Новости за 02.03.2016

(AP) — An Army veteran's widow has sued the city of Maricopa and two police officers over the fatal shooting of her husband in an encounter two days after he contacted police to talk about his post-traumatic stress disorder. A police detective had told fellow officers in an email sent Jan. 13, five days before the shooting, that they should "USE CAUTION" in dealing with Guillory because he was "exhibiting escalating hostility" during encounters with police. Maricopa police had expressed interest... Читать дальше...

Brooks Hays
MEMPHIS, March 1 (UPI) -- New research revealed a glue-like protein called nucleophosmin, or NPM1, binds together the biomolecules inside the nucleolus.

Kristi Oliver of Gresham died from head and chest trauma, officials with the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

I really didn't think I'd be this upset when Sylvester Stallone got snubbed at the 88th Annual Academy Awards this past Sunday, but I am. The Oscars were such a mess of acting mediocrity; why not give him the Best Supporting Actor award? There were no stand-out performances this year like in years past. No Cate Blanchetts and Matthew McConaugheys taking home the biggest prizes of the night. Those two actors won for their performances, not their "body of work" à la Leonardo DiCaprio. The pickings were slim and who doesn't like Leo? Читать дальше...

March means the start of major league exhibitions and the Toronto Blue Jays opened up with a match against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Florida.  With the sun shining and the palm trees as backdrop pitcher Marcus Stroman got the ball for the Blue Jays, with Dalton Pompey leading off on offence.

Sanctuary, 2014, acrylic and collage on wood and canvas, 65 x 64 x 6 inches

In his solo exhibition Sanctuary, now on view at the Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco, Kelly Detweiler brings together paintings, cut-outs and sculptures that move back and forth between being two and three dimensional. Combining his imaginative fantasies about nature with his fears for the future, Detweiler creates works that delight the eye while speaking to the heart.

John Seed Interviews Kelly Detweiler

Kelly Detweiler

Kelly... Читать дальше...

-- Columbia Records elevated Justin Eshak and Imran Majid to svps of A&R. Eshak ...

Oil closes at two-month high as equities rise, OPEC output slips

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordanian troops exchanged fire with armed men during arrest raids in the northern city of Irbid on Tuesday, including one group holed up in a building, security officials said.

NEWPORT BEACH, California - Fog may have aided the escape of a driver who led police on a televised slow-speed chase and then engaged them in an hourslong standoff while a woman and two young boys were in his SUV, authorities said Tuesday.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Fog may have aided the escape of a driver who led police on a televised slow-speed chase and then engaged them in an hourslong standoff while a woman and two young…

Justin Buchler, Case Western Reserve University

Can "extremist" candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump win general elections? Are they "electable"?

I don't like being a Christian today. Actually, I should say, I don't like most Christians today. Wait. What I really mean is, I don't want to fight with Christians anymore.

I was once a youth pastor, a speaker, a worship leader, an avid blogger, and a radio host. Everything that entered my brain was spit out in 140-characters. I remember the days of running to church, running to leadership positions in the youth group, running to conferences and conventions and choirs. I remember running to tell others of my faith. Читать дальше...

MOSCOW, Idaho - Idaho's football team will leave the Sun Belt Conference after the 2017 season.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had millions of dollars stashed in Sudan and wanted most of it to be used to fund jihad.

U.S. stocks finish up over 2%; Nasdaq's gain is biggest since Aug. 26

See the fire on top of the Pioneer Endicott building.

TUCSON, Arizona - Arizona women's basketball coach Niya Butts and her staff won't be back next season.

ENSCHEDE - De licentiecommissie van de KNVB zal naar aanleiding van het rapport van Ben Knüppe FC Twente geen puntenaftrek opleggen.

Donald Trump speaks at Port Columbus International Airport on Super Tuesday and tells his supporters "we love our protestors"

Donald Trump speaks at Port Columbus International Airport on Super Tuesday and tells his supporters "we love our protestors"

A Japanese inventor has created something for Donald Trump that can only be described as "yuge."

Business Insider

Competition is good, and there's no shortage of it between tech companies. 

Whether it's fighting over a rocket launch or who is going to win the online video space, tech companies do a great job of disrupting traditional industries and themselves.

Here are 8 of the most intense rivalries in tech:

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

Rivalry 1, E-commerce — The incumbent... Читать дальше...

Cloud software company Workday puts more money into making products than selling them.

Letter argues spending on infrastructure for fossil fuels may not be the most productive use of resources