Новости за 04.09.2015

Starter: Junior Darreus Rogers

Like parents all across Wisconsin, I’m busy getting ready to send my kids back to school for another year. It’s always an exciting but challenging time! During all of the last-minute preparati…

At the beginning of August, the foam puppets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy announced on Twitter that they had broken up. This week, an apparently human source told People that Kermit had a new girlfriend, named Denise, who, like his ex, is also a foam-puppet pig, but with almond-shaped eyes and a delicate snout. A bit later, Kermit issued a statement, again on Twitter, saying that he and Denise were not dating but were “simply close friends.” Each of these announcements generated the kinds of... Читать дальше...

Gareth Bale scores a late winner as Wales move to within three points of qualifying for Euro 2016 with victory in Cyprus.

If the unemployment rate hits 5.1 in Friday's jobs report, the odds of a rate hike this month go way up, Jeremy Siegel said

Ain't no party like a Labour party leadership race.

It's been said that the individual who invented gambling was brilliant but that whoever invented the chip was a genius. Similarly, where the personal computer was concerned, it could be argued that it was the gift of Steve Jobs to have had a strong hand in both halves of the equation.

Allergan PLC said late Thursday it agreed to acquire privately-held AqueSys Inc. for $300 million cash. AqueSys makes medical devices that are placed in the eye to reduce pressure associated with glaucoma. Allergan said that it will also pay milestone payments for regulatory approval and commercialization of AqueSys's XEN45 device, which is expected to get U.S. approval in late 2016 or early 2017. Allergan plans to close the acquisition in the fourth quarter.

Legislators returning to the nation's capital after the August recess have one basic task: to fund the federal government for another year. But predictably, a fresh government shutdown controversy is brewing, as hardline conservatives seek a standoff with President Barack Obama over Planned Parenthood funding. 

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England's latest crop of new recruits for the next generation began their journey with a 1-0 friendly win against the United States' Under-23 side in Preston on Thursday.

The White House is preparing to slap sanctions on Chinese companies connected to the cyber theft of US intellectual property, the FT reports.

It’s almost too obvious to call Stanley Nelson’s “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution” timely. Yes, it’s timely because we still have to assert that #BlackLivesMatter nearly 50 years after the Panthers declared “black is beautiful.” It’s timely because of the deep soul searching over police brutality, and gun rights and who gets to have them, and because the Panthers recently showed up at a protest in Ferguson sporting rifles like it was 1967. It’s timely, because, as this documentary will make you question... Читать дальше...

There’s one aspect of Xiaomi's business that can be hard to convey to the outside world: Its phones can be very, very, very difficult to buy.

County clerk who defied court orders behind bars as deputies agree to issue same-sex marriage licenses

INDIANAPOLIS - A prosecutor says a former central Indiana fire chief accusing of spending more than $58,000 in public funds on personal expenses has agreed to plead guilty to theft and official misconduct charges.

More from Trail Guide Sept. 2 Candidates asked to pledge loyalty to GOP in a challenge to Donald Trump Sept. 1 CNN changes GOP debate criteria and Carly Fiorina celebrates it as a win Aug. 31 Inside Hillary Clinton's emails: gefilte fish and a confused help desk Aug. 30 Iowa poll: Bernie Sanders...

Police: Cop fabricated claim that gunman fired at cruiser before it crashed, caught on fire

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas tracks will be able to again take bets on horse and dog races — at least temporarily — following a deal that resumes operations for the state racing commission.

Rick Perry said "a broken clock is right once a day," confirming the sad truth that a Rick Perry is right zero times a day. The guy who set up Hillary Clinton's private email server isn't cooperating with the FBI, so we may never know why Clinton wanted to put a series of banana peels and upturned rake tines in front of her campaign. And someone fell asleep at a Jeb Bush rally, which rather disconcertingly suggests Bush's low-energy malaise has gone airborne. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Thursday, September 3rd... Читать дальше...

MACKINAW CITY, Michigan - A company that ships oil through the Great Lakes pledged Thursday to keep heavy crude out of a pipeline in northern Michigan.

The state has concluded that transporting heavy crude oil through the Straits pipelines would present an unreasonable risk of ecological and economic harm. ... Enbridge does not agree with the state that transporting heavy crude oil through the Straits pipelines could present an unacceptable risk, the seven-page agreement between the company and Michigan states.

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump announced that he ruled out running as a third party candidate in the 2016 US election.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is still not showing any concrete signs of preparations to launch a long-range rocket despite persisting speculation the communist nation could do so next month, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. "

Behati Prinsloo is chic as can be while leaving Craig’s after having dinner with friends on Wednesday (September 2) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 26-year-old model recently posted a funny video of her husband Adam Levine cooking eggs while shirtless – and also having a bit of a mishap! PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics [...]