Новости за 19.02.2016

The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) militant group said Friday it was responsible for the attack in Turkey's capital Ankara earlier in the week.

The Ferrari team has unveiled its new 2016 Formula One car, the SF16-H, painted red and white, the Formula One press service said Friday.

On today's BradCast, hate is on the rise in the US, for some reason; more reminders of impossible e-voting results in advance of SC and NV; And, we mark two important anniversaries.

Harper Lee, whose first novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” about racial injustice in a small Alabama town, sold more than 10 million copies and became one of the most beloved and most taught works of fiction ever written by an American, has died. She was 89.

– Governor Ayodele Fayose rejected the call by the federal government on the states to adopt the Treasury Single Account – According to him, the TSA policy was aimed at enriching some individuals for doing virtually nothing – Fayose called on the federal government to explain the N25 billion naira scam allegedly perpetrated in the name of […]

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asked the people of Haryana to maintain peace and order in the state.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Election Commission is set Friday to hear a challenge to Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Young's place on the ballot for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, after Democrats and his tea party-backed primary opponent filed objections. The challenge Young faces from the right highlights a schism in the state GOP that pits the chamber of commerce Republican establishment against Tea Party conservatives, who are backing fellow GOP Congressman Marlin Stutzman in the primary. [...] the potential blunder by Young... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS - The Pelicans have brought back guard Bryce Dejean-Jones, who played regularly under back-to-back, 10-day contracts with New Orleans leading up to last weekend's All-Star break.

A new smartphone camera app, appropriately named Foodie, is designed to make your food photos look Instagram-worthy.

After losing a $6.7 billion contract bid to build 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and filing a lawsuit in December, Lockheed Martin Corp. has dropped its legal challenge of the contract awarded to Oshkosh Defense.

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A surprising number of the people working to keep their company networks safe from hackers have actually broken into their company or other organization's systems themselves, according to a new report from Absolute Software Corporation.

The Canada-based information security firm polled more than 500 information technology (IT) leaders at mid-size and larger US companies, with one-third admitting they had "successfully hacked their own or another organization." The results... Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- "Dawson's Creek" icon Katie Holmes describes her intense new role in "Touched with Fire" as a "wonderfully creative experience."

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Saudi Arabia is facing a looming disaster in the next three decades as the country is steadily running through its supply of nonrenewable groundwater reserves.

The kingdom's unsustainable and extravagant use of water is rapidly depleting the country's reserves and, if not limited, could soon lead to an environmental and social catastrophe, Al-Araby reports.

"Saudi Arabia is facing a catastrophe if agricultural practices don't change. The remaining groundwater needs to be preserved," Ali al-Takhees... Читать дальше...

The party doesn't start until Lady Gaga walks in.  Fresh off of her surprise runway strut for Marc Jacobs' fall-winter 2016-17 season debut, the Golden Globe winner...

The Pentagon has told the Kremlin where about 50 U.S. special operations forces are working in northeast Syria to ensure they don't come under Russian attack, a U.S. commander said Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Taylor Chorney to a $1.6 million, two-year contract extension.

UK mobile commerce company once valued at $2.7bn appoints Deloitte

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A court has denied Kesha Rose Sebert, better known as Kesha, the freedom to leave her contract with Sony.

The pop singer has been in a legal battle with her producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottlwald) since 2014 after she sued him for sexual assault. Dr. Luke responded by suing her and claiming that she was trying to extort him into letting her leave her contract with the producer and Sony, which prohibits Kesha from recording music with another producer. 

In early February... Читать дальше...

Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

American novelist who produced one greatly loved masterpiece in To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee was an ordinary woman as stunned as anybody by the extraordinary success of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Hopes Govt Will Act With Budget Around Corner

He obviously and logically refused

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard and Elizabeth Jones stood on a crowded film set, looking out on a sea of actors and workers ready to shoot a scene. Every one of them reminded them of their daughter…