Новости за 17.05.2016

Andrew V. Pestano
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles school district has reached an $88 million settlement agreement over sexual-abuse lawsuits involving 30 children and their families.

By Chung Joo-won and Lee Eun-jung SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Jessica, the ousted member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, expressed mixed feelings of intimidation and pride about setting sail as a solo artist outside the waters of her forme

Daniel J. Graeber
AMMAN, Jordan, May 17 (UPI) -- The Jordanian government is putting a high priority on drawing investors into its emerging energy sector, the country's prime minister said.

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The Australian dollar strengthened by as much as 0.9% after the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's May monetary policy meeting minutes.

The meeting suggested that the board may hold of on cutting rates. Previously, markets have been expecting the bank to cut rates at least once in the next 12 months.

The currency is up by 0.4% at 0.7317 as of 7:57 a.m. ET.

As for the rest of the world, here's the scoreboard:

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Smart metering, which is “closer than you think”, will mean that you could soon log on to the internet and switch your geyser off.

Popular American musicians Queen Latifah and Common are heading to South Africa to help support calls for more global HIV and AIDS funding.

Joe Scarborough talks about the induction of the duo into the Cable Hall of Fame. He calls it a "great night and a great honor."

Wade Sheridan
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- Paramount Pictures has officially titled their fifth-installment in the long-running "Transformers" series, "The Last Knight."

A fight broke out between a bus conductor and a roadside tout over money A bus had stopped at the Ikeja Along bus-stop, Lagos, to allow a passenger disembark, when the bus conductor was approached by a roadside tout popularly known as ‘agbero’ asking him to ‘settle’ him with a certain amount of money. An […]

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FACT: If you get a dog then you will eventually start looking like it.

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1-Across: Early messaging program with “screen names” on a “buddy list”

Ginger Zee is heading to the finals, and she's opening up along the way. On Dancing With the Stars' May 16 episode, the Good Morning America meteorologist revealed her...

It's a growing and under-appreciated scandal: the more serious the Zika threat becomes, the more congressional Republicans refuse to take it seriously.

The former Chelsea boss has been heavily linked with the Red Devils, with Louis van Gaal under pressure, but he maintains that he has yet to agree to a move to any club

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Sen. Cory Booker acknowledges that the Senate's criminal justice bill is not perfect. But he doesn't hesitate to point out that "it's in my lifetime the first reversal of mass incarceration in the federal level."

We haven't seen the last of Rand Paul yet. After bailing out of the 2016 Clown Car, he's been quietly marshaling his strength to try and hold onto his Senate seat for another term, despite the conviction of his former campaign manager, Jesse Benton.

Left in Alabama: Because Governor Robert Bentley is becoming a real drag.

Louis van Gaal's side are favourites to end their Premier League campaign with a victory over the Cherries but Paddy Power are offering new players a price of 5/1

“Don’t touch the art” is a simple rule stated at almost every gallery and museum in the world—yet for some reason, there are a select few who choose to ignore it, and they've left a trail of mangled artwork in their wake.

David Bowie's memory lives on in so many ways. Just check out what his director son Duncan Jones was wearing while he was recently promoting his new movie Warcraft (in theaters on...