Новости за 03.02.2016

Thanks to the U.S. Marshals Service, you could own Bernie Madoff’s Patek Philippe. The Marshals are auctioning six pieces of jewelry that belonged to the Ponzi scheme mastermind and his wife Ruth: a diamond tennis bracelet, gold money clip, antique necklace and brooch, and two Patek Philippe watches. As of early Wednesday morning, the luxury […]

A Saudi Arabian court has overturned the death penalty for Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh. The court upheld his guilty verdict on a charge of “apostasy,” and instead sentenced him to eight years in prison and 800 lashes, a statement from his lawyer said. Developing story – more to come

China’s effort to become a football powerhouse has reached a new level. On Wednesday, the premiere Chinese football club Guangzhou Evergrande paid $45.8 million to sign Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez — a record transfer price for the burgeoning Chinese Super League. Martinez, a 29-year-old Colombian, was signed to a four-year contract and will begin […]

A giant Chinese chemical company is betting the farm on agriculture. State-owned ChemChina said Wednesday it has offered a whopping $43 billion for the Swiss company Syngenta, which supplies pesticides and seeds. If it goes through, the deal would be the largest overseas takeover ever carried out by a Chinese corporation. It also raises tough […]

Homemade brownies are a sweet addition to the appetizer table at parties and casual game day get-togethers. Your guests might forget the score—but I guarantee, they’ll remember these brownies! —Sherry Miller, Columbia Heights, Minnesota View the recipe at TasteofHome.com >>

SPRING MILLS — The inside combination of junior Maci Ilgen and sophomore Peyton Homan matched the Clearfield Area High School girls basketball team’s offense by themselves in propelling Penns Valley to its seventh consecutive win, 59-35, Tuesday night. Ilgen poured in a game high 21 points and Homan tossed in 14 as the Lady Rams […]

Marco Rubio on Tuesday scooped up an endorsement from a veteran Republican activist in New Hampshire as he looks to build upon a third-place finish in Iowa that has bolstered his credentials as a leading GOP establishment candidate. Susan Duprey, who served as chief of staff to Ann Romney, Mitt Romney’s wife, in 2011 and […]

An explosion rocked a commercial plane after it set off above East Africa on Tuesday, injuring two people before the pilot landed safely, a passenger said. Somali authorities later discovered a body near Mogadishu they believe fell from the Daallo Airlines plane. Late Tuesday night, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN that […]

Bernie Sanders’ campaign said Tuesday it had raised $3 million through online fundraising 24 hours after he nearly beat Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucuses. The campaign raised the massive haul after Sanders gave his speech Monday night, campaign spokesman Michael Briggs said. It’s a show of fundraising prowess from Sanders that comes right as […]

From E.M. Forster’s classic novel “Passage to India” to Danny Boyle’s blockbuster movie “Slumdog Millionaire”, countless books and films have attempted to capture the wild magic of India. But how much do we really know about today’s Republic, about the sprawling range of cities that house the world’s second biggest population? There’s a lot more […]