A good story always becomes better when it has rich, controversial behind-the-scenes details. The story of how Brock Osweiler left the Broncos for the Texans, while intriguing on the surface, doesn’t have much drama behind it. Yes, the Broncos unnecessarily delayed the process by giving quarterback Peyton Manning time to consider his future before making…
AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De Europese beurzen zijn donderdag met flinke verliezen gesloten. De verrassende renteverlaging van de ECB zorgde korte tijd voor een euforische stemming, maar die ebde al snel weg nadat werd aangegeven dat de rente waarschijnlijk niet nog verder omlaag zal gaan. Na die uitspraak liep ook de eerder sterk gedaalde eurokoers weer flink op.
Things seem bleak for the families of the three miners trapped underground at Lily Gold Mine in Mpumalanga as the CEO of Vantage Goldfields, Mike McChesney, admitted hope was fading away.
The Broncos might consider 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick their “chief target,” but they’re apparently not the only ones thinking that way. According to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com, the Jets and Browns are also interested in trading for Kaepernick, but the 49ers haven’t heard enough offered their way to be interested in making the deal at…
The problem faced by many Afghans who have come to the U.S. after working with American forces is deceptively straightforward: The U.S. government doesn't recognize first-name only customs or traditions where people are referred to as belonging to a certain tribe or as the descendant of a relative.
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders added another top free agent to their offseason haul on Thursday, agreeing to a four-year, $40 million deal with former Kansas City cornerback Sean Smith.
ALAMEDA, California - The Oakland Raiders added another top free agent to their offseason haul on Thursday, agreeing to a four-year, $40 million deal with former Kansas City cornerback Sean Smith.
Four Twins players were treated to backstage meeting with the pop superstar (and baseball fan) before his south Florida concert.
Abandoning a convention that has served the Underground well for more than 50 years is too a step too far
Group holds reputation as a leading indicator of economic strength
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The perpetual calendar is one of the most innovative and romantic complications in all of horology. Because 2016 is a leap year, all but the most complicated calendar watches are going to require that extra step of work come the end of February — making the perpetual calendar (also called a QP, an abbreviation of the French term quantième perpétuel) the holy grail of timekeeping.
From the small window in the dial displaying the day of the month to the day of the week... Читать дальше...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders added another top free agent to their offseason haul, agreeing to a four-year, $40 million deal with former Kansas City cornerback Sean Smith.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California senators are poised to vote Thursday on making the nation's most populous state the second to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 as part of a sweeping anti-tobacco push that aims to crack…
The last time the Earth saw such a sustained increase was over 11 millennia ago, says US science agency. Climate Home reports...
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Tesla had a weird end to 2015. The company rolled out its long-awaited Model X SUV in October to much hoopla, but then barely made it own reduced guidance for deliveries on the year, just over 50,000.
Tesla shared started 2016 by getting clobbered, dropping $100 per share in a swoon from the $240's to the $140's.
The reason was simple: Wall Street decided that for Tesla to grow in accordance with a $30-billion market cap, it needed to execute on building cars. Читать дальше...
Netflix
Netflix’s massive international expansion is driving subscriber growth, but there is a one-two punch that could hurt it in the short term, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The crux of the issue is that being a Netflix subscriber in some of its newly available countries simply isn’t as good a deal as being a US subscriber, the analysts explained in a note on Thursday.
Why? Selection.
The US has almost three times the number of shows and... Читать дальше...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service, voting Thursday to approve the nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service, voting Thursday to approve the nomination of Eric Fanning to be Army secretary. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., last year placed a hold on his nomination to protest the Obama administration's efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility. Committee members had expressed concern a federal law governing requirements for filling openings that require Senate confirmation... Читать дальше...
Marie Claire put women to the test by having right-handed ladies attempt the look by using their left hands.
Police have found a 13-year-old Bronx boy who went missing Wednesday, cops said.
Beauty addicts already have a few avenues through which they can get their daily fix, but two magazine editors have just added another one with the podcast Fat Mascara. Created and co-hosted by Marie Claire executive beauty and health editor Jennifer Goldstein and Cosmopolitan deputy beauty editor Jessica Matlin, Fat Mascara is the podcast beauty nerds will freak out over.
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