Новости за 04.05.2016

BEIJING - China's military has a bulging arsenal of ships, warplanes and missiles, but this week, music is its weapon of choice.

DETROIT - Detroit schools reopened Wednesday after teachers who had called out sick for two days received assurances from the financially struggling district that they would continue to be paid.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit schools reopened Wednesday after teachers who had called out sick for two days received assurances from the financially struggling district that they would continue to be paid.

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit schools reopened Wednesday after teachers who had called out sick for two days received assurances from the financially struggling district that they would continue to be paid.

[...] the union blasted the legislation that would also forbid existing labor agreements from transferring to the new district and restrict collective bargaining over work schedules and school calendars. The sick-out idled 45,000 children and presented yet another crisis with racial overtones for a governor and Legislature already engrossed in the water emergency in Flint, a majority-black city like Detroit, where many residents have complained about being treated like second-class citizens. "Teachers... Читать дальше...

Catch the best radio transmissions from this past weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway on NASCAR America's Scan All: Talladega

Beyoncé's latest album, Lemonade, is a masterpiece visually and sonically — an exploration of love, betrayal, and black womanhood that's taken the world by storm. Of course, everyone loves gossip, so while the critics laud the album, the tabloid press have latched onto the seemingly personal story it tells. Not just tabloids, though: It seems like everyone wants to know who "Becky with the good hair" is. A leading contender is Rachel Roy, a fashion designer formerly married to Jay Z's business partner Damon Dash. Читать дальше...

Belfast Giants captain Adam Keefe signs a new deal which will see him remain with the SSE Arena team for the 2016-2017 season.

""There are no red lines which would clearly protect environment and health." - Jorgo Riss, director of Greenpeace EU

Blue in the Bluegrass - yeah, the rich stole all your money;

Bob Cesca - yeah, Chris Christie is still an a-hole;

Just an Earthbound Misfit, I - shall we say pistols at dawn?

Mock Paper Scissors - where can I pee in North Carolina?

Orcinus - Jack Hanna has lost his mind.

blogenfreude (Steve in Manhattan) blogs at stinque.com and is relieved that his grocery store will stay put.

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It looks like we’ll be getting a ringside seat to Leo Castellano’s Terrible Twos: 'The Mindy Project' has been renewed for Season 5 at Hulu, TVLine has learned.

The Foxes triumph has made its way to the House of Commons, with the Labour leader mocking the Prime Minister for mistakenly saying he supports West Ham rather than Aston Villa

British parents who can afford it have stepped up their provision of financial assistance for their children, reports Ben Chu.

Praise be to Beyonce Pad Thai and Hulu, because The Mindy Project is coming back for another season! Hulu made all of our dreams came true last year when it saved the canceled Fox series...

Hollywood is coming together once again for a very important cause. E! News can exclusively confirm that Chloë Grace Moretz, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are all expected to...

Rarely in modern history has a party appeared as divided over its nominee as Republicans are over Donald Trump. But will his GOP critics really keep their backs turned through November, or will they come around?

The Supreme Court may rule sooner than expected on whether the Washington Redskins are entitled to trademark protection for their controversial name. The outcome, we hope, will be a holding by the court that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may not withhold trademark protection from a business...

Oscar De La Hoya is a strong golfer and his skill was developed with a strict adherence to the rules and gentlemanly conduct on the course.

In recent years, federal prosecutors have brought a number of high-profile criminal cases against Asian Americans accused of economic espionage or theft of trade secrets. Announced with great fanfare, many of these cases later collapsed.

Through decades of change, Brian Michael Jenkins has studied the nature of terrorism. In an interview, the senior adviser to the president of the RAND Corporation assesses the state of terrorism today and how it could affect the direction of this country. Find the full archive of "Patt Morrison...

Cruz cedes to Trump, Sanders' campaign stays alive in the Indiana primary May 4 2016, 4:04 AM Donald Trump grasps the presumptive GOP nomination as Ted Cruz drops out of the presidential race. Only John Kasich now stands against the frontrunner. Bernie Sanders reinvigorates his campaign with a...

The announcement, on a Sunday night five years ago, from President Obama: “Tonight, I can report to American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda, and the terrorist responsible for the murders of thousands of innocent...

The defense attorney for convicted murderer Daniel Patrick Wozniak peppered two Orange County Sheriff's Department officials with questions Tuesday about secret records kept on the department's jailhouse informant program and why the entries were only then coming to light, months after his client...