President Barack Obama will become the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in 88 years, when he visits Havana in March, White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced Thursday. The visit, which is scheduled for March 21-22, is another big step by the administration in ongoing efforts to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba.The President announced the news via Twitter on Thursday.”14 months ago, I announced that we would begin ...
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Nico Sell, CEO of Wickr, an encrypted messaging app, about her take on Apple's fight against the FBI's order to unlock an iPhone owned by a terrorist.
A bomb threat prompted evacuation of four buildings at Navy Base San Diego on Thursday, the second threat at the base in as many days. The FBI and Department of Defense investigators searched the buildings and found nothing suspicious
The Chainsmokers notch their third top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Feb. 27), as "Don't Let Me Down,"...
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The NBA trade deadline has passed, and it was an unusually quiet day.
While there was a flurry of trades, the biggest names on the trading block all stayed on their teams, with only a few roles players changing cities.
Quiet trade deadlines are not unheard of, but this year's felt like a sign of a bigger change in the NBA.
In a year where players like Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin, Al Horford, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Love, Jeff Teague, and even smaller-name... Читать дальше...
Scott Halleran/Getty
The NBA trade deadline has passed, and it was an unusually quiet day.
While there was a flurry of trades, the biggest names on the trading block all stayed on their teams, with only a few roles players changing cities.
Quiet trade deadlines are not unheard of, but this year's felt like a sign of a bigger change in the NBA.
In a year where players like Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin, Al Horford, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Love, Jeff Teague, and even smaller-name... Читать дальше...
Union Wants Martyr Status For Slain Wardens
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A former spokesman for the two previous presidents of Guyana has been detained in the slaying of a political activist before last year's general election in the South American country.
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently ordered preparations for launching “terror” attacks on South Koreans, a top Seoul official said Thursday, as worries about the North grow after its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. In televised remarks, senior South Korean presidential official Kim Sung-woo said North Korea’s spy agency has begun work to implement Kim Jong Un’s order to “muster anti-South terror capabilities that can pose a direct threat to our lives and security.” [...] President... Читать дальше...
HBO is in love and they don't care who knows it, or who's even watching the show. Vinyl has officially been renewed for a second season, after its first and only episode so...
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In the past few weeks, Jay Z's streaming service Tidal has secured two high-profile "exclusives," from Rihanna and Kanye West. Both catapulted Tidal up the download charts, with the new Kanye album landing it in the No. 1 spot.
This seems like good business in the short-term, but not everyone agrees that it's good for fans or artists.
Spotify, in particular, has come forward criticizing the practice.
"We’re not really in the business of paying for exclusives... Читать дальше...
Business Insider
In the past few weeks, Jay Z's streaming service Tidal has secured two high-profile "exclusives," from Rihanna and Kanye West. Both catapulted Tidal up the download charts, with the new Kanye album landing it in the No. 1 spot.
This seems like good business in the short-term, but not everyone agrees that it's good for fans or artists.
Spotify, in particular, has come forward criticizing the practice.
"We’re not really in the business of paying for exclusives... Читать дальше...
Nevada's largest labor group is planning to protest outside of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center over a union health care contract. The Culinary Union representing 57,000 Las Vegas casino workers said the Thursday protest will begin ...
The carmaker that will always be known for making fictional British secret agent James Bond’s most famous set of wheels in 1963 now wants to be part of another piece of automotive history.
The Vikings exercised the 2016 option on safety Harrison Smith’s contract, so there’s no risk of losing him this offseason. Given how well Smith has played since the Vikings selected him in the first round of the 2012 draft, it would seem like a bad idea to risk losing him next offseason either. General Manager…
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women. The CDC recommends that pregnant woman postpone travel to those places because of a suspected link between the Zika virus and a rare birth defect.