Новости за 30.12.2017

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Overwhelmed by planning a trip on the internet? 21st-century travel agents have recast themselves as full-service experts—promising both obsessively detailed itineraries and insider access for as little as $15 a day.

Virtual reality hasn’t really caught on with consumers yet because no one has come up with the right combination of hardware and content necessary to make it a must-have product. But the companies behind VR aren’t giving up.

A doctor finds his fitness groove by getting hangtime on an exercise tool many mistake for a child’s toy.

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s decision to release former President Alberto Fujimori after serving less than half of his 25-year prison sentence has sparked a backlash and left the president politically isolated.

Steelmakers are betting on the U.S. again, building mills they hope will help them compete against cheap imports as demand rises. Others see expansion as a risky bet.

Debt-laden Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. used another one of its most valuable assets to borrow more cash for the third time this month, increasing the size of a loan backed by its ownership in the Hilton hotel chain.

A gun attack on a church near Egypt’s capital killed at least nine people and wounded five others, officials said, the latest in a string of assaults targeting the Christian minority.

A federal judge in Washington ruled the Trump administration can make sharp cuts to subsidies Medicare pays some hospitals for pharmaceuticals, a blow to the American Hospital Association and others.

Orbital ATK Inc. has sparked national-security concerns among White House officials because it shifted purchasing to foreign sources of an essential chemical used for powering U.S. missiles and rockets.

The men were found to have deceived shareholders of technology startup Kit Digital from 2010 to 2012 by falsely inflating the company’s revenues.

When is the best time to exercise or do creative work? Research on the science of timing has answers.

Medical advances are accelerating, and even the FDA approves.

Six months later, the Dakota Access Pipeline proves its value.

Demonstrations spread against the regime and its imperial adventures.

Renny Harlin, known for big-budget B-movies, has become a dedicated instructor in China’s push to become a global cultural force, helping the country build on its huge domestic box office to find that elusive overseas commercial hit.

Protests flared for a second day across Iran on Friday against high prices and unemployment, in the most significant expression of popular discontent in months over the government’s economic management.

What the country can learn from ‘Z’ and ‘Seven Days in May.’

In his first year in office, Trump is the least regulatory president in a quarter century.

Estonia’s former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves warns the West to harden defenses against cyberattack and makes the case for a universal electronic ID.

Pershing Square Capital Management and Valeant Pharmaceuticals are paying $290 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged their trading in Allergan was illegal, allowing William Ackman to put behind him the last vestiges of an investment that created turmoil at his hedge fund.

Families appreciate the popular NBC program’s realistic depiction of their often complicated lives.

Providers pay the state. The state pays providers, then collects matching funds from Uncle Sam.

Here’s a recap of the year’s biggest media and advertising news, from band safety to sexual harassment, major deals and Russian influence on social media platforms.

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