Новости за 19.05.2016

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Carole Crane's one-month sentence at the Butte County jail could have been a brief stint in her life, a learning experience even.

But the alleged sexual torment she says she experienced there, as well as the blind eye officials allegedly turned, will follow her forever.

Now, Crane is seeking damages for the California correctional facility's alleged failure to address any wrongdoings against her or to take preventative action against sexual harassment against inmates. Читать дальше...

Back-up Montreal Canadiens netminder nevertheless won the Vezina Trophy twice and the Stanley Cup six times as a player

Suspended JD (U) MLC Manorama Devi on Wednesday moved a Gaya court, seeking bail in the Excise Act case under which she has been jailed following her surrender on Tuesday morning.

Cisco Systems Inc. sees where technology spending is headed and wants to join the party, but the world’s largest networking company knows it must speed up its journey to offset the decline of its core business.

Cisco Systems Inc. sees where technology spending is headed and wants to join the party, but the world’s largest networking company knows it must speed up its journey to offset the decline of its core business.

Trump promised to appoint to the high court the kinds of people the GOP base would be happy with.

The district administration organized 'Run for Water-Run for Life' mini-marathon for men and women, 5.5 km and 10.5 km categories, to mark the district's 34th foundation day celebrations on Wednesday.

Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "The Department of Defense is reviewing a May 17 intercept of a US maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft by two tactical aircraft from the People's Republic of China," Pentagon spokesman Major Jamie Davis said in a statement. Tensions between China and the United States are high in the South China Sea, where Beijing has been building islets... Читать дальше...

Always add chili powder.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized after he was accused of elbowing a female legislator during a chaotic exchange in the House of Commons that quickly devolved into a shouting match.

The lawmakers were on the verge of a vote concerning the government's assisted-dying bill when the incident happened on Wednesday evening.

Video footage shows several members of the country's New Democratic Party (NDP) standing in the way of Gord Brown, the whip for the Conservative Party. Читать дальше...

Struggling to avoid a split over gay rights, the top policy-making body of the United Methodist Church on Wednesday narrowly approved a full review of all church law on sexuality, amid an emotional meeting roiled by talk of schism. [...] the delegates created a commission that will spend at least two years reviewing policy on the subject, contained in the Methodist Book of Discipline, with the goal of developing a plan to address their differences. While other mainline Protestant groups, including... Читать дальше...

De politie heeft begin dit jaar alle 58.000 asielzoekers die in 2015 naar Nederland zijn gekomen nog eens gecontroleerd op mogelijke gevaren voor de nationale veiligheid. Alle namen zijn gecontroleerd op mogelijke 'hits' in de terrorismedatabanken van de politie. Uit die extra controle  zijn geen bijzonderheden voortgekomen.

Police, city hall send letters to landlords of buildings with dispensaries present to remind them that such shops violate local by-laws and the property owners are subject to stiff financial penalties

Rachel Maddow looks back at past contentious primaries and past intra-party political strife to make the case to nervous Democrats that the current Sanders/Clinton split will not be fatal to the party.

Apfel, who is best known for her oversized glasses and wild styles, is now designing sophisticated smart jewelry.

Two women are claiming a share of Prince's estate based on a connection through a man widely described as Prince's half brother ...

The amount of the West Main contract approved by Kelso City Council was incorrect in Wednesday's paper. The contract is for $1 million. The total project cost is $1.3 million.

While on stage at I/O, Google Engineering Director Erik Kay made a hilarious gaffe that had the whole crowd laughing.

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As my colleague Jean Boivin recently wrote, central banks are pushing the outer limits of monetary policy. This has had many odd side effects, not the least of which is a significant portion of sovereign debt today is trading at a negative yield. If you buy government bonds from Japan today, you’d have to pay interest. Welcome to a world in which investors pay for the privilege of lending money.

Although central banks have been the primary architect of this surreal state of affairs... Читать дальше...

The U.S. Air Force said Friday a B-52 crashed on Guam shortly after takeoff, but all seven crew members made it out safely.

New York City police have identified a man they shot and killed after he threatened an officer with an 8-inch knife. New York City police say they've shot a man to death after he threatened an officer with an 8-inch knife in Manhattan's Theater District. Police say the man had shown aggressive behavior at a supermarket and then got into a struggle with an officer outside the store. Police say a bystander has sustained a graze wound as officers shot a knife-wielding man in during morning rush hour in midtown Manhattan. Читать дальше...

(AP) — Kentucky's governor cannot take money from colleges and universities, but he can order them not to spend all of it, a state judge ruled Wednesday. Wingate ruled two state laws give Bevin the authority to reduce the allotments to public colleges and universities without the approval of the state legislature. [...] Northern Kentucky University on Wednesday announced it would eliminate 105 jobs, including 35 faculty positions, to compensate for declining revenue. Wingate said his ruling is... Читать дальше...

Asian stocks slipped but the dollar was buoyant early on Thursday as markets scrambled to factor in a near-term U.S. interest rate hike foreshadowed in minutes of the Federal Reserve's last monetary meeting. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan lost 0.3 percent. South Korea's Kospi dipped 0.3 percent. Japan's Nikkei rose 1 percent thanks to a weaker yen, which fell to a three-week low against the dollar after the minutes were published.