Новости за 21.01.2016

Ben Hooper
HAWTHORNE, N.J., Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man whose town has been largely neglected by snow took winter into his own hands by using a machine to cover his yard in fresh powder.

A mother accused of taking her toddler to Syria and joining the Islamic State group had wanted to live under Sharia law, a court hears.

See how the Orient Express stacks up against the 7:03 to Chelmsford in terms of cost per mile

See how the Orient Express stacks up against the 7:03 to Chelmsford in terms of cost per mile

Virtual reality company 8i's technology allows VR filmmakers to make more immersive worlds.

Clearwater, the groundbreaking environmental organization founded by Pete Seeger which spearheaded the drive for the national 1972 Clean Water Act, is in such dire financial straits that it intends to cancel or relocate its famed Hudson River Revival Festival and its historic sloop may not be repaired in time for this year's sailing season.

The Clearwater board of directors will announce today, in advance of their scheduled public meeting in Beacon, New York, their decision on the fate of the annual Revival... Читать дальше...

Enter Jordan Weal?

"Why are you going out at 5:30?"

That's the question parents Penn and Kim Holderness address in their latest music video, a parody of Justin Bieber's "Sorry," entitled "I'm 40."

In the funny video, which is resonating with exhausted parents across the interwebs, Penn and Kim show what going out on the town looks like when you're in your 40s and raising little kids.

Standout lyrics include "Yeah it's too late now cause I'm 40. I can't do those... Читать дальше...

TrustBuddy says £6m lent out via its platform will be spent on recovering outstanding loans, after the firm went bust last year

“We have no choice but to meet with and look for ways to improve the relationship,” Rubio said Thursday.

Farmers in tractors, lawyers in ties, engineers in hard hats and hundreds of other workers across industries united in massive protests around Greece this week.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In Marion Square on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, relatives of those who were killed at the Emanuel AME Church around the corner last June held each other and sobbed.  

Given the thoroughly niche status they now occupy, it is hard to recall that text adventures were once at the forefront of video gaming—let alone that they were heralded by an optimistic few as the dawn of a new literature. But for a brief time in the mid-nineteen-eighties major literary publishers, including Simon & Schuster and Random House, opened software divisions, and major bookstores stocked works of “interactive fiction.” Popular writers, including Douglas Adams and Thomas M. Disch... Читать дальше...

Fort Bragg soldier Johnny Charlestin was a $2 million winner in the Powerball drawing of the N.C. Education Lottery.

At least three people died and 17 were injured in an explosion that hit the Egyptian capital on Thursday, local media reported.

On the last day of his bus trip through New Hampshire, Ted Cruz rolled out a new line of attack against Donald Trump, painting him as the establishment candidate. Former New Hampshire senator and surrogate for the Cruz campaign, Republican Bob Smith...

Governors of on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have described the handcuffing of the national publicity secretary of their party, Olisa Metuh, by the Nigeria Prison Service as a gross abuse of human liberty. The governors in a release on Thursday, January 21, in Abuja by Osaro Onaiwu, the coordinator of the […]

U.S. security officials intercepted a record 2,653 firearms from carry-on bags at airport security checkpoints in 2015.

Kraanmachinisten heersen nog even over de 'bouwbadkuip' op het Tournooiveld in Den Haag, maar daarna zijn duikers wekenlang de belangrijkste mannen van dit project. Zij moeten bijvoorbeeld de één meter dikke onderwatervloer storten, op twaalf meter diepte.

Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) heeft geen behoefte aan aanvullende radar- of satellietgegevens van het neerhalen van vlucht MH-17 boven Oekraïne. Het OM beschikt nu over voldoende informatie en zal geen verzoeken doen om nog meer informatie te krijgen.

I was in a weekly session of talk therapy when my psychologist said, "You didn't learn about self-compassion in your childhood." Tears welled up in my eyes. Just hearing that sentence soothed me. My head was like a boxing match -- me against me. And he understood. I was in my mid-20s at the time, and my mind was a hostile place of self-criticism, brooding, and self-loathing. Unfortunately, my inner critic accompanied me everywhere.

I had this incredible talent of quickly identifying the best traits in others... Читать дальше...

Ed Adamczyk
CHISINAU, Moldova, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Demonstrators forced their way into Moldova's parliament building Thursday after legislators approved a pro-European Union government.

Rise in wheat production offsets decline in corn and rice