look pretty damn close. There's a reason A-listers like Charlize Theron, Ellen DeGeneres and Kerry Washington look like...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the parade for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made a historic comeback to win the NBA title (all times local):

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the parade for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made a historic comeback to win the NBA title (all times local):

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the parade for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who made a historic comeback to win the NBA title (all times local):

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Donald Trump's speech on Wednesday was scripted, but the message he conveyed was largely similar to when he speaks off-the-cuff at rallies — that his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, is a liar who can't be trusted.

Many of his supporters have adopted this rhetoric.

In conversations with Business Insider, several attendees at Trump's Wednesday speech in New York characterized Clinton as dishonest.

They discussed how the presumptive Republican nominee's... Читать дальше...