Новости за 23.02.2016

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback reports on the results of a 2013 work-for-welfare reform in the Sunflower State. Photo credit: Getty Images.

Friedman Foundation Vice President of Programs Leslie Hiner on the state Senate’s vote for education savings accounts. Photo credit: Associated Press.

Best of the Web Columnist James Taranto on the Ohio governor’s comment that women “left their kitchens” to support him. Photo credit: Associated Press.

How are CrossFit fans different from spinning devotees and yogis? WSJ's Rachel Bachman joins Tanya Rivero to discuss what your workout says about you. Photo: Tom Bear for The Wall Street Journal

Tackling, and failing, to solve a problem can be an important lesson. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger and Northwestern University professor Bruce Ankenman join Tanya Rivero to discuss the value of the unsolvable puzzle. Photo: Katrina Wittkamp forThe Wall Street Journal

A study by USC finds that Hollywood's film and TV industries feature characters who are predominantly white, straight and male. What can be done to tell more inclusive stories? WSJ's Christopher Farley joins Tanya Rivero. Photo: Getty

Why did Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton make a movie about Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, one of biggest losers in Olympic history?

President Obama announces a plan to shutter the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba but it could face opposition. WSJ's Felicia Schwartz reports. Photo: Reuters

The Justice Department is pursuing court orders to make Apple Inc. help investigators extract data from iPhones in about a dozen undisclosed cases around the country, in disputes similar to the current battle over a terrorist’s locked phone, according to a newly-unsealed court document.

Accounting issues are the concern of the day for Valeant investors, but there is a bigger issue to worry about.

Asustek Computer, a maker of home Internet routers, agreed to settle charges that it misled consumers and failed to provide adequate security on its devices, the Federal Trade Commission said.

Jay Goffman of Skadden debates the role of claims trading in the chapter 11 process.

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he is sending Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, saying that keeping it open would drain military resources and provide terrorists with a recruitment tool. Photo: AP

A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.

Amid an otherwise frozen IPO market, Silver Run Acquisition is seeking to raise about $400 million that it hopes to spend snapping up oil and gas assets on the cheap.

U. S. oil prices slid as Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said that production cuts aren’t forthcoming.

Foreign direct investment in Japan, an important element of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic-growth program, fell 2% in the first nine months of 2015, though the tourism and services industries proved a draw.

The campaign strategist behind President Dilma Rousseff’s two successful presidential runs and his wife turned themselves in to police after a warrant for their arrest was issued in connection with a massive corruption probe.

Sales of previously owned homes increased modestly in January to their highest level in six months, a sign of continued solid momentum in the U.S. housing market.

U.S. military and intelligence advisers don’t believe Russia will abide by a cease-fire in Syria and want the Obama administration to ready plans to increase pressure on Moscow.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now advising Donald Trump’s campaign, told an audience Monday night that they should support a presidential candidate who brags about how great he and America are.

People who go to the gym spend on junk food; CrossFit fans splurge on workout clothes; and cycling class fanatics travel

A top adviser to the network of donors backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch is joining Republican Marco Rubio's presidential campaign, as the Florida senator seeks to rally establishment support.

The largest U.S. bank by assets is expected to detail its technology spending strategy Tuesday throughout different presentations from Chief Executive James Dimon and his top lieutenants. Actions range from new spending on fintech to cutting costs on technology that keeps the bank running.

Chip maker Western Digital said Chinese firm Unisplendour had terminated a proposed $3.78 billion investment in the company, triggering an alternate agreement for Western Digital’s $19 billion tie-up with SanDisk.