Новости за 14.03.2017

The allure of identifying Cinderellas is part of the fun, but it’s also what destroys brackets. The number of upsets you should take correlates to the size of your pool—either way, it’s fewer than you think.

President Donald Trump has given the Central Intelligence Agency secret new authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, U.S. officials said, changing the Obama administration’s policy of limiting the spy agency’s paramilitary role and reopening a turf war between the agency and the Pentagon.

Many schools are experimenting with new ways of getting children to be more physical, including reviving recess with teachers, coaches or older students to structure games and activities.

The state attorney general’s office says Exxon Mobil withheld documents in a probe into what it told investors about climate change, and that then-CEO Rex Tillerson used the name “Wayne Tracker” in discussions about the issue.

Okta and Yext, two software startups, are trying to pick up where Snap Inc. left off, becoming the first tech companies to file for an initial public offering since the parent of Snapchat’s blockbuster IPO earlier this month

The firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was the talk of New York on Monday, but New York's top two Democrats had nothing to say about it.

The sudden disappearance of a Mexican governor, leaving behind nearly empty state coffers, shows how the dispersal of political authority to the states made them vulnerable to graft.

The higher limit, mandated by federal officials, reflects heightened U.S. concerns about the potential extent of damage to nearby government property in the event of an accident before blastoff.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ordered to be freed from detention on Monday, according to the prosecutor who signed his release order.

Beloved master’s marathoner Ed Whitlock dies at 86—first 70-something to run a sub three-hour marathon; ran 3:54 in October at age 85.

Regulators sparked the Great Recession with a credit crunch. Now they want to do it again.

How a Trump presidency may help progressives embrace federalism.

More access to unapproved drugs could be good policy, but there are risks even to terminal patients.

The budget gnomes tend to underestimate market incentives, especially in health care.

Intel has struck deal to acquire Mobileye for about $15.3 billion, the latest technology company to invest in the expanding autonomous cars business. WSJ's Lee Hawkins explains. Photo: Reuters

The Chinese Premier will meet the American President at the Mar-a-Lago.

A stunning win in state elections gives India new reform momentum.

Sean Hannity reminds us that the paranoid style in politics is alive and well today.

Did my countrymen really turn into xenophobes and racists? No, they are as open-minded as ever.

Consumers now list exterior styling as the top reason for selecting a certain car model, thanks to Harley Earl.

President Donald Trump may be snubbing the NCAA bracket challenge this year, but that didn't stop the star-studded March Madness broadcast team from talking about wiretapping locker rooms, repealing and replacing basketball rules and "Making March Mad Again." WSJ's Shelby Holliday has the story. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

At a symposium for the World Anti-Doping Agency, Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren defended his findings of ‘institutional manipulation’ within Russian sports

Facebook said data about users cannot be used for surveillance, cracking down on a method police departments allegedly used to track protesters and activists.

Republicans’ Obamacare replacement faces trouble after a Congressional Budget Office report. That should please investors.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will push the world’s top economies to abide by existing exchange-rate agreements and promote “open and fair” trade at a coming meeting of finance chiefs this week, a senior Trump administration official said Monday.