Новости за 01.07.2016

Today's installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

WASHINGTON -- One of the Senate's most conservative members believes one of its most liberal would make a strong vice presidential candidate for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Financial inequality became even wider in the United States last year, with average income for the top 1 percent of households surging 7.7 percent to $1.36 million.

With the end of the bans on LGBTQ troops, the military has expanded its recruitment pool.

You might remember on April 1 that this blog "endorsed" Mitt Romney for President.

The American appetite for ammo has driven a surge in bullet imports. Ammunition imports rose 48.9% in the 12 months ended May 2016, according to a report from Panjiva, a research company that tracks global trade by compiling data from bills of lading. Panjiva research analyst Chris Rogers, who is based in London, said the […]

Canada’s founders were a not-so-motley crew of mostly lawyers and businessmen, with the odd doctor, journalist and pharmacist thrown in for good measure. Who were these Fathers of Confederation?

Based on available data, Isaac Newton should have asked for a raise, writes Jesse Green.

It's still largely a vast and wild place, so it should come as no surprise that Canada has its very own pantheon of legendary beasts.

As the Euro 2016 football championship is heading toward its final stages, Sputnik is conducting a WAGs battle. In today's quarter-final game Belgium will take on Spain.

A pregnant woman has been rescued from a burning house by firefighters.

Fueled by customers' unquenchable thirst for the next great flavor note, the craft beer industry has exploded like a poorly fermented bottle of home brew.

Study shows activation of protein cdk4 triggers non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and drugs that block it may offer way to prevent or treat the disease.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The 2009 swine flu pandemic originated in pigs in a small region of central Mexico, a new study reports.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A pregnancy "waddle" really does increase a woman's risk for falls, a new study reveals.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone app probably won't help you get pregnant or avoid pregnancy, researchers report.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Electrical pulses to the brain may help restore vision in some partially blind patients, German researchers report.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The 2009 swine flu pandemic originated in pigs in a small region of central Mexico, a new study reports.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A pregnancy "waddle" really does increase a woman's risk for falls, a new study reveals.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A smartphone app probably won't help you get pregnant or avoid pregnancy, researchers report.

FRIDAY, July 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Electrical pulses to the brain may help restore vision in some partially blind patients, German researchers report.

Jellyfish have stinging cells that basically eject and go into the skin

Netflix investors need to be in it for the long haul, something Canaccord emphasized in its report, Jim Cramer says.

The Wild and Boston Bruins are two of the teams hot after Backes. It could come down to dollars, cents and term and/or where the former Spring Lake Park sees the best fit.

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MAINZ, Germany, July 1 (UPI) -- Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz used a combination of light scattering and microscopy to explain the origin of glass' amorphous solid state.