Новости за 30.06.2016

The Pentagon added to this year's laundry list of military firsts and transgender rights decisions when it announced on June 30 that the nation's armed forces would no longer disciminate against openly transgender service members and would accept new openly transgender soldiers within the year. From a podium at the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter laid out the steps the American military would take over the next year to transition its medical services and prepare for the new recruits. (Natalie... Читать дальше...

Love and toilet paper get together on the big screen in a tale that takes romance and tissue to places they have never been before. The stuff must be a symbol for something because this is an art-house movie. The two find themselves falling into what passes for love amid the towering rolls of white tissue in the plant and on the wastes of the Negev desert just outside the factory door. [...] “Wedding Doll” is an affecting, offbeat romance and a coming-of-age tale of a mentally impaired woman who rises above cruelty... Читать дальше...

Next year's Chevrolet Camaro in the Xfinity Series will have a revised upper nose and hood.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Conventioneers, political geeks and others heading to the GOP convention in Cleveland, take note: With seven presidents born in Ohio, there's a lot of history here.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Conventioneers, political geeks and others heading to the GOP convention in Cleveland, take note: With seven presidents born in Ohio, there's a lot of history here.

[...] for GOP delegates and anybody else needing a place to kick back when the Republicans come to town to pick their presidential nominee July 18-21, the Millard Fillmore Presidential Library might just be the place. The bar is located in an emerging hipster 'hood called the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District, amid businesses on Waterloo Road like Blue Arrow Records, Star Pop vintage clothing, Citizen Pie pizza and the Beachland Ballroom, a live music club. On a recent visit, a man was... Читать дальше...

[...] for GOP delegates and anybody else needing a place to kick back when the Republicans come to town to pick their presidential nominee July 18-21, the Millard Fillmore Presidential Library might just be the place. The bar is located in an emerging hipster 'hood called the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District, amid businesses on Waterloo Road like Blue Arrow Records, Star Pop vintage clothing, Citizen Pie pizza and the Beachland Ballroom, a live music club. On a recent visit, a man was... Читать дальше...

There are moments when the men are probably too relaxed when it comes to dating; they would rather allow things to play out and watch where the tides take them. Women, on the other hand, do not really have that patience. Their emotions would always betray them and sell them out. It is very hard […]

Triple-digit temperatures in Southern California last week scorched avocado crops for some growers in the area, resulting in a shortage of the fruit.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont financial regulators said Thursday they have reached a $5.95 million settlement with a financial firm related to the fraud investigation of real estate developments at two northern Vermont ski resorts.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont financial regulators said Thursday they have reached a $5.95 million settlement with a financial firm related to the fraud investigation of real estate developments at two northern Vermont ski resorts.

The fluctuating dollar has reset shopping habits. But, as Janna Zittrer learns, a generation of fashion entrepreneurs that have only known parity are clueing into the benefits of a lacklustre loonie

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a four-year contract worth $21 million.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a four-year contract worth $21 million.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a four-year contract worth $21 million.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman Torey Krug to a four-year contract worth $21 million.

An historic class action lawsuit has been launched against Monsanto over claims that their popular weed killer caused cancer in 30 U.S. citizens.  According to Yolanda Mendoza, the use of Monsanto’s “Roundup” weed killer nearly killed her. Mendoza used the weed killer once a week on her one-acre property, which she says gave her non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Cbsnews.com reports: During her five-month battle with the disease, her children were only allowed to visit once a week. There were moments when she didn’t think she’d make it... Читать дальше...

Despite the renewed zeal of the world's leaders to limit the impact of climate change, it might already be too late. According to a new report from Nature, "the window for limiting warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius with high probability and without temporarily exceeding that level already seems to have closed."

The Western Cape still leads the way among the country’s provinces in providing access to piped water.

Azerbaijan said it is ready to consider any proposals on the meeting with Armenia if they are constructive.

Some of the archeological discoveries are plain shocking. This temple is 1200 years old, and it was carved from the solid rock. How the heck did they do it? This one is called a Kailasa temple, and it is found in the west of India. This Hindu temple is unusual and impossible. It locates 34 […]

Matt Damon played some epic pranks on unsuspecting folks ala Jason Bourne in this amazing new video, all to auction off a trip to the Jason Bourne premiere with Omaze in benefit of Water.org. In the video, the 45-year-old actor dialed up a phone and had an unsuspecting person answer and do silly tasks, like [...]

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CLEVELAND, June 30 (UPI) -- Not even hitting the most important jump shot in Cleveland Cavaliers history can save Kyrie Irving from Internet haters.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says some NASCAR drivers felt the situation was "pretty bad" in prerace at Sonoma.