Новости за 21.11.2015

BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — The nation's largest distributor of treated drinking water became the largest landowner in a remote California farming region for good reason: The alfalfa-growing area is first in line to get Colorado River water.

For the past month, attempting to learn French has been a part of my nighttime routine.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A scientist studying a mysterious ailment that has been infecting some snake species in the eastern United States says he's helped identify the fungus causing the disease.

COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Her voice quivered but remained strong as she read a powerful poem about her son to a room full of skiers gathered for an avalanche awareness seminar.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):

PARIS (AP) — French police and prosecutors, friends and families, and journalists have unveiled details about the men accused of carrying out the attacks in Paris. Altogether, authorities say that three teams participated in the bloody assault. At least one suspected participant remains at large.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's planning minister says she is resigning her position for health reasons after allegations of corruption surfaced.

London (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat the resurgent Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3 in their World Tour Finals semi-final clash on Saturday.

The latest developments in a storm bringing snow to parts of the Midwest (all times local):

BRUSSELS (AP) — Heavily armed police and soldiers patrolled key intersections, subways were closed and many stores shut their doors in Belgium's capital Saturday as the government warned of a threat of Paris-style attacks. At least one suspect from the deadly Paris attacks is at large, and was last seen crossing into Belgium.

It pays to be pretty.

Research has found that attractive people earn up to 14% more money than their unattractive peers.

Fortunately, attraction relies on much more than your physical appearance. It's in the way you carry yourself, the folks you hang out with, and how you talk to people — plus a whole lot more. 

Read on to find out what you can do to make yourself more appealing. 

SEE ALSO: Why men may be more likely to tolerate unfairness from attractive women

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the fall semester began, communications professor and campus jester Kembrew McLeod organized a parody news conference to poke fun at the University of Iowa's governing board, expecting annoyed administrators might show up.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The latest on the attack on a hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako. (All times local):

Startups founded by college students that turned into billion dollar companies is the tech industry's dream. Think Dell, Google, Facebook ... 

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The peace agreement that ended Bosnia's war two decades ago is still admired as an example of post-conflict peace building, but Bosnians say it became a straitjacket that prevents them from building a functional state.

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Watford captain Troy Deeney experienced football's highs and lows in quick succession after his stoppage-time own-goal gave Manchester United a 2-1 win at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

Donald Trump's plan to deport nearly 11 million people living in the US without permission would put a massive strain on the immigration courts, creating an enormous backlog of cases that would take years to clear. 

MILAN (AP) — A Vatican judge on Saturday indicted five people, including two journalists and a high-ranking Vatican monsignor, in a scandal involving leaked documents that informed two books alleging financial malfeasance in the Roman Catholic church bureaucracy.

You tell your friend you can't meet for drinks tonight because you're too busy. You cancel your morning meeting because you're already running late on completing your project.

Adele is on a roll this month with her record-breaking new single "Hello," and a recent stunt proved she is as down-to-earth and charming as ever.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two games into the Puerto Rico Tipoff, Miami's veteran bunch is knocking down shots, converting turnovers into important baskets and romping to blowout victories with ease.

Stocks are up today.

And they're way up from their lows of the year.

But while prices may be up, it seems that a lot of traders and investors have actually been sitting out this year.

"Examining volume over the past few weeks shows it was not too spectacular," FBN Securities JC O'Hara said.

Remember, price only indicates the price agreed to by the last buyer and seller. It doesn't reflect how many shares have been exchanging hands in the markets.

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BEIJING (AP) — Three senior executives of a powerful state-owned Chinese company were killed in the Friday attack on a Radisson hotel in the Mali capital of Bamako, officials said Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — People on the U.S. government's terrorist watch list often can't board commercial airliners, but they can walk into a gun store and legally buy pistols and powerful military-style rifles.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning to visit a refugee center in Malaysia, casting a spotlight on the plight of those fleeing violence and persecution from Myanmar to Syria.