Новости за 03.03.2016

Stephen Feller
WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- An app called SleepHealth has been launched by the American Association for Sleep Apnea to crowdsource a large study on sleep habits and general health.

SAO PAULO - The speaker of the lower house in Brazil's Congress faced new efforts Wednesday to strip him of his office or put him behind bars.

The U.S. military's top officer in the Pacific urged Indian officials Wednesday to pursue even closer military ties with the United States — part of a broader effort by the Pentagon to strengthen a relatively new partnership in the region, as China expands its military footprint in ways that alarm its neighbors.

Martin Truex Jr. drops from second to eighth in the standings following a 15-point penalty.

Jennifer Lawrence might want to be buried next to David O. Russell, but it sounds like Amy Adams can't get far away enough from the "American Hustle" director. 

A baby known widely on social media as “Bernie Baby” has died, reportedly of sudden infant death syndrome, at the age of 3.5 months.

Harnaam Kaur is living out her childhood dream on the runway.

Meet Harnaam Kaur, a bearded model who is changing the damn game.

Kaur has polycystic ovarian syndrome, which has caused hormonal imbalances in her body. Because of this, she started seeing facial hair at the age of 11. For years, she waxed her face to try to get rid of the beard. When she was 16, she decided to change her attitude towards her body, accepting herself as she was.

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Declaring that strong encryption is essential to the nation's security, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told a tech industry audience Wednesday that he's "not a believer in back doors," or encryption programs that leave openings for outsiders to read coded files.

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Some people are deleting their Yelp accounts to protest the company's recent firing of a single mom who claims she was terminated after taking time to care for her boyfriend in the hospital.

And they've taken to Twitter to make a point of it.

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Officially deleting my Yelp account and removing it from my phone.

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INDIANAPOLIS - The Latest on Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann's final day in office (all times local):

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers honored their now former state Senate president as she exited the chamber podium for the last time Wednesday. Republican Gov. Mike Pence has tapped political operative Eric Holcomb to be his re-election running mate. Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann is serving her final hours in office before her resignation takes effect in an unusual replacement of Republican Gov. Mike Pence's running mate for his re-election campaign this year. The Indiana House and Senate... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — The former president of the Guatemalan soccer federation was released on $1.5 million bail Wednesday after pleading not guilty to criminal charges stemming from a bribery scandal that spawned numerous arrests and shaken international soccer's governing…

Agriculture scientists claim former DU VC Deepak Pental gave no credit to NU for using its mutant as a parent, connived with various agencies to hold open field trials against environment norms and used a weak variety for comparison to show higher yields

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly made a safe return to Earth after spending a record-setting 340 days in space. He seemed entirely unfazed by the whole experience.

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - By the time the votes were counted, two of the three candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for property assessor in Tennessee's Unicoi County had died. One of them was the winner.

There is no evidence that Russia is "weaponizing" the migrant crisis in Europe for its own strategic ends, David Kilcullen, former Chief Strategist and special adviser to the US State Department told Sputnik Wednesday.

Research contradicts chief medical officer's claim drinking "any level of alcohol regularly carries a health risk"

Teams receive warning for failing inspection too many times before qualifying last weekend at Atlanta.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks eked out tiny gains Wednesday as oil prices continued to recover and investors hoped the worst is over for the beleaguered energy industry. Telecommunications companies,…

With the new league year starting next week, teams are getting their houses in order by dispatching players who are under contract and out of their plans for monetary or performance reasons. The Patriots joined that group on Wednesday. According to multiple reports, they have released wide receiver Brandon LaFell and tight end Scott Chandler.…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker is asking the Internal Revenue Service to give Minnesotans more time on tax returns due to the state's delay in sending out health coverage forms.

Daniel Uria
TAMPA, Fla., March 2 (UPI) -- A bobcat at a Florida animal rehabilitation center showed progress in its recovery from a dental injury by partaking in a normal meal.

Daniel Uria
TAMPA, Fla., March 2 (UPI) -- A bobcat at a Florida animal rehabilitation center showed progress in its recovery from a dental injury by partaking in a normal meal.