Новости за 31.03.2016

One of the first people to propose that climate change could result in rapid sea-level rise was an eccentric British geographer named John Mercer. A hesitant speaker in public, Mercer was less restrained in private. He was once arrested for jogging naked. It was said that he liked to do his fieldwork in the nude—a curious habit for a man who studied glaciers.

The mass casualties caused by the Brussels attacks are spurring interest in tools to enable police to spot suicide bombers and other potential attackers from afar—as well as a warning that technology alone isn’t a fail-safe.

The funding to support US community police groups across the United States was approved to implement the recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st century policing, according to press service of the US Department of Justice.

Officials with Minnesota's Major League Soccer team cranked up the pressure Thursday on the Legislature in their quest to secure tax breaks for a new stadium, warning that the franchise awarded by the league last year could be lost if a financing plan doesn't move forward. … Click to Continue »

"Ted is a constitutional conservative," Walker says in the ad.

STORRS, Connecticut - UConn's Briana Pulido and Tierney Lawlor were good high school basketball players, but not at a level that would attract coach Geno Auriemma.

CAIRO - Nearly three years into a heavy crackdown overseen by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, allegations of human rights abuses including killings, torture and secret detentions are starting to bring an international backlash from the Egyptian leader's allies.

Currently, women from the Island have to travel to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia to get abortions paid for by the Island government

Trump was scheduled to be in the nation's capital to meet with his foreign policy team, but his appearance at the RNC came as a surprise.

Russell Domingo will face the most intense interrogation of his tenure as coach in the coming months as Cricket South Africa (CSA) conducts a review of the national side’s performances this season.

Women should be home before sunset, they should not travel alone and avoid isolated areas and girls should not hang out at night.

The leak of II PU chemistry question paper for the second time and the consequent postponement of the re-examination evoked strong protests from student organizations, parents and political parties in Dharwad on Thursday.

PU students stormed out of their examination centre and blocked PB Road in front of BVB College in Vidyanagar on Thursday, bringing traffic to a grinding halt for two hours, after being informed that re-test of the Chemistry paper has been cancelled for the second time due to question

Hundreds of PU students staged a rasta roko for an hour at College Road in protest against the Chemistry question paper leak. They were upset that the examination was postponed again.Students had come to examination centres with mental preparation.

Gold futures edged higher on Thursday to finish out the quarter more than 16% higher. The metal has benefited from the U.S. Federal Reserve's dovish stance on monetary policy. June gold added $7, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,235.60 an ounce. For the quarter, prices climbed roughly 16.4%, according to FactSet, which was the largest quarterly gain since the third quarter of 1986. They ended the month less than 0.1% higher.

Amazon added 78 new buttons for instantly reordering goods like tampons, pita chips and coconut water.

Chennai, Mar 31 () Director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre here S R Ramanan, who became a household name in Tamil Nadu in over a decade with his unique style of delivery of weather predictions, retired today after 36 years of service in the Meteorological Department.

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) The Indian government must appreciate Indian fashion like the French do, veteran designer Manish Arora had told IANS and the same thought is echoed by many young designers who feel that Indian textile and craft have huge potential to make an impact globally. They also say that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support there is definitely a change.

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) For almost 16 years now, Kareena Kapoor Khan has been an integral part of the Hindi film industry. The actress, who has not only given hits but is also known for her critically acclaimed roles, however, says people nowadays don't show much respect to actors as before.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Officials with Minnesota's Major League Soccer team cranked up the pressure Thursday on the Legislature in their quest to secure tax breaks for a new stadium, warning that the franchise awarded by the league last…

He smashed up her head with a mallet before flushing the remains down the toilet.

There’s nothing worse than running out of condoms and sunflower seeds when you’re too busy to run to the store. Luckily, Amazon has added more than 70 new Dash buttons to prevent such a disaster. Dash buttons are small wireless buttons covered in a brand’s logo that you stick on walls, in pantries or, in […]

Nintendo fired a woman named Alison Rapp on Wednesday, a decision that’s putting the spotlight back on harassment in the gaming industry. Rapp worked in marketing at Nintendo and has been a vocal advocate for women in gaming. She was also a frequent target of online vitriol from supporters of a movement known as GamerGate. […]

“How can they make my medical decisions for me? You can’t even do that,” my patient said to me, referring to legislators passing laws like the “Protecting Unborn Children” law, which revokes her autonomy. I have no explanation because she’s right. I have watched a baby die during labor because my informed and autonomous patient […]