Новости за 18.05.2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed new financial documents describing his personal wealth — and he isn't waiting until they're public to say they're good. According to Trump, over the last 17 months his businesses' revenues grew by $190 million, and he earned $557 million in income.

Bernie Sanders has won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky, vowing to stay in the race until the end as Clinton aimed to blunt his momentum and prepare for a fall campaign against Republican Donald Trump.

US District Judge Robert Bryan in Tacoma, Washington, on Monday rejected Mozilla’s bid to intervene in a case against a school administrator charged in the investigation, Jay Michaud.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. Among prosecutors' reasons: to avoid media attention.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. Among prosecutors' reasons: to avoid media attention.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. The records confirmed The Associated Press' previous reporting that the U.S. government wanted to protect Sater's role as an informant after he was convicted in 1993 for stabbing a man in the face with a broken margarita glass and again five years later for participating in a $40 million stock fraud scheme tied to the Bonanno and Genovese crime families. Читать дальше...

De politie doet woensdag onderzoek naar de herkomst van de xtc-pil op een schoolplein van basisschool Het Ruimteschip in Hoogezand. Een jongetje vond de pil en at hem op. Hij ligt op de intensive care in het ziekenhuis.

Republicans controlling the House are ignoring protests from Democrats and a White House veto threat as they speed legislation funding the battle against the Zika virus to a vote.

After months when the story of the 2016 presidential campaign focused on divided Republicans, Democrats are now showcasing divisions in their ranks.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying a veto threat, the GOP-led House is pressing ahead with debate on a $602 billion defense policy bill that seeks to halt an erosion of the U.S. military's combat readiness by purchasing more weapons and forbidding further cuts in troop levels. Among the measures the Obama administration opposes is a Republican plan to shift $18 billion in wartime spending to pay for additional ships, jet fighters, helicopters and more that the Pentagon didn't request. To make up for the shortfall in the wartime account... Читать дальше...

It may just be the hardest thing you do today.

Zhao Shunli's transformation takes place several times a week in a simple bedroom filled with Mao Zedong memorabilia, its concrete walls lined with posters portraying the founder of the communist state. Once his army jacket buttons up and his white gloves snap on, Zhao the garbage picker becomes Zhao the People's Liberation Army veteran.

The $622 million GOP plan would provide one-third of the resources requested three months ago by President Barack Obama to combat the virus, which can cause severe birth defects and other health problems. While the Senate measure is financed as emergency legislation that isn't subject to budget limits, GOP leaders such as House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin insisted that the House bill carry offsetting spending cuts. Top Republicans such as Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers of Kentucky... Читать дальше...

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Simmering tensions between Bernie Sanders backers and other Democrats, including party leaders, burst into the open following an ugly fracas at the Nevada Democratic Party convention over the weekend instigated by Sanders' supporters. When top Democratic Party leaders pressured Sanders to denounce the night of chair throwing and alleged death threats he responded with defiance, terming some complaints "nonsense" and reminding the party: "Millions of Americans are outraged at establishment politics."... Читать дальше...

In the Johannesburg of the future, jerseys could become clothing of a bygone era as summer temperatures will prevail for at least half of the year.

– NLC, TUC continue strike without sympathy of Nigerians – Citizens continue with their daily activities unperturbed For the first time in years, Nigerians have refused to show solidarity to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its industrial action. The NLC alongside the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had vowed to continue with their proposed industrial […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky, vowing to stay in the race until the end as Clinton aimed to blunt his momentum and prepare for a fall campaign against Republican Donald Trump. In a sign of his pivot into the general election, his campaign announced that it had signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee that will allow it to raise cash for both his campaign and other Republican efforts. Читать дальше...

Bangkok bans ride-hailing services amid claims of rule breaches and opposition from existing drivers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pressing ahead with a $602 billion defense policy bill that Republicans say will help stop an erosion of the U.S. military's combat readiness by purchasing more weapons and forbidding further cuts in troop levels.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pressing ahead with a $602 billion defense policy bill that Republicans say will help stop an erosion of the U.S. military's combat readiness by purchasing more weapons and forbidding further cuts in troop levels.

This year's Rio Olympics should be postponed because of Zika.

Bradley North, 13, is our kind of hero.

El Niño's rains didn't end California's drought, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein urged Senate colleagues Tuesday to hurry and find a compromise on a package of bills to address the water crisis in the West.