Новости за 21.09.2016

Records on tens of thousands of largely secrecy-clad companies registered in the Bahamas, including thousands with ties to Canada, have been divulged as one of the world's premier tax havens becomes the first to suffer a large data leak since the Panama Papers.

One by one, a group of old guard military leadership questioned Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned the Republican presidential candidate was alienating U.S. allies.

The arrest warrant issued for Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon for failing to respond to subpoenas in a child paternity case won’t get in the way of his scheduled return to the field. Gordon is halfway through a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Gordon missed all of last season while on suspension…

The Federal Reserve just announced that it intends to keep the fed funds rate in the same 0.25-0.5% range it has been targeting since December 2015. The central bank also gave us some idea about what its policy makers think is coming in the future.

The Nigerian political space has witnessed so many strong and courageous women at one time or the other.  Given the kind of political horse-trading that goes on consistently in Nigeria, it takes a bold woman to venture into the murky waters of Nigerian politics. Nigeria has had its fair share of female heroines especially in […]

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If Week 1 gave us tons of one-point games and close finishes, Week 2 felt a little bit more like a dud. 

There were blowouts, surprisingly underwhelming games (looking at you, Saints and Giants), and what felt like a crazy number of injuries.

Still, we're only two weeks into the season and it's hard to know what to make of almost anyone. Should we be worried about the Seahawks, who have scored just one touchdown in two games? How about Aaron Rodgers and the Packers? Читать дальше...

Michael Strahan is finally breaking his silence about leaving “Live With Kelly and Michael” (now called “Live With Kelly”) for “Good Morning America” in May. The former NFL superstar set the record straight about his exit and rumors he and former co-host Kelly Ripa are feuding.

Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

The US beauty brand has apologised for using names like “Yikes” and “Typo” and says it is reviewing its naming process.

This is a comparison of today's FOMC statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policy-making meeting on July 27.

Team USA could have used more goal-scorers at the World Cup of Hockey and Phil Kessel made sure the world knew he'd been available.

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Back in 2000, astronomers discovered their first space blob billions of light-years away from Earth.

It was glowing as brightly as a galaxy, and was as big as one, yet it didn't seem to be made of stars — only loose hydrogen gas.

Scientists kept finding more space blobs, eventually finding about 30, but no one could clearly explain why they shined so brightly.

However, astronomers now think they've finally cracked the case of these big cosmic mysteries... Читать дальше...

Survivor season 33, Millennials vs. Gen. X, is premiering in just a few hours! Before tuning in, get a chance to know all of the contestants from the new season. Of course, long time host Jeff Probst will also be back for season 33. This year’s contestants range from an 18-year-old high school student to [...]

Anyone who has ever been near a dairy knows that cows can be smelly beasts: they fart and poop constantly, filling the air for miles with the acrid scent of their bowels. For anyone who may find that aroma repulsive, California is on the case.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve's so-called dot plot shows central bankers expect a somewhat slower increase in U.S. interest rates over the next few years. Senior officials now predict the FOMC will raise rates twice in 2017 instead of three times as previously indicated. The Fed still sees three rate hikes in 2018 and another three in 2019, but the bank also trimmed its long-run target for fed funds to 2.9% from 3%. Nor does it expect to reach that level until 2020 at the earliest. Читать дальше...

Kirsty Major casts a worried eye over the actvities of Donald Trump's various offspring.

In a very unique and musical style, Mexican ranchera icon Vicente Fernández endorsed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with a personal...

On this week's WIRED Culture podcast we're talking about just how great TV is right now. (And it really is!) The post That Brilliant Emmys Telecast Has Us Jonesing for Fall TV appeared first on WIRED.

The former president is expected to make his final address to the Clinton Global Initiative

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BONITA SPRINGS , Fla., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A Dalmatian puppy that snuck into a Florida fire station and joined the crew was returned to his owners.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged but said a rate hike was likely in the near future. The Fed's policy committee was divided. There were three dissents in favor of a rate hike at this meeting. In its statement, the Fed policy committee said "the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened but decided, for the time being to wait for further evidence of continued progress toward its objectives." The Fed also said that the... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged but sends strong signal that rate hike coming soon.

Among other specialist holidays such as kosher, vegan and Christian, halaal tourism is a rapidly growing sector in the travel industry.

From the Blues Mobile to a life-size human skull, these are 10 LEGO sets we'd love to see happen.

When Patty Kramer takes the stage in “My Fair Lady,” it will be the 27-year-old's second musical, her first since high school.