Новости за 12.03.2019

1. As the UK bans Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, what are the implications for passengers?  The Independent
2. Boeing: Europe and India join wave of countries grounding the 737 Max  BBC News
3. Boeing 737 Max planes turn back in MID-AIR as jets banned from all European air space over safety fears after  The Sun
4. Ethiopia crash of Boeing 737 Max might be latest example of backfiring safety efforts  USA TODAY
5. Which airlines operate Boeing 737 Max jets? | World news  The Guardian
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The Trump Administration’s proposed U.S. Department of Education budget, released yesterday, is due some props. It would cut spending by about 10 percent from 2019, and kill some bad programs. But there’s also a downside: it would push federal tentacles further toward private schools, and deeper into charters. Which means the lesson still hasn’t been learned: The Constitution gives Washington no authority to govern in education, and that includes advancing ideas the Trump Administration—and I!—like.

Her perfect manicure suggests she knew it was coming.

"We're not hiring your wardrobe."

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors charged 50 people on Tuesday in a $25 million scheme to help actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, CEOs and other wealthy Americans cheat their children's way into elite universities, including Yale and Stanford. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged William "Rick" Singer, 58, with running the racketeering scheme through his Edge College & Career Network. His network served a roster of clients including actresses and chief executives... Читать дальше...

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned British lawmakers Tuesday against the "dangerous illusion" that they could benefit from a transition arrangement even without a proper divorce deal. "Listening to debate in @HouseofCommons: there seems to be a dangerous illusion that the UK can benefit from a transition in the absence of the WA (withdrawal agreement," Barnier tweeted in a dramatic intervention as British MPs prepared to vote on the deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May. "Let me be clear... Читать дальше...

THREE people have been killed in a mass pile-up involving two cars and a Megabus on the A90 in Scotland, police confirmed. Four other people have been taken to hospital after the horror smash in Glenbervie, Aberdeenshire, at about 4.30pm on Tuesday. Police Scotland said the crash involved a red Renault Megane and a silver […]

AT LEAST two people are understood to have died after a mass pile-up on the A90 in Scotland. Emergency services were called to the horror smash, involving a coach and three cars, near Drumlithie, Aberdeenshire, at about 4.30pm. Firefighters have had to cut four people free from their vehicles, according to the Scottish Fire and Rescue […]

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday registered a case against Ranchi Expressway Limited, Madhucon Group of Companies and officials of Consortium of

In a 'New Yorker' profile, Virgil Abloh addressed the Off-White plagiarism accusations and being inspired by Michael Jackson.

Nick Penniman, RealClearPolitics
Last week, in the face of rising authoritarianism around the world and with their new majority in the House, Democrats passed the most robust package of democracy reform proposals in a generation, albeit along a strictly party-line vote.

By Vivian Sequera and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela ordered American diplomats to leave the country within 72 hours on Tuesday after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S.

New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Asserting that the nation is safe under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday accused the Congress of weakening the

By Ellen Francis QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian Kurdish authorities that led the fight against Islamic State are prepping for their next battle: a political struggle to win international recognition for their autonomous region and aid to help it recover from the war. Islamic State's territorial defeat in Syria marks a critical moment for Kurdish forces who partnered with Washington to fight the jihadists

New statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show the number of people apprehended along the U.S. border with Canada is continuing to climb.

By Eric Knecht DOHA (Reuters) - U.S.

The post U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal appeared first on Firstpost.

Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb 12 (ANI): Nepal government on Tuesday banned the de-facto Maoist group Netra Bikram Chand-led Nepal Communist Party because of their "crime-oriented" approach. "Cabinet meeting

Washington [USA], Mar 12 (ANI): Microsoft is running a limited beta of a new screen mirroring feature that allows Android apps to be run directly on a Windows 10 PC. The new'phone screen' feature will

By Rodrigo Viga and Gabriel Stargardter RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Two former police officers were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a local councilwoman and her driver, Rio de Janeiro prosecutors said, describing a breakthrough in a crime that had sent shock waves through a country numbed by rising violence. The arrests came just days before the first anniversary of the deaths of Marielle Franco, a black, openly gay and progressive councilwoman born in a poor Rio neighborhood and her driver... Читать дальше...

With Jonas Brothers' "Sucker" arriving as the trio's first leader on the Billboard Hot 100, the track also debuts at No. 1 on...

L. Francis Cissna, the director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, disclosed this week in a meeting that the agency’s international divisions would close down by the end of the year, according to people with knowledge of the meeting.

Dez Bryant, 30, is rehabbing after Achilles surgery. He said in December he hoped to continue his career. Bryant might get that chance. The Saints want Bryant back, Jane Slater of NFL Media reports. Bryant never played for the Saints last season, tearing his Achilles on the last play of his second practice. Bryant found [more]

Democratic and Republican lawmakers pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof that the bank has moved past a string of customer abuse scandals at a tense hearing in Congress on Tuesday. Sloan is the first bank executive to be grilled by the House Financial Services Committee ...

Aichi Prefecture [Japan], Mar 12 (ANI): Automobile manufacturer Toyota is collaborating with the Japanese space agency to realize its space dreams. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and