Новости за 19.05.2016

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If you're a salaried employee making less than $47,476 a year, experts say you have good reason to rejoice.

Currently workers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 must be paid at least time-and-a-half for each hour they work beyond 40 hours a week.

But the salary threshold under which workers are automatically eligible to receive overtime pay is a mere $23,660 a year (or $455 a week). Workers who make more than the threshold can be excluded... Читать дальше...

Alliyah Graham, a senior in the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school, in Liberty Township, Ohio, in February.

BOSTON (AP) — The recipient of the nation's first penis transplant says he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a "complete" man.

BOSTON (AP) — The recipient of the nation's first penis transplant says he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a "complete" man.

BOSTON (AP) — The recipient of the nation's first penis transplant says he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a "complete" man.

The former Halifax, Massachusetts, bank courier whose organ was amputated after he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012 has been ambling around his room with a walker and said he doesn't feel any pain. The South African patient remains healthy and was able to father a child, though the baby was stillborn. The Chinese man, however, had his new penis removed weeks later because he said it made him and his wife uncomfortable. The revolutionary procedure could give hope to cancer survivors, accident victims and maimed soldiers. Читать дальше...

European Commissioner for Economic and Finance Pierre Moscovici said that the European Commission gave Spain and Portugal additional time to put their budgets in order, extending deadline to correct excessive deficits.

The Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders rift isn't the first time Democrats have dealt with disunity. Longtime party strategist Bob Shrum joins Chuck Todd for some historical perspective.

With the island on the brink of collapse, the breakthrough marks the first movement in months.

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

FILE - In this May 6, 2015, file photo, NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy speaks during an interview in Indianapolis. Between 40 and 50 class-action lawsuits about the handling of concussions by the NCAA, major college football conferences and,…

Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. finished second last weekend at Dover International Speedway.

NEW YORK (AP) — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and…

The last laugh may have been on him though after Jeremy Corbyn responded.

Watch as a jet boat breasts a powerful downstream current to jump the rapids upstream.

Dead & Company is feeling grateful for its loyal fans and to show it, the band announced on Wednesday that it will play a free friends and family concert at the Fillmore on Monday, May 23. Tickets are not transferrable and must be picked up at the will call window by the credit card holder who makes the reservations. The Fillmore show will also serve as a warmup date for Dead & Company’s summer tour, which kicks off June 10 in Charlotte, N.C., hitting various points across North America... Читать дальше...

Tuesday's Turner Upfront held a CNN-style debate that pitted Conan O'Brien and Charles Barkley and was moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper.

Vineyard Vines – the prep-tastic retailer with the pink whale logo — could soon be valued at as much as $1 billion, according to a report from Reuters. Sources tell Reuters that Vineyard Vines is working with investment bank Goldman Sachs in order to sell a minority stake to investors, and that process could result in a billion-dollar valuation. Vineyard Vines has been growing for some time.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump's list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court includes Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Stras, a former law clerk for conservative Justice Clarence Thomas.

Ed Rendell said most women are ugly and won't vote for Donald Trump, which we rate half-true. The House Appropriations Committee voted against making Congressional Research Service reports publicly available, because if members of Congress aren't going to read these reports, then why should the American public? And people reacted to Donald Trump's list of Supreme Court picks like it was something real and tangible rather than just another shock of yellow hair flapping in a helicopter breeze, soon... Читать дальше...

In an effort to counter China’s growing influence on the world stage, the US may soon open up arms deals with a former enemy. But the move could come at a price.