Новости за 24.03.2016

Richmond County dispatch says crews are on scene of an 18 wheeler vs. car accident on the 3400 block of Peach Orchard Road.

Japanese whalers returned to port Thursday after an Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals, the government said. The fleet had set sail for the Southern Ocean in December, despite a worldwide moratorium and opposition led by Australia and New Zealand.

Even when you make a complete packing list, it’s inevitable that there will be last-minute add-ons that will keep your suitcase from actually zipping shut. And even though vacation clothing tends to be small (shorts and bathing suits take up a lot less space than sweaters and pants), the need for options ends up undoing any mental editing and outfit-planning that happened while daydreaming in that last pre-vacation board meeting.

HARARE, Zimbabwe - A photo mashup, posted on Facebook, shows 92-year-old Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe posing cozily with singer Rihanna and wearing hip hop garb, including a baseball cap that sits askew above his glasses.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A photo mashup, posted on Facebook, shows 92-year-old Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe posing cozily with singer Rihanna and wearing hip hop garb, including a baseball cap that sits askew above his glasses. A printed screenshot of the image is now a key piece of evidence in the trial of the school headmaster who posted it and faces a year in jail if convicted of insulting the longtime leader of the southern African nation. Mugabe's wife, Grace Mugabe, has increased her political... Читать дальше...

Rosatom began the loading of nuclear fuel into reactor at the Russian most powerful nuclear power generating unit.

The Athens Metro labor union commenced a 24-hour strike on Thursday morning, demanding to strengthen security on stations.

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Initial jobless claims will be out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Economists are expecting claims to rise slightly to 269,000.

Last week, claims rose less than expected to to 265,000, below expectations of 268,000.

Meanwhile, the four-week moving average was 268,000, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average.

Claims have run under 300,000 for 54 straight weeks — the longest streak since 1973 — as the labor market continues to accelerate towards full employment. Читать дальше...

A communal clash between Urhobo people of Aladja and Ijaw of Ogbe-Ijoh communities in Udu and Warri southwest local government areas of Delta state on Thursday, March 24, has left many injured. The Nation reports that three persons were fatally wounded while scores were still after an early morning clash between the people. Findings show that […]

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Valeant has cost one legendary value investor his job. 

Bob Goldfarb, CEO of Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, and the co-manager of the company's flagship Sequoia Fund — which was at one time Valeant's largest investor — is retiring from his roles at the firm.

In a letter to clients and shareholders posted Wednesday, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb's David Poppe — who will take over the CEO role at the firm and control of Sequoia Fund — said, "While we have beaten the market over the past decade... Читать дальше...

Socceroos shrug aside difficulties presented by a substandard surface to romp to a 7-0 victory over Tajikistan.

Aist 2D will become the first satellite to reach orbit from the Vostochny Space Launch Center, jump starting a series of research projects on near-Earth space and the way it impacts materials used in spacecraft, the press service of the Samara State Aerospace University said in a statement released on Tuesday, March 15.

Australia put Tajikistan to the sword in a 7-0 rout, and coach Ange Postecoglou was a happy man, especially with the performance of new boy Apostolos Giannou.

The Question: What compels people to share political opinions on social media? 

It's nearly impossible to scroll through your Facebook feed without seeing something political - especially now.

We're not referring to a link to John Oliver's latest riff on Donald Trump's terribleness or even a Huffington Post piece on Obama in Cuba. We're talking about the spontaneous political prattle your "friends" (and, let's face it, probably you) are posting. Читать дальше...

A Russian athlete stands to lose his gold medal from the 2012 London Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday rejected the selective doping punishments imposed by Russian authorities in six cases

Utah is expanding the sex-offender registry into new territory: financial crime.

Greece’s former finance minister on the country’s bailout talks — and why he never felt betrayed by Tsipras