Новости за 21.08.2017

A total solar eclipse has begun in the United States, first visible over Oregon, with the moon completely blocking the sun.

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

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It’s been a great week for terrorists. The week that began Aug. 12 with the deadly car-ramming in Charlottesville, Virginia, moved on to see more violence in Europe; from the north, in Finland, to the south, in Spain. The Western world’s total body count last week was 17 dead ...

Live long and prosper!

Live long and prosper!

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President Donald Trump, who has settled on a new military strategy in Afghanistan, is scheduled to outline the approach in a prime-time speech on Monday.

Reports Monday suggested Trump is expected to announce the deployment of several thousand more troops to the war-torn country after months of heated internal discussions. Such a move would mark a dramatic turn from his sentiments before he became president.

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LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) - State police say the baseball coach at Lincoln High School has been charged with embezzling money from a fundraising program for the team.

Consulates in Russia to stop processing non-immigrant visas in retaliation for Russia forcing U.S. diplomatic staff out of country

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that China is the only country that can resolve the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Prices at the pump dipped over the past week as steady production offset demand from summer road-trippers.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that China is the only country that can resolve the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula.

It didn’t quite go down to the wire, but it was close. An open competition for the starting quarterback job in Denver has ended, at least for now. PFT has confirmed that incumbent starter Trevor Siemian has won the job over 2016 first-rounder Paxton Lynch. Coach Vance Joseph will make the announcement a a press [more]

Cats and dogs across the country are prepared to view the celestial event.

A top admiral on Monday ordered a one-day shut down of 7th Fleet activities so the Navy could take “forceful action” and have a greater look at two recent accidents involving its ships in the Pacific. Adm. John Richardson, chief of Naval operations, said a massive investigation was necessary, following Monday’s crash of the USS...

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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Thousands of people were preparing to watch Monday's solar eclipse in Illinois, many in the southern part of the state where a total eclipse is expected.

Baltimore, MD – Alt-left thugs took a sledgehammer to a 225 year-old Christopher Columbus monument in the middle of Sunday ...

"I’ma make sure it’s right. I can drop whatever I want to drop."

The singer-songwriter mostly recorded this album in a cabin in Sweden. You can hear that intensity and obsessiveness in his attractive, eccentric pieces, which sometimes sound like works-in-progress.

They’re movie icons.

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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has moved to officially open its first animal shelter as it prepares to host a major international athletic competition next month. The shelter, founded by a resident at her home outside Ashgabat, has been registered by the state and will receive government assistance, according to Monday’s

Macaroni and cheese is a sacred dish for many folks, which is why the latest attempt to make it “healthier” is being met with fire.

Expect significant disruption and a very reduced service.

Gustavo Dudamel, conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in June. He has increasingly criticized the rulers of his native Venezuela and the government has canceled Mr. Dudamel’s United States tour with the National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.