Новости за 06.02.2017

New Orleans' major parades, the ones with marching bands and masked riders who throw beads and other trinkets from elaborate floats, begin this year on Feb. 17. Most follow a route along historic St. Charles Avenue onto Canal Street, the broad downtown boulevard at the edge of the French Quarter — although the giant floats of Endymion, the celebrity-studded procession set for Feb. 25, lumber through the Mid-City neighborhood. A week later, sci-fi, fantasy and horror fans don costumes evoking any... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Revel in the bawdy French Quarter or catch a parade? Which parade?

KEOSAUQUA, Iowa (AP) — A former Van Buren county attorney has appealed a judge's decision to remove him from office.

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- Idol band EXO's "Monster" music video has surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the group's fourth video to reach the milestone, its agency said Monday. View count for the video, uploaded on June 2016, stood at

Intrepid cost-cutters and eco-warriors who snub store-brought brands are using stoves, blenders and double boilers to make homemade laundry detergent, lotion and floor cleaner; ‘It smells super manly.’

Forget the Lombardi Trophy. The New England Patriots’ shocking comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 earned one fan a date with Canadian tennis star Genie Bouchard. With the Falcons holding a big lead over the Patriots Sunday, Bouchard tweeted that she “knew Atlanta would win.” A fan then asked her to

Tackling problems of unemployment and poverty may be difficult unless there is a paradigm shift in our job creation approach from having more traditional and..

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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A new study from the University at Buffalo has linked stress and cortisol levels in police to an increased risk of heart disease.

Demi Lovato is giving mad props to Lady Gaga for her 2017 Super Bowl halftime show! “Mad props to @ladygaga… f*cking killed it tonight. Oh and that football game was cool too.,” the 24-year-old entertainer wrote on her Twitter account after the game. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Demi Lovato If you missed [...]

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday a recent missile trial launch was not intended to send a message to new U.S. President Donald Trump and to test him, since after a series of policy statements Iranian officials already "know him quite well".

Iran test-fired a new ballistic missile last week, prompting Washington to impose some new sanctions on Tehran. Trump tweeted that Tehran, which has cut back its nuclear program under a 2015 deal with world powers easing economic sanctions, was "playing with fire". Читать дальше...

Hundreds of thousands of people have flooded the streets of Romania over the past week to protest politicians and laws they argue enable government corruption, vowing Sunday that "we won't give up" despite recent developments, Reuters reported.

The government is getting tough on people who target pilots.

Lijsttrekkers komen in verkiezingstijd naar Twente. ‘ Ik trap ‘m an !’ zegt premier Mark Rutte.

Mark Wahlberg may be one of the most famous New England Patriots fans, but there are a few people who have his heart even more. While the Oscar nominee made it to the Houston field for...

NEWPORT, Tenn. — An investigation is underway after authorities shot a driver following a chase in Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tells media outlets that the incident began Sunday night when a woman drove over a National Park Service ranger’s foot after he tried to stop her for speeding. The driver fled and was

EIBERGEN - Het in financiële nood verkerende kulturhus 't Spieker is woensdag 15 maart geen stembureau. De gemeente Berkelland wijkt uit naar de Pickerhal. Niet omdat Stichting Kulturhus 't Spieker niet wil meewerken, maar omdat niet kan worden gegarandeerd dat het gebouw over ruim een maand beschikbaar is.

JUST as Airbnb has started to take on hotels at their own game, the tables seem to be turning. The short-term lodging rental site was once known for its un-hotel-like offerings. Hosts lived alongside their guests, who were often put up in quirkily decorated spare rooms.

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Greece’s chief statistician from 2010-2015, stands accused of inflating the country’s budget deficit on to justify the country's unpopular bailout program. How credible are the accusations?

HOLLYWOOD, Florida -- Magazine and digital publisher Time Inc is shooting toward a future where it can sell across the spectrum - from high-touch, human sales, to automated online transactions.

Now the outfit is bolstering that last part, by making an acquisition which will put more of the automation power in the hands of its ad buyers.

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A bright fireball lit up dark midwinter skies above Illinois, Wisconsin and a handful of other states early Monday.  Videos show the green meteor moving slowly from southwest to northeast at around 2:30 a.m. ET Monday.  SEE ALSO: Dashcam catches mystery fireball lighting up sky over Scotland According to reports posted on the American Meteor Society's (AMS) website, the fireball was accompanied by sound and some eyewitnesses even claim that a piece of the space rock made it all the way to the ground. Читать дальше...

Sofia Vergara had some making up to do! The Modern Family star realized she accidentally forgot Ellen DeGeneres' birthday on January 26, so when she visited The Ellen Show Monday, she...

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Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has received the future USS Rafael Peralta, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.