Новости за 15.11.2016

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of health care stakeholders have asked Gov. Scott Walker to consider how self-insuring state workers could affect Wisconsin's economy and its health care market.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the FBI and other federal agencies to turn over any potential evidence they spied on Occupy Philadelphia protesters.

CARSON, Calif. — Steven Gerrard is leaving the LA Galaxy after two seasons, and the former England midfielder is still considering what to do next.

Civil rights lawyer Paul Hetznecker hopes to learn if the agencies surveilled demonstrators who encamped outside Philadelphia City Hall for seven weeks in 2011 to protest income inequality. Press investigations have shown that federal intelligence agencies have infiltrated Muslim groups, civil rights groups and other lawful organizations since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Hetznecker argued. The documents released showed the FBI sharing information about Occupy's plans with banks, businesses and local police... Читать дальше...

Today in Entertainment: Porn industry looks to return to L.A. and Dwayne Johnson named 'Sexiest Man Alive' Nov. 15, 2016, 12:34 p.m. Here's what's new and interesting in the world of entertainment and the arts today: 'Lemony Snicket' sneak peeks feature Neil Patrick Harris as Count OlafDwayne Johnson...

Chanos estimated the $1 trillion long-short hedge fund industry lost $40 billion being long Valeant.

BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have provided a first look at the Bayonne Bridge's elevated roadway, part of a $1.3 billion project to allow bigger ships to pass underneath to the Port of New York and New Jersey. Officials from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gave a tour of the elevated roadway on Tuesday.

Kai Forbath, whom two sources confirmed to the Star Tribune will sign with the Vikings, is among familiar company even though he’s playing on his fifth different NFL team. Forbath will replace kicker Blair Walsh, who was waived on Tuesday, and rejoins Vikings punter Jeff Locke and long snapper Kevin McDermott. The trio all played together during their college days at UCLA. Forbath, 29, initially worked out for the Vikings last week. He was released in September by the New Orleans Saints in favor of undrafted rookie Will Lutz. Читать дальше...

(AP) — An Indiana semi-truck driver involved in a crash that killed five people in northern Illinois two years ago has pleaded guilty to five counts of reckless homicide. In a news release, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says Francisco Espinal-Quiroz of Leesburg, Indiana pleaded guilty Tuesday to the reckless homicide counts and to falsifying entries in his logbook that tracks how many hours he was behind the wheel.

After a violent selloff following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory, the bond market appears due for some “mean reversion,” says one technical analyst.

Leading public health officials said that a worldwide influenza pandemic threatening millions of people is the greatest international infectious-disease threat they can envision, but that it still falls short of the worldwide disease danger posed by tobacco use.

At first glance, the new Harry Potter prequel “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” hardly seems tailor-made for Chinese audiences, especially given its elements of witchcraft and the supernatural — which can be a deal breaker for China’s state censors. [...] nearly 20 million people have purchased Chinese versions of J.K. Rowling’s novels about the boy wizard since they were first available across the Pacific 16 years ago. [...] hordes of adoring fans propelled the last Harry Potter film,... Читать дальше...

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BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A Florida man has earned the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of coprolite, or fossilized feces.

Poroshenko hold phone talks on Tuesday with US President-elect Donald Trump and assured him of Kiev's readiness to actively cooperate with new US administration.

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We all deserve moments of unproductivity — after a long, tiring day, over the weekend, or even between meetings.

But I’d guess that those brief spurts tend to turn into hours of mindless social media stalking and “Which character are you most like?” quizzes. And that can really make your head spin.

I’m not going to tell you to drop your shenanigans completely, because that’s not realistic. But how about we make a small trade-off?

I’ll make a deal with you... Читать дальше...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — Officials in South Sioux City are working with a company to eliminate a horrible odor that forced some residents to leave their homes.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist (all times local): Cellphone video recorded by a bystander shows Scott being shot in the back from yards away as he fled after an April 2015 traffic stop. The jury in the murder trial of a white former South Carolina patrolman who shot an unarmed black motorist is seeing a bystander's cellphone video of the shooting frame by frame. The... Читать дальше...

GENEVA (AP) — A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings has sold at a Christie's auction for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million), well short of the pre-sale estimate of 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs.

GENEVA (AP) — A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings has sold at a Christie's auction for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million), well short of the pre-sale estimate of 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs.

GENEVA (AP) — A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings has sold at a Christie's auction for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million), well short of the pre-sale estimate of 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs.

GENEVA (AP) — A pair of pear-shaped diamond earrings has sold at a Christie's auction for 17.57 million Swiss francs ($17.6 million), well short of the pre-sale estimate of 20 million to 30 million Swiss francs.