Новости за 20.12.2017

Health insurers, hospitals and other health-care companies are planning or contemplating deals, reflecting industry upheaval as Americans get more medical care away from hospitals.

Uber suffered a major defeat in its effort to overturn strict rules and licensing requirements in Europe, after the bloc’s highest court ruled the ride-hailing company should be regulated as a transportation service, rather than a digital service.

A wave of allegations ranging from inappropriate behavior to rape have reverberated around Parliament, putting new pressure on the government and lawmakers to grapple with decades of pent-up frustration by women who feel their complaints haven’t been heard.

Presenting newly declassified intelligence reports, the U.S. has urged the United Nations Security Council to blacklist 10 ships it says have violated international sanctions against North Korea.

Amazon.com Inc. is aiming to ship each order in one correctly-sized package, responding to rising costs and consumers’ concerns about the environmental impact of all that cardboard.

Japan’s military is laying the groundwork for batteries of antiship and antiaircraft missiles in a quiet, sugar-cane-filled valley in its southwestern island chain, as it girds to confront what Tokyo views as its greatest long-term threat: China.

CMO Today looks at a few independent tech firms poised to shake up the antiquated TV ad business, while still trying to be mindful of your privacy.

Iraqi Shiite militias that helped Baghdad oust Islamic State—some of which are loyal to Iran—now want to translate battlefield gains into greater political power in parliamentary elections scheduled for spring.

Republicans spoke after the Senate voted along party lines to narrowly pass a tax-overhaul bill after midnight Wednesday. The House will likely approve what is the largest overhaul of the tax system in three decades, after which the measure heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. Photo: Getty Images

Uber suffered a major defeat in its effort to overturn strict rules and licensing requirements in Europe, after the bloc’s highest court ruled the ride-hailing company should be regulated as a transportation service, rather than a digital service.

As the beloved Cavendish variety faces extinction by fungus, growers and scientists scour the globe, keeping their eyes peeled for a suitable substitute—preferably one that doesn’t taste like latex.

The career of the former archbishop of Boston ended under a cloud when he resigned in fallout from the sex-abuse scandal that shook the Catholic Church in the U.S. beginning in 2002.

Main Street shopping and online retail are helping to pressure the mall in Wausau, Wis.

The Food and Drug Administration approved for sale the first therapy in the U.S. that delivers a functional gene to replace a faulty, disease-causing one.

Renewed Trump administration efforts to prevent undocumented teens in U.S. custody from obtaining abortions suffered setbacks, but the ongoing court battle shows no signs of subsiding.

Steven Spielberg’s feature tells a classic story of American journalism—the coming of age of the Washington Post—while Meryl Streep finds unforced beauty in her portrayal of the paper’s publisher, Katharine Graham.

Ex-Im Bank supporters vote down reformer Scott Garrett.

The GOP delivers against long odds and Beltway opposition.

In Paul Thomas Anderson’s study in romantic obsession, Daniel Day-Lewis stars as a reigning high-fashion designer in postwar London.

Violators such as Malaysia continue to prop up Pyongyang.

Health insurers, hospitals and other health-care companies are planning or contemplating deals, reflecting industry upheaval as Americans get more medical care away from hospitals.

But his National Security Strategy fails to resolve important contradictions.

There are better ways than trying to run fast passenger trains on unsuitable lines.

Alexei Pichugin deserves Amnesty International’s help.

So will the economy, as the bill brings U.S. corporate taxes in line with the developed-world norm.