Новости за 19.04.2016

BB-8, lightsaber battles, Chewbacca, and SO MUCH MORE.

Prince William and Prince Harry got a behind-the-scenes tour of Pinewood Studios near London on Tuesday, the film set where Star Wars: Episode VIII is currently in production.

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The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley and Episode VIII director Rian Johnson guided the royals around the massive studio.

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The Pentagon’s fight against the Islamic State has grown increasingly aggressive since late fall and includes higher levels of allowable civilian casualties in the bombing campaign to target militants and their cash supplies, according to interviews with military officials and Pentagon data.

TULSA, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma at Tulsa softball game has been postponed because of heavy rain in the Tulsa area.

Bit of a whirlwind season for the 25-year-old defenseman.

All DJ Khaled does is win. After lining up deals with Epic Records, Roc Nation and Snapchatting his way to success, the key emoji enthusiast and We...

From Pitbull's "El Taxi" to Kanye West "Gold Digger," Enrique Iglesias has shared exclusively with Tidal his...

Check out the new trailer for Warcraft, which hits theaters on June 10! Here’s a synopsis: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: Orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one [...]

On Monday night, Syfy debuted the second season of its promising time travel drama 12 Monkeys. Season two is set to take fans of the series by surprise, but I also found it to be welcoming for new viewers — the premiere was especially accessible for 12 Monkeys neophytes.

Demand for business loans, mortgages and other forms of personal borrowing rise

Telegraaf-journaliste Jolande van der Graaf moet getuigen in de zaak-Nicole van den Hurk. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Den Bosch dinsdag besloten. Ze moet verklaren hoe haar artikel tot stand kwam, waarin twee oud-tbs'ers vertellen hoe medepatiënt Jos de G. zei dat hij een meisje doodde. Dat zou om Nicole gaan.

A budget increase of R118 million is needed for the Public Protector to combat corruption‚ the Democratic Alliance’s shadow minister of justice‚ Adv Glynnis Breytenbach‚ said on Tuesday.

When agent Drew Rosenhaus joined Friday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, Rosenhaus didn’t believe Manziel would do what he needed to do to persuade Rosenhaus to reverse his decision to terminate the representation agreement with Manziel. The five-day waiting period has come and gone without Manziel complying with the terms set forth by Rosenhaus.…

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KIEL, Germany, April 19 (UPI) -- New analysis of ancient ice cores suggests a pair of volcanic eruptions in the 6th century explains a period of societal upheaval in the Northern Hemisphere.

Gamers are great at solving new problems. That’s what a group of physicists at Aarhus University discovered after getting 300 gamers to play a game they developed.

Brazil’s president dismisses move as part of national tradition of coups

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There may be some major changes coming to the cash in your wallet, according to a report.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is considering getting rid of the penny and putting Susan B. Anthony on the $10 bill.

According to a memo from March 2015 that the Journal obtained, Secretary Lew suggested both changes to President Obama.

The move to put Anthony on the bill is a long-gestating one.

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He was probably beeping embarrassed.

Apple

Apple announced brand new MacBooks on Tuesday with updated specs and fancy new color options, including pink! 

We expect the new specs, which include upgraded processors, faster RAM, and improved graphics to give the new MacBooks a well-needed bump in performance. Indeed, the original early 2015 model couldn't quite handle some basic workloads, like a bunch of open Chrome tabs while running a few other apps.

So the better specs are great, because the MacBook could finally be the lean... Читать дальше...

If you’ve ever wondered how much you have in common with Hillary Clinton — an ultra-wealthy, lifelong politician with an affinity for pantsuits and scrunchies — I’d recommend watching this clip.

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WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Denzel Washington returns to the big screen as a fearsome gunslinger opposite Chris Pratt in "The Magnificent Seven" from Columbia Pictures.

Mesosphere, a hot cloud infrastructure startup with investors including HP Enterprise, Microsoft, and the CIA, is having a good day.

LONG, grumpy, provoked, probably provocative…My $.02 on the unending, stultifying, pointless debate on Burgundy versus California versus Oregon Pinot Noir comparisons, written in response to an Oregon producer who attempted to give a self-congratulatory overview of Oregon’s “supremacy” in Pinot. This will probably piss some people off. Please be advised that nothing except the contents of Oregon wine bottles, after 25 years of tasting the stuff, is going to change my mind… Here’s two cents from someone who has sold wine at retail and online... Читать дальше...