Новости за 13.03.2016

New year, new scandal. 

No, that's not the logline for Shonda Rhimes' television programming. It's just Ariana Grande living up to her new "Dangerous Woman" persona, at least in the eyes of the FCC. 

The pop star pulled double duty on this week's "Saturday Night live" as the host and musical guest. During the opening monologue, Grande took the opportunity to poke fun at her donut-licking seen round the world ("I am EXTREMELY proud to be an American")... Читать дальше...

Judy Frater from the US and Lorna Tresidder from the UK have worked for 40 years in Kutch, conserving the region's crafts.

One of Chris Campbell’s final wishes was that wounded service members never be forgotten.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship.

This is the first time Donald Trump has explicitly said he’ll hand over cash to one of his bloodthirsty backers.

MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff talks to some voters in the neighborhood of West Miami where Marco Rubio lives to see if he has their support.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for support and friendship.

The Kansas City Anti-Violence Project's new domestic violence and sexual assault services center also is the only such center in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, filling a gap for a population of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people who often struggle to find help in domestic violence situations. Workers at the center, which opened in February and is tucked inside an office building, helped her quickly get a restraining order, find emergency housing, transportation, food and clothing. Читать дальше...

A tugboat crew member died and two were missing after the vessel collided with a barge and sank in the Hudson River under the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York City, authorities said. The predawn accident Saturday involved a 90-foot tug with three people on board that struck a construction barge moored under the bridge, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. He said one crew member died in the incident. The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday night said that after 12 hours of looking, they had suspended the active search for the two missing crew members.

Door een ietwat onhandige opmerking van presentatrice Eva Jinek (37), zaterdagavond in het tv-programma De Kwis, wordt op sociale media gespeculeerd over de burgerlijke staat van haar broer: filmproducer Jan Jinek. Eva zei zonder enige aarzeling dat haar broer is getrouwd met Céline en Nicole en ook dat ze twee schoonzusjes heeft. Heeft Eva's broer soms twee echtgenotes, vraagt menigeen zich af.

MSNBC's Joy Reid and The Washington Post's Janell Ross dissect the phenomenon known as the "Bernie Bros" - typically young white males who've been accused of online trolling, misogyny and outright bigotry.

LOSSER/DINKELLAND - Alle stembureaus in de gemeenten Losser en Dinkelland zijn open voor het referendum, dat wordt gehouden op woensdag 6 april, over het handelsverdrag met Oekraïne.

“My brother once paid me to change the channel of the TV. He was holding the remote.”

The cost of broadcasting live sports has exploded.

As the looming threats ofdeclining ratings and subscriber losses weigh on traditional TV networks, live sports have been a central component of strategies aimed at gaining and retaining existing revenue bases.

Networks like ESPN and Fox have sunk billions of dollars into securing the rights to broadcast must-see sporting events, and the cost of securing these rights hasskyrocketed over the past few years.

And for an example... Читать дальше...

The 2016 Iditarod Trail Dog Sled race officially kicked off on March 6 in Alaska. Mushers and their sled dogs are now racing over 1,100 miles from Anchorage to the finish line in Nome, a trip that typically takes anywhere from 9 to 12 days, although it's hard to predict.

Chrissy Teigen and her husband John Legend go for a stroll on their way to lunch at Nobu restaurant in Malibu, Calif. The 30-year-old model wore a colorful floral dress on the outing. Chrissy dished about the couple’s car tunes on Twitter that day, revealing what they had been jamming to on the ride over. [...]

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Disney's latest animated feature, "Zootopia," is a hit as it tops the box office for a second straight weekend with an estimated $51.2 million, according to The Wrap.

That gives it a domestic total of over $125 million, an earning pace that's around 50% ahead of what "Frozen" did in the same period.

It's likely "Zootopia" won't become the cultural sensation "Frozen" was as it doesn't have the same catchy songs and focuses on some more mature topics, but it's safe... Читать дальше...

CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Bernie Sanders, specifically on the topic of violence at Trump rallies. He opens by playing a clip where Trump blamed Bernie Sanders, who he called a "communist," for disrupting recent rallies.

A delegation of Syrian opposition from the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) intends to stay in Geneva for another round of intra-Syrian peace talks until March 24, an HNC spokesman said Sunday.

Tottenham can move to within two points of league leaders Leicester City, who play on Monday, with a win at bottom of the table Aston Villa on Sunday

The two sides will cast their Champions League aspirations to one side as they meet at Old Trafford in the last eight of the FA Cup on Sunday

A Japanese 'dancing squid' dish is one of the wildest things you can eat »

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This post from Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Stanford dean and author of New York Times bestseller "How to Raise an Adult," appeared originally on Quora as an answer to the question "What does it really take to get into a top college?"

It takes both conformity and differentiation.

Conformity: very high grades in the most challenging courses available, very high standardized test scores, evidence of leadership, specialization, meaningful contributions: PASSION. Читать дальше...