Новости за 12.04.2016

Professor Stephen Hawking backs a project to send spaceships to another solar system within a generation

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - The defense is asking for a delay in the state death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, who is charged with murder in the shooting deaths last year of nine black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

Mariah Carey's catalog is the stuff pop divas-in-the-making can only dream of. Spanning over two decades, including a whole compilation...

The BBC agrees a new three-year deal with the Football Association to show the FA Cup until 2021.

Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Starshot aims to propel a tiny satellite to 100 million miles per hour using a freaking laser. The post Rich Dude Yuri Milner Wants 100-Million-MPH, Laser-Powered Satellites. Is That Too Much to Ask? appeared first on WIRED.

Yuri Milner's Breakthrough Starshot aims to propel a tiny satellite to 100 million miles per hour using a freaking laser. The post Rich Dude Yuri Milner Wants 100-Million-MPH, Laser-Powered Satellites. Is That Too Much to Ask? appeared first on WIRED.

Every year-and-a-half or so, a bunch of hardcore space engineers meet in Tennessee to figure out how to get humanity to the stars. The post The Far-Out Summit Where Geniuses Learn to Build Starships appeared first on WIRED.

Every year-and-a-half or so, a bunch of hardcore space engineers meet in Tennessee to figure out how to get humanity to the stars. The post The Far-Out Summit Where Geniuses Learn to Build Starships appeared first on WIRED.

The Mossack Fonseca and Hastert financial cases highlight the true value of the yellow metal, writes Brett Arends.

House Speaker Paul Ryan is moving aggressively to end speculation that he may be a late entry into the Republican presidential race, planning to pull himself out of consideration once and for all. In remarks to be delivered later Tuesday at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, Ryan plans to say he won’t be […]

The deep freeze in the tech IPO market may finally be melting — thanks to Michael Dell. SecureWorks, Dell’s cybersecurity business, filed plans this week to raise as much as $157.5 million in an IPO. The deal could value the Atlanta-based company that has 4,200 clients at nearly $1.5 billion. It would represent the first […]

$45.7 million.

I'm not sure if Donald Trump was trying to appease the Republican establishment or was mocking them, but either way, he started to drop some names for possible running mates:

In an interview with USA Today, Trump indicated Walker, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Gov. John Kasich were possible vice presidential picks. Walker and Rubio have dropped out of the presidential race, but Kasich continues his run, as does Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

House Speaker Paul Ryan to formally rule out run for presidency: reports

Helen Mirren premieres her new film Eye In The Sky on Sunday (April 11) in London, England. The 70-year-old actress was joined on the red carpet by actors Colin Firth and Phoebe Fox. Eye in the Sky also stars the late Alan Rickman. On The Graham Norton Show, Helen said, “I think it’s a movie [...]

Kayne West has doubled down on his song “Famous.”The rapper caught some heat for the lyrics “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/Why? I made that b**ch famous.” And at his first concert since the release of the album featuring the song, he defended his now-famous interruption of Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.Performing in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday in support of his album “The ...

(CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela declaró inconstitucional de Ley de Amnistía y Reconciliación Nacional aprobada a finales de marzo por la Asamblea Nacional, de mayoría opositora.El objetivo del proyecto es la liberación de varias decenas de políticos presos, entre ellos el líder opositor Leopoldo López, el exalcalde de Caracas Antonio Ledezma; Manuel Rosales, exgobernador del estado Zulia y excandidato presidencial, y el exalcalde de San ...

When the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the trove of data on secret financial dealings now known as the Panama Papers, it claimed it linked 140 politicians from more than 50 countries to secret offshore accounts. In the eight days since, the revelations have ended one political career — that of the prime minister of Iceland — and have revealed new scandals in dozens of other countries.

Helen Walne volunteered to help harvest olives from 14 trees. Guess how many she managed to get through?

The chain is huge in its native Israel, and it has been making strides along the East Coast.

With music publishers and record labels starting to chafe at YouTube’s royalties for music videos, Downtown Music Publishing has reached a...

Starbucks is changing their rewards program starting today. Customers still earn stars, which can be redeemed for free drinks and treats, but earning those stars could cost...

A vet took the step of sleeping in his surgery to monitor the condition of a dog which sustained serious injuries after being attacked.

Barriers at a hospital have been left open this evening as bosses attempt to avoid trapping drivers in the car park as traffic builds in the area.