Новости за 19.08.2017

WASHINGTON (AP) - In January 1977, the 9-year-old daughter of newly inaugurated President Jimmy Carter started classes in a three-story brick school in downtown D.C., improbably nestled between a maze of concrete-and-glass office buildings.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - Every spring and fall in the city of Chicago comes a strange and terrible sort of carnage: sidewalks littered with the carcasses of birds.

After the tragic events in Charlottesville, many are experiencing intense feelings of hopelessness, outrage, and fear.

Red-hot collectible toy comapny Funko has tapped into a pop culture goldmine with its "Pops" figures and is opening a 17,000 square foot retail store above its new corporate headquarters in Everett, WA this weekend.

China’s richest man continues to add to his fortune.

You can learn a lot about the state of your organization's culture by the subtle messages people send when they leave. Here are the different ways people quit and what they might mean for you.

Betas, hidden features, eclipses, mobile mice, productivity tools - this week had a little bit of everything. I've gathered up my stories from the past week right here.

Redheads may well argue that blondes have more fun, especially at their annual Dutch festival.

If you're older than, say, 15, there's a healthy chance you've never heard of Roblox. 

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One of the world's largest hedge funds made a huge bet that scandal-plagued Wells Fargo's worst days are behind it.

Viking Global, a $30 billion asset manager founded by Norwegian billionaire Andreas Halvorsen, disclosed Monday it had bought 12.3 million shares in the troubled bank, worth around $681 million, in the second quarter.

The fund also cashed out its stake in JPMorgan Chase, selling 3.7 million shares worth $325 million, according to Bloomberg. Читать дальше...

Charlottesville, HBO hacks, and more of the week's top security news.

John Kessel's latest novel imagines a world where men are given everything—except suffrage.

Mr. President, apologize. That’s what the Republican Party’s 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, says President Donald Trump should do in the wake of his responses to the violence in Charlottesville.

Former West Indian pacer believes England opener a strong LBW candidate

A memorial for the victims of the stabbing attack in Turku, Finland, on Friday.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf of Khan, who has led a campaign and petitioned the Supreme Court seeking Sharif's ouster over the Panama Papers scandal, challenged the acceptance of Kulsoom's nomination papers on Thursday from Lahore's NA-120 constituency.

Thousands of people have descended on a seaside town for its annual air show today - with the mighty Red Arrows due to perform later this afternoon.

Sometimes there is an obvious path to growth, but it may be a trap. Follow that path and your strength may become your weakness. Don’t stop at the first right answer.

Burnley are close to signing striker Chris Wood from Championship side Leeds United for a fee of about £15m.

Report of Ukraine 'witness' to Democratic National Committee hack stirs confusion

Get the sunscreen out.

Tibetan monks seem like ethereal beings always composed and at peace with themselves. They spend their days praying for humanity and learning the ancient sacred Buddhist texts. However, the 21st century and technology that has come with it have touched upon the lives of these monks.

Tibetan monks seem like ethereal beings always composed and at peace with themselves. They spend their days praying for humanity and learning the ancient sacred Buddhist texts. However, the 21st century and technology that has come with it have touched upon the lives of these monks.

In Verviers is gisteravond het in dekens en een plastic dekzeil gewikkelde lijk van een vrouw ontdekt. De zestiger werd aangetroffen in de garage