Новости за 03.08.2015

NASCAR will move the Sprint Cup driver/crew chief meeting one hour closer to the start of the race.

Editorial Page Editor Paul Gigot discusses the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever national standard imposed on existing power plants. Photos: Getty Images

Though the residents of the city are known for their colourful life style, it is difficult to be comfortable in bright hues.

Bartley Fellow Nicholas Desatnick on a recent Government Accountability Office investigation into the website’s lax controls.

Miss Wheelchair Nigeria advocates for people with disabilities. This week, she introduced President Obama as he spoke to young African leaders. But she still faces discrimination in public bathrooms.

The announcement marks the resolution of a legal dispute over the property, and a script is already in place.

The mesmerizing “Ride the Pink Horse” opens the latest “I Wake Up Dreaming” film noir festival (7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, paired with “So Dark the Night” at 6:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.), and what a film it is. Director-star Robert Montgomery plays a gangster bent on revenge until a Mexican woman becomes, weirdly, his guardian angel. It’s strangely affecting. Elliot Lavine began programming film noir festivals 25 years ago at the Roxie; he moves to the Castro for the first time and says none of the 12 films ... Читать дальше...

University of Colorado President Bruce Benson on what he’s done to streamline the college’s budget. Photos: AP

West Texas Intermediate crude for September delivery fell $1.95, or 4.1%, to settle at $45.17 a barrel on Monday, the lowest close for a most-active contract since March. ICE Brent futures on Monday dropped below $50 a barrel for the first time since January. Crude was driven lower by concerns over global and domestic supplies, as well as weak economic data out of China.

Veteran Bay Area actor Ron Campbell did some serious clowning for Cirque du Soleil before he jumped into the shoes of a genius in “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe.” This summer he’ll be tilting at windmills in Marin Shakespeare Company’s new adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” “We all have a little Don Quixote in us,” Campbell says. “We’re eternal optimists.” Campbell calls this new version by Peter Anderson and Colin Heath “clear... Читать дальше...

The last remaining bottle of a vintage cognac made during the Battle of Trafalgar has gone on sale for £148,320.

US activist revealed as investor days after Rolls-Royce move

Former Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on Monday created a flutter by saying that "beautiful women" would be able to go out at midnight provided AAP government takes over policing system in the national capital.

As a Tube strike is planned in London, we offer advice on how to get around the city, whether by bus, Overground, tram or river boat

As a Tube strike is planned in London, we offer advice on how to get around the city, whether by bus, Overground, tram or river boat

UK Financial Investments to sell 5.2pc stake in RBS in overnight placing at 330p-a-share

Is home in the land, in our blood, in our history, in community? Performance artist Emily Johnson, a Native Alaskan descended from the Yup’ik people, takes on the meaning of home in “Shore,” a performance at ODC Theater that moves from outside to inside — literally starting outside the theater. The shows at ODC are the culmination of a week of community events, including a nature restoration project as well as a curated reading by local authors, organized by Johnson around the idea... Читать дальше...

Barron's Bounce: Linn is falling hard after a skeptical story in the magazine, while LG Display is up sharply. Plus, Wisdom Tree hits a new high, and Jack Hough sings.

Looking at other global blockbusters and bullish developments since those releases, Stifel raised its target on Disney.

Judges have made an example of the former trader by giving him a 14-year sentence for practices which went far beyond him

A quarter-century ago, Buzz Bissinger wrote about the big-time stakes of small-town high school football in Friday Night Lights. Now he talks about the impact the book had on the players and himself.

If we're unwilling to let the migrants in, then we must stop them from reaching our shores in the first place

TORONTO (AP) — The Royals and Blue Jays have moved on: After an exchange of hit batters, they're now trading barbs on Twitter.

TORONTO (AP) — The Royals and Blue Jays have moved on: After an exchange of hit batters, they're now trading barbs on Twitter.

TORONTO (AP) — The Royals and Blue Jays have moved on: After an exchange of hit batters, they're now trading barbs on Twitter.