Новости за 19.12.2017

President Trump and congressional Republicans are betting a new tax overhaul will jolt the economy, but the case for faster growth is murky when looked at through the lens of history.

The Keystone XL pipeline could face more delays after Nebraska regulators denied a request by TransCanada Corp. to refile its application for the project.

The number of American deaths at work from unintentional drug and alcohol overdoses jumped more than 30% in 2016, new government data shows, showing that the U.S. struggle with a deadly opioid epidemic is migrating to the workplace.

The House passed the Republican tax bill, putting the U.S. on the brink of a $1.5 trillion tax cut and the largest structural overhaul of the tax system since 1986.

The government has turned the northwestern region into a laboratory for high-tech social controls. Citizens and visitors must run a daily gantlet of police checkpoints, surveillance cameras and machines scanning their ID cards, faces, eyeballs and sometimes entire bodies.

Why customers are frustrated with your customized email offers; and why holiday music may drive employees and customers nuts.

President Trump lays out security strategy, passenger train on new route derails in Washington state, and what GOP tax plan means for your favorite deductions.

The Conflict A couple buys a Gothic Revival bed frame, but she won’t part with her plastic Kartell nightstand—a gift from dad that’s stylistically at war with the walnut bed. Three designers propose peacekeeping solutions

Having abandoned production of its once-ubiquitous smartphones, BlackBerry is betting its future on a business that makes software for next-generation driverless cars.

BHP Billiton, the world’s largest Western mining company, is threatening to leave the World Coal Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce over disagreements on climate policy, the latest commodity firm to react to pressure on global warming.

Amazon rocks department stores and grocery chains, Equifax finds itself under scrutiny and technology grows smarter

While most U.S. businesses would pay lower taxes under congressional Republicans’ proposed tax overhaul, some of the world’s richest tech companies might actually see their rates rise.

The tax bill expected to pass Congress could accomplish President Trump’s goal of reducing the U.S. trade deficit, not by increasing productivity or changing other countries’ trade practices, but by curbing the incentive for multinational companies to shift profits abroad.

Our five favorite new ways to create an intimate holiday table—though they’re secular enough for any occasion.

Daniel Day-Lewis says he’s done with movies after ‘Phantom Thread.’ Here’s how retirement gigs turned out for other film legends.

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The White House blamed the government of North Korea for a massive cyberattack in May that crippled hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, weeks after the U.K. had already cast blame on the country.

As China prepares to unveil its economic blueprint for 2018, people familiar with the plan say it will show that Beijing is finding it hard to cut debt without jeopardizing growth, and is changing its goal to just “control” a rise in borrowing.

Watch a clip from the movie "Molly's Game," starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, and Kevin Costner. Photo: STX Entertainment

With its Energizing Comfort Control system that includes massage chairs and calming fragrances, the S650 is best enjoyed from the back seat. Forced to drive himself, Dan Neil still enjoys a pampered ride.

Watch a clip from the movie "All the Money in the World," starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, and Mark Wahlberg. Photo: Sony Pictures

Watch a clip from "Downsizing," starring Matt Damon, and Kristen Wiig. Photo: Paramount Pictures

A cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea collapsed after it suffered a second cyberattack in eight months and lost a large amount of its digital-currency reserves.

Waymo, the driverless-car unit of Google-parent Alphabet, is turning to an insurance-technology startup to provide coverage for passengers of its soon-to-be-launched ride-hailing service.

Fintech startups including WorldRemit, TransferWise and Remitly are pulling ahead of the pack of dozens of companies trying to disrupt the remittance industry, using the latest technology to send money internationally.