Новости за 03.03.2016

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - South Dakota State's Mike Daum has been named Summit League Men's Basketball Sixth Man of the Year and Freshman of the Year.

Facing criticism for his out-of-state campaigning for presidential candidate Donald Trump, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he wouldn’t resign and defended his endorsement of the Republican front-runner.

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The Vatican Swiss Guard is primarily regarded as a tourist attraction, but they are actually descended from a famous military tradition and their duties are anything but just ceremonial.

Composed of a company of former Swiss military, the Swiss Guard are responsible for the protection of the Pope and perform many ceremonial functions as well. Though best known for their colorful uniforms and halberds, plainclothes Guardsmen also serve as bodyguards for the Pope and security for the Vatican. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, if elected, would "pick fights" with South Korea and Japan over the cost of American troop presence in the allies, the Washington Post said, warning of foreign poli

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Children on medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may have lower bone density than their peers, a new U.S. study suggests.

In the movie Tomorrowland, people have jetpacks (or rocket packs). Here is an analysis of the acceleration of a rocket pack. The post Doing Loops in a Tomorrowland Jet Pack Might Kill You appeared first on WIRED.

Het autopsierapport van Bobbi Kristina Brown wordt openbaar. Dit heeft een rechter in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia besloten. De rechter deed donderdag uitspraak in een zaak die was aangespannen door het televisiestation WXIA in Atlanta, dat op openbaarheid aandrong.

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Diplomacy, Middle East

The evidence indicates that Iran is bad, but Saudi Arabia is at least as bad.

A major part of the current turmoil in the Middle East is the product of a regional power struggle between the Shiite and Sunni branches of Islam. Iran is the leader of the first faction and offers strong support to the Shiite-dominated government in neighboring Iraq. Tehran is also the principal patron of Bashar al-Assad’s “coalition of religious minorities”... Читать дальше...

The garbage menace in city will see permanent solution from April with private contractor Jyoti Envirotech claiming to complete all remaining work for solid waste treatment plant at Shivri before March 31 to ensure it works consistently to its full capacity.

Patient care services at Balrampur Hospital were affected on Thursday following a spat between an attendant and a pharmacist.

Urosurgeons at King George's Medical University undertook a procedure on a youth suffering from haemophilia here on Thursday.Blood of haemophiliacs doesn't coagulate, as a result of which, they may bleed to death.

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In case you haven't heard, Snapchat is hot right now. Teens love the app, and older people are starting to jump on the selfie-sharing bandwagon too.

If you're interested, you should watch a short documentary called "Snapumentary." It was made by Harris Markowitz of A Cereal Production, a New York City production studio that specializes in creating Snapchat content for advertisers and brands.

Markowitz hits the streets of NYC to ask people why they love and how they use Snapchat. Читать дальше...

Uttar Pradesh will implement the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana this year, the Uttar Pradesh govrnment announced on Thursday.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis (all times local):

Conservative Republican rules Kansas and not much is expected to change

Getting a new electricity connection will cost a little less with UP Electricity Regulatory Commission announcing on Thursday reduced security and system loading charges payable at the time of obtaining the connection.

Despite new performance bottlenecks, the digital animation and visual effects industry is very reluctant to move their productions to the cloud, according to Sydney's Animal Logic.

Former Anaheim Ducks defenseman Sheldon Souray has sold his home in Malibu for $3.5 million.

World track cycling championships results.

Anyone worried that Republican Gov. Chris Christie was being held hostage by Donald Trump as he stood, seemingly shell-shocked, behind the GOP presidential front-runner on Super Tuesday can rest easy. "No, I wasn't being held hostage. No, I wasn't sitting up there thinking ...

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Ever have trouble getting to sleep? Or staying asleep? Or you get plenty of shut-eye but you're not refreshed?

Everyone wants to get better sleep. But sleep trouble is incredibly common.

And feeling tired the next day isn't the half of it. By not getting enough sleep you're reducing your IQ.

Via Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School:

Take an A student used to scoring in the top 10 percent of virtually anything she does. Читать дальше...

For many retirees who want to stay active, a hobby can be spun into meaningful work and a few extra dollars of income

This week, after an absurdly long delay following its premiere at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, Terrence Malick's "Knight of Cups" sighs, whispers and twirls its way into theaters. Love it, loathe it, or end up somewhere in between (our review), there is no doubt that, like every Malick movie that has come before, it is the Malickiest to date. It has as astonishing cast: Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Brian Dennehy, Wes Bentley, Imogen Poots, Teresa Palmer, Freida Pinto... Читать дальше...

JERUSALEM - A recent, 14-year dry spell in the Middle East was the worst drought in the past 900 years, according to a new NASA study released this week.