Новости за 02.08.2016

Lake Urmia in Iran changed from its usual greenish-blue hue to a burnt orange-red over the last three months. A drastic change in the environment is likely to blame.

Surrey squeeze through to the One-Day Cup quarter-finals with a five-wicket win at Lord's which puts Middlesex out.

Melinda Henneberger is out as editor of Roll Call, sources tell POLITICO.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month on Tuesday as investors worried about the health of the U.S. economy and sold shares in retailers and car companies. Machinery companies also fell and the…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in almost a month on Tuesday as investors worried about the health of the U.S. economy and sold shares in retailers and car companies. Machinery companies also fell and the price of oil continued to decline. The Nasdaq composite slid 46.46 points, or 0.9 percent, to 5,137.73.

Drake and Rihanna keep close while dancing it out on stage during the 7th Annual OVO Fest Concert held at the Air Canada Centre on Monday evening (August 1) in Toronto, Canada. The 28-year-old singer joined the 29-year-old rapper on stage to perform their hits “Work” and “Too Good,” as well as her own hits [...]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms has barely started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms has barely started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms, buildings and dorms has barely started and already faces a legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester. The law took effect Monday, the 50th anniversary of Charles Whitman's sniper attack from the top of the University of Texas campus clock tower, a shooting spree that eventually claimed 17 lives and has come to be accepted as the nation's first mass shooting. The lawsuit by sociology professor Jennifer Lynn Glass... Читать дальше...

The Council of the European Union has received Swiss notification about the withdrawal of its application for EU membership, a Council spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Nobel prize-winning Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail died on Tuesday in the United States.

This balance platform works to keep users fit and prevent future injuries. Production is expected to take place in September or October of 2016. The AXIUS unit will be sold for $195.

People in most of the world have gotten significantly taller in the past century. 

Hillary Clinton and her allies are set to spend nearly $100 million for a TV ad blitz. NBC News reports.

Donald Trump refuses to back House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain in their primary elections. The Hill's Amie Parnes and National Review's Eliana Johnson join to discuss.

Human Settlements MEC Galaletsang Gaolaolwe urged all South Africans to exercise their right to vote as she cast her ballot in her home village.

The 2016 college football season is quickly approaching, and the season openers are packed with 87 games over 11 days across the country and features some major matchups typically reserved for later in the season when the stakes are much, much higher. This season, Week 1 begins on Friday, Aug. 26 and technically runs until Monday, Sept. 5, Labor Day, with the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide starting their title defense against the rising USC Trojans on Saturday, Sept. 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington... Читать дальше...

A Brooklyn jury convicted a former high school basketball star for wounding his friend after firing six bullets at him.

Treasury prices fell Tuesday, pushing yields to their highest levels in a week, after a flurry of economic data offered signs of slow but steady growth.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals signed H-back Ryan Hewitt on Tuesday to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals signed H-back Ryan Hewitt on Tuesday to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals signed H-back Ryan Hewitt on Tuesday to a three-year contract extension through the 2019 season.

A Husky Energy Inc oil spill into a major Canadian river on July 20 was the third in the same area in eight months, government records showed, and could put new pressure on the province of Saskatchewan's energy regulator to improve its monitoring of pipelines. The economy ministry is the energy regulator in the western Canadian province and officials there told Reuters it has never physically inspected the 19-year-old Husky pipeline since it was constructed.‎ "In some ways, the oil industry... Читать дальше...