Новости за 15.07.2015

The largest center of manufacturing in the U.S. is about as far from the rust belt as you can get.

The new record from rapper Lil Wayne—one of 18 artist/co-owners of the streaming music service Tidal—has been streamed 10 million times on the platform, according to company sources. Can numbers like that help the company distinguish itself in a highly competitive landscape?

In the digital age, U.S. schools are dropping some of the things that were taught to previous generations of students, such as cursive writing. Here's a look at a few of them. Photo: Getty

New cars are selling swiftly and at higher prices than ever, but that will soon change. The best time to buy a car is coming soon, but when? WSJ’s Lee Hawkins reports. Photo: Getty

Cutting a canal through Thailand from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific would speed up travel and boost trade. But how to do it? Various schemes have been discussed for 300 years. Photo: James Hookway/The Wall Street Journal

Remember our report about holding times for private equity-backed companies finally starting to come down? Don’t get used to it.

WSJ Chief Economic Columnist Greg Ip discusses why the Greek debt default may not be an isolated event. High debt and low economic growth mean other countries may follow suit. Photo: AP

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams reiterated Wednesday that continued growth in the U.S. economy should allow the central bank to boost short-term rates this year.

Iran nuclear deal ignites fierce debate, attorneys spar over Holmes' sanity in theater shooting closing remarks and 20 years of Amazon: 20 years of major disruptions.

Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Jason Riley on the businessman’s surge in the presidential polls. Plus, who has concrete solutions for immigration reform? Photo: Getty Images

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Executive Director Kristina Arriaga on the federal court ruling that endorsed ObamaCare’s contraception mandate.

From robots to facial recognition systems, airports are employing programs to provide efficient service to customers. WSJ's Scott McCartney and Tanya Rivero discuss. Photo: AP

A law school dean says he's put-off by the put-downs in Justice Scalia's dissents and is fearful that his caustic prose could lead to a wave of copycat cattiness.

President Obama talks about the details of the nuclear deal with Iran at a White House news conference on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images

A controversial German proposal for Greece to take a timeout from the eurozone was “courageous,” Slovakia’s finance minister says.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti championed a newly passed law to raise his city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020, but he said that rate is likely too high for the country as whole—at least at this point.

A look at key events in the year since the death of Eric Garner, who was unarmed July 17, 2014 when he died after being placed in a chokehold during an arrest. Photo: Getty Images

A look at key events in the year since the death of Eric Garner, who was unarmed July 17, 2014 when he died after being placed in a chokehold during an arrest. Photo: Getty Images

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen delivers the central bank’s semiannual report to Congress on Wednesday. Photo: AP

The leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland said Wednesday the U.S. economy could easily deal with a rate rise right now, but she didn’t call for short-term rates to be boosted at any specific time period.

Big NATO exercise starts in October with 36,000 troops from 30 countries -- and Moscow gets to watch.

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the central bank "can't and shouldn't be involved in" Puerto Rico's municipal debt crisis. "I think it's appropriate for Congress to consider what's best to do in this case," Ms. Yellen told lawmakers during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee.

From your first word to your first heart break, Cronut creator Dominique Ansel's tasting menu at U.P. is designed to help you recall the important first moments in your life and satisfy your sweet tooth. Photo: Evan Sung

From your first word to your first heart break, Cronut creator Dominique Ansel's tasting menu at U.P. is designed to help you recall the important first moments in your life and satisfy your sweet tooth. Photo: Evan Sung

You can fake a smile, but your smartphone knows the truth when it comes to depression. Northwestern University's Stephen Schueller joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss how phone sensor data has accurately detected depression in phone users. Photo: Getty