Новости за 14.11.2016

Of all the people you might expect Lisa Vanderpump to choose to be with on a deserted island, you'd probably never guess the answer she actually gave. We didn't...

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The Business Insider Transportation team has checked out a few stations wagons recently, and our reaction has been utterly predictable.

I know, you think I'm going to say that we loved them to pieces at that we lament the decline of the wagon as a vehicle choice in the US, supplanted by the wicked, gas-guzzling SUV.

I'm not going to say that. We thought the wagons were okay, but limited.

And that, in a nutshell, it why the wagon market has collapsed in America. Читать дальше...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on protests against President-elect Donald Trump in Portland, Oregon (all times local):

Sixteen years ago, "The Simpsons" writers predicted a Donald Trump presidency. Sunday night, in the first show to air after Trump's victory, they expressed their regret.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolute secrecy. A handful of journalists were notified just a few hours in advance of the location of the event, held in the capital, Jakarta, to prevent any attempts by Islamic hard-liners to shut down the pageant. [...] because of the risk of discovery and violence, organizers asked those present not... Читать дальше...

She only took over the role of Days of Our Lives‘ Abby on November 10, but actress Marci Miller is already feeling right at home. Miller took over Yahoo TV’s instagram with photos and videos from the set, and by the looks of these snaps, life behind the scenes at Days is a lot more fun than life on screen is for those regularly tormented Salemites. Related: 'Days Of Our Lives' Stars Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols Take Over Our Instagram Click through to see her pics, and then check out what... Читать дальше...

She only took over the role of Days of Our Lives‘ Abby on November 10, but actress Marci Miller is already feeling right at home. Miller took over Yahoo TV’s instagram with photos and videos from the set, and by the looks of these snaps, life behind the scenes at Days is a lot more fun than life on screen is for those regularly tormented Salemites. Related: 'Days Of Our Lives' Stars Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols Take Over Our Instagram Click through to see her pics, and then check out what... Читать дальше...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone Monday to discuss future efforts to improve the U.S.-Russian ties, the Kremlin and Trump's office said.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone Monday to discuss future efforts to improve the U.S.-Russian ties, the Kremlin and Trump's office said.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone Monday to discuss future efforts to improve the U.S.-Russian ties, the Kremlin and Trump's office said.

The National Security Agency whistleblower will be in conversation with Daniel Ellsberg — an earlier generation’s whistleblower — via live-stream video to be broadcast at City Arts & Lectures. Scott Shafer, senior editor for KQED’s California Politics and Government Desk, will be the host. Ellsberg, the former military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has defended Snowden leaking classified information from the NSA in 2013. Snowden lives in Russia under asylum; he has made numerous... Читать дальше...

Cinderella’s integrated choreography-comedy gets tiresome quickly

The United Nations has provided food aid to 100,000 Iraqis displaced by the conflict around the city of Mosul.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An obscure far-left Greek group has claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack that lightly injured a police guard outside the French embassy in Athens.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An obscure far-left Greek group has claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack that lightly injured a police guard outside the French embassy in Athens.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An obscure far-left Greek group has claimed responsibility for a hand grenade attack that lightly injured a police guard outside the French embassy in Athens.

Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon are expected to become a part of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, but President Obama says it would be inappropriate for him to comment on the matter.

U.S. growth projections are tied down by an aging workforce and accompanying decline in bond yields, complicating president-elect Trump’s rejuvenation plans

Rumiyah, ISIS’s English-language magazine, is urging wannabe jihadis in its latest issue to use trucks as weapons of mass destruction – much like this summer’s Bastille Day attacks in Nice – and suggests the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as an “excellent target, Cnews.canoe.com reported Monday. The terror group appeared to be encouraging lone wolves to strike at the famed New York City parade where there will be hundreds of thousands in attendance. “The method of such an attack is that a... Читать дальше...

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After 15 years of war in Afghanistan, the government there and its allies from the US and elsewhere have had little success staunching the flow of opium and heroin out of the South Asian country.

According to recent data from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, opium-poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose 10% in 2016, reaching an estimated 201,000 hectares, or about 496,000 acres.

A number of factors have played into the uptick in cultivation, like widespread... Читать дальше...

Smudges on your cellphone could form a kind of "chemical signature" that can reveal gender, diet, medications and even places you've visited, a new study reveals. Photo: Amina Bouslimani and Neha Garg/University of California, San Diego

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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A curious lion at a South African game reserve was filmed wandering a single foot away from a calm ranger.

Over the weekend, the late David Bowie's art collection — including his many Memphis Design furniture pieces — was auctioned off at Sotheby's in London.   

Stephen K. Bannon at a Donald J. Trump rally in New Hampshire last month.